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Learning how to fight misinformation that impedes progress in climate change, pandemic response, democracy, and all things important. Unlikely to respond to DMs

[@upfrontbricks.bsky.social mostly reposts here @UpfrontBricks]

Imagine you're in a sudden disaster like a burning building, sinking ship, airplane crash, where your goal is to get out quickly before you die.

Now, you would think that everyone around you would have the same goal, right?

Researchers in disaster behavior know otherwise.

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[Resist Republicans in Florida @FLWillRegret22]

In case you forgot 🤔

[Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @DrGorfinkel]

So much for the Ford Fest

Poverty, homelessness & the health care crisis have spoken.

https://t.co/6v35ddF44D

[The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti]

Ask a person why they wear a mask and they’ll all say the same true thing. Ask a person why they think the pandemic ended and you’ll get any number of wrong answers.

[Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 @catladyactivist]

Y'all, I am so sick of this shit. So, so, so sick of it. This is why no one trusts medical science anymore. Lies like this. Covid didn't end. And those shots didn't end anything except all the other safety measures with a false sense of security.

[Justin Lee @DailyJLee]

Most people are scared to wear masks because they are scared of what other people might think of them, there’s the list of excuses, but it’s really just peer pressure and other peoples opinions

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

I’m sad the Premier’s time is wasted when hallway and chair medicine is expanding in Ontario, up to 2000 people/day when it was 800/day when Premier Ford came to power. To top it off, this government is now hiding our hallway medicine data. It’s so backwards. We’ve lost our way.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

A lot has changed in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Let's sum it up:
1. Europe has replaced the US in finances & arms deliveries. Ukraine's financial situation is better than Russia's. Ukraine has better arms than Russia.
2. Ukraine has got rid of harmful US military advice & restrictions.
3. Ukraine is now shooting more drones than Russia & it has bombed both Moscow & St. Petersburg. The Russian elite is finally feeling the war.
4. Ukraine is gradually cutting off the supply lies to Crimea & many Russians leave Crimea.
5. Ukraine has managed to cause a petroleum shortage in large parts of Russia, which Russians feel.
6. While territory is no longer key, Ukraine has gained territory the last few months.
7. Many more public manifestations of opposition in Russian videos.
8. Europe is more united behind Ukraine than ever after Orban's demise.
Conclusions:
Ukraine is winning, but slowly.
The Ukrainians know what they are doing.
Maintain full European support & keep Trump out!

[Insider Takes @InsiderTakes]

Gad’s family moved to Canada to escape war in Lebanon. Canada gave him a heavily subsidized public education through university, public healthcare, then a publicly subsidized job at a university. He should shut up, count his blessings, and pay his taxes.

[Adam ⚾️ @GradyTripp00]

Corrupt police service doing their show of force thing for a corrupt Premier is exactly where we’re at right now.

[Dr. Alex M. Horton, PhD @DrAlexMHorton]

It will take decades to repair all the damage @fordnation and the @OntarioPCParty has done.
The faster @fordnation is gone the better off Ontarians will be. It's time to remove them.

[The Halfway Post @HalfwayPost]

BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that the annual ranking of US presidents by a committee of 50 top presidential historians was released today, and the committee almost unanimously ranked Trump’s second term as the worst in US history.

[P.b.Freire @Freire1Pb]

After Stephen Lecce billed Ontarians $10M for shameless self serving “Protect Ontario” ads that were broadcast on TV, radio, shown on billboards & social media feeds, an Angus Reid poll found Doug Ford was named least popular Premier in Canada.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

There’s no doubt that Putin fears the return of his army home. That is why he is so afraid of the war ending without victory. And there will be no victory. He is physically afraid of his own army. That is why, if there is no ceasefire backed by specific security guarantees, he will return to war. And this time, others may be the ones under attack.

Today, Ukraine is de facto the second army of NATO – one that is not inferior to the second army in the world. And that is why NATO needs us – specifically us – de jure. This is already a fact recognized by all leaders. Putin will remain in the Kremlin until his death, and he has one goal: the restoration of the Soviet Union. Without Ukraine, this is impossible, and that is why things are so difficult for us.

From answers to journalists’ questions. (3/3)

[Nathalie Atkinson @NathAt]

Just say no to a Toronto island airport expansion - public consultation closes July 24
✍🏼https://t.co/ntOnm27LoT

[Tyler Watt 🇨🇦 @tylerwatt]

Booed and drowned out by the crowd at your own ego festival? Time to get your head out of the sand, Premier. #onpoli

[TheFrenchie @ML3democrats]

If Kamala Harris had become president of the United States, Trump would be in prison, the strait of Hormuz would be open, Ukraine would be victorious, gas would be under $3 a gallon, and the U.S. would STILL be respected and supported around the world.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this — not in a million years.

Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. 🇺🇸

[Vicki Campbell🇨🇦 @merry123459]

Kristi Noem is always right up to her neck in anything that’s unethical, corrupt and morally wrong. It’s how she’s wired. So it speaks volumes about the Canadian Mining Company who hired her. Hiring American MAGAts in Canada is not a good look for any Canadian company right now.

[Annie Dufour @anniedufour99]

Mr. Saad, my father is a surgeon and has been taxed at the maximum of the tax bracket since he started working. He worked 80 hours + weeks, nights and Christmas. Never has he complained about being taxed like this. He has always believed in wealth redistribution.
Stop the pity party, will you ?
And as you so "wisely" taught us, do not expect any empathy from from us.
Sincerely, Québec, Canada.
#cdnpoli #polqc #onpoli