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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁
@fairvote.ca

CTV News highlights B.C. Conservatives winning 69% of seats on 48% of the vote as turnout dropped below 50%, with comments from Fair Vote Canada's @rcampbell.bsky.social. Moving to proportional representation ensures your vote reflects your power in Victoria. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ctvnews.caB.C. election results revive debate over proportional representationAfter British Columbia’s snap election delivered the B.C. Conservatives a majority of seats with less than half of the popular vote, electoral reform advocates are once again questioning the fairness ...

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Science Magazine
@science.org

"In all I lost to my illnesses, I gained in my voice and agency to decide not only that, yes, I will be a psychologist, but also the kind of academic I want to be: compassionate, determined, and balanced in my science, my service, and myself." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3T3aK5c

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Chronicle of Higher Education
@chronicle.com

Yale community members protesting a potential settlement with the Trump administration deliberately broke the university’s tightened protest rules. Students, faculty members, and alumni called for Yale to end negotiations among other demands. https://chroni.cl/4iI2vWE

chroni.clWhat’s Behind the Rule-Defying Campus Resistance Against a Yale Trump DealStudents, faculty members, and alumni joined in an unauthorized demonstration.
gjabbott.bsky.social
@gjabbott.bsky.social

Great uses of AI in modeling… Being able to explore existing, known, incidents to better understand what’s happening, and then be able to utilize that for AI learning (as well) and model/predict unknown variables at speeds previously unattainable…

Gladstone Institutes@gladstoneinst.bsky.social

What if we could test thousands of genetic changes in seconds? Gladstone scientist Katie Pollard and her team are using AI models to predict how changes in DNA could affect cells—helping researchers explore possibilities that would be impossible to test one by one in the lab.

youtube.comHow AI Is Speeding Up the Search for Genetic DiscoveriesYouTube video by Gladstone Institutes
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Looking like a must see 🙏💜

PinkNews@pinknews.bsky.social

Russell T Davies says Tip Toe is 'natural legacy' of It's A Sin as HIV portrayal praised https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/04/russell-t-davies-hiv-channel-4-tip-toe-its-a-sin/?utm_content=1780705200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

thepinknews.comRussell T Davies praised for HIV portrayal in Channel 4's Tip ToeRussel T Davies has been praised for his writing of a HIV+ character in new Channel 4 drama Tip Toe, starring Alan Cumming.

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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

Today on Volts: boiling water to make steam for industrial processes consumes a substantial portion of global energy, yet it has proven surprisingly resistant to electrification. My guest today has built a modular, plug-&-play industrial heat pump that he thinks fits better with industry's needs.

volts.wtfElectrifying industrial steam with heat pumpsAddison Stark unpacks how geopolitical gas volatility is making electrified thermal energy an economic necessity for manufacturers.

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The BMJ
@bmj.com

"The perception that meningitis is rare in the UK, and that this outbreak is out of the ordinary, is accurate." Eliza Gil looks at why the meningitis B outbreak in Kent is notable @lshtm.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4bp4awt

bmj.comMeningitis B in Kent: an outbreak in the shadow of a pandemicWidespread public anxiety about the outbreak should be met with an informed response, says Eliza Gil At the time of writing, the outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Kent includes 18 confir...

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Dom Ervolina
@dominicervolina.com

Happy Birthday to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a massive thank you to her for inventing rock and roll She was born on March 20th, 1915

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Gladstone Institutes
@gladstoneinst.bsky.social

Bringing complex science into clear view. Check out this animated explainer that shows how scientists reprogram cells to study disease and design new therapies. It’s one of our favorite videos because it highlights not just what we do, but how science works. https://bit.ly/4oHjWHc

bit.lyVisualizing Stem Cell Technology: An Animated ExplainerIn this animated short, Deepak Srivastava explains how scientists can reprogram ordinary skin or blood cells back in time—turning them into induced pluripotent stem cells which are capable of becoming...
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🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸 Current political frictions aside, we will be there for you if you ever need our help again I’m sure.

Rep. Mike Thompson@mikethompson.house.gov

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. As we remember the lives lost, we honor the survivors, first responders, and families whose lives were forever changed on September 11, 2001.

gjabbott.bsky.social
@gjabbott.bsky.social

It’s good to know who your real allies are; they’re the ones still standing beside you when the fair weather supporters have packed it up. 🙏💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

PinkNews@pinknews.bsky.social

Labour MP says Durham Pride will be ‘bigger and better’ despite Reform axing funding https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/10/labour-mp-says-durham-pride-will-be-bigger-and-better-despite-reform-axing-funding/?utm_content=1757625600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

thepinknews.comLabour MP defiant over future of Durham Pride after Reform council axes fundingLabour MP Mary Kelly Foy says Durham Pride 2026 will be “bigger and better” than ever, despite the Reform UK-led council pulling funds.