Canadians and Northern USers, you would be shocked how well these work! Please, please, if you have the time and the money, make one.

🍁Mel🇨🇦@melhathnofury.bsky.social · 4w ago

Here’s instructions on building your own Corsi-Rosenthal box.

“As a video journalist for ProPublica my job requires me to travel a ton,” says Katie Campbell, “A rigid return to office policy does not make any sense.” We’re fighting for an RTO policy that preserves flexibility so our members can keep doing their best work.

ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · last mo.

“I believe that all of my colleagues in every department … are doing invaluable work,” says regional office manager Liz Barr, “I don’t believe that any of them can be responsibly replaced with AI.” We deserve a contract that bars management from replacing workers with AI.

Amnesty International understanding that this "generative AI" shit as currently conceived and deployed is a project which enables fascism and endangers the already vulnerable and marginalized populations of the world.

Alix Dunn@alixdunn.com · 2mo ago

Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

See you can just say "it sucks we should ban it"

Alix Dunn@alixdunn.com · 2mo ago

Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

As we discussed the news, my work friend noted: that with all the focus on the Ebola outbreak, you don’t hear much about the hantavirus outbreak. And I wanted to tell him: okay, but that’s not a good thing, that’s really not a good thing. But instead, I just nodded.

Read the full story here:

Exclusive: Departing Meta staffer posts biting anti-AI video internally amid mass layoffs

The tech giant made thousands of engineers train their AI replacements—then fired them.

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Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3mo ago

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked video shows how employees are responding to Meta's mass layoffs Watch 🎥

So nice to get some good news! That said, I never imagined I’d be breathing a sigh of relief that there is not Ebola in Ontario, Canada. Fingers crossed it stays that way & that the global community will help reduce the outbreak fast as can be. apple.news/APRaICMp1SXm...

Canada adds Ebola screening at airports as Ontario test comes back negative — Global News

Dr. Joss Reimer said the testing was done proactively after an individual returned from Ethiopia and reported symptoms 'consistent with a range of illnesses.'

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Singapore: COVID-19 cases rise almost 60% in one week. 🔹 Cases increased from 8,000 to 12,700 between May 10–16. 🔹 Hospitalisations also rose 30%, increasing from 56 to 73 during the same period. Source: archive.md/cBfBF

Wrote about @cupe5524.bsky.social and their new CAs for grad students and sessional fac for the May issue of Imprint magazine: uwimprint.ca/local-power-...

Local power: The story of CUPE5524 and what’s next

After three years of organizing and negotiations, CUPE Local 5524, the union representing graduate student workers and sessional instructors at UW, has finally ratified collective agreements for its m...

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Poofing back into existence here to say that I'm now officially website senior editor for @uwimprint.bsky.social ! Looking fwd to helping our team do good work in UW student journalism ❤️

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

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“If it was really that bad you would go to the hospital” Chronically ill people hear this all the time. People in our lives struggle to understand the hospital is a dangerous place. There’s no easy “fix” for chronic illnesses & a myriad of ways we could potentially be harmed.

Truly mentally emotionally exhausted this term. I don't think I've ever looked fwd to the end of this term until now. I'll still be taking classes in the spring and working, but really hoping I can rest well to do more I didnt get to do this term

Ever wanted to write for Ellipsus? Our blog is now open for submissions! In addition to remuneration, your work will be sent out to our 400k+ newsletter readers and circulated on socials. You can read more about pitching topics here: ellipsus.com/read/6fCommh...

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New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI

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#MedSky These things are noticed. Patients and colleagues may not confront you, because there are power imbalances and other factors… but they are noticed, and not in a good way. Please stay home when sick. Wear a properly fitted respirator at work. It’s the professional thing to do.

ThatIngrid@thatingrid.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My colleague is mad because she has caught COVID at work. However, she also doesn't wear masks most of the time, AND she came to work yesterday symptomatic (before testing positive) and only wore a surgical mask despite N95s being freely available. 🤔

You are a curious, tiny gecko in this serene puzzle-adventure platformer. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover a lost civilization in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets, and natural wonder. Don't miss Gecko Gods on April 16!

And also today @thesicktimes.org: @heatherhogan.bsky.social describes two new short films about Long COVID, produced as part of the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge! thesicktimes.org/2026/04/07/t...

Two Long COVID short films premiere at the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge - The Sick Times

The 13th annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge features two new short films about Long COVID. For the competition, filmmaking teams were tasked with creating a one to five minute film to promot...

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Been quiet due to the onslaught of schoolwork + research stuff + articles post midterm season...the end of the tern approaches and I'm so ready to take a break (especially also to do more cc work!)

Reminder: including alt-text on your images is helpful in many ways! It increases accessibility, can add context/detail, makes search more effective, & can improve your reach (a lot of us won’t re-share images without alt-text). If you set it as required in accessibility settings, you can’t forget!

This is ENRAGING. I have older kids now but even when they were little, I’m pretty sure they didn’t get one cold per month with each lasting an average of 14 days. We are normalizing the amount of sickness in kids. And it’s head-shaking to witness. @teachrprecarity.bsky.social

Chantzy@chantzy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hi, so my 6yo needed to go to the after hours clinic for an ear infection & fever (Covid negative on plus life) & they gave me a patient info sheet on viral illnesses and guess what? They are calling Covid a common cold now 🫠

Been quiet due to work + school, but also needed some time to step back and recharge a bit. I'm very much alive though and still in the game ✨️

Today is Long COVID Awareness Day. Long COVID can affect people of all ages & cause permanent organ damage, leave you unable to work or do the things you love, & more. Protect yourself from Long COVID by avoiding COVID-19. Learn more about disability from Long COVID: www.hhs.gov/civil-rights...

I hope this #LongCovidAwarenessDay manages to open at least one set of eyes about the scope and depth of this ongoing problem. I hope one more person decides to start wearing K/N95 masks to protect themselves & others from contracting or exacerbating this horrific illness.

For #LongCovidAwarenessDay — I know so many of us would love to see progressives start to be consistent in their progressive values: “Governments modelling abandonment.. in time of crisis signal support to fascist, eugenicist & Nazi logic.. pandemics can give rise to fascist political economies”

Philly Philly representin’ this weekend! 👏👏👏International LC Awareness Day (March 15th) scrolling atop the @pecoconnect.bsky.social building! Check it out, if you are local.

It’s International Long Covid Awareness Day. One of the best things you can do to support people with Long Covid is wear a mask (ideally a respirator like an N95). Masks break chains of transmission. They prevent infection. The only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid Covid!

For #LongCovid Awareness Day, we’re releasing the 2026 Long Covid Fact Sheet! This is a list of key statistics about LC, using recent data to reflect contemporary risks. We hope this will be useful for journalists, policymakers, patients, & others! /1

CBC: "'She just never recovered': Some COVID-19 patients are still dealing with symptoms long after infection" 'March 15 marks International Long COVID Awareness day' "Hall’s wife has long COVID...some days it's difficult for her to get out of bed" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'She just never recovered': Some COVID-19 patients are still dealing with symptoms long after infection | CBC News

Ever since Mike Hall’s wife was infected with COVID-19 in June 2022, their lives have never been the same. Hall’s wife has long COVID – which is when COVID-19 symptoms persist longer than three months...

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