Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials

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162 points | 11 comments
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/americans-trust-fauci-over-rfk-jr-and-career-scientists-over-trump-officials/

RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.

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Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases

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469 points | 61 comments
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/satellite-firm-pauses-imagery-after-revealing-irans-attacks-on-us-bases/

Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war enters its second week.

Wild macaques don’t abandon babies. So why did Punch’s mother?

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15 points | 2 comments
https://theconversation.com/wild-macaques-dont-abandon-babies-so-why-did-punchs-mother-277065

Article Authors:

  • Sarah E. Turner | Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
  • Brogan M. Stewart | PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Concordia University
  • Megan M. Joyce | PhD Student in…
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Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy

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43 points | 1 comments
https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2026-chile-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-americas-to-be-verified-by-who-for-the-elimination-of-leprosy

WHO, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates Chile for becoming the first country in the Americas – and the second globally – to be officially verified as…

[Canadian] Gen Z drinks less but uses nicotine more than other generations: report

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21 points | 8 comments
https://globalnews.ca/news/11709759/gen-z-drinking-smoking-vaping/

Excerpt:

Canadians between the ages of 18 and 29 drink the least of any generation, with less than one per cent reporting they drank daily, a report by insurance firm PolicyMe shows. This was in contrast to the age group over 60, in which almost five per cent…

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Trump Is Spoiling for a Fight over Canadian Potash - The fertilizer that feeds America is key to the president’s next confrontation with Ottawa

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20 points | 3 comments
https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-spoiling-for-a-fight-over-canadian-potash/

First few paragraphs:

In December 2025, United States president Donald Trump struck a deal that—uncharacteristically for such a spectacle-driven politician—barely registered among the general public.

The agreement committed the Belarusian government to…

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Questionaire Design Matters: How you could get contradictory polling results on the same topic by asking a series of leading questions and asking the key question in a certain way

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38 points | 2 comments

Excerpt:

In a famous Yes, Prime Minister episode Sir Humphrey Appleby once explained to Bernard Woolley how you could get contradictory polling results on the same topic – in this case the reintroduction of national service – by asking a series of leading questions beforehand and asking the key question you want to know…

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How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transition

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7 points | 2 comments
https://theconversation.com/how-to-include-fossil-fuel-communities-in-canadas-clean-energy-transition-273331

Please skim the article and authors to get an idea of the message of this piece (and ideally also read it)

Authors:

  • Ekaterina Rhodes - Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
  • Megan…
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Understanding the difference between apathy and depression can be lifesaving for people with brain disorders

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https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-difference-between-apathy-and-depression-can-be-lifesaving-for-people-with-brain-disorders-273750

One of the biggest barriers to diagnoses of brain disorders is that symptoms — particularly those of apathy — can be mistaken for depression, resulting in inappropriate treatment and poorer…

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Donʼt buy fancy wall art city maps, make your own with this free script [powered by OpenStreetMap]

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111 points | 8 comments
https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-buy-fancy-wall-art-city-maps-make-your-own-with-this-free-script/

MapToPoster is a free Python project that you can use to create maps that are worthy of being hung on your wall. It uses OpenStreetMap data to render the same style of striking minimalist maps you see advertised on social media,…

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'Tiny Linux tools I rely on every day' - Bread on Penguins

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45 points | 4 comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRT31iYaWOw

from the video description:

links to literally everything below. common q&a in pinned comment!

the song I had playing is worth a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEPp_QtaUg


playerctl: github.com/altdesktop/playerctl

manual page for it:…

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