Amir Attaran
@amirattaran.bsky.social
Professor. Litigator. Scientist. Bicyclist. Husband. Father. Son. Wrecks grifters, creeps, anti-vaxxers & scientific illiterates. Personal account (not @uOttawa, not legal advice).
The Israel lobby of AIPAC spent over $30 million on this race but still lost. That sort of foreign interference in an election should be illegal.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3h agoAbdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
Such a loss. Lloyd Robertson was the epitome of a fair-minded newsman. The kind the news market doesn’t want today, wonderful as that was.
Judy Trinh@judytrinh.bsky.social · 18h agoFormer CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92 www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Caltech alumnus here. Every university needs to be doing this.
The ‘Fraud Squad’ at Caltech Will Catch You if You Lie on Your Application
Investigators at the college vet every admitted student’s application as schools nationwide battle AI-fueled cheating.
wsj.com
Stupid America has blown its missile wad on Iran👇🏼 and for what? Losing the Strait of Hormuz and cementing the IRGC in control! Americans: this is what Israel did to you.
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
reuters.com
The ICE killers—and I choose the term advisedly, because they are—are now shaking down and silencing those who criticize them on social media. They are disgusting, un-American goons. Abolish ICE.
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics
The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
wsj.com
In the very near future, no one will believe we had a policy this good. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
End of carbon tax rebates a financial hit for Canada’s poorest, research shows
Rebates were tax-free payments that compensated consumers for the cost of carbon taxes
theglobeandmail.com
Just call him Chickenshit Little cos: “It is thought to be the 12th time in the war between the US and Iran that Trump has called off threatened strikes.” 😂
Fresh US-Iran talks are ‘last chance’ for Tehran to avoid war escalating, Trump says
US president expects negotiations to begin in next day or two but Iran says it is not reviving talks with Washington
theguardian.com
The Carney government’s hatchet job of Canada Post is extremely shortsighted. France, not so.
As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue
To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.
nytimes.com
Singapore once again proves it’s the Grinch of Asia.
Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems
Two members given ‘stern warnings’ after concert and barred from returning, with band also excluded from performing in Singapore again, say authorities
theguardian.com
Arrogant, entitled Bank of Canada boss, too cheap to pay his striking workers, breaks the law instead and says it’s okay. Fire him.
Bank of Canada governor defends use of replacement workers during strike | CBC News
The head of the Bank of Canada is defending the central bank's use of replacement workers during a strike involving security officers.
cbc.ca
Considering the USA bombed a girls school in Iran and murdered about 200 without apology, is it surprising or undeserved that Iran is attacking America’s water supply?
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
nytimes.com
What is happening in backwards Quebec with cops calling their Black accusers racist is straight out of the MAGA playbook.
LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping
Los Angeles County prosecutors on Friday charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues' racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job.
latimes.com
She committed FRAUD years ago, got caught, but still the morons at CSIS and RCMP gave her a secret clearance! Could we blame NATO or Trump retaliating against Canada for this? Not really.
Arrested NATO intern has history of fraud, was ordered to take ethics course
Biwei Zhang, who also goes by the name Claire Zhang, was arrested in Belgium for espionage on suspicion of spying for China
theglobeandmail.com
I’m delighted to be representing Lac Simon First Nation pro bono in their lawsuit against the federal government for pushing caribou to extinction. We are going to win, and we are going to make a legal precedent that Ottawa will deeply regret. (Thread 🧵)
Lac Simon requests judicial review of Ottawa-Quebec caribou deal
Lac Simon's council said it wishes to confirm the deal is federally compliant with obligations established under the Species At Risk Act.
aptnnews.ca
Keep up the boycott Canadians! We did this! 🇨🇦 + ❤️ = 🇺🇸 👋🏼
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5d agoWine sales in the U.S. are at their lowest in more than two decades, as people drink less and younger generations turn to other beverages. For some winemakers, it’s often cheaper to let grapes rot than to harvest them when so many unsold bottles clog the shelves. nyti.ms/4hHEFd8
Republicans know their best voters are the the uneducated, so they do things like removing literacy standards for kids. It’s their strategy to make future Republicans.
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
nytimes.com
Tobi Lütke is German, so he will know the word “Fachidiot.” It means someone who does his job, maybe excels at it, but is an idiot about everything else. Behold!
Opinion: One person, one vote is basic democratic principle. We should try it some time
Tobi Lütke’s musings on democracy remind us of what’s at stake
theglobeandmail.com
Iran just bombed two oil tankers America was escorting. Right under American noses. The Emperor looks pretty naked right now.
Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East
theguardian.com
This managed to get past university graduates, American diplomats even, in Washington DC. Explains a lot about America.
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
theguardian.com
Global “superpower” won’t hire lawyers for children in court, so the children have to defend themselves.
Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation
A federal contract that provides attorneys for vulnerable undocumented minors is set to expire Friday. Advocates fear children will be left to defend themselves in court alone.
washingtonpost.com
"Secret talks" here meaning, "Say Gianni, what can you do about Balogun's red card?" Infantino is corrupt AF. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Secret Talks With Kushner Led to FIFA’s Controversial Sale Plans
The uproar roiling international football in the wake of FIFA’s plans to sell a stake in its new media division got its start in secret talks last year, when the chief of the sport’s international bod...
bloomberg.com
It blows my mind @theglobeandmail.com reports this as a done deal, but without any hint that First Nations consent, because they can so easily wreck it. The elites forget power is not all in Ottawa. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ottawa approves construction of Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine, sources say
Ontario project is the first mine to be greenlit under the Impact Assessment Act and is part of push to fast-track major projects
theglobeandmail.com
AHA!! Now it’s clear why Infantino waived Balogun’s red card! Because the Trump/Kushner family struck a deal to invest in FIFA businesses!
North American nations join Europe in rejecting Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup stakes
UEFA members agree to boycott FIFA competitions and denounce courting of private investors, including Jared Kushner’s brother, as ‘profound failure of leadership’
theglobeandmail.com
