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Amir Attaran
@amirattaran.bsky.social
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Professor. Litigator. Scientist. Bicyclist. Husband. Father. Son. Wrecks grifters, creeps, anti-vaxxers & scientific illiterates. Personal account (not @uOttawa).

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Amir Attaran is a Canadian professor in both the Faculty of Law and the School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Ottawa.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · Nov 22
Happy Friday.
I deactivated my X account.
It’s GONE.
GONE FOR GOOD.

(Oh, and fuck u, Elon 😘)
a woman says " we 're done " in front of a sign that says wentworth
ALT: a woman says " we 're done " in front of a sign that says wentworth
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 13h
It is a war crime to order kill them all.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 13h
American terrorism. Osama bin Trump.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 16h
22 years ago, I had the job of auditing an AIDS treatment program in an African country. I found no corruption there, but in Alberta, things are far worse. Totally backwards place.
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 18h
Trump sees the midterms and sees Venezuela’s oil.

He wants to invade, steal the oil, make gas cheap, and call it his solution to affordability. With a percentage to him, of course.

Which is why I won’t condemn Venezuelans for fighting back and drawing American blood.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 19h
When America is doing the terrorism of shutting Venezuela’s airspace, who can blame Venezuela if it responds with terrorism in America?
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
www.nytimes.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 20h
This is piracy. Canada should close its airspace to Air Force One.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
President Trump said he closed the Venezuelan airspace, following weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.
Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.
wapo.st

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 20h
Donald Trump: “Fentanyl is not so bad if it is MAGA fentanyl.”
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
President Trump said he closed the Venezuelan airspace, following weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.
Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.
wapo.st

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 23h
Pass me a joint? Research shows those who use cannabis drink less alcohol, which is good because alcohol is far more dangerous to health. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Acute Effects of Cannabis on Alcohol Craving and Consumption: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial | American Journal of Psychiatry
Objective:Cannabis use is strongly linked with heavy drinking and worse alcohol treatment outcomes; however, it may also contribute to decreased alcohol consumption. To date, no human studies have est...
psychiatryonline.org

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
We would have a better government if that selfish pig Jagmeet Singh had resigned well before the last election.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Great article. Yes, Carney definitely wrecked his environmentalist support this week. I’d not vote Liberal.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
The look: Decades as a uber-wealthy banker, flamed out as Minister instantly.
Minister apologizes for 'poor choice of words' about meeting with B.C. First Nations group | CBC News
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he has apologized to Coastal First Nations for what he says were a “poor choice of words” regarding a meeting he offered to have with the group on Friday.
www.cbc.ca

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Put a drunk White supremacist in command and you get war crimes.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Amir Attaran

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d
Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.

I couldn’t possibly love this any more.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
You know how Canadians take lasting offence at Trump’s “51st state” diplomacy?

Well, Tim “It’s Called Zoom” Hodgson just equalled it come to First Nations diplomacy.

If this smirking, offensive jerk is not ejected from Cabinet, I believe Carney will have a high price to pay.
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David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.

“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.

Jesus CHRIST.

(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Hey Batman! We found the biggest dick in the Liberal caucus!

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Steven Guilbault would make an excellent NDP leader. As anyone who heard the others try to speak French would know.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1d
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.

“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.

Jesus CHRIST.

(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Americans make--and deserve--their terrorists.

Just like CIA drug experiments on Ted Kaczynski made him the Unabomber, training in a CIA assassination squad made Rahmanullah Lakanwal what he is.

The problem isn't immigrants. It's Americans.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
The CIA taught this guy how to kill. So let’s have no talk about how it’s an American tragedy.
The National Guard shooting suspect was in one of the CIA’s ‘Zero Units’
The man charged with shooting two National Guard members in D.C. is an Afghan national who came to the United States in September 2021 and worked with the CIA.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Murdering detainees. What makes Israelis so vicious?
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows
www.nytimes.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
The Washington “Sturmer” Post editorial board is on glue.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Good morning to Elizabeth May, who propped up the Liberals budget vote for this.
cathmckenna.bsky.social Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 2d
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson

Gotcha. That explains a lot.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 2d
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
Further, the available evidence is that Tim Hodgson is a giant dick:

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
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“President Donald Trump’s decision to call up 500 additional Guard members to patrol D.C. is a symbolic gesture, not a prelude to fascism.”

Uh huh, sure @washingtonpost.com.
Opinion | The National Guard ambush
The tragedy is testing America’s broken political culture.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
One thing investment bankers are always very bad at: black swan risks. And with Team Carney so incurious about Indigenous rights, that’s what it is.