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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 8h

They are my luxury good.

Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 8h

By popular demand, we have unlocked our latest article on JNIM and its financing. Have a read! Only available without a paywall for a short time:

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Gold, Guns, and Cattle: JNIM’s $100 million War Economy in the Sahel

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 8h

We’ve already had our family thanksgiving meal, and these two are recovering. So much socializing!

Two Great Pyrenees on a white couch asleep.

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Akshay Singh @akshaysingh.bsky.social · 1d

“If Canada removes the unilateral unjustified tariffs on Chinese products, China will also reciprocate accordingly,” said Wang Di.

So the PRC basically admits its canola tariffs are “unilateral and unjustified”?

This is why trade diversification is so important.

www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

China will remove canola tariffs if Canada scraps EV levies: ambassador

China will remove its tariffs on Canadian agriculture — including on canola products — if Canada scraps its levies on Chinese electric vehicles, that country’s ambassador says.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 9h

I agree with Vincent here: "You need a road map". Canadians need to know where we're going, and a national security strategy also helps inform private sector decisions and plans.

nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/12/s...

Shifting global picture disrupted Canada's national security strategy…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

nationalnewswatch.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 1d

HELP HIM

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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 2d

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

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Thiel said: "“It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money...An incredible machinery of tax treaties, financial surveillance, and sanctions architecture has been constructed.”"

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 2d

1/ Matthew Althorpe pled guilty to terrorism charges related to his involvement in both Atomwaffen Division and the Terrorgram collective.

The Crown is recommending his sentence be 20 years.

Sentencing will be in November.

‘Radically antisemitic’ Ontario neo-Nazi pleads guilty to terror charges for making recruitment videos, inspiring global terror attacks

The publications remain online and have been cited in the manifestos of at least five people who committed acts of terrorism, prosecutors said in a Toronto court on Thursday.

www.thestar.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

America’s New Age of Political Violence

What happens when the threat comes from both left and right.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

The pattern of political violence in the US has shifted: "Politicians on both the left and the right are now subject to an extraordinary degree of threat...the data...reveals a pattern of rising attacks carried out by both right- and left-wing perpetrators starting about ten years ago."

America’s New Age of Political Violence

What happens when the threat comes from both left and right.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

"U.S. government has evidence that leaves no doubt about official Indian involvement in the plot to kill his deputy in Surrey, B.C. Four men have been charged with murder in that case."

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Court filing in U.S. murder plot trial sheds new light on killing of B.C. Sikh activist | CBC News

U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan plan to introduce evidence in a trial that sheds new light on the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia — and the alleged role of the Indian government...

www.cbc.ca

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

"Matthew Althorpe, 29...pleaded guilty to facilitating terrorist activity, instructing a person to carry out terrorist activity, and willfully promoting hatred against identifiable groups, as he admitted to making videos for the since-disbanded Atomwaffen Division"

www.thestar.com/news/radical...

‘Radically antisemitic’ Ontario neo-Nazi pleads guilty to terror charges for making recruitment videos, inspiring global terror attacks

The publications remain online and have been cited in the manifestos of at least five people who committed acts of terrorism, prosecutors said in a Toronto court on Thursday.

www.thestar.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 2d

Really nice to see an organization not caving to Trump's tyranny:

www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

María Corina Machado wins this year’s Nobel Peace Prize despite Trump lobbying

US president’s actions counter to prize criteria, analysts say

www.irishtimes.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 3d

yeah Maple Maga (and Alberta, if that venn diagram isnt a perfect circle)

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 3d

Turkey floated $100 million Halkbank settlement idea at WH last month-sources

Halkbank reportedly secretly transferred $20 billion in restricted funds, converted oil revenues to gold & cash to benefit Iranian interests
www.reuters.com/world/turkey...

www.reuters.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 3d

The pair “are alleged to have “arranged for the purchase and delivery of firearms, conducted reconnaissance and made plans of attack” on a mass gathering, before the plot was foiled by an “undercover operative” who they thought was a fellow extremist.”

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Men hatched terror plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’, jury hears

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein secured guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds, Preston crown court told

www.theguardian.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 3d

“The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, called emergency dispatchers during his deadly attack on Oct. 2. to express his commitment to the terror group”

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group, police say

Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group

abcnews.go.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 3d

nationalpost.com/news/politic...

Liberals table new border bill without contentious search powers for law enforcement

OTTAWA — The Carney government is backtracking on parts of its flagship spring “border security” bill, tabling a new version Wednesday.

nationalpost.com

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing to see Secure Line quoted in media! “We’re not just talking about Rogers, Telus and Bell here,” national security law expert Leah West explained on the Secure Line podcast last month. “Your doctor, your gynecologist, your Substack, your dog groomer, anyone who is providing a service.”

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 4d

New Secure Line podcast is out! We're (continuing) talking about C2 and this time we're focusing on the borders, and impacts to Canada's immigration and refugee system. Critical listening:

youtu.be/Hmd7qKf3I4Y?...

Omnibus Overreach: Immigration and Refugee Reform Buried in Bill C-2

YouTube video by Secure Line

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 4d

Strong agree. My research suggests a strong counterterrorist financing strategy is key.

(Spoiler: there is no strong counterterrorist financing strategy against Hamas)

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 4d

The War on Terror taught us that tackling violent actors with purely kinetic action does not work. It has never worked during the Arab-Israeli conflict. On the second anniversary of the #October7thMassacre, Israel ignores those lessons at its own peril. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 4d

No surprise this. When I last looked, HMG’s “state threats” strategy was avowedly “state agnostic”. For real.

Threat assessment of China led to spy case collapse, says CPS

The dropping of charges against two men last month prompted criticism from some ministers and MPs.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 4d

"Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank can be criminally prosecuted in New York for allegedly helping Iran to evade U.S. sanctions by laundering oil revenue"

www.wsj.com/articles/tur...

Turkey’s Halkbank Must Face U.S. Prosecution Over Iran Sanctions Charges

An appeals court ruled that the state-owned lender, accused of helping Iran evade sanctions, isn’t entitled to sovereign immunity.

www.wsj.com

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