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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 · 11h
Lately I’ve been awakened because someone shoves me off the pillow.
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 12h
For Israel, “cease fire” simply means “go murder someone else.”
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NPR @npr.org · 21h
Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said. n.pr/4h9qVFO
Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7
Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 13h
Discriminatory, illegal and guaranteed to fail in litigation, but Doug Ford’s a racist who loses court cases, so on brand.
‘Discriminatory and devastating’: New Ontario rule for medical residency that would exclude most immigrant physicians sparks outrage
The province’s health ministry now requires international medical graduates to have attended an Ontario high school for at least two years. This excludes the majority of immigrant physicians from the ...
www.thestar.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 18h
Q: How primitive are Israelis?

A: So primitive that if an employee wants to quit his job, they sue him for millions. That’s enslavement, basically.
Former Israel-Premier Tech cyclist faces €30m damages claim after ending contract over ‘personal belief’
Derek Gee says the decision ‘weighed heavily on my conscience’ with case to go before UCI arbitral board
www.theguardian.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 18h
Want Canada to be a real energy superpower? This is how.
How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains
www.nytimes.com
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NPR @npr.org · 21h
Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said. n.pr/4h9qVFO
Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7
Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
n.pr
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
This article is a HOLY SHIT read, because AI now:

1. Can lie well,
2. Can reason and decide why to lie,
3. Can bypass its own safety limits, and
4. Can at least double its ability yearly with no end in sight.

You must read this.
Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
www.nytimes.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Decent people wouldn’t keep ostriches in the first place.
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
The Ostrich Karens are so shitty that they’re faking they have Indigenous support.
Syilx Okanagan Nation chiefs deny issuing cease and desist letter in ostrich cull controversy | CBC News
The Syilx Okanagan Nation in B.C. says it did not issue a cease and desist letter that claims to protect a controversial ostrich farm from a Canada Food Inspection Agency cull, and questions its authe...
www.cbc.ca
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 1d
After 10 years of leading our advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy, @jwnickerson.bsky.social is stepping down.

Since joining us in 2015, he has been our voice on Parliament Hill and among Canada’s diplomatic community, a steadfast advocate for people caught in crises around the world.
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Some might say he already arrived.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
I hate Trump viscerally, but in this, it’s undeniable he outdid Genocide Joe.
‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done
Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year war
www.theguardian.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 1d
Calandra is an Islamophobe. Playing an “Arabic anthem” on Oct 7 is fine. Israel doesn’t own that day, and maybe 0.0001% of Arabs are Hamas.
TDSB says Arabic anthem on Oct. 7 was a mistake, education minister says he accepts explanation
Calandra says the Earl Haig principal wasn’t aware of a decision to play “O Canada” in Arabic.
www.thestar.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
What kompromat does Aliyev have on Putin?
Putin admits Russian air defences were to blame for Azerbaijani jet crash
Russian president said air defences were targeting a Ukrainian drone
www.theguardian.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
The Guardian isn’t the Chickenshit Times.
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says
www.theguardian.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d
Journalist Anas al-Sharif won’t be around to announce the ceasefire as he did the last time,

because Israel assassinated him along with more than 260 other journalists. 😢
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
Could it be the NY Times pitchbot?
Trump Has His Eyes on a Nobel Peace Prize. Will He Get It?
www.nytimes.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
SCARY AS FUCK: Democrats win elections, but Republicans refuse to swear them into office. Fascism.
Column | Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces
Democratic Rep. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago, but House Republicans refuse to swear her into office.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d
AMERICAN GULAG. Dissenting professors are not free to leave the country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3d
Watch this video. The competition’s tough, but Pam “Mean Girl” Bondi might be the shittiest person in government now.
Video: Bondi Sidesteps Democrats’ Questions During Senate Hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi sidestepped many questions from Democrats during a combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, often instead launching personal attacks on her questioners.
www.nytimes.com
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3d
Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19.

"Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."
Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19
Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.
www.news-medical.net
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3d
Imagine the stupidity of saying, “You know that legal brief we filed? Just forget about it.” Bravo Conservatives!
Conservative premiers call on Ottawa to back down in Supreme Court case on notwithstanding clause
Ottawa’s proposal threatens national unity by seeking to undermine provincial sovereignty, premiers say in letter
www.theglobeandmail.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
There’s a word for work without pay:
Slavery. Americans are now slaves.

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
Slavery still exists in America. Because work without pay is slavery.
Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims
Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...
www.washingtonpost.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
Imagine if federal workers took this to open a wildcat strike. They should!
White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers
www.nytimes.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
History teaches EVERYONE has a genocidal core. Germans, Chinese, Canadians--no exceptions. But the Israelis let it out, vengefully and clothed in Amalek garbage, and they deserve to be judged accordingly.
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
Two years ago everyone felt sorry for Israelis and their terrible loss.

Today it seems everyone hates them right to their bloodthirsty, genocidal core.

Top job Bibi. You rock.
Israelis mark two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on
People converged on southern Israel to mourn the dead, while Israel and Hamas pressed forward with indirect peace talks in Egypt
www.theglobeandmail.com
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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d
Time for all federal workers to walk. They won’t be paid if they choose to work during the shutdown.
Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims
Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...
www.washingtonpost.com