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Amir Attaran is a Canadian professor in both the Faculty of Law and the School of Epidemiology, Public Health and… more

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Trump waded into Canada’s elections and voters swung left. Ojalà que sea lo mismo en Argentina.
Trump Offered a Helping Hand to Argentina. It Backfired.
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Blimey, that’s Hagrid, that is!

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Racist Trudeau is way ahead of Trump on this.

He accepted white Ukrainian refugees in droves and rejected Brown Afghans, Palestinians, etc.

Is Carney racist too? We will see.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
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You always knew he was a Trump-like racist, but nice to see it confirmed.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are coming under scrutiny — and Pierre Poilievre is ready to push the conversation
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are in the crosshairs south of the border and now the mantle has been taken up by the federal Conservative party, which has released a
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The hoods are all the way off over on the hellsite
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When will we ever learn that the “Canadian” auto industry doesn’t actually exist, though we subsidize it plenty? We’d be better off importing cheap Chinese cars.
Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News
Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...
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The Israeli government invoking Judaism to pause famine relief and their own commitment to peace might be the most antisemitic declaration I have ever witnessed.
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Well that didn’t last long. Israel is back to starving civilians to get at Hamas. War crime with the utmost intent.
Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test
Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them
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Dude, sit down and shut the fuck up. You’re so out of shape a one-legged man could escape at a brisk hop.
Doug Ford says he threatened Home Depot shoplifter with ‘a beating’
Premier claimed he personally warned a shoplifter that he would "kick your ass all over the parking lot" if he tried to flee.
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The living Israeli hostages have been released as part of a ceasefire deal that also saw about 2000 Palestinian prisoners freed.

Wait, but why are the Israelis “hostages” and the Palestinians “prisoners”?

In today’s video, that’s the question we’re exploring:
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“Win”
Really?
Hamas isn’t destroyed, scores of hostages died as Netanyahu wouldn’t negotiate, and most the world thinks Israelis are genocidal like Nazis. What would losing look like?
Opinion | Why Israel Won the War
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Who are gunslinging Americans to demand that Hamas lay down its arms? Maybe Hamas should answer, “let’s see New Hampshire do it.”
Now Comes the Hard Part for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan
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See, Doug Ford dealt drugs in an Ontario high school, so naturally he thinks doctors need that to prescribe.
Opinion: Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so
New policy has huge implications and could lead to fewer doctors practising in Ontario
www.theglobeandmail.com
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by Amir Attaran

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They all LOL in Beijing now.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
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What does this say about W Brett Wilson? And the political culture in Alberta?
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Elon Musk bankrolls White supremacists, anti-vaxxers, and other cranks in court.

He helped one sue me once. Kulvinder Kaur. She failed.
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel
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Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately
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“Holiday” my ass!

Netanyahu is under a global arrest warrant for war crimes. He cannot go to Egypt. He’s fucking done.
Netanyahu turns down last-minute invite to Egypt summit, citing upcoming holiday
PM said to back out of Trump-brokered visit for fear of criticism over being seen with PA's Abbas, Turkey's Erdogan; Indonesia denies president to arrive Tuesday for historic visit
www.timesofisrael.com

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Hey City of Ottawa! Bilingual much? 😂
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
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All CIJA ever did, in my view, was create cover for genocide.
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Let today’s hostage release be a giant “YOU WERE WRONG” to the Zionists who said that prosecuting Netanyahu for war crimes would make a cease fire impossible.

I’m looking at you Shimon Fogel and CIJA. www.cija.ca/canada_must_...
Canada Must Reject ICC Assault on Israel
www.cija.ca
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💩 CANADIAN JUSTICE 💩

If you’re an African refugee dying of leukaemia, you can’t get a quick court date to avoid deportation.

If you’re a White Karen ostrich farmer with an arrest record, the Supreme Court expedites your case.
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Ontario girl with leukemia faces deportation to Nigeria www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... @kamilkaramali.bsky.social

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A Nigerian family facing deportation is speaking out. Kamil Karamali shares their story.
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A Nigerian family facing deportation is speaking out. Kamil Karamali shares their story.
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by Amir Attaran

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LOL in Beijing today. The USA and Israel couldn’t defeat an enemy
in little tiny Gaza, about the size of Manhattan. Some “superpower”.
Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago
www.nytimes.com
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Oh thanks for answering seven days later Air Canada! So helpful!
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Israel so badly lost this war:

1. It failed to destroy Hamas,

2. Israel had to negotiate to get hostages back,

3. Because it dithered, most of the hostages died,

4. The world hates Israelis now.
Hamas releases first batch of Israeli captives under ceasefire deal
Scenes of jubilation break out in Israel as seven captives are transferred to the custody of Red Cross.
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Quebec can’t get enough of Indigenous genocide. Backwards place.
Around 30 Atikamekw women come forward in class action alleging forced sterilizations | CBC News
Around Atikamekw 30 women have come forward as part of a class-action lawsuit against the Lanaudière regional health authority, for forced or non-consensual sterilizations. The lawsuit covers patients...
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Nobody sane suggests forgiving Nazis their war crimes. So why forgive Israel?
A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?
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