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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

media.tenor.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3h

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

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3h

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

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4h

Could it be the NY Times pitchbot?

Trump Has His Eyes on a Nobel Peace Prize. Will He Get It?

www.nytimes.com

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 10h

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 · 13h

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 · 1d

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

Reposted by Amir Attaran, Kevin T. Kavanagh

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a word for work without pay:
Slavery. Americans are now slaves.

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d

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

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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.

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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

www.washingtonpost.com

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 2d

After sentencing, Lich lawyer Greenspon says appeal is being considered of mischief conviction. Repeats several times Lich engaged in "peaceful assembly". Sorry, Lawrence, it was anything but peaceful! The lack of peace, in fact, was one of the chief harms!

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 2d

LIVE: Leaders of Kebaowek First Nation are in Ottawa ahead of a case in Federal Court over a nuclear disposal site on the Ottawa River.

Kebaowek First Nation holds news conference in Ottawa over Chalk River proposal | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

youtube.com

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3d

Israelis, with rare exception, are not good people and this shows it.

Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention

Some of those held say guns were pointed at them, they were threatened with dogs and deprived of sleep

www.theguardian.com

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3d

No way should synagogues get publicly-funded security. Canada is a secular country, not a religious one. Pass the plate and bloody pay for it yourselves.

Jewish organization calls on Ottawa to increase security at Canada’s synagogues

CIJA says rising antisemitism, violence on Jews forced communities across country to spend millions on private security

www.theglobeandmail.com

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 3d

What the fuck @aircanada.bsky.social! Why is there NOBODY at your transfer desk in Montreal?

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Blair Crawford @getbac.bsky.social · 3d

Terrific story about the revunenation of the NCC in the @ottawacitizen.com today as reported by @egpayne.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/news/ncc-rep...

The NCC wants a new reputation, and a different Ottawa

Long seen as secretive and sluggish, the National Capital Commission is trying to change the narrative one swimming dock at a time

ottawacitizen.com

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Reposted by Amir Attaran, R. M. Wilson, Brian Doucet

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

If Trump provokes a civil war, he’s the person the framers of the Second Amendment had in mind.

onion person @junlper.beer · 4d

this will only continue to escalate, they want a civil war

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

The last time her grifting face explained her dad’s health problems, he was addicted to benzos and doing detox in Russia.

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

lets all stay dignified and remember that jordan was doing (canadian) politics the right way

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4d

this will only continue to escalate, they want a civil war

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

There are ostriches.

And then there are chickenshits like Poilievre scared to talk about them.

Why everyone suddenly cares what Pierre Poilievre thinks about ostriches

Why the Conservative leader is weighing in on the fate of more than 300 birds after avian flu was discovered in the flock.

www.thestar.com

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

lets all stay dignified and remember that jordan was doing (canadian) politics the right way

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Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

I’m not sure either. Smart people can disagree. But even if I am wrong, I always feel like I need a hot shower after being on X, and that speaks to me loudly.

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

I did, but I think your framing of “harm reduction” is simply mistaken. The current raison d’être of X is to cause harm. You cannot reduce harm by bringing eyeballs to it, as you do. The only ethical course is to walk away.

Amir Attaran @amirattaran.bsky.social · 4d

That you still use X is disappointing.

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