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Bari Weiss reposing a CBS News stories that says the current war with Iran stretches back to 1979

Story at the The Free Press: Our 50 Year War with Iran

Bari Weiss is pushing the “50 year war” narrative at both the Free Press and CBS. The erases both American culpability for the current war (since Iran started in 1979!) and the reasons why a theocratic anti-American regime took power in the first place.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-reason...

hey guys how's it going

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

Advocates call for public inquiry into alleged corruption within Toronto police Project South police corruption probe led to arrests of seven Toronto officers and a retired constable

"Investigators said members of organized crime were buying data and addresses from Toronto Police officers, which were then used to co-ordinate shootings and other crimes – including an attempted hit on a corrections officer at his home."

From Molly Hayes:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

India’s consul departs British Columbia amid Nijjar probe For last year of his tenure, Sikh activists accused India’s top diplomat in Western Canada of playing a role in the June 18 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

India’s consul departs British Columbia amid Nijjar probe: For last year of his tenure, Sikh activists accused India’s top diplomat in Western Canada of playing a role in the June 18 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Exile in Ontario: How the Russian royal family came to an end in Toronto | TVO Today Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna went from living in a palace to dying above a barbershop.

I don't know how I didn't know that the last Romanov died not far from where I live in a small apartment on Gerrard Street East.

www.tvo.org/article/exil...

Vancouver General diverts pregnant patients with complex cases because of OB-GYN shortage Doctors at B.C.’s largest hospital argue province had more than a year to address the problem

Vancouver General Hospital diverts pregnant patients with complex cases because of OB-GYN shortage, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

UPDATE: One and a half days after Global News / Ben Mulroney were contacted about him sharing video game footage as if it were real air combat video, Ben Mulroney quietly removed the post from his X account this afternoon

Still no comment from @globalnews.ca or Ben Mulroney

Carney secures $2.6-billion uranium supply deal with India, launches talks on trade deal Following months of talks, meeting between Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a thaw in relations

Carney secures $2.6-billion uranium supply deal with India, launches talks on trade deal

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled what would have been his first press conference since his India trip began 5 days ago with his office citing lengthy meetings in New Delhi that have strained his schedule.
So far he has not taken 1 question from Canadian journalists on a trip that began Feb. 26.

Sikh group in Canada slams India over new report into 2023 activist killing Globe and Mail report alleges Indian consular officials in Vancouver tied to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's assassination.

Globe and Mail report alleges Indian consular officials in Vancouver tied to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's assassination.

Evidence links Indian officials at Vancouver consulate to Nijjar killing New Delhi had long accused the B.C. Sikh leader of being a terrorist and called for his arrest

Canadian national-security officials were presented with evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, @mikehager.bsky.social and Greg Mercer report:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available

Great to see India's restoration of traditional water management is expanding. I wrote about Tamil Nadu's eris system for @biographic.bsky.social and in my book, Water Always Wins. Good story by @shomaabhyankar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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#OpenAI now saying "With the benefit of our continued learnings" tech giant would refer #TumblerRidge shooter to police if they asked ChatGPT bot same violent questions today as they did in June 2025, when company only banned them.
Also says shooter was just able to create second account after ban.

How we’re battling Trump’s science cuts across small-town America Neuroscientist Jessica Cantlon is urging scientists to use the power of local newspapers in the fight against US research-funding cuts.

Neuroscientist Jessica Cantlon is urging scientists to use the power of local newspapers (what's left of them) in the fight against US research-funding cuts. Since she started her campaign, more than 100 articles have been published. #StandUpForScience

I know from living in Ontario that pal can be used to intentionally piss people off, is this the case anywhere else?

One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for near...

The Media Ecosystem Observatory has found that just 100 accounts in Canada are responsible for 68% of posts promoting conspiracy theories. But they are having an outsized impact on local governments.

Read my latest:

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/n...

FBI Subpoenaed X to Get Grok Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.

New: The FBI subpoenaed the Grok prompts a man used to create more than 200 nonconsensual sexual videos of a woman he was obsessed with

www.404media.co/fbi-subpoena...

Juno News scraps plan to run residential school denial film after investigation by CNO The decision comes after Canada's National Observer determined a producer listed on the film's trailer credits — Simon Hergott — has published several videos and comments on his public YouTube channel...

Candice Malcolm and Keean Bexte's "Juno News" scrapped a feature-length documentary denying the atrocities of Canada's residential school system

The @nationalobserver.com linked the film's producer to a YouTube channel that created "pro-Hitler videos"

Alberta Premier defends fall referendum plans Danielle Smith stumbles when asked about costs of providing health care and education to newcomers; NDP says referendum proposals designed to inflame

Premier Danielle Smith said she doesn't know how much newcomers cost Alberta’s health care and education systems, despite scheduling a referendum to ask whether social services to those residents shd be limited b/c of cost

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and friend

The Crown argues Ontario Justice Peter Bawden failed to properly scrutinize Deepak Paradkar’s wife as his surety, when he granted bail. The Crown said in its filing the justice ignored her “embedded role” as an accountant and paralegal at her husband’s practice and family's unexplained wealth.

#OpenAI met with BC gov't the day after an 18-year-old killed 6 in a school shooting in #TumblerRidge, but province says the tech giant did not disclose then that the company was aware of the shooter's concerning #ChatGPT conversations in the months before. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...