Amir Attaran
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Amir Attaran
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Professor. Litigator. Scientist. Bicyclist. Husband. Father. Son. Wrecks grifters, creeps, anti-vaxxers & scientific illiterates. Personal account (not @uOttawa).

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.

Source: Wikipedia
Economics 34%
Public Health 27%
Pinned
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

She knows the choice:

1. Talk, and die of “suicide” like Epstein

2. Silence, and get a Trump pardon

She’s picked selfishly, like every other decision she’s ever made.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’
Democratic representative says Epstein associate’s decision to invoke fifth amendment points to ‘White House cover-up’
www.theguardian.com

I strongly urge faculty, staff, and students at the University of Alberta to bring a human rights challenge at the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

Win or lose (probably win) the University and UCP would hate to have their dirty laundry aired in public. So do it.

U Ottawa is doing likewise. Extremely sexist and unwise.

Here is the CBC News story by Emily Williams warning of this appalling decision on the University of Alberta's part. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca

I've been saddened today to learn that the University of Alberta is going down MAGA road and wants to abolish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

So I've written to University President Bill Flanagan, warning him of the legal risks. Because the University may need suing.

I want to thank Chief Billy Morin, MP, who was a great ally to the Algonquin Nation in this effort.

Carney faces a leaderless NDP and a douchey opponent in Poilievre, but also a very unpredictable Quebec tilting back to sovereigntists. Not a slam-dunk for a majority.
Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say
The Prime Minister has previously said he is not considering snap election, and his office repeated that on Sunday
www.theglobeandmail.com

One of the great things about the Algonquin Nation is its commitment to pursue equality and justice for all Indigenous peoples, and to prevent the Crown stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from them. I am proud to be their lawyer. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Nearly $300M in federal contracts went to companies later removed from Indigenous Business Directory | CBC News
Between 2020 and 2025, nearly $300 million in federal contracts were awarded to businesses that have since been removed from the Indigenous Business Directory. Those funds were counted as going to Ind...
www.cbc.ca

Never forget, never forgive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsS...
Trump On Tape: I Grab Women "By The Pu**y”
YouTube video by TDC
www.youtube.com

Bad Bunny the artist has no moral lessons to take from Pussy-Grabber the president, does he? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Trump Criticizes Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
www.nytimes.com

This is just begging for a discrimination lawsuit. Health Canada needs suing.

Health Canada is scientifically illiterate and sexist.

20 years ago I ran into the problem where they won’t approve contraception without clinical trials on *Canadian* women.

It’s still that way.

What’s biologically novel about a “Canadian” woman? She has a pelt like a bear? A rack like a moose?
Why do Canadians need a prescription for birth control when most of the world doesn't? | CBC News
Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly disagree.
www.cbc.ca

Republicans hate kids.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Thanks, but people who build cars should pay the same tax as anyone else. Maybe Alberta can step in to pay their taxes, Pierre?
Conservatives call on Ottawa to offer tax relief to laid-off GM workers
Draft letter co-signed by Poilievre says withholding taxes on severance packages could deprive employees of ‘tens of thousands of dollars’
www.theglobeandmail.com
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

I’m a top dog alpha male American fucking hero but say “Hola” to me and I might cry

LOL “language barrier” =
“Americans too lazy to learn Spanish”

Fascism Chronicles: Military lawyers are taking over from civilian lawyers in the Department of Justice.
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com

So was the atom bomb, truck nuts, and the pet rock. Your point?
(ps - BlackBerry got there first 🇨🇦)

Still, there is a difference. Bravery like Vonn's is rare. Stupidity like MAGA's is all too common.

Not all comebacks succeed. Not Lindsey Vonn's unfortunately. And definitely not America's from fascism. It's OVER.

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Imagine being so tough and alpha male you need a special halftime show made just for you so your feeling doesn't get hurt.

She’s right. The USA and Israel are not deserving of the word “democracy“.
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
www.theguardian.com

This much is not debated: after Israel attacked the USS Liberty, it did NOT do a rescue mission. It left the American sailors to die.

Instead the Soviets did the first rescue, until American ships arrived.

So is Israel an enemy? The facts speak for themselves.
MAGA’s Split Over Israel Extends to a Ship Attacked 58 Years Ago
www.nytimes.com

Tuberculosis is a disease of concentration camps, in Nazi Germany and Trump America.
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org

Norman has a thin skin, almost as thin as his cerebral cortex. Someone sent it to me.

Stop with the pity. She’s an adult, she knew the risk and made her choice, and now she’s won gold in FAFO. 🥇

She’s the perfect symbol of America: cocky, mule-headed, self-sabotaging,
and willing to inconvenience foreigners for her ego trip.

She’s a perfect symbol for her country. Mule-headed and self-sabotaging.
Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic women’s downhill, airlifted off course
Vonn crashed during Sunday’s Olympic women’s downhill and was airlifted off the mountain. Her status is unclear.
www.nytimes.com