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Woke up with burning eyes from wildfire smoke then made mistake of stepping outside. Attacked by several giant stink-bugs, which made me jerk my head and now there's a big crick in my neck. Still covered in wounds and bruises from fall to literal rock-bottom hole last week...
At least our new air purifier arrived one day early! My family works outdoors and have to wear masks all day, so it’s good to have some cleaner indoor air at least. Image
No now the filter won’t open and I’m on the floor trying to get it open but I’m too weak, sniffling because everything hurts.

Going to call it a day.
Walking around knocking on neighbours’ doors for help with the tricky air filter... it’d help a lot since I have asthma 😷. Got chased away by a dog, flies buzzing around ... Image
If I’m struggling with my mental health, and I’m a very fortunate Canadian in no danger of losing my home, are the wildfires a last straw for people on the West coast? How are folks coping?

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Sep 18
EXCLUSIVE: This is exactly when China blocked ChatGPT, Hugging Face and other AI sites.

I received first access to a platform that can track the precise timing of Chinese censorship, when previously this was difficult.

Explore our interactive graphic:
restofworld.org/2024/when-chin…
It was unclear when popular machine-learning site @HuggingFace was first blocked in China. The company reported issues in Oct. 2023.

It was actually blocked on May 7, 2023.

Read for more exclusive findings: restofworld.org/2024/when-chin…
I was amazed when UBC computer scientist @NP_tokumei offered me a first crack at his new platform, which tricks China's Great Firewall into showing precise blocking data. We worked on this research all summer!

Check out the interactive graphic here: restofworld.org/2024/when-chin…
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Jul 4, 2023
Latest investigation by me, based on research from @DisinfoEU:

A website spread disinformation about Canada. Why did major Indian outlets treat it as news? via @torontostarthestar.com/politics/feder…
@DisinfoEU @TorontoStar IFFRAS appeared to be the last active Canadian node of a large fake news network.

This story highlights how disinformation can be weaponized to distort and misrepresent Canada to outsiders — and how it can malign diaspora in the process. @TorontoStarthestar.com/politics/feder…
@DisinfoEU @TorontoStar “These are sophisticated and purposeful activities meant not just to support the false information ecosystem within India for local consumption but to present false information to outsiders — including politicians and the public in Canada.”

#cdnpolithestar.com/politics/feder…
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May 29, 2023
#Breaking NDP is tabling a motion asking for David Johnston to step aside as special rapporteur on foreign interference “given clear appearance of bias.” @JennyKwanBC will also speak about her briefing with CSIS after she told @TorontoStar she was a “person of interest” to China. Image
Follow announcements live here: cpac.ca/episode?id=01a…

My previous interview with Jenny Kwan: thestar.com/amp/politics/f…
“Whoever is putting pressure on me, they won’t succeed,” says @JennyKwanBC, who said she’ll continue to stand with people of Hong Kong and China. She “recommits herself to this fight” and “no amount of foreign interference would change that.” Confirms targeting is from China. Image
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May 8, 2023
#EXCLUSIVE Canada set to name foreign labs, universities that pose risk to national security

Leading universities say they'll avoid working with the entities altogether — despite potential $100M loss in annual funding from foreign partners. thestar.com/news/canada/20… @TorontoStar
The list will include foreign entities at “higher risk” of engaging in research theft, unwanted knowledge transfers and interference, according to documents I saw.

The Canadian government confirmed to me this list is coming - likely first of its kind. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
NEW: Canada's list appears to be the first to serve as a “blanket ban” for federal funding for research with "higher risk" entities. And universities will apply more broadly.

The U.S. entity list for trade/export controls doesn't apply to research. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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May 3, 2023
#EXCLUSIVE University of Waterloo ends research partnerships with Huawei thestar.com/news/canada/20… via @TorontoStar
Canada’s top-rated research university will end all its partnerships with Chinese telecoms giant #Huawei.

“We are disentangling ourselves from this company,” Charmaine Dean, vice-president of research at the University of Waterloo, told me exclusively. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Waterloo’s decision — which @M_Johnston1 called extremely significant and possibly precedent-setting — will affect dozens of deals between the university and Huawei, including the school’s Waterloo-Huawei Joint Innovation Lab. thestar.com/news/canada/20… @TorontoStar
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Mar 27, 2023
My story on knowing the ABCs of foreign influence coming out soon @TorontoStar. I went on to explain here that the RCMP and CSIS definitions of “foreign influence” are different.

Thanks for having me on the panel, @TheAgenda!
Think you know what “foreign influence” means in Canada? Explainer is live tomorrow. Here’s a sneak preview.

Thanks for your contributions @Akshay_Thinks @JessMarinDavis @StephanieCarvin and Chinese-Canadian researchers who aren’t on Twitter 👏 thestar.com/content/thesta…
Think you understand ‘foreign influence’? Test your knowledge here: thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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