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Russian Intelligence Takes Over Wagner Group for European Sabotage Operations | the deep dive Russia’s Wagner Group has found new purpose in coordinating sabotage operations across Europe despite the August 2023 death of founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and a government crackdown following the mercen...

As collective action against the Russian shadow fleet ramps up, get ready for more Russian hybrid attacks such as sabotage in Europe. thedeepdive.ca/russian-inte...

First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide - Stocktonia News After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide.
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So…we’re NOT invading to protect the Iranians who protested the regime, like Trump claimed?

Now we’re going to kill them all instead?

Deaf 6-year-old boy is deported to Colombia without his medical devices, attorney says A Hayward woman and her two young children were detained and deported to Colombia after they showed up earlier this week for an asylum appointment in San Francisco, her attorney said.

ICE deported a 6 year old deaf child with severe disabilities to Columbia.

Before deporting him, they dragged him from camp to camp without providing his assistive hearing devices or a translator.

This innocent child had no way to communicate or understand what was being done to him:

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

Having similarly dealt with far-right characters I’ve reported on engage in stalking / harassing behaviour to the point where lawyers needed to be engaged, I can say Canada’s laws are completely insufficient to deal with these problems and I have zero trust in the legal system to protect journalists

Canada a liberal democracy still under construction. Back in Ottawa for a couple of days, thinking about how this place is constantly being built, debated, and reimagined.

U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the hel...

Sorry, my initial post was wrong (as @chronotope.aramzs.xyz pointed out.) This reporting says AI systems were used for targeting was used in Iran, and that it was likely responsible for the school strike. It doesn't identify Claude. But we do know Claude was being used: www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
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One year after Trump’s sovereignty threats, Canadians keep ‘elbows up’ An unusual swell of Canadian patriotism seen after Trump's threats and tariffs last year has evolved into a new social and economic order.

One year after Trump’s sovereignty threats, Canadians keep ‘elbows up’

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Trump team bashed Europe for a year. Now he wants support in war on Iran. European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications.

Trump team bashed Europe for a year. Now he wants support in war on Iran.

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Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.

Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought

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Architect of Trump’s Rollback of Climate Rules Leaves White House

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Canada's Mark Carney tries to strike a balance on Iran The Iran war is posing a test for the Canadian prime minister's "pragmatic but principled" approach to world affairs.

Canada's Mark Carney tries to strike a balance on Iran

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Trump looks to turn attention to Western Hemisphere at Americas summit President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to turn attention to the Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment.

Trump looks to turn attention to Western Hemisphere at Americas summit

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Ontario man accused of chasing flamingos, taking one to Las Vegas hotel room A Canadian tourist from Ontario is facing animal cruelty charges in Las Vegas after police allege he broke into the Flamingo hotel’s wildlife habitat, chased several flamingos and carried one of the b...

Ontario tourist charged after allegedly dragging flamingo from Las Vegas hotel

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Bodycam footage contradicts ICE claims in deadly 2025 shooting of U.S. citizen Video of the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims by federal officials that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent s...

Bodycam footage contradicts ICE claims in deadly 2025 shooting of U.S. citizen

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Beer, wine and spirits sales fall as Canadians cut back on alcohol, Statistics Canada says | CBC News Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine, spirits and cider sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has been tracking the data, according to the agency's new...

Canadians are drinking less, driving the biggest drop in alcohol sales in 20 years: StatsCan

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Trump vows to step up Iran bombing, as gas price surge worsens The war is entering its second week, with no let-up in sight.

Trump vows to step up Iran bombing, as gas price surge worsens

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US State Department approves 'emergency' weapons sale to Israel While US arms sales typically require approval by Congress, the secretary of state issued a waiver bypassing the approval. Major US defense companies have agreed to quadruple production of advanced we...

US State Department approves 'emergency' weapons sale to Israel

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Shield of the Americas Summit to showcase Trump's push to reshape the hemisphere Kristi Noem steps into a new envoy role as Trump reasserts regional influence.

Trump flexes American influence with Shield of the Americas Summit

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Gas prices are climbing fast as Trump’s Iran conflict continues Gas prices are increasing rapidly as President Donald Trump’s military assault on Iran continues, forcing a potential shutdown of oil production in the region.

Gas prices are climbing fast as Trump’s Iran conflict continues

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March 6, 2026 The Reverend Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026, at age 84.

March 6, 2026
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Seems troubling.

More troubling would be the idea that the Administration might have bombed Iran without expecting this.

Hungary Seizes Ukrainian Bank Staff, $80 Million in Cash and Gold The move follows a dispute over oil deliveries and prompted Kyiv to accuse Hungary of hostage-taking.

We are at a point where one EU country is robbing another European country in broad daylight.

"Hungary Seizes Ukrainian Bank Staff, $80 Million in Cash and Gold. The move follows a dispute over oil deliveries and prompted Kyiv to accuse Hungary of hostage-taking" www.wsj.com/world/europe...

And just like that we’re back to “Department of Defense”

Elementary school in Tehran hit, Iran’s foreign ministry says Footage shared by Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman purportedly shows destruction in Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran.

America and Israel keep targeting elementary schools. It’s terrorism.

It's pretty clear the US is an ally of RU

Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.

The Pentagon just put this person -- who has boosted the views of white supremacist Nick Fuentes, among other unacceptable public posts -- in charge of its AI policy: www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...