Nima Yaghmaei
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Nima Yaghmaei
@NimaYaghmaei
Passionate about health in disaster & crises. Epidemiologist @100kit /Analyst @ HumEra Toronto/Amsterdam. Views my own.
Toronto, Canada Katılım Mart 2018
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yes toronto is actually a spiritually southeast asian city
The Don of Vaughan@SteveDelDucaFan
In the Canada to US city comparison, I think Montreal is spiritually closer to NYC than Toronto
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Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, NGOs say.
The number of executions represented an increase of 68% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024
u.afp.com/SEqW
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@EricDLombardi They don't have to deal with this, and this form of "democracy".
“Many families have deliberately chosen the countryside to preserve nature and live in peace. A 300 kilometre an hour train will wreak havoc on this"
kawarthanow.com/2026/04/07/cit…
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2028 opening date.
Canada won’t even start construction this decade, if we’re lucky.
JR Urbane Network@JRUrbaneNetwork
Today Vietnam started construction on it's first high speed railway line and it is not the flagship North South Express Railway. Instead it is a 120km long line from Hanoi to the tourist Ha Long Bay area. The line will use German/EU technology (Siemens) and is 120km away from...
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@pip_net Nutrition epidemiologist here. This has more to do with the classification of malnutrition mortality as a result of illness or surgery recovery than what you think of... which is protein energy malnutrition driven by poverty and infectious disease.
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Another “big win” - the U.S. has overtaken China, Vietnam, North Korea and Pakistan in terms of mortality due to malnutrition.
GDP growth and S&P500 returns are one thing. Distribution of prosperity is an entirely different story.
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@MozFrame There are researchers working on these figures outside of Iran. It takes times.
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We don't know the real number of casualties in IR's January massacre, bc they don't allow reporters or investigators to look into it.
HRANA reported over +6,500. This is the same source we use for the US/isrsel war on Iran, so far reporting +1,500 civilian casualties.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yashar
So he’s gone from 32,000 to 45,000. Iranians in the diaspora often use different numbers, typically ranging from 32,000 to 100,000. I’ve heard Iranians cite 32,000, 40,000, 45,000, 50,000, and 65,000. Two weeks ago, a misogynistic Iranian influencer went on Israeli television and said 200,000. This all leads to a tremendous loss of credibility. The facts are brutal enough: Many thousands of Iranians were massacred by the regime in January. Every human rights organization that covers Iran — including ones often referenced by leftists in other countries and conflicts — has documented the regime carrying out a massacre on an industrial scale. Every major news organization has documented this massacre using geolocated and verified video, along with other evidence. Verified video after verified video shows the regime using military-grade weapons to carry out the massacre. Verified video after verified video shows bodies piled up in the aftermath of the January 8–10 protests. Firsthand accounts also confirm the regime carried out a massacre. Currently, HRANA (which is aggressively documenting civilians killed due to U.S. and Israeli bombing) has over 17,000 deaths either verified or in the process of verification. I suspect the eventual number will be higher, but we must be careful in how we talk about this.
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@Wictor365 @sharghzadeh That's not how you conduct mortality estimates in conflict.
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@sharghzadeh Oh come on. Everyone knows that over 500k died in Gaza at least. How do you even start to count the dead bodies under all that rubble.
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There's no way to comment on this subject without being labeled an apologist.
I will leave these for your consideration without any comment.
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@danielfoch @JimChuong I said that the figures was "views on fellow citizens". You shared a post that says compared to Americans, Canadians are "hatred filled". The data counters that.
On the happiness report - Canada and US are statistically tied: 1.1% difference. No evidence for anyone's anecdotes.
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@NimaYaghmaei @JimChuong That’s not happiness rankings, it’s a chard about immorality
Happiness rankings actually do suggest that I’m correct, USA is ahead of Canada for the first time ever
worldhappiness.report
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It’s my experience that Americans are 100% friendlier, and more tolerant than Canadians right now.
Canadians are unhappy all the time because they’re broke. They have no money.
As a Canadian, my travels to the U.S. have had no issues.
Anyone that says otherwise is lying - they don’t know.
I wish Canadians the best in removing the hate from their hearts 🇨🇦❤️
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@danielfoch @JimChuong Happiness rankings don't suggest you are correct. And neither does this data on views of fellow citizens.
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@JimChuong I was just in the US for 2 weeks and man it is night and day how different people are
People working at the airport is the easiest place to see it
Americans are palpably happier and more alive than Canadians
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@FunfactsRerun @danielfoch @_robyn_smith Cappucino in Toronto 5.58C$ (Numbeo). Includes 10-15% tip and tax. Generic cafe downtown.
Toronto ranks #96 in world for cost of living - big drop in past 2 years, Toronto getting comparatively cheaper.
Past 3 months, Over 400 3bdr+ houses sold in Toronto proper under $1M
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@danielfoch @_robyn_smith Coffee is not $8 in Toronto. Starter home is not $1.4 million.
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@Workshops4Gaza This logic also applied to Atefeh Sahaaleh when she was executed by the government. She was charged for the crime of being raped and her behaviour led to execution. She was 16!
"the judge just looked at Sahaaleh's body, because of the developed physique ...declared her as 22"
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🚨🚨It’s time for another round of debunking Hasbara talking points on Iran! 🧵🧵
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@aliostad What did you think the war would look like? A couple strikes then we all dance?
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I am telling you, see how the same people who support targeted bombing at the regime, which is not really risk-free for civilians (yet do support), would turn against you when you start targeting the infrastructure.
Omid Memarian@Omid_M
This is so sick. This is not about going after the regime. It’s going against the people of Iran. So pathetic. Destroying Iran’s infrastructure that belongs to the nation, to the people of Iran, not the regime, reveals who is running the war and why. IRAN is the target. IRAN!
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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (@AP) — An Iranian government agency says at least 1,230 people have been killed in the war.
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@RichardDias_CFA @TWilsonOttawa Rich, just stop this black and white framing. Look at the language and rhetoric used by Tracy in the post... to discuss destabilizing the entire middle east. I expect you to try to provide analytical perspectives, not this stuff.
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The other day he did the right thing and supported the actions against the Iranian terrorist. Today he looked at the polling for his far left supporters …
Brian Lilley@brianlilley
Mark Carney has just shown himself to be an incredibly weak man.
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@RichardDias_CFA @SteveSaretsky How can you guys just casually say stuff like this? I've got almost no contact with my relatives, everyone that can has fled the cities. 1,000 civilians already dead and Trump has no clear plan.
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Over 6,000 killed in three days as Sudanese city was attacked, says UN trib.al/gNanKkK
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@SteveSaretsky What have you been specifically hearing about it? Not wanting to buy due to job security?
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I actually think Ai is giving home buyers more hesitation than tariffs or CUSMA.
Financial Times@FT
CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman joins FT editor Roula Khalaf to explain why most of the tasks accountants, lawyers and other professionals currently undertake will be fully automated by AI within the next 12 to 18 months ft.trib.al/SZ4Lti1
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Nima Yaghmaei retweetledi
Violent repression on 8–9 January brought protests in #Iran largely to a halt in the deadliest episode of state violence against protesters in the country’s contemporary history. ACLED records lethal force used in over 140 locations nationwide. 🔗Explore: acleddata.com/update/middle-…
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@GolinehAtai Thank you Golineh. This crisis is really bringing something into light. Iranians have built no lasting and reputable institutions in 40 years. It's just a bunch of personalities infighting.
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What has happened in Iran is a disaster in every sense of the word. I am not stating this lightheartedly, in 6 years of Middle East reporting I have seen all shades of evil, all variations of torture and killing. It is sickening to see Iranians arguing over concepts, words and identities while Iran is falling down an abyss. Stop it now.
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