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Sen. Bernie Moreno: “Who the F*ck do you think you are?” rumble.com/v7dfm8y-senato…


Claire Z., a Canadian researcher of Chinese origin and an intern at NATO’s military headquarters — the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) — arrested on suspicions of espionage, is an AI researcher who has previously worked for multiple other international organizations and who might have provided China with sensitive information. Z. arrived in the Belgian town of Mons in July 2025 to begin her internship in SHAPE’s IT department. She extended her initial 6-month term to a year. Just before her internship ended, police raided her student room in Mons and her workplace at NATO on July 23. The next day, Z. was arrested. She is suspected of “espionage on behalf of a third country and participation in a criminal organisation”. Z., who speaks fluent Chinese and English, specializes in AI. In 2022, she obtained a Master’s degree in computer science from a Canadian university and subsequently wrote several academic papers, the most recent of which examined how AI that detects patterns can be better protected against hostile attacks. Canadian authorities had given approval for her internship. “She held a security clearance issued by Canada,” a security official said, adding that while she could have collected some intelligence helpful for Chinese authorities, access to classified information was only shared on a need-to-know basis. Z. came to the attention of SHAPE’s internal counter-intelligence service, which shared the information with the Belgian General Intelligence and Security Service (ADIV) “because it observed that the young Canadian woman was exhibiting behaviour that went beyond that of a mere intern at NATO”. According to another security official, Z. was seen hanging around NATO’s buildings and was frequently asking hypothetical questions about breaches of security protocols. “She displayed suspicious behaviour that was picked up on. Recently, more attention has been paid to the Chinese threat. Perhaps colleagues asked themselves: what is that Chinese woman doing here?”  Interns at SHAPE could gather a significant amount of information that could be of interest to Chinese intelligence services, such as people’s names and identities, internal security procedures, and building plans, as well as routes of guards and locations of CCTV cameras. NATO is not the first European or international organization where Z. has worked. Her social media accounts show that she previously undertook a 10-month internship at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) research centre in Italy. She also worked at the WTO in Switzerland and for various Canadian government organizations. Further investigation will have to determine whether Z. was indeed carrying out intelligence work, and whether this was done on behalf of China. (This would fit into China’s playbook.) “We know that the Chinese government makes extensive use of its diaspora for espionage and influence operations. At the same time, Beijing can use the fact that she is not Chinese to its advantage. Officially, that is correct too; the Chinese do not recognise dual nationality.” On July 28, Z.’s detention was prolonged to one month. ftm.eu/articles/inter…





I must confess in all honesty that, as a Canadian conservative, I am done with the relentless, tax payer funded anti-conservative propaganda coming out of public (CBC) and most publicly funded Canadian media. This silly cartoon from @theomoudakis is simply yet another example. Of course, I believe in freedom of speech but I certainly don't believe that my tax money should fund propaganda that is divisive and delusional. That's not free speech: its subsidized propaganda. If media folks like @acoyne are concerned that conservatives may be becoming less nationalistic in Canada, can there be much question why? I am a Canadian nationalist but wonder why my nation, my national history, one of the mainstream political traditions of my land, etc... must be relentlessly attacked by public funded media? How is this uniting us?






















