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Exactly two years ago, the University of Ottawa suspended me from my medical residency training in public health because of social media posts in support of Palestinian human rights. They framed my social media posts as “unprofessional”. The irony being that I studied the impacts of settler colonialism on health in Palestine during my public health training. They messed with the wrong person. They later reinstated me, without any apology, so I left their racist institution to put my time and energy to places and people who actually deserve it. It’s been a year since I filed a human rights complaint against the university, and they continue to try to dismiss the case with frivolous motions with factual inaccuracies, but the court seems to acknowledge the value in hearing the case. It is blatant discrimination on basis of anti-Palestinian racism. I’m taking them (and the faculty member who doxxed me) to a provincial human rights tribunal to seek accountability and justice. To anyone else who is facing similar forms of repression for solidarity with Palestine - remember you are on the right side of history. To stand against genocide is the most decent and moral position to take. To oppose genocide as a healthcare worker is the most professional position to take. Keep your head held high. The institutions will come around when there is no political or economic cost to oppose genocide. Until then, we will keep persisting and pushing back against bullies and racist institutions. Free Palestine, from the river to the sea.

The Washington Post has published the known names of the 18,500 children killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct. 7th. At every 500th child, the Post tells you how many names of dead children you've read. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

If you didn’t hear this story from Anas Baba on NPR today, you should take a listen. He walked 3 hours to find a working internet connection to file the story. npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-…

China is doing exactly what any developing country should do: utilise industrialisation to build up capabilities in clean energy. China’s emissions are now *reversing* amidst rapid growth in energy demand. The reason: huge investments in clean energy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr @Tanyaalih for your courage, passion and eloquence. Watch EVERY MINUTE of this extraordinary interview about the grotesque murder of 9 siblings in Gaza. I just don't know how she holds it together. /1

singapore pm with some of the most sensible analysis responding to us tariffs i’ve seen from a global leader.

Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A 🧵

The people of Ottawa want their city back. Retweet this if you stand with them.

The US election is tomorrow.  If you, like me, are tired of horse-race-style reporting, and need to zoom out, I wanna tell you a story. It’s about an ancient force influencing the election. And, as a bonus, it’ll give you an Easter egg to watch for as the returns come in. THREAD

Suicide in agriculture. We don’t talk about suicide as much as we need to, as much as we should. It’s hard. Painful. Heart wrenching. Tragic. And scary. As I’m typing this post, my hands are shaking. /1

Our list of upcoming releases for April 6 to May 1, 2020 is now online: ow.ly/PoV750z4PIX

This chart is quite simply stunning. The #BoC has absolutely turned on the taps and let the liquidity flow. They have increased reserves from $250 million to ~$85 BILLION in a matter of 3 weeks. Their balance sheet has increased from ~$120B to ~$215B as of April 1, 2020.

Local volunteers 💪 launched a website with deets on delivery, pick-up and gift card options for #Ottawa businesses. So you know when you can buy what you 🔍 from a local business. #supportlocal #support613 apt613.ca/together-apart/

I just found out that my local grocery store (which I love) has been out of fresh garlic because people are buying it up in bulk in the belief that consuming lots of it wards off COVID. That's right: garlic is the new toilet paper.

So you're going crazy under lockdown? I know the feeling. I've been in Beijing for the last two months. My housemate is away and I'm thousands of miles from my family. I have some thoughts on how to make lockdown better. These won't apply to everyone, but they ring true for me:

The most important economics paper released so far today: "Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not: Evidence from the 1918 Flu" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

One of the most painful lessons of this crisis is the extent to which America cannot or will not identify with Chinese pain. Every horror that is happening here happened first in Wuhan. We covered it. Many people did not care.

Here is an international compendium of income support & wage subsidy programs implemented in other countries: futurework.org.au/catalogue_of_i…. Prepared by @CntrFutureWork. 7 examples of big wage subsidies highlighted below.

Incidentally, I wrote about how most people think of financial crises as an overabundance of something (risk, greed, etc.) but it's almost always about a shortage. In 2008, it was a shortage of 'safe' assets. Now, it's a shortage of cash. link.mail.bloombergbusiness.com/join/4wm/asia-…