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I literally said this four months ago. CBC investigated and came to the same conclusion….and offered no new evidence. 🧐 www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

"the group had received tens of millions of dollars from Iran to help boost its military capabilities. That is in addition to around $200 million that the group received from Tehran to aid displaced families in its Shi'ite heartlands" www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Illicit political finance in action: "Organizers reportedly recruited Russian-speaking residents through Facebook advertisements....offered additional financial compensation, although investigators found no evidence that payments were actually made." united24media.com/world/russia...

🚨🗞Today's Insight Monitor is out, and we're looking at how Canada's financial intelligence unit is performing. A few standout points of data include more sanctions cases, and a resurgence of terrorist financing disclosures. Read to learn more: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/reviewing-...

Classic Air Canada BS: "Air Canada told passengers their flights were cancelled because of safety-related maintenance while flight records show the aircraft they were scheduled to fly on were subsequently used on other routes." www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

🚨🎙️It's the last week for ticket sales for the annual CASIS symposium! It's a must-attend event in Ottawa for anyone interested in security and intelligence issues. And if you're coming, be sure to stop by and say hi :) For more information and to register: www.casis-acers.ca/symposium

Netanyahu says that Israel should use cryptocurrency to get around sanctions. I mean, he's not wrong. Iran, Russia, and North Korea have all demonstrated the effectiveness of this approach. 🧐 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Heat killed a record 50k people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for 2/3rds of the deaths. Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat added by planet-baking pollution cut short an extra 32,000 lives…”

"The 16-year-old who shot and killed three students and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend last Thursday may have been radicalized online by extremist groups and developed an 'obsession with Nazism.'" @maxbernstein.bsky.social

Terrorist attack in Jordan kills eight, wounds 40. Police say they are still searching for the gunmen and there have thus far been no claims of responsibility. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

A former FBI intelligence official who specialized in foreign election interference was charged by the Justice Department, her lawyers said Friday. apnews.com/article/bide...

Well, that’s the weekend sorted! Can’t wait to dig into the latest from @jmberger.com !

🗞ICYMI last week, here's all the terrorist financing news and analysis from around the world: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/global-ter...

Less than two weeks left to register for the annual CASIS symposium happening in Ottawa! Tickets are going fast -- get yours today so you don't miss out! For the agenda and to register: www.casis-acers.ca/symposium

From the Insight Monitor archives, here’s a look at the financial tradecraft involved in terrorist financing: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/obscuring-...

This is very good, and worth a read today: "I also believe the struggle for human progress is essential to the human story, and even the human soul." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o...

Really enjoying being accused of AI hallucinations in my writing because I messed up a footnote. Friends, let the record reflect that I am capable of messing up a citation all on my own. (Also: not all mistakes indicate AI use! Humans make mistakes too! Lots!)

"Canada faces some of the gravest external threats in its history, including economic coercion and annexation, yet seems fundamentally incapable of protecting itself." Words worth reading today from @cstarnino.bsky.social thewalrus.ca/the-separati...

From the Insight Monitor archives, here's a look at how Iran uses financial tradecraft to hide its terrorist financing and sanctions evasion activity in cryptocurrencies and digital assets: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/irans-fina...

On Friday, an Ontario youth was found guilty of terrorism offences. The charges stem from a 2023 plan to kill Jewish people in Ottawa. The youth's co-accused was found guilty earlier this year. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

In advance of tomorrow's important vote in Alberta, here's a look at how illicit political finance affects democratic processes: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/illicit-po...

Hi everyone, sorry to interrupt your Saturday 👋 I am excited to announce that @thewatchdog.ca is now officially launched I published an Editor’s Note this morning explaining: ✓ What The Watchdog is ✓ Why it’s focused on wealth, power and democracy ✓ The vision for this scrappy upstart publication

"The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton is currently under code orange — which is activated in a mass casualty event A doctor at the Royal Alexandra Hospital confirmed to Postmedia the code orange is due to the explosion at Wainwright"

Filming each other is making us hate each other. Let's stop. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-partic...

🚨🎙️Happening in three weeks! Be sure to grab your tickets ASAP, as we'll close registration in a couple of weeks. This is a must-see lineup of experts. And a tremendous networking opportunity ;) www.casis-acers.ca/symposium

As I get ready for two @cfs-rusi.bsky.social events today, here's a look at the data that I use for much of my analysis these days -- from cryptocurrency in terrorist financing to tried-and-true methods like cash! newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/trends-in-...

Ohhhh, Bank of America. Not good. "Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced an $11.6 million settlement agreement with the Bank over apparent violations of numerous sanctions programs, including on Iran, Russia, narcotics, and global terrorism." home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Can you die from jet lag? I'm giving it a real shot rn tbh.

🚨🗞This month's global terrorism financing report is out! Have a read of all the TF news from around the world, and stay for our long reads. This is news you won't find anywhere else: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/global-ter...

From the Insight Monitor archives, here's a look at how the Houthis finance their attacks and operations: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-houthis

Operation Bogus Bylines: The pro-Iran network of fake journalists and the outlets that published their articles A closer look at the network documented by OpenAI. #disinformation marcowenjones.substack.com/p/operation-...

In Western democracies, foreign agents have identified the media as the soft underbelly of our defences against influence and interference. This is a confluence of technology (AI), the dire media funding landscape, and the content treadmill we're all on.

"ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday that Hoskins’s purported work was generated using its chatbot by users based in Iran as part of an “influence campaign.” The campaign placed about 100 fake articles across at least 20 news outlets, the company said." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Rarest of rare events: a terrorism conviction in Canada involving a woman. Polman travelled to the Islamic State in 2015 and married an ISIS fighter. She was charged with participating in a terrorist group & leaving Canada to participate. vancouversun.com/news/squamis...

This is hard to take seriously coming from an organization that dug in its heels against RCMP reform (which might have made an integrated RCMP-FCA possible). www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Not suprising that Canada appears to have withdrawn support for this conference at the behest of the US. On one hand, I appreciate that we are still trying to get a trade deal; on the other, this is pretty inconsistent with Carney's foreign policy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...