Justin Ling

Justin Ling

@justinling.ca

Uh-oh!!!!!!! Columnist/journalist @thestar.com, sometimes @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com Newsletter: www.bugeyedandshameless.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JustinLing Signal: JustinLing.42

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Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

While things are dire in Russia's air bombardment of Ukraine, it *looks* like Kyiv is innovating new ways to shoot down Moscow's jet-powered drones, particularly with the use of European-supplied F-18s.

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social

❗️🇺🇦 In general, according to the results of the analysis of the last three months, the average rate of shooting down UAVs of the “Geran 4” type is almost 60%. When repelling individual attacks, the effectiveness of shooting down jet UAVs can be as high as 80%.

Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

Just a fun reminder that it is official White House policy to support far-right, anti-EU parties across Europe. That includes spending money to fund astroturf campaigns to take down incumbents. www.reuters.com/business/med...

reuters.comTrump administration plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources sayPresident Donald Trump's administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in ‌Europe, part of a package of at least $25 million for civil society groups working on conservati...
Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

Good explainer as to why Ukrainian electronic warfare efforts can't thwart Russia's jet-powered drones. (From the @kyivindependent.com) kyivindependent.com/very-difficu...

kyivindependent.com'Very difficult to defeat' — How Russia uses mesh networks inside drones to precision-strike KyivA city stretches out beneath the lens of a Russian drone. Roads, apartment blocks, parks, and office buildings come into view as the weapon closes in on its target. Footage like this has become all t...
Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

CTV has made the (pretty easy) call: Alberta has voted not to hold an independence referendum. With a bit less than half of the vote counted, it's 77% in favour of remain.

Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

Here's what we know so far about the major explosion at a Canadian Forces base in Alberta. The Department of National Defence is holding a tech briefing now, so more details to come. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

thestar.comCFB Wainwright fire updates: Multiple deaths reported after explosion at military base; no signs of terrorism DND saysFederal Defence Minister David McGuinty says people have been killed and injured in an incident at CFB Wainwright in Alberta that caused a major fire. Follow for live updates.

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Dimko Zhluktenko
@dim0kq.bsky.social

To honor all the newly appointed Ukraine experts who say Ukraine is doomed, I want to present you this legendary take. It was really a mainstream belief in 2022 that it is over for Ukraine. 5 years later, we still stand, take ground, destroy targets 2000km deep into Russia 😎

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Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social

“the documents show that the vast majority of the funds raised came from companies and wealthy individuals with interests before the federal government” there is a word for this

James Downie@jamescdownie.bsky.social

"A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project.... Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million....Absent from the list is Trump himself, who has said that he is helping to pay for the project."

wapo.stSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.

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Oliver Darcy
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social

Bari Weiss' handpicked foreign editor referred to the allegations facing Benjamin Netanyahu as a "sideshow" and told correspondent Holly Williams she was "wrong" to try to mention them in her story, per leaked audio I obtained of Tuesday's heated internal meeting. www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

years ago, in an interminable bathroom line at a Bills game, the guy behind me decided i would be his homophobia buddy, pointing to a guy in a Texans hat and yelling: "You know what they have in Texas, dontcha? STEERS and QUEERS." anyway the GOP is now that unpleasant drunk guy

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a week.

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Caroline Haskins
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social

NEW: In recent months, 200+ cities have cancelled their Flock contracts. But how much do its surveillance cameras actually cost? What about its software add-ons? Or its drone program? I FOIA'ed + researched cities across the country to find out: www.wired.com/story/how-mu...

wired.comWhat Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the CountryWIRED examined contracts from over two dozen cities and towns that shed light on how Flock’s pricing and business model functions, and how it stacks up against its peers.
Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

My column this week is all about the fiscal time bomb awaiting governments in the AI age — "the twilight of labour," as some economists are calling. If we don't tax AI companies now, it's going to be much harder to do it later. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

thestar.comJustin Ling: As we stare down big changes to the labour force, there’s one advantage the U.S. has that Canada doesn’tIf we manage to continue as a civilization — something AI executives note is only 90 per cent likely — we’re going to see huge economic shifts.
Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

There is a remarkable cognitive dissonance in complaining that the social and regulatory state is completely broken, whilst simultaneously plotting arbitrary and self-defeating actions to peacock your deportation regime. it's donald trump's theme song!

Politics UK@politicsuk.com

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has pledged to ban airlines entering British airspace from countries that refuse migrant deportations

Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

I think we may be heading towards a tipping point where leaders are finally getting the gumption to speak their minds about Trump. I'd argue that the benefits of flattery and biting your tongue were always weak. But, hey, better late than never.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Zelenskyy: While our teams are meeting in Florida, US President is having conversation with Kremlin leader responsible for this war. I believe they are simply using our team as a cover...clearly not acting in good faith as a partner. And this, in my view, is a weak decision from strong partners.

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Yael Schacher
@yaelschacher.bsky.social

I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.

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Dhruv Mehrotra
@dmehro.bsky.social

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

An absolutely brutal and barbaric Russian strike on passenger buses in Kramatorsk,Donetsk region At least 30 people were killed.The death toll may rise.Some of the victims have still not been identified because of the severity of their injuries.Bodies are lying scattered across the street 📹Suspilne