Russia’s “Merchant of Death,” Viktor Bout, threatens nuclear war + strikes against NATO with Alex Jones. Classic Kremlin escalation propaganda that frames Russia as victim, NATO as aggressor, and support for Ukraine as reckless. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Vladimir Kara-Murza and Bill Browder will be appearing at the committee in the first hour. @marcuskolga.bsky.social is appearing in the 2nd hour. #cdnpoli #russiaIsATerroristState

Great to see Canada’s MFA, Anita Anand, in Tallinn tomorrow to inaugurate Canada’s embassy in Estonia. It was an honour to help lead the advocacy to establish the embassy + I remain grateful to @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social for her leadership in advancing it. arvamus.postimees.ee/8473865/marc...

Posted over on FB by disinformation scholar @marcuskolga.bsky.social. Russia's interest in Alberta separatism. #cdnpoli #ableg

Russia has no “right” to attack NATO. This narrative is designed to intimidate Western publics and weaken support for Ukraine. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Russkaya Obshina is Putin’s version of the Nazi SA: a violent, Kremlin and ROC aligned group whose members carry out vigilante raids + physical attacks against migrants, ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community, and those opposed to Vladimir Putin. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Russia is still there - every day - killing people in #Ukraine. Never normalize this war. Never look away.

A warning to Canadians that foreign adversaries, petty hucksters and MAGAsphere influencers are seeking to exploit the Alberta separatist and 51st state issues. We must prepare for an intensification of this threat. disinfowatch.org/foreign-inte...

This report from @marcuskolga.bsky.social is very much worth a full read. It also challenges our understanding of foreign interference, because US engagement with Alberta separatism is overt (not covert) and yet is still detrimental to Canada's interests. 🤔 disinfowatch.org/wp-content/u...

Missing from the headline and lede: “Russia has been running what CSIS describes as a combination of espionage, attempted sabotage and disinformation” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Brand new Canadian Senate report on Russian information and influence operations finds "Russia’s disinformation poses an urgent threat to Canada’s national security, democratic institutions and social cohesion." Thank you Senators Kutcher, Yussuff and Dasko. sencanada.ca/en/info-page...

LUTNICK: It is outrageous that Canada will not put US spirits on the shelf. It is insulting and disrespectful to America SHAHEEN: They won't do it because of the insults from this president and comments like yours

Honoured to testify before Parliament about transnational repression - especially alongside courageous voices like @therchinsherap and Maria Cheung. Thanks to @shuvaloymajumdar for asking about the pressing need for Parliament to pass @jamesbezan’s Magnitsky amendment bill S219.

Refreshing to chat about the threat of health related foreign influence with people on the real front lines: medical professionals + leaders who protect our health + nearly 1,500 in the room. Terrific discussion w/ the ever-inspiring Tim Caulfield, Sen Kutcher + @formerantivax.bsky.social

RT is laundering Tucker Carlson’s calls for regime change in Canada, annexation as the “51st state,” and stoking Alberta grievance politics. This is how foreign propaganda attacks Canadian unity, sovereignty + inflames separation narratives. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/tuck...

A typically repulsive Medvedev and RT attack on Estonian + Ukrainian territorial integrity laced with misogynistic hate directed @kajakallas.bsky.social

Former Russian President Medvedev + RT are pushing Russian neo-imperial narratives targeting Estonia’s sovereignty + Ukraine’s territorial integrity. They mix historical falsification with misogynistic attacks on Kaja Kallas to legitimize Kremlin revanchism. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

Canada’s Parliament recognized the PRC’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide in 2021. Now a former Conservative, and sitting Liberal Canadian MP appears to reject the existence of forced labour camps in Xinjiang. Utterly appalling. youtu.be/gN46IJ1EH2U?...

I had the great pleasure and privilege of speaking with Brazilian journalists, civil society leaders, and government officials about Canada’s experience with foreign information and influence operations this week. Canada ignored these threats for too long; I hope Brazil can learn from our mistakes.

Resuming our🧵”Fascist Russia is a Threat to Canada”, see the great @kyivindependent.com article👇- it cites @marcuskolga.bsky.social that Moscow has escalated influence ops in 🇨🇦. As @stankutcher.sencanada.ca rightly notes: "We may not think we're at war with Russia, but Russia is at war with us."

Dan Boeckner est un tankie raciste. Il supportait l'invasion de l'Ukraine.

Arcade Fire guitarist launches apallignly hateful anti-Estonian and misogynistic attack on former PM Kaja Kallas: estonianworld.com/life/a-canad...

Thinking of the innocent lives stolen, and the terror millions have endured in Ukraine and across the Middle East, fueled by Iran’s Shahed drones and weapons of terror. International law failed to protect them. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

“Cipher is a human-in-the-loop AI agent system that requires a user to oversee the process to detect Russian disinformation campaigns in English.” Quotes @marcuskolga.bsky.social kyivindependent.com/canadian-ai-...

Rapid and persistent AI assisted monitoring and analysis of foreign authoritarian disinformation can enable rapid, preemptive inoculation against emerging narratives. Great to see Canada’s Cipher AI’s capabilities highlighted by the Kyiv Independent: kyivindependent.com/canadian-ai-...

Proud to be part of a Canadian team developing an AI tool to detect and counter online disinformation. We need scalable AI to detect and counter information warfare in real time. Builds on years work at DisinfoWatch to strengthen our ability to expose + respond fast. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Russia is weaponizing -20°C cold to kill civilians by destroying Ukraine’s power, heat, and water. There’s no time for expressions of concern. The West must establish a humanitarian SkyShield over Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨The pro-Kremlin Pravda network is amplifying false claims about Alberta separatism, including a MAGA fantasy “+2 U.S. senators” payoff. Alberta isn’t a U.S. state. Kremlin-aligned disinfo targeting Canadian unity. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/mosc...

Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Defensive and democratic preparedness isn’t panic, it’s part of deterrence. Canada must follow the Estonian, Swedish and Finnish examples to prepare Canadians for future crisis and conflict and establish a civil defence corps. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Engler’s NDP candidacy was rightly rejected for “echoing ‘Russian state propaganda’” about Ukraine and NATO. “The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute” is equally active in spreading such narratives. Good move by the NDP. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

🚨 DisinfoWatch has identified a Russian-linked Pravda disinformation network amplifying Alberta secessionist events. The Pravda network amplifies Kremlin narratives to stoke division and undermine Canada’s cohesion, and among allied democratic nations. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Vladimir Putin expresses Russia’s “commitment to peace” every night by bombing Ukrainian cities and terrorizing, freezing, and killing civilians — and Trump, along with his real estate agent Witkoff, is enabling it. My two cents for CTV News last night: youtu.be/aSKt5mt_ZVQ?...

A painfully obvious warning of the coming tsunami of MAGA- and Trump-aligned influence operations targeting Canada’s national cohesion.

Trump: "RECORD NUMBERS ALL OVER THE PLACE! SHOULD I TRY FOR A FOURTH TERM?"

So according to Nora Loreto, Chrystia Freeland is responsible for a million casualties in Ukraine. Not Putin who invaded Ukraine and refused every call for a ceasefire. The queen of bad takes.

A vulgar and explicit threat against Canada this morning. Canadians must prepare now to defend our nationhood and sovereignty.

Donald Trump associate, Steve Bannon, claims Canada is “hostile” to the United States and central to “Hemispheric defence” — echoing a broader narrative that paints Canada as a strategic threat rather than a partner. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/bann...

RT falsely claims Canada will declare war on the US over Greenland, allegedly citing PM Mark Carney. This is entirely fabricated. Canada supports Greenland’s sovereignty through diplomacy and not war. It's designed to divide allies and incite panic. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-f...

University of Regina's Dr. @brianmcquinn.bsky.social and @marcuskolga.bsky.social say that Canada, like our Baltic allies in Europe, must prepare for what is looking increasingly like an inevitability: war with Russia. Read more in @ca.theconversation.com: bit.ly/45fI9g2

Canada must learn from Estonia + Baltic allies to prepare for Russian aggression: sabotage, airspace violations, cyberattacks, and relentless information campaigns. No longer if, but when. theconversation.com/canada-at-wa...

Canada’s global standing is stronger and our values more respected by allies thanks to @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social Freeland's leadership. My view from 2018 still holds - principled foreign policy matters. Thank you Chrystia! macdonaldlaurier.ca/chrystia-fre...

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Russians carried out a massive ballistic missile and strike UAV attack on Kyiv. There are four dead and ten injured. –Mayor Vitali Klitschko There is widespread damage to critical infrastructure and power failures in some parts of the capital.

This attack - involving ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as countless drones - has now been going on for almost five hours…

The newly U.S.-approved head of the Maduro mafia regime is escalating repression, detaining journalists and intimidating citizens. Nothing “transitional” about authoritarian continuity. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Kremlin has declared travel bans on 28 Canadians, falsely labelling them as promoting “neo-Nazis” in a baseless effort to discredit and silence critics, distort history, and justify aggression. Zero evidence - 100% disinformation. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Now do Lukashenka and Putin.

RT says Mariupol’s theatre “reopened” after a Ukrainian attack. The truth: it was destroyed by a Russian airstrike on civilians. Kremlin disinformation doesn't need facts - it just needs a stage. 🎭 disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-c...

The Kremlin claims that Ukraine attacked Putin’s house with drones. Russia offers nothing but empty accusations: 91 drones, ZERO evidence. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/lavr...