@DFisman

Physician-epidemiologist, inactive account

 Toronto, Canada
dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/fisman-david-n/
Joined February 2019
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Morgan Grenfell@Corruptario4eva13h
We wrote about the legislation that has effectively ended municipal democracy in Ontario. It's quite incredible. No one I talk to in Ontario knows anything about it. corruptario.ca/why-your-mayo…
Dave Gray-Donald@dgrdon16h
Chow hasn't once used the veto available in the "strong mayor powers." Bradford said in 2023 he would use the powers, and this election he's dodged questions about it. Ryan Kelpin on how Bradford could override council and reshape the government: thegrindmag.ca/can-bradford-…

Can Bradford Be Trusted with the Strong Mayor Powers?

Mayor Olivia Chow has barely used the “strong mayor powers,” aside from the ones she is forced to use by law. But challenger Brad Bradford previously campaigned on using the powers to override city…

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I for one would like to take this moment to thank @nytimes for their incisive coverage of Hillary Clinton’s email server
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David Fisman
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On the other hand we don’t have that much dysentery in Toronto
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theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… Getting my grubby little paws on actual evidence.

Opinion: You called me a bad feminist. I was actually Sherlock Holmes

Why was I interested in the case of Steven Galloway? Because there were so many questions that needed to be answered

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Nyx
@Nyx_Tech_AIOct 23
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Gmail Users Need to Read This! If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google’s AI is now rifling through your inbox emails and attachments, bank statements, tax docs, medical letters, the whole stack. It was enabled by default, and that quiet rollout is now facing a class-action lawsuit. Here are 5 steps to turn it off because the kill switch is buried in two different spots:
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blogTO
@blogTO19h
Ontario residents could soon keep their ID cards on their phones blogto.com/tech/2026/10/onta…

Ontario residents could soon keep their ID cards on their phones

The Ontario government is taking the first steps toward introducing digital identification cards, which will give residents the option of keeping the…

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unusual_whales
@unusual_whales21h
BREAKING: OpenAI’s autonomous AI systems have tried to prevent employees from monitoring their actions, and the company is not sure why, per NBC
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Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendziorFeb 27
"I've said since 2017 that Kushner is my litmus test of whether the US is an entrenched mafia state, and we keep failing. He is not an official member of the US government, but we are not really ruled by the US government: we are ruled by a shadow government, and he is a reigning member." More below:
Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendziorFeb 27
The answers to my new Q & A are up! I answer reader questions about Epstein in depth. Also: AI, Kushner, war, and much more. Lots of info so please share if you find it helpful. Thanks! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p…
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On the other hand we don’t have that much dysentery in Toronto
Tom Parkin@TomPark1n19h
John Tory on Brad’s water scheme: “you do lose a degree of control when you send it off to one of these even publicly owned corporations…if it ain't broke don't fix it. I mean you know - if the water turns on, it’s clean, it's safe, it's among the best in North America."
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Tina Yazdani
@TinaYazdani20h
For those asking, here’s the link to Sabrina’s GoFundMe: gofund.me/bcb857f5b

Donate to GoFundSabrina and her life-saving cancer treatment, organized by Sam Murray

Please help my friend Sabrina access revolutionary new immunotherapy t… Sam Murray needs your support for GoFundSabrina and her life-saving cancer treatment

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Tina Yazdani
@TinaYazdaniOct 20
NEW: An Ontario cancer patient is taking the Ford government to court for refusing to fund a U.S. treatment that could save her life. "People are just being told to die." The government pointed to cost savings as one of the reasons it is limiting which patients can receive funding for out-of-country treatments. Story: thetrillium.ca/news/health/p…
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Truly, you elect a bunch of criminals, why would you expect them to respect the results of an election that votes them out?
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Whichever tree is backed by the ‘Ndrangheta
David Rider@dmrider21h
Toronto’s Tree of the Year is …
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Morgan Grenfell@Corruptario4eva19h
In Toronto, all of the hospitals run fake job ads for nurses constantly. They also run fake "job fairs" for nurses. They do this to try and placate the overworked nurses. "See! We're trying to hire." They are not. There's no nurse shortage, there are no funds to hire nurses.
Ashley Fox RPN@AshleyFoxRPN23h
How can Ontario spend money advertising health-care worker recruitment while hospitals are reporting nursing cuts? The Health Ministry spent more than $13.3 million on advertising in 2025–26, including $1.94 million on health-care worker recruitment. #onpoli
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In the Mayoral debate Brad Bradford just brought up Ontario Place & how Chow couldn’t stop Ford. Bradford didn’t say *a single word* in defence of Ontario Place when it was under attack & worse than that had StrategyCorp lobbyists on his team who are part of Team Therme! #topoli
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Kate@DrKateTOOct 22
Very interesting thread here about Brad Bradford’s water plans for the City of Toronto from an Economics professor at U of T.
Rob Gillezeau@robgillezeauOct 21
I've generally avoided commenting on the municipal race in Toronto, but this claim touches a nerve. Bradford's approach is pretty much the opposite of financially reasonable, taking a tight budgetary situation and dramatically worsening it on both the expenditure & revenue sides.
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Can't wait for Stan Cho to lecture me about how much of a waste of money I am to tax payers. 👍
Ashley Fox RPN@AshleyFoxRPNOct 23
Oh good grief. #onpoli
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I use the Toronto Public Library. One candidate got all 100 Toronto Public Library branches open 7 days a week and with longer hours.
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What say you @MarkJCarney @juliedabrusin At what point does obvious, ubiquitous public corruption make a mockery of nation-building efforts?
David Fisman
@DFismanOct 22
Just spitballing but maybe we could have laws, and some sort of justice-focussed organization that investigates and prosecutes people who break them
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David Fisman retweeted
Michael Weiss
@michaeldweissOct 22
Dutch intel got into SVR (Cozy Bear) computers and watched via remote cameras as Russian hackers exfiltrated DNC data in real time. Our unacknowledged Sixth Eye in Five Eyes survived the 2016 crisis. They’ll be okay. And all they allegedly did here was recruit a GRU spy with treasure.
Constanze Stelzenmüller@ConStelzOct 22
Thoughts, prayers for the Dutch Embassy in this difficult moment
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Michael Weiss
@michaeldweissOct 22
Kushner denies the story but does not threaten to take legal action against Cole or Vanity Fair. Given the gravity of the allegations, that decision will only draw more scrutiny.
Jared Kushner
@jaredkushnerOct 22
The allegations made by this author are completely insane, categorically false, and never happened. We denied every one of these claims on the record, yet the author failed to provide a single shred of evidence to substantiate any of them. No bank statements, wire transfer records, account numbers, transaction dates, or other verifiable details were provided to support these extraordinary accusations. During the period in question, I was one of the most scrutinized people in the world, subjected to intense media coverage, multiple congressional investigations, and a special counsel investigation. I voluntarily cooperated with these investigations, providing over 30 hours of testimony. None of these allegations ever surfaced, because none of these events ever happened. These are outrageous fabrications being presented as investigative journalism. This is not journalism. It is a mixture of fantasy, fiction, and advocacy, written by someone who is either deeply disturbed or acting with sinister intent.
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