The Catch-All: ICYMI May 25-31

Hello everyone, I hope you had a good week. Turns out my school semester isn't going to lighten up next week, but I'm still committed to getting an analysis piece written for you fine folks, so keep your eyes on your inbox!

In the meantime, lots of news this week, but I lapsed on a lot of World, US and Canadian news, so my bad there.

News Round-up

Ontario

Doug Ford’s chief of staff used private email for ‘political discussions’, Colin D'Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News (May 27)

Tory insiders say fear of a Pierre Poilievre victory has Doug Ford considering an early election call, Robert Benzie, Toronto Star (May 27)

Ford’s chief of staff appears to omit texts in public disclosure, Isaac Callan and Coln D'Mello, Global News (May 29)

Beer and wine could cost up to 50% more when it hits Ontario convenience stores, experts say, Josh Rubin, Toronto Star (May 30)

Ford suggests immigrants to blame for shooting at Jewish school, CBC News (May 30)

Toronto police say they will not clear U of T encampment without court order, Ben Cohen, Toronto Star (May 31)

Canada

5% of women at military colleges report being sexually attacked, Ashley Burke, CBC News (May 29)

I Went To Jesse Brown’s Talk On ‘Antisemitism In Canadian Media’, Davide Mastracci, The Maple (May 30)

B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead following prison attack, Todd Coyne, CTV News (May 31)

US

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown, Colleen Long and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press (May 30)

Donald Trump found guilty of all 34 charges in hush money trial, Kara Scannel, Lauren Del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (May 31)

World

130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege, Gladys Kigo, BBC News (May 26)

Slovenia Announces That It Will Recognize the Palestinian State, Telesur (May 30)

Israel-Palestine

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed, Harry Davies, Bethan McKernan, Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport, The Guardian (May 28)

Haaretz stories cast doubt on health of Israel’s ‘democracy’, Al Jazeera (May 30)

Israel ends three-week offensive in north Gaza town, Raffi Berg, BBC News (May 31)

US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official, Julian Borger, The Guardian (May 31)

'Haunted by failure': Israel sees marked decline in soldiers' willingness to serve, The Cradle (May 31)

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city, Julia Frankel, Associated Press (May 31)

COVID

New COVID-19 subvariants become the dominant strains in Canada, Hunter Crowther, CTV News (May 28)

COVID can cause new health problems to appear years after infection, according to a study of more than 130,000 patients, Carolyn Barber, Fortune (May 30)

[South Australia] hospital system at breaking point amid surge in COVID and flu, Andrea Nicolas, 7News (May 31)

‘They bungled it:’ NIH documents reveal how $1.6 billion Long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals, Betsy Ladyzhets, The Sick Times (May 31)

Tech

CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information, Sharon Adarlo, Futurism (May 25)

Google Researchers Say AI Now Leading Disinformation Vector (and Are Severely Undercounting the Problem), Emanuel Maiberg, 404 Media (May 28)

Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real, Mia Sato, The Verge (May 29)

Vox Media, The Atlantic Strike Deals With OpenAI, Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter (May 29)

All Eyes on Rafah’s Virality Creates Market for AI Spam About Palestine, Jason Koebler, 404 Media (May 30)

AV Corner

Podcast: Episode 81 with Tracy A from Cross Dog - The Miserable Failure Podcast
Video: Capitalism Caused The Salem Witch Trials - Atun-Shei Films
Music: Wrong - NoMeansNo (It's finally on streaming!)