Amarnath Amarasingam
@amaramarasingam.bsky.social
Prof @ Queen's University | Work: Extremist/social movements, religion and politics, diaspora politics, conspiracy theories, online communities, MENA, South Asia | Hip-Hop is Life 🎤
Merry Donald J. Trump Christmas everyone.
December 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Merry Donald J. Trump Christmas everyone.
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?...
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See
YouTube video by Cory Booker
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December 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?...
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CBS is cooked. It's been a few decades coming but we are witnessing the death of American journalism. Nothing good follows in the aftermath of that.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
CBS is cooked. It's been a few decades coming but we are witnessing the death of American journalism. Nothing good follows in the aftermath of that.
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No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.
“We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.
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Giving you an extra special bonus episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, Rick Wilson is joined by special guest Chris Whipple of Vanity Fair, the reporter who just detonated Trumpworld with his explosive reporting on Susie Wiles.
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
BREAKING: Wiles’ Secrets Exposed with Chris Whipple
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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December 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Giving you an extra special bonus episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, Rick Wilson is joined by special guest Chris Whipple of Vanity Fair, the reporter who just detonated Trumpworld with his explosive reporting on Susie Wiles.
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
Beautiful tribute to Rob Reiner, which explains why Trump felt the need to post what he did: no one will say anything like this about him when he's gone. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/p...
The Tragic Death and Enduring Legacy of Rob Reiner
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Beautiful tribute to Rob Reiner, which explains why Trump felt the need to post what he did: no one will say anything like this about him when he's gone. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/p...
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“This is a student who did nothing wrong on a campus that is already in mourning,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the "enraging" story of right-wing figures falsely claiming with zero evidence the Brown University gunman was a Palestinian student.
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“This is a student who did nothing wrong on a campus that is already in mourning,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the "enraging" story of right-wing figures falsely claiming with zero evidence the Brown University gunman was a Palestinian student.
My buddy JM told me about this when we met recently, and I've been dying to read it since.
December 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
My buddy JM told me about this when we met recently, and I've been dying to read it since.
The Kennedy Center's board, made up of loyalists with Trump as chair, voted to rename the institution “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex “the Trump Kennedy Center.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Kennedy Center's board, made up of loyalists with Trump as chair, voted to rename the institution “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Q: By any metric, the Israelis are flouting the ceasefire Trump negotiated by killing an average of 2 children a day, not allowing aid into Gaza. How long can the Israelis be allowed to show such disrespect to President Trump?
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Q: By any metric, the Israelis are flouting the ceasefire Trump negotiated by killing an average of 2 children a day, not allowing aid into Gaza. How long can the Israelis be allowed to show such disrespect to President Trump?
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
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People are rightly highlighting all of the ways that Wolf is a crank, but I'd like to remind people that back in 2012, Wolf published a mind-numbingly dumb book about vaginas and Nursing Clio devoted a whole week of posts debunking all the stupid things she wrote.
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
People are rightly highlighting all of the ways that Wolf is a crank, but I'd like to remind people that back in 2012, Wolf published a mind-numbingly dumb book about vaginas and Nursing Clio devoted a whole week of posts debunking all the stupid things she wrote.
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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Thanks, Oprah.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thanks, Oprah.
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Everyone is 12
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Everyone is 12
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I would like to recognize the good work of the photo caption writer in this story about convicted terrorist Matthew Althorpe:
"Matthew Althorpe, seen here in his room in his mother's basement, pleaded guilty in October to terrorism offences."
Feral.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/can...
"Matthew Althorpe, seen here in his room in his mother's basement, pleaded guilty in October to terrorism offences."
Feral.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/can...
Canadian neo-Nazi was ‘man behind the curtain’ of global terror attacks, Crown says, calling for 20-year sentence
Niagara man Matthew Althorpe “unleashed something that cannot be stopped,” a prosecutor told the judge.
www.thestar.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I would like to recognize the good work of the photo caption writer in this story about convicted terrorist Matthew Althorpe:
"Matthew Althorpe, seen here in his room in his mother's basement, pleaded guilty in October to terrorism offences."
Feral.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/can...
"Matthew Althorpe, seen here in his room in his mother's basement, pleaded guilty in October to terrorism offences."
Feral.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/can...
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I will be leading Queen’s University’s contributions to the AMALTHEA project, a 3 year, €3.11 million Horizon Europe initiative on gender and extremism. This is the first Horizon Europe award in Queen’s University’s history.
www.queensu.ca/cidp/press/q...
www.queensu.ca/cidp/press/q...
Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy Announces New European Research Project | Centre for International and Defence Policy
Dec. 15 2025 | Press Release | Announcing New European Research Project (AMALTHEA)
www.queensu.ca
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I will be leading Queen’s University’s contributions to the AMALTHEA project, a 3 year, €3.11 million Horizon Europe initiative on gender and extremism. This is the first Horizon Europe award in Queen’s University’s history.
www.queensu.ca/cidp/press/q...
www.queensu.ca/cidp/press/q...
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Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
The Rules of Grief
The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.
www.readtpa.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
Australia's domestic intelligence agency, ASIO, examined one of the Bondi Beach gunmen six years ago over his close ties to a Sydney-based Islamic State (IS) terrorism cell, the ABC understands. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
ASIO examined Bondi Beach gunman in 2019 for ties to Islamic State cell
Australia's domestic intelligence agency, ASIO, examined one of the Bondi Beach gunmen six years ago for his close ties to a Sydney-based Islamic State terrorism cell, the ABC understands.
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Australia's domestic intelligence agency, ASIO, examined one of the Bondi Beach gunmen six years ago over his close ties to a Sydney-based Islamic State (IS) terrorism cell, the ABC understands. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Amid a cholera outbreak that sickened 36,000 and killed 600+, a USAID-funded clinic saved lives with 62-cent IV bags. Then the funding was cut and the clinic closed by the Trump administration. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Amid a cholera outbreak that sickened 36,000 and killed 600+, a USAID-funded clinic saved lives with 62-cent IV bags. Then the funding was cut and the clinic closed by the Trump administration. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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A treasure from beginning to end. An irreplaceable loss.
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A treasure from beginning to end. An irreplaceable loss.
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Crushing. Rob gave us so much laughter & joy. From the Smothers Brothers to "All in the Family" to wonderful movies ("Princess Bride, "Spinal Tap"). And he was a passionate progressive advocate—and a great guy, full of stories and enthusiasm, to spend time with. A horrific end to a horrific weekend.
“Our sources say the two suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. The LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating.”
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele Found Dead in Their L.A. Home with Knife Wounds
Rob Reiner -- the legendary director -- and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died ... TMZ has confirmed.
www.tmz.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Crushing. Rob gave us so much laughter & joy. From the Smothers Brothers to "All in the Family" to wonderful movies ("Princess Bride, "Spinal Tap"). And he was a passionate progressive advocate—and a great guy, full of stories and enthusiasm, to spend time with. A horrific end to a horrific weekend.
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Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
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Bondi beach shooting live updates
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Bondi terror attack: full report
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What we know so far about the shooting in Australia
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
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At least two people are dead and eight are in “critical status, though stable” at Rhode Island Hospital after a shooting at Brown University, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said. No suspects are in custody. Follow live updates.
At least 2 dead, 8 injured after shooting at Brown University, Providence mayor says. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
Mayor Brett Smiley said in an evening press conference that officials do not have a shooter in custody.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
At least two people are dead and eight are in “critical status, though stable” at Rhode Island Hospital after a shooting at Brown University, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said. No suspects are in custody. Follow live updates.