Youssef Chouhoud
@chouhoud.bsky.social
Arab and Muslim public opinion, MENA, Religion & Politics, Race & Ethnicity
Associate Professor, Political Science, Christopher Newport University
إسكندراني / Brooklynite
#YNWA
www.chouhoud.com
Associate Professor, Political Science, Christopher Newport University
إسكندراني / Brooklynite
#YNWA
www.chouhoud.com
"Deported Military Veterans" is a category that captures much of what is bleak, loathsome, and dishonorable at this moment
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Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans
As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Deported Military Veterans" is a category that captures much of what is bleak, loathsome, and dishonorable at this moment
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
This video was posted to the official @democrats.org TikTok page. On one hand, nice of them to acknowledge the biggest star in the party at the moment.
On the other hand…this video makes NO SENSE. Why in the world would you feature a Kendrick Lamar song—and uncensored at that!!
Genuinely baffling
On the other hand…this video makes NO SENSE. Why in the world would you feature a Kendrick Lamar song—and uncensored at that!!
Genuinely baffling
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This video was posted to the official @democrats.org TikTok page. On one hand, nice of them to acknowledge the biggest star in the party at the moment.
On the other hand…this video makes NO SENSE. Why in the world would you feature a Kendrick Lamar song—and uncensored at that!!
Genuinely baffling
On the other hand…this video makes NO SENSE. Why in the world would you feature a Kendrick Lamar song—and uncensored at that!!
Genuinely baffling
You know, not everything has to be A/B tested
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You know, not everything has to be A/B tested
Your turn, Schumer
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Your turn, Schumer
This is one heck of a piece to publish in the same week that two women win gubernatorial races and (relatedly) amidst a swelling MAGA outcry to repeal the 19th amendment (you know, the one that gave women the right to vote)
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is one heck of a piece to publish in the same week that two women win gubernatorial races and (relatedly) amidst a swelling MAGA outcry to repeal the 19th amendment (you know, the one that gave women the right to vote)
Reposted by Youssef Chouhoud
This is what we find in the polling data, it’s the biggest source of the polling errors that are hard to correct for, and the shifts around the edges of partisanship are slow.
How can these two seemingly contradictory things about US politics both be true?
1. Partisanship is calcified.
2. Election outcomes are thermostatic.
TURNOUT. It’s not the same people who vote every time. Mobilizing, organizing, educating, party infrastructure—it all matters.
1. Partisanship is calcified.
2. Election outcomes are thermostatic.
TURNOUT. It’s not the same people who vote every time. Mobilizing, organizing, educating, party infrastructure—it all matters.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is what we find in the polling data, it’s the biggest source of the polling errors that are hard to correct for, and the shifts around the edges of partisanship are slow.
I went to a magnet middle school in Brooklyn. My creative writing teacher was Debra Messing's aunt.
All that to say, everyone from NY has a story about some C-list celebrity in the news.
All that to say, everyone from NY has a story about some C-list celebrity in the news.
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I went to a magnet middle school in Brooklyn. My creative writing teacher was Debra Messing's aunt.
All that to say, everyone from NY has a story about some C-list celebrity in the news.
All that to say, everyone from NY has a story about some C-list celebrity in the news.
The question right now is whether Dem leaders opt to appease their donors or align w/ their voters.
A clear majority of the Dem electorate support Palestinians for the first time.
If doing right by a long suffering people was not enough, perhaps empirics and election results can shift Dem elites.
A clear majority of the Dem electorate support Palestinians for the first time.
If doing right by a long suffering people was not enough, perhaps empirics and election results can shift Dem elites.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The question right now is whether Dem leaders opt to appease their donors or align w/ their voters.
A clear majority of the Dem electorate support Palestinians for the first time.
If doing right by a long suffering people was not enough, perhaps empirics and election results can shift Dem elites.
A clear majority of the Dem electorate support Palestinians for the first time.
If doing right by a long suffering people was not enough, perhaps empirics and election results can shift Dem elites.
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
“…Muslims are not just part of this nation’s civic fabric, we help shape it,” Chouhoud said. “For years, American Muslims have worked to show that we belong in this society. Mamdani is showing that we belong in the halls of power, and that we’re ready to lead.”
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Mamdani's historic win as New York City's mayor sparks excitement and hope among many US Muslims
Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York City’s mayoral race victory has sparked excitement and hope among many American Muslims
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November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“…Muslims are not just part of this nation’s civic fabric, we help shape it,” Chouhoud said. “For years, American Muslims have worked to show that we belong in this society. Mamdani is showing that we belong in the halls of power, and that we’re ready to lead.”
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Arguendo...
Let's say some millionaires and billionaires actually leave NY. They'd have to sell their homes...to other millionaires and billionaires. But the latter would be making an active choice to live in Mamdani's NY.
Am I missing something? Aren't they just threatening us with a good time??
Let's say some millionaires and billionaires actually leave NY. They'd have to sell their homes...to other millionaires and billionaires. But the latter would be making an active choice to live in Mamdani's NY.
Am I missing something? Aren't they just threatening us with a good time??
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Arguendo...
Let's say some millionaires and billionaires actually leave NY. They'd have to sell their homes...to other millionaires and billionaires. But the latter would be making an active choice to live in Mamdani's NY.
Am I missing something? Aren't they just threatening us with a good time??
Let's say some millionaires and billionaires actually leave NY. They'd have to sell their homes...to other millionaires and billionaires. But the latter would be making an active choice to live in Mamdani's NY.
Am I missing something? Aren't they just threatening us with a good time??
I ain’t down with his politics, but all true New Yorkers recognize that Sliwa is a real one (for better or worse)
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I ain’t down with his politics, but all true New Yorkers recognize that Sliwa is a real one (for better or worse)
Zohran: "(In Arabic) I am from you, and I am for you"
I wish that little Arab boy my parents raised in Brooklyn had this kind of representation.
But I'm just so happy for the all the little immigrant boys and girls across NYC that are standing just a bit taller today.
I wish that little Arab boy my parents raised in Brooklyn had this kind of representation.
But I'm just so happy for the all the little immigrant boys and girls across NYC that are standing just a bit taller today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Zohran: "(In Arabic) I am from you, and I am for you"
I wish that little Arab boy my parents raised in Brooklyn had this kind of representation.
But I'm just so happy for the all the little immigrant boys and girls across NYC that are standing just a bit taller today.
I wish that little Arab boy my parents raised in Brooklyn had this kind of representation.
But I'm just so happy for the all the little immigrant boys and girls across NYC that are standing just a bit taller today.
It really wasn’t that hard to see what was on the horizon months ago.
The administration realized that for many liberals, Palestine was their “exception.”
From the regime’s perspective, Palestine was their proof of concept.
This is what happens when you selectively apply your principles.
The administration realized that for many liberals, Palestine was their “exception.”
From the regime’s perspective, Palestine was their proof of concept.
This is what happens when you selectively apply your principles.
The post-9/11 security state targeted Arabs and Muslims first. It soon begot myriad constrictions of privacy and civil liberties that affected ALL Americans.
Have we learned nothing?
How many more times must Palestine be your exception before you realize that Palestine is their proof of concept?
Have we learned nothing?
How many more times must Palestine be your exception before you realize that Palestine is their proof of concept?
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
September 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It really wasn’t that hard to see what was on the horizon months ago.
The administration realized that for many liberals, Palestine was their “exception.”
From the regime’s perspective, Palestine was their proof of concept.
This is what happens when you selectively apply your principles.
The administration realized that for many liberals, Palestine was their “exception.”
From the regime’s perspective, Palestine was their proof of concept.
This is what happens when you selectively apply your principles.
I think it's important for self-described "liberals" or "leftists" to pay more attention to the parallel reality on the Right.
It's a reality where the Left "freely employs" violence and the BLM protests were a "state-sanctioned...insurrection."
This is NOT fringe.
americanmind.org/salvo/defend...
It's a reality where the Left "freely employs" violence and the BLM protests were a "state-sanctioned...insurrection."
This is NOT fringe.
americanmind.org/salvo/defend...
Defend America from the Un-Americans
We are in a contest in which one side overwhelmingly reserves violence to itself and employs it freely. That side is, of course, the Left.
americanmind.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think it's important for self-described "liberals" or "leftists" to pay more attention to the parallel reality on the Right.
It's a reality where the Left "freely employs" violence and the BLM protests were a "state-sanctioned...insurrection."
This is NOT fringe.
americanmind.org/salvo/defend...
It's a reality where the Left "freely employs" violence and the BLM protests were a "state-sanctioned...insurrection."
This is NOT fringe.
americanmind.org/salvo/defend...
The sheer stupidity of our current moment matches and often exceeds its horrors
September 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The sheer stupidity of our current moment matches and often exceeds its horrors
I haven't entered a Starbucks in nearly 2 years. Not once has the thought crossed my mind that I "miss" anything they offer.
if you live within five miles of any urban area anywhere, you probably have a BEVY of indie cafes from which to choose. they cost the same, taste better, source more ethically, and are probably nicer to their employees. go there instead
July 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I haven't entered a Starbucks in nearly 2 years. Not once has the thought crossed my mind that I "miss" anything they offer.
Hulk Hogan really was the epitome of “live long enough to see yourself become the villain”
July 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hulk Hogan really was the epitome of “live long enough to see yourself become the villain”
A while back, when this judge first crossed my radar, I couldn't help but wonder if she had an Arab background. Turns out, she does...but that's not all!
She is also an alum of my undergrad alma mater @lehighu.bsky.social and--get this--a member of my graduating class!!
Uhh...go Mountain Hawks?
She is also an alum of my undergrad alma mater @lehighu.bsky.social and--get this--a member of my graduating class!!
Uhh...go Mountain Hawks?
New Jersey’s federal judges rejected President Donald Trump’s choice of Alina Habba to serve as U.S. attorney in the state, delivering a sharp rebuke to one of his most controversial Justice Department nominees.
Judges vote to oust former Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
The state’s U.S. district court judges made the announcement in a brief order that did not offer any explanation for their decision.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A while back, when this judge first crossed my radar, I couldn't help but wonder if she had an Arab background. Turns out, she does...but that's not all!
She is also an alum of my undergrad alma mater @lehighu.bsky.social and--get this--a member of my graduating class!!
Uhh...go Mountain Hawks?
She is also an alum of my undergrad alma mater @lehighu.bsky.social and--get this--a member of my graduating class!!
Uhh...go Mountain Hawks?
“Basically, it’s the alsalamualaikum of New York.”
W’alailumalYERRRRR
W’alailumalYERRRRR
July 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Basically, it’s the alsalamualaikum of New York.”
W’alailumalYERRRRR
W’alailumalYERRRRR
Just finished reading Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social
First, *HIGHLY* recommend
Second, loved the shoutout in the epilogue to the work that @alexhanna.bsky.social and her colleagues at @dairinstitute.bsky.social are doing
OpenAI 🤝 Neo-imperialism
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
First, *HIGHLY* recommend
Second, loved the shoutout in the epilogue to the work that @alexhanna.bsky.social and her colleagues at @dairinstitute.bsky.social are doing
OpenAI 🤝 Neo-imperialism
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
Empire of AI by Karen Hao: 9780593657508 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An Instant New York Times Bestseller “Excellent and deeply reported.” —Tim Wu, The New York Times “Startling and intensely researched . . . an essential account of how OpenAI...
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July 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just finished reading Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social
First, *HIGHLY* recommend
Second, loved the shoutout in the epilogue to the work that @alexhanna.bsky.social and her colleagues at @dairinstitute.bsky.social are doing
OpenAI 🤝 Neo-imperialism
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
First, *HIGHLY* recommend
Second, loved the shoutout in the epilogue to the work that @alexhanna.bsky.social and her colleagues at @dairinstitute.bsky.social are doing
OpenAI 🤝 Neo-imperialism
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
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This is a watershed moment.
Everyone who benefits from higher education should be deeply concerned.
Ryan was a moderate who presided over one of the more conservative institutions of higher education.
He followed the law when it comes to DEI. But that wasn't enough. Trump demands absolute fealty.
Everyone who benefits from higher education should be deeply concerned.
Ryan was a moderate who presided over one of the more conservative institutions of higher education.
He followed the law when it comes to DEI. But that wasn't enough. Trump demands absolute fealty.
June 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a watershed moment.
Everyone who benefits from higher education should be deeply concerned.
Ryan was a moderate who presided over one of the more conservative institutions of higher education.
He followed the law when it comes to DEI. But that wasn't enough. Trump demands absolute fealty.
Everyone who benefits from higher education should be deeply concerned.
Ryan was a moderate who presided over one of the more conservative institutions of higher education.
He followed the law when it comes to DEI. But that wasn't enough. Trump demands absolute fealty.
You’ll *never* guess who her top donor was from 2019-2024
(3x more than the #2 donor at that)
(3x more than the #2 donor at that)
Update: Following public backlash, Gillibrand says she “misspoke” when accusing Zohran Mamdani of supporting “global jihad.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
N.Y. Senator 'Misspoke' When She Falsely Claimed Zohran Mamdani Condoned 'Global Jihad'
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office walked back her suggestion that the New York mayoral nominee had supported “global jihad.”
www.rollingstone.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
You’ll *never* guess who her top donor was from 2019-2024
(3x more than the #2 donor at that)
(3x more than the #2 donor at that)