Derek Henry Flood
@derekhenryflood.bsky.social
Youtube channel: @FabledCity
Somewhere between Westphalia and Hobbes- Middle East, Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Somewhere between Westphalia and Hobbes- Middle East, Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
So much for Western engagement with a post-Assad Syria.
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
So much for Western engagement with a post-Assad Syria.
A ceasefire for Gaza deal did not include Yemen.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels say military chief of staff killed after repeated Israeli strikes targeting leaders.
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A ceasefire for Gaza deal did not include Yemen.
This sounds like DOGE-lite.
News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."
One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."
One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This sounds like DOGE-lite.
Interesting especially as according to Kremlin lore there have been no such abductions.
🇺🇸 🇷🇺 US First Lady Melania Trump said Friday she had been communicating with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the fate of children abducted by Russia in the Ukraine war.
➡️ u.afp.com/SmuG
➡️ u.afp.com/SmuG
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Interesting especially as according to Kremlin lore there have been no such abductions.
I'm all for DDR for the IDF once the dust has settled.
"A transition to sustainable peace in #Gaza lacks four elements: (1) a mutually hurting stalemate; (2) effective leadership on both sides; (3) committed international guarantors; and (4) a viable DDR program for disarmament amid an open-ended IDF withdrawal plan"
youtu.be/7GhxRS9ohgs
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What is next for the Palestinian resistance movements? | Inside Story
YouTube video by Dr Andreas Krieg
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October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm all for DDR for the IDF once the dust has settled.
Test display of the towers of light. New York on the eve of the 24th anniversary of 9/11.
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Test display of the towers of light. New York on the eve of the 24th anniversary of 9/11.
If this isn't settled out of court it may be a major development for 9/11 families. www.propublica.org/article/saud...
Sept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules
Information uncovered by plaintiffs has already undermined the FBI’s conclusion that two U.S.-based Saudi officials “unwittingly” helped al-Qaida hijackers after they arrived in America.
www.propublica.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If this isn't settled out of court it may be a major development for 9/11 families. www.propublica.org/article/saud...
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
August 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
The fact that this was triggered by a far right nutjob who simply posted on X with faux rage says a lot about America's political race to the bottom.
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly
The United States Military Academy abruptly ended the appointment of Jen Easterly to a high-profile academic position in West Point’s Department of Social Sciences, according to a memorandum issued We...
cyberscoop.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The fact that this was triggered by a far right nutjob who simply posted on X with faux rage says a lot about America's political race to the bottom.
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
@charlottetklein.bsky.social on the closing down of Pencil Facrory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This poignant piece makes oddly wistful for post 9/11, pre pandemic NYC, a place we can never return to. www.grubstreet.com/article/penc...
Good-bye to Pencil Factory
And to the version of Greenpoint that made it possible in the first place.
www.grubstreet.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@charlottetklein.bsky.social on the closing down of Pencil Facrory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This poignant piece makes oddly wistful for post 9/11, pre pandemic NYC, a place we can never return to. www.grubstreet.com/article/penc...
Very sobering pod with @profgalloway.com &
@ksadjadpour.bsky.social where the latter breaks down the moribund "marg bar Amrika, marg bar Israel" ("death to America, death to Israel") organizing ideology of a doddering Khamenei in #iran youtu.be/6qN2ANdWpd0?...
@ksadjadpour.bsky.social where the latter breaks down the moribund "marg bar Amrika, marg bar Israel" ("death to America, death to Israel") organizing ideology of a doddering Khamenei in #iran youtu.be/6qN2ANdWpd0?...
Inside Iran’s Fragile Regime — with Karim Sadjadpour | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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June 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Very sobering pod with @profgalloway.com &
@ksadjadpour.bsky.social where the latter breaks down the moribund "marg bar Amrika, marg bar Israel" ("death to America, death to Israel") organizing ideology of a doddering Khamenei in #iran youtu.be/6qN2ANdWpd0?...
@ksadjadpour.bsky.social where the latter breaks down the moribund "marg bar Amrika, marg bar Israel" ("death to America, death to Israel") organizing ideology of a doddering Khamenei in #iran youtu.be/6qN2ANdWpd0?...
Testa del Robot Primitivo (primitive robot head), Italian marble at a gallery in Queens, NYC
June 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Testa del Robot Primitivo (primitive robot head), Italian marble at a gallery in Queens, NYC
According to @haaretzcom.bsky.social #Israel had set up a secret drone base inside #Iran borders well ahead of yesterday's offensive. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel's Mossad activated exploding drones smuggled into Iran long before Friday's strikes
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www.haaretz.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
According to @haaretzcom.bsky.social #Israel had set up a secret drone base inside #Iran borders well ahead of yesterday's offensive. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Interesting @slate piece by @alexkirshner.com & @nitishpahwa.com re how the adoption of this platform has slowed after the X-odus. Question: why don't major sites like Slate have a Bluesky share button? To share stuff on here is all manual copy & paste (far as I can tell) slate.com/technology/2...
This Platform Was Supposed to Replace Twitter. It’s Not Going So Well.
It has more users than ever. So why does it feel so empty?
slate.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Interesting @slate piece by @alexkirshner.com & @nitishpahwa.com re how the adoption of this platform has slowed after the X-odus. Question: why don't major sites like Slate have a Bluesky share button? To share stuff on here is all manual copy & paste (far as I can tell) slate.com/technology/2...
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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
Aside from taking out the Supreme Leader, this is a colossal blow to the regime.
UPDATE Israel's attack on Iran killed the country's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami, local media reported.
"Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the Israeli regime's attack on the IRGC headquarters," Tasnim news agency reported
"Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the Israeli regime's attack on the IRGC headquarters," Tasnim news agency reported
June 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Aside from taking out the Supreme Leader, this is a colossal blow to the regime.
This convo between @risenc.bsky.social and Michael Moynihan on Risen's book Red Scare is so worth your time for anyone who feels compelled to revisit niche Cold War topics. www.youtube.com/live/sN7bQNn...
Red Scare Revisited with Clay Risen (May Day Special) | The Moynihan Report
YouTube video by The Moynihan Report
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This convo between @risenc.bsky.social and Michael Moynihan on Risen's book Red Scare is so worth your time for anyone who feels compelled to revisit niche Cold War topics. www.youtube.com/live/sN7bQNn...
@bbcstever.bsky.social on the rehabilitation of not only Stalin but of the failed Soviet empire project as whole. Like an aging movie studio out of fresh ideas trying to bank on a tired formulaic franchise: bbc.com/news/videos/...
Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia's attempt to reshape history
A brand new statue of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow.
bbc.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
@bbcstever.bsky.social on the rehabilitation of not only Stalin but of the failed Soviet empire project as whole. Like an aging movie studio out of fresh ideas trying to bank on a tired formulaic franchise: bbc.com/news/videos/...
I cannot wait for my next roadtrip to listen to the new @ricksteves.bsky.social audio book about his travels during the tail end of the hippie trail (IE 1978). www.amazon.com/arya/webplay...
Audible Cloud Player
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May 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I cannot wait for my next roadtrip to listen to the new @ricksteves.bsky.social audio book about his travels during the tail end of the hippie trail (IE 1978). www.amazon.com/arya/webplay...
New YouTube short where I install my photography from the early years of the terror wars on the streets of Brooklyn-Photo game #shorts #streetart #Brooklyn
youtube.com/shorts/kPPG4...
youtube.com/shorts/kPPG4...
Photo game #shorts #streetart #Brooklyn
YouTube video by Fabled City
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May 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
New YouTube short where I install my photography from the early years of the terror wars on the streets of Brooklyn-Photo game #shorts #streetart #Brooklyn
youtube.com/shorts/kPPG4...
youtube.com/shorts/kPPG4...
I cannot fathom Erdogan actually freeing Ocalan, www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband
There are calls for an amnesty for PKK prisoners, after the end of its 40-year insurgency against Turkey.
www.bbc.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I cannot fathom Erdogan actually freeing Ocalan, www.bbc.com/news/article...
Manhattan, mid spring, 2025
May 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Manhattan, mid spring, 2025