Elmira Bayrasli
@elmirab.bsky.social
CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Interruptrr, a weekly newsletter. https://interruptrr.substack.com
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The middle class is getting smaller in many parts of the world. I was thrilled to be part of this discussion at Davos #wef2026 about why this is happening, where we’re headed and what can be done.
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World Economic Forum
Can We Save the Middle Class?
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January 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The middle class is getting smaller in many parts of the world. I was thrilled to be part of this discussion at Davos #wef2026 about why this is happening, where we’re headed and what can be done.
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Is DEI really dead? 🤔
Explore why abandoning Diversity, Equity & Inclusion could undermine progress, innovation, and resilience backed by data and expert insight with @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr!
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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #SocialProgress
Explore why abandoning Diversity, Equity & Inclusion could undermine progress, innovation, and resilience backed by data and expert insight with @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr!
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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #SocialProgress
Is DEI Dead? Why Diversity Is Now More Essential Than Ever
We challenge the notion that diversity and DEI are just a trend, revealing why abandoning it now poses a severe threat to stability and business. In this episode, guests prove that diversity is the es...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Is DEI really dead? 🤔
Explore why abandoning Diversity, Equity & Inclusion could undermine progress, innovation, and resilience backed by data and expert insight with @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr!
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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #SocialProgress
Explore why abandoning Diversity, Equity & Inclusion could undermine progress, innovation, and resilience backed by data and expert insight with @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr!
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#DEI #Diversity #Inclusion #SocialProgress
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"Serbia’s backing of #Dodik and Croatia’s patronage of Dragan Covic, have entrenched Bosnia’s political dysfunction." @elmirab.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com #BiH
"Serbia’s backing of #Dodik and Croatia’s patronage of Dragan Covic, have entrenched Bosnia’s political dysfunction." @elmirab.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com #BiH
Bosnia’s Unfinished Peace
Growing turmoil in the Balkans threatens European security.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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"Serbia’s backing of #Dodik and Croatia’s patronage of Dragan Covic, have entrenched Bosnia’s political dysfunction." @elmirab.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com #BiH
"Serbia’s backing of #Dodik and Croatia’s patronage of Dragan Covic, have entrenched Bosnia’s political dysfunction." @elmirab.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com #BiH
The stock market has dropped. Maybe now someone will push back on Trump.
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The stock market has dropped. Maybe now someone will push back on Trump.
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Do people even understand what the Fed does? Former Fed chair Janet Yellen says most probably don’t… but the parts of the economy the fed impacts have a huge impact on our lives. Latest episode of Everbody’s Business from @bloomberg.com #economy #yellen #federalreserve #inflation #interestrates
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Do people even understand what the Fed does? Former Fed chair Janet Yellen says most probably don’t… but the parts of the economy the fed impacts have a huge impact on our lives. Latest episode of Everbody’s Business from @bloomberg.com #economy #yellen #federalreserve #inflation #interestrates
Stumbled on this photo of #MLK and Thich Nhat Hanh in this Substack: lnkd.in/edD2-mmM
"For nonviolence to work, activists” have “to work on their states of mind as well as the state of the world.” It's no surprise that service was at the core of MLK's message.
"For nonviolence to work, activists” have “to work on their states of mind as well as the state of the world.” It's no surprise that service was at the core of MLK's message.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Stumbled on this photo of #MLK and Thich Nhat Hanh in this Substack: lnkd.in/edD2-mmM
"For nonviolence to work, activists” have “to work on their states of mind as well as the state of the world.” It's no surprise that service was at the core of MLK's message.
"For nonviolence to work, activists” have “to work on their states of mind as well as the state of the world.” It's no surprise that service was at the core of MLK's message.
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This week: short reviews of two books I've recently read on urban history in Russia, climate adaptation in China, the restorative power of protest, hating AI, and so much more.
Weekly Wanderings: January 18, 2026
Thanks for joining me this week. New Goodreads Reviews Catherine Merridale, Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia’s History (3.5 stars) Katherine Zubovich, Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers …
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January 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This week: short reviews of two books I've recently read on urban history in Russia, climate adaptation in China, the restorative power of protest, hating AI, and so much more.
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I spoke with former Fed Chair Janet Yellen this week about what’s at stake in Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve. You can hear the full conversation on our Everybody’s Business podcast @bloomberg.com
#federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation
#federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I spoke with former Fed Chair Janet Yellen this week about what’s at stake in Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve. You can hear the full conversation on our Everybody’s Business podcast @bloomberg.com
#federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation
#federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation
As protests intensify across Iran, so does the violence used to suppress them. The mullahs in charge are weakened, but not yet done. This week for Interruptrr, I look at the dangerous space between unrest and revolution—and the uncertainty ahead.
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Iran on the Brink
A regime in crisis, a population in revolt—and no clear path to political transformation
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January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
As protests intensify across Iran, so does the violence used to suppress them. The mullahs in charge are weakened, but not yet done. This week for Interruptrr, I look at the dangerous space between unrest and revolution—and the uncertainty ahead.
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@elmirab.bsky.social calls on the European Union to defend the Dayton accords—the U.S.-brokered agreement from 1995 “on which Bosnia’s fragile peace still depends”:
Bosnia’s Unfinished Peace
Growing turmoil in the Balkans threatens European security.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@elmirab.bsky.social calls on the European Union to defend the Dayton accords—the U.S.-brokered agreement from 1995 “on which Bosnia’s fragile peace still depends”:
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The new regime change is just the old regime change... China is watching closely—and may be the power most inclined to preserve what America is dismantling.
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It's a New World, Baby
Trump's Venezuela operation marks a serious new direction for the US and the world—one that China is unlikely to want to follow.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The new regime change is just the old regime change... China is watching closely—and may be the power most inclined to preserve what America is dismantling.
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In 1909, President Taft set his sights on toppling Nicaragua's leader, Zelaya, who had been obstructing US biz interests. Even then Taft sought Congressional approval.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
In 1909, President Taft set his sights on toppling Nicaragua's leader, Zelaya, who had been obstructing US biz interests. Even then Taft sought Congressional approval.
The dictator is gone, but the dictatorship still stands. @fridaghitis.bsky.social helps put this weekend's US operation in Venezuela in perspective, including how hard it will be to profit off of oil
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On Venezuela with Frida Ghitis & Elmira Bayrasli
A recording from Elmira Bayrasli's live video
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January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The dictator is gone, but the dictatorship still stands. @fridaghitis.bsky.social helps put this weekend's US operation in Venezuela in perspective, including how hard it will be to profit off of oil
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The Quran is from Ottoman Syria - from Arturo Shomburg’s collection held at the NYPL Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In
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January 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The Quran is from Ottoman Syria - from Arturo Shomburg’s collection held at the NYPL Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
It was @jkbjournalist.bsky.social broke the story on Jeffrey Epstein in @miamiherald.com. Different eyes bring us different perspectives, which is the basis of democracy. Let's not forget that—and remember that's why they want to silence them. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It was @jkbjournalist.bsky.social broke the story on Jeffrey Epstein in @miamiherald.com. Different eyes bring us different perspectives, which is the basis of democracy. Let's not forget that—and remember that's why they want to silence them. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
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What great company -- honored that Climate Change on the Battlefield made @elmirab.bsky.social Interruptrr roundup with all these other amazing female authors:
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The 2025 Book List
My annual foreign policy book list....
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December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What great company -- honored that Climate Change on the Battlefield made @elmirab.bsky.social Interruptrr roundup with all these other amazing female authors:
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My list of non-fiction books of 2025, by women, who still get eclipsed by men, esp when it comes to foreign policy, national security, and economics. My effort to rebalance the landscape, not for the sake of gender, but for better solutions to today's challenges.
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The 2025 Book List
My annual foreign policy book list....
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December 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My list of non-fiction books of 2025, by women, who still get eclipsed by men, esp when it comes to foreign policy, national security, and economics. My effort to rebalance the landscape, not for the sake of gender, but for better solutions to today's challenges.
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Some great reading recommendations from @elmirab.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Some great reading recommendations from @elmirab.bsky.social
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Another year-end book list I always anticipate with eagerness: at the Interruptrr newsletter, @elmirab.bsky.social shares her picks and TBRs for the best 2025 foreign-policy books by women.
The 2025 Book List
My annual foreign policy book list....
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December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Another year-end book list I always anticipate with eagerness: at the Interruptrr newsletter, @elmirab.bsky.social shares her picks and TBRs for the best 2025 foreign-policy books by women.
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Why was CIA research pointing to 9/11 ignored?
Host @shepleygreen.bsky.social and @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr discuss how an all-female CIA team warned of a major threat, but were laughed at and dismissed.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/86pqqXYDeGs
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Host @shepleygreen.bsky.social and @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr discuss how an all-female CIA team warned of a major threat, but were laughed at and dismissed.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/86pqqXYDeGs
🎧 Listen: www.socialprogress.org/beyond-gdp-t...
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Why was CIA research pointing to 9/11 ignored?
Host @shepleygreen.bsky.social and @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr discuss how an all-female CIA team warned of a major threat, but were laughed at and dismissed.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/86pqqXYDeGs
🎧 Listen: www.socialprogress.org/beyond-gdp-t...
Host @shepleygreen.bsky.social and @elmirab.bsky.social from Interruptrr discuss how an all-female CIA team warned of a major threat, but were laughed at and dismissed.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/86pqqXYDeGs
🎧 Listen: www.socialprogress.org/beyond-gdp-t...
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Yes. Public policing of women’s behavior is a central element of authoritarianism.
My work on gender edutainment unpacks autocrats’ vernacular strategies of modeling Us and othering Them.
Cooking shows (and trad wives!) “teach” a whole lot more than dinner prep.
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My work on gender edutainment unpacks autocrats’ vernacular strategies of modeling Us and othering Them.
Cooking shows (and trad wives!) “teach” a whole lot more than dinner prep.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yes. Public policing of women’s behavior is a central element of authoritarianism.
My work on gender edutainment unpacks autocrats’ vernacular strategies of modeling Us and othering Them.
Cooking shows (and trad wives!) “teach” a whole lot more than dinner prep.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
My work on gender edutainment unpacks autocrats’ vernacular strategies of modeling Us and othering Them.
Cooking shows (and trad wives!) “teach” a whole lot more than dinner prep.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Gender is not a sideshow," writes @milleridriss.bsky.social in this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece about how and why authoritarians target women, both as supporters and as enemies.
The Far Right’s Gender Playbook
Cynthia Miller-Idriss highlights how authoritarian movements have made women and LGBTQ+ people central to their political strategies.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Gender is not a sideshow," writes @milleridriss.bsky.social in this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece about how and why authoritarians target women, both as supporters and as enemies.
On Dec 31, the ACA healthcare subsidies expire. The GOP is not likely to renew them. If they did, it would cost over ONE DECADE $350 billion. www.crfb.org/blogs/unders....
For FY 26 ALONE, the GOP has approved $900 billion for national security and defense. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
For FY 26 ALONE, the GOP has approved $900 billion for national security and defense. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Understanding the ACA Subsidy Discussion | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
2025-11-05-As policymakers continue to debate what’s next for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, there has been significant confusion over how the subsidies work, how much they cost, and why pre...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On Dec 31, the ACA healthcare subsidies expire. The GOP is not likely to renew them. If they did, it would cost over ONE DECADE $350 billion. www.crfb.org/blogs/unders....
For FY 26 ALONE, the GOP has approved $900 billion for national security and defense. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
For FY 26 ALONE, the GOP has approved $900 billion for national security and defense. www.military.com/daily-news/2...