Elmira Bayrasli
@elmirab.bsky.social
CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Interruptrr, a weekly newsletter. https://interruptrr.substack.com
Trump, at the urging of Rod Blagojevich, lifted sanctions on former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. That, I argue in @foreignpolicy.com, is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/t...
Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia
Lifting sanctions on Milorad Dodik is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump, at the urging of Rod Blagojevich, lifted sanctions on former Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. That, I argue in @foreignpolicy.com, is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/t...
Dick Cheney, died on the eve of Zohran Mamdani's election. While Trump, like Obama and Biden, is making most of the expanded powers Cheney carved out for the White House, Mamdani's election does signal that the might be turning. The End of Terror?
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The End of Terror?
Dick Cheney is gone, but the world he built remains. Whether it ends now depends on who defines America’s next chapter.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dick Cheney, died on the eve of Zohran Mamdani's election. While Trump, like Obama and Biden, is making most of the expanded powers Cheney carved out for the White House, Mamdani's election does signal that the might be turning. The End of Terror?
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Call for nominations: @chinabooksreview.com is now seeking submissions for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize, which will be awarded to one work of nonfiction and one of literature. Nomination deadline is December 15.
Nominations Open for 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize | China Books Review
Our book prize returns in its second year, celebrating exceptional books on or from China and the Sinophone world. Nominate now!
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November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Call for nominations: @chinabooksreview.com is now seeking submissions for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize, which will be awarded to one work of nonfiction and one of literature. Nomination deadline is December 15.
The headline on this @nytimes.com podcast was Did Women Ruin the Workplace. Just moments ago it changed to Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The headline on this @nytimes.com podcast was Did Women Ruin the Workplace. Just moments ago it changed to Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace.
This is not just a piece about #Turkey, but what happens when capitals embrace an autocrat b/c 1) they don't believe the country he rules can ever be true democracy 2) the autocrat advances their agenda @gonultol.bsky.social on how #Erdogan rules at home from
abroad
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
abroad
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Opinion | The Indispensable Erdogan
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is not just a piece about #Turkey, but what happens when capitals embrace an autocrat b/c 1) they don't believe the country he rules can ever be true democracy 2) the autocrat advances their agenda @gonultol.bsky.social on how #Erdogan rules at home from
abroad
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
abroad
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
My election hot takes: #mamdani #nycvotes #nyc #election2025 #election open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Turn Up the Volume
My 2025 election hot takes, mostly on what happened in NYC.. Hey, I'm a Brooklyn girl...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My election hot takes: #mamdani #nycvotes #nyc #election2025 #election open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
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The sweet justice that Dick Cheney, the architect of the "war on terror," died on the eve of the election of the first Muslim mayor of the very city 9/11 happened. It's a new day and time to move beyond the politics of fear and Islamophobia.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The sweet justice that Dick Cheney, the architect of the "war on terror," died on the eve of the election of the first Muslim mayor of the very city 9/11 happened. It's a new day and time to move beyond the politics of fear and Islamophobia.
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Trump's "sense that he controls the truth...is leaving him blind to where the real world is refusing to be shaped to fit his vision."
I had fun writing for @elmirab.bsky.social's Interruptrr newsletter this week: interruptrr.substack.com/p/trump-v-re...
I had fun writing for @elmirab.bsky.social's Interruptrr newsletter this week: interruptrr.substack.com/p/trump-v-re...
Trump v Reality
From inflation to foreign wars, Trump’s belief that he can dictate reality is colliding with the one thing he can’t control: the truth.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Trump's "sense that he controls the truth...is leaving him blind to where the real world is refusing to be shaped to fit his vision."
I had fun writing for @elmirab.bsky.social's Interruptrr newsletter this week: interruptrr.substack.com/p/trump-v-re...
I had fun writing for @elmirab.bsky.social's Interruptrr newsletter this week: interruptrr.substack.com/p/trump-v-re...
Instead, they should go without health insurance.
Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Opinion | Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Instead, they should go without health insurance.
Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
I will save me, not thee
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I will save me, not thee
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
How is this headline and piece okay to run? There would be a Congressional investigation and hearing if it read “Why X frightens Whites like me.”
Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Opinion | Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
How is this headline and piece okay to run? There would be a Congressional investigation and hearing if it read “Why X frightens Whites like me.”
Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Yes, there is a feminist backlash, but don't write our obituary yet. There is progress, says www.ffpcollaborative.org foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/w...
Women’s Rights Are Winning
Around the world, high-profile setbacks have inspired overlooked progress.
foreignpolicy.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yes, there is a feminist backlash, but don't write our obituary yet. There is progress, says www.ffpcollaborative.org foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/w...
And the Winner Is... Still Trump? 🤔
Nice move, Nobel Committee. Give the Peace Prize to a woman who risked everything for democracy, not to the man who strong-armed Israel and Hamas into a deal for his own validation.
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Nice move, Nobel Committee. Give the Peace Prize to a woman who risked everything for democracy, not to the man who strong-armed Israel and Hamas into a deal for his own validation.
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And the Winner Is... Still Trump? 🤔
María Corina Machado won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Does the move save the Nobel committee from Trump's wrath? Or embolden him to finish the job in Venezuela?
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October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
And the Winner Is... Still Trump? 🤔
Nice move, Nobel Committee. Give the Peace Prize to a woman who risked everything for democracy, not to the man who strong-armed Israel and Hamas into a deal for his own validation.
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Nice move, Nobel Committee. Give the Peace Prize to a woman who risked everything for democracy, not to the man who strong-armed Israel and Hamas into a deal for his own validation.
open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
"Istanbul isn't simply a city—it's a tapestry of empires, religions and civilizations..." @elcinpoyrazlar.bsky.social on Ottoman cuisine. on.ft.com/48SeGew via @financialtimes
Tastes of history: the best of Istanbul’s Ottoman palace restaurants
Centuries-old dishes once served to the sultans are reimagined for contemporary palates in these charming and grand cultural institutions
on.ft.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Istanbul isn't simply a city—it's a tapestry of empires, religions and civilizations..." @elcinpoyrazlar.bsky.social on Ottoman cuisine. on.ft.com/48SeGew via @financialtimes
The men (and a few women) of the old order are recycling tired scripts to cling to power. Gen Z is in the streets saying: enough. It includes analysis on the Israel-Gaza peace proposal, a look at Japan’s leadership election, and the Gen Z protests….
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Lace-Up
From Trump's peace proposal to Japan's leadership fight: the old guard clings to the status quo, while Gen Z is out on the streets.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The men (and a few women) of the old order are recycling tired scripts to cling to power. Gen Z is in the streets saying: enough. It includes analysis on the Israel-Gaza peace proposal, a look at Japan’s leadership election, and the Gen Z protests….
open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
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The “tradwife” trend is hot - and a fantasy, which @ranaforoohar.bsky.social unmasks in this excellent piece on.ft.com/4nWeorv
The ‘tradwife’ fantasy
Economic stress is one reason traditional gender roles have a political and emotional allure
on.ft.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The “tradwife” trend is hot - and a fantasy, which @ranaforoohar.bsky.social unmasks in this excellent piece on.ft.com/4nWeorv
This week, I look at next week's "high level" talks at the UN, which is, at 80, bloated and broke. Also a roundup of analysis from this week's headlines, including the UN report on Israel, US striking another Venezuelan boat and Trump's trip to the UK
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Bloated & Broke: The UN at 80
The quick guide to "high level" week at the UN General Assembly.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This week, I look at next week's "high level" talks at the UN, which is, at 80, bloated and broke. Also a roundup of analysis from this week's headlines, including the UN report on Israel, US striking another Venezuelan boat and Trump's trip to the UK
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Violence only begets violence in the absence and narrowing of civil society... Let's put Charlie Kirk's murder into perspective: In the Towers' Shadow open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
In the Towers' Shadow
On Charlie Kirk's murder: How we went from 9/11 to the politics of violence.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Violence only begets violence in the absence and narrowing of civil society... Let's put Charlie Kirk's murder into perspective: In the Towers' Shadow open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
So craven..... and such a reflection of how the elites control the system
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams to Quit Mayor’s Race
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So craven..... and such a reflection of how the elites control the system
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Authoritarianism doesn't just happen at the hands of one person.
Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster occrp.org/en/news/audi... via
@occrp.org
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Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster occrp.org/en/news/audi... via
@occrp.org
www.occrp.org/en/news/audi...
Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster
The CEOs discussed removing the chief executive of a United Group subsidiary that owns N1, a Serbian TV channel that has documented nine months of anti-government protests.
www.occrp.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Authoritarianism doesn't just happen at the hands of one person.
Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster occrp.org/en/news/audi... via
@occrp.org
www.occrp.org/en/news/audi...
Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster occrp.org/en/news/audi... via
@occrp.org
www.occrp.org/en/news/audi...
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What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important?
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important?
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
Trump wants to control the Fed. He tried to fire Jerome Powell but failed. He's turned to Lisa Cook, a Black woman doing two things at once: diverting attention from his authoritarian grab and turning it into a culture war. For @interruptrr.bsky.social this week:
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Two for One: Lisa Cook & the Fed
Trump has long sought to control the Fed. He tried and failed to fire its Chair, Jerome Powell. He has now set his sights on Lisa Cook, a Black woman
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August 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump wants to control the Fed. He tried to fire Jerome Powell but failed. He's turned to Lisa Cook, a Black woman doing two things at once: diverting attention from his authoritarian grab and turning it into a culture war. For @interruptrr.bsky.social this week:
open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
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