Hammad
@hammadsarfraz.bsky.social
Migrating from X (née Twitter)—a journalist seeking asylum in the land of troll-free discourse. Northwestern & ICFJ alum. Send wit, will report.
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Hammad
@hammadsarfraz.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Just migrated from X (formerly Twitter, now a dystopian group chat with ads). Hoping this is where the algorithms are kind, the trolls are rare, and the chaos is...optional. Let’s make social media fun again...
Weapons that get built tend to get used. More weapons don’t make us safer — they make the world more dangerous, and shrink the space for finding common ground on #climate. — @pmbigger.bsky.social
More in my latest on a world begging for relief at #COP30: tribune.com.pk/story/257674...
More in my latest on a world begging for relief at #COP30: tribune.com.pk/story/257674...
At COP30, the planet waits for reprieve | The Express Tribune
Global temperatures are rising, political will is shifting, and many countries are sidelining the climate agenda
tribune.com.pk
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Weapons that get built tend to get used. More weapons don’t make us safer — they make the world more dangerous, and shrink the space for finding common ground on #climate. — @pmbigger.bsky.social
More in my latest on a world begging for relief at #COP30: tribune.com.pk/story/257674...
More in my latest on a world begging for relief at #COP30: tribune.com.pk/story/257674...
@cplusc.bsky.social’s brilliant @pmbigger.bsky.social takes the wheel on our front page today.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
@cplusc.bsky.social’s brilliant @pmbigger.bsky.social takes the wheel on our front page today.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
Jane Goodall’s passing reminds us of what we ignored while she was alive. Her life’s work held up a mirror to human arrogance — our assumption that we stand above nature, separate from it. She taught us that kinship with animals is not weakness, but wisdom. The real grief is how little we listened.
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Jane Goodall’s passing reminds us of what we ignored while she was alive. Her life’s work held up a mirror to human arrogance — our assumption that we stand above nature, separate from it. She taught us that kinship with animals is not weakness, but wisdom. The real grief is how little we listened.
Genocides target people, not states. Whether those people live in a recognized state is irrelevant — @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/256940...
More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/256940...
September 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Genocides target people, not states. Whether those people live in a recognized state is irrelevant — @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/256940...
More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/256940...
As the EU moves to court New Delhi, @hrw.org has raised the alarm again, reminding Brussels not to hand Prime Minister #Modi a free pass on #India’s ‘authoritarian drift’
If India is the world’s largest democracy, it should act like one - @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
If India is the world’s largest democracy, it should act like one - @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
EU warned over India’s authoritarian drift | The Express Tribune
Rights group cautions against overlooking the country’s deteriorating domestic landscape
tribune.com.pk
September 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
As the EU moves to court New Delhi, @hrw.org has raised the alarm again, reminding Brussels not to hand Prime Minister #Modi a free pass on #India’s ‘authoritarian drift’
If India is the world’s largest democracy, it should act like one - @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
If India is the world’s largest democracy, it should act like one - @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
#Apple has perfected the art of selling déjà vu -- year after year. Series 11 runs the same S10 chip as Series 10. No new health sensor. Just sleep scores and hypertension alerts dressed up as “innovation.” At best, the latest #AppleWatch is iterative. At worst, it’s just a repackaged piece of tech.
Apple Watch Series 11 announced
Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 11
The Apple Watch Series 11 makes its debut.
buff.ly
September 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#Apple has perfected the art of selling déjà vu -- year after year. Series 11 runs the same S10 chip as Series 10. No new health sensor. Just sleep scores and hypertension alerts dressed up as “innovation.” At best, the latest #AppleWatch is iterative. At worst, it’s just a repackaged piece of tech.
World is run by old men in a hurry on.ft.com/3IGgA7a
The world is run by old men in a hurry
The advanced age of leaders is a destabilising force in international politics
on.ft.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
World is run by old men in a hurry on.ft.com/3IGgA7a
Honor killing remains a national sport in Pakistan. Don’t mistake my sarcasm—I have nothing but contempt for the toxic social constructs that fuel it — misogyny, hyper-masculinity, and the belief that women are mere objects of male ownership. No man is superior to a woman—anywhere, in any way.
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Honor killing remains a national sport in Pakistan. Don’t mistake my sarcasm—I have nothing but contempt for the toxic social constructs that fuel it — misogyny, hyper-masculinity, and the belief that women are mere objects of male ownership. No man is superior to a woman—anywhere, in any way.
The 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel was marked by a flurry of propaganda, disinformation and covert operations aided by artificial intelligence and spread by social media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/t...
Israel and Iran Usher In New Era of Psychological Warfare
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel was marked by a flurry of propaganda, disinformation and covert operations aided by artificial intelligence and spread by social media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/t...
Gisèle Pelicot carved her place in history, and she did it with strength, dignity, and grace. France hasn’t done her a favour — it’s just catching up to the truth. Brava.
Pelicot has been praised globally for her courage during trial, which forced changes to France’s rape law.
Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot awarded France’s top civic honour: Report
Pelicot has been praised globally for her courage during trial, which forced changes to France’s rape law.
bit.ly
July 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Gisèle Pelicot carved her place in history, and she did it with strength, dignity, and grace. France hasn’t done her a favour — it’s just catching up to the truth. Brava.
Hard to say what’s more dangerous for Kabul — a city running dry, or a regime of paedophiles enjoying Western approval. Either way, the END isn’t waiting politely at the door — it’s halfway through the living room…
July 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hard to say what’s more dangerous for Kabul — a city running dry, or a regime of paedophiles enjoying Western approval. Either way, the END isn’t waiting politely at the door — it’s halfway through the living room…
Ten years after the signing of the Paris accord, demand for coal is still growing — and shows no signs of peaking. on.ft.com/3HKhDm1
Why the world cannot quit coal
Ten years after the signing of the Paris climate accord, demand for coal shows no sign of peaking
on.ft.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ten years after the signing of the Paris accord, demand for coal is still growing — and shows no signs of peaking. on.ft.com/3HKhDm1
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? (Gift Article)
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The US—for better or worse—has long presented itself as a promoter of press freedom. So when the US falls short, it becomes much harder to advocate for #pressfreedom abroad, says Katherine Jacobsen of @pressfreedom.bsky.social More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/254622...
Press freedom under siege in Trump’s first 100 days | The Express Tribune
US president’s hostile rhetoric toward independent media has left newsrooms increasingly on edge
tribune.com.pk
May 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The US—for better or worse—has long presented itself as a promoter of press freedom. So when the US falls short, it becomes much harder to advocate for #pressfreedom abroad, says Katherine Jacobsen of @pressfreedom.bsky.social More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/254622...
In every chapter of Indo-Pak hostilities, the presence of a third party has invariably been essential to pull the region back from the precipice. Whatever one’s view of #Trump, it is a matter of record that he played a consequential role in steering South Asia away from the edge.
President Trump said India and Pakistan agreed to a 'full and immediate ceasefire' after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations reut.rs/3StaecP
Trump says India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire
The announcement came as fears that the countries' nuclear arsenals might come into play spiked.
reut.rs
May 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In every chapter of Indo-Pak hostilities, the presence of a third party has invariably been essential to pull the region back from the precipice. Whatever one’s view of #Trump, it is a matter of record that he played a consequential role in steering South Asia away from the edge.
Expect increased media #censorship from governments focused on extraction to support Donald’s anti-environment agenda.
The brouhaha over #tariffs is justified, but it distracts from a more sinister move— #Trump’s fixation on grabbing critical #minerals & benefits through coercion. For weak #democracies, that means massive #environmental wreckage. It fuels global plunder when the planet can least afford another blow.
April 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Expect increased media #censorship from governments focused on extraction to support Donald’s anti-environment agenda.
The brouhaha over #tariffs is justified, but it distracts from a more sinister move— #Trump’s fixation on grabbing critical #minerals & benefits through coercion. For weak #democracies, that means massive #environmental wreckage. It fuels global plunder when the planet can least afford another blow.
April 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The brouhaha over #tariffs is justified, but it distracts from a more sinister move— #Trump’s fixation on grabbing critical #minerals & benefits through coercion. For weak #democracies, that means massive #environmental wreckage. It fuels global plunder when the planet can least afford another blow.
W.Rodney’s How #Europe Underdeveloped Africa exposes #colonialism not as a past injustice but as a deliberate system of exploitation that outlived formal rule. Europe didn’t just plunder #Africa’s wealth, it engineered a cycle of dependence, ensuring that so-called independence remained an illusion.
March 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
W.Rodney’s How #Europe Underdeveloped Africa exposes #colonialism not as a past injustice but as a deliberate system of exploitation that outlived formal rule. Europe didn’t just plunder #Africa’s wealth, it engineered a cycle of dependence, ensuring that so-called independence remained an illusion.
Sinking land, rising seas—and yet denial reaches new heights. How much evidence is enough?
New Data Details the Risk of Sea-Level Rise for U.S. Coastal Cities (Gift Article)
A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sinking land, rising seas—and yet denial reaches new heights. How much evidence is enough?
#Sweden has cemented its reputation as a nation that wasted no time in slamming the door on migrants—first under a center-left govt, then with even greater enthusiasm under a right-leaning one. Only shows that when political survival is on the line, the left and right aren’t so different after all.
Opinion | The Problem With Sweden Is Sweden (Gift Article)
The country’s backlash against migration stems from a deeper discontent.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#Sweden has cemented its reputation as a nation that wasted no time in slamming the door on migrants—first under a center-left govt, then with even greater enthusiasm under a right-leaning one. Only shows that when political survival is on the line, the left and right aren’t so different after all.
As gold is smuggled out and weapons pour in, #Sudan’s civil war remains ruthless, relentless, and well-funded—all thanks to the #UAE, which conveniently sits at the heart of the illicit trade, profiting off both blood and bullion, ensuring that conflict stays as lucrative as ever.
A gold mining boom is funding both sides of Sudan's bloody civil war.
The mercury and cyanide used to process gold are poisoning miners and their families, degrading farmland, and seeping into groundwater.
The mercury and cyanide used to process gold are poisoning miners and their families, degrading farmland, and seeping into groundwater.
In War-Torn Sudan, a Gold Mining Boom Takes a Human Toll
As civil war rages in Sudan, a surge in gold production is helping finance and arm the warring factions. Most of the mining is done on a small scale by villagers who process the gold using mercury and...
e360.yale.edu
March 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reading about #lithium extraction in #Chile, I’m struck by the irony of #climate / environment reporting—no matter the geography, the patterns of human suffering remain eerily similar, only varying in degree.
Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.
grist.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ah, the European tradition of selective outrage. #Humanrights are sacred—until they clash with energy contracts and arms deals. Then, righteous indignation takes a well-timed nap. In the #MiddleEast, the moral high ground gets remarkably slippery, and silence becomes the language of choice. #Bahrain
March 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ah, the European tradition of selective outrage. #Humanrights are sacred—until they clash with energy contracts and arms deals. Then, righteous indignation takes a well-timed nap. In the #MiddleEast, the moral high ground gets remarkably slippery, and silence becomes the language of choice. #Bahrain