Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain.bsky.social
Writing @dropsitenews. Interested in books, tech, history, global affairs, and language. فارسی/اردو/TR/EN
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Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
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Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
A Chinese ICE detainee died by suicide at Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Valley detention center in Pennsylvania, a private jail run by GEO Group.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
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Great to have Joseph on this episode of the show.
Thanks @mazmhussain.bsky.social for hosting me on the @dropsitenews.com podcast to talk about my new biography of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping!
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China’s Communist Party, Its Rise, and the Looming New Cold War
A deep look at Xi Zhongxun, Xi Jinping’s father, and his role in contemporary Chinese history.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Great to have Joseph on this episode of the show.
@grumplicio.us Hey David, is there an email I can reach you at?
July 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@grumplicio.us Hey David, is there an email I can reach you at?
Clearer video of Israeli airstrike on the Tajrish neighborhood of Tehran on June 15. The attack struck a crowded traffic junction with what appears to be a Rampage air-launched ballistic missile. From the footage one can only conclude that the civilian casualties were intended:
July 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Clearer video of Israeli airstrike on the Tajrish neighborhood of Tehran on June 15. The attack struck a crowded traffic junction with what appears to be a Rampage air-launched ballistic missile. From the footage one can only conclude that the civilian casualties were intended:
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Strong essay by @mazmhussain.bsky.social on why Gaza is a genocide. mazmhussain.substack.com/p/death-and-...
Death and Exile: An Israeli Genocide in Gaza
An analysis of intent and action in the Israeli war in Gaza
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June 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Strong essay by @mazmhussain.bsky.social on why Gaza is a genocide. mazmhussain.substack.com/p/death-and-...
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My podcast interview with @mazmhussain.bsky.social on US Iran talks and prospects for breakthrough or war www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-and-ira...
U.S. and Iran Talks: Is War Imminent?
As the U.S. heads into new talks with Iran, Israel is threatening to strike.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My podcast interview with @mazmhussain.bsky.social on US Iran talks and prospects for breakthrough or war www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-and-ira...
New article on Substack: Did Al Qaeda Win the War on Terror?
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Did Al Qaeda Win the War on Terror?
Reflections on the long road to Damascus
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May 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New article on Substack: Did Al Qaeda Win the War on Terror?
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mazmhussain.substack.com/p/did-al-qae...
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“The US… famously won every battle in the Vietnam War. After all the blood has been spilled, Israelis will still be surrounded by a hostile region that is now rearming and reorienting itself around Tel Aviv as its primary threat.”
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Murtaza Hussain (@mazmhussain.bsky.social)
Writing @dropsitenews. Interested in books, tech, history, global affairs, and language. فارسی/اردو/TR/EN
mazmhussain.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The US… famously won every battle in the Vietnam War. After all the blood has been spilled, Israelis will still be surrounded by a hostile region that is now rearming and reorienting itself around Tel Aviv as its primary threat.”
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@mazmhussain.bsky.social
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On the @dropsitenews.com podcast with @mazmhussain.bsky.social about…
The president’s unchecked authority to start economic wars
The dangerous way US economic policy is now a subset of national security policy
The impact of Trump’s tariffs on de-dollarization
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-decl...
The president’s unchecked authority to start economic wars
The dangerous way US economic policy is now a subset of national security policy
The impact of Trump’s tariffs on de-dollarization
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-decl...
April 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
On the @dropsitenews.com podcast with @mazmhussain.bsky.social about…
The president’s unchecked authority to start economic wars
The dangerous way US economic policy is now a subset of national security policy
The impact of Trump’s tariffs on de-dollarization
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-decl...
The president’s unchecked authority to start economic wars
The dangerous way US economic policy is now a subset of national security policy
The impact of Trump’s tariffs on de-dollarization
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-decl...
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NEW at @dropsitenews.com | Grassroots Resistance Builds Against Israeli Occupation of Southern Syria
Locals in southern Syria are taking up arms against an Israeli occupation that began after Assad’s fall.
By @mazmhussain.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-occu...
Locals in southern Syria are taking up arms against an Israeli occupation that began after Assad’s fall.
By @mazmhussain.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-occu...
Grassroots Resistance Builds Against Israeli Occupation of Southern Syria
Locals in southern Syria have begun taking up arms against an Israeli occupation of the region that began after the fall of the Assad regime.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
NEW at @dropsitenews.com | Grassroots Resistance Builds Against Israeli Occupation of Southern Syria
Locals in southern Syria are taking up arms against an Israeli occupation that began after Assad’s fall.
By @mazmhussain.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-occu...
Locals in southern Syria are taking up arms against an Israeli occupation that began after Assad’s fall.
By @mazmhussain.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-occu...
NEW: DoD and State are in an internal fight with the CIA over the future of U.S. policy in Asia. The issue relates in part to the role of the Pakistani military-intelligence establishment, with the CIA favoring close ties and DoD and State wanting distance. www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-kabu...
The State Department and the Pentagon Are Battling the Deep State Over the Future of India and China
Pulling on the thread of a flagrant lie inserted into Trump’s congressional address unravels a hidden clash in Washington.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NEW: DoD and State are in an internal fight with the CIA over the future of U.S. policy in Asia. The issue relates in part to the role of the Pakistani military-intelligence establishment, with the CIA favoring close ties and DoD and State wanting distance. www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-kabu...
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Thoughtful and provocative by @mazmhussain.bsky.social. mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-is-to...
What is to Be Done?
Rethinking the world after Gaza
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April 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thoughtful and provocative by @mazmhussain.bsky.social. mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-is-to...
New Substack post with a personal reflection on the war in Gaza: mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-is-to...
What is to Be Done?
Rethinking the world after Gaza
mazmhussain.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New Substack post with a personal reflection on the war in Gaza: mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-is-to...
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"The level of callousness and disregard for likely civilian casualties." @mazmhussain.bsky.social on what the Signal leaks reveals about the Trump national security team.
March 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"The level of callousness and disregard for likely civilian casualties." @mazmhussain.bsky.social on what the Signal leaks reveals about the Trump national security team.
Medo Halimy was a TikTok influencer in Gaza who gained nearly 200K followers for videos showing his “tent life.”
Halimy was killed in August what was reported as an airstrike. But doctors and CT scans suggest he was actually killed by a gunshot wound to the head: open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Halimy was killed in August what was reported as an airstrike. But doctors and CT scans suggest he was actually killed by a gunshot wound to the head: open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Popular Gaza Creator May Have Been Killed By Gunshot, Not Shrapnel, Doctors Say
Medo Halimy, who showed day-to-day life in Gaza, was reported killed as a bystander to an airstrike. Doctors say he may have been shot in the head.
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March 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Medo Halimy was a TikTok influencer in Gaza who gained nearly 200K followers for videos showing his “tent life.”
Halimy was killed in August what was reported as an airstrike. But doctors and CT scans suggest he was actually killed by a gunshot wound to the head: open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Halimy was killed in August what was reported as an airstrike. But doctors and CT scans suggest he was actually killed by a gunshot wound to the head: open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
NEW: Columbia University has launched a new office to secretly investigate students over Israel-Palestine protests using Title VI civil rights legislation that would deem protests against Israel as "discriminatory harassment" punishable by law. www.dropsitenews.com/p/columbia-u...
Columbia University’s Secret Disciplinary Process for Students Critical of Israel
As Trump threatens sweeping action against “illegal protest” on college campuses, Columbia is already using secret processes to punish pro-Palestine students
www.dropsitenews.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW: Columbia University has launched a new office to secretly investigate students over Israel-Palestine protests using Title VI civil rights legislation that would deem protests against Israel as "discriminatory harassment" punishable by law. www.dropsitenews.com/p/columbia-u...
After speaking with many young people recently who have expressed feeling a sense of ennui and psychological drift I have put together a reading list of books that were most influential on me over the years. Hope its helpful: mazmhussain.substack.com/p/a-recommen...
A Recommended Reading List for Young People
A Guide For the Perplexed prompted by recent conversations
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February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After speaking with many young people recently who have expressed feeling a sense of ennui and psychological drift I have put together a reading list of books that were most influential on me over the years. Hope its helpful: mazmhussain.substack.com/p/a-recommen...
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NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Israel Launches Major Air Assault on Damascus
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions threaten to destabilize Syria as it struggles to recover from a decade-plus civil war
Story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social & Ali Younes
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lau...
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions threaten to destabilize Syria as it struggles to recover from a decade-plus civil war
Story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social & Ali Younes
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lau...
Israel Launches Major Air Assault on Damascus
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions threaten to destabilize Syria as it struggles to recover from a decade-plus civil war
www.dropsitenews.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Israel Launches Major Air Assault on Damascus
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions threaten to destabilize Syria as it struggles to recover from a decade-plus civil war
Story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social & Ali Younes
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lau...
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions threaten to destabilize Syria as it struggles to recover from a decade-plus civil war
Story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social & Ali Younes
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lau...
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The water’s nice, come on in
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February 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The water’s nice, come on in
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NEW from @dropsitenews.com: As Modi Visits D.C., Sikh Americans Say Surveillance and Threats Continue
An alleged transnational campaign of killings and intimidation targeting Sikh dissidents has not abated.
Read the full story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social ⬇️
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An alleged transnational campaign of killings and intimidation targeting Sikh dissidents has not abated.
Read the full story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social ⬇️
www.dropsitenews.com/p/as-modi-vi...
As Modi Visits D.C., Sikh Americans Say Surveillance and Threats Continue
An alleged transnational campaign of killings and intimidation targeting Sikh dissidents has not abated
www.dropsitenews.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW from @dropsitenews.com: As Modi Visits D.C., Sikh Americans Say Surveillance and Threats Continue
An alleged transnational campaign of killings and intimidation targeting Sikh dissidents has not abated.
Read the full story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social ⬇️
www.dropsitenews.com/p/as-modi-vi...
An alleged transnational campaign of killings and intimidation targeting Sikh dissidents has not abated.
Read the full story by @mazmhussain.bsky.social ⬇️
www.dropsitenews.com/p/as-modi-vi...
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🎧 NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Pankaj Mishra on the Meaning of the Genocide in Gaza
Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra joins Drop Site’s @mazmhussain.bsky.social for a discussion about his new book “The World After Gaza: A History."
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Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra joins Drop Site’s @mazmhussain.bsky.social for a discussion about his new book “The World After Gaza: A History."
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Pankaj Mishra on the Meaning of the Genocide in Gaza
The Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra discusses his new book “The World After Gaza: A History."
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February 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎧 NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Pankaj Mishra on the Meaning of the Genocide in Gaza
Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra joins Drop Site’s @mazmhussain.bsky.social for a discussion about his new book “The World After Gaza: A History."
www.dropsitenews.com/p/pankaj-mis...
Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra joins Drop Site’s @mazmhussain.bsky.social for a discussion about his new book “The World After Gaza: A History."
www.dropsitenews.com/p/pankaj-mis...
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Love this report from inside post-Assad Syria by @mazmhussain.bsky.social mazmhussain.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
The Road to Damascus
Personal reflections on a recent trip to Syria
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February 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Love this report from inside post-Assad Syria by @mazmhussain.bsky.social mazmhussain.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
Personal reflection on a recent journey to postwar Syria: open.substack.com/pub/mazmhuss...
The Road to Damascus
Personal reflections on a recent trip to Syria
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February 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Personal reflection on a recent journey to postwar Syria: open.substack.com/pub/mazmhuss...