Rashed Chowdhury
@rashedchy.bsky.social
Historian and tea drinker. Belarusian and Bengali by ethnicity; Belarusian and Canadian by citizenship. Currently based in Toronto. PhD from McGill (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Also formerly at MCBU (Manisa, Turkey), U of M (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).
I'll tell you this, though: if Cardinal Turkson gets elected Pope by his fellow cardinals, there are probably gonna be a lot of confused Turks out there. Just like there must have been with Volker Türk.
April 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I'll tell you this, though: if Cardinal Turkson gets elected Pope by his fellow cardinals, there are probably gonna be a lot of confused Turks out there. Just like there must have been with Volker Türk.
The world lost a great man today. My condolences to all Catholics.
He used his annual Urbi et Orbi speech on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday, on his last Easter and his last full day on earth, to call for peace in Burma, the DRC, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. 1/2
He used his annual Urbi et Orbi speech on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday, on his last Easter and his last full day on earth, to call for peace in Burma, the DRC, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. 1/2
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The world lost a great man today. My condolences to all Catholics.
He used his annual Urbi et Orbi speech on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday, on his last Easter and his last full day on earth, to call for peace in Burma, the DRC, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. 1/2
He used his annual Urbi et Orbi speech on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday, on his last Easter and his last full day on earth, to call for peace in Burma, the DRC, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. 1/2
Niagara Falls from the Canadian side last month:
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Niagara Falls in March
YouTube video by Rashed Chowdhury
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April 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Niagara Falls from the Canadian side last month:
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Eid mubarak from Toronto!
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Eid mubarak from Toronto!
I have the distinct impression that most online anti-Putin Russians and my fellow anti-Lukashenka Belarusians only turned against Teump during the last few days, once he started unequivocally siding with Russia against Ukraine. 1/2
March 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I have the distinct impression that most online anti-Putin Russians and my fellow anti-Lukashenka Belarusians only turned against Teump during the last few days, once he started unequivocally siding with Russia against Ukraine. 1/2
Le discours de Macron
contient deux parties clés qui peuvent changer la donne : l'idée que les pays membres de l'UE peuvent augmenter leurs dépenses militaires "sans que cela soit pris en compte dans leurs déficits". 1/
youtu.be/vPKrXti7c1A?...
contient deux parties clés qui peuvent changer la donne : l'idée que les pays membres de l'UE peuvent augmenter leurs dépenses militaires "sans que cela soit pris en compte dans leurs déficits". 1/
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Adresse aux Français.
YouTube video by Emmanuel Macron
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March 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Le discours de Macron
contient deux parties clés qui peuvent changer la donne : l'idée que les pays membres de l'UE peuvent augmenter leurs dépenses militaires "sans que cela soit pris en compte dans leurs déficits". 1/
youtu.be/vPKrXti7c1A?...
contient deux parties clés qui peuvent changer la donne : l'idée que les pays membres de l'UE peuvent augmenter leurs dépenses militaires "sans que cela soit pris en compte dans leurs déficits". 1/
youtu.be/vPKrXti7c1A?...
Winter rain in the late afternoon here in Toronto. 🌧️ The snow is melting; the water is flowing.
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Late Afternoon Winter Rain in Toronto, 5 March 2025
YouTube video by Rashed Chowdhury
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March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Winter rain in the late afternoon here in Toronto. 🌧️ The snow is melting; the water is flowing.
youtu.be/WUSf75eq6ks
youtu.be/WUSf75eq6ks
RABBANI - Ahlan Wasahlan Ya Ramadan (Music Video)
YouTube video by Rabbani Productions
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March 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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This seems bad
February 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This seems bad
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estimated cost needed to rebuild ukraine’s economy after russia’s invasion: $524 billion (up 7% from last year)
-report from world bank, un, european commission, ukrainian govt
-report from world bank, un, european commission, ukrainian govt
February 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
estimated cost needed to rebuild ukraine’s economy after russia’s invasion: $524 billion (up 7% from last year)
-report from world bank, un, european commission, ukrainian govt
-report from world bank, un, european commission, ukrainian govt
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The Justice Department is not the president's personal law firm. You are not his lawyers.
The free press should be exactly that — free. If the facts they report don’t align with the president’s propaganda, tough.
And this statement is a disgrace to the DOJ and the rule of law.
The free press should be exactly that — free. If the facts they report don’t align with the president’s propaganda, tough.
And this statement is a disgrace to the DOJ and the rule of law.
February 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Justice Department is not the president's personal law firm. You are not his lawyers.
The free press should be exactly that — free. If the facts they report don’t align with the president’s propaganda, tough.
And this statement is a disgrace to the DOJ and the rule of law.
The free press should be exactly that — free. If the facts they report don’t align with the president’s propaganda, tough.
And this statement is a disgrace to the DOJ and the rule of law.
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![JUDGE KOLLAR-KOTELLY: Okay, so, is there an administrator of DOGE at the present time?
HUMPHREYS: I don’t know the answer to that.
JUDGE KOLLAR-KOTELLY: You don’t know whether there is an administrator, is that what you’re saying?
HUMPHREYS: I’m saying I don’t know.
JUDGE KOLLAR-KOTELLY [directing her attention to Humphreys’ co-counsel]: Okay, everybody at the table speak up over there if you know anything else.
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a dramatic about face from the united states of america
February 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
a dramatic about face from the united states of america
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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
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BREAKING: Judge in our Treasury case vs. DOGE just raised profound "concerns about constitutionality of DOGE"!
She follows Judge Chutkan who also raised questions last week
We @sddaction.bsky.social will be in Md. Fed. Ct. Friday in our appointments clause case to prove DOGE is unconstitutional
She follows Judge Chutkan who also raised questions last week
We @sddaction.bsky.social will be in Md. Fed. Ct. Friday in our appointments clause case to prove DOGE is unconstitutional
February 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
BREAKING: Judge in our Treasury case vs. DOGE just raised profound "concerns about constitutionality of DOGE"!
She follows Judge Chutkan who also raised questions last week
We @sddaction.bsky.social will be in Md. Fed. Ct. Friday in our appointments clause case to prove DOGE is unconstitutional
She follows Judge Chutkan who also raised questions last week
We @sddaction.bsky.social will be in Md. Fed. Ct. Friday in our appointments clause case to prove DOGE is unconstitutional
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“ukraine is not the country you can conquer in three days. the russians couldn’t break us in 300 years – they tried, but they couldn’t.”
- kyiv resident yevheniia bondini on the 3rd anniversary of the invasion
- kyiv resident yevheniia bondini on the 3rd anniversary of the invasion
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“ukraine is not the country you can conquer in three days. the russians couldn’t break us in 300 years – they tried, but they couldn’t.”
- kyiv resident yevheniia bondini on the 3rd anniversary of the invasion
- kyiv resident yevheniia bondini on the 3rd anniversary of the invasion
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Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
February 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
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Bloomberg has seen the draft text of the imminent minerals deal between the US and Ukraine: the US will commit to a “free, sovereign and secure” Ukraine and a “lasting peace”.
The US will also agree a “durable partnership” between Washington and Kyiv and will invest in Ukraine.
The US will also agree a “durable partnership” between Washington and Kyiv and will invest in Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Bloomberg has seen the draft text of the imminent minerals deal between the US and Ukraine: the US will commit to a “free, sovereign and secure” Ukraine and a “lasting peace”.
The US will also agree a “durable partnership” between Washington and Kyiv and will invest in Ukraine.
The US will also agree a “durable partnership” between Washington and Kyiv and will invest in Ukraine.
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Not a great time for citizens who have chosen to serve their country by working in government, when the current leaders have nothing but contempt for your very existence.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
February 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Not a great time for citizens who have chosen to serve their country by working in government, when the current leaders have nothing but contempt for your very existence.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
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Went out for dumplings with lots of British expats and their families yesterday. Main conversation: what’s the red line that Trump crosses that will make you leave the country and how close are you to it. One month on we’re all 20-30% on our way to leaving.
February 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Went out for dumplings with lots of British expats and their families yesterday. Main conversation: what’s the red line that Trump crosses that will make you leave the country and how close are you to it. One month on we’re all 20-30% on our way to leaving.
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Trump wants to defeat Ukraine, which Putin has failed to do, while he only wants to help Putin.
The US has now exited the Western alliance. It no longer acknowledges that Russia is the aggressor.
Europe & Ukraine need to defend themselves against Trump.
The US has now exited the Western alliance. It no longer acknowledges that Russia is the aggressor.
Europe & Ukraine need to defend themselves against Trump.
February 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump wants to defeat Ukraine, which Putin has failed to do, while he only wants to help Putin.
The US has now exited the Western alliance. It no longer acknowledges that Russia is the aggressor.
Europe & Ukraine need to defend themselves against Trump.
The US has now exited the Western alliance. It no longer acknowledges that Russia is the aggressor.
Europe & Ukraine need to defend themselves against Trump.
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The only obvious beneficiaries of Trump's foreign policy seems to be Putin & Netanyahu, certainly not the US.
Should this be the aim of US foreign policy?
I don't think so...
Should this be the aim of US foreign policy?
I don't think so...
February 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The only obvious beneficiaries of Trump's foreign policy seems to be Putin & Netanyahu, certainly not the US.
Should this be the aim of US foreign policy?
I don't think so...
Should this be the aim of US foreign policy?
I don't think so...