Séamus Malekafzali
@seamus-malekafzali.com
Journalist and writer.
Writing about the Middle East at http://seamus-malekafzali.com and about film at http://burntnitrate.com.
Email: s.malekafzali@protonmail.com
Writing about the Middle East at http://seamus-malekafzali.com and about film at http://burntnitrate.com.
Email: s.malekafzali@protonmail.com
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NEW FREE HELL!
@seamus-malekafzali.com on "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack" at @thenation.com.
The US and the west have been enabling Trump since 2020 so Venezuela shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
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@seamus-malekafzali.com on "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack" at @thenation.com.
The US and the west have been enabling Trump since 2020 so Venezuela shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
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NEW EP: The Killing that Led to Attack on Venezuela | This Is Hell!
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January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
NEW FREE HELL!
@seamus-malekafzali.com on "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack" at @thenation.com.
The US and the west have been enabling Trump since 2020 so Venezuela shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
Join to keep our site free!
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@seamus-malekafzali.com on "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack" at @thenation.com.
The US and the west have been enabling Trump since 2020 so Venezuela shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
Join to keep our site free!
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Great piece in the newsletter today by the one and only @seamus-malekafzali.com on media cowardice in the aftermath of the American power grab in Venezuela
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newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/when-the-m...
When the media is less honest than Trump
On coverage of the Maduro kidnapping
newsletter.thedriftmag.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Great piece in the newsletter today by the one and only @seamus-malekafzali.com on media cowardice in the aftermath of the American power grab in Venezuela
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/when-the-m...
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/when-the-m...
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using this as an excuse to post one of my fave matt rants that plays in my head every time Greenland gets mentioned
(i know it's from a compilation vid i swear I'm subscribed)
(i know it's from a compilation vid i swear I'm subscribed)
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
using this as an excuse to post one of my fave matt rants that plays in my head every time Greenland gets mentioned
(i know it's from a compilation vid i swear I'm subscribed)
(i know it's from a compilation vid i swear I'm subscribed)
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lmao don’t vote for a fucking DHS budget at all!!!
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
lmao don’t vote for a fucking DHS budget at all!!!
I wrote for The Nation about Maduro and the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, and how the West's indifference to the killing of a sovereign state's military commander outside of war paved the way for indifference to the abduction of a sovereign state's president. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack
How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro.
www.thenation.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I wrote for The Nation about Maduro and the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, and how the West's indifference to the killing of a sovereign state's military commander outside of war paved the way for indifference to the abduction of a sovereign state's president. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
There have certainly been chants for Pahlavi but it's difficult to determine how actually widespread they are because so many of these videos are being filtered through pro-Israel opposition networks like Iran International, who have a history of picking and choosing what to publish.
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
There have certainly been chants for Pahlavi but it's difficult to determine how actually widespread they are because so many of these videos are being filtered through pro-Israel opposition networks like Iran International, who have a history of picking and choosing what to publish.
I wrote for @theintercept.com about Israel's rush to exploit Iran's cost-of-living protests, with Netanyahu's gov publicly attempting to utilize demonstrations over inflation, aggravated by US sanctions, as a pretext for military intervention.
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/i...
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/i...
Israel Is Cynically Capitalizing on the Iranian Protests for Its Own Ends
Israeli officials claim they want “freedom” for the Iranian people. In reality, it’s a transparent coercion campaign to foment war.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I wrote for @theintercept.com about Israel's rush to exploit Iran's cost-of-living protests, with Netanyahu's gov publicly attempting to utilize demonstrations over inflation, aggravated by US sanctions, as a pretext for military intervention.
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/i...
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/i...
you: turkish coffee, brewed to perfection, dashes of cardamom, smells of home and memories of idyll
me: yeah man get me the blue one
me: yeah man get me the blue one
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
you: turkish coffee, brewed to perfection, dashes of cardamom, smells of home and memories of idyll
me: yeah man get me the blue one
me: yeah man get me the blue one
coffee does nothing for me but i do love getting a 5 hour energy from a bodega and downing it in one gulp like the grubman that i am
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
coffee does nothing for me but i do love getting a 5 hour energy from a bodega and downing it in one gulp like the grubman that i am
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
This is admittedly more just a grievance against PhilosophyTube, whose content got undeniably worse after Abigail discovered purple light filters
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is admittedly more just a grievance against PhilosophyTube, whose content got undeniably worse after Abigail discovered purple light filters
Remember when everyone was not only obsessed with this woman but people would make entire careers out of copying her aesthetic and facile, overlong analysis wholesale
If you're wondering "what the fuck is she talking about?" It's her saying the left is insane for not calling the Maduro kidnapping and annexation a win.
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember when everyone was not only obsessed with this woman but people would make entire careers out of copying her aesthetic and facile, overlong analysis wholesale
watching the new years celebrations in north korea and i'm sorry but this blows that andy cohen and anderson cooper times square shit out of the water
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
watching the new years celebrations in north korea and i'm sorry but this blows that andy cohen and anderson cooper times square shit out of the water
the dream of the 1980s female-sung power ballad with a sick electric guitar solo is still alive in pyongyang
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
the dream of the 1980s female-sung power ballad with a sick electric guitar solo is still alive in pyongyang
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History basically just happens as farce again and again and again and that's the whole thing
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
History basically just happens as farce again and again and again and that's the whole thing
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
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Translation: "I was hand-picked for this job by the country's leading fascist propagandist, and I accepted the offer. Do not trust me."
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Translation: "I was hand-picked for this job by the country's leading fascist propagandist, and I accepted the offer. Do not trust me."
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This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
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20 December 2025
Wasim Said: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, catastrophic in a way that cannot be described by any means.
Wasim Said: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, catastrophic in a way that cannot be described by any means.
December 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
20 December 2025
Wasim Said: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, catastrophic in a way that cannot be described by any means.
Wasim Said: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, catastrophic in a way that cannot be described by any means.
I interviewed Wasim Said, author of "Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide", from Gaza about current conditions in the Strip, the process of writing a book amidst a genocide, and his critiques of popular narratives about Palestinian resilience. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-rapid-...
"The Rapid Killing Stopped, and the Slow Killing Began": A Conversation with Wasim Said
Palestinian author Wasim Said speaks from the Gaza Strip about current winter conditions, writing a book during a genocide, and how he sees narratives of reconstruction and resilience.
www.seamus-malekafzali.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I interviewed Wasim Said, author of "Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide", from Gaza about current conditions in the Strip, the process of writing a book amidst a genocide, and his critiques of popular narratives about Palestinian resilience. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-rapid-...
I wrote about the un-mourned death of Yasser Abu Shabab, how Bari Weiss attempted to promote the virtues of the ISIS-linked militia leader, and how he existed as a cover for Israel's real plan: to use Rafah as a staging ground to expel Gaza's population.
www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/whatever-h...
www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/whatever-h...
Whatever Happened to Yasser Abu Shabab?
Yasser Abu Shabab, once touted as a pro-Israel ally, was killed over a week ago. His relatively un-mourned death showed the real intent of the IDF's support: using Rafah to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
www.seamus-malekafzali.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I wrote about the un-mourned death of Yasser Abu Shabab, how Bari Weiss attempted to promote the virtues of the ISIS-linked militia leader, and how he existed as a cover for Israel's real plan: to use Rafah as a staging ground to expel Gaza's population.
www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/whatever-h...
www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/whatever-h...
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EPISODE 7: BLACK INTERNATIONALISM
Adom Getachew joins us to discuss self-determination, pan-Africanism, and the life and thought of Marcus Garvey.
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Adom Getachew joins us to discuss self-determination, pan-Africanism, and the life and thought of Marcus Garvey.
open.substack.com/pub/turbulen...
Episode 7: Black Internationalism
With Adom Getachew
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
EPISODE 7: BLACK INTERNATIONALISM
Adom Getachew joins us to discuss self-determination, pan-Africanism, and the life and thought of Marcus Garvey.
open.substack.com/pub/turbulen...
Adom Getachew joins us to discuss self-determination, pan-Africanism, and the life and thought of Marcus Garvey.
open.substack.com/pub/turbulen...
This man cannot be out here representing how our people look. I have never seen a neckbeard like this
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This man cannot be out here representing how our people look. I have never seen a neckbeard like this