Sean Yom
@seanyom.bsky.social
Poli-sci prof @ Temple, Senior Fellow @ FPRI and DAWN, and luckiest dad outside Turkey. I write on Mideast politics, authoritarianism, & US foreign policy. More: http://seanyom.com. ***Slowly moving here from Twitter/X...
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Sean Yom
@seanyom.bsky.social
· Jun 6
My new book on Jordan, out in September!
It covers major topics on Jordanian history/politics imaginable over the past century--myths, monarchism, authoritarianism, civil society, democratic struggles, economy, foreign policy...
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It covers major topics on Jordanian history/politics imaginable over the past century--myths, monarchism, authoritarianism, civil society, democratic struggles, economy, foreign policy...
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Qatar: we're giving you a luxury Boeing 747 to be your personal chariot
Trump: thank you so much
Qatar: can you make sure nobody bombs us?
Trump: leaves chat
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump: thank you so much
Qatar: can you make sure nobody bombs us?
Trump: leaves chat
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US begins preparing Qatari jet to be used as Air Force One
The aircraft - valued at $400m - is being donated by Qatar as an "unconditional gift", with any retrofitting costs being borne by the US government.
www.bbc.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Qatar: we're giving you a luxury Boeing 747 to be your personal chariot
Trump: thank you so much
Qatar: can you make sure nobody bombs us?
Trump: leaves chat
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump: thank you so much
Qatar: can you make sure nobody bombs us?
Trump: leaves chat
www.bbc.com/news/article...
From White House press conference, re: Israel bombing Qatar: President Trump feels "very badly about the location of the attack"
You can't make this shit up
You can't make this shit up
September 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
From White House press conference, re: Israel bombing Qatar: President Trump feels "very badly about the location of the attack"
You can't make this shit up
You can't make this shit up
In July 2024, Israel waited until Ismail Haniyeh *left* Qatar to visit Tehran before assassinating him.
Now it's just full-on bombing Qatar.
If the US had granted visas to PLO leaders to attend the UN meeting this month, I'd be very scared about Mossad operations in Manhattan.
Now it's just full-on bombing Qatar.
If the US had granted visas to PLO leaders to attend the UN meeting this month, I'd be very scared about Mossad operations in Manhattan.
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In July 2024, Israel waited until Ismail Haniyeh *left* Qatar to visit Tehran before assassinating him.
Now it's just full-on bombing Qatar.
If the US had granted visas to PLO leaders to attend the UN meeting this month, I'd be very scared about Mossad operations in Manhattan.
Now it's just full-on bombing Qatar.
If the US had granted visas to PLO leaders to attend the UN meeting this month, I'd be very scared about Mossad operations in Manhattan.
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Qatar has now been bombed by both Iran and Israel, while hosting a major US base. This has serious implications on the meaning - or lack thereof - of hosting US military as well as just how inconvenient it is to be a mediator in this day and age.
September 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Qatar has now been bombed by both Iran and Israel, while hosting a major US base. This has serious implications on the meaning - or lack thereof - of hosting US military as well as just how inconvenient it is to be a mediator in this day and age.
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Fun fact: Qatar, whose capital Israel just bombed, is a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States.
September 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Fun fact: Qatar, whose capital Israel just bombed, is a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States.
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NEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable "On Recognition"
@jdryan08.bsky.social is joined by EdCommers @lisahajjar.bsky.social, @seanyom.bsky.social, and Jacob Mundy to discuss genocide recognition by Israeli figures and institutions, and UK/Canada recognition for a Palestinian state.
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@jdryan08.bsky.social is joined by EdCommers @lisahajjar.bsky.social, @seanyom.bsky.social, and Jacob Mundy to discuss genocide recognition by Israeli figures and institutions, and UK/Canada recognition for a Palestinian state.
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Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" | The MERIP Podcast
Listen to Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" from The MERIP Podcast. The MERIP Roundtable is a new format for the MERIP podcast featuring conversation on urgent issues in the Middle…
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August 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable "On Recognition"
@jdryan08.bsky.social is joined by EdCommers @lisahajjar.bsky.social, @seanyom.bsky.social, and Jacob Mundy to discuss genocide recognition by Israeli figures and institutions, and UK/Canada recognition for a Palestinian state.
buff.ly/IZuBpDI
@jdryan08.bsky.social is joined by EdCommers @lisahajjar.bsky.social, @seanyom.bsky.social, and Jacob Mundy to discuss genocide recognition by Israeli figures and institutions, and UK/Canada recognition for a Palestinian state.
buff.ly/IZuBpDI
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MAGA is going through some things .
August 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
MAGA is going through some things .
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"The unemployment rate is 3.6%"
August 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"The unemployment rate is 3.6%"
I already saw this movie, the ending sucked but Benicio del Toro was great
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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Trump signs order authorising military action against cartels: Reports
Mexican politicians warn that US action against criminal groups on their soil would be a violation of sovereignty.
www.aljazeera.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I already saw this movie, the ending sucked but Benicio del Toro was great
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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Reporter: We have not seen tariffs at these rates since the 1930s, and following that was the Great Depression. It's ratcheted up to 50% for some countries. The most recent estimate is these tariffs costing the average family $2,400 a year. That's a significant hit to the average American family
August 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reporter: We have not seen tariffs at these rates since the 1930s, and following that was the Great Depression. It's ratcheted up to 50% for some countries. The most recent estimate is these tariffs costing the average family $2,400 a year. That's a significant hit to the average American family
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In other words: we are paying for the tariffs
"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments
August 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In other words: we are paying for the tariffs
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A genuinely good part of the old Republican aesthetic is how it sought to play down wealth, an impulse born from Protestant values. You can see this in how Bush dressed and decorated his living spaces
That aesthetic now replaced by gilt detailing designed to remind you that the occupant is wealthy.
That aesthetic now replaced by gilt detailing designed to remind you that the occupant is wealthy.
August 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A genuinely good part of the old Republican aesthetic is how it sought to play down wealth, an impulse born from Protestant values. You can see this in how Bush dressed and decorated his living spaces
That aesthetic now replaced by gilt detailing designed to remind you that the occupant is wealthy.
That aesthetic now replaced by gilt detailing designed to remind you that the occupant is wealthy.
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And this is different from the pre-post-American world how?
In a post-American world, greed and nihilism are destroying Sudan.
By Anne Applebaum
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By Anne Applebaum
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like
In a post-American world, greed and nihilism are destroying Sudan.
www.theatlantic.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
And this is different from the pre-post-American world how?
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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Just out: Pete Moore and @seanyom.bsky.social in conversation with Ezra Karmel about their MELG Roundtable “Reconceptualizing Security and Political Economy in the Modern Middle East," which includes articles on Jordan, Syria and Yemen
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Episode 23 – Militarization in Jordan with Dr. Pete Moore and Dr. Sean Yom
In this episode, Ezra Karmel speaks with Sean Yom and Pete Moore about their recent special issue in MELG,
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June 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just out: Pete Moore and @seanyom.bsky.social in conversation with Ezra Karmel about their MELG Roundtable “Reconceptualizing Security and Political Economy in the Modern Middle East," which includes articles on Jordan, Syria and Yemen
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So under that rationale, we could strike nuclear facilities in Russia and not be at war with Russia... right?
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Vance: 'We're not at war with Iran, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program'
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that despite the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites last night, the U.S. is not at war with Iran.
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June 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
So under that rationale, we could strike nuclear facilities in Russia and not be at war with Russia... right?
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Lol, I don't think he's thought this whole royal comeback thing through despite what the Israeli right is telling him on WhatsApp
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thehill.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Lol, I don't think he's thought this whole royal comeback thing through despite what the Israeli right is telling him on WhatsApp
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thehill.com/policy/inter...
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
