Sham Jaff
@shamjaff.bsky.social
Journalist. Berlin. I write a newsletter bringing perspectives from Asia, Africa, the Americas to mostly Western audiences. Sign up on www.whathappenedlastweek.com
Simultaneously opening tabs on Rojava, Rojhelat and Bakur these days.
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Simultaneously opening tabs on Rojava, Rojhelat and Bakur these days.
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Die von mir sehr geschätzte Journalistin @shamjaff.bsky.social hat ein Interview geführt mit Gabriela Mesones, einer venezolanischen Journalistin. Und sie sagt u.a.: Bei all den Debatten um Öl sollten wir die Menschen in Venzuela nicht vergessen und was das diktatorische Regime ihnen angetan hat.
Interview with Gabriela Mesones Rojo - Gishty
Interview with Gabriela Mesones Rojo.
gishty.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Die von mir sehr geschätzte Journalistin @shamjaff.bsky.social hat ein Interview geführt mit Gabriela Mesones, einer venezolanischen Journalistin. Und sie sagt u.a.: Bei all den Debatten um Öl sollten wir die Menschen in Venzuela nicht vergessen und was das diktatorische Regime ihnen angetan hat.
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Stimmen aus Venezuela hören? @shamjaff.bsky.social hat die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo aus Caracas zu den Ereignissen der vergangenen Tage befragt: @gishtymedia.bsky.social
Interview with Gabriela Mesones Rojo - Gishty
Interview with Gabriela Mesones Rojo.
gishty.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Stimmen aus Venezuela hören? @shamjaff.bsky.social hat die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo aus Caracas zu den Ereignissen der vergangenen Tage befragt: @gishtymedia.bsky.social
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Wie sehen Linke vor Ort die Lage in Venezuela? Die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo kritisiert im Gespräch mit @shamjaff.bsky.social den US-Angriff und die rechte Opposition unter María Corina Machado scharf – aber ebenso Menschenrechtsverletzungen unter Nicolás Maduro (F+)
„Schmerzhaft, wie Linke Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Venezuela ignorierten“
Wie sehen Linke vor Ort die Lage in Venezuela? Die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo kritisiert den US-Angriff und die rechte Opposition unter María Corina Machado scharf – aber ebenso…
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January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Wie sehen Linke vor Ort die Lage in Venezuela? Die Journalistin Gabriela Mesones Rojo kritisiert im Gespräch mit @shamjaff.bsky.social den US-Angriff und die rechte Opposition unter María Corina Machado scharf – aber ebenso Menschenrechtsverletzungen unter Nicolás Maduro (F+)
There used to be a time when it was our job as journalists to decode what's happening and why. Trump just eliminated us middlemen.
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
There used to be a time when it was our job as journalists to decode what's happening and why. Trump just eliminated us middlemen.
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"We're in the oil business" - Trump
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"We're in the oil business" - Trump
Waiting for Lula to wake up.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Waiting for Lula to wake up.
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omg, just learned that @gishtymedia.bsky.social released her new (old) newsletter #whathappenedlastweek on https://gishty.com ! Looks already really good, and also very promising. A must go for anyone who likes to read about the world, curated by the wonderful @shamjaff.bsky.social :)
December 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
omg, just learned that @gishtymedia.bsky.social released her new (old) newsletter #whathappenedlastweek on https://gishty.com ! Looks already really good, and also very promising. A must go for anyone who likes to read about the world, curated by the wonderful @shamjaff.bsky.social :)
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Es gibt ein neues Projekt / Portal von @shamjaff.bsky.social (@whlwnews.bsky.social). Schon jetzt sieht @gishtymedia.bsky.social klasse aus, ich bin gespannt auf das, was da noch kommen wird!
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Es gibt ein neues Projekt / Portal von @shamjaff.bsky.social (@whlwnews.bsky.social). Schon jetzt sieht @gishtymedia.bsky.social klasse aus, ich bin gespannt auf das, was da noch kommen wird!
Is this the corner of the internet where I confess that I expected Mamdani to take that four hour train ride?
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Is this the corner of the internet where I confess that I expected Mamdani to take that four hour train ride?
Can they just download the Epstein files to our phones like they did with that U2 album?
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can they just download the Epstein files to our phones like they did with that U2 album?
If you’re having a bad day, just know ex-Red Pill forums exist.
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
If you’re having a bad day, just know ex-Red Pill forums exist.
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Here’s some important news I learned from @shamjaff.bsky.social’s global newsletter today: Australia secretively shipping people for indefinite detention in Nauru
This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.
This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Here’s some important news I learned from @shamjaff.bsky.social’s global newsletter today: Australia secretively shipping people for indefinite detention in Nauru
This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.
This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
As a journalist, it is my duty to report the truth. Especially the uncomfortable ones.
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As a journalist, it is my duty to report the truth. Especially the uncomfortable ones.
Thanks so much, Caleb. This is such an interesting development.
Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thanks so much, Caleb. This is such an interesting development.
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Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰
I recently watched a TikTok summarizing an article that was summarizing a documentary that was summarizing a trial. How valuable is information these days? Not sure.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I recently watched a TikTok summarizing an article that was summarizing a documentary that was summarizing a trial. How valuable is information these days? Not sure.
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Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings
Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Betreff: Politbarometer. Merz sagt in einem Satz fünf Sachen: 1) Es gibt „Probleme im Stadtbild“, 2) diese hängen mit Menschen zusammen, 3) die keinen dauerhaften Aufenthaltsstatus haben, 4) nicht arbeiten, 5) und sich nicht an unsere Regeln halten.
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Betreff: Politbarometer. Merz sagt in einem Satz fünf Sachen: 1) Es gibt „Probleme im Stadtbild“, 2) diese hängen mit Menschen zusammen, 3) die keinen dauerhaften Aufenthaltsstatus haben, 4) nicht arbeiten, 5) und sich nicht an unsere Regeln halten.
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I still haven't seen any answer that makes sense to me. Why is an opinion journalist running CBS News as editor in chief? How did that happen, and what is the logic of that appointment? It still isn't clear to me.
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I still haven't seen any answer that makes sense to me. Why is an opinion journalist running CBS News as editor in chief? How did that happen, and what is the logic of that appointment? It still isn't clear to me.
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
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I’m seeing a lot of “wow, look at all these Gen Z protests”-articles that lump all of these very legitimate protests in very different countries together. Just because young people lead them, and most use the One Piece logo. This is lazy journalism.
The One Piece Generation
The protest movement inspired by anime is fueled by frustration. Madagascar’s Gen Z is done waiting for light, water, and change — and they’re not afraid to say so.
substack.whathappenedlastweek.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m seeing a lot of “wow, look at all these Gen Z protests”-articles that lump all of these very legitimate protests in very different countries together. Just because young people lead them, and most use the One Piece logo. This is lazy journalism.
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If you read today’s issue, you now hopefully have a good amount of skepticism, maybe even EWWW towards Takaichi, or “potentially Japan’s first female prime minister”, as other media call her.
October 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
If you read today’s issue, you now hopefully have a good amount of skepticism, maybe even EWWW towards Takaichi, or “potentially Japan’s first female prime minister”, as other media call her.
My newsletter is finally on Bluesky! Show some love? 😘
Roses are red, and the skies are blue. I am finally here, and so are you.
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My newsletter is finally on Bluesky! Show some love? 😘