Shaya
@shayainla.bsky.social
In LA 🌴writer/editor 🧿 شقایق 🖤 fueled by breakfast burritos 🌯 potter #shayclay 🏺tahdig enthusiast and culinary dabbler 🥘 opinions here are mine and usually mine alone
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Shaya
@shayainla.bsky.social
· Jun 13
"There is no one to admire or trust in this too long and too sordid spectacle of idiotic violence and limitless corruption," Edward Said wrote in 1986.
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An excellent, accessible overview of what the US polisci research tells us about moderation and vote-getting.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
An excellent, accessible overview of what the US polisci research tells us about moderation and vote-getting.
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Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more times than Harry Potter is in the entire series — and he still has the audacity to say “nothing came out about me.”
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more times than Harry Potter is in the entire series — and he still has the audacity to say “nothing came out about me.”
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In no functioning country is this allowed.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In no functioning country is this allowed.
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What did they think crypto was being used for? It’s like 85% crime.
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
What did they think crypto was being used for? It’s like 85% crime.
Let’s make a deal, Pam.
Get victims to come forward about the Minnesota voting rolls.
Get Congress to write a law that the voter rolls must be handed over by a deadline.
Get Congress to pass the law, get it signed by the President.
Then we can ignore it until you release the Epstein files.
Get victims to come forward about the Minnesota voting rolls.
Get Congress to write a law that the voter rolls must be handed over by a deadline.
Get Congress to pass the law, get it signed by the President.
Then we can ignore it until you release the Epstein files.
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Let’s make a deal, Pam.
Get victims to come forward about the Minnesota voting rolls.
Get Congress to write a law that the voter rolls must be handed over by a deadline.
Get Congress to pass the law, get it signed by the President.
Then we can ignore it until you release the Epstein files.
Get victims to come forward about the Minnesota voting rolls.
Get Congress to write a law that the voter rolls must be handed over by a deadline.
Get Congress to pass the law, get it signed by the President.
Then we can ignore it until you release the Epstein files.
Some of our fellow citizens will have hurt feelings if we don’t allow our democracy to devolve into a Nazi police stare. Is that a price we are willing to pay?
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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NEW: Within minutes of Alex Pretti being killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labelling him a ”terrorist” and a “lunatic.” @davidgilbert.bsky.social reports:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: Within minutes of Alex Pretti being killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labelling him a ”terrorist” and a “lunatic.” @davidgilbert.bsky.social reports:
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🔥REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “How rich @KristiNoem says showing up with a legal firearm is grounds for execution when they support Rittenhouse & pardon protestors… we cannot go down this road, countryman against countryman… they’re trying to keep us divided so they can line their own pockets.”
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
🔥REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “How rich @KristiNoem says showing up with a legal firearm is grounds for execution when they support Rittenhouse & pardon protestors… we cannot go down this road, countryman against countryman… they’re trying to keep us divided so they can line their own pockets.”
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Impeach and Prosecute Noem
Noem:
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Impeach and Prosecute Noem
been neglecting this account to be on threads more and all i can say is social media is miserable and pointless everywhere, all the time
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
been neglecting this account to be on threads more and all i can say is social media is miserable and pointless everywhere, all the time
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November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
crossed @lalehkhalili.bsky.social's MERIP review of Iranian cookbooks by luck recently and have been enjoying it.
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
The Savor of Memory - MERIP
Laleh Khalili draws on memories from childhood, her experience of leaving Iran and her ongoing interest in cooking to review a series of classic and contemporary Iranian cookbooks. Through them she re...
merip.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
crossed @lalehkhalili.bsky.social's MERIP review of Iranian cookbooks by luck recently and have been enjoying it.
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
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“I, of course, deal with the dust and smoke & the burning...this all goes into your lungs & makes you cough all night. It’s exhausting. It wears you out completely. The work is tough—not easy. It’s fire & we all got burned here. We’ve all been burned by this fire.”
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide - UNICORN RIOT
With no diesel allowed into Gaza, citizens are successfully converting plastic into diesel and gasoline to be used for transportation.
unicornriot.ninja
July 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“I, of course, deal with the dust and smoke & the burning...this all goes into your lungs & makes you cough all night. It’s exhausting. It wears you out completely. The work is tough—not easy. It’s fire & we all got burned here. We’ve all been burned by this fire.”
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
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NEW: Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide - UNICORN RIOT
With no diesel allowed into Gaza, citizens are successfully converting plastic into diesel and gasoline to be used for transportation.
unicornriot.ninja
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW: Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
Diddy’s ny prosecutor is James Comey’s daughter
a rainbow and a star with the words be who you know
ALT: a rainbow and a star with the words be who you know
media.tenor.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Diddy’s ny prosecutor is James Comey’s daughter
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New from me: Trump turns intel on US strikes on Iran into loyalty test
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Trump turns Iran strike intel into loyalty test
‘Severely damaged.’ The CIA assesses that “Iran’s nuclear program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New from me: Trump turns intel on US strikes on Iran into loyalty test
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
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“Maybe you would feel better about your city if you relaxed a bit and smiled more” 🏆
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Maybe you would feel better about your city if you relaxed a bit and smiled more” 🏆
Iran’s estimated casualties during the Iran-Iraq war, an eight-year land war, was believed to be a million or more lives lost
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli strikes on #Iran have killed at least 950 people and wounded 3,450 others, a human rights group says.
June 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Iran’s estimated casualties during the Iran-Iraq war, an eight-year land war, was believed to be a million or more lives lost
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
tfw your only hope is the angry old men clinging to power have gotten this out of their systems.
June 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
tfw your only hope is the angry old men clinging to power have gotten this out of their systems.
interesting to see the aircraft still in the skies over the middle east -- if you filter for military planes you'll see a lear jet from Riyadh heading toward Europe, a Hungarian airbus over Turkey now, a UK airbus from Cyprus heading toward Oman... globe.airplanes.live?icao=71021d
Globe - Watch Airplanes Live
Globe - Watch Airplanes Live
globe.airplanes.live
June 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
interesting to see the aircraft still in the skies over the middle east -- if you filter for military planes you'll see a lear jet from Riyadh heading toward Europe, a Hungarian airbus over Turkey now, a UK airbus from Cyprus heading toward Oman... globe.airplanes.live?icao=71021d
Israeli accents on CNN, Arab accents on BBC
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Israeli accents on CNN, Arab accents on BBC
Bibi's congratulations-on-bombing-Iran speech is such a good insight into what convinced Trump to do this. The endless flattery. The appeal to vanity of being the biggest and greatest.
June 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Bibi's congratulations-on-bombing-Iran speech is such a good insight into what convinced Trump to do this. The endless flattery. The appeal to vanity of being the biggest and greatest.
Interesting to see the spin even in the earliest understandings of what has happened.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
June 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Interesting to see the spin even in the earliest understandings of what has happened.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
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"Once you enter there, you see a different reality, just a different reality about this country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"Once you enter there, you see a different reality, just a different reality about this country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
i heard someone calling out on a megaphone from a passing car “la migra! la migra! Ice is coming! Ice is coming” and then, several times over the course of the day saw American-made cars, black Chargers drive past with men in black clothes leaning forward to, apparently, spot people on my street
"ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a 'secret police,' with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
ICE believes it will never face accountability again
The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
June 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i heard someone calling out on a megaphone from a passing car “la migra! la migra! Ice is coming! Ice is coming” and then, several times over the course of the day saw American-made cars, black Chargers drive past with men in black clothes leaning forward to, apparently, spot people on my street