Usman T. Malik
@usmantm.bsky.social
Author MIDNIGHT DOORWAYS
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Insta: usmantanveermalik
www.usmanmalik.org
FB: usmantanveermalik
“A woman emerges from the corpse of the Lord, kneeling and kissing the engorged red organs of the divine. Faceless slaves hold a procession, pushing a horse carriage, wheels gnawing at the seed of the earth, movement of ants climbing an unending hill…
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“A woman emerges from the corpse of the Lord, kneeling and kissing the engorged red organs of the divine. Faceless slaves hold a procession, pushing a horse carriage, wheels gnawing at the seed of the earth, movement of ants climbing an unending hill…
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Hold on, friends! It's going to get spooky! To celebrate 10k followers, I'm answering your questions about Palestinian folklore here in this mega thread.
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hold on, friends! It's going to get spooky! To celebrate 10k followers, I'm answering your questions about Palestinian folklore here in this mega thread.
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Every day, ICE commits human rights violations. No amount of “reform” can fix an agency built on fear, family separation, and racial profiling. We must abolish ICE. Completely.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Every day, ICE commits human rights violations. No amount of “reform” can fix an agency built on fear, family separation, and racial profiling. We must abolish ICE. Completely.
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Alright y'all. This is finally happening.
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Alright y'all. This is finally happening.
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Trump is appealing the judicial order to pay full SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump is appealing the judicial order to pay full SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
He’s spending tax payer dollars going back to court to try and avoid giving folks money they are legally owed.
He’s starving 42 million people because to him they are leverage.
It’s enraging.
So it looks like we’re looking at a March, 2027 release for A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE.
A bit later than I wanted, but I hope it will be worth the wait. (Beta readers so far seem to be enjoying it)
A bit later than I wanted, but I hope it will be worth the wait. (Beta readers so far seem to be enjoying it)
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So it looks like we’re looking at a March, 2027 release for A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE.
A bit later than I wanted, but I hope it will be worth the wait. (Beta readers so far seem to be enjoying it)
A bit later than I wanted, but I hope it will be worth the wait. (Beta readers so far seem to be enjoying it)
Very kind, Martin. Thanks for the readership
MD Pakistani edition is a collectible at this point. The Hachette Indian is rare in the US.
But good news! Putnam (Penguin RH) is bringing out a North America edition in 2028–something I’m really looking forward to.
MD Pakistani edition is a collectible at this point. The Hachette Indian is rare in the US.
But good news! Putnam (Penguin RH) is bringing out a North America edition in 2028–something I’m really looking forward to.
A used copy of Midnight Doorways by @usmantm.bsky.social came across the buy counter today.. I immediately grabbed it. If this book was available in the US, not only would it be in the section, it would be faced out with a shelf talker. Great stories. Highly recommended
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Very kind, Martin. Thanks for the readership
MD Pakistani edition is a collectible at this point. The Hachette Indian is rare in the US.
But good news! Putnam (Penguin RH) is bringing out a North America edition in 2028–something I’m really looking forward to.
MD Pakistani edition is a collectible at this point. The Hachette Indian is rare in the US.
But good news! Putnam (Penguin RH) is bringing out a North America edition in 2028–something I’m really looking forward to.
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Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon
Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
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NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
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“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”
A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”
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As noted today: Democrats are clearly winning the politics of the shutdown, and its Senators aiming to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory are being absurd.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
As noted today: Democrats are clearly winning the politics of the shutdown, and its Senators aiming to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory are being absurd.
prospect.org/2025/11/04/t...
prospect.org/2025/11/04/t...
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With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
🧵
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
🧵
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
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starts at 28:40 if you wanna watch the whole thing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
LIVE: Zohran Mamdani delivers victory speech in New York City
YouTube video by ABC News
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
starts at 28:40 if you wanna watch the whole thing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
I think the two most imp things Mamdani and tn’s blue wave have given us are hope and courage.
We shall not go gently into that good night
We shall TURN THE VOLUME UP!
We shall not go gently into that good night
We shall TURN THE VOLUME UP!
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I think the two most imp things Mamdani and tn’s blue wave have given us are hope and courage.
We shall not go gently into that good night
We shall TURN THE VOLUME UP!
We shall not go gently into that good night
We shall TURN THE VOLUME UP!
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My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
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It’s real real interesting to see what happens when you win a major American election after your own party leadership refuses to endorse you, so you don’t owe them or their pollsters and lobbyists jack shit
I wasn't expecting him to go so hard
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s real real interesting to see what happens when you win a major American election after your own party leadership refuses to endorse you, so you don’t owe them or their pollsters and lobbyists jack shit
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one thing that other candidates need to learn from mamdani is how to deliver the most cold blooded attacks on an opponent with a smile on your face
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
one thing that other candidates need to learn from mamdani is how to deliver the most cold blooded attacks on an opponent with a smile on your face
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This is incredibly important:
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is incredibly important:
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
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Damn straight. Be fucking loud and obnoxious. Shove this in the face of your idiot uncle and racist high school friends.
This is incredibly important:
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Damn straight. Be fucking loud and obnoxious. Shove this in the face of your idiot uncle and racist high school friends.
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Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
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Remember when they said they need a Left Rogan for the “youth”
Which youth?
Which youth?
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Remember when they said they need a Left Rogan for the “youth”
Which youth?
Which youth?
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Mamdani: So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Mamdani: So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.
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I do not think the era of Islamophobia or anti Arab racism is over but I do think this book ends a particular era of a particular kind of Democratic politics and opens up a new one
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I do not think the era of Islamophobia or anti Arab racism is over but I do think this book ends a particular era of a particular kind of Democratic politics and opens up a new one