Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

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Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics;
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John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Since 2002, he has written a weblog, Informed Comment (juancole.com). .. more

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Mar 9

Juan Cole, new book - Gaza Yet Stands - order through your local bookstore or www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DL...

Gaza Yet Stands

Gaza Yet Stands [Cole, Juan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Gaza Yet Stands

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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 7h

When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.

It was a "sideshow," I was told.

Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 7h

Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 14h

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

The people of Minneapolis and Palestine have both responded to occupation and state terror with extraordinary courage and love

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

It’s the height of naivety to believe that a global system built on the supposed security of nuclear weapons can endure indefinitely

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igorartificiel.bsky.social @igorartificiel.bsky.social · 21h

Extermination and deportation to steal their land.
They have been pretty open about it for generations.

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 22h

Shatner started using the experience to talk about the dangers of climate change which is why Bezos interrupted him

Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

Anytime I see Jeff Bezos mentioned I remember the time he flew to space with William Shatner and when a very emotoinal Shatner was trying to describe the experience Bezos interrupted by spraying champagne like an idiot child

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d

Rodin’s Egypt reveals the profound influence Egyptian art had on Auguste Rodin’s work and the advent of modernity in European sculpture.

Out now!

Learn more about this richly illustrated book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#AncientWorld #Art #AugusteRodin
Bénédicte

Rodin’s Egypt, edited by Bénédicte Garnier

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

I gave; everyone should; I had also cancelled my subscription

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 1d

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the world's richest men didn’t even ensure they got home.

Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

A viral image from a CAIR-NJ candidate forum may have helped propel Analilia Mejia to wins in unexpected Morris County towns in New Jersey's 11th district, including Boonton and Rockaway Borough. It shows Mejia as the sole voice in the field standing against genocide, and highlights how genocide...

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Notable that this image from a
@CAIRNJ
forum went viral in Muslim communities in these towns

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

The Invasion of America - Houston Museum of Natural Science @hmns http://dlvr.it/TQr4Lk

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 1d

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

The sharp and unprecedented rise in the number of Palestinians killed, wounded, detained, and imprisoned

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Frontier smart city projects like Dunia and The Line have failed on fundamental governance issues such as legitimacy, inclusion, accountability

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Concentration camps:

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl

The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 2d

Netanyahu will reportedly rush to Washington to meet with Trump on Wednesday, apparently accompanied by Israel's air force chief, likely to push for war with Iran.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) told Drop Site’s Julian Andreone she was unaware that Israel bars foreign journalists from Gaza, but that they should be allowed in. Asked whether Congress could take action to pressure Israel, she replied “no,” adding, “Israel is our friend.”

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist

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Martin Shaw @martinshaw.bsky.social · 2d

‘The largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank in one operation since the 1967 war.’

Martin Shaw @martinshaw.bsky.social · 2d

‘Since the onset of the Gaza genocide, a staggering 10,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced across the West Bank, with entire villages emptied, dismantled, and erased. This is in addition to the more than 30,000 Palestinians displaced from refugee camps’

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Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank

What was once creeping encroachment by settlers has escalated over the past three years into a state-backed campaign of mass expulsion.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 2d

Starvation by design: How Israel turned food into a weapon of war in Gaza flip.it/n1QCfL

Starvation by design: How Israel turned food into a weapon of war in Gaza

Data reveals Gaza's hunger was likely a calculated strategy to 're-engineer' society, peaking in 2025.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 2d

No food, no shelter, no money: the daily fight for survival in Gaza flip.it/LBcSlQ

No food, no shelter, no money: the daily fight for survival in Gaza

After two years of war, the October ceasefire brought a precarious calm to Gaza – despite the fact that Israeli strikes have not completely stopped. While some shops have reopened, most of the enclave...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 2d

Minneapolis: Native Americans report racial profiling in ICE crackdown flip.it/sVIZvp

Minneapolis: Native Americans report racial profiling in ICE crackdown

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 2d

@jricole.bsky.social ran a good column laying out the Israeli connection to #pedogate: www.juancole.com/2026/02/blac...

The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

By Jasim...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 2d

The LAPD sent officers to train in Israel. Officials can’t explain what they learned flip.it/u3R4vZ

The LAPD sent officers to train in Israel. Officials can't explain what they learned

The Police Commission’s Office of the Inspector General found that the LAPD lacks a system for tracking employees who train with foreign law enforcement agencies.

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 2d

Via @jricole.bsky.social, persuasive look at how Israel is killing Gazans through delays, without a humanitarian corridor. Petition signed. www.juancole.com/2026/02/beco...