Alex Shams
@alexshams.bsky.social
Writer, Anthropologist, Editor @ajammc.bsky.social
The US crackdown on free speech has gone international
A Mexican congressional aide lost his job for comments about Kirk after pressure from the former US ambassador to Mexico
All to protect the legacy of a "free speech defender"
Absolutely dystopian
A Mexican congressional aide lost his job for comments about Kirk after pressure from the former US ambassador to Mexico
All to protect the legacy of a "free speech defender"
Absolutely dystopian
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The US crackdown on free speech has gone international
A Mexican congressional aide lost his job for comments about Kirk after pressure from the former US ambassador to Mexico
All to protect the legacy of a "free speech defender"
Absolutely dystopian
A Mexican congressional aide lost his job for comments about Kirk after pressure from the former US ambassador to Mexico
All to protect the legacy of a "free speech defender"
Absolutely dystopian
Shame on everyone who denied this was a genocide
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Shame on everyone who denied this was a genocide
They invited Palestinian negotiators to the bargaining table in Qatar and then assassinated them
This is exactly what they did to Iran - they attacked Tehran while Iranians were negotiating in good faith with the US
Why would anyone ever trust America again?
This is psychopathic stuff
This is exactly what they did to Iran - they attacked Tehran while Iranians were negotiating in good faith with the US
Why would anyone ever trust America again?
This is psychopathic stuff
September 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
They invited Palestinian negotiators to the bargaining table in Qatar and then assassinated them
This is exactly what they did to Iran - they attacked Tehran while Iranians were negotiating in good faith with the US
Why would anyone ever trust America again?
This is psychopathic stuff
This is exactly what they did to Iran - they attacked Tehran while Iranians were negotiating in good faith with the US
Why would anyone ever trust America again?
This is psychopathic stuff
We're reached the point where Israel now assassinates other countries' prime ministers in broad daylight
That's how far Israel and the US have degraded the most basic norms of international law
That's how far Israel and the US have degraded the most basic norms of international law
September 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We're reached the point where Israel now assassinates other countries' prime ministers in broad daylight
That's how far Israel and the US have degraded the most basic norms of international law
That's how far Israel and the US have degraded the most basic norms of international law
The opposite of hostile architecture:
Brick on a sidewalk that turns into a public bench in Shiraz, Iran
Designed by local architects Sedighe Eskandarpour and Mahsa Saeidizadeh
Brick on a sidewalk that turns into a public bench in Shiraz, Iran
Designed by local architects Sedighe Eskandarpour and Mahsa Saeidizadeh
August 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The opposite of hostile architecture:
Brick on a sidewalk that turns into a public bench in Shiraz, Iran
Designed by local architects Sedighe Eskandarpour and Mahsa Saeidizadeh
Brick on a sidewalk that turns into a public bench in Shiraz, Iran
Designed by local architects Sedighe Eskandarpour and Mahsa Saeidizadeh
100 transgender inmates at Tehran's Evin Prison are presumed dead after Israel's attack, which flattened the part of the jail where they lived.
This is on top of the 79 Iranians already confirmed killed
If confirmed, this would be one of the worst massacres of trans people in history:
This is on top of the 79 Iranians already confirmed killed
If confirmed, this would be one of the worst massacres of trans people in history:
July 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
100 transgender inmates at Tehran's Evin Prison are presumed dead after Israel's attack, which flattened the part of the jail where they lived.
This is on top of the 79 Iranians already confirmed killed
If confirmed, this would be one of the worst massacres of trans people in history:
This is on top of the 79 Iranians already confirmed killed
If confirmed, this would be one of the worst massacres of trans people in history:
To everyone asking how to help Iranians:
July 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
To everyone asking how to help Iranians:
Israel’s war on Iran has killed hundreds of people. Each has a face, a name, a story.
Parnia Abbasi is one of them. She was a 24 year old poet and English teacher. Until an Israeli missile hit her home in Tehran, killing her and her entire family.
This is one of her poems, translated to English
Parnia Abbasi is one of them. She was a 24 year old poet and English teacher. Until an Israeli missile hit her home in Tehran, killing her and her entire family.
This is one of her poems, translated to English
June 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Israel’s war on Iran has killed hundreds of people. Each has a face, a name, a story.
Parnia Abbasi is one of them. She was a 24 year old poet and English teacher. Until an Israeli missile hit her home in Tehran, killing her and her entire family.
This is one of her poems, translated to English
Parnia Abbasi is one of them. She was a 24 year old poet and English teacher. Until an Israeli missile hit her home in Tehran, killing her and her entire family.
This is one of her poems, translated to English
An architecture firm noticed the bright pink chairs they designed for an LA park were being used by anti-ICE protestors.
Check out their response:
Check out their response:
June 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
An architecture firm noticed the bright pink chairs they designed for an LA park were being used by anti-ICE protestors.
Check out their response:
Check out their response:
Los Angeles rises up 🔥
June 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Los Angeles rises up 🔥
Trump wants to normalize masked men disappearing people off the street.
LA said no.
And because of that, he sent in the National Guard to make an example of them.
Solidarity against fascism ✌🏼🔥
LA said no.
And because of that, he sent in the National Guard to make an example of them.
Solidarity against fascism ✌🏼🔥
June 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump wants to normalize masked men disappearing people off the street.
LA said no.
And because of that, he sent in the National Guard to make an example of them.
Solidarity against fascism ✌🏼🔥
LA said no.
And because of that, he sent in the National Guard to make an example of them.
Solidarity against fascism ✌🏼🔥
The Travel Ban was a racist travesty the first time
And it's a racist travesty the second time
It will hurt millions by tearing apart families and forcing refugees to stay in dangerous situations
It doesn't make America safer; just more racist, more ignorant, and more isolated
And it's a racist travesty the second time
It will hurt millions by tearing apart families and forcing refugees to stay in dangerous situations
It doesn't make America safer; just more racist, more ignorant, and more isolated
June 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Travel Ban was a racist travesty the first time
And it's a racist travesty the second time
It will hurt millions by tearing apart families and forcing refugees to stay in dangerous situations
It doesn't make America safer; just more racist, more ignorant, and more isolated
And it's a racist travesty the second time
It will hurt millions by tearing apart families and forcing refugees to stay in dangerous situations
It doesn't make America safer; just more racist, more ignorant, and more isolated
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi at a protest in Tehran in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli aggression, 2014.
Panahi this week won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his new film "It Was Just An Accident."
Panahi this week won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his new film "It Was Just An Accident."
May 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi at a protest in Tehran in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli aggression, 2014.
Panahi this week won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his new film "It Was Just An Accident."
Panahi this week won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his new film "It Was Just An Accident."
Is the New York Times going to publish articles like these about Israeli embassies and their employees?
Or is trying to find moral justifications for killing diplomats and bureaucrats only done when Israel attacks its enemies?
Or is trying to find moral justifications for killing diplomats and bureaucrats only done when Israel attacks its enemies?
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Is the New York Times going to publish articles like these about Israeli embassies and their employees?
Or is trying to find moral justifications for killing diplomats and bureaucrats only done when Israel attacks its enemies?
Or is trying to find moral justifications for killing diplomats and bureaucrats only done when Israel attacks its enemies?
April 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Extract from "Jenin" by Lebanese poet Etel Adnan
Originally published in French in 2004.
Originally published in French in 2004.
April 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Extract from "Jenin" by Lebanese poet Etel Adnan
Originally published in French in 2004.
Originally published in French in 2004.
The Spanish word also has an Arabic root (but a different one!)
April 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Spanish word also has an Arabic root (but a different one!)
The Arabic word on everyone's minds these days
April 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Arabic word on everyone's minds these days
Looking for the resistance to Trump's authoritarianism? Look to college campuses!
Every single one of these students is risking expulsion, arrest, and potential deportation to stand up for their beliefs
They did it under Biden, and they're doing it now
They are the moral compass of the nation
Every single one of these students is risking expulsion, arrest, and potential deportation to stand up for their beliefs
They did it under Biden, and they're doing it now
They are the moral compass of the nation
April 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Looking for the resistance to Trump's authoritarianism? Look to college campuses!
Every single one of these students is risking expulsion, arrest, and potential deportation to stand up for their beliefs
They did it under Biden, and they're doing it now
They are the moral compass of the nation
Every single one of these students is risking expulsion, arrest, and potential deportation to stand up for their beliefs
They did it under Biden, and they're doing it now
They are the moral compass of the nation
