Amina Farahat
@aminafarahat.bsky.social
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We are so humiliatingly deep into tinpot dictatorship territory. The government has just brokered the coerced sale of a major media platform to an ally of the president, who is openly boasting about converting it into (even more of) a partisan propaganda outlet.
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We are so humiliatingly deep into tinpot dictatorship territory. The government has just brokered the coerced sale of a major media platform to an ally of the president, who is openly boasting about converting it into (even more of) a partisan propaganda outlet.
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The Biden-Harris admin deciding that shutting down anti-genocide speech was more worthwhile than shutting down the genocide itself helped lead us to Trump-Vance, which is shredding whatever was left of the “First Amendment” & mockingly revealing how hollow their allies’ commitments to it were
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Biden-Harris admin deciding that shutting down anti-genocide speech was more worthwhile than shutting down the genocide itself helped lead us to Trump-Vance, which is shredding whatever was left of the “First Amendment” & mockingly revealing how hollow their allies’ commitments to it were
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“Findings all point to the likelihood of widespread famine, the migration of large numbers of people seeking a more stable environment and the carry-on impact of geopolitical disorder.”
NEW: Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels.
Here are the key takeaways.
Here are the key takeaways.
8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater
Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.
www.propublica.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Findings all point to the likelihood of widespread famine, the migration of large numbers of people seeking a more stable environment and the carry-on impact of geopolitical disorder.”
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BREAKING: Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive
The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians. — @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
READ: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...
The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians. — @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
READ: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive
The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians
zeteo.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive
The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians. — @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
READ: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...
The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians. — @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
READ: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...
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If you ever wondered how people could condone or ignore the systematic dehumanization & cold calculated atrocities carried out by the Nazis, you’re currently seeing that happen with the vast majority of elected reps, cultural institutions, religious orgs, and regular folks in both Israel and the US.
"I don't know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it's man-made, and that's very clear"
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Gaza facing man-made 'mass starvation', says WHO's Tedros
Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you ever wondered how people could condone or ignore the systematic dehumanization & cold calculated atrocities carried out by the Nazis, you’re currently seeing that happen with the vast majority of elected reps, cultural institutions, religious orgs, and regular folks in both Israel and the US.
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All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
July 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
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“There was a brief silence among the three of us, a beat of shared recognition of the difficulties of staying alive.” Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on meeting Mahmoud Khalil and Zohran Mamdani at a comedy show.
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are in on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“There was a brief silence among the three of us, a beat of shared recognition of the difficulties of staying alive.” Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on meeting Mahmoud Khalil and Zohran Mamdani at a comedy show.
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the reporting process was: “we talked to an amateur nazi race science guy who talked to known bad actor bigot chris rufo & then printed their thoughts about an unsuccessful 2009 college application by a ugandan indian who applied as a ugandan indian”
if you’re still fucking with NYT, you fund this.
if you’re still fucking with NYT, you fund this.
NEW: NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn spoke about the Mamdani article at his daily meeting with top editors this morning, praising both the story and the reporting process, a Times source tells me. He also praised Assistant Managing Editor Pat Healy’s explanation of the situation that he posted on X.
July 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
the reporting process was: “we talked to an amateur nazi race science guy who talked to known bad actor bigot chris rufo & then printed their thoughts about an unsuccessful 2009 college application by a ugandan indian who applied as a ugandan indian”
if you’re still fucking with NYT, you fund this.
if you’re still fucking with NYT, you fund this.
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i interviewed David Cronenberg for his new movie THE SHROUDS and we talked about grief and bodies and technology www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen...
July 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
i interviewed David Cronenberg for his new movie THE SHROUDS and we talked about grief and bodies and technology www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen...
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We're watching Israel take us to the brink of war as leaders cheer it on, Iran responding with ballistic missiles, Gazan children starving to death, state-aligned thugs in Egypt attacking the convoy to break the blockade, while the US preps for a $30 million military parade.
June 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We're watching Israel take us to the brink of war as leaders cheer it on, Iran responding with ballistic missiles, Gazan children starving to death, state-aligned thugs in Egypt attacking the convoy to break the blockade, while the US preps for a $30 million military parade.
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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This whole thread is hugely important— it chronicles the on-going disappearance of a broad swath of critical publicly-funded data across US department and agency websites.
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This whole thread is hugely important— it chronicles the on-going disappearance of a broad swath of critical publicly-funded data across US department and agency websites.
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I wrote about my recent experience being pulled aside and questioned in the Detroit airport, my history of being "additionally screened" while traveling, getting my Global Entry, and how bureaucracy puts me in perilous contact with my inner fascist johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/low-risk-f...
Low-Risk Flier
On bureaucracy, and confronting my inner fascist
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I wrote about my recent experience being pulled aside and questioned in the Detroit airport, my history of being "additionally screened" while traveling, getting my Global Entry, and how bureaucracy puts me in perilous contact with my inner fascist johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/low-risk-f...
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“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
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"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
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People my age and younger don’t even know what pensions ARE. Gen Z hasn’t even been told what was taken away from us!! When you don’t know what has gotten worse or why it’s much easier to be sold a lie by the people taking it away from you!!
Nostalgia in politics can work for more than one thing, it doesn't only have to be a guy saying "Don't you miss being racist" it could be a different guy saying "Remember when people had pensions"
May 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
People my age and younger don’t even know what pensions ARE. Gen Z hasn’t even been told what was taken away from us!! When you don’t know what has gotten worse or why it’s much easier to be sold a lie by the people taking it away from you!!
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We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
![[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter]
النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه.
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza.
These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform.
Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreifkdvretowrpktkbdr3uq4abhyqv5v5ngzbrmrvkjotzthx7xatay@jpeg)
![End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community.
We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard.
We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future.
We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community.
[To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreiafdk7hh2kurcncuymod3iftzk3jp35icckd4lvicash3zvkdoq5y@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Read the inspiring remarks Columbia University Palestine activists gave at an alternative graduation ceremony, the “People’s Graduation,” in honor of their expelled and suspended comrades.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/we-p...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/we-p...
#Palestine #Israel
‘We promise each other liberation’: Columbia activists honor expelled students at the ‘People’s Graduation’
Read the inspiring remarks Columbia University Palestine activists gave at an alternative graduation ceremony, the “People’s Graduation,” in honor of their expelled and suspended comrades.
mondoweiss.net
May 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Read the inspiring remarks Columbia University Palestine activists gave at an alternative graduation ceremony, the “People’s Graduation,” in honor of their expelled and suspended comrades.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/we-p...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/we-p...
#Palestine #Israel
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🧵 This is a perfect example of how disordered discourse reshapes democratic politics, not by policy failure, but by the performative targeting of identity. Let’s unpack what’s happening.
one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here
May 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🧵 This is a perfect example of how disordered discourse reshapes democratic politics, not by policy failure, but by the performative targeting of identity. Let’s unpack what’s happening.
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I keep saying the evangelism for AI is more religious than secular and people keep looking at me like I'm loopy
“The whole thing feels like Black Mirror.”
“He would listen to the bot over me.”
“It gave my husband the title of ‘spark bearer’ because he brought it to life.”
Relationships are being destroyed thanks to spiritual mania, supernatural delusions, and arcane prophecy — all fueled by AI chatbots:
“He would listen to the bot over me.”
“It gave my husband the title of ‘spark bearer’ because he brought it to life.”
Relationships are being destroyed thanks to spiritual mania, supernatural delusions, and arcane prophecy — all fueled by AI chatbots:
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT
www.rollingstone.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I keep saying the evangelism for AI is more religious than secular and people keep looking at me like I'm loopy
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SCOOP: Emails reveal the Trump admin is forcing schools to report students for vague things like protests or "antisemitic actions."
It's pushing schools to target students the same way they went after Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — and possibly threatening schools if they don't go along with it.
It's pushing schools to target students the same way they went after Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — and possibly threatening schools if they don't go along with it.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Forcing Schools to Report International Students for Protest Activity or 'Antisemitic Actions'
The new requirements are "nudging school officials to be the ‘bad guys’ and give more excuses to terminate student visa records," one school official said.
zeteo.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
SCOOP: Emails reveal the Trump admin is forcing schools to report students for vague things like protests or "antisemitic actions."
It's pushing schools to target students the same way they went after Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — and possibly threatening schools if they don't go along with it.
It's pushing schools to target students the same way they went after Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — and possibly threatening schools if they don't go along with it.