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"Los guardias nos decían que nunca saldríamos de ahí, que nuestras familias nos habían dado por muertos”. Los venezolanos deportados a la cárcel de Bukele revelan torturas y violaciones
Los venezolanos deportados a la cárcel de Bukele revelan torturas y violaciones: “Decían que solo saldríamos en una bolsa negra”
La organización Human Rights Watch documenta los abusos perpetrados contra los 252 migrantes que Trump envió a El Salvador y que después fueron excarcelados y devueltos a Caracas
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November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"Los guardias nos decían que nunca saldríamos de ahí, que nuestras familias nos habían dado por muertos”. Los venezolanos deportados a la cárcel de Bukele revelan torturas y violaciones
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Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
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BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Tell me we are in societal disassociation struggle bus with a picture - I’ll begin:
October 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Tell me we are in societal disassociation struggle bus with a picture - I’ll begin:
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Sanders: We’ve got a president of the United States who—
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
April 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Sanders: We’ve got a president of the United States who—
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
My investments: my dog.
I see a lot of you are worried about your stocks so I’m glad I invested all my money in the one asset that will NEVER decline in value: tulips
April 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
My investments: my dog.
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In this second and final part, I revisit the moment everything changed—the day I learned how fear is planted in the body and how silence is enforced. A testament to our resilience.
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Monsters Under the Stairs (Part 2)
Before jumping into Part 2, I want to thank those of you who read and shared Part 1 of “Monsters Under the Stairs.” Writing this story has been a process of excavation—of memories long buried and emot...
drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In this second and final part, I revisit the moment everything changed—the day I learned how fear is planted in the body and how silence is enforced. A testament to our resilience.
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
Full story @ Substack drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
And stay tuned—there’s more to come. 🔥✨
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In 1982 Tehran, my middle school looked ordinary—but nothing was. Rules tightened, fear settled in, and I pushed back—starting with my uniform. This two-part story is about defiance, fear, and girlhood under repression.
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Monsters Under the Stairs (Part 1)
I attended Jahan Koodak Middle School near Tehran’s Vanak Square in 7th grade.
drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In 1982 Tehran, my middle school looked ordinary—but nothing was. Rules tightened, fear settled in, and I pushed back—starting with my uniform. This two-part story is about defiance, fear, and girlhood under repression.
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Both parts at Substack.
📰 drbanafshehmadaninejad.substack.com/p/monsters-u...
Thanks to everyone that went out today. I— wont be joining any of these. Not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t think these are safe for any of us at risk.
April 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thanks to everyone that went out today. I— wont be joining any of these. Not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t think these are safe for any of us at risk.
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The next thing the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief will go after is voting rights.
You heard it here.
You heard it here.
April 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The next thing the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief will go after is voting rights.
You heard it here.
You heard it here.
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Greetings from Wondercon in Anaheim. This isn’t me but happy to report copies of Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell sold out.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Greetings from Wondercon in Anaheim. This isn’t me but happy to report copies of Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell sold out.
No one really knows the extent of bipolarity that an immigrant has to endure while your family is spread all over the world, each on their own struggle, impotent when distances are too great in space and mind to try to help the other.
I do not wish on anyone to live this life.
I do not wish on anyone to live this life.
March 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
No one really knows the extent of bipolarity that an immigrant has to endure while your family is spread all over the world, each on their own struggle, impotent when distances are too great in space and mind to try to help the other.
I do not wish on anyone to live this life.
I do not wish on anyone to live this life.
Like… I had dinner but it is 2:15am and the law says I must be hungry again. #BigBack2025
March 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Like… I had dinner but it is 2:15am and the law says I must be hungry again. #BigBack2025
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I’m going to #Wondercon - Check me out! Here’s where you’ll find me. Also, thanks to the folks at Mysterious Galaxy you’ll be able to get my latest book Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell. I’m going to have a few panels & autograph sessions, hope to see you there. #sherlockholmes #startrek
March 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I’m going to #Wondercon - Check me out! Here’s where you’ll find me. Also, thanks to the folks at Mysterious Galaxy you’ll be able to get my latest book Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell. I’m going to have a few panels & autograph sessions, hope to see you there. #sherlockholmes #startrek
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Heading to Wondercon in Anaheim to appear on three panels starting March 27
March 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Heading to Wondercon in Anaheim to appear on three panels starting March 27
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The clown car heading off the cliff, Trump et al spoiling for a fight, doesn’t matter with whom- Greenland, Suez, Panama, the Palestinians. There must be someone defenseless we can bully!!
March 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The clown car heading off the cliff, Trump et al spoiling for a fight, doesn’t matter with whom- Greenland, Suez, Panama, the Palestinians. There must be someone defenseless we can bully!!
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I think the new Netflix version of The Leopard surpasses the original Visconti adaptation. An Italian Gone With the Wind, a true epic, both films, chronicle a changing world and those caught up but powerless to resist. Sound familiar? A heartbreaking series, impeccable tip to bottom.
March 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I think the new Netflix version of The Leopard surpasses the original Visconti adaptation. An Italian Gone With the Wind, a true epic, both films, chronicle a changing world and those caught up but powerless to resist. Sound familiar? A heartbreaking series, impeccable tip to bottom.
A friend asked me today if I’m alright. I’d say this isn’t a rarity. All my friends are great like that. And for half of my life it has been about political unrest, mostly about my former home.
But today it was about my current home. The one I escaped to, fleeing political & social violence, hunger
But today it was about my current home. The one I escaped to, fleeing political & social violence, hunger
March 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A friend asked me today if I’m alright. I’d say this isn’t a rarity. All my friends are great like that. And for half of my life it has been about political unrest, mostly about my former home.
But today it was about my current home. The one I escaped to, fleeing political & social violence, hunger
But today it was about my current home. The one I escaped to, fleeing political & social violence, hunger
Important conversations to be had here. This is a brand new but very important dive into an overlooked world. Please follow @chelokabob.bsky.social and their Substack!
Hello everyone! We're finally getting started at our Substack!
Make sure to follow there!
Make sure to follow there!
Chelo Kabob for the Soul | Banafsheh Madaninejad | Substack
A newsletter/heart-centered mirroring exercise for Chelo Kabob devotees. Click to read Chelo Kabob for the Soul, by Banafsheh Madaninejad, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Important conversations to be had here. This is a brand new but very important dive into an overlooked world. Please follow @chelokabob.bsky.social and their Substack!
I know people know that I’m permanently caffeinated and don’t sleep but 2am text messages that aren’t coming from my besties feels like the most random thing ever…
March 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I know people know that I’m permanently caffeinated and don’t sleep but 2am text messages that aren’t coming from my besties feels like the most random thing ever…
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🚨🚨🚨BUCKLE UP!
Sherlock Holmes
and
The Real Thing
August 26, 2025
Sherlock Holmes
and
The Real Thing
August 26, 2025
March 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚨🚨🚨BUCKLE UP!
Sherlock Holmes
and
The Real Thing
August 26, 2025
Sherlock Holmes
and
The Real Thing
August 26, 2025
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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If you're in Los Angeles, try to see PORN ROCK: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra, the ingenious recreation of a real event with memorable legal and cultural repercussions. An excellent cast directed by Jeremy Kagan at the Eastwood Performing Arts Center. You're the jury. (Plus popcorn).
March 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you're in Los Angeles, try to see PORN ROCK: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra, the ingenious recreation of a real event with memorable legal and cultural repercussions. An excellent cast directed by Jeremy Kagan at the Eastwood Performing Arts Center. You're the jury. (Plus popcorn).
I dunno how anyone manages to get anything done. Is not only the part where being overwhelmed is exhausting, is that “getting over” it is also exhausting… and THEN you have to go to work?!
I swear…
I swear…
February 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I dunno how anyone manages to get anything done. Is not only the part where being overwhelmed is exhausting, is that “getting over” it is also exhausting… and THEN you have to go to work?!
I swear…
I swear…