Erin A. Snider
@erinsnider.bsky.social
IR, Middle East political economy, democracy aid, & development • Egypt she/her • Author, Marketing Democracy: http://bit.ly/3j8sN8k
"At least 60 mass graves have been identified across Syria...But figuring out who is buried in them is part of a broader and more complex problem for the country’s new leaders, who are trying to bring some measure of accountability and justice for war crimes committed by the Assad regime."
Desperate Search for Missing Syrians Leads to Mass Graves
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"At least 60 mass graves have been identified across Syria...But figuring out who is buried in them is part of a broader and more complex problem for the country’s new leaders, who are trying to bring some measure of accountability and justice for war crimes committed by the Assad regime."
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I have no words.
No goddamn words.
No goddamn words.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I have no words.
No goddamn words.
No goddamn words.
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Breaking News: President Trump said he would sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite Pentagon officials’ concerns that China could steal the technology.
Trump Live Updates: Latest News on Epstein Files, F-35 Jets and More
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Breaking News: President Trump said he would sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite Pentagon officials’ concerns that China could steal the technology.
A beautiful sunrise to start the day meeting old and new colleagues in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan. So thrilled to be back.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A beautiful sunrise to start the day meeting old and new colleagues in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan. So thrilled to be back.
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Big kudos to this economist for calling out sexism in his discipline.
Obviously, political science has its own well-known prominent sexists and institutional sexism. So much work still to be done — and, importantly, this work should be done (also) by men!
Obviously, political science has its own well-known prominent sexists and institutional sexism. So much work still to be done — and, importantly, this work should be done (also) by men!
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Big kudos to this economist for calling out sexism in his discipline.
Obviously, political science has its own well-known prominent sexists and institutional sexism. So much work still to be done — and, importantly, this work should be done (also) by men!
Obviously, political science has its own well-known prominent sexists and institutional sexism. So much work still to be done — and, importantly, this work should be done (also) by men!
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I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
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On Tues, Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah attempted to fly to London to attend two conferences. He was stopped by authorities and told he could not travel.
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On Tues, Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah attempted to fly to London to attend two conferences. He was stopped by authorities and told he could not travel.
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It's been almost 2 months since Alaa was pardoned. It's time for him to be allowed to travel too www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
Prosecutor seeks 2,352-year jail term for Istanbul's jailed mayor over alleged corruption
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor has filed a sweeping indictment against the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"...one former employee has said that everyone knows the project won’t work; it is now just a matter of letting MBS down gently."
Brilliant reporting from the FT on the unravelling of Saudi Arabia's Neom.
menasky
Brilliant reporting from the FT on the unravelling of Saudi Arabia's Neom.
menasky
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"...one former employee has said that everyone knows the project won’t work; it is now just a matter of letting MBS down gently."
Brilliant reporting from the FT on the unravelling of Saudi Arabia's Neom.
menasky
Brilliant reporting from the FT on the unravelling of Saudi Arabia's Neom.
menasky
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Mamdani era off to an excellent start. Couldn't do better than naming the brilliant Lina Khan to his transition team.
Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
A slate of women leaders with experience across three New York City administrations will help smooth the path for the political novice.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Mamdani era off to an excellent start. Couldn't do better than naming the brilliant Lina Khan to his transition team.
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This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Republicans are unprepared for Democrats who fight back, much less play the offense, but this is what it looks like.
Totally! I thought him using the famous Mario Cuomo quote “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose” is one of the greatest fuck yous ever. Hope Andrew enjoyed it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Republicans are unprepared for Democrats who fight back, much less play the offense, but this is what it looks like.
An absolutely electric victory speech by Mamdani tonight: "We have bowed at the alter of caution and paid a mighty price". Here's hoping the rest of the Democratic party is listening.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
An absolutely electric victory speech by Mamdani tonight: "We have bowed at the alter of caution and paid a mighty price". Here's hoping the rest of the Democratic party is listening.
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This landslide is more shocking to me than even the Virginia legislature. Suggests that many, many more people grasp the true nature of the democratic emergency than a year ago and understand that we have to play hardball to keep the republic.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This landslide is more shocking to me than even the Virginia legislature. Suggests that many, many more people grasp the true nature of the democratic emergency than a year ago and understand that we have to play hardball to keep the republic.
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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 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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
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remarkable to see someone actually appeal to us (because he is one of us)
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
remarkable to see someone actually appeal to us (because he is one of us)
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genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
mainstream media report on jd vance’s twitter mutuals, challenge level: impossible
He has already chosen, what the fuck are we doing here
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
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“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”