M. Kabir
@mkabir.bsky.social
Ph.D in International Relations, faculty, research interests in alliances and the geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. Read non-fiction, history, and IR books. 💙 Rumi’s poetry, Stephen King📚& dystopian novels.
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“In the lover’s heart is a flute
which plays the melody of longing.”
— RUMI 💙
which plays the melody of longing.”
— RUMI 💙
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“In the lover’s heart is a flute
which plays the melody of longing.”
— RUMI 💙
which plays the melody of longing.”
— RUMI 💙
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today in History:
On Nov. 10, 1898
In Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.”
On Nov. 10, 1898
In Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today in History:
On Nov. 10, 1898
In Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.”
On Nov. 10, 1898
In Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.”
“Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
— RUMI 💙
— RUMI 💙
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
— RUMI 💙
— RUMI 💙
Who Pays Trump’s Tariffs?
By October, 2025, Importers now bore only 27% of the tariff cost—less than half the estimate for June. A slightly higher 18% was now borne by exporters, and a much higher 55% was being passed on to consumers.
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
By October, 2025, Importers now bore only 27% of the tariff cost—less than half the estimate for June. A slightly higher 18% was now borne by exporters, and a much higher 55% was being passed on to consumers.
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Who Pays Trump’s Tariffs?
By October, 2025, Importers now bore only 27% of the tariff cost—less than half the estimate for June. A slightly higher 18% was now borne by exporters, and a much higher 55% was being passed on to consumers.
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
By October, 2025, Importers now bore only 27% of the tariff cost—less than half the estimate for June. A slightly higher 18% was now borne by exporters, and a much higher 55% was being passed on to consumers.
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
Today in History:
November 9, 1989
Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
November 9, 1989
Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today in History:
November 9, 1989
Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
November 9, 1989
Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
Holiday season coming up. I guess we will make cheaper stuffs at home! 🤯
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Holiday season coming up. I guess we will make cheaper stuffs at home! 🤯
“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”
— Franz Kafka
— Franz Kafka
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”
— Franz Kafka
— Franz Kafka
“Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong — but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.”
— Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
— Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong — but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.”
— Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
— Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
"Love so vast, love the sky cannot contain. How does all this fit inside my heart."
— RUMI 💙
— RUMI 💙
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
"Love so vast, love the sky cannot contain. How does all this fit inside my heart."
— RUMI 💙
— RUMI 💙
Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report.
The U.S. freedom score is 84/100
Here is a list top score receiving countries in the latest report 👇
freedomhouse.org/country/scor...
The U.S. freedom score is 84/100
Here is a list top score receiving countries in the latest report 👇
freedomhouse.org/country/scor...
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report.
The U.S. freedom score is 84/100
Here is a list top score receiving countries in the latest report 👇
freedomhouse.org/country/scor...
The U.S. freedom score is 84/100
Here is a list top score receiving countries in the latest report 👇
freedomhouse.org/country/scor...
Today in History:
November 8, 1923
Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”
👉🏼 An insurrection for which Hitler wasn’t punished in accordance with the German law— a miscarriage of justice.
November 8, 1923
Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”
👉🏼 An insurrection for which Hitler wasn’t punished in accordance with the German law— a miscarriage of justice.
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Today in History:
November 8, 1923
Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”
👉🏼 An insurrection for which Hitler wasn’t punished in accordance with the German law— a miscarriage of justice.
November 8, 1923
Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”
👉🏼 An insurrection for which Hitler wasn’t punished in accordance with the German law— a miscarriage of justice.
“A single word can brighten the face
of one who knows the value of words.”
— Yunus Emre
Meme: IG @rumiverses
of one who knows the value of words.”
— Yunus Emre
Meme: IG @rumiverses
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“A single word can brighten the face
of one who knows the value of words.”
— Yunus Emre
Meme: IG @rumiverses
of one who knows the value of words.”
— Yunus Emre
Meme: IG @rumiverses
We lie best when we lie to ourselves.
— Stephen King, “It”
— Stephen King, “It”
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We lie best when we lie to ourselves.
— Stephen King, “It”
— Stephen King, “It”
“. . .it is the fully sane person who feels isolated in the insane society — and he may suffer so much from the incapacity to communicate that it is he who may become psychotic.”
— Erich Fromm
— Erich Fromm
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“. . .it is the fully sane person who feels isolated in the insane society — and he may suffer so much from the incapacity to communicate that it is he who may become psychotic.”
— Erich Fromm
— Erich Fromm
“It is solely on the basis of common interest that every society should be governed.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“It is solely on the basis of common interest that every society should be governed.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
" The bond between true friends
trancends time and space ,
for their love is a thread that connects through the ages "
— RUMI 💙
trancends time and space ,
for their love is a thread that connects through the ages "
— RUMI 💙
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
" The bond between true friends
trancends time and space ,
for their love is a thread that connects through the ages "
— RUMI 💙
trancends time and space ,
for their love is a thread that connects through the ages "
— RUMI 💙
Today in History:
On Nov.7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
In 1917,Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
On Nov.7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
In 1917,Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today in History:
On Nov.7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
In 1917,Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
On Nov.7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
In 1917,Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
A terrible 😣 situation!
The cult convinced the mass that tariffs and trade wars don’t hurt the economy! 🤯🎪
The cult convinced the mass that tariffs and trade wars don’t hurt the economy! 🤯🎪
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A terrible 😣 situation!
The cult convinced the mass that tariffs and trade wars don’t hurt the economy! 🤯🎪
The cult convinced the mass that tariffs and trade wars don’t hurt the economy! 🤯🎪
Map of British India on the eve of the First World War, 1914!
I sometimes wonder what today’s great power politics would look like if the Indian Subcontinent had remained united as one state. 🤔
I sometimes wonder what today’s great power politics would look like if the Indian Subcontinent had remained united as one state. 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Map of British India on the eve of the First World War, 1914!
I sometimes wonder what today’s great power politics would look like if the Indian Subcontinent had remained united as one state. 🤔
I sometimes wonder what today’s great power politics would look like if the Indian Subcontinent had remained united as one state. 🤔
“Man exists for his own sake and not to add a laborer to the state.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1822–1863)
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1822–1863)
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Man exists for his own sake and not to add a laborer to the state.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1822–1863)
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1822–1863)