Nabil Al-Tikriti
@nabilal-tikriti.bsky.social
Middle East History Prof @ U. of Mary Washington; Ottomanist; 2011-17 MSF/Doctors without Borders USA Director; Relief Worker; Consultant; 1997-__ OSCE Election Observer; Drum Corps Fan; NOLA Booster; Follows Middle East, Caucasus, Balkans, Africa, C. Asia
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
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www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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If DHS targets a single Catholic parish, His Holiness should place the entire administration under interdict
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If DHS targets a single Catholic parish, His Holiness should place the entire administration under interdict
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
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Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference
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AOC puts Schumer on blast: “We are talking about a coordinated effort of eight senators with the knowledge of Leader Schumer, voting to break with the entire Democratic Party in exchange for nothing,”
Via @mkraju.bsky.social
Via @mkraju.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
AOC puts Schumer on blast: “We are talking about a coordinated effort of eight senators with the knowledge of Leader Schumer, voting to break with the entire Democratic Party in exchange for nothing,”
Via @mkraju.bsky.social
Via @mkraju.bsky.social
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Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
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Seems clear that Pulte 1) broke the law while going on fishing expeditions for baseless mortgage fraud claims 2) immediately removed everyone who tried to investigate that wrong-doing.
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed probe report to U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Seems clear that Pulte 1) broke the law while going on fishing expeditions for baseless mortgage fraud claims 2) immediately removed everyone who tried to investigate that wrong-doing.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
The innovation that might just destroy the NFL.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The innovation that might just destroy the NFL.
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Based on analysis of years of revenues, losses and funding, since 2023, OpenAI has taken in $28.6bn in cash and had $13.7bn in losses.
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
Where Is OpenAI's Money Going?
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Song For The Dead
Editor's Note: The original piece had a mathematical error around burnrate, it's been fixed.
A few days ago, Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s rev...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Based on analysis of years of revenues, losses and funding, since 2023, OpenAI has taken in $28.6bn in cash and had $13.7bn in losses.
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
That would be a hard fuck no.
Unbelievable -- all too believable. Sam Altman asks federal government to provide loan guarantees for the billion dollar investments in data centers, then lies about it. @garymarcus.bsky.social h/t @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Sam Altman’s pants are totally on fire
Even for him, his latest whopper is something
substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That would be a hard fuck no.
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ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
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Why the Trump administration would rather give poor folks cheap Ozempic than SNAP benefits to buy food katemanne.substack.com/p/let-them-e...
Let Them Eat Nothing
A White House press conference that defied parody—and reveals something much deeper about the Trump administration.
katemanne.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Why the Trump administration would rather give poor folks cheap Ozempic than SNAP benefits to buy food katemanne.substack.com/p/let-them-e...
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This is such a great article on how ChatGPT &other AI-"helpers" thwart orig. thinking & human interaction. It's among the 1st articles I will ask my students to read next term. It's not just adopting 20th-c. academicese but worse: the absence of "voice" & empathy: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
The ChatGPT effect: We’ve all started talking like robots
The use of artificial intelligence is leading to a flattening of our language that is evident in the emails we write and the texts we compose. Studies have already confirmed this. Robotic verbiage era...
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is such a great article on how ChatGPT &other AI-"helpers" thwart orig. thinking & human interaction. It's among the 1st articles I will ask my students to read next term. It's not just adopting 20th-c. academicese but worse: the absence of "voice" & empathy: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ilm-i Feraset yasiyor!
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Ilm-i Feraset yasiyor!
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"The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
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Robert Held Witnesses Chilling Testimony in Chicago Lawsuit Against ICE
ICE is terrorizing and traumatizing Chicago
ICE is terrorizing and traumatizing Chicago
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Robert Held Witnesses Chilling Testimony in Chicago Lawsuit Against ICE
ICE is terrorizing and traumatizing Chicago
ICE is terrorizing and traumatizing Chicago
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Also all the hype about a fringe tradcath milieu that gained prominent recruits like JD Vance misses how much of the American Catholic hierarch from Pope Leo on down are more in the type of angry lib warrior priests
www.ncronline.org/migration/dc...
www.ncronline.org/migration/dc...
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Also all the hype about a fringe tradcath milieu that gained prominent recruits like JD Vance misses how much of the American Catholic hierarch from Pope Leo on down are more in the type of angry lib warrior priests
www.ncronline.org/migration/dc...
www.ncronline.org/migration/dc...
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YouTube deleted thousands of videos displaying Israeli war crimes from the accounts of prominent Palestinian human rights groups.
“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”
“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
YouTube deleted thousands of videos displaying Israeli war crimes from the accounts of prominent Palestinian human rights groups.
“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”
“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”
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I am the third most enthusiastic Ms Rachel fan in my household.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I am the third most enthusiastic Ms Rachel fan in my household.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
First, my toddler son.
Second, my dog, who found the Ms Rachel-shaped piece in my toddler’s wooden puzzle and ate her.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
arablit.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
"After the genocide, / the genocide."