Shaya
@shayainla.bsky.social
In LA 🌴writer/editor 🧿 شقایق 🖤 fueled by breakfast burritos 🌯 potter #shayclay 🏺tahdig enthusiast and culinary dabbler 🥘 opinions here are mine and usually mine alone
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Shaya
@shayainla.bsky.social
· Jun 13
"There is no one to admire or trust in this too long and too sordid spectacle of idiotic violence and limitless corruption," Edward Said wrote in 1986.
been neglecting this account to be on threads more and all i can say is social media is miserable and pointless everywhere, all the time
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
been neglecting this account to be on threads more and all i can say is social media is miserable and pointless everywhere, all the time
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November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
crossed @lalehkhalili.bsky.social's MERIP review of Iranian cookbooks by luck recently and have been enjoying it.
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
The Savor of Memory - MERIP
Laleh Khalili draws on memories from childhood, her experience of leaving Iran and her ongoing interest in cooking to review a series of classic and contemporary Iranian cookbooks. Through them she re...
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July 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
crossed @lalehkhalili.bsky.social's MERIP review of Iranian cookbooks by luck recently and have been enjoying it.
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
Does anyone know where to find Roza Montazami's book? I have looked for ages. We used to have a photocopied version of it growing up merip.org/2021/02/the-...
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“I, of course, deal with the dust and smoke & the burning...this all goes into your lungs & makes you cough all night. It’s exhausting. It wears you out completely. The work is tough—not easy. It’s fire & we all got burned here. We’ve all been burned by this fire.”
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
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Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide - UNICORN RIOT
With no diesel allowed into Gaza, citizens are successfully converting plastic into diesel and gasoline to be used for transportation.
unicornriot.ninja
July 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“I, of course, deal with the dust and smoke & the burning...this all goes into your lungs & makes you cough all night. It’s exhausting. It wears you out completely. The work is tough—not easy. It’s fire & we all got burned here. We’ve all been burned by this fire.”
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
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NEW: Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide - UNICORN RIOT
With no diesel allowed into Gaza, citizens are successfully converting plastic into diesel and gasoline to be used for transportation.
unicornriot.ninja
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW: Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated & the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity & resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/gazans-...
Diddy’s ny prosecutor is James Comey’s daughter
a rainbow and a star with the words be who you know
ALT: a rainbow and a star with the words be who you know
media.tenor.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Diddy’s ny prosecutor is James Comey’s daughter
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New from me: Trump turns intel on US strikes on Iran into loyalty test
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Trump turns Iran strike intel into loyalty test
‘Severely damaged.’ The CIA assesses that “Iran’s nuclear program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New from me: Trump turns intel on US strikes on Iran into loyalty test
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
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“Maybe you would feel better about your city if you relaxed a bit and smiled more” 🏆
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Maybe you would feel better about your city if you relaxed a bit and smiled more” 🏆
Iran’s estimated casualties during the Iran-Iraq war, an eight-year land war, was believed to be a million or more lives lost
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli strikes on #Iran have killed at least 950 people and wounded 3,450 others, a human rights group says.
June 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Iran’s estimated casualties during the Iran-Iraq war, an eight-year land war, was believed to be a million or more lives lost
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
This is one yardstick of likelihood of surrender
tfw your only hope is the angry old men clinging to power have gotten this out of their systems.
June 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
tfw your only hope is the angry old men clinging to power have gotten this out of their systems.
interesting to see the aircraft still in the skies over the middle east -- if you filter for military planes you'll see a lear jet from Riyadh heading toward Europe, a Hungarian airbus over Turkey now, a UK airbus from Cyprus heading toward Oman... globe.airplanes.live?icao=71021d
Globe - Watch Airplanes Live
Globe - Watch Airplanes Live
globe.airplanes.live
June 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
interesting to see the aircraft still in the skies over the middle east -- if you filter for military planes you'll see a lear jet from Riyadh heading toward Europe, a Hungarian airbus over Turkey now, a UK airbus from Cyprus heading toward Oman... globe.airplanes.live?icao=71021d
Israeli accents on CNN, Arab accents on BBC
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Israeli accents on CNN, Arab accents on BBC
Bibi's congratulations-on-bombing-Iran speech is such a good insight into what convinced Trump to do this. The endless flattery. The appeal to vanity of being the biggest and greatest.
June 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Bibi's congratulations-on-bombing-Iran speech is such a good insight into what convinced Trump to do this. The endless flattery. The appeal to vanity of being the biggest and greatest.
Interesting to see the spin even in the earliest understandings of what has happened.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
June 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Interesting to see the spin even in the earliest understandings of what has happened.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
Trump is gaining early praise for "offering an offramp" in his speech after bombing three Iranian sites, including one near(? in?) the major city of Isfahan and its many UNESCO heritage sites.
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"Once you enter there, you see a different reality, just a different reality about this country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"Once you enter there, you see a different reality, just a different reality about this country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...
i heard someone calling out on a megaphone from a passing car “la migra! la migra! Ice is coming! Ice is coming” and then, several times over the course of the day saw American-made cars, black Chargers drive past with men in black clothes leaning forward to, apparently, spot people on my street
"ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a 'secret police,' with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
ICE believes it will never face accountability again
The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
June 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i heard someone calling out on a megaphone from a passing car “la migra! la migra! Ice is coming! Ice is coming” and then, several times over the course of the day saw American-made cars, black Chargers drive past with men in black clothes leaning forward to, apparently, spot people on my street
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"ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a 'secret police,' with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
ICE believes it will never face accountability again
The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
June 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a 'secret police,' with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
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To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
The aughts are back and we need to be ready for this rerun.
Expect stunts. Remember Powell taking yellowcake to the UN??
Expect massive “errors” and shortcomings of critical reporting. ie Judith Miller dragging the country to war on the front page of the NYT.
Expect stunts. Remember Powell taking yellowcake to the UN??
Expect massive “errors” and shortcomings of critical reporting. ie Judith Miller dragging the country to war on the front page of the NYT.
June 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The aughts are back and we need to be ready for this rerun.
Expect stunts. Remember Powell taking yellowcake to the UN??
Expect massive “errors” and shortcomings of critical reporting. ie Judith Miller dragging the country to war on the front page of the NYT.
Expect stunts. Remember Powell taking yellowcake to the UN??
Expect massive “errors” and shortcomings of critical reporting. ie Judith Miller dragging the country to war on the front page of the NYT.
The idea that this is about nuclear weapons is unsupported, and likely false. If that were the case, why not go to the global community? Make a case. Present evidence to the UN that is real—not just thunderous and repeatedly disproven claims from the podium dating back to the 90s.
June 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The idea that this is about nuclear weapons is unsupported, and likely false. If that were the case, why not go to the global community? Make a case. Present evidence to the UN that is real—not just thunderous and repeatedly disproven claims from the podium dating back to the 90s.
Anyone saying they’re bombing for peace, and there are plenty of historic examples, neither achieves peace nor really wants it
Same goes for freedom.
Let’s call that for what it is. A part of a basic PR campaign to promote positive views while advancing violence. A well-worn tactic.
Same goes for freedom.
Let’s call that for what it is. A part of a basic PR campaign to promote positive views while advancing violence. A well-worn tactic.
June 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Anyone saying they’re bombing for peace, and there are plenty of historic examples, neither achieves peace nor really wants it
Same goes for freedom.
Let’s call that for what it is. A part of a basic PR campaign to promote positive views while advancing violence. A well-worn tactic.
Same goes for freedom.
Let’s call that for what it is. A part of a basic PR campaign to promote positive views while advancing violence. A well-worn tactic.
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holy shit, blessed by LA royalty!!
If you don't have an appearance from Angelyne at your book reading, you can't really consider it serious literature
June 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
holy shit, blessed by LA royalty!!
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I always forget LA is a desert until I blast all my fans all day and never cool down then as soon as the sun goes down I'm fucking freezing cold
June 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I always forget LA is a desert until I blast all my fans all day and never cool down then as soon as the sun goes down I'm fucking freezing cold
Who wants to rewatch the hbo series and rewrite it out loud
June 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Who wants to rewatch the hbo series and rewrite it out loud
Me when I am writing: don’t think of the perfect name first just choose a placeholder name and write the character
Me watching the opening scene The Buccaneers on Appletv: Nan St. George is the most perfect name in the history of names
Me watching the opening scene The Buccaneers on Appletv: Nan St. George is the most perfect name in the history of names
June 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Me when I am writing: don’t think of the perfect name first just choose a placeholder name and write the character
Me watching the opening scene The Buccaneers on Appletv: Nan St. George is the most perfect name in the history of names
Me watching the opening scene The Buccaneers on Appletv: Nan St. George is the most perfect name in the history of names