Somayeh Tohidi
@somayehtohidi.bsky.social
Postdoc at the University of Manchester working on misinformation; Mum; #WomanLifeFreedom
https://sites.google.com/view/somayehtohidi/about
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Pishi and my armless chair philosophy: for some reason, she really likes this chair and doesn’t appreciate the fact that I actually need it for thinking!
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Pishi and my armless chair philosophy: for some reason, she really likes this chair and doesn’t appreciate the fact that I actually need it for thinking!
I was watching one of Duflo’s lectures and she showed this picture as an example of a beautiful representation of data. It’s a visualization of a Facebook network of 1000+ friends in Somalia. It reminded me of what kept me sane during the social movement in Iran 3 years ago./1
September 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I was watching one of Duflo’s lectures and she showed this picture as an example of a beautiful representation of data. It’s a visualization of a Facebook network of 1000+ friends in Somalia. It reminded me of what kept me sane during the social movement in Iran 3 years ago./1
Sitting in my home, mother, they forced me to fight mother
Capable, mother, I’m not mother, I can’t
Say goodbye for me, I’m opening my door, mother
maybe I won’t return, say goodbye
Tell those who are afraid, my heart’s bullets are sharp/1
Capable, mother, I’m not mother, I can’t
Say goodbye for me, I’m opening my door, mother
maybe I won’t return, say goodbye
Tell those who are afraid, my heart’s bullets are sharp/1
August 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Sitting in my home, mother, they forced me to fight mother
Capable, mother, I’m not mother, I can’t
Say goodbye for me, I’m opening my door, mother
maybe I won’t return, say goodbye
Tell those who are afraid, my heart’s bullets are sharp/1
Capable, mother, I’m not mother, I can’t
Say goodbye for me, I’m opening my door, mother
maybe I won’t return, say goodbye
Tell those who are afraid, my heart’s bullets are sharp/1
Peder Balke - "The North Cape by Moonlight" (1848)
August 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Peder Balke - "The North Cape by Moonlight" (1848)
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the final death sentence against activist Sharifeh Mohammadi. The Islamic Republic is an irreformable and brutal state whose evil character cannot be excused even when facing genuinely evil enemies.
August 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the final death sentence against activist Sharifeh Mohammadi. The Islamic Republic is an irreformable and brutal state whose evil character cannot be excused even when facing genuinely evil enemies.
‘Natoori’ by Shima Davoodpour.
(It’s a Kurdish song)
(It’s a Kurdish song)
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
‘Natoori’ by Shima Davoodpour.
(It’s a Kurdish song)
(It’s a Kurdish song)
‘Laken Hali (but my people)’ by Lynn Adib
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
‘Laken Hali (but my people)’ by Lynn Adib
My mum sent me this photo a couple of days ago with the caption: “I took it from the window behind the TV during the war. I couldn’t share it with you earlier. I didn’t want to worry you more.”
July 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My mum sent me this photo a couple of days ago with the caption: “I took it from the window behind the TV during the war. I couldn’t share it with you earlier. I didn’t want to worry you more.”
John Hooper
The Shepherd (Cuckmere Haven) 1982
(from @wilhemgustloff on X)
The Shepherd (Cuckmere Haven) 1982
(from @wilhemgustloff on X)
June 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
John Hooper
The Shepherd (Cuckmere Haven) 1982
(from @wilhemgustloff on X)
The Shepherd (Cuckmere Haven) 1982
(from @wilhemgustloff on X)
Rudolf Bacher
Grabmal der Cecilia Metella
c. 1894
Grabmal der Cecilia Metella
c. 1894
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Rudolf Bacher
Grabmal der Cecilia Metella
c. 1894
Grabmal der Cecilia Metella
c. 1894
These are pictures taken less than an hour ago from the neighborhood where my parents are living now in Tehran, where my home used to be.
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These are pictures taken less than an hour ago from the neighborhood where my parents are living now in Tehran, where my home used to be.
Claude is very politically correct :)
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Claude is very politically correct :)
For some reason, this picture of my three-year-old self helps me find myself when I'm lost. I like to think that it captures something essential about me, but it's probably for the boring reason that I've seen it more often than any other picture of myself throughout my life.
May 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For some reason, this picture of my three-year-old self helps me find myself when I'm lost. I like to think that it captures something essential about me, but it's probably for the boring reason that I've seen it more often than any other picture of myself throughout my life.
What is it about the combined panorama of sky and sea that makes them so sublime and satisfying to witness? Perhaps they offer two complementary visions of infinity: one vast and open, the other profound and mysterious, both wrapped in that same enchanting blue.
May 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What is it about the combined panorama of sky and sea that makes them so sublime and satisfying to witness? Perhaps they offer two complementary visions of infinity: one vast and open, the other profound and mysterious, both wrapped in that same enchanting blue.
Heaven testifies that we’re all equal, with multiple equals signs :))
[a reflection of the train’s fluorescent lamps in the window.]
[a reflection of the train’s fluorescent lamps in the window.]
May 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Heaven testifies that we’re all equal, with multiple equals signs :))
[a reflection of the train’s fluorescent lamps in the window.]
[a reflection of the train’s fluorescent lamps in the window.]
It reminded me of this picture I took on my way to Manchester from London last month. I can’t remember the name of the station.
May 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It reminded me of this picture I took on my way to Manchester from London last month. I can’t remember the name of the station.
The miracle of big paper! I spent three hours trying to solve a problem on small sheets and failed. Then it got solved in less than half an hour on a big one! Sure, the small sheets had to deal with my first-attempt curve, so it’s not exactly fair, but still! :)
May 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The miracle of big paper! I spent three hours trying to solve a problem on small sheets and failed. Then it got solved in less than half an hour on a big one! Sure, the small sheets had to deal with my first-attempt curve, so it’s not exactly fair, but still! :)