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سمية الجزيري
@sumayaaj.bsky.social
A Complex woman. Cynical & sarcastic since I was 9. Political economist by degree, financial analyst by practice. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
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I dread coming here every time, feels like an alien world…damn Elon Musk for messing up twitter ever since he decided to call it X…anyway, what’s the drill here again?
May 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
mecouncil.org/blog_posts/w...

A very important read, comprehensive and informative. Why the ceasefire now when it was the same draft laid on the table back in May, what leverage Trump has? What has been offered to Netenyahu and the way forward.
Will U.S. Sustain Pressure on Israel to Implement the Ceasefire Deal?
After 15 months of the war on Gaza, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a phased ceasefire. However, with Trump set to assume office in mere days, the deal’s full implementation during his second term rem...
mecouncil.org
January 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Soon we’ll see Joulani on the cover of GQ, man of the year 2024…

Take a butcher and dress him up to look like he stepped out of Suits…#theMotherOfAllExtremeMakeovers
December 17, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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This week really has been a decade
December 7, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Interesting
December 7, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Came to see if Syria has fallen here…it hasn’t yet on X…what’s the scene blue people?
December 6, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Quite frankly, I didn’t even know Moldova existed as a country…
November 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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New mapping of Israeli attacks on Beirut.

The mapping done by Beirut Urban Lab shows that Beirut's southern suburbs, Dahiya, have been the target of 186 Israeli announced strikes, demolishing at least 262 buildings between 27 September and 17 November 2024.

beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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“A mistake many analysts make, particularly Americans, is viewing the U.S. as the only agent of change in the world…”
November 21, 2024 at 10:11 AM
idk how to explain it but twitter is the US and bluesky is canada
November 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
محد يكتب بالعربي اهني؟
November 18, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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I’m currently working on a new book project, Saltwater Kingdoms: Fossil-Fueled Water and Climate Change in Arabia (under contract with @ucpress.bsky.social), tracing the entangled environmental histories of water, desalination technology, energy, and climate change in the Arabian Peninsula.
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Bluesky feels like hanging out with the nerdy lot…and you’re like the silent one sitting at the table.
November 17, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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Short post with context and paywall free link for my Foreign Affairs piece warning of disaster from Israeli invasion of Gaza.

Menasky

abuaardvark.substack.com/p/fa-invadin...
FA: Invading Gaza Will Be A Disaster
Israel does have a choice about how to respond. The US should shape it.
abuaardvark.substack.com
October 14, 2023 at 6:35 PM
I am not sure having one more app will help with regaining sanity in the middle of this rather insane world. What I am hoping though with navigating this app is to regain some insight that adds value even if it contradicts my views. This is something we’ve lost when Twitter has turned to X.
November 15, 2024 at 11:55 AM
I think I might need to explore bluesky more as our beloved not so beloved Elon might start charging a fee for X.

Right now this feels so weird…it’s like where are my people ?
November 15, 2024 at 11:55 AM