Shervin Malekzadeh
@swarthy-bastard.bsky.social
Pitzer prof. Former kindergarten teacher, & sometime swarthy bastard. I work on democratic movements and the politics of postrevolutionary schooling in Iran.
“Fearful of activating antisemitism, she doesn't want Israelis, or any Jews, to be thought of as rapacious murderers. I sympathize. But the only way that will happen is for Israel, whose flag displays the Star of David, to stop murdering Palestinians (& Lebanese, & Syrians, & Iranians, & Yemenis”
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Fearful of activating antisemitism, she doesn't want Israelis, or any Jews, to be thought of as rapacious murderers. I sympathize. But the only way that will happen is for Israel, whose flag displays the Star of David, to stop murdering Palestinians (& Lebanese, & Syrians, & Iranians, & Yemenis”
Called it bsky.app/profile/beij...
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Called it bsky.app/profile/beij...
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The other side of this coin, a lesson I learned from the democratic opposition in Iran bsky.app/profile/swar...
Fostering and exploiting divisions within authoritarian structures is a predicate to defeating them
Marjorie Taylor Greene's big takedown of Trump today is powerful because it broadcasts that he's losing control over the GOP. His sudden call for release of files wasn't about transparency. It was about sustaining the illusion that he controls the party.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The other side of this coin, a lesson I learned from the democratic opposition in Iran bsky.app/profile/swar...
We Are All Rubashov (or 402?)
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We Are All Rubashov (or 402?)
Correction: Fuck *these* guys
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Correction: Fuck *these* guys