Tariq Ahsan
@tariqahsan.bsky.social
believe communities on our planet and our ecology will benefit from the application of a combination of liberalism and socialism
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History teaches us that the way to stand up to a dictator is to fight back against him, not capitulate to him.
Surrendering to tyranny invites more of it.
This moment we're in should not be met with a "moderate" response.
Luckily, some Democrats starting to understand this.
Surrendering to tyranny invites more of it.
This moment we're in should not be met with a "moderate" response.
Luckily, some Democrats starting to understand this.
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
History teaches us that the way to stand up to a dictator is to fight back against him, not capitulate to him.
Surrendering to tyranny invites more of it.
This moment we're in should not be met with a "moderate" response.
Luckily, some Democrats starting to understand this.
Surrendering to tyranny invites more of it.
This moment we're in should not be met with a "moderate" response.
Luckily, some Democrats starting to understand this.
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🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
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Canada refused to join other states in expressing support for the International Criminal Court 2 times in recent weeks. Writing in @theglobeandmail.com, @amandaghahremani.com & I call on @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social & @anitaanand.bsky.social to explain this troubling shift.
Opinion: Canada must come off the sidelines of international justice
We are shying away from our historic support of the ICC, heralding a dark turn in our foreign policy
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Canada refused to join other states in expressing support for the International Criminal Court 2 times in recent weeks. Writing in @theglobeandmail.com, @amandaghahremani.com & I call on @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social & @anitaanand.bsky.social to explain this troubling shift.
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“school administrators gathered everyone in the locker room and shared the news. There was a deep silence. Some players cried. One of them threw up.”
And then they organized to get their friend freed.
Moving piece by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And then they organized to get their friend freed.
Moving piece by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How ICE’s arrest of a high school student activated a Massachusetts town
“We’re trying to find ways the community can defend itself.”
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“school administrators gathered everyone in the locker room and shared the news. There was a deep silence. Some players cried. One of them threw up.”
And then they organized to get their friend freed.
Moving piece by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And then they organized to get their friend freed.
Moving piece by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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URGENT ACTION – PAKISTAN: RELEASE ALL DETAINED BALOCH ACTIVISTS www.amnesty.ie/urgent_actio...
Urgent Action - Pakistan: RELEASE ALL DETAINED BALOCH ACTIVISTS - Amnesty International Ireland
Baloch activists have been targeted for their activism and are being held in arbitrary detention, violating international and local laws.
www.amnesty.ie
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
URGENT ACTION – PAKISTAN: RELEASE ALL DETAINED BALOCH ACTIVISTS www.amnesty.ie/urgent_actio...
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Minutes before this, dozens of children were playing in MacArthur Park, LA.
Then, this ground invasion by riot police and what looks like armed paramilitaries.
This regime is out of control.
(🎥 Office of Mayor Karen Bass)
Then, this ground invasion by riot police and what looks like armed paramilitaries.
This regime is out of control.
(🎥 Office of Mayor Karen Bass)
July 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Minutes before this, dozens of children were playing in MacArthur Park, LA.
Then, this ground invasion by riot police and what looks like armed paramilitaries.
This regime is out of control.
(🎥 Office of Mayor Karen Bass)
Then, this ground invasion by riot police and what looks like armed paramilitaries.
This regime is out of control.
(🎥 Office of Mayor Karen Bass)
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Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan. ⚠️ via @hartmannreport.com
hartmannreport.com/p/james-carv...
hartmannreport.com/p/james-carv...
James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob
Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan.
hartmannreport.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan. ⚠️ via @hartmannreport.com
hartmannreport.com/p/james-carv...
hartmannreport.com/p/james-carv...
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
Very thoughtful commentary. Even as PMs of India & Pakistan spout hospitality they unconsciously utilise South Asia's shared cultural heritage.
youtu.be/ZBV9WtpyrmA?... #Sindooor
youtu.be/ZBV9WtpyrmA?... #Sindooor
A Lesson In Hindostani via Modi & Sharif
YouTube video by Feminustani
youtu.be
May 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Very thoughtful commentary. Even as PMs of India & Pakistan spout hospitality they unconsciously utilise South Asia's shared cultural heritage.
youtu.be/ZBV9WtpyrmA?... #Sindooor
youtu.be/ZBV9WtpyrmA?... #Sindooor
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Trump's family has deals to build luxury resorts and hotels in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal — netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars.
His "diplomatic trips" are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.
And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal — netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars.
His "diplomatic trips" are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.
May 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump's family has deals to build luxury resorts and hotels in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal — netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars.
His "diplomatic trips" are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.
And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal — netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars.
His "diplomatic trips" are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.
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This is so unbelievably absurd, unjust and divorced from reality. All of which is precisely why it is happening in DT's America.
White South Africans are the only refugees being allowed into the United States at this time. Fast tracked at that.
White South Africans are the only refugees being allowed into the United States at this time. Fast tracked at that.
White South Africans granted asylum by Trump administration board flight to U.S.
South Africa’s government has denied that the Afrikaners are legitimate refugees, accusing Donald Trump of launching a politically motivated scheme
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is so unbelievably absurd, unjust and divorced from reality. All of which is precisely why it is happening in DT's America.
White South Africans are the only refugees being allowed into the United States at this time. Fast tracked at that.
White South Africans are the only refugees being allowed into the United States at this time. Fast tracked at that.
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AOC: "We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
AOC: "We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces
India named its attack against Pakistan #Sindoor signifying it was meant to avenge the loss by women of their husbands in recent terrorist attack in Kashmir. But ruling party media demonizes the same women for saying their loss shouldn't be used to justify attacks on Kashmiris.
May 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
India named its attack against Pakistan #Sindoor signifying it was meant to avenge the loss by women of their husbands in recent terrorist attack in Kashmir. But ruling party media demonizes the same women for saying their loss shouldn't be used to justify attacks on Kashmiris.
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In November 2024, Celine Haidar was struck in the head by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon’s capital.
Once a rising star on the Lebanese national soccer team, Haidar is aching to restore a semblance of normalcy to her life.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/631...
Once a rising star on the Lebanese national soccer team, Haidar is aching to restore a semblance of normalcy to her life.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/631...
May 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
In November 2024, Celine Haidar was struck in the head by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon’s capital.
Once a rising star on the Lebanese national soccer team, Haidar is aching to restore a semblance of normalcy to her life.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/631...
Once a rising star on the Lebanese national soccer team, Haidar is aching to restore a semblance of normalcy to her life.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/631...
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Trump's budget plan includes a record $1 trillion in military spending. At the same time, he wants to cut $163 billion in housing, education, healthcare, climate, and labor programs to pay for tax cuts that will mostly go to the rich. "Fiscal responsibility."
May 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump's budget plan includes a record $1 trillion in military spending. At the same time, he wants to cut $163 billion in housing, education, healthcare, climate, and labor programs to pay for tax cuts that will mostly go to the rich. "Fiscal responsibility."
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This misses the moment entirely. Flying the King in from London doesn't reinforce our sovereignty it belittles it. To have Mary Simon open the Throne Speech with proud words in Inuktitut would be a much more meaningful assertion of Canadian sovereignty.
King Charles to travel to Canada, deliver throne speech | CBC News
King Charles will travel to Canada later this month and deliver the speech from the throne on May 27, it was announced Friday.
www.cbc.ca
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This misses the moment entirely. Flying the King in from London doesn't reinforce our sovereignty it belittles it. To have Mary Simon open the Throne Speech with proud words in Inuktitut would be a much more meaningful assertion of Canadian sovereignty.
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My posts about King Charles and the Throne Speech have sparked lively debate across several platforms, so I've laid out my thoughts more fully here:
The Throne Speech and Canadian Sovereignty — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
I’m not saying abolish the monarchy or disown the King. I’m just disappointed at our choice of who, as representative of the Crown, we are asking to give expression to and of our sovereignty at ...
www.alexneve.ca
May 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My posts about King Charles and the Throne Speech have sparked lively debate across several platforms, so I've laid out my thoughts more fully here:
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
May 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
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The list of ways that a CPC government would actively violate and undermine human rights grows. Here are just seven troubling examples. 🧵⏬ 1/8
April 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The list of ways that a CPC government would actively violate and undermine human rights grows. Here are just seven troubling examples. 🧵⏬ 1/8
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At a time when moral leadership has been in short supply in the world — when authoritarians and neofascists are pushing us into darkness — Pope Francis pointed toward the light. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-conscience-of-the-world
April 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
At a time when moral leadership has been in short supply in the world — when authoritarians and neofascists are pushing us into darkness — Pope Francis pointed toward the light. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-conscience-of-the-world