Timothy E. Kaldas
@tekaldas.bsky.social
Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social
Analyst, Student, Professor, and Professional Cynic
Study and teach at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
#RefugeesWelcome He/Him
📍Barcelona
Analyst, Student, Professor, and Professional Cynic
Study and teach at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
#RefugeesWelcome He/Him
📍Barcelona
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Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip.
A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however.
apnews.com/article/pope...
A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however.
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut that killed over 200 people during his first foreign visit as pope.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip.
A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however.
apnews.com/article/pope...
A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however.
apnews.com/article/pope...
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While Disney said its decision to return Kimmel to the air came after “having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,” millions of subscribers canceling in protest undoubtedly weighed on executives’ minds. Showing once again that caving to Trump comes at a steep cost
The first look at the scale of Disney backlash after it suspended Kimmel. Wow>>
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension
Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.
www.wsj.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
While Disney said its decision to return Kimmel to the air came after “having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,” millions of subscribers canceling in protest undoubtedly weighed on executives’ minds. Showing once again that caving to Trump comes at a steep cost
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China has reason to call Trump’s bluff on tariffs.
“.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.”
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
“.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.”
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
China has reason to call Trump’s bluff on tariffs.
“.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.”
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
“.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.”
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
I will never forget the dread & horror I felt that day, living in Cairo and seeing Egypt's military had massacred peaceful Coptic Christian protestors by firing on them & trampling them with armored vehicles. The mangled bodies were horrifying, as was the sectarian incitement that followed 🧵
NEW: Fourteen years ago, Egyptian security forces killed 28 and injured hundreds, most of them Copts, in front of the Maspero building. In this piece, Amy Fallas revisits the Maspero Massacre, the refusal to acknowledge the past, and the injustices that persist.
timep.org/2025/10/15/a...
timep.org/2025/10/15/a...
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I will never forget the dread & horror I felt that day, living in Cairo and seeing Egypt's military had massacred peaceful Coptic Christian protestors by firing on them & trampling them with armored vehicles. The mangled bodies were horrifying, as was the sectarian incitement that followed 🧵
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بعد خمس سنوات من تفجير مرفأ بيروت، لا تزال عائلات الضحايا تناضل في سبيل العدالة وتخليد الذكرى.
في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها.
لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...
في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها.
لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...
September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
بعد خمس سنوات من تفجير مرفأ بيروت، لا تزال عائلات الضحايا تناضل في سبيل العدالة وتخليد الذكرى.
في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها.
لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...
في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها.
لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...
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ملف قضية: في عام 2022، رفع 9 من ضحايا تفجير مرفأ بيروت دعوى في الولايات المتحدة ضد الشركة المسئولة عن استقدام الباخرة المحملة بنترات الأمونيوم المتسببة في الانفجار، مطالبين بتعويضات تقدر بـ250 مليون دولار.
يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...
يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...
August 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ملف قضية: في عام 2022، رفع 9 من ضحايا تفجير مرفأ بيروت دعوى في الولايات المتحدة ضد الشركة المسئولة عن استقدام الباخرة المحملة بنترات الأمونيوم المتسببة في الانفجار، مطالبين بتعويضات تقدر بـ250 مليون دولار.
يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...
يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...
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Not even pretending it’s about antisemitism anymore
Linda McMahon on Columbia settlement: "This is a monumental victory for conservatives who wanted to do things on these elite campuses for a long time because we had such far left-leaning professors."
July 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Not even pretending it’s about antisemitism anymore
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"In the aftermath of bombings, the Israeli army routinely fires on Palestinian rescue workers, paramedics, and other civilians to prevent them from saving the wounded, an investigation reveals."
Indefensible.
Indefensible.
July 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"In the aftermath of bombings, the Israeli army routinely fires on Palestinian rescue workers, paramedics, and other civilians to prevent them from saving the wounded, an investigation reveals."
Indefensible.
Indefensible.
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I hope Suresh Naidu is wrong, but I’m pretty sure he’s right—Columbia’s settlement with Trump is unlikely to stick: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
July 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I hope Suresh Naidu is wrong, but I’m pretty sure he’s right—Columbia’s settlement with Trump is unlikely to stick: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
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بقلق بالغ، نتابع في معهد التحرير أحداث العنف المروّعة في محافظة السويداء السورية، والتي أسفرت عن سقوط ضحايا من المدنيين، وتهجير للسكان، وزيادة الاحتقان الطائفي في لحظة حرجة من تاريخ البلاد.
أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.
أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.
July 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
بقلق بالغ، نتابع في معهد التحرير أحداث العنف المروّعة في محافظة السويداء السورية، والتي أسفرت عن سقوط ضحايا من المدنيين، وتهجير للسكان، وزيادة الاحتقان الطائفي في لحظة حرجة من تاريخ البلاد.
أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.
أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.
Lebanon finally passed a law lifting bank secrecy; a critical step for addressing Lebanon's banking crisis & restructuring the sector to allow for economic recovery. TIMEP Senior Inclusive Economies Associate, Ali Noureddeen, details the importance of this reform & what needs to happen next.
NEW: In a much-awaited piece of legislation, Lebanon’s Parliament has finally lifted banking secrecy. TIMEP’s Senior Inclusive Economies Associate Ali Noureddeen explains the law’s gains and lays out the necessary next steps to build trust in these reforms.
timep.org/2025/07/09/l...
timep.org/2025/07/09/l...
July 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lebanon finally passed a law lifting bank secrecy; a critical step for addressing Lebanon's banking crisis & restructuring the sector to allow for economic recovery. TIMEP Senior Inclusive Economies Associate, Ali Noureddeen, details the importance of this reform & what needs to happen next.
It's unclear from this article if this aid is meant to run through the GHF which has been killing Palestinians at aid centers on a daily basis by deliberately firing into crowds that pose no threat to soldiers. This came from testimony from both Palestinians and Israeli soldiers themselves.
A naked attempt to avert EU sanctions by announcing a verbal agreement to allow more aid. Not worth the paper it's not written on
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
EU and Israel reach Gaza aid deal, Kallas says - Euractiv
A "substantial increase of daily trucks" would happen in the "coming days", the EU's top diplomat said.
www.euractiv.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's unclear from this article if this aid is meant to run through the GHF which has been killing Palestinians at aid centers on a daily basis by deliberately firing into crowds that pose no threat to soldiers. This came from testimony from both Palestinians and Israeli soldiers themselves.
Harrowing update on the seemingly endless stream of atrocities being uncovered around Saydnaya and the Assad regime. The challenges that Syria faces today are real and substantial, but the world is a better place now that this regime has been toppled.
Since December we have been investigating the Assad regime's killings in Saydnaya prison.
Based on interviews with 21 former detainees, we show the extent of the atrocities committed in the prison, including an incident in March 2023 in which some 600 men were executed in one week:
Based on interviews with 21 former detainees, we show the extent of the atrocities committed in the prison, including an incident in March 2023 in which some 600 men were executed in one week:
A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets
Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’
www.wsj.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Harrowing update on the seemingly endless stream of atrocities being uncovered around Saydnaya and the Assad regime. The challenges that Syria faces today are real and substantial, but the world is a better place now that this regime has been toppled.
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Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Here in North Carolina, we have a statute, section 15a-401 of the NC Code, that requires police officers to identify themselves when making an arrest or during the functional equivalent of an arrest. There's no equivalent federal law, but there needs to be. Might be something for Democrats to push.
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Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.
Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide
VC pslspokane
Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.
Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide
VC pslspokane
May 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Here in North Carolina, we have a statute, section 15a-401 of the NC Code, that requires police officers to identify themselves when making an arrest or during the functional equivalent of an arrest. There's no equivalent federal law, but there needs to be. Might be something for Democrats to push.
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Unfortunately few people have ever wanted to pay for hard news and investigations, which have always been subsidized by ads, cartoons, crosswords, Wordle, recipe apps, paid events, etc., and can mostly only be undertaken by newsrooms. Readers of indy Substacks are paying for takes
It's crazy how much independent life does not incentivize reporting. I spent 2 days working on a piece about Meta censoring the biggest Muslim news acct in India, digging into Meta's relationship w/ India's far right BJP party & I lost paid subscribers. Meaning I lost hundreds of $ doing this story
Meta bans largest Muslim news page in India
The platform is facilitating government requests to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
www.usermag.co
May 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Unfortunately few people have ever wanted to pay for hard news and investigations, which have always been subsidized by ads, cartoons, crosswords, Wordle, recipe apps, paid events, etc., and can mostly only be undertaken by newsrooms. Readers of indy Substacks are paying for takes
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Israel's reported plan to intensify assault, displacement, and destruction in #Gaza would amount to an abhorrent escalation of crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide.
States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities.
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities.
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Israel's reported plan to intensify assault, displacement, and destruction in #Gaza would amount to an abhorrent escalation of crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide.
States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities.
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities.
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
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@michaelkofman.bsky.social a month ago 'its v difficult to see how the price of oil will be dramatically lowered to a price that will prove cataclysmic for Russia, which has to be around $45 per barrel or less".
Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.
Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.
April 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
@michaelkofman.bsky.social a month ago 'its v difficult to see how the price of oil will be dramatically lowered to a price that will prove cataclysmic for Russia, which has to be around $45 per barrel or less".
Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.
Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.
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If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
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يشارك معهد التحرير في اجتماعات الربيع لصندوق النقد الدولي والبنك الدولي من خلال حلقتين نقاشيتين عن إعادة البناء في لبنان وسوريا، وعن إصلاح نهج الصندوق تجاه التقسيم الجندري للعمل. لمتابعة الفعاليات (حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت) ندعوكم إلى التسجيل قبل 11 أبريل.
www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
Spring Meetings Registration| World Bank Group
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April 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
يشارك معهد التحرير في اجتماعات الربيع لصندوق النقد الدولي والبنك الدولي من خلال حلقتين نقاشيتين عن إعادة البناء في لبنان وسوريا، وعن إصلاح نهج الصندوق تجاه التقسيم الجندري للعمل. لمتابعة الفعاليات (حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت) ندعوكم إلى التسجيل قبل 11 أبريل.
www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
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🔔 Coming soon! TIMEP will be at the IMF and World Bank's Spring Meetings between April 21-26.
To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
Spring Meetings Registration| World Bank Group
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April 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🔔 Coming soon! TIMEP will be at the IMF and World Bank's Spring Meetings between April 21-26.
To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...
Staring in 40 minutes. It’s not too late to sign up to be a part of this crucial conversation on Sudan and its future from a brilliant panel of experts.
🚨 HAPPENING TODAY AT 10 AM EST!
It's not too late to register to join us for our event in the lead-up to the two year anniversary of the war in Sudan with @dalliasd.bsky.social, @miketheidealist.bsky.social, @mohanedelnour.bsky.social, and Magdi Amin
Register to tune in: timep.org/2025/04/03/t...
It's not too late to register to join us for our event in the lead-up to the two year anniversary of the war in Sudan with @dalliasd.bsky.social, @miketheidealist.bsky.social, @mohanedelnour.bsky.social, and Magdi Amin
Register to tune in: timep.org/2025/04/03/t...
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Staring in 40 minutes. It’s not too late to sign up to be a part of this crucial conversation on Sudan and its future from a brilliant panel of experts.
Two years into the war in Sudan, join us tomorrow for this virtual panel to hear from Sudanese experts and partners on the challenges facing the Sudanese people and their vision for securing a durable end to this devastating war.
You can RSVP at the link below.
You can RSVP at the link below.
🔔 Join us this Thursday, April 10 at 10 am EST for a virtual discussion ahead of the two year anniversary of the war in Sudan.
Register now: timep.org/2025/04/03/t...
Scroll down and meet the speakers!
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Scroll down and meet the speakers!
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Two years into the war in Sudan, join us tomorrow for this virtual panel to hear from Sudanese experts and partners on the challenges facing the Sudanese people and their vision for securing a durable end to this devastating war.
You can RSVP at the link below.
You can RSVP at the link below.
I’ll be be joining @f24debate.france24.com
on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.
on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.
📺 #Macron visits #Sinai near #Gaza with his #Egyptian counterpart, urging the flow of aid into #Gaza and a fresh #ceasefire.
👉Tune in at 7.10PM Paris Time at france24.com/en/live with
@francoisf24.bsky.social
➡️Your questions on #F24Debate
@en.france24.com
👉Tune in at 7.10PM Paris Time at france24.com/en/live with
@francoisf24.bsky.social
➡️Your questions on #F24Debate
@en.france24.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’ll be be joining @f24debate.france24.com
on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.
on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.
Thrilled to welcome @mccoin-haley.bsky.social to @timep.bsky.social to support our work as the Inclusive Economies program at TIMEP grows and we look to ensure climate finance is well targeted, impactful, inclusive, and supports climate and economic sustainability.
🎉 We're proud to welcome @mccoin-haley.bsky.social, our new Inclusive Economies Senior Associate on Climate Finance! Haley brings extensive knowledge on climate finance and just transitions, and she'll be helping inform TIMEP’s work through a climate justice lens.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thrilled to welcome @mccoin-haley.bsky.social to @timep.bsky.social to support our work as the Inclusive Economies program at TIMEP grows and we look to ensure climate finance is well targeted, impactful, inclusive, and supports climate and economic sustainability.