Zeeshan Aleem
@zeeshanaleem.bsky.social
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an inspirational story
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
an inspirational story
In its article about how mainstream conservative figures are laundering white supremacy, The New York Times quotes, as its very first expert, the racist Richard Hanania. Just wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In its article about how mainstream conservative figures are laundering white supremacy, The New York Times quotes, as its very first expert, the racist Richard Hanania. Just wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
I would say crafting elaborate lies to launch a catastrophic war of aggression -- and never being held to account for it -- is a crisis of American democracy.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I would say crafting elaborate lies to launch a catastrophic war of aggression -- and never being held to account for it -- is a crisis of American democracy.
Cuomo's closing argument appears to be that a vote for him is a vote for collaboration with a fascistic regime, which will be more peaceful for New Yorkers.
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Cuomo's closing argument appears to be that a vote for him is a vote for collaboration with a fascistic regime, which will be more peaceful for New Yorkers.
I certainly get why "preachy" is annoying, but I would certainly not come to this conclusion if I had to choose between these two when it comes to *running the government* and *access to the most powerful nuclear arsenal in the world*. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I certainly get why "preachy" is annoying, but I would certainly not come to this conclusion if I had to choose between these two when it comes to *running the government* and *access to the most powerful nuclear arsenal in the world*. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
The thing that drives me crazy about the whole enterprise is that there is no substantive position other than "it is disrespectful to question leaders," a kind of unthinking institutional conservatism masquerading as ... "independent" renegade thinking??
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The thing that drives me crazy about the whole enterprise is that there is no substantive position other than "it is disrespectful to question leaders," a kind of unthinking institutional conservatism masquerading as ... "independent" renegade thinking??
Absolutely mind-boggling that this insane rhetoric is coming from a professional communicator.
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Absolutely mind-boggling that this insane rhetoric is coming from a professional communicator.
I'm so sick of this imbecilic argument. There is a simple explanation for why American leftists/anti-Zionists pay exceptional attention to Israel's domination of the Palestinians: because Israel gets more support from the U.S. than any other country in the world.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm so sick of this imbecilic argument. There is a simple explanation for why American leftists/anti-Zionists pay exceptional attention to Israel's domination of the Palestinians: because Israel gets more support from the U.S. than any other country in the world.
So he did make critical remarks about it, but they are economic, not anti-imperialist, and it's also just still a remarkable act. zeteo.com/p/meet-the-d...
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So he did make critical remarks about it, but they are economic, not anti-imperialist, and it's also just still a remarkable act. zeteo.com/p/meet-the-d...
After some backlash she tried saying this was merely a new art form like puppeteering, which, lol.
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After some backlash she tried saying this was merely a new art form like puppeteering, which, lol.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that eliminating the mentally ill homeless population is a natural corollary of right-wing thinking and policy.
September 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that eliminating the mentally ill homeless population is a natural corollary of right-wing thinking and policy.
The party of free speech.
September 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The party of free speech.
Au contraire, at its essence, the introduction of AI to mass culture marks a reversal of the Enlightenment.
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Au contraire, at its essence, the introduction of AI to mass culture marks a reversal of the Enlightenment.
Very thoughtful column from @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social reflecting on covering / coverage of post-Katrina New Orleans. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very thoughtful column from @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social reflecting on covering / coverage of post-Katrina New Orleans. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Trump is replicating the Biden strategy on Israel -- "stern conversations" and no action. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
August 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump is replicating the Biden strategy on Israel -- "stern conversations" and no action. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
In the eyes of Silicon Valley, it's "punk" to back soulless plagiarizing machines displacing artists and producing junk. These people have no understanding of the human experience & "the establishment" they're rebelling against is real people, real labor and real culture.
August 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In the eyes of Silicon Valley, it's "punk" to back soulless plagiarizing machines displacing artists and producing junk. These people have no understanding of the human experience & "the establishment" they're rebelling against is real people, real labor and real culture.
Behold my horrifying finance guy anecdote!
August 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Behold my horrifying finance guy anecdote!
Many aren’t thinking *with* AI, but instead *delegating* their thinking to AI -- even while we know these are machines that don't "think" and are wildly flawed and amoral.
August 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Many aren’t thinking *with* AI, but instead *delegating* their thinking to AI -- even while we know these are machines that don't "think" and are wildly flawed and amoral.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says AI is taking us into a new post-Enlightment epoch. I think the "post" looks a lot like the "pre" in that the evangelists are counseling people to place their faith in unknowable super-entities and forfeit their critical thinking skills.
August 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says AI is taking us into a new post-Enlightment epoch. I think the "post" looks a lot like the "pre" in that the evangelists are counseling people to place their faith in unknowable super-entities and forfeit their critical thinking skills.
I spoke and corresponded with @omerbartov.bsky.social, William Schabas, and Noura Erakat about genocide and how people are trying to deny it. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
August 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I spoke and corresponded with @omerbartov.bsky.social, William Schabas, and Noura Erakat about genocide and how people are trying to deny it. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
It's disingenuous to argue that Iron dome funding is a neutral act.
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's disingenuous to argue that Iron dome funding is a neutral act.
There's also something deeply strange about repeated references to the situation as "anarchy" in Gaza in this piece. This entire situation has been extremely carefully orchestrated by Israel. T
July 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There's also something deeply strange about repeated references to the situation as "anarchy" in Gaza in this piece. This entire situation has been extremely carefully orchestrated by Israel. T
The New York Times is framing Israel's decision to shut down the long-established aid distribution infrastructure and a) dramatically narrow how people can access food and b) shoot and kill people while doing it as a kind of incompetence instead of an exercise in domination. Unreal stuff.
July 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The New York Times is framing Israel's decision to shut down the long-established aid distribution infrastructure and a) dramatically narrow how people can access food and b) shoot and kill people while doing it as a kind of incompetence instead of an exercise in domination. Unreal stuff.