Something to really underscore here: again, Qatar hosts the U.S. military’s CENTCOM. 1000s of U.S. troops are stationed there, Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world, Qatar hosts and works with every major western corporation and more—none of this protected Qatar from being bombed

Kirsten Gillibrand (who's in charge of electing more Senate Democrats) insists "9 out of 10 Democrats are pro-Israel." 8% of Democrats support Israel's war on Gaza. 75% oppose sending more military aid to Israel. 63% think the US supports Israel too much.

Dawg how can you not know what you look like

Good lord I hate hearing about the city of New York

Acting Yemeni Prime Minister Muhammad Miftah says that Israel's assassination of PM Ahmed al-Rahawi will only make Yemen "more willing to make sacrifices", saying to "the crown of our heads in Gaza" that "we are with you...with our blood...with our lives".

Yemeni President Mahdi al-Mashat, addressing the nation, promises revenge for Israel's assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, that Yemen will never stop supporting Gaza, and that they will "forge victory from the depths of our wounds."

It is definitely a symptom of my crippling youth but I am continually shocked by how much Dean Cain has milked being on "Lois and Clark" for a few years in the 1990s

Loved being lightly surprised that a 59-year-old man could climb that high of a wall and then laughing hysterically at the other feats of strength

I am concerned we’re about to do something very stupid

Andrew Cuomo is trying to create pretexts for Donald Trump to send in troops to occupy NYC.

I interviewed al-Mayadeen's military analyst Ali Jezzini about the Lebanese state's move to disarm Hezbollah, how the US is trying to cement a Lebanese Army that cannot confront Israeli aggression, and about the potential "West Bank-ization" of the Levant. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-questi...

That fucking WNBA thing, like with every dumb right-wing meme pretending to have no ideology, has now quickly become an unashamed placeholder for every murderous fascist fantasy on the books. Rinse and repeat.

Wrote about how much I hated Chantel Akerman's film about living in Tel Aviv and the phenomenon of the Western liberal gaze toward Israel and Palestine. letterboxd.com/seamus_malek...

Stay salty DC 🔥

I interviewed @malsaafin.bsky.social about the killing of Anas al-Sharif, how Western media treats Palestinian journos, if Israel's current plans for Gaza City are distinct from previous plans, and if a “day after” the war is something it even envisions. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-exterm...

I hate this prick's stupid beard so much. He still wants to be president so badly and it radiates off of him like a nuclear plant melting down.

Also a symptom of my youth that I first knew Robert Shapiro as the guy from the LegalZoom commercials

I want to scream

"The Clarifier," new art at @truthdig.bsky.social: www.truthdig.com/cartoons/the...

i need judith butler's letterboxd top 4

maybe it's because i'm just barely not a millennial but i can't fathom this being a relatable pet peeve

Oh a new Hong Sang-Soo film is out. I wonder what it's about. Surely it's not the same thing the last 20 Hong Sang-Soo films were about

Russian author describe a person normally challenge difficulty level IMPOSSIBLE

Haaretz reports that renewed talk of annexing parts of Gaza to "put pressure on Hamas" is focused on its northern strip, the sites of 3 former Israeli settlements (colored blue) which were disengaged from in 2005.

Even under heavy rains today, a constant stream of people heads to the Yemeni capital's main square to protest for Gaza.

Looking at this outfit that Steve Witkoff put on to tour a GHF distribution site in Gaza and the descriptor that comes to mind is "malicious oafishness".

Yeah and if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike

"Rightfully". Choice word.

A protester in Sa'ada in Yemen at a march against the Israeli extermination of Gaza: "By God, even if we were to turn into atoms scattered into the sky, we would never leave you."

With Macron predicating recognition of a Palestinian state on its demilitarization, here is Abdul-Malik al-Houthi speaking today asking why after Sabra and Shatila and mass killings in Bosnia are people faced with extermination asked to give up their arms.

Remember that fascists, especially genocidal fascists, will NEVER be satiated. NEVER. Columbia can rename itself KKKolumbia and expel all Muslims and anti-fascist Jews, and they will still demand more.

If I dare say anything.

The @aoc.bsky.social media team

"One of the strongest in Congress" This is far more damning about you than even you realize.

You people have never seen Iranian monarchists before and it shows

I wrote about the Mossad's social media attempts to recruit agents in Iran, enticing financially desperate Iranians with full support to rebellious activities, free telemedicine from Israeli doctors, and even promising wealth through cryptocurrency scams. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/im-from-th...

Combined with the expanded border buffer zone announced in March—also a demolition zone—the IDF's corridors (including coastal half of Netzarim Corridor where IDF destroyed everything but withdrew in January) constitute 47 percent of Gaza. (Red: areas under evacuation orders; white: urban areas)

Europe has decided its going to go down the path of capitulation. I dont know if they appreciate the fact that Trump sees this as weakness and will only make him more demanding.

Can Nebraska Flip The Senate?; The State Of Iran Talks w/ John Nichols, Séamus Malekafzali | @nicholsuprising.bsky.social • @seamus-malekafzali.com | Majority Report | www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9X... LIVE AT 12P ET

NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Friday prayers in Tehran, where chants of 'death to America' were heard on the same day Americans celebrated the Fourth of July.

Working for the New York Times seems like a constant, humiliating experience.

OUT TODAY 🎧 we spoke with journalist @seamus-malekafzali.com about Iran's semi-colonial period up to the present highlighting major historical events which help us understand the current geopolitical situation and the US-Israeli war being waged on the country and its people

an incredibly easy shit test now sits at your feet: do you show solidarity with a marginal political group that is clearly being targeted as an easy scapegoat and first step towards further elimination of basic first amendment rights for all opposition voices to assemble in public

Same director:

Got an ad for the Israeli movie that got made a couple years ago about an Iranian woman defying the patriarchy by wanting to compete against Israelis. Very timely to be releasing this now in America, for an issue we surely all care about!

I think people see Axios headlines about negotiation breakthroughs and they don't understand what exactly America is proposing. Iran is being asked to give up its uranium enrichment, even its ability to conduct nuclear research, literally for nothing. Not even sanctions relief.

I wrote about Iran's nuclear negotiations, and how after the open deceit displayed by Steve Witkoff and the American negotiators with Gaza, the United States cannot be trusted to uphold any deal it comes to. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/iran-canno...

Faced with the notion that their side of the argument is completely indefensible, morally, ethically and politically, columnists are now shifting to the tried and tested position that the people they oppose are actually uncool, preachy and, if you think about it, actually embarrassing themselves.

If the crew of the Madleen hadn't posted updates constantly, Israel's terrorist occupation forces would have killed them. You can tell this because Israeli messaging is impotently furious about the posting. They deride it in a way that makes clear it's all they're thinking about