Forgot to update: Tried it, it is great. 5 minutes in the air fryer and çıtır çıtır simit. It is not some Americanized bagel wannabe. It is the real deal. So good. I hope it is a permanent product, not seasonal. Definitely give it a try.

Where is the Pokémon? Another episode of the US becoming more like Turkey, I.e. authoritarian.

Yep, I had that well before Trump. Very disruptive but I was able to shut it down. Their evaluation comment said I was recruiting for terrorist organizations. I talked to various admins to have this removed from my records and they said “Don’t worry about it!” but then brought it up in my reviews.

Trader Joe’s, here I come!!! Hem de Ankara simidi! (Although, I have to say, we need a Trader Osman or Trader Can label on this).

The opening of this piece made me realize Charlie Kirk’s death is the 15 Temmuz for MAGA, the pretext to silence and bulldoze the opposition.

What? Trump is having Erdogan hold his ayran; will he start imprisoning journalists who don’t comply?

I don’t know, when extreme restrictions like closing the main arteries and bridges happen, we immediately think a coup attempt is taking place. I’d say this is also a variety of coup. Reverse coup? Last exit before the bridge coup?

Feel like I have to repost this. The move on the Istanbul HQ of the main opposition party is both a sign of desperation by the Erdogan regime and of the entrenchment of one man-one party rule. Paradoxical isn’t it? Americans, take note. When the NG shutters I95 or 495, don’t be surprised.

Hear hear…

I wish they did a before and after the 22nd st bike lane to see the impact of bike friendly road design. If the Washington st. Bike friendly revamp happened, this could be even higher.

It shouldn’t have come to this. Nobody say a word to me about the banality of evil.

Upping this for those who might have missed before.

When I see someone refer to a democratic process or democracy in Turkey, I cringe hard. They don’t exist. Elections do not mean democracy. Existence of a legislature or a Supreme Court do not mean democracy. One needs to talk about authoritarianism or paths out of authoritarianism for Turkey.

This reminds me of the time I was supposed to choose a bicycle where there was a tricycle and a motorcycle but no bicycle in the photo.

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Suskunluğum asaletimdendir deyip koca bir paragraf yazı yazmalar, alttan alta iğnelemeler, aba altından sopa göstermeler de ne bileyim… Asaleti o kadarsa artık?

It’s really odd why Turkish regulators would ban eSIM providers, especially in the middle of tourism season. These companies use local networks, so it cannot be control over access. Is it to control the market? That does not make sense, users are mostly transient/short term people (right?).

If I were a Kurd living in Turkey, I wouldn’t put too much trust in a peace process that winks at Apo but keeps Demirtas and many other Kurdish politicians/journalists in jail, and while the trustees run municipalities instead of elected Kurds. Peace cannot exist without democracy and rule of law.

This makes sense to me given that the US assets in Al-Udeid were already removed last week and US/UK citizens got shelter in place warnings this morning. I really hope this can serve as a save face for Iran and start de-escalation.

Qatar has also closed its airspace.

Spoilt kid breaks others’ toys to teach his brother a lesson.

Amidst today’s media circus, I want to highlight this and express hope that the judge’s ruling prevails to make the funding actually available. In our niche of children’s education, this is a big deal. 🤞

The Trump-Musk bickering is bringing back memories of 17-25 Aralik and the Gulen-Erdogan falling out. Very fuatavni of Musk. People who are reading the revelations with a smirk: Careful! You, who have nothing to do with these guys, may become the real victims of this falling out.

This is scary. I don’t want to spoil it (you must read the whole thing) but the way ChatGPT uses “therapy language” when challenged is really unsettling. It is blatant manipulation, reminiscent of corporate statements written by lawyer/publicist teams after they fuck something up publicly.

Apparently this is not a joke. I’m intrigued but I like my baklava in my tummy not on my skin.

One day we will understand how harmful these federal cuts are/will be. I hope we can come back from it.

Dissolution of PKK, without any “truth and reconciliation” can’t have full success at establishing peace. When so many Kurdish politicians are in jail, including Demirtaş, is a peace process possible?

Even the AI knew to give Trump a red lightsaber.

Grey rock T*rump, JADE GOP. Look these up. After all, we’re all trapped in an abusive relationship.

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

Same. I am horrified at how much the US rights and freedoms have regressed in such a short time. The shock and awe has left the opposition paralyzed. US citizens are discussing buying burner phones for overseas travel, this is not normal.

This is a worrisome development. Timing coincides with Passover, which I’m guessing was intentional. Pennsylvania is an important swing state and Shapiro is very popular with a promising future career in politics.

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Milletin kaç çocuk yapacağına karışan, tabii ki milletin parasını nereye harcayıp harcamayacağına da karışacaktı. Daha durun, gerisi de gelir.

Pikachu against wanna be dictators everywhere. We’re all Pikachu! Cc: @bilgeyesil.bsky.social

#handsoff Philly!

Thank you, SoD for compiling this comprehensive reading list! Joke aside, it feels like they scraped some syllabi to come up with this list. It is too curated to be a result of library catalogue keyword searches.

This is happening at universities all over the country and it has to stop. Absolutely infuriating and unacceptable.

I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.

Let’s go Philly! I don’t know what that star on the map means but pretty sure Philly will deserve it!

Kavimler göçü ile Bluesky’a gelen herkese hoşgeldin diyeyim. Geç bile kaldınız 🙃 Beni Twitter’da takip eder miydiniz bilmem; kısaca Türkiye ve ABD siyaseti, eğitim dünyası, ve kral özentisi başkanların yasakladığı diğer konularla ilgileniyorum. İlgilendiğim diğer şey de 🐈🐈‍⬛

Boykot olmasa bile insanlar AVM’ye dolaşmaya ve belki çay/kahve içmeye gidiyor. Millette para yok ki harcayacak? Somut veri görmeden inanmam.

The tariffs that defy economics principles remind me of Erdogan’s insistence on suppressing the interest rates at the cost of rising inflation and TRY losing value. He said “I’m an economist, I know what I am doing.” Dear reader, he is not an economist.

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The tariffs that defy economics principles remind me of Erdogan’s insistence on suppressing the interest rates at the cost of rising inflation and TRY losing value. He said “I’m an economist, I know what I am doing.” Dear reader, he is not an economist.

Nate Cavanaugh is a 28 year old tech entrepreneur who has absolutely no background in peace-building or conflict resolution (the core purpose of USIP), yet he is being paid over $120,500 (which is what a federal worker with 13 years of relevant experience would be paid).

Bayram mesajım: Gençler serbest bırakılsın. Ve sudan sebeplerle tutuklanmış siyasiler de.

SEVIS and the monitoring of foreign students’ enrollment were introduced after 9/11 (because those terrorists were on student visas but did not attend their classes). This is an example of how surveillance for national security concerns can easily be subverted and abused. It’s abominable.