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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

He is our Prime Minister and Trump is our king. The king isn’t interested in policy or anything substantive. He just wants to pomp and glory. This guy wants to make all the decisions and he’s doing so, without taking any of the big splashy moves.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

This thread nails it completely

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d

1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn’t figure out if I liked it or not. It just seemed really weird to me. I need to see it again. The jury is still out as far as I’m concerned.

Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

It was a great experience for two teenage boys from Ain Mreiseh.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a very beautiful song, but I don’t think Robert Plant writes very good lyrics. Jimmy Page, however, really wrote a beautiful piece of music in that case. There are a few live bootleg versions, and I can’t even find the one I like the best anywhere anymore, that are just gorgeous.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

I was very glad to write this article and I hope people pay attention to it. It’s very important.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d

“Uttering, promoting, and in some cases even tolerating anti-Israel rhetoric that crosses the line into anti-Semitism does double damage,” @ibishblog.bsky.social argues: both fueling violent attacks and tarring the pro-Palestinian movement.

Anti-Semitism Is Poison for the Palestinian Cause

No good will come to the pro-Palestinian movement from any association with violent attacks.

bit.ly

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

This is the gibberish you get from a bot

Alice Lastname @ba55fr33k.bsky.social · 3d

recognizing* a Palestinian State today is for israel's benefit not Palestinians.

[* Some Conditions Apply]

👉by recognizing 1968 borders, France, Canada et. al. show support for the Occupation staying largely intact and Palestine divided

they are hearing the calls to Dismantle israel permanently

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

Of course

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 1d

Hints of authoritarianism BEFORE Trump’s current rampage:
FBI spied on Republican lawmakers many of the fools supported:
The intercepted "data shows when and to whom a call is made, as well as the duration and general location data of the call."
reason.com/2025/10/10/f...

FBI spied on Republican lawmakers using surveillance powers many supported

Senate Judiciary Committee head reveals legislators’ communications were monitored.

reason.com

Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 9d

No

Kerr Avon ♨️ @kerravon.bsky.social · 9d

Wait a minute, they've kept the movie from being screened in DC?

Shouldn't that be a news story?

Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 9d

I’m excited to be going to see “One Battle After Another” by one of the group of brilliant auteurs working in cinema today, Paul Thomas Anderson. It’s reportedly an anti-fascist movie in a fascist era in America. I guess maybe that’s why it’s so hard to go see it here in DC!

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 9d

No but not easy to see it. One showing at the big cinema in Chinatown at 9:40 pm on this Thursday night. Otherwise it’s at an art house bar-cinema place and in inaccessible Georgetown. All over the suburbs so it’s hardly suppressed. Just inconvenient for me.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 9d

Truly it was a magical experience for two young teenagers from Ain Mreiseh in Beirut. Never to be forgotten. That’s why I just took my eleven-year old boy to see David Byrne at The Anthem In DC a few days back, 6th row, center. Such opportunities are rare. Carpe diem!

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MsPottingShed @mspottingshed.bsky.social · 15d

What a wonderful story! In music terms, one of the best telegrams ever ☺️ I've never seen Led Zep but I'm thrilled that you were able to be at Knebworth. Rock 'n' roll! Gotta love it ❤️ xx

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 9d

I’m excited to be going to see “One Battle After Another” by one of the group of brilliant auteurs working in cinema today, Paul Thomas Anderson. It’s reportedly an anti-fascist movie in a fascist era in America. I guess maybe that’s why it’s so hard to go see it here in DC!

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

Early in the summer of 1979, my parents received a telegram from London sent by Joan Ibish, the mother of my oldest friend, Hussein. It read: “Got Led Zep. Stop. Send Fadlo." This set the stage for a critical decision…
⁦‪memories from Dr Fadlo Khuri
www.aub.edu.lb/President/Pr...

The Choices We Make

The vibrant and dynamic research environment at AUB enhances the educational experience for all and serves the wider communities—local and global—by advancing knowledge in a wide range of disciplines.

www.aub.edu.lb

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

Early in the summer of 1979, my parents received a telegram from London sent by Joan Ibish, the mother of my oldest friend, Hussein. It read: “Got Led Zep. Stop. Send Fadlo." This set the stage for a critical decision. [We went!]
www.aub.edu.lb/President/Pr...

The Choices We Make

The vibrant and dynamic research environment at AUB enhances the educational experience for all and serves the wider communities—local and global—by advancing knowledge in a wide range of disciplines.

www.aub.edu.lb

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

I agree that the headline grievously mischaracterizes his views. The article is fascinating nonetheless.

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

I explain in Haaretz that "The wave of commitments to recognize Palestine is designed to make such annexation and displacement by Israel even more indefensible and ultimately costly.”
www.haaretz.com/haaretz-expl...

Recognizing Palestine: Who's doing it and what it actually means

A Wave of Western States Formally Recognized the State of Palestine at the UN This Week. Why Now? What Are the Practical Consequences? And How Is Israel's Government, and the Trump Administration, Res...

www.haaretz.com

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

Not easily available in the US.
For once, that probably isn’t Donald Trump’s fault. Probably…

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AGSI @gulfstatesinst.bsky.social · 16d

Anyone in Israel or the United States who expected the history of tension between Qatar and other Gulf countries to prevent the states from coming together misread Gulf strategic thinking entirely. @ibishblog.bsky.social

Israel’s Attack on Qatar Forces a Gulf Strategic Realignment - Arab Gulf States Institute

The GCC states now consider an attack on one to be an attack on all, and Saudi Arabia may be covered by a Pakistani rather than U.S. military umbrella.

agsi.org

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

Trump predicted more bullshit indictments but lied by rejected the idea of a “list” of individuals whom he wanted to be indicted next. “There’ll be others!”
He has justified his maniacal quest for revenge by accusing Democrats of weaponizing the DOJ against him first.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Predicts More Indictments and Claims It’s Not Revenge

www.nytimes.com

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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 15d

WT FLYING F??????
Dr. Roberts was “born to immigrant parents from Guyana, and spent his formative years in Brooklyn.” The ICE detainee locator website showed that Dr. Roberts was being held at the Pottawattamie County Jail and lists his country of birth as Guyana.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...