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Eiynah 🇵🇸

@nicemangos.bsky.social

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Pakistani-🇨🇦 grew up in Saudi. Illustrator, host of Polite Conversations Pod. IDW ridiculer. Covering types of extremism that masquerade as Rational/Intellectual https://open.spotify.com/show/25FhI3g0wZMjWT19aIxcOn?si=x6hs5ldDQAWYmlHFLcgTJw

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · Aug 3

My conversation with @maricohen.bsky.social associate editor at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social is now up on the public feed.

One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.

Can Genocide Studies Survive a Genocide? (Ft. Mari Cohen)

Polite Conversations · Episode

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1h

"you want to talk about legacy??? let's talk about the fascist i lost to"

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 8h

Harris slams protestor during book tour.

“You want to talk about legacy? Let’s talk about the legacy of mass deportations, of not voting, and Donald Trump.”

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 19h

Israeli food: poutine. Israelis have developed and continue to enjoy a delicious cuisine rooted in the uniqueness of Israeli society itself

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 14h

I have a whole miniseries on breaking down his various bigotries, it goes back a couple of years - if you're interested in seeing the patterns there
open.spotify.com/playlist/1ca...

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 14h

I'm so glad you see it now. He really is dangerous in how he slips under the radar of many people.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 21h

in like 20 yrs the NYT will do series of pieces (like it did 20 yrs after its horrific coverage of AIDS epidemic/gay Americans) abt how it failed trans people & Gaza... w/ little reflection on how those institutional bigotries/blindspots might be impacting coverage of the newest marginalized groups

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 21h

What changed your mind? If I may ask

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

literally what

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinian orphans in Gaza marching with photos of their dead parents

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 1d

Have any democrats said anything about Trump’s Antifa terrorism witch-hunt?

Because they’re not going after, “far leftists.” They’re targeting liberal organizations like Indivisible, and Open Society Foundations. They’re going to go after ActBlue too.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Detryck von Doom @detryckvondoom.bsky.social · 2d

The uhhh... the person who just won the Nobel Peace Prize.

V @nyxepoch.bsky.social · 2d

idk, i think asking a foreign dictator to invade your country and do a regime change isn’t very democracy coded

A post on twitter from María Corina Machado with the following content:
This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 2d

U mean genocide?

Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 2d

Israel are the fascists coming for everyone's freedoms... Your racism just blinds you to it

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 2d

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · Apr 4

"the crimes’ horrifying scope, methodical execution, and wide-ranging effects, which surpass those of armed groups like ISIS. While the crimes committed by ISIShave been widely denounced by the international community, the same community is now mostly silent"

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · Apr 4

About time someone said it

Euro-Med Monitor: Israel’s brutality in Gaza surpasses all recent forms of terrorism
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Euro-Med Monitor: Israel’s brutality in Gaza surpasses all recent forms of terrorism

thousands of crimes committed by Israeli forces, constituting overwhelming evidence of mass atrocities

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2d

No. Israel are worse terrorists. You're right.

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 2d

No... Israel is far more violent, destructive, murderous, it's also got a lot more support and arms. Diplomatic cover has allowed it to continue it's mass murder spree for years.

Israel is objectively way way worse than ISIS.

mountainrangifer.bsky.social @mountainrangifer.bsky.social · 2d

So you are equating Israel with ISIS? T

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6d

Again, this wouldn't even be a debate if mosques were raising money for ISIS. A lot of people who call themselves allies should really do this exercise on a daily basis. Ask yourself "if it was Muslims doing this, would I react the same way".

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6d

If you agree that Israel is committing genocide, you should loudly condemn organizations raising money for Israel. That includes churches and synagogues. Period.

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