Aisha Sultan
@aishas.bsky.social
columnist @stltoday.com, indie filmmaker, writer, mom
www.bbc.com/news/article... This is depraved.
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... This is depraved.
A friend of mine responded to someone who posted with cynicism about the latest Epstein email:
"Whether the president is a child rapist can never be a moot issue."
We all need to sit with that sentence for a minute.
"Whether the president is a child rapist can never be a moot issue."
We all need to sit with that sentence for a minute.
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A friend of mine responded to someone who posted with cynicism about the latest Epstein email:
"Whether the president is a child rapist can never be a moot issue."
We all need to sit with that sentence for a minute.
"Whether the president is a child rapist can never be a moot issue."
We all need to sit with that sentence for a minute.
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it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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I have to hand it to Democrats. I'm one of the feds working and not getting paid and they manage to make reopening the government feel worse than the alternative.
Like, why did I miss 2.5 paychecks to end up right back where we were before the shutdown started?
Like, why did I miss 2.5 paychecks to end up right back where we were before the shutdown started?
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I have to hand it to Democrats. I'm one of the feds working and not getting paid and they manage to make reopening the government feel worse than the alternative.
Like, why did I miss 2.5 paychecks to end up right back where we were before the shutdown started?
Like, why did I miss 2.5 paychecks to end up right back where we were before the shutdown started?
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November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected 43 days ago.
Republicans still refuse to swear her in because she is the final vote needed to release the Epstein Files.
Republicans still refuse to swear her in because she is the final vote needed to release the Epstein Files.
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected 43 days ago.
Republicans still refuse to swear her in because she is the final vote needed to release the Epstein Files.
Republicans still refuse to swear her in because she is the final vote needed to release the Epstein Files.
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I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
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They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
mamdani giving major obama vibes in this acceptance speech. reminding me of iowa 2008.
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
mamdani giving major obama vibes in this acceptance speech. reminding me of iowa 2008.
it's a weird thing...not feeling dead inside tonight
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
it's a weird thing...not feeling dead inside tonight
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Trump, Musk, now Stephen Miller endorse Andrew Cuomo.
He now has the entire fascist movement behind him.
He now has the entire fascist movement behind him.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Trump, Musk, now Stephen Miller endorse Andrew Cuomo.
He now has the entire fascist movement behind him.
He now has the entire fascist movement behind him.
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“Without these women, Zohran wouldn't be anywhere near this close to the general election. They built his campaign from nothing. Their work was the difference between polling below 1% just a few months before and winning the primary."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
Meet the Aunties Behind Zohran Mamdani's Historic Campaign
The mayoral candidate's meteoric rise was fueled by older immigrant women—long-time, experienced organizers who are often overlooked
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Without these women, Zohran wouldn't be anywhere near this close to the general election. They built his campaign from nothing. Their work was the difference between polling below 1% just a few months before and winning the primary."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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Ahhh, I've seen this film before. Josh Hawley puts out an op-ed staking out a position in The New York Times, then he folds and falls in line with the rest of the GOP. Remember when he did this with Medicaid?
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ahhh, I've seen this film before. Josh Hawley puts out an op-ed staking out a position in The New York Times, then he folds and falls in line with the rest of the GOP. Remember when he did this with Medicaid?
It only counts as a scandal if you’re Muslim.
i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It only counts as a scandal if you’re Muslim.
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When a local rabbi said morally abhorrent things about Palestinians, the pressure campaign on the rest of the rabbinic community to not call him out was intense. When that same rabbi (with three others) writes a call out op-ed of me for recognizing the humanity of Palestinians? Bubkis. 7/
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
When a local rabbi said morally abhorrent things about Palestinians, the pressure campaign on the rest of the rabbinic community to not call him out was intense. When that same rabbi (with three others) writes a call out op-ed of me for recognizing the humanity of Palestinians? Bubkis. 7/
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If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
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This is an insightful explanation, and I probably applies to a lot of non-Jewish institutions, too.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is an insightful explanation, and I probably applies to a lot of non-Jewish institutions, too.
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It should be called Hurricane Exxon.
To understand the climate connection to Hurricane Melissa, check out our real-time attribution page at @climatecentral.org: www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
"Climate change made the ocean temperatures along Melissa's path 500 to 900 times more likely."
"Climate change made the ocean temperatures along Melissa's path 500 to 900 times more likely."
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It should be called Hurricane Exxon.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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We live in an episode of Veep
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We live in an episode of Veep