Amarnath Amarasingam
@amaramarasingam.bsky.social
Prof @ Queen's University | Work: Extremist/social movements, religion and politics, diaspora politics, conspiracy theories, online communities, MENA, South Asia | Hip-Hop is Life 🎤
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My interview on CBC's Power and Politics: because of growing street protests & heavy geopolitical losses, the Islamic Republic is in a heavily vulnerable position. Regime collapse is not imminent, but this is extremely hard to predict.
-@DavidWCochrane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgE...
-@DavidWCochrane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgE...
Anti-government protests spread in Iran as authorities impose internet blackout | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
My interview on CBC's Power and Politics: because of growing street protests & heavy geopolitical losses, the Islamic Republic is in a heavily vulnerable position. Regime collapse is not imminent, but this is extremely hard to predict.
-@DavidWCochrane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgE...
-@DavidWCochrane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgE...
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Dear Canadian MPs...
(...and everyone else)
(...and everyone else)
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Dear Canadian MPs...
(...and everyone else)
(...and everyone else)
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The International Court of Justice will open public hearings in the genocide case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar next week.
Here is the first of what I hope will be a series of analytical pieces on some technical legal issues which the Court may wish to address.
Here is the first of what I hope will be a series of analytical pieces on some technical legal issues which the Court may wish to address.
With public hearings in the Gambia v. Myanmar ICJ case beginning on Jan. 12, @adhaque.bsky.social argues that consideration of an inference of genocidal intent from a “pattern of conduct” is not exclusive of other sources of evidence to establish intent.
#ICJ #Myanmar #Rohingya #Genocide
#ICJ #Myanmar #Rohingya #Genocide
Proving Genocide: Patterns of Conduct
In Gambia v. Myanmar, patterns of conduct remain one, but only one, vital source of evidence for inferring genocidal intent.
www.justsecurity.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The International Court of Justice will open public hearings in the genocide case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar next week.
Here is the first of what I hope will be a series of analytical pieces on some technical legal issues which the Court may wish to address.
Here is the first of what I hope will be a series of analytical pieces on some technical legal issues which the Court may wish to address.
This is the one "factually true but people are convinced of the opposite" thing that I never get over.
every republican president destroys the economy
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This is the one "factually true but people are convinced of the opposite" thing that I never get over.
I've been watching this happen on the left and right for some time, and it always leaves a trail of harm impacting innocent people. Just stop.
Social media sleuths are doxxing ICE officer Jonathan Ross, but as usual, posting everything from data broker sites, getting lots of things wrong, and encouraging harassment of people with no ties to Ross. Anyway, Kenny from El Paso would like me to ask you to stop emailing him.
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I've been watching this happen on the left and right for some time, and it always leaves a trail of harm impacting innocent people. Just stop.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
"The AI-generated images highlight the dangers of AI and social media without sufficient guardrails to protect some of society’s most vulnerable. The images could violate domestic and international laws and place many people, including children, in harm’s way." www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
Elon Musk’s xAI under fire for failing to rein in ‘digital undressing’ | CNN Business
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has been flooded with sexual images of mainly women, many of them real people, by being prompted by users to “digitally undress” them and sometimes placing them in sugges...
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"The AI-generated images highlight the dangers of AI and social media without sufficient guardrails to protect some of society’s most vulnerable. The images could violate domestic and international laws and place many people, including children, in harm’s way." www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
I got some pronouns for this fucker too.
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I got some pronouns for this fucker too.
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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The incessant need to justify the regime's actions is so absolutely pathetic.
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
WARMINGTON: Despite sad outcome, ICE not to blame in Minneapolis
If you run your vehicle toward a cop who has his gun out of holster, you are going to get shot, as was the case in Minneapolis. More.
torontosun.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The incessant need to justify the regime's actions is so absolutely pathetic.
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
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Canada should be first in line to sign such statements.
Greenland: new statement from France, Germany, Spain, UK, Poland, Denmark.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Canada should be first in line to sign such statements.
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Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
I’m proud of the work we did on the House January 6th Committee.
January 6th should’ve been the end of a political movement based on a cult of personality, conspiracism, extremism & lies. Instead, it is now in power.
I’m proud of the work we did on the House January 6th Committee.
January 6th should’ve been the end of a political movement based on a cult of personality, conspiracism, extremism & lies. Instead, it is now in power.
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
I’m proud of the work we did on the House January 6th Committee.
January 6th should’ve been the end of a political movement based on a cult of personality, conspiracism, extremism & lies. Instead, it is now in power.
I’m proud of the work we did on the House January 6th Committee.
January 6th should’ve been the end of a political movement based on a cult of personality, conspiracism, extremism & lies. Instead, it is now in power.
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My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
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"The dangerous thing here is the idea that a President can just decide that a leader is not legitimate and then invade the country and presumably put someone in power who is favored by the Administration. If that were the case, that’s the end of international law"
You can read my take on Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela here: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"The dangerous thing here is the idea that a President can just decide that a leader is not legitimate and then invade the country and presumably put someone in power who is favored by the Administration. If that were the case, that’s the end of international law"
Tupac tried to scold y'all
What really upsets me about this tonight is that this admin couldn’t find the money to extend health care subsidies for the American people —
but somehow can find the money to now run another country?
but somehow can find the money to now run another country?
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Tupac tried to scold y'all
Maduro rockin Nike tech on a military plane is an image
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Maduro rockin Nike tech on a military plane is an image
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
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It is beyond time for scrutiny of Canada's terrorism listings process. This process is protected, almost entirely, under Cabinet Confidence, meaning that there is little possibility of public scrutiny through access to information requests.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Law experts question Ottawa’s terrorism designations for crime groups
Experts say listing organized crime groups such as Mexican drug cartels could distract officials from preventing mass terrorist attacks
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
It is beyond time for scrutiny of Canada's terrorism listings process. This process is protected, almost entirely, under Cabinet Confidence, meaning that there is little possibility of public scrutiny through access to information requests.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
Please respect international law, starting riiiiiiiight now.
Following very closely the situation in Venezuela.
We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition.
Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.
We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition.
Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Please respect international law, starting riiiiiiiight now.
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I see we're debating the agency of children in terrorism again. It's interesting: in this case, the use of "females". Could have said "woman" (if he really believed she was an adult at 15) or could have said "girl, but of course that would undermine his position.
January 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I see we're debating the agency of children in terrorism again. It's interesting: in this case, the use of "females". Could have said "woman" (if he really believed she was an adult at 15) or could have said "girl, but of course that would undermine his position.