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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Mine and @surajlakhani.bsky.social's book is now officially out, and there's a discount code!
Available: academic.oup.com/book/60071
Available: academic.oup.com/book/60071
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Seeing OLC’s “Murder Memo” would be interesting in the context of the debate over lawful orders.
The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Seeing OLC’s “Murder Memo” would be interesting in the context of the debate over lawful orders.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
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It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
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War correspondent @janinedigi.bsky.social recalls reporting from Sarajevo under sniper fire during the Bosnian War, as details emerge from the #snipersafari probe.
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
War correspondent @janinedigi.bsky.social recalls reporting from Sarajevo under sniper fire during the Bosnian War, as details emerge from the #snipersafari probe.
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My new op-ed in The Globe and Mail today: Canada badly needs to diversify its trade and security partnerships - and this should include deeper ties with the UAE and other Gulf states.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canada will need to consider growing its relations with non-democratic Gulf States
We do not have the luxury of ignoring hard foreign policy decisions
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My new op-ed in The Globe and Mail today: Canada badly needs to diversify its trade and security partnerships - and this should include deeper ties with the UAE and other Gulf states.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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I’m shocked that a guy whose friends are all criminals, and whose only currency is loyalty and power, is abusing the pardon system www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
Unpacking Trump’s Second Term Pardon Spree - CNN One Thing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,600 people who played significant roles in matters involving him personally across his two terms, including dozens who worked to overturn the 2020 presi...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m shocked that a guy whose friends are all criminals, and whose only currency is loyalty and power, is abusing the pardon system www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
I’m shocked that a guy whose friends are all criminals, and whose only currency is loyalty and power, is abusing the pardon system www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
Unpacking Trump’s Second Term Pardon Spree - CNN One Thing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,600 people who played significant roles in matters involving him personally across his two terms, including dozens who worked to overturn the 2020 presi...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m shocked that a guy whose friends are all criminals, and whose only currency is loyalty and power, is abusing the pardon system www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
"Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies" www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies" www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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jk all conversations with AI characters are in fact conversations with Satan
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
jk all conversations with AI characters are in fact conversations with Satan
No, that's politics.
Science is about evidence, testing, and validation.
Science is about evidence, testing, and validation.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
No, that's politics.
Science is about evidence, testing, and validation.
Science is about evidence, testing, and validation.
One of the more famous cases linked to this network: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden...
Dresden left-wing extremism trial - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One of the more famous cases linked to this network: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden...
“Antifa Ost” literally means “Antifa East.” It’s not a formal organization but a label used by German police, intelligence services, and media to describe a cluster of more militant anti-fascist activists in eastern Germany.
"The Dept of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with 3 other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective November 20, 2025" www.state.gov/releases/off...
Terrorist Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, building on President Trump’s historic commitment to confront Antifa’s campaign of political violence, the Department of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with three other vio...
www.state.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Antifa Ost” literally means “Antifa East.” It’s not a formal organization but a label used by German police, intelligence services, and media to describe a cluster of more militant anti-fascist activists in eastern Germany.
"The Dept of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with 3 other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective November 20, 2025" www.state.gov/releases/off...
Terrorist Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, building on President Trump’s historic commitment to confront Antifa’s campaign of political violence, the Department of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with three other vio...
www.state.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"The Dept of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with 3 other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective November 20, 2025" www.state.gov/releases/off...
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One of the 17 year old girls Matt Gaetz allegedly trafficked and had sex with needed the money to pay for braces. She ended up homeless and working at McDonald's. Just incredibly bleak stuff.
archive.ph/CV16n
archive.ph/CV16n
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of the 17 year old girls Matt Gaetz allegedly trafficked and had sex with needed the money to pay for braces. She ended up homeless and working at McDonald's. Just incredibly bleak stuff.
archive.ph/CV16n
archive.ph/CV16n
4/4. His whole "I can shoot someone on 5th Avenue" statement hints that Trump understood this quite early.
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
4/4. His whole "I can shoot someone on 5th Avenue" statement hints that Trump understood this quite early.
3/3. Having said that, holy shit.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
3/3. Having said that, holy shit.
2/3. Charismatic authority rests on the belief that a leader embodies extraordinary—even superhuman—qualities.
Because their legitimacy comes from this perceived exceptionalism, followers often contort themselves into pretzels to resolve the cognitive dissonance created by shitty behavior.
Because their legitimacy comes from this perceived exceptionalism, followers often contort themselves into pretzels to resolve the cognitive dissonance created by shitty behavior.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
2/3. Charismatic authority rests on the belief that a leader embodies extraordinary—even superhuman—qualities.
Because their legitimacy comes from this perceived exceptionalism, followers often contort themselves into pretzels to resolve the cognitive dissonance created by shitty behavior.
Because their legitimacy comes from this perceived exceptionalism, followers often contort themselves into pretzels to resolve the cognitive dissonance created by shitty behavior.
1/3: I tweeted when Trump was first elected that he's America's first charismatic leader - not in the Obama and Tom Hanks sense, but in the Weberian sense.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
1/3: I tweeted when Trump was first elected that he's America's first charismatic leader - not in the Obama and Tom Hanks sense, but in the Weberian sense.