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Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

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writer, translator, theatrist, teacher, liquorice lover, childless cat person. Dyspraxic, Iranian New Yorker misfit. he/او 🌈☮️🐈‍⬛

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Daniel Rafinejad @dannoway.bsky.social · Mar 17

I’m Carol Channing meets Andy Kaufman meets Sadeq Hedayat meets Lassie meets James Baldwin at a dinner hosted by Grover Monster and Rosie O’Donnell. Sit by me! And check out my work here:
www.danielrafinejad.com

DANIEL RAFINEJAD

Daniel Rafinejad taught Persian language and literature at Harvard University before devoting himself to full-time writing and translating. His work has appeared in Evergreen Review , Nowruz...

www.danielrafinejad.com

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Nigel T. Cat loves satin sheets and Ferrero Rocher chocolat, my darlings.

A black tomcat looking longingly into the camera from a bed with champagne-colored satin sheets and a white coverlet.

February 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Here’s a photo of rhubarb. It’s forced (grown in the dark) rhubarb season right now. 💓

A close up of the deep pink stalks of forced rhubarb from Yorkshire, England.

February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Can’t wait for the winter of our discontent to become the summer of our indiscretion. #defundice

January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Support the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.
www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...

Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

Your gift supports the immediate need for rights and resources in all targeted immigrant communities.

www.wfmn.org

January 26, 2026 at 1:57 AM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

“That man to man, the world o’er,
Shall brothers be for a’ that.”
Happy #BurnsNight, friends. It’s a dark, cold world. Give light and love. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕯️

A tabby cat wearing a tam o’shanter and tartan shawl.

January 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM

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Bill Kristol

@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“God bless the people of Minneapolis.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...

How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)

Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.

www.thebulwark.com

January 24, 2026 at 12:41 AM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Wired Magazine has apparently removed the paywall from this important article:

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

www.wired.com

January 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.

From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.

Explore this post and more from the minnesota community

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January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Ashbel the Squirrel here to brighten your weekend. 🐿️🌸

A cottontail squirrel in San Francisco on its hind legs, peering with curiosity at the camera.

January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

#catsofbluesky

January 9, 2026 at 7:11 AM

Daniel Rafinejad

@dannoway.bsky.social

Miserable little propitiators of a remorseless idol, how abject we were to him!” says David Copperfield about Mr. Creakle, just as the world one day will about 🍊. #Dickens

January 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM