Hussein Rashid, PhD
@husseinrashid.com
Culture Worker. Advocate. Consulant. Academic. Scholar of Muslims in the US, Muslims and US Popular Culture. Deep interest in Shi’i Justice theologies and Ismaili thought. Free range academic.
https://husseinrashid.com/biolink
https://husseinrashid.com/biolink
The first presidential campaign I remember in detail was that of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. It had a monumental effect on my worldview and politics. I don’t valorize politicians, but I respect leaders. RIP
#JesseJackson
#JesseJackson
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The first presidential campaign I remember in detail was that of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. It had a monumental effect on my worldview and politics. I don’t valorize politicians, but I respect leaders. RIP
#JesseJackson
#JesseJackson
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Rev. Jesse Jackson as he rightly noted in 2024 "was the first American presidential candidate to raise the issue of Palestinian human rights." He added, "Our histories from South Africa to Palestine, to right here in the United States of America, are inextricably combined"
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson as he rightly noted in 2024 "was the first American presidential candidate to raise the issue of Palestinian human rights." He added, "Our histories from South Africa to Palestine, to right here in the United States of America, are inextricably combined"
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There’s a thing he thinks he can own by smearing his name on it, but that is just a husk, and this is its beating heart.
February 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM
There’s a thing he thinks he can own by smearing his name on it, but that is just a husk, and this is its beating heart.
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Warm up your day with this.
Jesse Jackson adapted his “I am Somebody” speech many times, never more memorably than this moving 1971 Sesame Street appearance. RIP. youtu.be/iTB1h18bHlY
Sesame Street - I Am Somebody
YouTube video by LittleJerryFan92 *RETIRED CHANNEL*
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Warm up your day with this.
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You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
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It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
Troop 6000
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
I’m convinced that the only reason @mayor.nyc.gov ran for office is to get paid to play in the city he so clearly loves. It is possible that he loves this place more than I do. I’ll gladly be deputy mayor of fun though.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I’m convinced that the only reason @mayor.nyc.gov ran for office is to get paid to play in the city he so clearly loves. It is possible that he loves this place more than I do. I’ll gladly be deputy mayor of fun though.
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We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
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they're reinventing Omelas from first principles
"those teenagers getting raped was a necessary evil for these stock market gains" is but moments away
"those teenagers getting raped was a necessary evil for these stock market gains" is but moments away
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
they're reinventing Omelas from first principles
"those teenagers getting raped was a necessary evil for these stock market gains" is but moments away
"those teenagers getting raped was a necessary evil for these stock market gains" is but moments away
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That’s what’s up.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
That’s what’s up.
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Angélique Roché (@angeliqueroche.bsky.social) talks First Freedom, the @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel about Dr. Opal Lee’s fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. We discuss research, responsibility, and telling real history through comics. Interview by @davidbrooke.bsky.social:
Angélique Roché on telling the untold history of Juneteenth in ‘First Freedom’
'First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' hits way harder than any textbook version.
aiptcomics.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Angélique Roché (@angeliqueroche.bsky.social) talks First Freedom, the @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel about Dr. Opal Lee’s fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. We discuss research, responsibility, and telling real history through comics. Interview by @davidbrooke.bsky.social:
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Is anyone wondering wtf merrick garland was doing as AG?
In addition to screwing up the trump/J6 investigation, presumably he had these Epstein files and didn’t pursue shit.
The rot is very deep. If the very capable Tish James had been appointed as AG, we would be looking at different world.
In addition to screwing up the trump/J6 investigation, presumably he had these Epstein files and didn’t pursue shit.
The rot is very deep. If the very capable Tish James had been appointed as AG, we would be looking at different world.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Is anyone wondering wtf merrick garland was doing as AG?
In addition to screwing up the trump/J6 investigation, presumably he had these Epstein files and didn’t pursue shit.
The rot is very deep. If the very capable Tish James had been appointed as AG, we would be looking at different world.
In addition to screwing up the trump/J6 investigation, presumably he had these Epstein files and didn’t pursue shit.
The rot is very deep. If the very capable Tish James had been appointed as AG, we would be looking at different world.
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One of the best examples of racial exceptionalism clouding basic cognitive function on the part of a subset of the US commentariat was when the NYT ran a rare story about the IDF shooting children in the head and evidenced this with actual MRIs and X-Rays and people still denied this was possible.
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
One of the best examples of racial exceptionalism clouding basic cognitive function on the part of a subset of the US commentariat was when the NYT ran a rare story about the IDF shooting children in the head and evidenced this with actual MRIs and X-Rays and people still denied this was possible.
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So I heard we’re posting super bowls. Here’s a Fatimid lusterware bunny. Islamic lusterwares originate in Iraq to emulate the sheen of Chinese porcelain, but the combo with highly animated-looking Fatimid animal motifs is my favorite. He even has a little snack.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Bowl Depicting a Running Hare - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bowl with Eagle (63.178.1) and Bowl with Hare (64.261)The tenth and eleventh centuries under the Fatimid caliphate were times of prosperity in Egypt and the neighboring lands, when a burgeoning class ...
www.metmuseum.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So I heard we’re posting super bowls. Here’s a Fatimid lusterware bunny. Islamic lusterwares originate in Iraq to emulate the sheen of Chinese porcelain, but the combo with highly animated-looking Fatimid animal motifs is my favorite. He even has a little snack.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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oooh we are posting super bowls?
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
oooh we are posting super bowls?
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
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‘The largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank in one operation since the 1967 war.’
‘Since the onset of the Gaza genocide, a staggering 10,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced across the West Bank, with entire villages emptied, dismantled, and erased. This is in addition to the more than 30,000 Palestinians displaced from refugee camps’
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank
What was once creeping encroachment by settlers has escalated over the past three years into a state-backed campaign of mass expulsion.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
‘The largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank in one operation since the 1967 war.’
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genocide
At least 556 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since a U.S.-brokered truce came into effect in October, including 24 on Wednesday and 30 on Saturday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists.
Since the U.S.-brokered truce came into effect, four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, with more injured.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
genocide
I was there too and @bradlander.bsky.social is being modest. He was introduced by @mayor.nyc.gov and it was a beacon of hope b/c how Mr. Lander has stood with the people.
Proud to have attended @mayor.nyc.gov’s interfaith breakfast, where Zohran reaffirmed New York City’s commitment to being a sanctuary city. This Executive Order will protect our immigrant neighbors and defend NYC as a place of safety and opportunity for all people.
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I was there too and @bradlander.bsky.social is being modest. He was introduced by @mayor.nyc.gov and it was a beacon of hope b/c how Mr. Lander has stood with the people.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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There’s nothing offensive about invoking the Holocaust to defend human rights.
@governorwalz.mn.gov
and Bogie Ya’alon understand this, but the US Holocaust Museum does not.
@governorwalz.mn.gov
and Bogie Ya’alon understand this, but the US Holocaust Museum does not.
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
There’s nothing offensive about invoking the Holocaust to defend human rights.
@governorwalz.mn.gov
and Bogie Ya’alon understand this, but the US Holocaust Museum does not.
@governorwalz.mn.gov
and Bogie Ya’alon understand this, but the US Holocaust Museum does not.
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Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
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This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
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It’s astonishing how little attention is being paid as Trump blunders towards war with Iran with virtually no discussion or debate. The eternal sunshine of the bomb Iran mind crowd are cheering it on, nobody else seems to be paying the slightest attention.
Trump’s team is vastly overrating what force can accomplish against Iran, dramatically underestimating the risks, and assuming Iran will capitulate to demands it has always rejected. It’s worked for him enough times that he thinks he can get away with anything. It’s a recipe for absolute disaster.
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It’s astonishing how little attention is being paid as Trump blunders towards war with Iran with virtually no discussion or debate. The eternal sunshine of the bomb Iran mind crowd are cheering it on, nobody else seems to be paying the slightest attention.