Kragdar
@kragdar.bsky.social
Lawyer & observer of the Middle East / West Asia. فارسی بلدم; biraz Azərbaycanca.
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Does anyone have a blocklist for dog pfps
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I also love the little bit in the intro about another failed public project, where someone from the city wanted her to do an art installation because they thought there weren't enough made by women, and it ended up failing because some men involved wanted to underpay her
This painstakingly detailed account of a nightmare experience working with Google feels worth honoring with a read. So unprofessional and disrespectful of Google.
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Want a Masterclass in How Not to Work With Artists? Ask Google | Artnet News
Renown artist Judy Chicago shares her misadventures with an ambitious public art commission for the tech giant.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I also love the little bit in the intro about another failed public project, where someone from the city wanted her to do an art installation because they thought there weren't enough made by women, and it ended up failing because some men involved wanted to underpay her
کجا میشه اخبارش رو دنبال کرد؟
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
کجا میشه اخبارش رو دنبال کرد؟
راجع به بروکسل نشنیده بودم. چه خبره آنجا ؟
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
راجع به بروکسل نشنیده بودم. چه خبره آنجا ؟
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Ok folks, Akram shouldn’t have to ask for help at all but he’s got big expenses in trying to make his HOME liveable for his sibs & mama. Anything at all helps! Help this family get some shelter! chuffed.org/project/help...
Help the Abdelwahed family survive
I'm helping my friend, Akram Abdelwahed, raise funds to help his family survive.
chuffed.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Ok folks, Akram shouldn’t have to ask for help at all but he’s got big expenses in trying to make his HOME liveable for his sibs & mama. Anything at all helps! Help this family get some shelter! chuffed.org/project/help...
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If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
Told a conservative lifelong Acela corridor resident that the U.S. was far more like South America than Europe and he refused to believe it so I’m just feeling good about that tonight
“Rancid European ideas” omg let Tablet cook
"Tablet Magazine" and Yoram Hazony are fighting over rising right-wing antisemitism.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Told a conservative lifelong Acela corridor resident that the U.S. was far more like South America than Europe and he refused to believe it so I’m just feeling good about that tonight
God Bless America 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇱 🇺🇾 🇵🇾 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇦🇷 🇧🇴 🇪🇨 🇬🇾 🇸🇷
Rancid European ideas stay out
Rancid European ideas stay out
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
God Bless America 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇱 🇺🇾 🇵🇾 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇦🇷 🇧🇴 🇪🇨 🇬🇾 🇸🇷
Rancid European ideas stay out
Rancid European ideas stay out
You don’t even have to give them any money right now, though that would be appreciated! Please support by taking their survey on anti-Palestinian racism below. It’s for Palestinians and non-Palestinians alike!
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psyhscsu.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
National Survey on Anti-Palestinian Racism
This survey asks respondents to identity any potential exposure to anti-Palestinian racism, and any potential impacts.
psyhscsu.iad1.qualtrics.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
You don’t even have to give them any money right now, though that would be appreciated! Please support by taking their survey on anti-Palestinian racism below. It’s for Palestinians and non-Palestinians alike!
psyhscsu.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psyhscsu.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please do support the Institute. I’ve met the folks in charge. Very patient and capable communicators who do a great job of reaching audiences to explain how beliefs like the below rely on racism & dehumanization—the root cause we must tackle!
February 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Please do support the Institute. I’ve met the folks in charge. Very patient and capable communicators who do a great job of reaching audiences to explain how beliefs like the below rely on racism & dehumanization—the root cause we must tackle!
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1. Would like to ask for a big favor.
Would love for you to please follow two Iranian women reporters who were just laid off from the Washington Post.
I will link to their latest investigation in the post below, but please follow @ntabrizy.bsky.social and @yjtorbati.bsky.social!!
Would love for you to please follow two Iranian women reporters who were just laid off from the Washington Post.
I will link to their latest investigation in the post below, but please follow @ntabrizy.bsky.social and @yjtorbati.bsky.social!!
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
1. Would like to ask for a big favor.
Would love for you to please follow two Iranian women reporters who were just laid off from the Washington Post.
I will link to their latest investigation in the post below, but please follow @ntabrizy.bsky.social and @yjtorbati.bsky.social!!
Would love for you to please follow two Iranian women reporters who were just laid off from the Washington Post.
I will link to their latest investigation in the post below, but please follow @ntabrizy.bsky.social and @yjtorbati.bsky.social!!
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BREAKING | Iran has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than 7 additional years in prison, her lawyer said, after she launched a hunger strike on Feb. 2. The Revolutionary Court in Mashhad imposed 6 years for “gathering and collusion,” plus 18 months for propaganda...
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
BREAKING | Iran has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than 7 additional years in prison, her lawyer said, after she launched a hunger strike on Feb. 2. The Revolutionary Court in Mashhad imposed 6 years for “gathering and collusion,” plus 18 months for propaganda...
The Institute is one of the few educating people about why much of the media framing about Palestine relies on racist assumptions against Palestinians, and that this is distinct from other biases like Islamophobia.
Survey for Palestinians & non-Palestinians here:
Survey for Palestinians & non-Palestinians here:
National Survey on Anti-Palestinian Racism
This survey asks respondents to identity any potential exposure to anti-Palestinian racism, and any potential impacts.
psyhscsu.iad1.qualtrics.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The Institute is one of the few educating people about why much of the media framing about Palestine relies on racist assumptions against Palestinians, and that this is distinct from other biases like Islamophobia.
Survey for Palestinians & non-Palestinians here:
Survey for Palestinians & non-Palestinians here:
For Palestinians and non-Palestinians, the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism is conducting a survey. This org is one of the few, which in my opinion, has a correct analytical understanding of the discourse surrounding Palestine. Please share widely.
Anti-Palestinian Racism | About us
antipalestinianracism.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
For Palestinians and non-Palestinians, the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism is conducting a survey. This org is one of the few, which in my opinion, has a correct analytical understanding of the discourse surrounding Palestine. Please share widely.
There seems to be a class of Iranian hardliners who think their mistake after the June war, and before it, was that they didn’t become more like North Korea or China and clamp down on all opposition. Amid the dead-end of Iranian politics under the IRI, it seems some are implementing this fantasy.
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
There seems to be a class of Iranian hardliners who think their mistake after the June war, and before it, was that they didn’t become more like North Korea or China and clamp down on all opposition. Amid the dead-end of Iranian politics under the IRI, it seems some are implementing this fantasy.
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Supporters of the deposed Iranian shah's son, Reza Pahlavi, are reportedly going around to Iranian establishments in the UK and Europe and threatening them with violence if they do not display a photo of Reza P or the flag associated with the monarchy. Psycho behavior. x.com/Ehsan_HoZa/s...
February 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Supporters of the deposed Iranian shah's son, Reza Pahlavi, are reportedly going around to Iranian establishments in the UK and Europe and threatening them with violence if they do not display a photo of Reza P or the flag associated with the monarchy. Psycho behavior. x.com/Ehsan_HoZa/s...
A lot of Iranians could. That’s kind of the point. We’ve all suffered. We have all drawn various conclusions from it. I hate this style of argumentation and yet it seems to be the one that carries the most weight for ignorant American audiences.
February 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A lot of Iranians could. That’s kind of the point. We’ve all suffered. We have all drawn various conclusions from it. I hate this style of argumentation and yet it seems to be the one that carries the most weight for ignorant American audiences.
I wasn’t born in an Iranian prison, but it’s remarkable how similar of an op-ed I could write, using my family’s personal experiences to justify practically anything.
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-wa...
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-wa...
Opinion | I Was Born in the Shah’s Prison. Now I Support His Son
Reza Pahlavi was 18 when he left Iran and is the only opposition leader with no ties to the Islamic regime.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I wasn’t born in an Iranian prison, but it’s remarkable how similar of an op-ed I could write, using my family’s personal experiences to justify practically anything.
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-wa...
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-wa...
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There seems to be a substantial crackdown against reformist political figures in Iran. At least 4 people political figures, some of whom have previously served in govt, have reportedly been arrested by the IRGC for fomenting "disorder" x.com/IranObserver...
February 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
There seems to be a substantial crackdown against reformist political figures in Iran. At least 4 people political figures, some of whom have previously served in govt, have reportedly been arrested by the IRGC for fomenting "disorder" x.com/IranObserver...
I didn’t realize he was a known quantity. How vindicating!
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I didn’t realize he was a known quantity. How vindicating!
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"twitter is a nazi bar" this place is a country club.
May 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"twitter is a nazi bar" this place is a country club.
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palestinians' accounts continue to get suspended on here because white people levy blanket accusations like the claim that palestinians are mostly southeast asian scammers with not much more than timestamps, so if it's all the same to the discourse on here i'm going to cross-post on other platforms.
May 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
palestinians' accounts continue to get suspended on here because white people levy blanket accusations like the claim that palestinians are mostly southeast asian scammers with not much more than timestamps, so if it's all the same to the discourse on here i'm going to cross-post on other platforms.
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MERIP has a long, storied history in independent media and Middle East Studies. When I took charge nearly two years ago, the org had made some shrewd decisions to try and wade through a challenging environment of the late-teens/early 2020s. We closed the DC office in 2017 and went virtual. 1/
I really can't emphasize enough that this is one of the most important periodicals/projects and it deserves far more support than it gets.
SUPPORT MERIP: We rely on the support of our readers to publish all of our content without paywalls. If you value independent research and analysis on the Middle East, please consider a donation today!
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
MERIP has a long, storied history in independent media and Middle East Studies. When I took charge nearly two years ago, the org had made some shrewd decisions to try and wade through a challenging environment of the late-teens/early 2020s. We closed the DC office in 2017 and went virtual. 1/