Maryam Jamshidi
@msjamshidi.bsky.social
Law Prof. Interested in Intl law, national security, sanctions, & SWANA (aka the Middle East & North Africa).
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My latest law review article "Securitizing the University" just dropped. It interrogates the university's relationship to the US nat'l security state both historically & since Oct 7. This relationship is at the heart of attacks against universities over the last 2 yrs papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
There is no comparing atrocities but watching your country tear itself apart, with some of your countrymen believing outside aggression will bring liberation, is incredibly hard to endure. May Iran free itself. زندباد ایران
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
There is no comparing atrocities but watching your country tear itself apart, with some of your countrymen believing outside aggression will bring liberation, is incredibly hard to endure. May Iran free itself. زندباد ایران
If they had just listened in 2009, everything could have been different 😞 youtu.be/RCkSCP22t-Q?...
sar oomad zemestoon میر حسین موسوی سر اومد زمستون ورژن 2
YouTube video by msaeedi56
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
If they had just listened in 2009, everything could have been different 😞 youtu.be/RCkSCP22t-Q?...
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Leave Springfield alone you monsters
“And so now the governor, and the mayor, and the School Superintendent must all prepare for the man-made disaster that is likely to befall them when the Haitian immigrants’ TPS status is allowed to expire on February 3rd.” www.liberalcurrents.com/terror-retur...
Terror Returns to Springfield
Ohio is preparing for the next occupation. We need to prepare with them.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Leave Springfield alone you monsters
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Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
Exclusive: ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
Less than a month after Iran’s massacre of protestors, the EU slaps sanctions on Iranian officials & entities, inc designating the IRGC a terrorist org. Nearly 2.5 years of genocide by Israel against Pals, w/ a death toll of 70,000 at min, not one sanction against Israel www.bbc.com/news/article...
EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to 'terrorist list'
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Less than a month after Iran’s massacre of protestors, the EU slaps sanctions on Iranian officials & entities, inc designating the IRGC a terrorist org. Nearly 2.5 years of genocide by Israel against Pals, w/ a death toll of 70,000 at min, not one sanction against Israel www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Two weeks later, on 10 February, Hind’s body was found in the car alongside the bodies of her family members. The bodies of the paramedics, missing since the evening they were dispatched to rescue Hind, were discovered in the ambulance about 50 metres away from the car."
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Two weeks later, on 10 February, Hind’s body was found in the car alongside the bodies of her family members. The bodies of the paramedics, missing since the evening they were dispatched to rescue Hind, were discovered in the ambulance about 50 metres away from the car."
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I wonder if IDF is accepting this number to get out ahead of what is going to be found when journalists start getting into Gaza soon (hopefully). Because that number is definitely an undercount, no matter how much effort people put into challenging it to their eternal shame.
For anyone who ever claimed that the Gaza Health Ministry death toll in Gaza could not be trusted - today the IDF acknowledged it agrees with their numbers. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I wonder if IDF is accepting this number to get out ahead of what is going to be found when journalists start getting into Gaza soon (hopefully). Because that number is definitely an undercount, no matter how much effort people put into challenging it to their eternal shame.
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“The reality is that ICE could not engage in their operations without technologies supplied to them through contracts with Palantir, Amazon, and Microsoft.” @veenadubal.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/news/1207155...
www.kqed.org/news/1207155...
Growing Wave of Silicon Valley Workers Condemns ICE as C-Suites Split Over Fear of Trump | KQED
Many more progressive rank-and-file tech workers stopped speaking out after the 2024 election as executives cozied up to Trump. For some, the recent killings in Minneapolis by federal agents mark a tu...
www.kqed.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“The reality is that ICE could not engage in their operations without technologies supplied to them through contracts with Palantir, Amazon, and Microsoft.” @veenadubal.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/news/1207155...
www.kqed.org/news/1207155...
As war is looking almost inevitable, regional countries - sans Israel - are rightly panicking
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
As war is looking almost inevitable, regional countries - sans Israel - are rightly panicking
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"When five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, Israel denied its troops had been at the scene.
Now... the identities of those suspected of being involved in their killings. This Bird's Eye View breaks down the individuals responsible."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMaa...
Now... the identities of those suspected of being involved in their killings. This Bird's Eye View breaks down the individuals responsible."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMaa...
The structure behind Hind Rajab's killing | Bird's Eye View
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"When five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, Israel denied its troops had been at the scene.
Now... the identities of those suspected of being involved in their killings. This Bird's Eye View breaks down the individuals responsible."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMaa...
Now... the identities of those suspected of being involved in their killings. This Bird's Eye View breaks down the individuals responsible."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMaa...
A few days ago, Emory abruptly fired the daughter of Iranian officials, Ali Larijani. Fatemeh Ardeshir Larajani, who was on the faculty at the medial school, was fired simply for being his daughter. Today, State Dept seems to be moving to deport her /n www.emorywheel.com/article/2026...
Emory no longer employs daughter of top Iranian official
The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.
www.emorywheel.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A few days ago, Emory abruptly fired the daughter of Iranian officials, Ali Larijani. Fatemeh Ardeshir Larajani, who was on the faculty at the medial school, was fired simply for being his daughter. Today, State Dept seems to be moving to deport her /n www.emorywheel.com/article/2026...
Intl lawyer, Payam Akhavan, is comparing Iran's massacre of civilians 2 the Srebrencia genocide, focusing exclusively on the # of ppl killed. Akhavan also subscribes 2 a wildly unverified #s of those killed - 30,000 he's now saying - based on "reports" from doctors in Iran /n x.com/BeckyCNN/sta...
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Intl lawyer, Payam Akhavan, is comparing Iran's massacre of civilians 2 the Srebrencia genocide, focusing exclusively on the # of ppl killed. Akhavan also subscribes 2 a wildly unverified #s of those killed - 30,000 he's now saying - based on "reports" from doctors in Iran /n x.com/BeckyCNN/sta...
Thoughtful piece on models of revolutionary change in Iran and which is likely to generate a better future for Iranians alikadivar.substack.com/p/after-the-...
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Thoughtful piece on models of revolutionary change in Iran and which is likely to generate a better future for Iranians alikadivar.substack.com/p/after-the-...
Turkey strenuously trying to de-escalate the situation. They know if Iran is decapitated they become Israel's next target in the region x.com/clashreport/...
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Turkey strenuously trying to de-escalate the situation. They know if Iran is decapitated they become Israel's next target in the region x.com/clashreport/...
The existential damage that this SC resolution has done is already clear. An actual death warrant for the UN signed by its highest and most important body. x.com/StateDept/st...
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The existential damage that this SC resolution has done is already clear. An actual death warrant for the UN signed by its highest and most important body. x.com/StateDept/st...
Iran is preparing for war at every level www.ft.com/content/47d4...
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Iran is preparing for war at every level www.ft.com/content/47d4...
Really interesting piece on the consequences 4 the global economy if Trump tries 3 blockade Iran - tl;dr the implications for global oil/natural gas shipping would be massive. A blockade of this magnitude would likely constitute an armed attack against Iran www.thesanctionsage.com/p/blockading...
Blockading Iran Could Cause Havoc in the Global Economy
Iran is likely to retaliate by targeting commercial vessels.
www.thesanctionsage.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Really interesting piece on the consequences 4 the global economy if Trump tries 3 blockade Iran - tl;dr the implications for global oil/natural gas shipping would be massive. A blockade of this magnitude would likely constitute an armed attack against Iran www.thesanctionsage.com/p/blockading...
Any attack against the Iran, on these terms, would be patently unlawful, trigger Article 51 under the UN Charter & give Iran a right of self-defense. At this stage, given the imminency of this attack, there is arguably already a right to self-defense. But even more so, this tweet is ITSELF unlawful
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Any attack against the Iran, on these terms, would be patently unlawful, trigger Article 51 under the UN Charter & give Iran a right of self-defense. At this stage, given the imminency of this attack, there is arguably already a right to self-defense. But even more so, this tweet is ITSELF unlawful
Sina is truly a gem for translating this very interesting and important interview about the path forward for Iranian opposition groups.
X link to Sina's post: x.com/SinaToossi/s...
Youtube link to original interview with Shahriar Ahi for Farsi speakers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80a...
X link to Sina's post: x.com/SinaToossi/s...
Youtube link to original interview with Shahriar Ahi for Farsi speakers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80a...
January 28, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Sina is truly a gem for translating this very interesting and important interview about the path forward for Iranian opposition groups.
X link to Sina's post: x.com/SinaToossi/s...
Youtube link to original interview with Shahriar Ahi for Farsi speakers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80a...
X link to Sina's post: x.com/SinaToossi/s...
Youtube link to original interview with Shahriar Ahi for Farsi speakers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80a...
I have only seen clips so far but Rubio's testimony on Iran today seems to have been remarkably frank. Here he starts out by saying that the reason the Iranian govt is backed into a corner is because they can't meet the economic demands of the pp…/n
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I have only seen clips so far but Rubio's testimony on Iran today seems to have been remarkably frank. Here he starts out by saying that the reason the Iranian govt is backed into a corner is because they can't meet the economic demands of the pp…/n
A new vilayat-e-fagih for the little quisling prince, video here: x.com/nikahang/sta...
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A new vilayat-e-fagih for the little quisling prince, video here: x.com/nikahang/sta...
The United States appears to be laying the groundwork for an unlawful attack on Iran, using the excuse of protecting US troops in the region - 1000s of miles from the US - to effectively justify the crime of aggression against another sovereign state Video here: x.com/StateDept/st...
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The United States appears to be laying the groundwork for an unlawful attack on Iran, using the excuse of protecting US troops in the region - 1000s of miles from the US - to effectively justify the crime of aggression against another sovereign state Video here: x.com/StateDept/st...
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Violent settlers in the West Bank are burning Palestinian villages & beating residents with impunity.
These attacks have been met w/ silence from the Trump Admin & Netanyahu govt.
US taxpayers shouldn't be giving the Netanyahu govt an annual $3 billion blank check for weapons.
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These attacks have been met w/ silence from the Trump Admin & Netanyahu govt.
US taxpayers shouldn't be giving the Netanyahu govt an annual $3 billion blank check for weapons.
(1/2)
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Violent settlers in the West Bank are burning Palestinian villages & beating residents with impunity.
These attacks have been met w/ silence from the Trump Admin & Netanyahu govt.
US taxpayers shouldn't be giving the Netanyahu govt an annual $3 billion blank check for weapons.
(1/2)
These attacks have been met w/ silence from the Trump Admin & Netanyahu govt.
US taxpayers shouldn't be giving the Netanyahu govt an annual $3 billion blank check for weapons.
(1/2)
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This is accurate. Trump has not changed course. He is trying to contain political damage. That's it. There is not pivot. There is no shift at this point. Past experience shows the "new tone," if you can call it that, will be temporary.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is accurate. Trump has not changed course. He is trying to contain political damage. That's it. There is not pivot. There is no shift at this point. Past experience shows the "new tone," if you can call it that, will be temporary.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...