Zeeshan Aleem
@zeeshanaleem.bsky.social
Political columnist and editor @MSNBC Daily.
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Zeeshan Aleem
@zeeshanaleem.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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Hello! I’m a political columnist & editor. I have left-wing views but I value independence and critique actors and ideas across the political spectrum — including those on my side. It's okay if you don't always agree with me; I often don't agree with myself.
Hello! I’m a political columnist & editor. I have left-wing views but I value independence and critique actors and ideas across the political spectrum — including those on my side. It's okay if you don't always agree with me; I often don't agree with myself.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
My notes on the Trump-Mamdani presser zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/trump-zohr...
Explaining the baffling Trump-Mamdani White House meeting
The art of the socialist deal.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My notes on the Trump-Mamdani presser zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/trump-zohr...
Considering that Mamdani has so consistently spoken out against and offered policy ideas on opposing antisemitism, one must ask, what is the real reason people keep asking him?
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Considering that Mamdani has so consistently spoken out against and offered policy ideas on opposing antisemitism, one must ask, what is the real reason people keep asking him?
Wow Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning x.com/mtgreenee/st...
Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 on X: "My message to Georgia’s 14th district and America. Thank you. https://t.co/tSoHCeAjn1" / X
My message to Georgia’s 14th district and America. Thank you. https://t.co/tSoHCeAjn1
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Wow Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning x.com/mtgreenee/st...
I get shit for saying this but it's just true (both intentionally and unintentionally), even as he continually gets dumber and darker.
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I get shit for saying this but it's just true (both intentionally and unintentionally), even as he continually gets dumber and darker.
What a country
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What a country
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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
Is there a there there for the Epstein files? What is it?
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Is there a there there for the Epstein files? What is it?
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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I found a lot to disagree with in this David Leonhardt interview with Sarah Isgur, starting with the assumption in the subhed about conservatives finding "its way back to small government," particularly since Isgur worked for one of the most invasive elements of the Trump I presidency.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I found a lot to disagree with in this David Leonhardt interview with Sarah Isgur, starting with the assumption in the subhed about conservatives finding "its way back to small government," particularly since Isgur worked for one of the most invasive elements of the Trump I presidency.
Would be so toxic to "divide" the country between nazis and non-nazis. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Would be so toxic to "divide" the country between nazis and non-nazis. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Some notes from me on Zohran zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
Zohran and us
On parties, scrambling identity politics, and DSA.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Some notes from me on Zohran zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
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This shit is delightful
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This shit is delightful
Can someone who actually knows anything about NY politics give me their read on this
Zohran Mamdani on Chi Ossé’s primary challenge to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries:
“I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary. I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda.”
“I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary. I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Can someone who actually knows anything about NY politics give me their read on this
This is so wild. And my sense is that contemporary German national culture is aligned with Hurwitz's view.
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
From the JewsOfConscience community on Reddit: Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz speaking to the Jewish Federation and lamenting that young people are learning the wrong lessons from Holocaust e...
Explore this post and more from the JewsOfConscience community
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November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is so wild. And my sense is that contemporary German national culture is aligned with Hurwitz's view.
I feel embarrassed for my ancestors colonized by this nation
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I feel embarrassed for my ancestors colonized by this nation
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Coincidentally, I have a piece for @ms.now today on Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal and all the ways in which he's making the housing crisis worse. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Coincidentally, I have a piece for @ms.now today on Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal and all the ways in which he's making the housing crisis worse. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
Laura: thank you.
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Laura: thank you.
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I find it weird that the primary or only objection so many liberals and progressives online lodge against MBS is the murder of Khashoggi. Obviously a repulsive, horrifying act. But he was the architect of the brutalization of Yemen, and ofc **many** other human rights violations
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I find it weird that the primary or only objection so many liberals and progressives online lodge against MBS is the murder of Khashoggi. Obviously a repulsive, horrifying act. But he was the architect of the brutalization of Yemen, and ofc **many** other human rights violations
Asking "is that a conflict of interest?" is a weak question. It *is* a conflict of interest. The question could be "why should the American public trust your policy decisions given your extensive conflicts of interest re: KSA?"
Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Asking "is that a conflict of interest?" is a weak question. It *is* a conflict of interest. The question could be "why should the American public trust your policy decisions given your extensive conflicts of interest re: KSA?"
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whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
Here we go www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The Case for Overthrowing Maduro
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here we go www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
"Western Hemisphere First" doesn't have the same ring to it. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Western Hemisphere First" doesn't have the same ring to it. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...