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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 4d

This is their go-to for every black person they dont like. "They should be grateful."

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 7d

That sucks. We already now he has good judgement as he follows me on LinkedIn.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8d

The White House has withdrawn its nomination of a woefully unqualified partisan hack — EJ Antoni — to be BLS Commissioner, and sometimes the system actually works.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics

The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.

www.cnn.com

Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 8d

Who are the legal experts you found that believe otherwise, @nytimes.com?

29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 9d

An instant all-timer in the NYT’s “some experts say” genre

Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 9d

I'm pretty sure this is the first time in history that someone has been fooled by an AI video ... of themselves.

Its like hes failing the mirror test.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 11d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 11d

Debate-bro final boss.

Netanyahu says the same 6 or 7 things in every speech. Anti-Islam stuff, Iran, Western civ, some contrived US cultural reference, etc. If you've heard 2 or 3 of his speeches, you've heard them all.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 11d

People are reacting to the brutality they're seeing on social media every day. Its not a chique trend.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 12d

This is how empty the UNGA was as Netanyahu was talking. Ouch.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 14d

Haha I should have guessed. We dont give the cranks in the UK enough credit.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 14d

Do you Brits have to absorb every stupid American thing?

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 14d

How many times does this shite have to get debunked?

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Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 15d

He follows up this gem with "Murray Rothbard was a liberal"

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 15d

I think this is where Cass Sunstein should have realized he was getting nudged.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15d

From Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Denmark’s Defence Committee:

Map showing Cambodia v Armenia battleground

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 15d

What is this even in reference to?

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 16d

Trump is bailing out Milei because its a hardline ideological project whose discrediting would be damaging for austerity advocates globally. Its bad policy. You're pouring money into a leaky bucket.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 17d

Insanity.

AKA, official editorial position of the WaPo.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Headline: "A US return to Bagram isn't a bad idea."

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 17d

We went from "Aber-bajan and Albania" to "Cambodia and Armenia". At least he got one of them right this time.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 18d

Cambodia and Armenia woke up not knowing they’ve been fighting each other

According to the president, Armenia has also been fighting Albania and Aberbaijan - not to confuse with Azerbaijan

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 17d

I know this is supposed to be a joke. But this is literally the German claim on why they should be seen as an authoritative voice on genocide.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 20d

World politics is dictated by the whims of one man to a historic degree. That one man just said he brokered peace between "Aber-bajan and Albania".

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 20d

Temporary withdrawal of ambassador while the embassy is still operating under a Charge de Affairs is what happens when you have a minor diplomatic skirmish. They should have said nothing at all.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21d

* UNITED ARAB EMIRATES COULD DOWNGRADE TIES WITH ISRAEL IF NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT ANNEXES WEST BANK, SOURCES SAY

* UAE MAY WITHDRAW AMBASSADOR IN RESPONSE TO ANNEXATION BUT NOT CONSIDERING FULLY CUTTING TIES, SOURCES SAY

@reuters.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22d

JPMORGAN: “.. Today’s import prices came in slightly above expectations ..

“.. The lack of any substantial decline .. reinforces our expectation that the bulk of the tariff increase so far is being borne by domestic producers and consumers.” 🤡

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 22d

No notes

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 27d

Strange time to play the strike out whistle.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27d

That chirping sound at the end is what they play at Yankee Stadium when an opposing batter strikes out

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 29d

Qatar should demand its $400 million bribe - I mean airplane - back.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · 29d

Israel targets Doha. Seventh country to be attacked by Israel is just the last few months and the first GCC country to be attacked.

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29d

Escalation: Israel has carried out an airstrike on Doha, the capital of Qatar. According to an official IDF statement, the strike targeted the senior leadership of Hamas.

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Ali Ahmadi @aliahmadi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Secret agent Trump was clearly only trying to give Epstein a false sense of security.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · Sep 8

🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.

Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · Sep 9

70% of Europeans are ready to boycott the US market
76% oppose the investment part of the EU-US trade deal
52% felt "humiliated" by the tariff deal with Trump
60% want von der Leyen to resign

Findings of a new survey by Le Grand Continent this morning

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/09/0...

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