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My candid thoughts on the death of Charlie Kirk.
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
Reflections on the Death of Charlie Kirk
Empathy in a not so empathetic time is not a sign of weakness -- but of humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My candid thoughts on the death of Charlie Kirk.
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
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It took less than 72 hrs for as many as a dozen workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Central New York to go from a factory floor in Cato to a landing strip in Central America.
Workers were herded through as many as three different Border Patrol stations & detention centers in 2 days
Workers were herded through as many as three different Border Patrol stations & detention centers in 2 days
Speed, confusion, no courts: ICE ships Upstate NY factory workers to Central America in 72 hours
More than 40 workers detained in a massive Central NY immigration raid have been quickly shuttled to the Texas-Mexico border
www.syracuse.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It took less than 72 hrs for as many as a dozen workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Central New York to go from a factory floor in Cato to a landing strip in Central America.
Workers were herded through as many as three different Border Patrol stations & detention centers in 2 days
Workers were herded through as many as three different Border Patrol stations & detention centers in 2 days
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jesus christ
You know that boat the administration blew up? A former law enforcement official told the NYT the boat seemed to be carrying not drugs but *’migrants *
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
jesus christ
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Ah yes, the well known sources and methods challenges of…checks notes…politicizing things.
"I'm not going to explain our sources and methods" -- FHFA Director William Pulte on how he ended up accusing Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud
September 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ah yes, the well known sources and methods challenges of…checks notes…politicizing things.
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
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It's really kind of beautiful how his flunkies do these little maneuvers and then he explicitly blows them up less than an hour later.
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*BESSENT: PUBLIC TRUST GIVES FEDERAL RESERVE ITS CREDIBILITY
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*TRUMP: WILL HAVE MAJORITY SHORTLY ON FED
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*BESSENT: PUBLIC TRUST GIVES FEDERAL RESERVE ITS CREDIBILITY
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*TRUMP: WILL HAVE MAJORITY SHORTLY ON FED
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's really kind of beautiful how his flunkies do these little maneuvers and then he explicitly blows them up less than an hour later.
13:49
*BESSENT: PUBLIC TRUST GIVES FEDERAL RESERVE ITS CREDIBILITY
14:44
*TRUMP: WILL HAVE MAJORITY SHORTLY ON FED
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*BESSENT: PUBLIC TRUST GIVES FEDERAL RESERVE ITS CREDIBILITY
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*TRUMP: WILL HAVE MAJORITY SHORTLY ON FED
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You should know more about how Trump gathered the ammunition to try to illegally fire Fed Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Luckily, today's show has got your back: slate.com/podcasts/wha...
The Man Behind Trump’s Firing of Lisa Cook
Two parts Trump; one part Mr. Beast?
slate.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You should know more about how Trump gathered the ammunition to try to illegally fire Fed Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Luckily, today's show has got your back: slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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A quick post from me on Crooked's substack @crooked.com on how the Republican appointees on the Supreme Court enabled Donald Trump's attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve Board.
crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court and the Federal Reserve Board
The Supreme Court didn't protect the Fed or the economy; they enabled Trump's attack on them.
crookedmedia.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A quick post from me on Crooked's substack @crooked.com on how the Republican appointees on the Supreme Court enabled Donald Trump's attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve Board.
crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
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You guys. The Lisa Cook story isn’t about her mortgages. Please please please stop being so credulous.
August 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You guys. The Lisa Cook story isn’t about her mortgages. Please please please stop being so credulous.
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Taps the sign
The institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy.
The institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy.
You can repeat this for almost any issue:
It's of course true that US democracy can survive {improper pressure on the Fed, changes to executive branch staffing, spending disputes with Congress, etc.} in normal times.
But we have an authoritarian president trying to consolidate autocratic control!
It's of course true that US democracy can survive {improper pressure on the Fed, changes to executive branch staffing, spending disputes with Congress, etc.} in normal times.
But we have an authoritarian president trying to consolidate autocratic control!
An ongoing issue in Trump II is people's insistence on evaluating every action in isolation.
It's of course true that US democracy can survive a partisan mid-decade redistricting under normal circumstances.
But we have an authoritarian president trying to consolidate autocratic control!
It's of course true that US democracy can survive a partisan mid-decade redistricting under normal circumstances.
But we have an authoritarian president trying to consolidate autocratic control!
August 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Taps the sign
The institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy.
The institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy.
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Inflation was higher than expected, jobs and consumer confidence lower than expected. A new American golden age is upon us!
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Inflation was higher than expected, jobs and consumer confidence lower than expected. A new American golden age is upon us!
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Don’t think we need “describe” here. It just kind of…is
Also, let’s remember how those quarters came to be vacant.
Also, let’s remember how those quarters came to be vacant.
Breaking WaPo:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is living for free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard's top admiral.
The highly unusual arrangement has raised concern from officials, who describe it as a waste of military resources. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is living for free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard's top admiral.
The highly unusual arrangement has raised concern from officials, who describe it as a waste of military resources. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Kristi Noem is living free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home
A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
www.washingtonpost.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Don’t think we need “describe” here. It just kind of…is
Also, let’s remember how those quarters came to be vacant.
Also, let’s remember how those quarters came to be vacant.
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“Central planning.”
“Overreach.”
“Maoist Capitalism.”
“Government as a poor allocator of capital.” Etc etc.
“Overreach.”
“Maoist Capitalism.”
“Government as a poor allocator of capital.” Etc etc.
i cant even imagine what the press would be doing and saying if "Biden admin thinking about taking 15% stake in Intel" was headline a few yrs ago
August 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“Central planning.”
“Overreach.”
“Maoist Capitalism.”
“Government as a poor allocator of capital.” Etc etc.
“Overreach.”
“Maoist Capitalism.”
“Government as a poor allocator of capital.” Etc etc.
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It would be very easy for ICE to make clear who its officers are and to display valid law enforcement creds. They’re choosing not to, to intimidate and spread fear. This is not how law enforcement should operate in a free society.
A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with ICE – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video shows.
Man yells for help as apparent ICE agents carry him from LA courthouse into unmarked car, video shows | CNN
A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video s...
cnn.it
August 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It would be very easy for ICE to make clear who its officers are and to display valid law enforcement creds. They’re choosing not to, to intimidate and spread fear. This is not how law enforcement should operate in a free society.
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NEW: National Guard troops deployed to DC by President Trump are now preparing to carry weapons.
It's a significant shift—defense officials emphasized two days ago that troops would not be armed or have weapons in their vehicles.
It's a significant shift—defense officials emphasized two days ago that troops would not be armed or have weapons in their vehicles.
August 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
NEW: National Guard troops deployed to DC by President Trump are now preparing to carry weapons.
It's a significant shift—defense officials emphasized two days ago that troops would not be armed or have weapons in their vehicles.
It's a significant shift—defense officials emphasized two days ago that troops would not be armed or have weapons in their vehicles.
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Thank you.
Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.”
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
August 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Thank you.
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Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Trump on undocumented farm workers: "People that live in the inner city are not doing that work. They've tried, we've tried, everybody tried. They don't do it. These people do it naturally. Naturally ... they don't get a bad back, because if they get a bad back, they die."
August 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
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"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
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Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today
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Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.
August 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.
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Stephen Colbert roasted Paramount for handing Trump $16M to grease a merger. 3 days later—Canceled. Turns out the real cancel culture is corporate media silencing anyone who hurts its chances with an autocrat
Let's discard corporate media & build something better
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-cancel...
Let's discard corporate media & build something better
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-cancel...
The Cancellation of Stephen Colbert
By axing his show, CBS is reminding us that trust in corporate media is dead for a reason—but there's something even more sinister afoot we cannot ignore
www.qasimrashid.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Stephen Colbert roasted Paramount for handing Trump $16M to grease a merger. 3 days later—Canceled. Turns out the real cancel culture is corporate media silencing anyone who hurts its chances with an autocrat
Let's discard corporate media & build something better
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-cancel...
Let's discard corporate media & build something better
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-cancel...