Nabil Al-Tikriti
@nabilal-tikriti.bsky.social
Middle East History Prof @ U. of Mary Washington; Ottomanist; 2011-17 MSF/Doctors without Borders USA Director; Relief Worker; Consultant; 1997-__ OSCE Election Observer; Drum Corps Fan; NOLA Booster; Follows Middle East, Caucasus, Balkans, Africa, C. Asia
According to Dr. Google's AI mentor, the following severance packages were paid to fired college football coaches this year:
Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M): Record $76M+.
Brian Kelly (LSU): Around $54M.
Mark Stoops (Kentucky): ~$38M.
Jonathan Smith (Michigan State): ~$33.5M.
Billy Napier (Florida): ~$21M
Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M): Record $76M+.
Brian Kelly (LSU): Around $54M.
Mark Stoops (Kentucky): ~$38M.
Jonathan Smith (Michigan State): ~$33.5M.
Billy Napier (Florida): ~$21M
All the centers they’re cutting add up to less than $7 million in spending.
UNC athletics budget is $185.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
UNC athletics budget is $185.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
According to Dr. Google's AI mentor, the following severance packages were paid to fired college football coaches this year:
Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M): Record $76M+.
Brian Kelly (LSU): Around $54M.
Mark Stoops (Kentucky): ~$38M.
Jonathan Smith (Michigan State): ~$33.5M.
Billy Napier (Florida): ~$21M
Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M): Record $76M+.
Brian Kelly (LSU): Around $54M.
Mark Stoops (Kentucky): ~$38M.
Jonathan Smith (Michigan State): ~$33.5M.
Billy Napier (Florida): ~$21M
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Notable that this is justified by “the chancellor’s priorities,” just like how the White House fetishizes “the president’s priorities.” In both cases, the cult of the dictatorial CEO. No respect for expertise. No sense that an executive is a temporary steward of long-term democratic commitments.
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Notable that this is justified by “the chancellor’s priorities,” just like how the White House fetishizes “the president’s priorities.” In both cases, the cult of the dictatorial CEO. No respect for expertise. No sense that an executive is a temporary steward of long-term democratic commitments.
If you live in Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district, please vote for Sef Casim in this Tuesday's snap "firehouse election". He's running to regulate data centers much more than his opponent, and I can vouch for him, as he's a former umwdems student of mine. #MaryWash.
December 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you live in Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district, please vote for Sef Casim in this Tuesday's snap "firehouse election". He's running to regulate data centers much more than his opponent, and I can vouch for him, as he's a former umwdems student of mine. #MaryWash.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
If nothing else, South Park proves that at least some form of free speech continues to thrive in the USA.
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If nothing else, South Park proves that at least some form of free speech continues to thrive in the USA.
Quneitra? The Syrian state used to lead tourist visits to that town, to show the destruction that Israel committed way back in 1967 or 1973...
Israeli ambassador to the United Nations calls occupied Quneitra, a province capital of Syria, part of the territory of the Israeli state
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Quneitra? The Syrian state used to lead tourist visits to that town, to show the destruction that Israel committed way back in 1967 or 1973...
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some absolute bangers
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
some absolute bangers
We've now reached the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Child Catcher era of US History: www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Young Marrero mother, a US citizen, recalls being chased by Border Patrol in viral confrontation
Jocelynn, 23, was walking home on Wednesday when an SUV approached. At first, she thought it was an Uber. The woman was still shaken Thursday when she recalled the incident caught on home security vid...
www.theadvocate.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We've now reached the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Child Catcher era of US History: www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
That $77 billion might've made a dent in student debt, or perhaps affordable housing.
February 2022
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That $77 billion might've made a dent in student debt, or perhaps affordable housing.
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The right job for somebody:
MSF Access Executive Director
#AccessToMedicines #a2m 💊⚖️🌐
msf.recruitee.com/o/msf-access...
MSF Access Executive Director
#AccessToMedicines #a2m 💊⚖️🌐
msf.recruitee.com/o/msf-access...
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The right job for somebody:
MSF Access Executive Director
#AccessToMedicines #a2m 💊⚖️🌐
msf.recruitee.com/o/msf-access...
MSF Access Executive Director
#AccessToMedicines #a2m 💊⚖️🌐
msf.recruitee.com/o/msf-access...
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You might not be in Middle East Studies. But whether you picked this fight or not, if you work at a university, this fight is picking you.
You are responsible for standing with colleagues. You are responsible for failing to stand up too. We're all in it now.
www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
You are responsible for standing with colleagues. You are responsible for failing to stand up too. We're all in it now.
www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
From Israel to ICE, MESA’s academic freedom is under attack
The issue of academic freedom, particularly related to Israel and Palestine studies, has become a daily concern for students and professors.
www.newarab.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
You might not be in Middle East Studies. But whether you picked this fight or not, if you work at a university, this fight is picking you.
You are responsible for standing with colleagues. You are responsible for failing to stand up too. We're all in it now.
www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
You are responsible for standing with colleagues. You are responsible for failing to stand up too. We're all in it now.
www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
In my experience, the youth today are better informed about this issue than the older generations relying on legacy media outlets.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In my experience, the youth today are better informed about this issue than the older generations relying on legacy media outlets.
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In a few minutes, it's #GivingTuesday.
Local non-profits are competing against slick fundraising efforts with lotteries with cars & houses for prizes. Against orgs with endowments and property portfolios.
This holiday season, consider supporting a local cause.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
Local non-profits are competing against slick fundraising efforts with lotteries with cars & houses for prizes. Against orgs with endowments and property portfolios.
This holiday season, consider supporting a local cause.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
This Giving Tuesday, Support Local Charities
Black Friday is the apex of hyper consumerism, and a day in which the world spent US$79 billion. Since 2012, we’ve seen the emergence of Giving Tuesday, an effort to persuade people to donate to a goo...
chrishouston.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
In a few minutes, it's #GivingTuesday.
Local non-profits are competing against slick fundraising efforts with lotteries with cars & houses for prizes. Against orgs with endowments and property portfolios.
This holiday season, consider supporting a local cause.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
Local non-profits are competing against slick fundraising efforts with lotteries with cars & houses for prizes. Against orgs with endowments and property portfolios.
This holiday season, consider supporting a local cause.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
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I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this Mastodon post of mine
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this Mastodon post of mine
LSU could finance roughly 40 faculty salaries -- or buy one solitary football coach. Y'all decide. At this point, not sure which institution is more gullible -- U.Chicago investing in krypto, or LSU investing in Division I ball of foot.
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
LSU could finance roughly 40 faculty salaries -- or buy one solitary football coach. Y'all decide. At this point, not sure which institution is more gullible -- U.Chicago investing in krypto, or LSU investing in Division I ball of foot.
Check out this 2017 political ad. It was pilloried at the time as "Shameful anti-Guillespie campaign ad by Latino Victory Fund." Seems fairly prescient in 2025. How'd they know?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZv...
Shameful anti-Guillespie campaign ad by Latino Victory Fund
YouTube video by Bush Crime Syndicate
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Check out this 2017 political ad. It was pilloried at the time as "Shameful anti-Guillespie campaign ad by Latino Victory Fund." Seems fairly prescient in 2025. How'd they know?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZv...
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This article is way too nice to Democrats but it is of course written by Ben Rhodes; so
"In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This article is way too nice to Democrats but it is of course written by Ben Rhodes; so
It's already been shown that specialists who rely on such tools gradually become less sharp at such cancer detection themselves. In the long term, do we trust "the machine" (writ large, controlled either by a tiny sliver of oligarchs, or itself) to actually tell us what it detects?
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's already been shown that specialists who rely on such tools gradually become less sharp at such cancer detection themselves. In the long term, do we trust "the machine" (writ large, controlled either by a tiny sliver of oligarchs, or itself) to actually tell us what it detects?
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A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
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"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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If DHS targets a single Catholic parish, His Holiness should place the entire administration under interdict
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If DHS targets a single Catholic parish, His Holiness should place the entire administration under interdict
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
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Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference