Ashar
@sashariqbal.bsky.social
Infosec. Human rights. Grandad.
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Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
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Elon Musk, probably: The Italians are simple Hobbit-like people who must be defended from this invasion.
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Elon Musk, probably: The Italians are simple Hobbit-like people who must be defended from this invasion.
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Israeli occupation artillery shells areas east of Gaza City.
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Israeli occupation artillery shells areas east of Gaza City.
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Oh you’re angry it’s two words are you? You’re sharing the post on social media to complain? The post with a fish hook as the main image?
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh you’re angry it’s two words are you? You’re sharing the post on social media to complain? The post with a fish hook as the main image?
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Police stopped me at Gatwick airport. I saw my name on the paper (the only name lol). They took all my details, address in the UK and Lebanon, phone number and email.
Police said that it was suspicious that I’m going to Lebanon as a Lebanese so I had to tell them my life story
They let me go
Police said that it was suspicious that I’m going to Lebanon as a Lebanese so I had to tell them my life story
They let me go
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Police stopped me at Gatwick airport. I saw my name on the paper (the only name lol). They took all my details, address in the UK and Lebanon, phone number and email.
Police said that it was suspicious that I’m going to Lebanon as a Lebanese so I had to tell them my life story
They let me go
Police said that it was suspicious that I’m going to Lebanon as a Lebanese so I had to tell them my life story
They let me go
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Under the Labour government,
It is illegal to have a sign that says “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
It is legal to have a sign that says “I support genocide, I oppose Palestine Action.”
This is real.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRkQRFd...
It is illegal to have a sign that says “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
It is legal to have a sign that says “I support genocide, I oppose Palestine Action.”
This is real.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRkQRFd...
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Under the Labour government,
It is illegal to have a sign that says “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
It is legal to have a sign that says “I support genocide, I oppose Palestine Action.”
This is real.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRkQRFd...
It is illegal to have a sign that says “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
It is legal to have a sign that says “I support genocide, I oppose Palestine Action.”
This is real.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRkQRFd...
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I'm in this one folks! Check it out.
It's open-access, link at the top of the thread
It's open-access, link at the top of the thread
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I'm in this one folks! Check it out.
It's open-access, link at the top of the thread
It's open-access, link at the top of the thread
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It is truly incredible. It's like they get together to decide which course is most likely to make them more unpopular.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
It seems there is truly no end to the Starmer govt's ability to do the wrong thing almost every time.
Labour MPs attack Starmer U-turn over workers’ rights as ‘complete betrayal’
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It is truly incredible. It's like they get together to decide which course is most likely to make them more unpopular.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Starbucks workers are escalating their strike to 65 cities over what they call widespread unfair labor practices.
In NYC, former FTC Chair Lina Khan joined workers on the picket line — backing their fight for fair treatment and union rights.
The strike has no end date.
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In NYC, former FTC Chair Lina Khan joined workers on the picket line — backing their fight for fair treatment and union rights.
The strike has no end date.
Subscribe to Zeteo.com.
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Starbucks workers are escalating their strike to 65 cities over what they call widespread unfair labor practices.
In NYC, former FTC Chair Lina Khan joined workers on the picket line — backing their fight for fair treatment and union rights.
The strike has no end date.
Subscribe to Zeteo.com.
In NYC, former FTC Chair Lina Khan joined workers on the picket line — backing their fight for fair treatment and union rights.
The strike has no end date.
Subscribe to Zeteo.com.
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"In retrospect, perhaps I should not have had sex with those trafficked teenage girls on the private island but I digress... where were we?.. yes, the Keynesian model..."
Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"In retrospect, perhaps I should not have had sex with those trafficked teenage girls on the private island but I digress... where were we?.. yes, the Keynesian model..."
Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
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The Israeli Defense Minister claims that video recorded on an IDF camera, leaked by an IDF lawyer to an Israeli station is 'blood libel'. 🙄
It shows a Palestinian detainee being beaten and having a sharp object stuck up their rectum.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It shows a Palestinian detainee being beaten and having a sharp object stuck up their rectum.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested over leak of video allegedly showing Palestinian detainee abuse
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The Israeli Defense Minister claims that video recorded on an IDF camera, leaked by an IDF lawyer to an Israeli station is 'blood libel'. 🙄
It shows a Palestinian detainee being beaten and having a sharp object stuck up their rectum.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It shows a Palestinian detainee being beaten and having a sharp object stuck up their rectum.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“The millions spent against candidates like Mamdani…is the ruling class recognizing us as a genuine threat to their interests.”
Geoff Simpson, PAC Director for Justice Democrats on Mamdani’s ‘moral clarity’ and how his strategy should be a blueprint for the left in 2026
zeteo.com/p/build-zohr...
Geoff Simpson, PAC Director for Justice Democrats on Mamdani’s ‘moral clarity’ and how his strategy should be a blueprint for the left in 2026
zeteo.com/p/build-zohr...
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“The millions spent against candidates like Mamdani…is the ruling class recognizing us as a genuine threat to their interests.”
Geoff Simpson, PAC Director for Justice Democrats on Mamdani’s ‘moral clarity’ and how his strategy should be a blueprint for the left in 2026
zeteo.com/p/build-zohr...
Geoff Simpson, PAC Director for Justice Democrats on Mamdani’s ‘moral clarity’ and how his strategy should be a blueprint for the left in 2026
zeteo.com/p/build-zohr...
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Enshitification is real
Today is when the Amazon brain drain finally sent AWS down the spout
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
Today is when Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS
column: When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Enshitification is real
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This is clearly critical of the government of Israel but I’ve never seen a shred of evidence that Mamdani holds antisemitic views. The only thing they can cite is a slogan he didn’t say.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is clearly critical of the government of Israel but I’ve never seen a shred of evidence that Mamdani holds antisemitic views. The only thing they can cite is a slogan he didn’t say.
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Ok, I’ll break the rules and say it out loud:
Being a billionaire is a personal moral failing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Being a billionaire is a personal moral failing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why the anger with Billie Eilish? Because it’s against the rules to say what we all know about billionaires | Zoe Williams
The singer is giving away millions – but the parameters for criticising the super-rich are very narrow, and hardly anyone qualifies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ok, I’ll break the rules and say it out loud:
Being a billionaire is a personal moral failing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Being a billionaire is a personal moral failing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize-
FIFA President Gianni Infantino created a FIFA Peace Prize - and plans to award it on December 5th
Who do you think he's going to award it to?
FIFA President Gianni Infantino created a FIFA Peace Prize - and plans to award it on December 5th
Who do you think he's going to award it to?
Infantino says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new FIFA peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize-
FIFA President Gianni Infantino created a FIFA Peace Prize - and plans to award it on December 5th
Who do you think he's going to award it to?
FIFA President Gianni Infantino created a FIFA Peace Prize - and plans to award it on December 5th
Who do you think he's going to award it to?
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Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pakistan finds itself at a critical geopolitical juncture, sandwiched between China, the US, and chaos.
Pakistan’s strategic crossroads: From allies to anxieties
Pakistan finds itself at a critical geopolitical juncture, sandwiched between China, the US, and chaos.
globalvoices.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Pakistan finds itself at a critical geopolitical juncture, sandwiched between China, the US, and chaos.
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Columbia University graduate and legal US resident says Trump administration ‘wants to make an example of me’
Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys file appeals to prevent future Ice detentions
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Columbia University graduate and legal US resident says Trump administration ‘wants to make an example of me’
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now?
Jonathan Liew in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Jonathan Liew in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now?
Jonathan Liew in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Jonathan Liew in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today is when the Amazon brain drain finally sent AWS down the spout
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
Today is when Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS
column: When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today is when the Amazon brain drain finally sent AWS down the spout
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...
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This Palestinian man, who was taken hostage from a hospital by Israel in December, and who previously lost his leg to Israeli bombing in 2015, was beaten and tortured while imprisoned to such an extent that he lost his sight.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This Palestinian man, who was taken hostage from a hospital by Israel in December, and who previously lost his leg to Israeli bombing in 2015, was beaten and tortured while imprisoned to such an extent that he lost his sight.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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What do you call a ‘ceasefire agreement’ that permits an occupying settler colonial state to murder seven children and four other civilians in cold blood?
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What do you call a ‘ceasefire agreement’ that permits an occupying settler colonial state to murder seven children and four other civilians in cold blood?
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Israel’s football authorities have consistently failed to tackle the issue of behaviour on the terraces because the targets for chants etc are Arabs. The racism is in that sense institutionalised. That has consequences
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Israel’s football authorities have consistently failed to tackle the issue of behaviour on the terraces because the targets for chants etc are Arabs. The racism is in that sense institutionalised. That has consequences