Dilek Sayedahmed

Israel’s last war alongside an imperial power backfired. This one could, too For the first time since 1956, Israel is fighting with a Western hegemon for regime change in a war whose political repercussions are far from certain.

This is a spectacularly informative piece, in terms of its historical lessons and so its relevance to today.

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In pre-Gaza days, an unimaginable war crime that would have led to endless investigations and analysis and potential invocation of international law.

In post-Gaza days, should be the same.

Palestinian refugee camps of Burj Barajneh and Sabra and Shatila are being evacuated

These are the people who fled the Nakba and their descendants

The same state, Israel, is the cause of both

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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

"No stupid rules of engagement." — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, March 2, 2026

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East." — Reuters, March 5, 2026

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

I decided to psychically damage myself tonight and look at "Iranian opposition" Twitter, and it remains firmly entrenched in the idea that this attack was a misfired IRGC missile, also it didn't happen at all, and also that you're a Regime apologist for talking about it.

Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.

Water is life and key to all the geopolitics in the region

“The region’s monarchies are often described as petro-states, but they have also become what I call saltwater kingdoms, global superpowers in the production of human-made fresh water drawn from the sea.”

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Israel’s demand that hundreds of thousands of Lebanese flee the south of Beirut so they can carpet bomb it is absolutely outrageous. Israeli strategists really seem to think they can turn Beirut into Gaza and that grateful Lebanese will then rush for a peace agreement. Delusional and criminal.

the new pierre lasted approximately a day

1. Ne münasebet, hadsiz.
2. Sen kimsin?
3. Bi siktir ol git.
4. Senin Reis’inle biz bugünlere geldik. Sanki biz bayıldık.
5. Daha neler, hadsiz.
6. Bokunda boğul. Biz bi yolunu buluruz, yeter ki siz olmayın.

And Bradley will most likely need ChatGPT to read & analyze that.

Opinion | An Urgent Need to Contain Turkey If the Iranian regime falls, beware Ankara’s regional influence.

So, the individual who wrote this "opinion" piece, Bradley Martin, thinks while neutralizing the regional threat posed by Iran, the US & Israel must ensure that Turkey doesn't take its place.

I don't have the energy nor the bandwidth to explain why this is severely problematic. But I will say this:

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

If the government gets to decide if you have them, they're not human rights.

Widespread panic in #Beirut after Israel issues unprecedented evacuation order for southern suburbs. Traffic is choked, people rushing to leave & head north. Drones in the air. WhatsApp messages urging ppl to crack windows open to avoid shattering from expected blasts #lebanon

The prospect of getting through the work day under these conditions...the entire region is up in smoke and I'm supposed to attend my meetings.

Radical Israeli minister threatens Beirut with Gaza-like destruction Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, widely known for incendiary rhetoric and controversial positions on Palestinians, warned Thursday that...

The Israeli finance minister Smotrich, who is also a deputy defense minister, threatens to turn Beirut into Khan Younis.

Secondary Data Analysis Funding - Vanier The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, think tankdedicated to understanding families and family life in Canada.

à partir des données de Statistique Canada et d'autres ensembles de données nationales.

L'Institut Vanier de la famille accepte actuellement les demandes de financement pour des projets d'analyse secondaire de données susceptibles de faire progresser la compréhension de la diversité et du bien-être des familles au Canada,

Secondary Data Analysis Funding - Vanier The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, think tankdedicated to understanding families and family life in Canada.

📣 Financement pour l'analyse secondaire de données 📣

Secondary Data Analysis Funding - Vanier The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, think tankdedicated to understanding families and family life in Canada.

(français à suivre) 📣 The Vanier Institute of the Family is now accepting funding applications for secondary data analysis projects with potential to advance understanding of family diversities and family wellbeing in Canada, using Statistics Canada and other national-level datasets. 📣

I am beginning to form a seriously uncontrollable crush on Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón. It's becoming to be a problem in my household.

So, our principle is to use tools such as Claude as last resort editors--to ask questions, learn how to improve writing, logic, & flow, after the final draft is originally done by the writer. Only for for augmentation and not substitution. I try to give the same advice to my students.

We are not proud to use AI. We do not encourage our writers & researchers to use AI. We have so many foreigners on our team for whom English is not the first language. And they would like to have manuscripts & pieces at par with English speakers. And I respect that.

As a writer, I am transitioning from Substack to Ghost, and I am excited.

Yesterday, as a research unit, we cancelled our ChatGPT subscription, which was through our employer. We asked to be switched to Claude. Today they confirmed.

Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

US-backed Kurdish forces poised to enter Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan 'within days' The CIA has reportedly been in contact with Iranian Kurdish armed groups since last year, as Israel has pressed for Kurdish engagement.

SCOOP: Iranian Kurds, in contact with CIA now in Iraq, are poised to cross to #Iran in next few days. Masoud Barzani no longer opposed. @amberinzaman.bsky.social reporting:
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Sir, please be serious.

Where is Congress? None of this is authorized.

Türkiye: the country of women who say

"if something happens to me, don't call it suicide.”