Joshua Yasmeh
J.D. Candidate William & Mary Law School | Foreign policy journalist American Media Institute | Iranian-American | [email protected]
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George Floyd’s Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis
The very intersection where George Floyd was arrested is a historically contested area
Joshua Yasmeh
"Even though 38th and Chicago right now is not seen as overtly white space, what these covenants show is that this intersection has always been a point of contention"
Solid historical context @OBWax
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Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis
QASR AL-MIHRAB, Iraq (AP) — He was burly, with piercing blue eyes, and it was clear he was in charge when he entered the Galaxy, a wedding hall-turned-slave pen in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Dozens...
Exclusive Investigation: Houthi Court Unjustly Convicts 10 Journalists of “Spying” and sentences 4 to death
Four journalists have been sentenced to death in Yemen for the “crime” of being journalists. This draconian sentence was delivered to muzzle the local media at a time when the world focuses on the temporary ceasefire between the Iranian backed...
To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction - War on the Rocks
Fiction and policy too rarely mix. The learned policymaker reads reports and journal articles, books and research papers, all aimed at injecting the
US Kills Qassem Soleimani
The Pentagon has confirmed tonight that, at the direction of President Donald Trump, the United States military struck a convoy near Baghdad airport killing Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the notorious commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’...
Outrage as Iran Attempts to Force Ahwazis to ‘Mourn’ Soleimani - DUR UNTASH STUDIES CENTRE
Following the United States airstrike that eliminated the hated Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) 'Quds Force' commander General Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian regime erected billboards glorifying Soleimani across Iran to coincide with three...
'Send Qassem Soleimani': Here's how Putin and Iran plotted out their new assault in Syria
Major General Qassem Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the elite extra-territorial special forces arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism
Populism, pointless work and panicked youth: an interview with David Graeber of LSE
Joshua Yasmeh
Open Future: Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism economist.com/open-future/20… via @TheEconomist
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5 stabbed at rabbi's house on Hanukkah; suspect in custody
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — A man stabbed and wounded five people as they gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate Hanukkah, in an attack that the governor said Sunday was fueled by...
Iran’s ‘Iron Fist’: Rights Group Says More Than 100 Protesters Are Dead
As unrest rocked Iran for a fifth day, the government moved unsparingly to crush dissent.
Iranian security forces are using lethal force to crush protests
More than 100 protesters have been killed according to credible reports received by Amnesty International
The Latest: Rights group: Over 100 killed in Iran protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” says it believes at least 106 people...
Joshua Yasmeh
100 dead. 100. #IranProtests #Internet4Iran
The Latest: Rights group: Over 100 killed in Iran protests
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Iran's protests against gasoline price hike turn political: media
Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens ...
‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims
More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents provide an unprecedented inside look at the crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.
Barack Obama laid into young people being 'politically woke' and 'as judgmental as possible' in a speech about call-out culture
Obama told the Obama Foundation summit on Tuesday: "The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws."
The Downfall of Canada’s Dreamy Boyfriend
For Americans, Justin Trudeau’s undoing has been swift. For Canadians, it has been a long time coming.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
'It's not legal': UN stands by as Turkey deports vulnerable Syrians
Government pressure leaves agency silent despite claims of forced returns of LGBT refugees and others under police crackdown