Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This dude and everyone empowering, enabling and even those failing to stand up to him are fucking monsters 1245162 451
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Trump is threatening war crimes to annihilate "a whole civilization". Republicans in Congress repeatedly voted for Trump’s war and still won't do their job to end this madness. Enough. Bring Congress back into session. Republicans must grow a spine and stop this catastrophe. 2352684698 2.7K
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Mark Carney, asked about Trump threatening genocide in Iran, urges “all parties in this conflict — in any conflict — to respect international laws, the rules of engagement.” “That means not targeting, certainly, civilians or civilian infrastructure.” He doesn’t directly address Trump’s post. 4223651 236
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Seems this is going to be written as one of the most decisive moments of the Second Global Cold War in history. Technically, until US & China don't get into confrontation we are still in a Cold War and not WWIII. Tangerine was officially declared Martyre by IRGC a few hours ago. 000 0
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 11/11: Fighting fascism before it's too late. Fascism does not arrive all at once. It grows. It spreads. It hides in anger, in fear, in frustration. Then one day it is too late. We are not too late. So today, we choose a different path. A path of peace. A path of dignity. A path of solidarity. 010 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 10/11: Towards a solution: Fourth, demanding responsibility and principal from politicians and political parties. No more vote-seeking at the cost of principles. No more politicians standing with extremism just to win elections. Not from the Liberal Party of Canada. Not from the @ndp.ca 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 9/11: Towards a solution: First recognition of this Canadian problem, Second, standing with the silenced Iranian-Canadian majority, Third, stopping online bullying and intimidation. 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 8/11: The dreadful Fascist gestures. In front of public institutions. Peace marches attacked. Symbols of violence celebrated openly. In a country that is still healing from its own history of genocide against Indigenous peoples. This contradiction must end. This is not Canada! This is not us! 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 7/11: How did we get here? 6. Shift towards ultra-right by professionals following Techno-oligarchs. Among these arrogant engineers. Among these simingly educated professionals. Education alone does not prevent extremism. 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 6/11: How did we get here? 5. The silencing of community spaces. Extremism filling the void. Also response to the heckeling: an honor to be hated by fascists as an Iranian and as a social democrat by Trump-beggars 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 5/11: How did we get here? 3. The failed immigration policy and doomed hopes. 4. Failure in diplomatic engagement to prevent polarization. 120 2
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 4/11: How did we get into this trouble? First. Inside Iran. Sanctions. Authoritarian rule. They created despair. People lost faith in change. Second. They began to speak as if they represented everyone. They shouldn't. They are the affluent, and may I say the Epstien class of Iran. 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 3 / 11: Tragedy kicks in, Children are dead. 168 school children and staff in #Minab. Families destroyed. Cities damaged. Lives shattered. And an entire nation pushed toward economic catastrophe. This is not freedom. This is not justice. This is tragedy. 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Part 2 / 11: A prosperous culturally integrating community in Canada gone fascist beginning for an attack on Iran from Trump and Netanyahu. War is not liberation, War is not freedom. 110 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This is my speech at the Free Palestine and NO WAR ON IRAN rally in Vancouver. I point out the disgusting Iranian-diaspora-gone-fascist Pahlavist cult and the reasons that this is a Canadian problem in need of urgent attention. Part 1 / 11 : the dangerous shift of the Iranian diaspora 231 3
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 05/03/2026My beloved Tehran is under attack by the demons unleashed by the Epstein-class. #Iran 's resistance for days, weeks, and beyond is humanities chance for a turning point to hit hard the international #fascist movement that is spreading death and pain in the planet. #hands_off_iran 000 0
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/03/20261/ PM Carney: you can and must categorically rule out participation in this illegal war. Your unqualified support of Trump and Netanyahu’s war was bad enough. It’s unconscionable that you’re now considering putting Canadian forces in harm’s way. 923080 230
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 04/03/20261/ This is utterly incoherent. What Canadians need to hear from our Prime Minister right now is simple: call for a ceasefire and immediately withdraw your misguided support for Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war. www.instagram.com/reel/DVcJjIP... 623273 232
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/02/2026Liberal icons Lloyd Axworthy and Alan Rock get behind @jennykwan.bsky.social's essential No More Loopholes Act. We need a real 2-way arms embargo on Israel, and this opens the door for Liberal MPs to pressure the PM to get it done. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Why are Canadian arms fuelling foreign conflicts?Ottawa must close a loophole in the Arms Trade Treaty that is allowing Canada’s defence exports to be used in abusive ways 16424 64
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/02/2026Taxing the rich will generate significant revenue, but that’s not its only purpose. By reducing inequality we can balance the scales of society. Together, we can ensure that the wealth of this country is not hoarded by the few but redistributed to improve life for the 99%. lewisforleader.ca 1418 41
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/02/2026Canada has the wealth, resources & knowledge to swiftly address wealth inequality & end poverty. Successive Liberal & Conservative governments have chosen to abandon people who are struggling to meet their basic needs. Our plan will enhance federal income supports to end poverty within 5 years. 14013 40
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/02/2026There are fountains of wealth being generated in this country. But that wealth isn't trickling down to working people. It’s all stuck at the top. Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth and raise the floor for all of us. Join us: lewisforleader.ca 713249 132
Reposted by @afarahani.bsky.socialNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025It's a hell of a time to be teaching a seminar on "The Long Arc of Fascism." Going to start today's class with this. 1452384 523
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025I'm fascinated by the way @naomiaklein.bsky.social moves between the personal & social experiences with the new fascists while providing a critical reflection on herself & on all of us. The book is so lively and so close specially when describing the emergence of the ultra right during Covid. Bravo 000 0
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Reading @naomiaklein.bsky.social masterpiece -Doppelgange: a trip into the mirror world - has been the highlight and obsession of this holiday season. Definitely makes the top of my recommendations for anyone who wants to make sense about the rise of the fascism in our age. Sharing more on it soon. 2130 13
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025@sanders.senate.gov rightly explains that with the type of influence US oligarchs & billionaires have on elections, we no more are living in democracies, even if we did ever live in them before. As John Dewey once Said, the cure to the ailments of democracy, is more democracy. 010 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025@sanders.senate.gov describes how 150 Billionaire families headed by #Elonmusk are funding elections and buying influence in favor of protecting and increasing their wealth. 010 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025@sanders.senate.gov underscores the extreme inequality that we are living in by comparing the wealth of the ultra rich 1 % with the remaining 95 % of the world. He describes the role of tax heavens in creating this situation. 000 0
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025@sanders.senate.gov describes the reciprocal relationship between the US oligarchs and politics with examples of how the 5 richest US oligarchs have benefited from the heightened financialized capitalist system through navigating money in politics. Part 2/6 000 0
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Bernie frames it very well in a video that I will upload in six parts. He starts by a fabulous comparison between the recognition of the role of oligarchs in Russia and the neglect of the very same oligarchy in the West. @sanders.senate.gov #oligarchs #oligarchy 011 1
afarahani.bsky.social @afarahani.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Fascism is officially global with the return of Trump. Elon Musk will take the new fascism born by Trump to new heights. The masks are all off from 2025, and this demands new strategies, discourses, and actions to resist them. 030 3
