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Prof Anoush Ehteshami

@anoushehteshami.bsky.social
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Professor of International Relations at Durham University, UK.

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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 17h
The no brain much brain twists and turns but his own words sink him… apple.news/AJexm3ITVS2C...
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Lawrence: Trump says leakers ‘should be shot.’ That would include his own defense secretary. — MS NOW
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how Donald Trump “wants firing squads to stop what in his demented mind is an epidemic” of leaks. “But it is an epidemic of something that has literally never happe...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This forthright expose shows Farage’s Reform for what it is: A racist, xenophobic, sexist, hatefilled bunch of fascists who revel in dreaming to turn the UK into a Nazi paradise! Kick Farage and ilk out of our public lives and offices. apple.news/AK7TPq8mJRQm...
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Inside Reform: Councillors and candidates' extreme and racist views on camera — ITV News
Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
@itvnews.bsky.social’s extraordinarily insightful and groundbreaking expose on charlatan Farage’s Reform shows it to be riddled with racist and Islamophobic and bigoted individuals who are espousing the most disgusting views on people of colour and even females of their own party! Farage out!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Everything to do with Trump is botched!! apple.news/AedTwZJ6YR5C...
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Reflecting Pool liner failed in 85 places after flawed renovation, inspection found — The Washington Post
The damage identified by inspectors the contractor commissioned is far more extensive than has been previously reported, a document obtained by The Post shows.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Corrodes away… apple.news/ApeaF8KBJRx6...
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'Oh, Katie': Psaki lets loose on Trump's new press secretary — MS NOW
Jen Psaki reacts to Katie Zacharia's first day as Donald Trump's press secretary, the mockery she made of the press briefing, and Donald Trump's efforts to normalize a compliant press.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Incompetence and buffoonery and corruption runs deep here… apple.news/AJz5WyY7mRea...
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Lawrence: Every Trump White House press secretary has lied on their very first day at the podium — MS NOW
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines the lies of Donald Trump’s newest White House Press Secretary on her first day as Trump said what sounded like a burst of truth in response to a question about his...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The weak and pathetic Mike Johnson is a key enabler of authoritarian Trump and is systematically eroding the very foundations of American checks and balances system in order to please the mush brain in the WH! apple.news/A9aOFC_VtS5-...
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Mike Johnson Gives Jaw-Dropping Answer When Pressed By Fox News On Ilhan Omar Raid — HuffPost UK
Omar called the Monday raid “an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
‘Totally incompetent buffoons’… apple.news/AesEwDiy5Rf2...
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Hayes: Trump hires 'hacks, grifters and scoundrels' — MS NOW
MS NOW’s Chris Hayes blasts President Trump for filling his government with unqualified loyalists.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Greene calls Trump ‘America last’ in scathing attack — The Hill
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) again slammed President Trump on Sunday, continuing a longstanding feud between the president and his former supporter, calling him “America last.”
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You really couldn’t make this shit up! apple.news/AFEQbMGF2TJi...
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Trump’s new spokeswoman pushed claims of cannibalism and child sex rings: report — The Independent
Katie Zacharia has been appointed White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in August. A report revealed that Zacharia previously promoted the debunked Pizzagate and QAnon ...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
While we are shocked by what the White House mush brain is doing, we must also pay close attention to what Modi is doing to the Indian democratic system; how he’s systematically destroying it; how he’s using the military to attack unarmed civilians!! Modi, Trump, Putin, Khamenei… are all despots!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump has no sense whatsoever! So he has just cut a deal with warmonger Putin, a close ally of Iran with whom Trump is at war, to release diesel onto world mkts which will make Putin billions of $s and undermine efforts to isolate Russia! He went to war with Iran & now begs Putin to bail him out!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The despot shows no remorse… apple.news/AmdRWUSPBTkC...
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Khanna slams Trump for saying he could do 'bad things' to top Dems: 'We're not a banana republic!' — MS NOW
The Atlantic reports that President Trump is considering more strikes on Iran before the midterms. Also, Trump said in the Oval Office yesterday that he could do "very bad things" to top Democrats. Re...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And what does Trump do? Throw a lifeline to the warmonger Putin by bringing Russian gas onto the market. Shameful Trump.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Trump's brutalised America is crumbling before our eyes — The i Paper
Patrick Cockburn: The US President and his lieutenants are furiously attacking all that was best in American government and society
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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npr on Instagram: "An 8-foot-tall naked statue of President Trump holding a golf club and a globe-shaped ball in one hand and scales in the other titl…"
An 8-foot-tall naked statue of President Trump holding a golf club and a globe-shaped ball in one hand and scales in the other titled "The Orange Plague" has been put up at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He’s sitting on the shoulders of another man, who looks frail, and the whole thing is covered in 23-karat gold leaf.⁠⁠Danish artist Jens Galschiøt says the work is inspired by "The Emperor’s New Clothes" and asks how long people will allow the powerful to be carried on their backs. He says Trump was chosen as the subject because of his efforts to roll back climate initiatives and pressure other countries to do the same.⁠⁠Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts.⁠⁠Host: Korva Coleman/NPR⁠Reporter: Teri Schultz/NPR⁠Producer: Michael Zamora/NPRView all 2,026 comments
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A good person wins the Nobel Peace Prize, praised for upholding international law and for working against genocide. The woman who has sat on the highest judicial bodies. Trump, eat your heart out; you never ever be worthy of this renowned prize! 👏 to Judge Pillay!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump and his mates are so in the pocket of Putin! apple.news/AI0KSfoV2RHO...
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Key Trump campaign advisers make bizarre detour to Putin-aligned country — MS NOW
Jen Psaki shares reporting from the New York Times that James Blair and Chris LaCivita, two key members of Donald Trump's poltiical machine, took some time away in the middle of the midterm crunch to ...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament — The Independent
The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yet another Trump speech that leaves you speechless… apple.news/Auu9oHyvDTG6...
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Lawrence: Trump's nuclear attack comments are why the 25th Amendment exists — MS NOW
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Donald Trump’s comments appearing to welcome a nuclear attack on Los Angeles and San Diego are “exactly why the 25th Amendment was written.” But to remove Trum...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Press freedom in the balance in despotic Trump world… apple.news/Aea-Tr-WAQny...
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Trump’s latest offensive against Fox News said more than he probably intended — MS NOW
The more the White House targets Fox News, the more we’re reminded that Trump sees the network as a political instrument, not a news organization.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
True. But how long can families endure the pain and suffering?!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
These incompetent fascists are as useless as charlatan Farage’s Deform!!!! apple.news/AiZ79bRMzQtm...
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Germany's far-right AfD struggles to form first state government after landmark win — Reuters
The far-right Alternative for Germany convened for the first sitting of the ​Saxony-Anhalt state parliament on Tuesday but, a month after its landmark election win, the party still lacks a clear path ...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The question remains, how can Putin continue with this war with such a high casualty and attrition rate?!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The troubling world we all have created for our young… theconversation.com/daily-doses-...
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Daily doses of ‘digital ibuprofen’: how burnt-out Chinese youth soothe their anxieties
Stories of cute furry animals that manage to find moments of joy while doing crushing jobs are bringing some solace to a generation of burnt-out workers.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IT STINKS! apple.news/A4qEQFo8cSWa...
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'Come on': Jacob blasts Trump for 'strong' economy claim — MS NOW
MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff blasts Trump on the economy as economic inequality deepens.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Opinion | Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t want you to see this movie. Here’s why you must. — MS NOW
“NAZA” has a unique ability to persuade those in denial of the horrors of Gaza.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The chaos Farage and his ilk handed the country: theconversation.com/burnham-has-...
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Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now?
Now that Burnham has started the conversation, it’s unlikely to go away again any time soon.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Only greed drives the US strategy! apple.news/AmYzA65tuQtO...
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US, Russia talks on Ukraine involve oil deal tied to Kushner, Witkoff: Report — The Hill
The Trump administration’s ongoing discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war now include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives tied to the lead U.S....
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Most corrupt Administration in the entire U.S. existence. 🤬
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Time for Europe to move on and leave the lost US behind!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Crooked is what crooked does… apple.news/AswM6DtcjQxW...
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Opinion | How Trump is sabotaging Susan Collins’ re-election pitch — MS NOW
Collins’ big pitch to Maine voters is her spot as the Senate’s top appropriator. Trump’s unilateral spending cuts don’t help.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When in desperation you expose your jugular then the vampire will bite… apple.news/A9U834QOUTb2...
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Andy Burnham told billions will be pulled out of the UK in threat over Man City charges — Manchester Evening News
Manchester City have been caught in a huge storm over the Premier League financial breaches and now Andy Burnham faces a political headache over the news
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK caught in the bind of disastrous Brexit alienating it from the EU while exposed to hostility of Trump! stocks.apple.com/AgnNqtZ2dTaC...
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Britain cut out of European diesel crisis talks — The Telegraph
UK’s exclusion from a potential Trump-EU deal risks leaving it reliant on its own fuel stockpile
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Speechless! apple.news/AGLQvFfeuQou...
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Lawrence: Trump called Americans 'enemies of ours.' In 33 days, they will get to vote. — MS NOW
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell analyzes Donald Trump's TIME Magazine interview filled with falsehoods potentially fueled by three things: Donald Trump's stupidity, his need to lie pathologically, and his...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR PEACE… apple.news/A2INwYc4wRQq...
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Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes — The Associated Press
The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can someone tell the mush brain in the WH that your dug this hole, throw us all in it, and never thought about the consequences of your callous war! Dig us out and we’ll think about what to do with you! stocks.apple.com/AKnXnDr1-Riq...
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US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban — BBC News
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Goods catchup… stocks.apple.com/AO9Mnx1NHStC...
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Global bond rout deepens, pushes US Treasury yields to 24-year peak — Reuters
Global bonds came under heavy selling pressure again ​on Thursday, sending borrowing costs from the United States to France and Japan to multi-decade highs and underscoring mounting concerns for polic...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The evil that’s Trumpism that’s destroying American lives… apple.news/A5DYQQhEBRPy...
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Lawrence: Jon Ossoff says GOP will keep doing exactly what they’ve been doing — MS NOW
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how one Republican senator humiliated himself “in stupidity and disgrace” as Speaker Johnson admits that Republicans will continue to do what they’ve been doing – p...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAGA idiot ended up in a pile of Schmitt… apple.news/AyxIOAGbISGe...
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Eagerness to bolster Trump conspiracy theory led humiliated MAGA senator to ignore warnings — MS NOW
Senator Eric Schmitt was warned that the text message he planned to use as a perjury trap for special counsel Jack Smith had not been vetted, but Schmitt was so convinced of his own conspiracy theory ...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegsteth is an embarrassment to anyone who knows him personally and a dangerous clown to the rest of us… apple.news/AOCXsim1eTdW...
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‘Focused on all the WRONG things’: Hegseth SLAMMED for using slur during major speech — MS NOW
Instead of addressing the military conflicts that the United States is involved in, Secretary Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech focused on culture war nonsense. Retired Lt. Col. Amy McGrath and MS...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The stupid trying to defend the indefensible… apple.news/A8AbQ339bSjO...
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Lawrence: ‘Stupidest Senator of the Day’ Schmitt falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury — MS NOW
Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt had his facts wrong when he confronted special prosecutor Jack Smith in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Re...
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listen again, contingency to have a fair vote in the mid-term elections in the US!!!!! apple.news/AQTnmrIGFSYm...
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Trump is trying to ‘INJECT CHAOS’ ahead of midterms, says Colorado Secretary of State — MS NOW
Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, has been fighting tirelessly to prevent the White House from trying to collect Colorado's voter roll data. In August, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit fr...
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Emma @emmamurphy1965.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can the world allow this lying dangerous sick buffoon to even open his mouth. Nothing but bile pours out. He is a disgrace and a shame to the USA but also to every person who votes for him or his party, every GOP senator, every person standing on a GOP ballot. He is plainly EVIL
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These hatefilled people are a threat to our democracy!
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gotta make sure morons like Trump don’t walk out and sit and learn and understand the gravity of the situation.
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Prof Anoush Ehteshami @anoushehteshami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Money talks in branding… apple.news/AZ7DTAJoDS6e...
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The Trump admin is so toxic, brands now have crisis responses for being used in propaganda — Fast Company
Hasbro and Tetris are the latest brands to end up in an odd position after egregious copyright infringement: having to distinguish their values from those of the U.S. government. One of toy company Ha...
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