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luai allarakia

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Poli Sci PhD. Kuwaiti National Assembly - Saudi Shura Council . دكتور في العلوم السياسية

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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listen to the incisive analysis in this episode, then listen to the one on disarming Hamas. Then say thank you and ask @danaelkurd.bsky.social to record an episode on developments within the Green Line so we can get a fuller picture of what’s happening on the ground in Palestine.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You have caused profound and lasting damage to significant parts of my life. So forgive me if I find your displays of nationalistic fervor and celebration not merely obnoxious but deeply distasteful.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yes but don't take sides it's too controversial. Fuck Ed Sheeran www.bbc.com/news/article...
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At least 21 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
Some 10 families had reportedly been living in the six-storey building in Gaza City that was hit by an Israeli strike last year.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💯
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
الوضع زق
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
...Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling, I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise"
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes?Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful Cries...
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
...People actually listen to you guys, though, which means you can seriously ruin people’s lives.” At the time, I told him it was a wildly inappropriate joke. Now I’m starting to think… maybe he was on to something.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
...the mental-health information ecosystem on social media.A few years ago, a friend of mine joked to a group of psychologists: “Nobody listens to political scientists, and that’s probably a good thing—we don’t end up ruining countries and global systems....
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nothing makes you confident about the field of political science than a cruise through the insanity that is psychology.The disconnect between the scholarly literature in psychology and what some therapists apply is fucking wild. It's more insane when you dive into the reductive shitshow that is...
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
لَا تَعْجَبَنْ لِلَئِيمٍ هَدَّ مَكْرُمَةً ... إِذَا رَأَى عَوْرَةً أَوْ كَسْرَةً وَثَبَا
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Ladies, take your pick 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The full episode is out! Check it out here youtu.be/pnrqHLciP7w?...
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S04-Ep02 | Genocide in Libya under Italian Rule. A Conversation with Ali Abdullatif Ahmida
YouTube video by Ghayn Podcast | بودكاست غين
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I don't even want to start listing Canadian goods we use. Let's just say a lot of your Costco goods will cost you more now.... fun stuff
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
😬
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The new episode of Ghain is coming out in a few days! Here is a preview. We talked to Libyan Scholar Ali Ahmida about his book Genocide in Libya: Shar, a Hidden Colonial History. Stay tuned! youtu.be/twABcjcwbeI?...
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Teaser | The Forgotten Genocide in Libya under Italian Rule.
YouTube video by Ghayn Podcast | بودكاست غين
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Oppose"
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Translation.They will bomb and target critical infrastructure in the Arab Gulf countries that opposed,and continue to oppose this ridiculous war. Fuck this reactionary messianic regime that has no place in the 21st century. Yes, you can be opposed to this war and still be against the regime in Iran.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Hi, the chapter you submitted almost two years ago just passed per review. Here are 1000 comments. You have until August 30th 😱😱😱
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New worst sentence just dropped
John Fetterman “And now, I think Bill Maher said something very insightful.”
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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In Germany this is called the otterbahn.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Who still argues the UK is a great power anyway? Lol
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
trump's iran policy is at 28%; even lower than his approval. D approval has to be near 0. Israel and AIPAC approve of Trump's Iran policy. Trump's Iran policy is the most salient aspect of his middle east policy now. If you are in a D primary, would you want to associate yourself with AIPAC? 1
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This... and it's not up for debate thx. youtu.be/Z4pgzvQjg3A?...
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Grateful to @ghoshworld.bsky.social for this review of our handbook
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
And now, we can sleep comfortably knowing some semblance of divine justice was exacted tonight. Take that, you losers.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"...these developments do nothing to resolve what the BoP actually is: a US-designed architecture for managing Palestinians, not one for facilitating their self-determination." arabcenterdc.org/resource/ham...
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Hamas Dissolves its Government in Gaza, but the Board of Peace Remains the Problem
On July 6, 2026, Hamas’s Gaza government announced that it had dissolved its Emergency Committee, the body that has run the enclave since October 2023, and would fully transfer its administrative auth...
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The new episode of Ghain Podcast has finally dropped. Please share and retweet! Feedback and comments are welcome. soundcloud.com/ghaynpodcast...
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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs? A Conversation with Elizabeth F. Thompson
Scroll Down for Arabic | شرح الحلقة باللغة العربية في الأسفل Ghayn Podcast returns with a new season and this time with episodes in English and Arabic produced by @AlSalonReviews , a dedicated platf
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The first episode of ghain is coming out tomorrow. Here is a teaser. youtu.be/yhxpcW-HH3I?...
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Teaser | How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs? A Conversation with Elizabeth F. Thompson
YouTube video by غين
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nonsense. Complete Nonsense. FIFA needs to be cleaned up.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I always tell my Arab and Palestinian friends. Read treacherous alliance, and you will understand why this shady character isn't your friend.
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
How can we safeguard federal science policy decisions from political interference? Today, @jbd-phd.bsky.social, Joe Reed, and I have a new essay out with @knightcolumbia.org on reimagining federal scientific integrity, given progress and trials of past decades. knightcolumbia.org/blog/envisio...
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Envisioning Federal Scientific Integrity As a Tool to Protect Democracy and Fight Corruption
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Opposing an ongoing genocide our government is funding isn't some unreasonable purity test—it's a baseline moral expectation. Just as no progressive should tolerate Nazis, Holocaust denial, or creepy antisemitic conspiracy theories, no progressive should be comfortable with an ongoing genocide.Easy.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Very exciting news! Huge thanks to @danaelkurd.bsky.social for all the incredible work she put into this volume—and for having the patience of a saint throughout the process. 🙈🙉🙊
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This album’s release is closer to the moon landing than to the present day
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Multilingual = English and Arabic tbc
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Friends: an exciting announcement for anyone into Middle Eastern studies. Starting next Sunday, Ghayn (غين) relaunches as a multilingual podcast hosted by yours truly. Episodes cover Arab democracy, the Italian genocide in Libya & Egypt's ideological history. Less hot takes, more depth.
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بودكاست غين
Society & Culture Podcast · بودكاست غين منصّة معنية بمناقشة أهم الكتب في مجالات العلوم الإجتماعية والانسانيات التي كتبت عن المنطقة العربية أو من كتاب وكاتبات منها.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
There is just so much to unpack in Van Jones' tweet. What exactly is the expected base level stance on Israel if you are a moderate? Oh, country that is currently engaging in an ongoing genocide don't worry... We still support you.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I am all for a dynamic and diverse party. But fear mongering and deliberately mischaracterizing a significant portion of your own base isn't exactly an "energized" response.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 25/06/2026
You know who else has never assimilated? Everyone who keeps flying that fucking Confederate flag.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/06/2026
this is a great illustration of one of the fundamental insights of democracy — that there is no such thing as "the people" and that majorities are elusive and ever shifting. no election, no decision, is final and treating an election as a final decision is profoundly undemocratic.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/06/2026
They're saying the quiet part out loud now. Jenny Maxwell, head of education for Grammarly/Superhuman: “We’re doing a huge pedagogical upheaval in education,” she said, calling it a “burn it down moment. We’re just in the early stages.” Burn down higher ed without any plan to rebuilt. Gift link.
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Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We are so screwed...pack your bags, boys.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
زَلَّتْ بِيَ القَدَمُ النَّفُوسُ فَأَصْبَحَتْ تَبْكِي عَلَى مَا قَدَّرَتْ تَقْدِيرَا لَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الدَّهْرَ يَخْدَعُنِي مَا كُنْتُ أَجْعَلُ لِلْخِدَاعِ سَبِيلَا لَكِنْ خُطِئْتُ وَلَمْ أُبْصِرْ عَوَاقِبَهَا وَاليَوْمَ أَجْنِي مِنَ الخَطَاءِ غَلِيلَا المعتمد بن العباد
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I mean, it's Hillary Clinton. What do we expect? She literally led a rally in 2008 urging the IDF to continue operation Cast Lead.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
For context. In Operation Cast Lead, Israel killed about 1400 people (1167 civilians). So Israel killed just as many people in Gaza during a supposed "cease fire" stage. Monsters.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
وَما أَهجُوكَ أَنَّكَ أَهلُ هَجْوٍ ** وَلَكِنِّي أُجَرِّبُ فيكَ ضَرْبي وَهَل عارٌ عَلى شَفَراتِ سَيْفي ** إِذا جَرَّبتُها في جِلْدِ كَلْب
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The whole set of interviews is if you can brave through 21 episodes. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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شاهد على العصر| أحمد جبريل - YouTube
الأمين العام للجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Watching Ahmed Jibril's 2004 Witness on an Era interview is such a disorienting encounter with Palestinian history. Beyond the narrative of a Syrian proxy emerges a formidable military strategist who sought an alternative to Arafat's ineptitude, only to become a Syrian gun for hire.
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luai allarakia @luaialla.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Great host. Great guest. Check it out.
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