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Omar Baddar

@omarbaddar.bsky.social
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Progressive; political analyst (US/Middle East, Palestine/Israel). Formerly at IMEU, AAI, & Al Jazeera. Into MMA. Views are mine. 🇵🇸🇺🇸

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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 19h
Sen. Van Hollen proposed a bill that requires the U.S. government to pursue accountability for Americans killed by Israel. Apart from Rand Paul, EVERY. SINGLE. REPUBLICAN. voted against it. Republicans are openly saying they're fine with Israel murdering Americans. Disgusting!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Next up at the GOP convention: Ghislaine Maxwell to complain about the sinister elites who exploit children...
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There's an international consensus that Israel’s colonies that are imposed with violence on Palestinian land are categorically illegal, & only a clown would deny this.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A proposed settlement would force Meta to pay almost $17 billion for its betrayal of public trust. But this penalty is minuscule when you consider the wealth & power behind Meta. We'll see if Meta actually changes its practices or if it continues to disregard consumer safety.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Again, what’s “extremist” about Ben Gvir here is that he says out loud what Israel’s mainstream political establishment prefers to do quietly under the false pretense of “fighting terrorism.” At the peak of the genocide, Israel was murdering a far greater daily number of Palestinian children alone.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Told Piers Morgan why @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's victory marks a cataclysmic shift in American politics:
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The billionaire & special interest class that casually buys elections in America got together & spent an unprecedented $62 million to smear El-Sayed, out-spending him 10-1, and mobilized the entire Democratic Party establishment to sink him, AND HE STILL WON. Media cope:
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Not pulling an all-nighter for the Michigan Senate race result, but let me say this: The fact that the race is competitive even after the Israel lobby & outside groups spent a staggering $62 million to smear & defeat El-Sayed is alone a reason to celebrate the shift in American political discourse.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When you get hungry at 1:00am in Amman, you can get hot bread straight out of a 24 hour bakery oven, step next door & grab fresh falafel & watch them fry pine nuts in a skillet to top your hummus, then next door again for a freshly-squeezed mango, strawberry & banana smoothie.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Well, this is insane.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
BREAKING: Trump's financial disclosure was released today, showing he earned $1.4 BILLION from his crypto ventures. This grifter president is monetizing the presidency, and Congress needs to act, NOW!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Wow, New York!!! Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, & Avila Chevalier (all of Zohran Mamdani’s endorsements) have won tonight 🎉🎊 Bad night for the corporate shills & genocide apologists, and a great night for those who believe in freedom & justice for all!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The delusional war-mongering crowd pushed an insane & unwinnable war. The war inevitably forced a tough choice on Trump: diplomatic capitulation or economic ruin. Trump wisely chose to save the economy. If you’re mad about the deal, blame no one besides the lunatics who pushed this insane war.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
As a (welcomed but fragile) deal with Iran is announced, keep an eye on Palestine. Whenever Israel is forcibly restrained elsewhere in the region, it notoriously takes out its frustration on the people it can brutalize with virtually no cost.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Sit with this thought for a second: Elon Musk could give a million dollars to EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. IN. DC. and still be the richest man in the world. This is grotesque!
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
BREAKING: The House just demanded an end to Trump’s stupid, illegal & unpopular war on Iran. The Constitution puts the power to wage war in the hands of Congress. This lawless administration needs to listen to the American people, NOW!
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Not only does Trump still insist the assault on democracy on Jan. 6 was "right," he also wants to reward the violent insurrectionists with YOUR tax dollars. Disgusting and unacceptable!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The fact that a 23 year old can make Scott Jennings have a meltdown like this simply by politely cornering him with an argument he can't respond to is really impressive. Kudos, @adammockler.com!
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
As our co-president @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social put it, "this is a craven attempt to silence dissent" by Trump's authoritarian administration. We condemn this appalling move, and we stand in solidarity with the @splcenter.org
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SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"We are dealing with a really ugly situation where American citizenship does not mean anything under this administration unless you're white" @omarbaddar.bsky.social tells @deanobeidallah.bsky.social about the arrest of award winning journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My friend & former colleague Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained for 6 weeks in Kuwait over social media posts. The Committee to Protect Journalists is rightly calling for his release. Journalism is not a crime. Free Ahmed! cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...
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CPJ calls on Kuwait to release US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. Shihab-Eld...
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Today, Israel is collapsing apartment buildings all over Lebanon, including central Beirut, leaving an untold death toll. This mass terrorism is either an attempt to sabotaging Trump's ceasefire, or a final tantrum of a strategically defeated Israel eager to manufacture a mere image of victory.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Trump just announced a 2-week ceasefire, but “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” This condition is extremely unlikely to materialize, so either Trump is unilaterally backing down, or the ceasefire is imaginary.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The lunatic emperor is sounding exceedingly desperate. Iranian civilians will pay the biggest & most immediate price of his madness, but the ripple effect will not spare much of the world. Brace for the dark days are ahead.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
At what point will they learn that embarrassing themselves before the world like circus monkeys for his approval, to say nothing of trampling the rule of law for him, doesn’t spare them his capricious wrath? He’ll use them & toss them like disposable utensils.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Somewhere in the middle of the series of lies & brags & gaslighting, Trump is simultaneously announcing a massive escalation in his war on Iran AND promising the war is on the verge of ending b/c the objectives have been met. We’re ruled by a lunatic emperor.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Israel is waging a campaign of mass terrorism against Lebanon to ethnically cleanse & take over South Lebanon. The world must stand up & say no!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
America lost 7000 soldiers to take Iwo Jima in a war where America was attacked first. In this illegal war of aggression, how many Americans does Lindsey want to kill for Israel?
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Not content with the destruction & violence he’s unleashed so far at home & abroad, now Trump is describing his political opposition in this country as “the greatest enemy” after falsely bragging that he’s killed the last enemy. Are we going to keep pretending things are fine?
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
T-minus 47 hours until the biggest global energy crisis in history. Never has someone this stupid ever had this much power or this much hubris. We are accelerating toward catastrophe that only Netanyahu has been dreaming of 40 years. Brace yourselves for the dark days ahead.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Javier Bardem brings it home at the Oscars to huge applause: "No to war and FREE PALESTINE!" 🕊️🇵🇸
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
President Eric Cartman already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capabilities, but for some mysterious reason he has to threaten NATO if they don’t immediately come to fight the illegal war he already won.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This is so unbelievably sick! Thousands of people (including hundreds of children) are being killed in this war, & the assault on oil facilities is causing an environmental disaster & a global economic crisis, but for the depraved Trump regime this is “fun.” 🤦‍♂️
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The fascist Trump regime is waging a war on the free press. Trump has moronically dragged us into a catastrophic war of choice that is killing thousands of people & wrecking the world economy, & he’s lashing out in a predictable authoritarian manner that must be resisted.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
“Iran itself” is now dead, says the lunatic emperor. I guess he’s moved on from pretending to be on the side of the Iranian people, and is now openly saying he’s in it to destroy their country.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We live in a country where the overwhelming majority of Americans oppose this illegal war of aggression, but the president can still launch it and lie shamelessly about it, while countless Americans get killed and injured for it -- and we call this "democracy."
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Update: • Israel bombed oil refineries, causing black rain that burns skin & lungs to cover Iran’s capital • Trump & Israel bombed fresh water supplies in Iran • Trump justified this by calling Iranians “among the most evil people on earth” • Israel massacred 400 in Lebanon, including 83 children
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump’s war of aggression on Iran is strategically catastrophic, legally impermissible, and morally abominable. Thousands of families have already been devastated throughout the region so Netanyahu can play emperor. This war needs to end, now.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
There is an authentic pro-democracy movement in Iran that protests against their repressive government and fights for genuine change from within, & this movement is undermined every time an imperial outside force bombs Iran & kills Iranians in the false name of “freedom.”
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Here are 4 Americans whose families have been devastated just because Trump wants to help Netanyahu play emperor of the region. Hundreds of Iranian families, including the parents of 100+ little girls, have also been destroyed for the same reason. Thousands more to come. Unforgivable!
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Israel has been continuously bombing Lebanon almost every day for over a year. Anyone who tells you “Hezbollah broke the ceasefire” is either lying to you, or is just so incredibly biased that their brain genuinely doesn’t register Israeli bombings of Lebanon as ceasefire violations.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
5 things to understand about the war on Iran 🧵
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Donald Trump & Israel have started an illegal & completely avoidable war on Iran based on lies. It's not about the nuclear question (solved by Obama in 2015), it's about regime change to complete Israel's regional dominance. Thousands of people will die, & the world will never be the same again.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If Trump triggers a catastrophic regional war by attacking Iran, be on the lookout for Israel to escalate its genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians under “the fog of war.” Total impunity for Israel is not guaranteed post the Trump regime, so Netanyahu feels the pressure to act soon.
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
If 26 Americans or Israelis or Germans were murdered today, it would be the top headline on every network. They keep telling you “the war is over” while this happens, because their idea of a peaceful, “normal” order is one where Israel gets to mass murder Palestinians at will.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/01/2026
BREAKING: A Palestinian infant has died due to the severe cold gripping Gaza, as a shortage of aid caused by Israel’s restrictions and a lack of heating continue to worsen living conditions. 🔴 Follow our LIVE updates: aje.io/llxy98
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Reflect for a moment on the stupidity of looking at Trump's oil theft in Venezuela, his kidnapping of migrants who die in ICE custody or get exiled to torture gulags, his support for Israel's ongoing slaughter of Palestinians, & STILL concluding he's worried about Iranians' safety & freedom.
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