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Rashed Mian

@rashedmian.bsky.social
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Journalist. Managing editor News Beat Pod. Words at freethepress.substack.com

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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
During his "speech" inflaming political tensions about a supposed leftist terror wave, Marco Rubio struggled to even mention one modern day example of such violence. Instead, he focused on incidents from decades ago. The closest he got was in Germany - but even then misrepresented the data.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Democrats in 2016 and 2024: A vote for third party is a vote for Trump! Democrats in 2026: Get your own party!
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
You can read the NYT's take on presidential power, exclusively focused on Trump. Or you can read about how nearly a quarter-century of precedent has brought us to this point (Thanks, Bush, Cheney & Obama!)
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
As we brawl amongst ourselves, corporate elites -- backed by the politicians they buy and the media that protects the status quo -- continue to pillage enormous amounts of wealth and resources. My thoughts 🔗
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It’s Like the Elites Want Us Raging Against Each Other
Charlie Kirk’s assassination sends America into tribal warfare—but are we raging against the wrong enemy?
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Trump recently issued a slew of law & order EOs, including a chilling directive that's been mostly overlooked. The EO effectively calls for the deputizing of Americans who can be deployed to "cities where public safety and order have been lost.” So, Trump Cops may come to a city near you.
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Trump’s Power Grab—The American Monarch Has Arrived
Donald Trump’s assault on civil liberties and federal power grab reveal his ambition to be more than president—he wants to be America’s monarch.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
All subsidies, no federal income taxes. Sounds like a mission for DOGE
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SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Guess what? Having unapologetically pro-Palestinian views boosted Zohran Mamdani electorally in the June Dem primary. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s standing is in the tank. Is the dam breaking?
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NYC Dem Voters Call Gaza a Genocide, Embrace Mamdani’s Pro-Palestine Politics
A new Data For Progress poll found NYC Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly support Zohran Mamdani’s pro-Palestine views and cost-of-living policies.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Hall of fame mental gymnastics to avoid saying Israel lied.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Surprise surprise surprise surprise
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No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The Israeli-plotted starvation campaign is now having horrific implications: Palestinians collapsing from hunger, malnourished babies and children dying & people succumbing to treatable wounds or other genocide-enabled health impacts because their bodies are too weak. And the world does nothing.
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Israel’s Deliberate Starvation Campaign Kills Palestinians as World Watches
Palestinians face death whether seeking aid at militarized distribution sites or starving in the streets under Israel’s blockade.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just as with Biden, Trump admin officials are SHOCKED — SHOCKED! — that a right-wing, genocidal regime continues to kill Palestinians and bomb its neighbors with impunity.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Now that the political class finally read a genocide case against Israel in its beloved paper, can we once and for all end this slaughter? #Gaza #Genocide
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The NYT Published a 'Genocide' Argument Against Israel. Is the Dam Breaking?
Now that the political class finally read a genocide case against Israel in its beloved paper, can we once and for all end this slaughter?
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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 17/07/2025
Tucker's post-Fox pivot is working—he's now #2 on Spotify behind Rogan. His anti-establishment shtick is pulling in progressives who agree with his takes. Don't let the algorithm fool you: capitalism cope ≠ progress. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social. www.unftr.com/blog/we-watched-tucker
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We Watched Tucker So You Don’t Have To. Is It Time To Worry?
Tucker Carlson has attracted a seemingly diverse audience with recent interviews. Has entering the new media space made him more influential?
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Today is not the first time Netanyahu has gotten out of court after bombing another country. His appearance in March was similarly cancelled after Israel broke the ceasefire and renewed its mass assault on Gaza.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Genocide scholar Omer Bartov goes into great detail why Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Although so many came to this realization early on, his essay is worth the read, especially his insights about the failures of other institutions to come to the same conclusion.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If you were flipping through the NYT this weekend, you may have stumbled upon a perplexing piece contradicting US intelligence about the attacks on Iran, all based on a single Israeli source—unusual coming from a paper with supposedly high editorial standards, prompting obvious questions.
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Let's Talk About That Thinly Sourced NYT Article About Iran's Nuclear Program
The so-called Paper of Record performed stenography for Israel—and we're shocked it was published.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Stephen Miller: “You have no say in this at all. Federal law is supreme and federal law will be enforced.” Old enough to remember a time when a statement such as “federal law is supreme” ostensibly sent shivers down conservatives’ spines. Now many of them are content with an all-mighty executive.
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Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Took a trip down memory lane recalling Lina Khan’s FTC run. Khan transformed an agency that acted as a rubber stamp for corporations, used courts to block mergers, created new guidelines that stopped others in their tracks & challenged power—all to uplift consumers.
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Progressive Spotlight: Lina Khan.
From her viral 2017 ‘Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox’ paper to becoming the youngest FTC chair, Lina Khan has transformed into a leading progressive figure.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Americans support immigration — overwhelmingly, which makes the corporate Dem rightward turn on immigration that much more infuriating and unconscionable. The “leadership” of this party has no values nor conviction on anything except for perhaps more war.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The NYT “confirms” what we all knew: That Netanyahu has been using the genocide for his political survival. When will the media and political allies of Israel’s ring-wing government admit that the US is funding this slaughter, not for any military purpose, but to stop Netanyahu from losing power?
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
“In interviews and polygraph tests, the F.B.I. has asked senior employees whether they have said anything negative about Mr. Patel.” Gotta send DOGE in to take care of the huge inefficiencies caused by unnecessary polygraph tests!
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The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This is not about reciprocal tariffs but it’s worth noting that the U.S. has a trade surplus with Brazil, per the government’s own data.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A $2M infusion from the CIA's investment arm has grown into tens of millions in taxpayer-funded contracts, making Palantir one of the most influential tech companies in Washington. Since Trump's return to office, the firm's fortunes have exploded.
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United States of Palantir: Peter Thiel’s Baby is Exploding Under Trump
Palantir has been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump presidency and is poised to capitalize on Trump’s wealth transfer law, even as its widespread use raises privacy concerns.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
While corporate media melts down over Zohran Mamdani's rise in NYC, hundreds of Palestinians are being killed each day in Gaza, including at so-called humanitarian aid sites. “It’s a killing field,” is how one soldier described it to Haaretz. Wrote about it here: www.unftr.com/blog/establi...
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Establishment Panics Over Israel Critics, Silent on ‘Deliberate’ Gaza Slaughter
Pundits melt down over Israel critics in NYC and UK while ignoring explosive story on soldiers ‘deliberately’ shooting starving Gazans.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
If you’re angry about yet another act of unilateral war-making, there’s plenty of blame to go around. An easy target: Congress, which, for two decades, has abdicated its war powers. My take bit.ly/3HPSjuZ
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Trump Strikes Iran in Another Illegal War Fueled by a Lawless Executive Branch
Presidents continue choosing unilateral military action amid a two-decade power grab from Congress.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Cmon man. Title makes it seem like someone accidentally stumbled inside a prison in a random country.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The largest private prison firm in the US has seen its stock rise significantly since Trump’s victory. While Musk received outsized attention for his role in the campaign, a who’s who of elites lined up behind Trump, betting on corporate-friendly policy & deregulation. They’re primed to cash in.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
A bit of an introduction. Here’s my essay for UNFTR pod site analyzing the election results: This was the inevitable backlash to decades of neoliberalism, a bankrupt ideology that protects corporate interests at the expense of working and marginalized people. www.unftr.com/blog/electio...
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Election Backlash.
Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat to Donald Trump highlights the Democratic Party's disconnection from working-class voters and the enduring impact of neoliberal policies.
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Rashed Mian @rashedmian.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Alright, haven’t joined a new social space in a long time and mostly spend time on X and, much like everyone else, my algo is a mess! WSJ and WaPo both recently reported on the Musk-ish bias on the platform. In a way, I was glad it wasn’t just me. Also have found it difficult to really engage….
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