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Johan Varning Bendtsen @johanvbendtsen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

”Resultatet af revolutionen var forfærdeligt og noget, mange iranere ikke ønskede. At visse monarkister blandt eksiliranerne forsøger at få opstanden til at se ud som en vestlig sammensværgelse, det er dog historisk revisionisme." www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/kan-d... @rasmuselling.bsky.social

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Kan den eksilerede ”kronprins” blive Irans fremtid? Det mener han selv

Både i Iran og blandt iranere i udlandet er holdningerne til det gamle shah-styre delte. Men blandt præstestyrets argeste kritikere drømmes om shahens søn som ny leder

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

HVAD SIGER IRANERNE? Har prøvet at samle udtalelser fra iranske systemkritikere, aktivister, civilsamfundsaktører i respons på Israel-Irankrigen. Spred gerne til #dkmedier og andre med interesse i hvad iranerne tænker om den frygtelige situation. Link i kommentar nedenfor

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Jeg havde den sjældne og store fornøjelse at få lov at tale om persisk poesi i dansk radio: Layal Freije interviewede mig om at studere i Iran, om at oversætte persisk poesi og om Omar Khayyam for @radio4dk.bsky.social i programmet "Det Lykkelige Arabien". Lyt med: radio4.dk/podcasts/det... #Iran

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Det lykkelige Arabien - Persisk er poesiens sprog

Da mellemøstforsker Rasmus Elling 1999 tager på studieophold i Iran, bliver han tvunget til at lære klassiske persiske digte udenad. For det er gennem

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Det lykkelige Arabien - Persisk er poesiens sprog

Da mellemøstforsker Rasmus Elling 1999 tager på studieophold i Iran, bliver han tvunget til at lære klassiske persiske digte udenad. For det er gennem

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

So Olmert’s an anti-Semite - at least according to the brazenly distorted definition of that word, which has been weaponized across the world to crush freedom of speech for a year and half (and before that).

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 26/05/2025

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

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Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say

An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

VELKOMMEN TIL RESTEN AF VERDEN, DANMARK På prime time amerikansk tv siger Fox værten Watters: “We don't need friends. If we have to burn down a few bridges with Denmark to take Greenland. We’re big boys. We dropped a-bombs on Japan and now they are our ally… America is not handcuffed by history.”

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Completely batshit that Harvard has *removed* Cemal Kafadar as head of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies & so shitty to malign one of the great scholars of Ottoman history as antisemitic because the CMES dared to offer programming on ITS AREA OF FOCUS www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies | News | The Harvard Crimson

Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, Hist...

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Proton @proton.me · 28/03/2025

How we use the internet is largely shaped by a handful of US-based tech giants. US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant. Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first. 1/16

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The problem with the fascist Trump regime and its envoys is that they don't really care about stuff like Geneva Conventions or international norms and standards ushered in by the Pax Americana. So how do we even condemn them if they don't exist in the same universe?

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I wrote something for @thenation.com about Alabama PHd student Alireza Doroudi's abduction at the behest of Marco Rubio. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Alabama Won't Say Alireza Doroudi's Name. We Must.

The Iranian Ph.D. student is one of several abducted by ICE in the past month—a pattern we cannot become numb to.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Good accounts of modern Armenia? Preferably easy reads for travel purposes but ofc also very interested in the research-based lit. Many thanks for your suggestions!

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Hetav Rojan @hetavrojan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Reuters: SDF signs agreement w/ Damascus. "...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

NYC friends: I think this one’s worth it, even if you’re not much of a protester. The case seems very specific & individual, I know. But Trump’s seizure of this lawful resident—& celebration of it, w/ promise of more arrests to come—may well be a rubicon.

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Absolutely horrifying how freedom of speech and academic freedom is under massive assault in the US right now. Like it has been for some time across Europe.

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Kenneth Nørgaard @kennethnrgaard.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The report found that the 36 major fossil fuel companies, including Saudi Aramco, Coal India, ExxonMobil, Shell and numerous Chinese companies, produced coal, oil and gas responsible for more than 20bn tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2023.

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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 04/03/2025

The truth has finally come to the surface: leaked docs from January confirm a clear partnership b/t Microsoft + Israel’s military ops throughout the latters’ assault on Gaza. tinyurl.com/nt8vcaku

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The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Documents Reveal

Microsoft is a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence for the Israeli military, according to internal documents.

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

“Iran’s experience over the last several decades suggests that it is simply very good — much better than the United States — at navigating fractured states and turbulent political environments. Iran excels within the warscape.” abuaardvark.substack.com/p/has-iran-l...

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Has Iran lost the Middle East? Not so fast.

Plus this week's review of great new research in the MENA Academy!

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Russia agrees to “assist” Trump in negotiations with #Iran. Good news for the Islamic Republic! This way Tehran can probably avoid the humiliating optics of sitting with US bullies and still, maybe, get sanctions relief and who knows what else. When I’ve talked of a Trump Tower in Tehran recently…

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marral @marralsham.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It’s a pleasure to publish @alexjwhite.bsky.social’s research on transnational African activists in anticolonial Cairo for History Workshop online👇

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Last month, Trump tabled his “Gaza Riviera” plan, which elevated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza to become the official policy proposal of a US president—a sordid first. A Jacksonian “Trail of Tears” for our time & sth ICC recognises as a war crime: www.britannica.com/topic/ethnic...

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

There's probably not a better time than right now to remind people that they should think critically and independently.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

'It was not immediately clear what Washington could specifically seek in return for any sanctions relief.' White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia

Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine war

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Globalnyt @globalnyt.dk · 03/03/2025

Iran står næsten alene i verden – ingen ønsker for alvor at være allieret med landet. Internt er utilfredsheden stor, men befolkningen frygter kaos, hvis præstestyret falder. Vi kigger med @rasmuselling.bsky.social bag facaden på det engang så stolte rige globalnyt.dk/saadan-ser-v...

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Sådan ser verden ud fra Iran | Globalnyt

Iran er blandt de mørke kræfter, som truer vores del af verden, sagde statsminister Mette Frederiksen til flere aviser i december 2024. Siden da har hendes ...

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I see this in direct connection to #Iran pres Pezeshkian’s recent statement that Supreme Leader Khamenei has rejected potential talks with US as “pointless”. Pezeshkian had more or less promised talks during campaign and Zarif was key to this.

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Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Huge congratulations to Iranian co-directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani. Their visually striking short animated film “In the Shadow of the Cypress” just won the Oscar! #Iran #Oscars

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Tucker Carlson is now repeating unfounded allegations that weapons sent to Ukraine are ending up with groups that include Hamas. The Hamas claim originated from a fake BBC-Bellingcat video created by a Russian disinformation campaign mimicking news organisations and was debunked months ago.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

President Trump’s post about a crypto strategic reserve, in which he mentions specific cryptocurrencies, led to a significant surge in the prices of these digital assets.

Donald J. Trump & @realDonald Trump
A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World. We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be the heart of the Reserve. I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!

“A digital screenshot displays cryptocurrency price charts for Bitcoin, XRP, Cardano, Solana, and Ethereum, showing significant price increases over a one-day period.
• Bitcoin (BTC): $91,641.20, up $6,686.81 (7.87%). The chart shows a steady trend followed by a sharp increase, peaking at $91,945.58.
• XRP: $2.84, up $0.69 (32.28%). The chart remains mostly stable before a sharp rise, peaking at $3.00.
• Cardano (ADA): $1.03, up $0.39 (62.31%). The chart shows a sudden spike, reaching a high of $1.19.
• Solana (SOL): $172.26, up $33.77 (24.39%). The chart remains flat before a steep increase, peaking at $179.88.
• Ethereum (ETH): $2,446.74, up $251.73 (11.47%). The chart shows minor fluctuations followed by a strong upward movement, peaking at $2,500.75.

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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Netanyahu again orders a complete ban on food, medicine, and other emergency humanitarian aid for people in the Gaza Strip. This is not only an openly acknowledged war crime, it is the exact same one that made the ICC issue an arrest warrant for him and Gallant last year. jpost.com/breaking-new...

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

There was no need for separate extension deal if original terms of ceasefire were followed. Netanyahu does not want to move to phase 2 and has Trump’s full backing.

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Shutting down PubMed would have enormous consequences globally on medical sciences. On my Nordic/UK ISPs it half resolves, but result is unusable. Let’s hope it is just a temporary error and not the junta in action.

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Karim @vakil-e-roaya.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#Iran Registration: utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/03/2025

This had nothing to do with Zelensky’s attire and everything to do with his refusal to be entirely submissive. Where clarity is needed, BBC is bothsidesing and victims blaming again with its headline. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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How Zelensky's lack of a suit may have fuelled Oval Office spat

The Ukrainian president's military-style attire came up before he was upbraided by President Trump and JD Vance.

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Z Samudzi @zsamudzi.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The Journal for Architectural Education’s Palestine issue — for which I was an issue co-editor — was cancelled by the board of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture citing risks and “new actions by the U.S. presidential administration” 😐 www.archpaper.com/2025/02/acsa...

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ACSA cancels Fall 2025 Journal of Architectural Education issue about Palestine and fires its interim executive editor

ACSA announced this afternoon it has cancelled a forthcoming JAE edition about Palestine. The Fall 2025 issue was planned to be edited by Cruz Garcia, Nora Akawi, Omar Jabary Salamanca, Zoé Samudzi, a...

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Jeg talte med @anderspucknielsen.dk og @veterandrusianer.dk på deres imponerende podcast Krigskunst. Om den islamiske republik Irans position i regionen efter mange nederlag i “Modstandsaksen” youtu.be/BngNjkscplY?...

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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

“A person familiar with the matter… said analysts were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency. “The person said work that was being done on something “Russia-related” was in effect “nixed””

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Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Europe must move quickly to change facts on the ground. Release frozen Russia assets to rebuild Ukraine, send peacekeepers, implement a war tax. Russia is weak and the US is imploding. The EU is facing a COVID like break where it has the chance to transform and lead www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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Tempers flare before Zelensky abruptly departs the White House without signing a minerals deal.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 28/02/2025

Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Lots of "Very Serious People" don't want to admit what is plain and obvious and in front of our eyes and explains so much: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world. It's obvious to all of us.

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Krigskunst Podcast @krigskunst.dk · 26/02/2025

Irans allierede har tabt en række krige det seneste halvandet år, og præstestyret står svækket tilbage. I dette afsnit stiller vi skarpt på Iran og diskuterer både den aktuelle situation og de lange perspektiver. @rasmuselling.bsky.social er gæst hos @anderspucknielsen.dk og @veterandrusianer.dk.

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Hvor står Iran efter krigene i Gaza, Libanon og Syrien?

YouTube video by Krigskunst Podcast

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