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Zeeshan Shah

@zeeshanshah.bsky.social
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Works at FINRA; Observer of Pakistan and US politics with 9 years of working in both political systems. Posts on International Affairs, Financial Markets,Türkiye, Central Asia, and Eurasia. Comments in Al-Monitor, The New Arab, & Nikkei

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Zeeshan Shah @zeeshanshah.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@eofchi.bsky.social I finally made it to Rome.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Each paragraph of this piece is worse than the last.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Awful. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/03/2026
Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war.
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Via the @financialreports.bsky.social My thoughts on why US "jobless growth" may have entered uncharted territory. The decoupling of growth from employment looks more persistent—and consequential—than the three previous episodes we've seen over the last 40 years: www.ft.com/content/298a... #economy
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This time really could be different on jobs
Three catalysts are driving an intensifying divergence between a cooling US labour market and strong GDP growth
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Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This is happening because OpenAI - a company that does not have anything even approaching a viable business model and is setting money on fire - used borrowed money to advance buy all of the raw materials for RAM production so competitors couldn’t get it
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/pri...
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Zeeshan Shah @zeeshanshah.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
@eofchi.bsky.social Truly the GOAT of GOATs.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/02/2026
Breaking: The Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI tool Claude in its military operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on.wsj.com/3OhxgEK
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Exclusive | Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid
The use of the model through a contract with Palantir highlights the growing role of AI in the Pentagon.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/02/2026
France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power reut.rs/468jB99
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France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power
Europe must turn its focus to long-term strategic thinking, including creating deep-strike capabilities and assessing how France's nuclear deterrent can fit into the bloc's future security architecture, France's president said on Friday.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“.. small-business owners .. have even formed a coalition called ‘We Pay the Tariffs.’ These good folks would jump at the chance to go to the White House .. if, that is, they had enough lobbying clout to get through the front door.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/who-...
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
where are the "free speech" warriors now www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀 @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/02/2026
IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan reut.rs/4bUNhu5
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IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund is discussing proposed electricity tariff revisions with Pakistan authorities, the fund said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday, adding that the burden of the revisions should not fall on middle‑ or lower‑income households. "The ongoing discussions with the authorities will assess whether the proposed tariff revisions are consistent with these commitments and evaluate their potential impact on macroeconomic stability, including inflation," it said in its statement.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/02/2026
Exclusive: The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries reut.rs/4kErI3k
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Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
LOL it would be WILD if Bondi called the top. 🤡 @barrons.com www.barrons.com/articles/dow...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/02/2026
Democratic governors threatened to boycott a White House dinner after President Trump excluded some of their colleagues from the guest list, breaking with a decades-long bipartisan tradition.
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Democratic governors threaten to boycott Trump dinner over exclusions
The president left some governors, including Maryland’s Wes Moore, off the guest list for an event that has traditionally been bipartisan.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine. Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
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F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11/02/2026
The U.S. has become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, and yet domestic manufacturers say they are increasingly cut off from fuel during the coldest winter days.
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The U.S. Is Awash in Natural Gas, but American Factories Still Can’t Get Enough
Pipelines curtailed or otherwise restricted the flow of gas to manufacturers more than 40 times last year, according to a trade group.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Trump Justice Department tries to indict six Democratic members of Congress for making a video reminding members of the military that they should not obey illegal orders, only to have the grand jury refuse to go along. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief. Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
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Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This race seems about over. @electrek.co $TSLA electrek.co/2026/02/09/b...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 09/02/2026
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“.. They are basically taking everyone in there working, whether they have proper documentation or not. .. when you are terrorizing jobsites, people are afraid to go to work” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/02/2026
Anarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics reut.rs/4tqoLr9
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Anarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics
An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Monday for sabotaging rail infrastructure in northern Italy on Saturday and disrupting train traffic on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/02/2026
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
Don’t Be a Panican. We’re Winning — and We’re Not Slowing Down.


Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, this Administration is smashing through the chaos and destruction left by Democrats and unleashing the most aggressive pursuit of the America First agenda in history. While the Fake News and Radical Left collude to distract, depress, and divide, they’re simply lying to mask the undeniable truth: America is safer, stronger, richer, and more secure than at any point in decades.
 
Don’t take the bait. New victories pour in daily as President Trump delivers on his promises and rebuilds the foundation for long-term success in the greatest nation on Earth.
 
Here are a few things to celebrate from just the past few days:
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/02/2026
With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
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Team USA, Vance Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics
With the U.S. vice president in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/02/2026
When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post more than a decade ago, journalists inside and outside the newsroom were cautiously optimistic. But those hopes were dashed on Wednesday, when the paper carried out widespread layoffs. Listen to "The Daily."
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Bezos Guts The Washington Post
The company reduced its work force by about 30 percent with layoffs that cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
“.. Florida had highest foreclosure rate out of any state in 2025 ... reasons cited included affordability issues due to insurance premiums, property taxes, and general ownership costs ..” (via Schwab)
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 05/02/2026
'700 miles of range': What Ford and Ram replaced their EV pickups with
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'700 miles of range': What Ford and Ram replaced their EV pickups with
Automakers seeing US EV demand fall short expectations try out a new kind of vehicle--an extended range EV--that critics say is a hybrid with a different name
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
“.. US stocks outperforming the rest of the world has been one of the strongest investing themes for years. It peaked in December 2024, right after Trump's win.” - @weisenthal.bsky.social
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/02/2026
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, is expected to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul for re-election ahead of the Democratic Party’s nominating convention on Friday in Syracuse according to three people briefed on the plans.
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Mamdani Will Endorse Hochul for Re-election This Week
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s support could lend a jolt of progressive energy to the governor’s campaign and further cement their once-unlikely partnership.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/02/2026
President Trump said a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday — their first public contact after several turbulent months — was “very positive.”
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Trump touts ‘very positive’ call with Chinese leader Xi
The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
GRIFFIN: “.. most CEOs that I’m friends with, they find it incredibly distasteful. .. Most CEOs just don’t want to find themselves in the business of having to, in some sense, suck up to one administration after another to succeed in running their business.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ken...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
> @johncusack.bsky.social
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 04/02/2026
President Trump said India is going to stop buying Russian oil. Such a move is easier said than done.
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Why India Will Struggle to Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Oil
India relies on Russia for roughly a third of its oil imports, up from just 2% before Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Page One. @wsj.com
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/02/2026
President Trump doubled down on his call for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting in the U.S., even as the White House tried to walk it back and members of his own party criticized the idea.
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Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back
President Trump’s extraordinary comments were the latest iteration of his unsubstantiated claims that U.S. elections are rigged as Republicans face potentially big losses next year.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Stay classy, bots.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
48 hours and the bots are already complaining about us. “The humans are ruining this place.” #Moltbook
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
No mention of Epstein on Page One. @nytimes.com
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 31/01/2026
Snowcrete -- If there's one thing it's good for is building structures! Several creations from our readers:. 1) from Laurie McCartney Wehmeyer (Woodbridge) 2) from Sara-Jayne Barnes (AU Park) 3) from walter-in-falls-church 4) from Free Little Art Gallery (Arlington) Thanks to all for sharing
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Epstein makes Page One. If you can find it. @wsj.com
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/01/2026
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China reut.rs/4kh6kkF
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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if the North American country makes a trade deal with China.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
GLASSER: “.. in rambling on so much, Trump reveals just about everything one could ever want to know about him—his lack of discipline, his ignorance, his vanity, insecurity, and crudeness, and a mean streak that knows no limits.” @newyorker.com @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/01/2026
Pakistan's 'combat tested' jets boost weapons sales reut.rs/3YOsm47
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Pakistan's 'combat tested' jets boost weapons sales
Pakistan's defence manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year, attracting a slew of interested buyers.
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