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M. Kabir

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Ph.D in International Relations, faculty, research interests in alliances and the geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. Read non-fiction, history, and IR books. 💙 Rumi’s poetry, Stephen King📚& dystopian novels. 🚫 NO DMs PLEASE, I WON’T RESPOND 🛑

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · Nov 19

RUMI. . . 💙

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 2h

A Madagascar army colonel, who led a mutiny of soldiers that joined anti-government Gen Z protesters, said that the military had taken charge of the African island nation, after President Andry Rajoelina fled the country

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Madagascar's president dissolves National Assembly, escalating crisis

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina said on Tuesday he had dissolved the lower house of parliament, escalating a standoff with youth-led protesters and the military that forced him to flee the island.

www.reuters.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 3h

Huh 🤔. . .of course, data and facts mean nothing in Onagrocracy!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

Who’s Eating the Tariffs?

(via Goldman) @scottlincicome.bsky.social

M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 4h

I suspect it’s the latter! The oligarchs have realized where their fortunes lie while American democracy is being burned alive !

M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 4h

“Mockingbird” is spelled wrong ! Apologies!

M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 4h

Ohhh 😮!! I didn’t even notice that! Sorry. . . Obviously a mistake ! Thank you 🙏 for pointing this out!

M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 4h

“What experience and history teach is this — that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it.”

— G. W. F. Hegel (1770 - 1831)

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 5h

a man in a suit and tie is smiling with his eyes closed

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling with his eyes closed

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 5h

I stopped since November 2024. It’s worthless !

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 5h

Looking forward to Michael McFaul’s book 📖

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 6h

“The feminine character, and the ideal of femininity on which it is modelled, are products of masculine society.The image of undistorted nature arises only in distortion. . .Whatever is in the context of bourgeois delusion called nature, is merely the scar of social mutilation.”

— Theodor W. Adorno

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 6h

Harper Lee
“To Kill a Mockingbird”

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 17h

“The Moon stays bright when it doesn’t avoid the night”

— RUMI 💙💙

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 17h

The Voice
— Shel Silverstein

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 18h

U.S.-Columbia Relations: A Timeline, 1902-2025 👇

www.cfr.org/timeline/us-...

Timeline: U.S.-Colombia Relations

This timeline looks at the close partnership between Washington and Bogota, which has at times been strained by U.S. intervention, Cold War geopolitics, and the war on drugs.

www.cfr.org

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 18h

Something wrong with the post? Ignore it if you don’t like it! So simple! What’s wrong with you????

M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 19h

In the midst of prosperity and splendor, we tend to forget about the extent of inequality!

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 19h

“Nothing about any of this is inevitable”💯👍

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 20h

Where the U. S. gets its Rare Earths: Share of Imports 👇

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 21h

California 👑

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22h

California is proud to congratulate FIVE California university-affiliated scholars among this year's Nobel laureates.

From quantum computing to clean energy and medical breakthroughs, these trailblazers reflect the strength, innovation, and creativity that define our state.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 21h

The latest flare-up of the long-simmering territorial and maritime disputes in the South China Sea involving China and other Southeast Asian countries.

apnews.com/article/sout...

Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

apnews.com

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 21h

China’s exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

apnews.com/article/chin...