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700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
Too often those in power lump thousands of years of Middle Eastern religion and culture into monolithic entities to be feared or persecuted. But at least one government institution is doing exactly th...
www.openculture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
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What's a "pending investigation"? Is it an open investigation, or not?
a man in a suit and tie holds a bottle of water in front of a microphone
ALT: a man in a suit and tie holds a bottle of water in front of a microphone
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What's a "pending investigation"? Is it an open investigation, or not?
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
Opinion | Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
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The Iranian media landscape is awash with propaganda—from Israel, from the Islamic Republic, from diaspora monarchists. Yet amid this toxic atmosphere an anti-war message is crystallizing, writes Nahid Siamdoust in this outstanding essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/argument/bom...
newlinesmag.com/argument/bom...
Bombarded by Propaganda, the Iranian People Are Uniting Behind an Anti-War Message
A public mood is coalescing as narratives from both Israel and the regime of the Islamic Republic jostle for position across networks and airwaves
newlinesmag.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Iranian media landscape is awash with propaganda—from Israel, from the Islamic Republic, from diaspora monarchists. Yet amid this toxic atmosphere an anti-war message is crystallizing, writes Nahid Siamdoust in this outstanding essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/argument/bom...
newlinesmag.com/argument/bom...
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
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"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
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Watermelon aurora during a full moon in Alaska
June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Watermelon aurora during a full moon in Alaska
