@dhhaddad.bsky.social
Arab #MENA/SWANA 🇱🇧 father. educator. Writing a Latin Novella and historical fiction in English. Global Ancient Mediterranean Studies: History & Latin Lit. | politics & book nerd.
Congratulations to Milo Todd on getting selected for Amazon Editor's Best Books of 2025, among so many plaudits for his historical fiction novel, The Lilac People!
#books #bookrec
#fiction #historicalfiction #queerhistory
#books #bookrec
#fiction #historicalfiction #queerhistory
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Congratulations to Milo Todd on getting selected for Amazon Editor's Best Books of 2025, among so many plaudits for his historical fiction novel, The Lilac People!
#books #bookrec
#fiction #historicalfiction #queerhistory
#books #bookrec
#fiction #historicalfiction #queerhistory
Congratulations to #palestinian #author Nasser Abu Srour for winning the French #literary prize Prix de la littérature arabe!
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congratulations to #palestinian #author Nasser Abu Srour for winning the French #literary prize Prix de la littérature arabe!
Major Policy Changes from a current DHHS employee:
tldr - veterans, the homeless/unhoused individuals, and families with teens 15-18 need to work 20 hours/week, prove a disability, or turn 65 years old to keep receiving SNAP Food Stamp benefits.
tldr - veterans, the homeless/unhoused individuals, and families with teens 15-18 need to work 20 hours/week, prove a disability, or turn 65 years old to keep receiving SNAP Food Stamp benefits.
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Major Policy Changes from a current DHHS employee:
tldr - veterans, the homeless/unhoused individuals, and families with teens 15-18 need to work 20 hours/week, prove a disability, or turn 65 years old to keep receiving SNAP Food Stamp benefits.
tldr - veterans, the homeless/unhoused individuals, and families with teens 15-18 need to work 20 hours/week, prove a disability, or turn 65 years old to keep receiving SNAP Food Stamp benefits.
Award winning author Michelle Hoover is an incredible creative writing instructor. Excited to keep working on my 1st novel with her during National Novel Writing Month!
#NaNoWriMo
open.substack.com/pub/7amnovel...
#NaNoWriMo
open.substack.com/pub/7amnovel...
Missing National Novel Writing Month?
We're running our own, through GrubStreet (and it's not just for novelists)
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Award winning author Michelle Hoover is an incredible creative writing instructor. Excited to keep working on my 1st novel with her during National Novel Writing Month!
#NaNoWriMo
open.substack.com/pub/7amnovel...
#NaNoWriMo
open.substack.com/pub/7amnovel...
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I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
July 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
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Immigration is good actually.
The White House's agenda of sharply lower immigration and mass deportations is a risk to economic growth. The recent budget bill, which includes over $150 billion in immigration enforcement, bolsters those efforts. My new @opinion.bloomberg.com piece. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Grow the Economy? Not With These Immigration Restrictions
The new budget law counts on better economic growth to help increase revenue, but a shrinking workforce will make that difficult.
www.bloomberg.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Immigration is good actually.
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"It’s statements like these from Mr. Colbert that have rankled many rightwing fundamentalists over the years because they can’t simply claim he’s being inaccurate or even particularly judgy."
The Inconvenient Faith of Stephen Colbert
The core of why Trump World hates him.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"It’s statements like these from Mr. Colbert that have rankled many rightwing fundamentalists over the years because they can’t simply claim he’s being inaccurate or even particularly judgy."
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Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed
When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite city – or so we thought
www.newscientist.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
*Spoiler:
It was not, in fact, a happy day of return for most Ithakans.
It was not, in fact, a happy day of return for most Ithakans.
April 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
*Spoiler:
It was not, in fact, a happy day of return for most Ithakans.
It was not, in fact, a happy day of return for most Ithakans.
It's springtime, and I'm excited to share a few amazing updates about my Historical Fiction novel's manuscript, The Lost Bard of Ithaka, which is blossoming into a tender tragedy.
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's springtime, and I'm excited to share a few amazing updates about my Historical Fiction novel's manuscript, The Lost Bard of Ithaka, which is blossoming into a tender tragedy.
"More funding to states with higher birth rates and marriages"? Welcome back, Legēs Iūliae and ius trium līberōrum of Augustan Rome! I'm sure those marriage and fertility laws helped ancient Romans.
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"More funding to states with higher birth rates and marriages"? Welcome back, Legēs Iūliae and ius trium līberōrum of Augustan Rome! I'm sure those marriage and fertility laws helped ancient Romans.
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This isn’t DEI—it’s deadly short staffing.
NEW: An FAA report says one air traffic controller was working two positions during the crash. “The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
Lives are at stake, and they know it.
NEW: An FAA report says one air traffic controller was working two positions during the crash. “The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
Lives are at stake, and they know it.
January 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This isn’t DEI—it’s deadly short staffing.
NEW: An FAA report says one air traffic controller was working two positions during the crash. “The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
Lives are at stake, and they know it.
NEW: An FAA report says one air traffic controller was working two positions during the crash. “The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
Lives are at stake, and they know it.
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Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden...
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden...
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
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Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
January 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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If Biden hired so many unqualified FAA employees, as Trump says — then why were there ZERO commercial air accidents in the US during Biden’s administration?
January 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If Biden hired so many unqualified FAA employees, as Trump says — then why were there ZERO commercial air accidents in the US during Biden’s administration?
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To recap, Trump:
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
January 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
To recap, Trump:
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
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Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy voted against FAA funding in 2019 during his time in Congress. His vote to defund the air safety agency raises questions about his current role overseeing transportation safety.
Trump's New Transportation Secretary Voted Against FAA Funding in 2019
During his last term in Congress, Sean Duffy voted to defund the agency that provides air safety
meidasnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy voted against FAA funding in 2019 during his time in Congress. His vote to defund the air safety agency raises questions about his current role overseeing transportation safety.
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Trump put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers and, on Musk’s instruction, fired the FAA chief early without replacing him.
This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.
This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers and, on Musk’s instruction, fired the FAA chief early without replacing him.
This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.
This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.
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Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
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Donald Trump...
✅ Boots FAA chief
✅ Freezes hiring of already short-handed air traffic control personnel
✅ Offers to “buyout” federal workers
✅ Guts key aviation security advisory group
And when one of our busiest airports is understaffed he has the nerve to blame wokeness?
✅ Boots FAA chief
✅ Freezes hiring of already short-handed air traffic control personnel
✅ Offers to “buyout” federal workers
✅ Guts key aviation security advisory group
And when one of our busiest airports is understaffed he has the nerve to blame wokeness?
January 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Donald Trump...
✅ Boots FAA chief
✅ Freezes hiring of already short-handed air traffic control personnel
✅ Offers to “buyout” federal workers
✅ Guts key aviation security advisory group
And when one of our busiest airports is understaffed he has the nerve to blame wokeness?
✅ Boots FAA chief
✅ Freezes hiring of already short-handed air traffic control personnel
✅ Offers to “buyout” federal workers
✅ Guts key aviation security advisory group
And when one of our busiest airports is understaffed he has the nerve to blame wokeness?
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GOP removed housing regulations—housing collapsed
GOP removed banking regulations—banks went under
GOP removed railroad regulations—trains derailed
GOP removed FAA regulations—midair crash
Stop deregulating billionaires and transportation industries. Start prosecuting those who commit fraud.
GOP removed banking regulations—banks went under
GOP removed railroad regulations—trains derailed
GOP removed FAA regulations—midair crash
Stop deregulating billionaires and transportation industries. Start prosecuting those who commit fraud.
January 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
GOP removed housing regulations—housing collapsed
GOP removed banking regulations—banks went under
GOP removed railroad regulations—trains derailed
GOP removed FAA regulations—midair crash
Stop deregulating billionaires and transportation industries. Start prosecuting those who commit fraud.
GOP removed banking regulations—banks went under
GOP removed railroad regulations—trains derailed
GOP removed FAA regulations—midair crash
Stop deregulating billionaires and transportation industries. Start prosecuting those who commit fraud.
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Let me say this in no uncertain terms: the President’s actions today are illegal.
Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel.
The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have.
Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel.
The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have.
January 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Let me say this in no uncertain terms: the President’s actions today are illegal.
Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel.
The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have.
Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel.
The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have.
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin