Kombiz Lavasany
@kombiz.bsky.social
Former Twitter dad is now a skeeting dad. I do a lot of political work mainly focused on empowering educators, nurses and workers. Beyond that it's Iran, music and trying to believe i can one day be funny. @kombiz everywhere
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Don't forget that Susan Collins voted to DEFUND MAINE SCHOOLS over the state's policies around after school sports -- a shocking betrayal of her constituents that would've devastated Maine if successful. (tinyurl.com/ynmcarxf)
This is a political weakness for Collins not a strength. #MEpolitics
This is a political weakness for Collins not a strength. #MEpolitics
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Don't forget that Susan Collins voted to DEFUND MAINE SCHOOLS over the state's policies around after school sports -- a shocking betrayal of her constituents that would've devastated Maine if successful. (tinyurl.com/ynmcarxf)
This is a political weakness for Collins not a strength. #MEpolitics
This is a political weakness for Collins not a strength. #MEpolitics
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Instead of weakening the Kremlin's negotiating position, Trump has weakened our sanctions for 10 months and counting by letting evasion go unchecked.
Congress must review any proposed unwinding of sanctions instead of letting Trump cede leverage without achieving a just peace.
Congress must review any proposed unwinding of sanctions instead of letting Trump cede leverage without achieving a just peace.
Ranking Member Warren released the following statement on additional action Congress should take to support Ukraine:
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Instead of weakening the Kremlin's negotiating position, Trump has weakened our sanctions for 10 months and counting by letting evasion go unchecked.
Congress must review any proposed unwinding of sanctions instead of letting Trump cede leverage without achieving a just peace.
Congress must review any proposed unwinding of sanctions instead of letting Trump cede leverage without achieving a just peace.
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
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Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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planned economy but it's just the president dictating what he wants to see on his television
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
planned economy but it's just the president dictating what he wants to see on his television
Christian converts are among the Iranians being sent home from US - BBC News share.google/BcJEethMynuM...
Christian converts are among the Iranians being sent home from US
Iranians who have converted to Christianity and had their asylum claims rejected speak to the BBC.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Christian converts are among the Iranians being sent home from US - BBC News share.google/BcJEethMynuM...
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Here’s a disheartening glimpse inside Dept of Ed—lost morale, locked out of accounts,etc.
“What is being done to the systems that support kids, students, families, adult learners and our country’s future is worse than anything they can do to us.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
“What is being done to the systems that support kids, students, families, adult learners and our country’s future is worse than anything they can do to us.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
‘Morale is completely lost,’ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Here’s a disheartening glimpse inside Dept of Ed—lost morale, locked out of accounts,etc.
“What is being done to the systems that support kids, students, families, adult learners and our country’s future is worse than anything they can do to us.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
“What is being done to the systems that support kids, students, families, adult learners and our country’s future is worse than anything they can do to us.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
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if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
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Yes, House Republicans: these times, as anyone can see through the reporting below, clearly demand another ritual condemnation of socialism.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yes, House Republicans: these times, as anyone can see through the reporting below, clearly demand another ritual condemnation of socialism.
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“We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers.”
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers.”
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Here's the long and short of it: The city's broken pattern bargaining system has left tens of thousands of Paras -- many of whom are women of color -- and many other municipal workers woefully underpaid.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Here's the long and short of it: The city's broken pattern bargaining system has left tens of thousands of Paras -- many of whom are women of color -- and many other municipal workers woefully underpaid.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING (NOT): This holiday season, @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social wants you to know that she's NOT thinking about Paraprofessionals. In fact, she's spending her last few weeks in office actively working AGAINST Paras by single-handedly blocking legislation that would raise Para salaries.
Keep the RESPECT check bill on track!
Our paraprofessional legislation has overwhelming support in the New York City Council, but we need it brought to committee and then put forward for a vote. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has the...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING (NOT): This holiday season, @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social wants you to know that she's NOT thinking about Paraprofessionals. In fact, she's spending her last few weeks in office actively working AGAINST Paras by single-handedly blocking legislation that would raise Para salaries.
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Trump has now dismantled the Department of Education and USAID.
Now they're coming after public schools and our American kids.
This is the GOP plan.
@rweingarten.bsky.social, AFT President, is on with me now.
thelefthook.substack.com
Now they're coming after public schools and our American kids.
This is the GOP plan.
@rweingarten.bsky.social, AFT President, is on with me now.
thelefthook.substack.com
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November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump has now dismantled the Department of Education and USAID.
Now they're coming after public schools and our American kids.
This is the GOP plan.
@rweingarten.bsky.social, AFT President, is on with me now.
thelefthook.substack.com
Now they're coming after public schools and our American kids.
This is the GOP plan.
@rweingarten.bsky.social, AFT President, is on with me now.
thelefthook.substack.com
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What's that tell you folks
The partisan divide has grown, too. The wealthiest 100 tended to give more to Republicans than to Democrats before last year. But giving to the GOP spiked in 2024, with *84%* of donations going to back Republicans or conservative PACs.
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What's that tell you folks
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If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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This abandonment means dire consequences for Special Education. Federal protections for students with disabilities? Gone. Coordinated services? Scattered across agencies w/no education expertise. This is an abandonment of the most vulnerable. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams open.substack.com/pub/grounded...
Pardon Our Mess
A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video with Liz Oyer + Randi Weingarten
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November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This abandonment means dire consequences for Special Education. Federal protections for students with disabilities? Gone. Coordinated services? Scattered across agencies w/no education expertise. This is an abandonment of the most vulnerable. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams open.substack.com/pub/grounded...
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“We know the damage is already being felt in our schools, with our most vulnerable students suffering the most.” AFT-MA president Jessica Tang -The harm isn't theoretical. It's happening NOW. That's why we're suing. That's why we're fighting.” #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.masslive.com/politics/202...
‘Chaos and fear’: Mass. officials raise alarms over Trump’s move to dismantle US Dept. of Education
"Our students and educators need a supportive federal education agency," one top Healey administration official said Wednesday.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“We know the damage is already being felt in our schools, with our most vulnerable students suffering the most.” AFT-MA president Jessica Tang -The harm isn't theoretical. It's happening NOW. That's why we're suing. That's why we're fighting.” #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.masslive.com/politics/202...