Minnah Arshad
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social
Independent journalist. Past: @USATODAY @freep @crainsdetroit.
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Email me: [email protected]
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Could Canada Block Arms Sales to the Trump Administration?
Canadian lawmakers are questioning whether ICE can be trusted with Canadian military-grade vehicles, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-cana...
Canadian lawmakers are questioning whether ICE can be trusted with Canadian military-grade vehicles, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-cana...
Could Canada Block Arms Sales to the Trump Administration?
Canadian lawmakers are questioning whether ICE can be trusted with Canadian military-grade vehicles.
zeteo.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Could Canada Block Arms Sales to the Trump Administration?
Canadian lawmakers are questioning whether ICE can be trusted with Canadian military-grade vehicles, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-cana...
Canadian lawmakers are questioning whether ICE can be trusted with Canadian military-grade vehicles, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-cana...
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“Myanmar is ranked second for conflict intensity after Palestine by the global conflict monitor ACLED.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 nationals from Myanmar.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-noem...
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 nationals from Myanmar.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-noem...
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Myanmar is ranked second for conflict intensity after Palestine by the global conflict monitor ACLED.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 nationals from Myanmar.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-noem...
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 nationals from Myanmar.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-noem...
I sat down with Abdul El-Sayed to talk about his progressive agenda and plan to win the competitive Dem primary in Michigan. Here’s an in-depth look at the high stakes race for @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/20/a...
theintercept.com/2025/11/20/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Be the First Pro-Palestine Senator From Michigan
In a tight Democratic primary, El-Sayed is trying to distinguish himself as one of two candidates running from the left.
theintercept.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I sat down with Abdul El-Sayed to talk about his progressive agenda and plan to win the competitive Dem primary in Michigan. Here’s an in-depth look at the high stakes race for @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/20/a...
theintercept.com/2025/11/20/a...
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In a tight Democratic primary, El-Sayed is trying to distinguish himself as one of two candidates running from the left.
Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Be the First Pro-Palestine Senator From Michigan
In a tight Democratic primary, El-Sayed is trying to distinguish himself as one of two candidates running from the left.
interc.pt
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In a tight Democratic primary, El-Sayed is trying to distinguish himself as one of two candidates running from the left.
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“Filings show dozens of [Janet] Mills’s corporate donors gave maximum contributions to her campaigns.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social reports on Governor Janet Mills history of receiving corporate donations and recent switch to swearing off corporate PAC money.
Read: zeteo.com/p/janet-mill...
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social reports on Governor Janet Mills history of receiving corporate donations and recent switch to swearing off corporate PAC money.
Read: zeteo.com/p/janet-mill...
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Filings show dozens of [Janet] Mills’s corporate donors gave maximum contributions to her campaigns.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social reports on Governor Janet Mills history of receiving corporate donations and recent switch to swearing off corporate PAC money.
Read: zeteo.com/p/janet-mill...
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social reports on Governor Janet Mills history of receiving corporate donations and recent switch to swearing off corporate PAC money.
Read: zeteo.com/p/janet-mill...
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As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’ | US immigration | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’
Nuns, bishops and laity from California to Texas have created a network of help to uphold church teachings
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’ | US immigration | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Colleagues pay tribute to assassinated Gaza journalists, vowing to continue their work.
Anas and Mohammed, journalists slain by Israel, remembered as role models
Colleagues pay tribute to assassinated Gaza journalists, vowing to continue their work.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Colleagues pay tribute to assassinated Gaza journalists, vowing to continue their work.
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Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well… @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/08/08/t...
Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.
Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well.
theintercept.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well… @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/08/08/t...
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since Trump is instructing federal law enforcement to besiege D.C. bc of purported crime reasons, let's review this piece I wrote in June about how he keeps trying to legally justify his fascist bullshit by pointing to nonexistent 'emergencies'
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Trump Is Inventing Legal Emergencies to Make Himself More Powerful
The White House’s response to protests of ICE raids in Los Angeles is stretching statutory language to the breaking point.
ballsandstrikes.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
since Trump is instructing federal law enforcement to besiege D.C. bc of purported crime reasons, let's review this piece I wrote in June about how he keeps trying to legally justify his fascist bullshit by pointing to nonexistent 'emergencies'
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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“The first major trial in Trump’s second term unmasked the administration’s shadowy operation targeting pro-Palestine activism from ground zero: college campuses.”
Independent Journalist @minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about the case.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/what-to-kn...
Independent Journalist @minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about the case.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/what-to-kn...
August 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“The first major trial in Trump’s second term unmasked the administration’s shadowy operation targeting pro-Palestine activism from ground zero: college campuses.”
Independent Journalist @minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about the case.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/what-to-kn...
Independent Journalist @minnahfarshad.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about the case.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/what-to-kn...
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The NYTimes repeated Israel’s baseless claim that Hamas was stealing aid nearly two dozen times before its own sources contradicted that talking point.
Read more: interc.pt/45afcBd
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The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence #politics #gaza
YouTube video by The Intercept
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August 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The NYTimes repeated Israel’s baseless claim that Hamas was stealing aid nearly two dozen times before its own sources contradicted that talking point.
Read more: interc.pt/45afcBd
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Why we have Emil Bove, folks.
Adeel Mangi would have been the first Muslim judge on a federal appeals court but for Republicans' relentless Islamophobic attacks and Democrats' failure to defend him from them
I wrote about a remarkable letter Mangi published Monday in which he defended himself
ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...
I wrote about a remarkable letter Mangi published Monday in which he defended himself
ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...
Judicial Nominee Adeel Mangi Rails Against Senate Republicans for their Bigotry—And Democrats for Yielding to It
Adeel Mangi’s new letter about the anti-Muslim attacks on his judicial nomination holds a mirror up to the Senate. The reflection is ugly.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Why we have Emil Bove, folks.
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Cory Booker (D-NJ) voted against Bernie’s resolution to block sales of assault rifles to Israel.
This year, Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old from New Jersey.
This year, Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old from New Jersey.
July 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cory Booker (D-NJ) voted against Bernie’s resolution to block sales of assault rifles to Israel.
This year, Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old from New Jersey.
This year, Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old from New Jersey.
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Last, but definitely not least, the team at @propublica.org are continuing to report on who the men are and what they went through. People with more information can reach us here: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Do You Have Information About the CECOT Deportations? Help ProPublica Report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Last, but definitely not least, the team at @propublica.org are continuing to report on who the men are and what they went through. People with more information can reach us here: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
my latest for The Intercept
Israel’s main justification for its deadly blockade on Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence
Israel’s main justification for its starvation of Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
interc.pt
July 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
my latest for The Intercept
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Join the #Handala surveillance team - watch the live feed from the boat here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2lr...
July 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Join the #Handala surveillance team - watch the live feed from the boat here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2lr...
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
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In a joint statement, the countries demand that Israel end its war on Gaza. Here’s who signed and what they said.
These 28 countries called for Israel to end its war on Gaza: What they said
In a joint statement, the countries demand that Israel end its war on Gaza. Here’s who signed and what they said.
bit.ly
July 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In a joint statement, the countries demand that Israel end its war on Gaza. Here’s who signed and what they said.
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The images of children starved to death in Gaza should be the lead of every news program.
July 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The images of children starved to death in Gaza should be the lead of every news program.
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The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
interc.pt
July 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Reposted by Minnah Arshad
Reposted by Minnah Arshad
TRUMP: I want this
FREEDOM CAUCUS: No, that’s terrible
TRUMP:
FREEDOM CAUCUS: Ok fine, yes
FREEDOM CAUCUS: No, that’s terrible
TRUMP:
FREEDOM CAUCUS: Ok fine, yes
July 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
TRUMP: I want this
FREEDOM CAUCUS: No, that’s terrible
TRUMP:
FREEDOM CAUCUS: Ok fine, yes
FREEDOM CAUCUS: No, that’s terrible
TRUMP:
FREEDOM CAUCUS: Ok fine, yes
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“In Gaza, a camera is a threat.” interc.pt/4lw8gWh
July 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat.” interc.pt/4lw8gWh
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- Wiretap Act can’t criminalize routine journalism
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- Atrocities against Palestinian journalists
- Don’t let ICE work in secret
- Wiretap Act can’t criminalize routine journalism
- Plus, what we're reading...