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Sham Jaff
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Journalist. Berlin. I write a newsletter bringing perspectives from Asia, Africa, the Americas to mostly Western audiences. Sign up on www.whathappenedlastweek.com
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Here’s some important news I learned from @shamjaff.bsky.social’s global newsletter today: Australia secretively shipping people for indefinite detention in Nauru

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Australia is potentially deporting hundreds of people to an island five hours away What happened Australia has started deporting people it calls “non-citizens” to Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation. These are mostly long-term residents who lost their Australian visas after criminal convictions but couldn’t be sent back to their home countries because it wasn’t safe. The move follows a new US$1.62 billion deal between Australia and Nauru, lasting 30 years, that allows Australia to “relocate” hundreds of people there. At least three men have already been flown out, and several others are being held for removal. What's the reaction been? There's been a lot of criticism. What's the difference? Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Coalition) called it “replacing indefinite detention in Australia with indefinite detention on Nauru.” Who's accountable for this? Ogy Simic (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) said the deportations are happening “under a veil of secrecy,” with no transparency or accountability. Are they OK? Will they be OK? Sarah Dale (Refugee Advice and Casework Service) said people are being sent away “without knowing if they had legal advice, health checks, or even due process.” Not much public information on the deal The biggest criticism is that the process is secretive and opaque.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
shamjaff.bsky.social
I think (and I’m really afraid of this) there will come a time (and maybe it’s not that far away) where people will shrug at “that’s not real. That’s AI”.
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Wouldn’t surprise me if there are more Qahwah places in NYC in the coming years.
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Neue Folge! Diesmal: Trump macht Demenz-Test, Sudan, Ukraine, Glücksatlas, Justizreform in Italien, Mindestlohn, Superreiche und Hitzetote, Feuerwehrfrauen, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Brasilien, das „S“ in SPD.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social und @diekadda.bsky.social
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Intelligenz-Demenz, Sudan, Glücksatlas, Giorgia Meloni, Mindestlohn, Superreiche, Feuerwehrfrauen und die SPD
Diesmal: Trump macht Demenz-Test, Sudan, Ukraine, Glücksatlas, Justizreform in Italien, Mindestlohn, Superreiche und Hitzetote, Feuerwehrfrauen, Sham Jaff zu Brasilien, Das "S" in SPD. Mit einem Fakte...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
shamjaff.bsky.social
As a journalist, it is my duty to report the truth. Especially the uncomfortable ones.
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Bin so traurig, dass sie es nicht das Deutsche Bánh mì genannt haben. Aber sehr lecker!
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Thanks so much, Caleb. This is such an interesting development.
calebw.bsky.social Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 14d
Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰
Africa Malawi wants to keep more of its resource wealth within the country What happened Malawi just banned the export of raw minerals. The government wants foreign companies to stop digging up its resources and shipping them out for processing elsewhere. Instead, it’s saying: if you want Malawi’s minerals, process them here. Create jobs here.
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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calebw.bsky.social
Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰
Africa Malawi wants to keep more of its resource wealth within the country What happened Malawi just banned the export of raw minerals. The government wants foreign companies to stop digging up its resources and shipping them out for processing elsewhere. Instead, it’s saying: if you want Malawi’s minerals, process them here. Create jobs here.
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
shamjaff.bsky.social
I recently watched a TikTok summarizing an article that was summarizing a documentary that was summarizing a trial. How valuable is information these days? Not sure.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.

Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*
Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings
Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
shamjaff.bsky.social
Okay, kritisieren kann ja jeder. Ich versuche, die Umfrage nochmal neu zudenken, ohne politische und emotionale Rahmung. Die Politbarometer-Frage war (nochmal) mehrdimensional, wertend und suggerierte Kausalität. Eine methodisch saubere Alternative müsste neutral, trennscharf und überprüfbar sein.
October 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Erstaunlich, wie ungenau das ZDF-Politbarometer an dieser Stelle gearbeitet hat. Es geht hier schließlich um nichts weniger als die Sicherheit und körperliche Unversehrtheit vieler Menschen, die gerade in einen Generalverdacht gezogen werden – von unserem Bundeskanzler.
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Neue Folge (gestern aufgenommen): 2 skurrile Nachrichten, Weißes Haus, Kleine Anfragen der AfD, Lage in der Ukraine, Demokratie-Monitor, Fortschritt, Bürgergeld-Einsparungen, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Bolivien, Wahl in Nordzypern und 2 gute Nachrichten.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Einschränkungen beim Bürgergeld, Weimer vs. Weidel, Trumps Ballroom, Selenskyj in Washington, Demokratie-Monitor
Diesmal: Zwei skurrile Nachrichten, eine Verschwörungstheorie, Kleine Anfragen der AfD in Thüringen, Lage in der Ukraine, der Demokratie-Monitor, Fortschritt, Einsparungen beim Bürgergeld, Sham Jaff z...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Betreff: Politbarometer. Merz sagt in einem Satz fünf Sachen: 1) Es gibt „Probleme im Stadtbild“, 2) diese hängen mit Menschen zusammen, 3) die keinen dauerhaften Aufenthaltsstatus haben, 4) nicht arbeiten, 5) und sich nicht an unsere Regeln halten.
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Aufgabe an Journalist*innen jetzt: Was sagen Professor*innen der Sozialwissenschaften zu der Fragestellung des Politbarometers?
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
shamjaff.bsky.social
Wichtig, zu zeigen, dass man eine große empörte Mehrheit ist. Wichtiger, konkrete Forderungen zu haben.
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Die Zeit des Politbarometers ist vorbei, meiner Meinung nach. Viel zu viele Menschen denken mittlerweile, dass er wirklich die Realität abbildet.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
shamjaff.bsky.social
That Group 7 trend on TikTok is proof we’re still really into tribes.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Friedrich Merz hatte heute die Gelegenheit, sich zu korrigieren. Er hat sie nicht genutzt. Dass er sich davon unbeeindruckt zeigt, wie viele Menschen sich nach seinen Aussagen ausgeschlossen fühlen, ist bezeichnend.
October 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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wochendaemmerung.bsky.social
Neue Folge!
Diesmal: Musical über Xavier Naidoo, Prognosen des Internationalen Währungsfonds, Lage in der Ukraine, vom Ramstein-Format, „Smart Borders“, Migration in Spanien, Gen Z-Proteste, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Madagaskar, Klimavolksentscheid.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Xavier Naidoo, Gen Z-Proteste, Tomahawks, Migration, Aktivrente, Klimavolksentscheid und Ramstein-Format
Diesmal: Musical über Xavier Naidoo und Kayne West, Prognosen des Internationaler Währungsfonds, Lage in der Ukraine, vom Ramstein-Format, "Smart Borders", Migration in Spanien, Gen Z-Proteste, Gen Z-...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Neue Folge! Diesmal: Frankreich, Tropikalisiserung, Frieden in Gaza?, Koalitionsausschuss-Schlusspapier, Demokratie in
USA, Reiche gegen Verbrenneraus, Lobbyismus im Wirtschaftsministerium, @shamjaff.bsky.social zum Internationalen Strafgerichtshof.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social und @diekadda.bsky.social
Frieden in Gaza?, Tropikalisierung, Bürgergeld, Donald Trump, Verbrenner-Aus, Lobbyismus, Deutsche Umwelthilfe
Diesmal: Frankreich, Tropikalisiserung, Frieden in Gaza?, Koalitionsausschuss-Schlusspapier, Demokratie in den USA, Verbrenneraus-Aus, Lobbyismus im Wirtschaftsministerium, Sham Jaff zum International...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The only reason Ali Kushayb was convicted is because he turned himself in. That’s how rare accountability still is.
October 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Ich kann den Ton nicht ganz einordnen. Ist das eine Warnung, ein Geständnis oder eher ein stolzer Moment? „Bis an die Grenze des Verfassungsrechts“ – spannend, dass das jetzt das Ergebnis und kein Warnhinweis ist.
October 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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I am formally admitting defeat at understanding the Argentinian economy
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM