Yusuf Sarfati
@yusufsarfati.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Politics, Illinois State University, autocratization, religion, social movements & mobilization. Turkey, Israel. Istanbulite, Normalite. Anti-fascist. He/him.
Siyaset Bilimi. Akademisyen. İnsan. Baba.
Siyaset Bilimi. Akademisyen. İnsan. Baba.
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Pam Bondi this morning
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Pam Bondi this morning
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Im going to be in Des Plaines, IL in 6 days at WarriorCon where my kid will be slinging some excellent art and Ill have some comics and AD&D books for sale!!
If youre in the area, its for a good cause and encourages my kid to try out more art.
If youre in the area, its for a good cause and encourages my kid to try out more art.
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Im going to be in Des Plaines, IL in 6 days at WarriorCon where my kid will be slinging some excellent art and Ill have some comics and AD&D books for sale!!
If youre in the area, its for a good cause and encourages my kid to try out more art.
If youre in the area, its for a good cause and encourages my kid to try out more art.
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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A potential prelude to military action against Venezuela—even though the FTO designation as such confers no authority to use force.
(And this supposed cartel may not even exist.)
A regime change campaign in the guise of counterterrorism.
(And this supposed cartel may not even exist.)
A regime change campaign in the guise of counterterrorism.
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A potential prelude to military action against Venezuela—even though the FTO designation as such confers no authority to use force.
(And this supposed cartel may not even exist.)
A regime change campaign in the guise of counterterrorism.
(And this supposed cartel may not even exist.)
A regime change campaign in the guise of counterterrorism.
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New term for corruption dropped: blending.
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
New term for corruption dropped: blending.
Their cruelty doesn't have limits!
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino responds “roger that” to a tweet reading “big or small, deport them all.”
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Their cruelty doesn't have limits!
Last week, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “special message” on immigration that was an unmistakable rebuke of Trump administration's cruel and punitive immigration crackdown. The bishops opposed “the indiscriminate mass deportation of people.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Last week, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “special message” on immigration that was an unmistakable rebuke of Trump administration's cruel and punitive immigration crackdown. The bishops opposed “the indiscriminate mass deportation of people.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
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NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
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DNA tests show Hitler had a micropenis was not on my 2025 bingo card tbh
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
DNA tests show Hitler had a micropenis was not on my 2025 bingo card tbh
DNA tests show Hitler had a micropenis was not on my 2025 bingo card tbh
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
DNA tests show Hitler had a micropenis was not on my 2025 bingo card tbh
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East Coast led the way, and now West Coast is responding!
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
East Coast led the way, and now West Coast is responding!
East Coast led the way, and now West Coast is responding!
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
East Coast led the way, and now West Coast is responding!
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I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
Prosecutor seeks 2,352-year jail term for Istanbul's jailed mayor over alleged corruption
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor has filed a sweeping indictment against the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
Oh wow! They are going there.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Oh wow! They are going there.
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This is happening because the administration sees SNAP benefits as a weapon against opposition.
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is happening because the administration sees SNAP benefits as a weapon against opposition.
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The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
This is happening because the administration sees SNAP benefits as a weapon against opposition.
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is happening because the administration sees SNAP benefits as a weapon against opposition.
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This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
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Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
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Like the antifascist rallies, the recent election results show the fascist program to be deeply unpopular & open the way to both grassroots & institutional defiance. However, like the rallies, this alone will not be sufficient to dislodge the lawless GOP from power. They only create the opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Like the antifascist rallies, the recent election results show the fascist program to be deeply unpopular & open the way to both grassroots & institutional defiance. However, like the rallies, this alone will not be sufficient to dislodge the lawless GOP from power. They only create the opportunity.
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BREAKING: Mississippi Democrats have now flipped two state Senate seats—putting them on the verge of breaking the Mississippi GOP's supermajority.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
Democrat Theresa Gillespie Isom Flips GOP-Held Mississippi Senate Seat in North Mississippi
Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a GOP-held seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
BREAKING: Mississippi Democrats have now flipped two state Senate seats—putting them on the verge of breaking the Mississippi GOP's supermajority.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
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My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
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Ghazala Hashmi, a Democrat who was elected as lieutenant governor of Virginia, became the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in any state. nyti.ms/48YQg3e
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Ghazala Hashmi, a Democrat who was elected as lieutenant governor of Virginia, became the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in any state. nyti.ms/48YQg3e