Séamus Malekafzali

@Seamus_Malek

Writer: . Formerly: , , . Analysis of jihadism, news media, US & Iranian politics. 📧: s.malekafzali@protonmail.com

Eugene, Oregon
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Joined August 2018

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    Jul 6

    Gave my first ever podcast interview to Popular Front, talking about ISIS in Iran. Listen to learn about the new emergence of ISIS in Iran, the history of ISIS attacks and pre-ISIS Sunni Islamist groups, and how a war in Iran could galvanize ISIS there.

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    New episode out now: This week tells you everything you need to know about ISIS in , speaking about how beneficial a war with the US would be for them and explaining the…
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  2. 6 hours ago

    A note to reporters: you can't always pick who promotes your work, but if your coverage is ALWAYS being promoted on your subject's official websites as model examples of media coverage, maybe step back and rethink what you're doing.

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  3. 6 hours ago

    Eric Shawn, one of Fox's ostensibly "hard news" hosts, is undoubtedly the MEK's prime supporter at Fox News. He's been giving the group borderline propaganda-levels of glowing coverage and giving Maryam Rajavi softball interviews for years now.

    MEK being sold as “Iranian opposition group” on FOX. The group was on US terror list for 15 yrs. It’s deeply reviled by the public in for its alliance w/ Saddam Hussain, terrorist attacks inside Iran & reports of torture of its…
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    17 hours ago

    Upcoming crackdown in Istanbul was announced to Syrian organizations and journalists on friday: syrians without kimliks and work permits will be deported (hopefully to nothern syria?) and arabic street / shop signs will be taken down. Not clear if this will apply to whole country

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  5. 8 hours ago

    You told someone to go back to Africa

    So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion. Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, “RACIST.” Their disgusting language.....
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  6. 9 hours ago

    A peek into Raqqa's nightlife, slowly but surely returning after the city's near-total destruction during the battle to capture it from ISIS.

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  7. 10 hours ago

    American politicians want to live in this fantasy land where crippling sanctions are definitely working and targeted economies are hurting bad, but also the sanctions also doing pretty much nothing and everybody is doing fine.

    1/3: isn’t facing a “permanent siege” - They can freely commerce with 75% of worlds economy - Current U.S. law allows all sorts of commerce with which is the 9th most popular country on Airbnb for U.S travelers & receives over $3.5…
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  8. 12 hours ago

    Seeing Bernie Sanders without his glasses reminds me of when I saw my dad without his glasses for the first time and he looked so different my 4-year-old brain thought he was dying

    he looks like a completely different person
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    13 hours ago

    Israel requires all high school students who want to travel abroad on school-sponsored trips to pass an online course that teaches them that BDS is to blame for modern anti-Semitism. reports:

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  10. 13 hours ago

    Don't know a single other person of Middle Eastern descent who hasn't.

    I’m curious—how many US-born people here have ever been told, by a stranger or anyone else, to “go back” somewhere? I’m including myself in this, by the way.
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  11. 14 hours ago

    This may or may not be subtweeting any popular news organizations in particular that may or may not have HBO shows

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  12. 14 hours ago

    I mean jesus christ, this is so plainly racist, it's journalistic malpractice to say anything else imagine if literally anyone else said this, you wouldn't say "oh, he's being nativist", no you'd say "holy shit, that's racist"

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  13. 14 hours ago

    as a son of an immigrant i love waking up to the cool morning air and the news that the president is telling black politicians to go back to africa

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  14. Jul 13

    Please leave them off

    Umm, all the giant moniters went out in Times Square
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    Jul 13

    To get an idea of the absurdity: Rudy Giuliani, another speaker, claims the MeK is democratic and not a cult - and then the camera shifts to the crowd, where hundreds of perfectly lined up women dressed identically clap (see video from seconds 10 to 20).

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    Former NY Mayor responds to lobbyists for Iran's regime: The MEK is committed to freedom and democracy in Iran. We should support them to bring regime change in their country. …
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  16. Jul 13

    mass power outages would never happen in the greatest city in the world, Boston Masachusetts, baybee

    . responding to power outages on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. NYPD and are continuing to respond to calls in the area, thank you for your patience. Follow for more information.
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  17. Jul 13

    Even if you're one of these politicians who gets paid tens of thousands of dollars to make these speeches, imagine sitting through 8 hours of this.

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  18. Jul 13

    Made a decision based on poll results to start live-tweeting MEK rallies and events. Got a couple false starts due to scheduling being difficult to find, finally found an exact start time to follow, but missed my early alarm. Now, uh, not sure I regret not live-tweeting it.

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  19. Jul 13

    Iranian authorities have been trying to stop, prevent, and otherwise interfere with ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad giving a speech in a small city in northern Iran today.

    When the door of the local mosque is locked you have no choice but to address the crowds from the terrace of a house.
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    Jul 13

    “A man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire.”

    Man dead after attack on immigration detention facility in Tacoma.
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    Jul 13

    “Of course they will not be able to vote”, says Israel’s education minister about the Palestinians in the territories he wants to annex

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    ״ודאי שלא יוכלו להצביע״, כך אומר שר החינוך על הפלסטינים בשטחים שהוא רוצה לספח. כן, גם זה קרה, ואת זה נתניהו לא גינה
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