Progressive; political analyst (US/Middle East, Palestine/Israel). Formerly at IMEU, AAI, & Al Jazeera. Into MMA. Views are mine. 🇵🇸
Omar Baddar
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As a (welcomed but fragile) deal with Iran is announced, keep an eye on Palestine. Whenever Israel is forcibly restrained elsewhere in the region, it notoriously takes out its frustration on the people it can brutalize with virtually no cost.
Sit with this thought for a second: Elon Musk could give a million dollars to EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. IN. DC. and still be the richest man in the world.
This is grotesque!
Today, Israel is collapsing apartment buildings all over Lebanon, including central Beirut, leaving an untold death toll.
This mass terrorism is either an attempt to sabotaging Trump's ceasefire, or a final tantrum of a strategically defeated Israel eager to manufacture a mere image of victory.
"We are dealing with a really ugly situation where American citizenship does not mean anything under this administration unless you're white"
@omarbaddar.bsky.social tells @deanobeidallah.bsky.social about the arrest of award winning journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin.
My friend & former colleague Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained for 6 weeks in Kuwait over social media posts. The Committee to Protect Journalists is rightly calling for his release.
Journalism is not a crime. Free Ahmed!
cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...
BREAKING: The House just demanded an end to Trump’s stupid, illegal & unpopular war on Iran.
The Constitution puts the power to wage war in the hands of Congress.
This lawless administration needs to listen to the American people, NOW!
Not only does Trump still insist the assault on democracy on Jan. 6 was "right," he also wants to reward the violent insurrectionists with YOUR tax dollars.
Disgusting and unacceptable!
The fact that a 23 year old can make Scott Jennings have a meltdown like this simply by politely cornering him with an argument he can't respond to is really impressive. Kudos, @adammockler.com!
As our co-president @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social put it, "this is a craven attempt to silence dissent" by Trump's authoritarian administration.
We condemn this appalling move, and we stand in solidarity with the @splcenter.org
