Progressive; political analyst (US/Middle East, Palestine/Israel). Formerly at IMEU, AAI, & Al Jazeera. Into MMA. Views are mine. 🇵🇸🇺🇸https://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mtc77zymi222Again, what’s “extremist” about Ben Gvir here is that he says out loud what Israel’s mainstream political establishment prefers to do quietly under the false pretense of “fighting terrorism.” At the peak of the genocide, Israel was murdering a far greater daily number of Palestinian children alone.17 Aug 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc77zymi222https://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3msey337gbk2sTold Piers Morgan why @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's victory marks a cataclysmic shift in American politics:06 Aug 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msey337gbk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3msdjlvrvw22oThe billionaire & special interest class that casually buys elections in America got together & spent an unprecedented $62 million to smear El-Sayed, out-spending him 10-1, and mobilized the entire Democratic Party establishment to sink him, AND HE STILL WON. Media cope: [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdjlvrvw22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mscosg66wc2jNot pulling an all-nighter for the Michigan Senate race result, but let me say this: The fact that the race is competitive even after the Israel lobby & outside groups spent a staggering $62 million to smear & defeat El-Sayed is alone a reason to celebrate the shift in American political discourse.05 Aug 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscosg66wc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mrj2tdai5c2kWhen you get hungry at 1:00am in Amman, you can get hot bread straight out of a 24 hour bakery oven, step next door & grab fresh falafel & watch them fry pine nuts in a skillet to top your hummus, then next door again for a freshly-squeezed mango, strawberry & banana smoothie.25 Jul 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj2tdai5c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mpk6qscpxk2oWell, this is insane. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk6qscpxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3moywolzo3k2tWow, New York!!! Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, & Avila Chevalier (all of Zohran Mamdani’s endorsements) have won tonight 🎉🎊 Bad night for the corporate shills & genocide apologists, and a great night for those who believe in freedom & justice for all!24 Jun 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3moywolzo3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mol7girp4s2aThe delusional war-mongering crowd pushed an insane & unwinnable war. The war inevitably forced a tough choice on Trump: diplomatic capitulation or economic ruin. Trump wisely chose to save the economy. If you’re mad about the deal, blame no one besides the lunatics who pushed this insane war.18 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol7girp4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mobqvnd6lk2jAs 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.14 Jun 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobqvnd6lk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mo3zvluagk24Sit 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!12 Jun 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3zvluagk24https://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mksbtw74ls2fThe 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!01 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksbtw74ls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mjhm6mbq6k2jMy 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! https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-on-kuwait-to-release-us-kuwaiti-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin/14 Apr 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhm6mbq6k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3miykmu7zyk2uToday, 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.08 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miykmu7zyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3miwvfibcms2fTrump just announced a 2-week ceasefire, but “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” This condition is extremely unlikely to materialize, so either Trump is unilaterally backing down, or the ceasefire is imaginary.07 Apr 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwvfibcms2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3miqutpbzzc2hThe lunatic emperor is sounding exceedingly desperate. Iranian civilians will pay the biggest & most immediate price of his madness, but the ripple effect will not spare much of the world. Brace for the dark days are ahead.05 Apr 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqutpbzzc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mijqicno722uAt what point will they learn that embarrassing themselves before the world like circus monkeys for his approval, to say nothing of trampling the rule of law for him, doesn’t spare them his capricious wrath? He’ll use them & toss them like disposable utensils. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijqicno722uhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mii2i5lvwc2tSomewhere in the middle of the series of lies & brags & gaslighting, Trump is simultaneously announcing a massive escalation in his war on Iran AND promising the war is on the verge of ending b/c the objectives have been met. We’re ruled by a lunatic emperor.02 Apr 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii2i5lvwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mhwj3zpwlk26Israel is waging a campaign of mass terrorism against Lebanon to ethnically cleanse & take over South Lebanon. The world must stand up & say no!26 Mar 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwj3zpwlk26https://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mho2tjsqlc2tAmerica lost 7000 soldiers to take Iwo Jima in a war where America was attacked first. In this illegal war of aggression, how many Americans does Lindsey want to kill for Israel? [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho2tjsqlc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mhnlv756fk2gNot content with the destruction & violence he’s unleashed so far at home & abroad, now Trump is describing his political opposition in this country as “the greatest enemy” after falsely bragging that he’s killed the last enemy. Are we going to keep pretending things are fine?22 Mar 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnlv756fk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mhmhhgez2s2uT-minus 47 hours until the biggest global energy crisis in history. Never has someone this stupid ever had this much power or this much hubris. We are accelerating toward catastrophe that only Netanyahu has been dreaming of 40 years. Brace yourselves for the dark days ahead.22 Mar 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmhhgez2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/omarbaddar.bsky.social/post/3mh5ftisngc2fJavier Bardem brings it home at the Oscars to huge applause: "No to war and FREE PALESTINE!" 🕊️🇵🇸16 Mar 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:2pwml43pyn2wsfi5yldugxsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5ftisngc2f