Pitzer prof. Former kindergarten teacher, & sometime swarthy bastard. I work on democratic movements and the politics of postrevolutionary schooling in Iran. www.shervinmalekzadeh.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mlivnzlyyc2k✊🏽10 May 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlivnzlyyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mlag2huv2c27damn [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlag2huv2c27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mkgr3jo27s2gNot a posht-e pardeh (conspiracy) guy but come on [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgr3jo27s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mkatpuf4ns27Going great!24 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkatpuf4ns27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mk4fitkzq22bToday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4fitkzq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjztwrqj6s27I’ll be speaking tomorrow at @pomonacollege.bsky.social @pitzercollege.bsky.social21 Apr 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjztwrqj6s27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjztwrqj6s27I’ll be speaking tomorrow at @pomonacollege.bsky.social @pitzercollege.bsky.social21 Apr 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjztwrqj6s27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjzlh5q43s27The Times! “Those who grasp a truth before its appointed arrival in political history must face hilarity, but we do not care: we know that in time everyone will be saying that evidence of Donald Trump’s personal disintegration was visible from the start. I say it now.” https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/trump-deranged-president-impeachment-srp6pmhmv21 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzlh5q43s27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjwv4zlbcc2520 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwv4zlbcc25https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjwmqrko5c2xThis is madness [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwmqrko5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjt4ytneqk22Julian Casablancas just referenced the Iran Lego videos during a break in The Strokes #Coachella set! What the hell is going on?!19 Apr 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjt4ytneqk22https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mje3wtq7rc2udummymandering to the rescue! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mje3wtq7rc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mje3s72yd22uThe Final Big Mac 🏆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mje3s72yd22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjd77chq3k2oLesson from the lit on competitive authoritarianism: Turnout matters, for winning the vote *and* securing the win. Participation won’t prevent authorities from trying to steal but it guarantees that the regime will pay dearly if they try. Voters have skin in the game! (See Iran 2009, Serbia 2000).12 Apr 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd77chq3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mjd6zebu222o☠️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd6zebu222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mj7ybhzx7s2gLessons from Iranian textbooks, before and after 1979, are as good a guide as any to understanding how this war has played out, from a cultural and sociological perspective. A 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ybhzx7s2g