Negar Razavi

Is Iran Trapped in a State of Political Paralysis? Protest Cycles, State Repression, and the Limits of Popular Mobilization

In my latest on #IranProtests, I argue that the country is locked in a state of political paralysis—marked by recurring protest cycles, escalating repression, & no clear transition path. What happens when neither bottom-up forces nor top-down power holders can decisively outmaneuver the other? #Iran

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Israel’s Aggression Against Iran w/ Sina T., Negar R., Mouin R., Bassam H. & Naveed M. YouTube video by Jadaliyya

Sharing our Jadaliyya event on Saturday dissecting Israel's unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran. Things have escalated quickly beyond what any of us even imagined on Saturday.

www.youtube.com/live/Gu-L4I_...

🚨🚨BREAKING

TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.

"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."

No war on Iran. Period.

No war with Iran.

AOC says she’s joining Republican Rep. Massie in prohibiting 🇺🇸 involvement in Israel’s war with Iran

Initial videos shared by residents on social media from the northern Tehran neighborhoods of Lavizan and Niavaran show the sites of the explosions and smoke resulting from #Israel's missile strikes. 1/2 #Iran

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

Leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave Harvard University has been under pressure by the Trump administration to follow directives related to diversity and combating antisemitism.

“Now their universities are on notice that the government is looking for a settlement that includes abridging the autonomy of centers and departments devoted to the study of the Middle East,” Professor Bali said…. “I’ve never seen anything comparable to this. This is totally unprecedented.”

Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.

Tufts international graduate student taken into ICE custody A Tufts University international graduate student was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and remains in federal custody, according to an email sent by the university ...

A Tufts graduate student from Turkey has been taken into ICE custody. She had co-authored an op-ed calling on the school to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.

I don’t share New York Times pieces lightly but this is too wild not to share. This woman, Helyeh Doutaghi, an Iranian lawyer, was maligned by a Zionist AI run news site, and began to receive hate messages, and was suspended at a cowardly Yale that caved to the pressure. Unbelievable. Link below.

Mahmoud Khalil: Lawyers Press for Release of Activist Jailed in Free Speech Case We get an update on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose case has alarmed immigrant advocates and civil rights groups. Khalil, a legal permanent resident...

Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyers Press for Release of Columbia Univ. Activist Jailed in Free Speech Case

“we have to be able to commit war crimes to win wars” is the type of thing a 16-year-old dumbass says and — well, yeah, hegseth is basically a 16-year-old dumbass

Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing

Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

For more—and to sign— go to

saynotoethniccleansing.org

PLEASE SHARE.

Princeton’s prejudicial prosecution of the 13 who occupied Clio Hall for 🇵🇸 continues. Because I personally held ground and refused to plead guilty, the courts are forcing 12 comrades who would have had their cases dismissed to stand trial too.

Help us hold them accountable: piad.nationbuilder.com

Remember when those kids and their coach were trapped in a cave that flooded in Thailand? Musk offered this expensive sub tech that failed. What worked? Experienced divers and the coach's background as a monk, which kept the kids calm as they ran out of air and food. Seems like an apt metaphor.

What gets me about this every time is how little do you have to think of Palestinian humanity to chide those who identify with them, ridicule them, for not voting for people who are buying the bombs that murder. When else are people expected to vote for their own murders? It’s sick.

Not one American voted for the person who is laying waste to the federal government and hijacking the secure data of US citizens.

I just wanted to lay it out: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly

Thousands of protesters rally in downtown Los Angeles against Trump's immigration policies Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran and flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets

Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday against President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and his aggressive deportation policies.

This is 26 year old Asra Hussain who lost her life in the plane crash over the Potomac River last night.

Her husband Raza said: "She was returning from a work trip where she was helping to improve a hospital that really needed help...And, you know, she was doing what she loved."

I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood Here’s a step-by-step guide.

Found this useful. Some ways we can keep each other safe:

www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...

HUGE development in Anatolia that would FINALLY give Kurds linguistic, cultural, and political rights from the Turkish state. Insha'Allah this goes thru, reverberates across the region, and stabilizes Syria.

Of course, we will never stop advocating for our Armenian and Assyrian brethren as well.

Gritty holding a pride flag with the message "love is luv"

Gritty continues to be a real one