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@shamjaff.bsky.social

Journalist. Berlin. I write a newsletter bringing perspectives from Asia, Africa, the Americas to mostly Western audiences. Sign up on www.whathappenedlastweek.com

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Steve Witkoff, Merz-O-Meter, COP30-Nachlese, Renten, Gefängnisse und Hupen Diesmal: Nachtrag/Korrektur Elektrokonvulsionstherapie, hilft Hupen?, Merz-O-Meter, Steve Witkoff, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nachtwache in Dänemark, COP30-Nachlese, 10 Jahre Paris, Sham Jaff zu Frauen i...

Neue Folge! Diesmal: Korrektur Elektrokonvulsionstherapie, Hupen, Merz-O-Meter, Steve Witkoff, Marjorie Taylor Greene, dänische Nachtwache, COP30-Nachlese, 10 Jahre Paris, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Frauen in Gefängnissen, Renten und LGBTQIA in Polen.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social und @diekadda.bsky.social

28.11.2025 19:26 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Is this the corner of the internet where I confess that I expected Mamdani to take that four hour train ride?

22.11.2025 12:08 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Imagine if all the money spent on AI was spent on city infrastructure.

21.11.2025 17:35 — 👍 30    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

but those are not the actual files?

16.11.2025 14:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Can they just download the Epstein files to our phones like they did with that U2 album?

16.11.2025 13:50 — 👍 87    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Epsteins Emails, Lieferketten-Richtlinie, Ticketsteuer, COP30, Aralsee und Wahl in Irak Diesmal: Schwedische Stadtplanung, Gasspeicher-Umlage, Lieferketten im EU-Parlament, Lage in der Ukraine, gute Nachrichten vom Aralsee, Jeffrey Epsteins Emails, TODESSTRAHLEN, Sham Jaff zu Wahlen in I...

Neue Folge! Diesmal: Stadtplanung, Gasspeicher-Umlage, Lieferketten im EU-Parlament, Lage in der Ukraine, gute Nachrichten vom Aralsee, Jeffrey Epsteins Emails, TODESSTRAHLEN, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Wahlen in Irak, Luftverkehrssteuer, #COP30.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social und @diekadda.bsky.social

14.11.2025 19:58 — 👍 31    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 2

AI can generate captions, but it can’t spend three weeks obsessing over a Kenyan documentary, eating a sad protein toast as a hyperfixation meal.

13.11.2025 20:16 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

AI could potentially rewrite my newsletter (although I'm working on adding mistakes, so you know it's still me), but it can’t drag itself through 60 tabs on Djibouti at 2 AM because the story suddenly got... very... colonial...and... interesting.

13.11.2025 20:12 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love stumbling on things AI still can’t do. For example, AI can summarize a country in three bullet points, but it still can’t convince a German funder that migration journalism is actually a structural issue.

13.11.2025 20:11 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you’re having a bad day, just know ex-Red Pill forums exist.

12.11.2025 11:13 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ich entschuldige mich bei allen, dass Merz Skorpion vom Sternzeichen her ist. Wir sind nicht alle so.

11.11.2025 15:24 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Is Trump invested in Ozempic? No other reason for this…

11.11.2025 11:47 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I still can’t believe that this is happening in Australia… thanks for sharing the outrage (and the newsletter)!

10.11.2025 12:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Australia is potentially deporting hundreds of people to an island five hours away

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Australia has started deporting people it calls “non-citizens” to Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation. These are mostly long-term residents who lost their Australian visas after criminal convictions but couldn’t be sent back to their home countries because it wasn’t safe. The move follows a new US$1.62 billion deal between Australia and Nauru, lasting 30 years, that allows Australia to “relocate” hundreds of people there. At least three men have already been flown out, and several others are being held for removal.

Australia is potentially deporting hundreds of people to an island five hours away What happened Australia has started deporting people it calls “non-citizens” to Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation. These are mostly long-term residents who lost their Australian visas after criminal convictions but couldn’t be sent back to their home countries because it wasn’t safe. The move follows a new US$1.62 billion deal between Australia and Nauru, lasting 30 years, that allows Australia to “relocate” hundreds of people there. At least three men have already been flown out, and several others are being held for removal.

What's the reaction been? 
There's been a lot of criticism. 

What's the difference? Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Coalition) called it “replacing indefinite detention in Australia with indefinite detention on Nauru.”
Who's accountable for this? Ogy Simic (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) said the deportations are happening “under a veil of secrecy,” with no transparency or accountability.
Are they OK? Will they be OK? Sarah Dale (Refugee Advice and Casework Service) said people are being sent away “without knowing if they had legal advice, health checks, or even due process.”
Not much public information on the deal The biggest criticism is that the process is secretive and opaque.

What's the reaction been? There's been a lot of criticism. What's the difference? Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Coalition) called it “replacing indefinite detention in Australia with indefinite detention on Nauru.” Who's accountable for this? Ogy Simic (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) said the deportations are happening “under a veil of secrecy,” with no transparency or accountability. Are they OK? Will they be OK? Sarah Dale (Refugee Advice and Casework Service) said people are being sent away “without knowing if they had legal advice, health checks, or even due process.” Not much public information on the deal The biggest criticism is that the process is secretive and opaque.

Here’s some important news I learned from @shamjaff.bsky.social’s global newsletter today: Australia secretively shipping people for indefinite detention in Nauru

This world sucks sometimes, but this newsletter is great, and you should sign up for it.

10.11.2025 09:57 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I think (and I’m really afraid of this) there will come a time (and maybe it’s not that far away) where people will shrug at “that’s not real. That’s AI”.

09.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

06.11.2025 10:27 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Wouldn’t surprise me if there are more Qahwah places in NYC in the coming years.

06.11.2025 10:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey there! Could you send me an email here whlw2014@gmail.com? xx

04.11.2025 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Intelligenz-Demenz, Sudan, Glücksatlas, Giorgia Meloni, Mindestlohn, Superreiche, Feuerwehrfrauen und die SPD Diesmal: Trump macht Demenz-Test, Sudan, Ukraine, Glücksatlas, Justizreform in Italien, Mindestlohn, Superreiche und Hitzetote, Feuerwehrfrauen, Sham Jaff zu Brasilien, Das "S" in SPD. Mit einem Fakte...

Neue Folge! Diesmal: Trump macht Demenz-Test, Sudan, Ukraine, Glücksatlas, Justizreform in Italien, Mindestlohn, Superreiche und Hitzetote, Feuerwehrfrauen, @shamjaff.bsky.social zu Brasilien, das „S“ in SPD.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social und @diekadda.bsky.social
wochendaemmerung.de/intelligenz-...

31.10.2025 21:20 — 👍 28    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

Hahaha

27.10.2025 21:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nue-Berlin

27.10.2025 21:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ja!

27.10.2025 20:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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As a journalist, it is my duty to report the truth. Especially the uncomfortable ones.

27.10.2025 20:16 — 👍 52    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0

Bin so traurig, dass sie es nicht das Deutsche Bánh mì genannt haben. Aber sehr lecker!

27.10.2025 17:20 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much, Caleb. This is such an interesting development.

27.10.2025 16:39 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
Africa
 
Malawi wants to keep more of its resource wealth within the country
What happened
Malawi just banned the export of raw minerals. The government wants foreign companies to stop digging up its resources and shipping them out for processing elsewhere. Instead, it’s saying: if you want Malawi’s minerals, process them here. Create jobs here.

Africa Malawi wants to keep more of its resource wealth within the country What happened Malawi just banned the export of raw minerals. The government wants foreign companies to stop digging up its resources and shipping them out for processing elsewhere. Instead, it’s saying: if you want Malawi’s minerals, process them here. Create jobs here.

Here’s an example of something interesting and important I learned today from @shamjaff.bsky.social. A link to her free weekly newsletter of underreported stories is in her profile. 📰

27.10.2025 16:28 — 👍 104    🔁 28    💬 2    📌 6

I recently watched a TikTok summarizing an article that was summarizing a documentary that was summarizing a trial. How valuable is information these days? Not sure.

27.10.2025 01:04 — 👍 31    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."

Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.

Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*

26.10.2025 04:47 — 👍 1603    🔁 571    💬 31    📌 63

hahaha

26.10.2025 08:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ist mir der Versuch gelungen? Expert*innen bitte vor.

25.10.2025 13:35 — 👍 36    🔁 1    💬 5    📌 0

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