Amanda RW Lagji

Book worm and early bird.

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

As twitter seems to go up in 🔥, allow me to frantically let you know that my book, Postcolonial Fiction and Colonial Time, Waiting for Now is out THIS MONTH from @EdinburghUP!
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[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

I just wish Mitch McConnell were alive to see this.

[Jadaliyya @jadaliyya]

Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat was arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida, at a public Budget Hearing event against Israel Bonds. Welcome to Israel.

[Ambereen Dadabhoy 🪬 @DrDadabhoy]

Read this today https://t.co/mI7u5hJshr

[Bassam Haddad @4Bassam]

Few Notes on the attacks on Iran:
1. Israel started the attacks, then joined by the US, according to most sources.
2. Iran was hit hard in Tehran and elsewhere, causing many casualties including an entire girls school (death toll at 87 now).
3. Iran struck back at Israel and US Bases in Arab countries.
4. Arab Governments condemned Iran’s response (WTF?). These include KSA, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, and now Egypt.
5. Israel has been hit hard in Tel Aviv and Haifa by Iranian missiles and drones, with marked damage
6. The UK just joined the American-Israeli offensive. Genocidal maniacs come together.
7. Hizballah has not joined in.
8. Iran is beginning to hit using advanced weapons/rockets it has not used in the 12-Day “war” (e.g., liguid fuel rockets, as reported).
9. Israeli Channel 15 is claiming Iran hit Tel Aviv with nuclear warheads (clearly untrue, but a potential pretext for escalation). Keep watching for "pretexts" for going all out.
10. The Straight of Hurmuz has been closed according to reports.
11. The United States has not yet gone all out, reflecting trepidation despite it’s fire power. This also applied to Israel, and certainly Iran.
12. American social media and Americans are for the first time in memory producing opposition statements that range from condemning US attacks to saying things ubiquitously like “we started this, now we must eat a di*k.” This is NOT insignificant, and driven by the 80%-85% opposition to this unprovoked attack widely view as being carried out on behalf of Israel.
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For now, one noticeable note, perhaps among many others: Iran has clearly “learned,” or changed its policy of restraint it adopted during Israel’s Genocide in Gaza (when HIzballah possessed its full force, weapons and leadership) or the restraint it exhibited during the 12-day war and response to the US strikes mid-year 2025.

That policy of restraint (and potentially restraining Hizballah) was considered a potentially fatal mistake on the part of Iran by many. Iran is not going all out yet, but is no longer restrained, recognizing 1) this "war" is existential [hello!] and 2) it will not be quick, calling for rationing resources, not least as the “coalition” stacked against it expands.

Those who see a clear outcome, ought to think again. Ramifications will become apparent in 24 ours, economic, diplomatic, and otherwise, determining the next course of events. This is not just about sheer military power.

[the image below is from Dubai]

[Sagehens @Sagehens]

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@SagehenSoccer wins in PKs! Back at it tomorrow vs. Emory at 10:00 AM PST.
#GoSagehens #SagehenWSOC

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

The overwhelming sense I'm getting from people in Gaza is that this Trump-Israel offer is insanely corrupt, offensive in that it involved no Palestinian input, and colonial in its aspirations to have Tony Blair as some sort of viceroy -- but also that Hamas and PIJ should take it because anything that stops the assault and brings in food and medicine is worth it.

If they reject it, it's obvious what Israel will continue doing, and there's no obvious path toward getting anything better.

As for the argument that Israel won't respect it, that's baked in. Everybody knows that, including Trump. But that's a fight for another day, not a reason to say no.

There's also an interesting point to be made on disarmament: Most of the resistance's weapons are now made from unexploded Israeli ordnance. That ordnance isn't going anywhere for a very long time. So because of Israel's carpet bombing of Gaza, it is physically impossible to disarm Gaza.

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

I am still working on it and every change I make is painful.

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

Some peer review processes are so thorough that the result is going to be undoubtedly better...and others that make you fall utterly out of love with your own argument. I have one of each at the moment, and while I've never pulled an article during peer review, I am so tempted...

[Abby Martin @AbbyMartin]

Israel bombs a hospital to kill journalists, then bombs the rescue team retrieving their bodies. How many war crimes is that?

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

Just realizing one of my favorite parts of First Year advising is getting to hype up the courses of some of my stellar colleagues. So lucky to have such inspiring and brilliant coworkers @pitzercollege

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

Some peer review processes are so thorough that the result is going to be undoubtedly better...and others that make you fall utterly out of love with your own argument. I have one of each at the moment, and while I've never pulled an article during peer review, I am so tempted...

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

Cursory edit of a chapter I'm working on, and chuckled at the inadvertent insight of having written "hearts and mines" instead of "hearts and minds" as part of a summary of post 9-11 counterinsurgency goals.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

I honestly don’t think Israel will survive as a state if it goes through with this looming wave of mass exterminations through starvation. It will be a matter of time, but the community of nations is ultimately made up of people, and the people of the world will not accept long term a state that is willing to commit this level of mass atrocity.

So if you are a supporter of Israel it is frankly in your interests to stop this starvation policy immediately. It is already too late to save many people but urgent action can save hundreds of thousands. If you don’t do it the entire project will end.

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

@airalbania1 But maybe time to inform the rest of your staff so that flight attendants aren't put in an awkward position, and people don't have to have it marked on their reservations to avoid trouble?

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

@airalbania1 can you clarify policies on car seats on flights? We traveled with Turkish airlines LAX to IST with ours no problem, and despite anchoring it on IST to TIA safely and securely staff made us remove and check in. Made for miserable flight w/over tired toddler but

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

For those wondering, we went to @airalbania1 's office in Tirana in person. Lovely receptionist called and an operational manager went through their manual and confirmed that yes we can use a carseat. They out a note on our reservation and we were able to use it no problem.

[Amanda RW Lagji @AmandaLagji]

@hanzhangliu ! Let's meet up before you leave SoCal!

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87 https://t.co/8gNUOTDrbP