Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

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Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics;
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John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Since 2002, he has written a weblog, Informed Comment (juancole.com). .. more

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Mar 9

Juan Cole, new book - Gaza Yet Stands - order through your local bookstore or www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DL...

Gaza Yet Stands

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 5h

Paper Tiger: Trump's Lost Iran War is Making Everything More Expensive (Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole) www.juancole.com/2026/09/ever...

Paper Tiger: Trump's Lost Iran War is Making Everything More Expensive (Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole)

Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole on the Iran War and Energy Crisis for Background Briefing Here are the audio and a written transcript: ...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 5h

The Houthis have further tightened their Grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the World www.juancole.com/2026/09/hout...

The Houthis have further tightened their Grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the World

By Jessica Genauer, UNSW (The Conversation)...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 5h

Rising Diesel Price Is Trump's Hidden Tax for Iran War www.juancole.com/2026/09/risi...

Rising Diesel Price Is Trump's Hidden Tax for Iran War

By Michael Harrison

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 5h

Iran & Reaping the Russian Whirlwind - Interview of Touraj Atabaki www.juancole.com/2026/09/reap...

Iran & Reaping the Russian Whirlwind - Interview of Touraj Atabaki

“Russia cannot be understood with mind alone” - Fyodor Tyutchev Fariba Amini writes: Almost a century ago, many Iranians were attracted to the idea of ...

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

🇸🇾 Syrian megastar Assala returns to Damascus stage

Syrian singer Assala Nasri makes a triumphant comeback to Damascus in a sold-out concert after 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad.

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 6h

Noura Erakat On Why She Was Arrested for Protesting Israeli Bond Investments open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Noura Erakat On Why She Was Arrested for Protesting Israeli Bond Investments

The Human rights lawyer is joined by the executive director of the Internationalist Law Center to shed light on the largest government investor in Israeli bonds.

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 6h

the thing about Southern politicians inciting stochastic terror is that they had to do these things in code bc, at least to some extent, the fedl govt was watching; now that this group is actually in charge of the fedl govt, they still feel the need to talk in code - it's a sign of insecurity

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 6h

Smoke and flames seen near Riyadh airport, causing major flight disruptions as Iran-backed Houthis launch suicide drones targeting Saudi infrastructure. gulfnews.com/world/mena/trump...

Trump signs Russia-Iran sanctions law; Saudi Arabia on alert amid Houthi threat

New US law expands sanctions on Russia and Iran, targets shadow oil fleet and major buyers, while Saudi Arabia responds to Houthi strikes and regional tensions.

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 9h

Smoke is rising over Riyadh today after last night’s Houthi attacks against the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

painting of Morocco, seen at Mynt House Cafe, Main Street, Ann Arbor @mynthousecafe http://dlvr.it/TVY9n6

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

Iran & Reaping the Russian Whirlwind – Interview of Touraj Atabaki

Many Iranians were attracted to the idea of a socialist state. Many moved to the Soviet Union only to come to grief under Stalin

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

Rising Diesel Price Is Trump’s Hidden Tax for Iran War

Washington sold the war as a national-security necessity. At the pump, loading dock, farm gate, and grocery aisle, Americans are paying the bill

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 16h

The Houthis have further tightened their Grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the World

The Houthis controlling a vital shipping route in the Red Sea marks a turning point in the war between the United States and Iran

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 21h

Like this gives the Saudis a content veto power over EA, Bioware, Paramount, CBS, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and BET, and if the newest merger gets approved they’ll also have content veto power over HBO, CNN, the whole WB universe, Discovery, TBS, TNT, plus the PGA and ATP. It’s pretty stunning.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Rogers couldn't be bothered to show up to the debate, but here's what I would have asked him if he wasn't such a coward:

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1d

CLIMATE CRISIS
If we want to be serious about keeping Lake Tahoe blue & preventing climate change, we need to set a date that the Tahoe Basin will be electric motors only on land & water. The EU already has electric only on selected lakes.
The climate clock is ticking...
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Momentum on Tahoe Transportation|Tahoe Regional Planning Agency — TRPA

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 1d

@jricole.bsky.social has been using the proper term for decades: squatters. They are on that land illegally.

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli Authorities Threaten to Strip Citizenship from "NAZA" Filmmakers documenting Gaza Genocide www.juancole.com/2026/09/auth...

Israeli Authorities Threaten to Strip Citizenship from "NAZA" Filmmakers documenting Gaza Genocide

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - The Yuval Abraham-Rachel Szor documentary No Other Land

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

The Strait (Jacket) of Trump www.juancole.com/2026/09/stra...

The Strait (Jacket) of Trump

( Tom Engelhardt Substack ) - Yes, our world is often predictable enough, or at least it was once upon a time. But gi...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Houthi offensive in Yemen adds to Fear that Iran War could escalate into a wider global Conflict www.juancole.com/2026/09/offe...

Houthi offensive in Yemen adds to Fear that Iran War could escalate into a wider global Conflict

By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University ...

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Paper Tiger: Trump's Lost Iran War is Making Everything More Expensive (Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole) www.juancole.com/2026/09/ever...

Paper Tiger: Trump's Lost Iran War is Making Everything More Expensive (Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole)

Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole on the Iran War and Energy Crisis for Background Briefing Here are the audio and a written transcript: ...

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 1d

🇺🇸 🇸🇦 The #US has approved the sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to #SaudiArabia, at a cost of over $24 billion.

#Riyadh has long sought to buy the military jets, but #Israel has expressed concerns over Saudi access to the technology.

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 1d

9/18 BREAKING NEWS: Diesel in Maine has a hit a record high, averaging $6.45 on Thursday driven by President Trump's spiraling war on Iran. A gallon of regular now averages $4.47 per gallon. Home heating is up 38 cents since last week, averaging $5.77 in #Maine. #MEpolitics

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...