Dilek Sayedahmed
@dileksayedahmed.bsky.social
Market Design Economist gone rogue | Director at WAGE & EIC ✨ Social Policy at NYU Paris | One of those academic types who prefers books over people✌🏾Elaine Benes of economics 🙋🏽♀️
I'm ashamed to say, I'm here, but for now: https://dileksay2.substack.com
I'm ashamed to say, I'm here, but for now: https://dileksay2.substack.com
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Just some thoughts from an immigrant economist gal wrapping up this historic election season. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise. The rhetoric of the center-left in the U.S. has been, as usual, frustrating.
Écoute: a monthly bookclub but we’re not all reading the same book, instead we gush about the books we r each individually reading. An opportunity to socialize with readers, learn about one another, and get new reading recommendations from real people instead of an algorithm. ✌🏾
September 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Écoute: a monthly bookclub but we’re not all reading the same book, instead we gush about the books we r each individually reading. An opportunity to socialize with readers, learn about one another, and get new reading recommendations from real people instead of an algorithm. ✌🏾
I just want Mackelmore to know that playing in public parks could help fuel a people's revolution in values. I want every artist of integrity to know this. You do not need a billionaire owned stadium to reach the people.
September 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I just want Mackelmore to know that playing in public parks could help fuel a people's revolution in values. I want every artist of integrity to know this. You do not need a billionaire owned stadium to reach the people.
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
September 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded. Just sayin.
September 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded. Just sayin.
“There was always something slightly out of place about me.” - Edward Said
Perhaps this is one of the deepest tensions of living between worlds: not simply belonging to more than one place, but never being fully contained by the categories available to describe you.
Perhaps this is one of the deepest tensions of living between worlds: not simply belonging to more than one place, but never being fully contained by the categories available to describe you.
September 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
“There was always something slightly out of place about me.” - Edward Said
Perhaps this is one of the deepest tensions of living between worlds: not simply belonging to more than one place, but never being fully contained by the categories available to describe you.
Perhaps this is one of the deepest tensions of living between worlds: not simply belonging to more than one place, but never being fully contained by the categories available to describe you.
SHENGEN HABIBI HERE WE COME! HADI BAKALIM!
September 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
SHENGEN HABIBI HERE WE COME! HADI BAKALIM!
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New: Police arrested human rights lawyer Noura Erakat during a Palm Beach County budget hearing.
Over 100 residents were giving comments against the county’s $1 billion investment in Israel bonds.
One commissioner insulted a protesting veteran, saying he was an embarrassment to his uniform.
Over 100 residents were giving comments against the county’s $1 billion investment in Israel bonds.
One commissioner insulted a protesting veteran, saying he was an embarrassment to his uniform.
September 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
New: Police arrested human rights lawyer Noura Erakat during a Palm Beach County budget hearing.
Over 100 residents were giving comments against the county’s $1 billion investment in Israel bonds.
One commissioner insulted a protesting veteran, saying he was an embarrassment to his uniform.
Over 100 residents were giving comments against the county’s $1 billion investment in Israel bonds.
One commissioner insulted a protesting veteran, saying he was an embarrassment to his uniform.
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Here we go: “the bloc must urgently rethink its partnerships”.
“I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU,” von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne
“I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU,” von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne
EU Chief Floats Plan to Make Canada First Associate Member — The Wall Street Journal
Von der Leyen added the eurozone bloc must urgently rethink its partnerships
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September 16, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Here we go: “the bloc must urgently rethink its partnerships”.
“I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU,” von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne
“I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU,” von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne
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Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
Oh be, masallah size, sagolun varolun yuce yurekli sanatcilar!
Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, and Finneas have said that they would withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour. apnews.com/article/ed-s...
September 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Oh be, masallah size, sagolun varolun yuce yurekli sanatcilar!
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Israelis Unite Against a New Enemy: 'NAZA,' a Film No One Has Seen
While the evidence of Israeli war crimes in the documentary film 'NAZA' may be extraordinary, the Israeli response to it is not
@davidiss.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
While the evidence of Israeli war crimes in the documentary film 'NAZA' may be extraordinary, the Israeli response to it is not
@davidiss.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Haaretz Today • Israelis unite against a new enemy: 'NAZA,' a film no one has seen
While the evidence of Israeli war crimes in the documentary film 'NAZA' may be extraordinary, the Israeli response to it is not
www.haaretz.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Israelis Unite Against a New Enemy: 'NAZA,' a Film No One Has Seen
While the evidence of Israeli war crimes in the documentary film 'NAZA' may be extraordinary, the Israeli response to it is not
@davidiss.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
While the evidence of Israeli war crimes in the documentary film 'NAZA' may be extraordinary, the Israeli response to it is not
@davidiss.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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PODCAST: How Israel wields international law as a license to kill
Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.
www.972mag.com/podcast-gaza...
Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.
www.972mag.com/podcast-gaza...
PODCAST: How Israel wields international law as a license to kill
Neve Gordon explains how laws meant to protect civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.
www.972mag.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
PODCAST: How Israel wields international law as a license to kill
Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.
www.972mag.com/podcast-gaza...
Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.
www.972mag.com/podcast-gaza...
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Essential.
Top AI researchers are increasingly convinced that AI is about to kill us all, so why isn’t our President? @alondra.bsky.social joins @djrothkopf.bsky.social to analyze where the truth really lies and how concerned we should all really be. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
youtu.be/pzji2H3pilA
youtu.be/pzji2H3pilA
September 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Essential.
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Inevitably there's criticism that the new documentary Naza focusses on Israeli perpetrators and not Palestinian victims.
To argue that the destruction of Gaza amounts to genocide, you need to prove special intent.
To prove intent, you need to enter the Israeli psyche, you need Israeli testimonials.
To argue that the destruction of Gaza amounts to genocide, you need to prove special intent.
To prove intent, you need to enter the Israeli psyche, you need Israeli testimonials.
September 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Inevitably there's criticism that the new documentary Naza focusses on Israeli perpetrators and not Palestinian victims.
To argue that the destruction of Gaza amounts to genocide, you need to prove special intent.
To prove intent, you need to enter the Israeli psyche, you need Israeli testimonials.
To argue that the destruction of Gaza amounts to genocide, you need to prove special intent.
To prove intent, you need to enter the Israeli psyche, you need Israeli testimonials.
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Yuval Avraham, co-director of "No other land" and "Naza" in an interview on how he started learning Arabic. With English subtitles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTQ...
يهود الشرق الأوسط // درس العربية ويعارض الاحتلال
YouTube video by People of the Book أهل الكتاب
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Yuval Avraham, co-director of "No other land" and "Naza" in an interview on how he started learning Arabic. With English subtitles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTQ...
How artistic thinking can heal a mechanistic world
This was an incredible read.
This was an incredible read.
How artistic thinking can heal a mechanistic world - Club of Rome | The Fifth Element
The artistic mind reminds us that creation is not an act of domination but of dialogue.
thefifthelement.earth
September 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
How artistic thinking can heal a mechanistic world
This was an incredible read.
This was an incredible read.
“There is no thanks for duty.”
— Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.
— Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.
September 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
“There is no thanks for duty.”
— Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.
— Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.
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When I was a guide at Monticello and got asked the inevitable "was he a good slave owner?" question I used to just say "there's no such thing as a good slave owner." But in practice I found that landed more like a scolding than an actual explanation.
March 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
When I was a guide at Monticello and got asked the inevitable "was he a good slave owner?" question I used to just say "there's no such thing as a good slave owner." But in practice I found that landed more like a scolding than an actual explanation.
yep, this is bad. like, bad. but please do carry on.
One of the biggest things to me is this is *on by default* and OpenAI not disclosing humans may read chats like this. I asked where they do disclose it, the company didn't answer. They did quietly update info telling people how to opt-out after I emailed them though www.404media.co/inside-proje...
September 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
yep, this is bad. like, bad. but please do carry on.
Reposted by Dilek Sayedahmed
One of the biggest things to me is this is *on by default* and OpenAI not disclosing humans may read chats like this. I asked where they do disclose it, the company didn't answer. They did quietly update info telling people how to opt-out after I emailed them though www.404media.co/inside-proje...
September 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
One of the biggest things to me is this is *on by default* and OpenAI not disclosing humans may read chats like this. I asked where they do disclose it, the company didn't answer. They did quietly update info telling people how to opt-out after I emailed them though www.404media.co/inside-proje...
Un petit rappel pour votre lundi: the individual named Kanye West did a song Heil Hitler and no person stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is still ongoing. Fun fact: Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at. I hope that helps.
September 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Un petit rappel pour votre lundi: the individual named Kanye West did a song Heil Hitler and no person stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is still ongoing. Fun fact: Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at. I hope that helps.
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Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading.
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
September 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
écoute. I’m sorry but people need to be more embarrassed about using chatgbt. No but tellement.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
September 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM
écoute. I’m sorry but people need to be more embarrassed about using chatgbt. No but tellement.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.