Elmira Bayrasli
@elmirab.bsky.social
CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Interruptrr, a weekly newsletter. https://interruptrr.substack.com
"The Iranians clearly see control of Hormuz as more valuable than the oil moving through it." @elmirab.bsky.social interruptrr.substack.com/p/the-week-i...
The Week, Interrupted: July 17
The battle for Hormuz, personnel changes in Ukraine, AI conference in China, US efforts in Libya, Hungary ousts its president, Andy Burnham takes over as UK's prime minister. And the gender tracker!
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Works are by Thaler Pekar @deepaiyer.bsky.social @rekha6.bsky.social @romainmurphy.bsky.social MKMinani Alisha Bhagat @keefemurren.bsky.social @scoxsmith.bsky.social @elmirab.bsky.social @dunagan23.bsky.social Eboné Bishop @jedm.bsky.social @mythilisk.bsky.social Rashida Boyd @meowtree.bsky.social
Why is the US continuing to strike boats in the Caribbean and Pacific? @k8brannen.bsky.social reflects on the on going strikes—that are costing lives. Zombie Mission: The US’ Killing Spree in the Caribbean and Pacific open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Zombie Mission: The US’ Killing Spree in the Caribbean and Pacific
The US continues to target vessels in southern waters. Why?
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“What happens in countries whose democratic development for decades has been overtly or subtly undermined when Russia’s ability to influence domestic politics changes?” I’ve been thinking a lot about this and here are some more thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/quirkglo...
The Russia Vacuum and How to Fill it
When once-predictable political dynamics undergo a shift due to a major event, like war, public opinion generally moves as well. But in which direction?
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Cuba: Maximum Pressure, Minimal Plan open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Cuba: Maximum Pressure, Minimal Plan
Reeling from Iran, Trump is making moves on Cuba. But that's all it seems to be. Meanwhile, Iran is working on deals to charge ships in Hormuz. And the Gender Tracker shows... 🙄
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💭 What comes after Fidesz? I enjoyed chatting w/ @elmirab.bsky.social about Magyar’s rise and the durability of Orbanism. We discussed Hungary’s future inside the EU, and the legacy of Orbán-era policies. 🎧 Give it a listen & follow Interruptrr on Substack: interruptrr.substack.com/p/peter-magy...
Péter Magyar takes power in Hungary
A conversation with Zsuzsanna Végh on what to expect from Hungary's new leader, especially for women.
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Thrilled to join the next cohort of the Moynihan Fellows at @cuny.edu moynihancenter.ccny.cuny.edu/2026-senior-...
Introducing the 2026 Moynihan Center Senior Fellows
The Moynihan Center has named fifteen writers, scholars, and practitioners to its 2026–2027 cohort of Senior Fellows.
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The Other Fault Line: North Korea & Japan open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
The Other Fault Line: North Korea & Japan
The Middle East isn't the only place where there are massive shifts. A look at how North Korea and Japan are changing Asia. Links on Iran, OPEC, and Delcy Rodriguez's pin! And new: op-ed numbers.
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Find someone to love you like the NYT loves tech bros www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/b...
The Podcast Where You Can Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite
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For Hungary: Erdoğan's Example open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
For Hungary: Erdoğan's Example
Orbán is gone. But as Erdoğan’s rise and rule showed, democratic hope is not enough. Also, the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, the US-Iran push for peace, Sudan's war at 3, and Xi Jinping's rotating door.
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Trump threatened to wipe out an entire civilization on the 32nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which the West stood by and watched. That’s my commentary this week, along with a roundup of the week's headlines. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
They Not Like Us
The US-Iran ceasefire, Hungary's election, protests in Cuba, and a look at Trump's genocidal threats—32 years after the Rwandan genocide.
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This is from last year, but still relevant. Hegseth banned “identity” celebrations at the Pentagon—no celebrating Black or Women’s History, no celebrating pride. The one exception: St. Patrick’s Day. From @texasstandard.bsky.social www.texasstandard.org/stories/mili...
The military banned cultural awareness celebrations – except for St. Patrick’s Day
Women’s History Month and Black History Month are among those events no longer celebrated in the armed forces.
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Iran: A War No One Controls open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Iran: A War No One Controls
The war is going into its 3rd week, with a new Supreme Leader, higher oil prices, and no end insight. Also, China's new "ethnic harmony" law, Kast takes power in Chile, and the Shield of the Americas.
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How much is Trump's war on Iran costing us In 6 days, it's cost over $11 billion. @k8brannen.bsky.social on the out of control military spending, which will add to our out of control debt. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/o...
Opinion | It’s Trump’s War. We’re Stuck With the Bill.
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Gas prices are up 20% since last week. When will they come back down? And what happens if they don’t? My latest for Businessweek @bloomberg.com 🎁 🔗 in bio #iran #oilprices #gasprices
Of the two Trump cabinet members that the Democrats were after, Kristi Noem, a woman, was easier to throw under the bus. Howard Lutnik, implicated in the Epstein files, should go too. But men don’t pay a price for abusing women.
Trying to make sense of the US war on Iran? I’ve pulled together the biggest q's—how it widens...how it ends. Also, ahead of #IWD: Iran’s women have been the clearest signal of the regime’s brutality—and the surest clue to what real change would take. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
All About Iran
The questions everyone is asking about Iran—and the women who had the answers all along.
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The war in Iran is going badly, so Trump is changing the subject:
Love all the anti-war commentary, but why is it being had among men? Women not only have been pushing this for decades but working on it. If you want to fix US foreign policy, include women.
Yanar Mohammed's "assassination is therefore not an isolated act of violence, but, as MADRE points out in a remembrance, a stark reminder of how human rights defenders, particularly feminist leaders, remain vulnerable to violence." May she rest in power.
Elmira Bayrasli@elmirab.bsky.social · 5mo agoRemembering Yanar Mohammed—because mainstream media has failed to. She was a human and women's rights defender, gunned down in Baghdad. She deserves to be honored. And we deserve a media with a wider lens. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Remembering Yanar Mohammed—because mainstream media has failed to. She was a human and women's rights defender, gunned down in Baghdad. She deserves to be honored. And we deserve a media with a wider lens. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
Remembering Yanar Mohammed
The Iraqi feminist and human rights activist was gunned down in Baghdad
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Prediction Markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are now worth more than $100 billion. They can be great for the little guy and even better for the inside trader. And everyone from sports leagues to the stock markets are on the take. Latest issue of Businessweek @bloomberg.com #polymarket #economy
The Other Showdown: The Pentagon v. Anthropic open.substack.com/pub/interrup...
The Other Showdown: The Pentagon v. Anthropic
Iran isn't the only emerging crisis at DoD; Hegseth has given the AI company Anthropic and ultimatum to either comply with its request to drop guardrails or else....
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In January, we launched TrumpCensorship.com, where we track the 200+ instances of Trump administration censorship. Academic research has been particularly hard hit, as I'll discuss w/ @defendresearch.bsky.social in a webinar next week. Register here: www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...
Webinar Series
Since releasing the "Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship" in mid-February, the #DefendResearch team has engaged with scholars and experts around the world who view the cu...
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