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Political Anthropologist @UCIrvine, new book War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror. On Bluesky @samar42.bsky.social

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I wrote about the Kenya protests, noting that US/NATO's growing reliance on Kenya to protect Western interests in Haiti, Somalia, AND the Red Sea (amidst the blockade led by Yemen's Houthi government) means that the US is likely to shield Ruto at all costs.
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It was a pleasure to speak with @p_somayajula, host of @ReturnToBandung podcast about Kenya's entanglement with US empire, and more. Take a listen!.
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🚨🚨RETURN TO BANDUNG EP. 20 OUT NOW🚨🚨. In this episode, I'm joined by political anthropologist @samar42, author of War-Making as World-Making (@stanfordpress, 2024), to discuss how the U.S. outsources imperial violence to the Global South. Listen now:.
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RT @gazamom: My family in Gaza City have sent me desperate pleas for help just now -they fear it is not longer a matter of whether, but whe….
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RT @ZohranKMamdani: In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the o….
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RT @LarryMadowo: BREAKING: Kenyan authorities have ordered TV and radio stations to stop broadcasting ongoing protests live. They have st….
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RT @janetmachuka_: These are people. These are Kenyans! .#SiriNiNumbers #June25th .
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RT @DanChepta: Thousands of protestors, stalled at AAR Hospital on Kiambu Road, . Breached the choke point en route to Thika Road toward St….
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RT @nyeusi_waasi: 25 June 2025 marks one year since Kenya’s Generation Z shook the nation and the continent by launching a bold and decentr….
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RT @Mohamed_Gabobe: My latest piece for @AJEnglish dwelling into why their are so many #US drone strikes happening in #Somalia under the #T….
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RT @AssalRad: The U.S. just started a war with Iran, with no approval from Congress. All to protect a genocidal state’s right to continue s….
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RT @ravi_mangla: This is one of the most stunningly sincere and human things I've seen from a politician. (h/t to @Annie_McDonough) https….
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RT @minlayla77: In 1953, when the CIA and M16 overthrew Mosaddegh they denied their involvement for decades. Today, they're just tweeting o….
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RT @IssaShivji: To African & World Leaders whose hearts still tick. The unrelenting genocide in Gaza and the war between Israel and Iran is….
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RT @RichardChow929: I am Richard Chow, taxi driver. 2021, @ZohranKMamdani supported taxi driver' protest 45 days 24/7, including 15 days hu….
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RT @ansurnetwork: Episosde 11 of the Under Surveillance podcast goes live! ANSUR in discussion with Samar Al-Bulushi about her new book, W….
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RT @thenation: Zohran Mamdani is running a modern version of Fiorello La Guardia’s 1930s NYC mayoral campaigns: with bold plans to make the….
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Maxamed Abumaye's brilliant book with @ucpress is out today!! 🎉🎉
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