Mostly tweets about my new production assistant #MartiKoco. Iranian. American. Kentuckian. Liverpool FC. Host of @WhiteAdjacent. Writer. RT disclaimer
Oct 23, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
NIAC isnt a regime apologist. It isnt an agent of the regime. They’ve gotten things wrong. Plenty of them. I care deeply for my friends in that organization. But this tweet and several like it over the last 6 plus years have been deeply damaging to its reputation.
The monumental communications failure has led to its continued marginalization and inability to shake off the incorrect monikers folks have used. This despite the good things the organization has done over the last 20 years.
Dec 4, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I understand the outrage here. It’s an offensive skit.
But this type of tweet has become the norm from folks at NIAC.
Rather than have an honest conversation about context and finding ways to engage in constructive conversations, staff there are content to stoke outrage. 1/
Of course, as leadership there have acknowledged when I brought up this complaint in August, the outrage is far more popular than finding constructive solutions and having tough conversations on how to move forward. 2/
May 6, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
'Why did I feel such nostalgia for days neither lived nor seen? I held onto the memories of others in the mistaken belief that if things went back to how they were before the revolution, I would be accepted.'
bit.ly/ShervinM 1/
Such a brilliant piece from my twitter friend @Swarthy_Bastard. So many gems and bits peeling back the onion into my own experience as the son of an immigrant from Iran. 2/
