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.

https://twitter.com/jabdi/status/1584200752461148161

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.

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/

https://twitter.com/AssalRad/status/1466883424598122498

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/

'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.'

From @Swarthy_Bastard

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/