Aymann Ismail
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Newark, NJ, United States
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I Was Inside the Capitol Riot. Tucker Carlson’s Not All Wrong About the Rioters.
His narrative breaks down in another way. → Read More
The Poll That Did in Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Is Even Dumber Than You Can Imagine
The pollster Rasmussen assumed its audience was stupid, and in the case of Scott Adams, it was right. → Read More
I Knew Kids Were Getting Sicker This Year. I Wasn’t Prepared for When It Happened to Us.
I wasn’t worried until I saw the nurse’s face. → Read More
No Man Has Ever Been Happier Than This Guy Reacting to Tuesday’s World Cup Shocker
This right here is why we love the World Cup: It hurts badly to lose, but oh my God, can it make your heart explode if the team repping your country wins. And when your team is one of the worst–ranked in the whole competition, and somehow beats one of the teams favorited to win the cup, well, you might feel like this guy: This is Khalil al-Balushi, an Oman national providing commentary for… → Read More
The Truth About an Alarming Rumor of Mass Executions in Iran—and What’s Really Happening Now
The government may not be able to afford to execute protestors. → Read More
What the Far-Right Fringe Online Is Planning for Election Day
The conspiracies are already proliferating. → Read More
A Chinese Immigrant’s Fearless Comedy Set Went Viral. Then Came the Backlash.
Comedian He Huang on becoming an international sensation—and the reaction from China. → Read More
Inside the Making of the Year’s Most Uncomfortable Scene
It starts with an awkward exchange with a Holocaust survivor. Then it gets worse. → Read More
The Town That Came Up With a Jaw-Dropping Solution to Banish Its Homeless People
Not everyone wants to talk about it. → Read More
The Uprising Over a Woman’s Killing by Iran’s “Morality Police” is Unlike Anything the Country Has Seen
Mahsa Amini’s death has awakened a generation. → Read More
A 24-Year-Old Finished the Military’s Most Controversial Elite “Training”—Then Died Hours Later. The Fallout Is Growing.
“I think it’s important to not call this ‘training.’ They're not training you to do anything.” → Read More
Netflix’s Groundbreaking New Show Is Much More Than a Comedy—but Be Careful What You Call It
Mo might be more than you bargained for. → Read More
The Mysterious Murders of Four Men Shook Muslims. The Apparent Suspect Did Even More.
A recent string of murders in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was unusual. None of the four victims were robbed, and all had been caught off guard, seemingly ambushed and executed. Authorities said the victims had only one thing in common: They were all members of the small Muslim community there. The murders were merciless. According to the account of a victim’s brother, his plan to return the body to… → Read More
The Conspiracy Theory About the Trump FBI Raid That’s Blowing Up the Far-Right Deep Web
If you haven’t heard of the “war on dissidents,” you may soon. → Read More
Is Alex Jones Screwed? The Guy Who Chronicles Him for a Living Has a Prediction.
“My sense was this is as good as it could be for an Alex Jones trial.” → Read More
I Will Never Forgive Marvel’s Latest Hit for What It Does to My Home State
I cannot support this. → Read More
How the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Reacted to the Jan. 6 Hearing
It might make them more dangerous. → Read More
There’s a Reason Boris Johnson Went Down This Way
An American’s guide to what the hell is going on over there. → Read More
How Exactly Does the Secret Service Feel About the Jan. 6 Bombshells? It Ain’t Good.
"The only thing I can think of is when Lyndon Johnson threatened to shoot out the tires of a follow-up car." → Read More
I Was a Reporter for Russian State-Run Media. There Was a Clear Moment It All Fell Apart.
"On Feb. 23, we knew that something big and awful was coming." → Read More