Aditi Rao
@aditilrao.bsky.social
(still) mostly tweeting. classics @ pr*ncton. philly, pa.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
princeton dropping some horrid, imperiling, guidance today re ICE. don't listen to collaborators! if you see ice in princeton, tell everyone ! especially Resistencia en Acción's rapid response (640-466-2386) so the most vulnerable in this community (not students, but workers) are kept safe!!
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
princeton dropping some horrid, imperiling, guidance today re ICE. don't listen to collaborators! if you see ice in princeton, tell everyone ! especially Resistencia en Acción's rapid response (640-466-2386) so the most vulnerable in this community (not students, but workers) are kept safe!!
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horrific news. we are hosting a screening and a discussion with prisoner solidarity activists on Jan 30th. please join us to learn about the abuses in the Alabama prison system, and support currently incarcerated political prisoner Michael Kimble.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/the...
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/the...
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 AM
horrific news. we are hosting a screening and a discussion with prisoner solidarity activists on Jan 30th. please join us to learn about the abuses in the Alabama prison system, and support currently incarcerated political prisoner Michael Kimble.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/the...
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/the...
Nice and all, but enormously disrespectful to drape this man in the flag of the country whose sanctioned militia executed him.
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Nice and all, but enormously disrespectful to drape this man in the flag of the country whose sanctioned militia executed him.
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Abolish ICE is not enough.
It's not about training -- Ross who killed Renee Good was a TRAINER. It's not about body cams -- we saw Alex Pretti killed with our own eyes.
We have to abolish the idea that violence ever made us safer, before it's too late.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's not about training -- Ross who killed Renee Good was a TRAINER. It's not about body cams -- we saw Alex Pretti killed with our own eyes.
We have to abolish the idea that violence ever made us safer, before it's too late.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray
It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Abolish ICE is not enough.
It's not about training -- Ross who killed Renee Good was a TRAINER. It's not about body cams -- we saw Alex Pretti killed with our own eyes.
We have to abolish the idea that violence ever made us safer, before it's too late.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's not about training -- Ross who killed Renee Good was a TRAINER. It's not about body cams -- we saw Alex Pretti killed with our own eyes.
We have to abolish the idea that violence ever made us safer, before it's too late.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As we storm-prep here with our blankets and space-heaters and stocked fridges, I’m thinking about the TEN infants who have died of hypothermia this winter in Gaza. I’m donating the amount I spent in groceries this weekend to The Sameer Project (chuffed.org/project/1491...). I hope you do the same.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM
As we storm-prep here with our blankets and space-heaters and stocked fridges, I’m thinking about the TEN infants who have died of hypothermia this winter in Gaza. I’m donating the amount I spent in groceries this weekend to The Sameer Project (chuffed.org/project/1491...). I hope you do the same.
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— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
Bari Weiss’s CBS News Won’t Even Condemn Israel for Killing a CBS Contributor
Instead, the network’s new top anchor Tony Dokoupil peddles Israel’s talking points about it killing a Palestinian journalist. A CBS source calls it a ‘disgrace.’
zeteo.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
ICE murdered Maher Tarabishi’s son, Wael, by depriving him of his caregiver and now is refusing to let Maher attend his son’s funeral. Extraordinary practices of cruelty.
January 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
ICE murdered Maher Tarabishi’s son, Wael, by depriving him of his caregiver and now is refusing to let Maher attend his son’s funeral. Extraordinary practices of cruelty.
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My loose info so far is that the Minneapolis General Strike today had about 80 unions sign on, and it might be one of the biggest labor actions in decades depending on your definition
January 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
My loose info so far is that the Minneapolis General Strike today had about 80 unions sign on, and it might be one of the biggest labor actions in decades depending on your definition
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I know @kerryhowley.bsky.social is at the top of her game & able to make choices many writers can't but oh my god does she make some capital-J journalists look stupid for fetishizing an objectivity that means "no conscience" & thinking that's what makes them good at the job nymag.com/intelligence...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Resistance
On the ground in Minneapolis, watching out for ICE at every corner, crosswalk, church, and school.
nymag.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I know @kerryhowley.bsky.social is at the top of her game & able to make choices many writers can't but oh my god does she make some capital-J journalists look stupid for fetishizing an objectivity that means "no conscience" & thinking that's what makes them good at the job nymag.com/intelligence...
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
[statistical voice] abolish ice is a moderate position
*Another* new YouGov / Economist poll shows continuing mounting support for abolishing ICE:
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
[statistical voice] abolish ice is a moderate position
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Dazzling essay. Strong recommend.
“The history of language can refuse genealogy in favor of solidarity and set aside what we have shared in favor of what we might someday share.”
New at PB, Aditi Rao looks at two recent books that explore what to do with a shared ancient language.
New at PB, Aditi Rao looks at two recent books that explore what to do with a shared ancient language.
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Dazzling essay. Strong recommend.
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Federal officials keep telling the public to stay away from their immigration enforcement actions and also keep brutally assaulting people in broad daylight, leaving the public the only ones to hold them accountable.
The public does not trust DHS to behave civilly or legally.
The public does not trust DHS to behave civilly or legally.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Federal officials keep telling the public to stay away from their immigration enforcement actions and also keep brutally assaulting people in broad daylight, leaving the public the only ones to hold them accountable.
The public does not trust DHS to behave civilly or legally.
The public does not trust DHS to behave civilly or legally.
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Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
January 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
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“What would such an antigenealogical, transcendent philology that I’ve called for here look like? One example might be found in Jennifer Scappettone’s Poetry After Barbarism.”
Read @aditilrao.bsky.social’s review, new at PB.
Read @aditilrao.bsky.social’s review, new at PB.
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
“What would such an antigenealogical, transcendent philology that I’ve called for here look like? One example might be found in Jennifer Scappettone’s Poetry After Barbarism.”
Read @aditilrao.bsky.social’s review, new at PB.
Read @aditilrao.bsky.social’s review, new at PB.
On the 10th anniversary of his death, here's the last poem Rohith Vemula wrote, and a poem his life inspired by Meena Alexander.
"One day you will find me in history / in the bad light, in the yellow pages."
"One day you will find me in history / in the bad light, in the yellow pages."
January 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
On the 10th anniversary of his death, here's the last poem Rohith Vemula wrote, and a poem his life inspired by Meena Alexander.
"One day you will find me in history / in the bad light, in the yellow pages."
"One day you will find me in history / in the bad light, in the yellow pages."
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"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
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workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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The pettiness is just unbelievable. 250 goats isn’t nothing but it’s a basically negligible bonus for these settlements while it probably financially ruined a bunch of Syrians
Israeli soldiers in Israeli-occupied Syria stole over 250 goats from a Syrian farmstead and took them to multiple illegal settlements in the Israeli occupied West Bank
Israeli troops smuggled herd of 250 goats from Syria to West Bank farms — report
IDF tells Israeli TV network that team commander was dismissed from service over incident and company commander reprimanded, while squad itself was suspended for significant period
www.timesofisrael.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The pettiness is just unbelievable. 250 goats isn’t nothing but it’s a basically negligible bonus for these settlements while it probably financially ruined a bunch of Syrians
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NJ is is under attack and our brave and dedicated volunteers are out there supporting our neighbors. Please donate to help families in need and to get necessary equipment for our volunteers. Anything helps. #nohumanisillegal #resist
Please donate to support the work of the brave volunteers helping our immigrant community in NJ. They need money for gas, food, vests, to print flyers and to cover basic needs of families facing abduction and deportation. Anything helps. Please donate.
Rapid Response Emergency Fund
🌟 Join us in solidarity and resistance! 🌟We are calling on all our allies to take part and make a contribution to our Rapid Response Emergency Fund today. Your support will directly assist detained fa...
www.zeffy.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
NJ is is under attack and our brave and dedicated volunteers are out there supporting our neighbors. Please donate to help families in need and to get necessary equipment for our volunteers. Anything helps. #nohumanisillegal #resist
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UPDATE ON THE BOYCOTT OF PEN AMERICA: The Writers Won. The boycott is lifted. Fuck yeah.
Icymi, when writers organize, they win.
As Writers Against the War on Gaza lifts its PEN America boycott, it looks back at the power of collective pressure, and looks ahead toward the work to come.
lithub.com/the-boycott-...
writersagainstthewarongaza.com/statements/p...
As Writers Against the War on Gaza lifts its PEN America boycott, it looks back at the power of collective pressure, and looks ahead toward the work to come.
lithub.com/the-boycott-...
writersagainstthewarongaza.com/statements/p...
The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.
On December 31st, 2025, Writers Against the War on Gaza ended their boycott of PEN America, declaring a win in the collective effort of pressure and condemnation that they helped to organize: …as P…
lithub.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
UPDATE ON THE BOYCOTT OF PEN AMERICA: The Writers Won. The boycott is lifted. Fuck yeah.
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Grateful for this gorgeous analysis—also a rallying cry in a time of gloom: "Scappettone offers the ultimate rejoinder to both Auerbach & Said...[O]ur language—our home—must also be planetary & cosmic, escaping the entrapments that make an internationalized earth just another vestige of the state."
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. In a new review, @aditilrao.bsky.social asks: Why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Grateful for this gorgeous analysis—also a rallying cry in a time of gloom: "Scappettone offers the ultimate rejoinder to both Auerbach & Said...[O]ur language—our home—must also be planetary & cosmic, escaping the entrapments that make an internationalized earth just another vestige of the state."