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This year, @democracyforward.org has filed over 100 legal actions challenging the Trump administration.
Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
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Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist
This year, @democracyforward.org has filed over 100 legal actions challenging the Trump administration.
Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist
Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist
September 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This year, @democracyforward.org has filed over 100 legal actions challenging the Trump administration.
Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist
Join @americanbar.org for a conversation with @skyeperryman.bsky.social - Safeguarding Democracy: Stories from the Legal Frontlines.
Wed, Oct 8 at 11am EST
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Even as the BJP party dismantles India's democracy, social movements are resisting. Join experts:
🎙️ @riachia93.bsky.social, @hfhr.bsky.social
🎙️ @asethi.bsky.social, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
🎙️ Aabha Muralidharan, writer/researcher
🎙️ @basavsen.bsky.social, IPS
Register: ips-dc.org/event/democr...
🎙️ @riachia93.bsky.social, @hfhr.bsky.social
🎙️ @asethi.bsky.social, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
🎙️ Aabha Muralidharan, writer/researcher
🎙️ @basavsen.bsky.social, IPS
Register: ips-dc.org/event/democr...
September 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Even as the BJP party dismantles India's democracy, social movements are resisting. Join experts:
🎙️ @riachia93.bsky.social, @hfhr.bsky.social
🎙️ @asethi.bsky.social, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
🎙️ Aabha Muralidharan, writer/researcher
🎙️ @basavsen.bsky.social, IPS
Register: ips-dc.org/event/democr...
🎙️ @riachia93.bsky.social, @hfhr.bsky.social
🎙️ @asethi.bsky.social, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
🎙️ Aabha Muralidharan, writer/researcher
🎙️ @basavsen.bsky.social, IPS
Register: ips-dc.org/event/democr...
Looking ahead - there will be no greater moral and professional shame than being an apologist or defender of Israel while they committed genocide for the entire world to see.
August 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Looking ahead - there will be no greater moral and professional shame than being an apologist or defender of Israel while they committed genocide for the entire world to see.
It’s so odious to critique people for being singularly focused or too focused on Palestine.
A genocide has been broadcast on our feeds & screens every day for more than 1.5 years.
It’s an attack on our shared humanity & global order.
Israel is devaluing & endangering us all.
A genocide has been broadcast on our feeds & screens every day for more than 1.5 years.
It’s an attack on our shared humanity & global order.
Israel is devaluing & endangering us all.
May 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s so odious to critique people for being singularly focused or too focused on Palestine.
A genocide has been broadcast on our feeds & screens every day for more than 1.5 years.
It’s an attack on our shared humanity & global order.
Israel is devaluing & endangering us all.
A genocide has been broadcast on our feeds & screens every day for more than 1.5 years.
It’s an attack on our shared humanity & global order.
Israel is devaluing & endangering us all.
India leads the world in digital authoritarianism.
They’ve ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts across India - refusal to comply could result in fines & imprisonment of X’s local employees.
Blocked accounts include human rights defenders & international news outlets.
They’ve ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts across India - refusal to comply could result in fines & imprisonment of X’s local employees.
Blocked accounts include human rights defenders & international news outlets.
May 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
India leads the world in digital authoritarianism.
They’ve ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts across India - refusal to comply could result in fines & imprisonment of X’s local employees.
Blocked accounts include human rights defenders & international news outlets.
They’ve ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts across India - refusal to comply could result in fines & imprisonment of X’s local employees.
Blocked accounts include human rights defenders & international news outlets.
Jeanette Vizguerra is a longtime immigration activist based in Denver. ICE agents arrested her a few weeks ago & she is now at risk of deportation.
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017, and told her story in my book, American Hate: Survivors Speak Out.
thereimagining.substack.com/p/ice-detain...
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017, and told her story in my book, American Hate: Survivors Speak Out.
thereimagining.substack.com/p/ice-detain...
April 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jeanette Vizguerra is a longtime immigration activist based in Denver. ICE agents arrested her a few weeks ago & she is now at risk of deportation.
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017, and told her story in my book, American Hate: Survivors Speak Out.
thereimagining.substack.com/p/ice-detain...
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017, and told her story in my book, American Hate: Survivors Speak Out.
thereimagining.substack.com/p/ice-detain...
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed 381 books from its library.
American Hate: Survivors Speak Out, my 2018 book on hate violence, is one of them.
Solidarity with storytellers everywhere fighting to reclaim our many untold histories.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
American Hate: Survivors Speak Out, my 2018 book on hate violence, is one of them.
Solidarity with storytellers everywhere fighting to reclaim our many untold histories.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
The office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the college to adhere to an executive order from President Trump banning educational material related to diversity, equity and inclusion topics.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed 381 books from its library.
American Hate: Survivors Speak Out, my 2018 book on hate violence, is one of them.
Solidarity with storytellers everywhere fighting to reclaim our many untold histories.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
American Hate: Survivors Speak Out, my 2018 book on hate violence, is one of them.
Solidarity with storytellers everywhere fighting to reclaim our many untold histories.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
Now is a time to affirm free speech, the rule of law & democratic norms.
Join us on Wed, April 9 at noon EST for an online discussion on Columbia student activist, Mahmoud Khalil. We will be joined by two of his attorneys, Alina Das & Ramzi Kassem.
RSVP below.
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on Wed, April 9 at noon EST for an online discussion on Columbia student activist, Mahmoud Khalil. We will be joined by two of his attorneys, Alina Das & Ramzi Kassem.
RSVP below.
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Now is a time to affirm free speech, the rule of law & democratic norms.
Join us on Wed, April 9 at noon EST for an online discussion on Columbia student activist, Mahmoud Khalil. We will be joined by two of his attorneys, Alina Das & Ramzi Kassem.
RSVP below.
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on Wed, April 9 at noon EST for an online discussion on Columbia student activist, Mahmoud Khalil. We will be joined by two of his attorneys, Alina Das & Ramzi Kassem.
RSVP below.
americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Arjun S Sethi
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra has been detained in Denver by ICE and faces deportation.
Read more from @asethi.bsky.social who interviewed Vizguerra for his book AMERICAN HATE.
Read more from @asethi.bsky.social who interviewed Vizguerra for his book AMERICAN HATE.
The Story of Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra | The New Press
By Arjun Singh Sethi Immigration authorities detained longtime immigrant rights activist, Jeanette Vizguerra, in Denver last week. Jeanette has lived in Colorado for more than twenty years and is at i...
thenewpress.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra has been detained in Denver by ICE and faces deportation.
Read more from @asethi.bsky.social who interviewed Vizguerra for his book AMERICAN HATE.
Read more from @asethi.bsky.social who interviewed Vizguerra for his book AMERICAN HATE.
ICE detained longtime immigrant rights activist, Jeanette Vizguerra, in Denver last week. She’s at risk of imminent deportation.
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017 & compiled a testimonial in her own words for my book, American Hate.
Read it here. Join the fight.
thenewpress.com/blog/book-ex...
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017 & compiled a testimonial in her own words for my book, American Hate.
Read it here. Join the fight.
thenewpress.com/blog/book-ex...
The Story of Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra | The New Press
By Arjun Singh Sethi Immigration authorities detained longtime immigrant rights activist, Jeanette Vizguerra, in Denver last week. Jeanette has lived in Colorado for more than twenty years and is at i...
thenewpress.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICE detained longtime immigrant rights activist, Jeanette Vizguerra, in Denver last week. She’s at risk of imminent deportation.
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017 & compiled a testimonial in her own words for my book, American Hate.
Read it here. Join the fight.
thenewpress.com/blog/book-ex...
I spent time with Jeanette in 2017 & compiled a testimonial in her own words for my book, American Hate.
Read it here. Join the fight.
thenewpress.com/blog/book-ex...
I’m old enough to remember when the right accused of the left of cancel culture.
Now the President and DHS are attempting to strip people of their visas and deport them on account of protected speech.
We’ve never seen anything like this before.
Now the President and DHS are attempting to strip people of their visas and deport them on account of protected speech.
We’ve never seen anything like this before.
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the right accused of the left of cancel culture.
Now the President and DHS are attempting to strip people of their visas and deport them on account of protected speech.
We’ve never seen anything like this before.
Now the President and DHS are attempting to strip people of their visas and deport them on account of protected speech.
We’ve never seen anything like this before.
Modi & the BJP have stripped dozens of individuals of their overseas citizenship because they dared to critique his government.
Now a US journalist is suing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Now a US journalist is suing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
US journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship
Raphael Satter had his OCI card taken away after publishing a story critical of an Indian businessman
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Modi & the BJP have stripped dozens of individuals of their overseas citizenship because they dared to critique his government.
Now a US journalist is suing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Now a US journalist is suing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Palestinians are the front line right now.
When you protect them from genocide, you protect everyone from cruel violence.
When you protect their speech, you ensure free speech for all.
When you protect them from genocide, you protect everyone from cruel violence.
When you protect their speech, you ensure free speech for all.
March 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Palestinians are the front line right now.
When you protect them from genocide, you protect everyone from cruel violence.
When you protect their speech, you ensure free speech for all.
When you protect them from genocide, you protect everyone from cruel violence.
When you protect their speech, you ensure free speech for all.
Brian Nesvik is Trump’s nominee to run US Wildlife Service.
When Nesvik ran the Wyoming Game Dept, a local ran over a wolf with a snowmobile, taped her mouth shut, paraded her around a local bar & shot her later. The images are haunting.
Despite a national outcry, Nesvik only fined the man $250.
When Nesvik ran the Wyoming Game Dept, a local ran over a wolf with a snowmobile, taped her mouth shut, paraded her around a local bar & shot her later. The images are haunting.
Despite a national outcry, Nesvik only fined the man $250.
February 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Brian Nesvik is Trump’s nominee to run US Wildlife Service.
When Nesvik ran the Wyoming Game Dept, a local ran over a wolf with a snowmobile, taped her mouth shut, paraded her around a local bar & shot her later. The images are haunting.
Despite a national outcry, Nesvik only fined the man $250.
When Nesvik ran the Wyoming Game Dept, a local ran over a wolf with a snowmobile, taped her mouth shut, paraded her around a local bar & shot her later. The images are haunting.
Despite a national outcry, Nesvik only fined the man $250.
It’s honorable to see federal employees resign in protest because they refuse to be agents of authoritarianism & corruption.
I only wish more federal employees did the same in support of Palestine. It takes so many people across our govt to carry out the genocide in Palestine.
I only wish more federal employees did the same in support of Palestine. It takes so many people across our govt to carry out the genocide in Palestine.
February 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s honorable to see federal employees resign in protest because they refuse to be agents of authoritarianism & corruption.
I only wish more federal employees did the same in support of Palestine. It takes so many people across our govt to carry out the genocide in Palestine.
I only wish more federal employees did the same in support of Palestine. It takes so many people across our govt to carry out the genocide in Palestine.
EnergyTransfer — the Oil company behind Dakota Access Pipeline — is suing Greenpeace USA for $300 million for their role in the uprising. The trial begins next week.
The case could set a dangerous
precedent allowing attacks on unions,
activists & journalists. Take action at greenpeaceontrial.org
The case could set a dangerous
precedent allowing attacks on unions,
activists & journalists. Take action at greenpeaceontrial.org
February 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
EnergyTransfer — the Oil company behind Dakota Access Pipeline — is suing Greenpeace USA for $300 million for their role in the uprising. The trial begins next week.
The case could set a dangerous
precedent allowing attacks on unions,
activists & journalists. Take action at greenpeaceontrial.org
The case could set a dangerous
precedent allowing attacks on unions,
activists & journalists. Take action at greenpeaceontrial.org
The UN Human Rights Council has publicly called on India to stop targeting Sikh activists in Canada, the U.S. & other countries, and has accused India of multiple human rights violations in a newly released report from UNHRC special rapporteurs.
pressprogress.ca/un-human-rig...
pressprogress.ca/un-human-rig...
UN Human Rights Report Accuses Government of India of Carrying Out ‘Systematic Attacks’ on Sikhs in Canada
UNHRC Special Rapporteurs accuse India of violating human rights and international law in newly released report
pressprogress.ca
January 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The UN Human Rights Council has publicly called on India to stop targeting Sikh activists in Canada, the U.S. & other countries, and has accused India of multiple human rights violations in a newly released report from UNHRC special rapporteurs.
pressprogress.ca/un-human-rig...
pressprogress.ca/un-human-rig...
Reposted by Arjun S Sethi
Please join to learn about Sikh political history and activism in North America and India. Two great speakers that are also great teachers, imo.
The Indian government has targeted Sikhs across North America with surveillance, censorship, harassment & murder.
Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
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Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Please join to learn about Sikh political history and activism in North America and India. Two great speakers that are also great teachers, imo.
The Indian government has targeted Sikhs across North America with surveillance, censorship, harassment & murder.
Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Indian government has targeted Sikhs across North America with surveillance, censorship, harassment & murder.
Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for a conversation on how to resist: Tues, Jan 28 at 5:30 pm PST. Link below.
sponsored by ASATA, ENSAAF & @jakaramovement.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Bloomberg reports that India is working with the Trump administration to take back 18,000+ undocumented Indian immigrants.
Some of these immigrants have legitimate claims to asylum and will be tortured upon their return.
Some of these immigrants have legitimate claims to asylum and will be tortured upon their return.
January 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Bloomberg reports that India is working with the Trump administration to take back 18,000+ undocumented Indian immigrants.
Some of these immigrants have legitimate claims to asylum and will be tortured upon their return.
Some of these immigrants have legitimate claims to asylum and will be tortured upon their return.
The CIA just declassified documents confirming that they surveilled Latino activists from 1968 to 1983, including Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, Cesar Chavez & Mexican American student activists.
I wonder what Latino activists the CIA & FBI are surveilling today.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
I wonder what Latino activists the CIA & FBI are surveilling today.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
CIA releases documents showing past surveillance of Latino civil rights groups
The CIA has released documents showing it monitored Latino activists who had supported late civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and who opposed police brutality and the Vietnam War.
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The CIA just declassified documents confirming that they surveilled Latino activists from 1968 to 1983, including Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, Cesar Chavez & Mexican American student activists.
I wonder what Latino activists the CIA & FBI are surveilling today.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
I wonder what Latino activists the CIA & FBI are surveilling today.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
Some people think it’s too early to discuss the policing & surveillance that will follow today’s events.
Now’s exactly the time. We’ve seen how leaders, law enforcement & private industry weaponize these moments.
Grieve those who tragically perished, but be sure to protect our civil liberties too.
Now’s exactly the time. We’ve seen how leaders, law enforcement & private industry weaponize these moments.
Grieve those who tragically perished, but be sure to protect our civil liberties too.
January 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Some people think it’s too early to discuss the policing & surveillance that will follow today’s events.
Now’s exactly the time. We’ve seen how leaders, law enforcement & private industry weaponize these moments.
Grieve those who tragically perished, but be sure to protect our civil liberties too.
Now’s exactly the time. We’ve seen how leaders, law enforcement & private industry weaponize these moments.
Grieve those who tragically perished, but be sure to protect our civil liberties too.
Reposted by Arjun S Sethi
"As you celebrate the holidays in the U.S., be sure to remember all the holidays the U.S. has robbed from Palestinians through funding and supporting genocide," says @asethi.bsky.social. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social.
At Least 3 Palestinian Babies Freeze to Death in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade | Common Dreams
"As you celebrate the holidays in the U.S., be sure to remember all the holidays the U.S. has robbed from Palestinians through funding and supporting genocide," said one American jurist.
www.commondreams.org
December 25, 2024 at 11:55 PM
"As you celebrate the holidays in the U.S., be sure to remember all the holidays the U.S. has robbed from Palestinians through funding and supporting genocide," says @asethi.bsky.social. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social.
There are fewer than 20 red wolves known to be living in the wild, making them the world’s most endangered canids.
Excited to join the board of @wildlandsnetwork.bsky.social
which helped North Carolina secure funds to create crossings for these wolves.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Excited to join the board of @wildlandsnetwork.bsky.social
which helped North Carolina secure funds to create crossings for these wolves.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
How endangered wolves are getting help crossing the road
Cars keep killing one of America’s most endangered animals. A $25 million federal grant will help red wolves and other animals in eastern North Carolina safely cross the road.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:14 PM
There are fewer than 20 red wolves known to be living in the wild, making them the world’s most endangered canids.
Excited to join the board of @wildlandsnetwork.bsky.social
which helped North Carolina secure funds to create crossings for these wolves.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Excited to join the board of @wildlandsnetwork.bsky.social
which helped North Carolina secure funds to create crossings for these wolves.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Reposted by Arjun S Sethi
Our final episode of 2024 we're joined by the brilliant and impressive human rights expert @asethi.bsky.social can listen to this episode and more at likktr.ee/UponRequest
Thanks for the support and consider sharing and liking to help us grow in 2025
Thanks for the support and consider sharing and liking to help us grow in 2025
December 22, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Our final episode of 2024 we're joined by the brilliant and impressive human rights expert @asethi.bsky.social can listen to this episode and more at likktr.ee/UponRequest
Thanks for the support and consider sharing and liking to help us grow in 2025
Thanks for the support and consider sharing and liking to help us grow in 2025