Ayesha
@ayescha.bsky.social
Joy is an act of resilience. | My books: “Love, InshAllah” & “Salaam, Love” | 🍉🍉🍉
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We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
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"We are bearing witness to what fear can do to the health of a community"
A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation
"We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation
"We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"We are bearing witness to what fear can do to the health of a community"
A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation
"We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation
"We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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We will not free ourselves from fascism without taxing billionaires out of existence.
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We will not free ourselves from fascism without taxing billionaires out of existence.
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"It is long past time to rein in not only counterterrorism,
but also the concept of terrorism that fuels it." My op-ed in today's SF Chronicle on how Trump draws on a concept of terrorism that has been racialized & selective from the beginning. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
but also the concept of terrorism that fuels it." My op-ed in today's SF Chronicle on how Trump draws on a concept of terrorism that has been racialized & selective from the beginning. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Here’s why Trump gets away with simply labeling his enemies ‘terrorists’
OPINION: Trump’s attempts to redefine terrorism to fit his agenda are the outgrowth of a selective concept that political actors have been carrying out for decades, Shirin Sinnar writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"It is long past time to rein in not only counterterrorism,
but also the concept of terrorism that fuels it." My op-ed in today's SF Chronicle on how Trump draws on a concept of terrorism that has been racialized & selective from the beginning. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
but also the concept of terrorism that fuels it." My op-ed in today's SF Chronicle on how Trump draws on a concept of terrorism that has been racialized & selective from the beginning. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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lots of good info here!
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
lots of good info here!
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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CALLING OUR COMMUNITY:
Minnesota has called for a national action training so communities everywhere can be prepared to defend our neighbors AND join the fight for the Twin Cities. RSVP now to join us! #TeslaTakedown act.womensmarch.com/signup/mvmts...
Minnesota has called for a national action training so communities everywhere can be prepared to defend our neighbors AND join the fight for the Twin Cities. RSVP now to join us! #TeslaTakedown act.womensmarch.com/signup/mvmts...
Movement Strong Action Training
January 26 | 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT The MAGA regime is escalating violence and lawlessness through ICE abductions and killings, international aggression, and open defiance of Congress, including the refu...
act.womensmarch.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
CALLING OUR COMMUNITY:
Minnesota has called for a national action training so communities everywhere can be prepared to defend our neighbors AND join the fight for the Twin Cities. RSVP now to join us! #TeslaTakedown act.womensmarch.com/signup/mvmts...
Minnesota has called for a national action training so communities everywhere can be prepared to defend our neighbors AND join the fight for the Twin Cities. RSVP now to join us! #TeslaTakedown act.womensmarch.com/signup/mvmts...
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
If you read one thing today: Field Notes for Cracking an Empire, by Jackie Summers. jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/field-note...
Also: rest, nourish, irl connection, & joy.
Also: rest, nourish, irl connection, & joy.
Field Notes for Cracking An Empire
How to stay alive when the fight arrives at your door.
jackiesummers1.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
If you read one thing today: Field Notes for Cracking an Empire, by Jackie Summers. jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/field-note...
Also: rest, nourish, irl connection, & joy.
Also: rest, nourish, irl connection, & joy.
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The same administration terrorizing immigrants with ICE raids is waging war abroad. These struggles are connected.
Defend our neighbors. Hands off Venezuela.
Defend our neighbors. Hands off Venezuela.
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The same administration terrorizing immigrants with ICE raids is waging war abroad. These struggles are connected.
Defend our neighbors. Hands off Venezuela.
Defend our neighbors. Hands off Venezuela.
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Stable rent. Affordable necessities. Free childcare. Free busses. This is the bare minimum that people deserve and people really act like he has outlandish ideas.
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Stable rent. Affordable necessities. Free childcare. Free busses. This is the bare minimum that people deserve and people really act like he has outlandish ideas.
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ICE murdering people of any citizenship status should be a very hard line in the sand for absolutely every single one of us. And at this point, I think they’ve done it seven or eight times if you’re waiting for a tipping point, the tipping point was the first time this happened.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
ICE murdering people of any citizenship status should be a very hard line in the sand for absolutely every single one of us. And at this point, I think they’ve done it seven or eight times if you’re waiting for a tipping point, the tipping point was the first time this happened.
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I'm sorry, but I just think it's very telling when we differentiate between ICE's killing of American citizens versus undocumented immigrants. And I'm seeing that a lot right now.
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I'm sorry, but I just think it's very telling when we differentiate between ICE's killing of American citizens versus undocumented immigrants. And I'm seeing that a lot right now.
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It is perfectly reasonable and, in fact, moral to be shaken, bereft and enraged by that woman’s murder. And all that her murder represents. Let the hurt wear you out.
But also, let the hurt push you to reach out and connect with people in your life who get it. Do NOT allow the hurt to isolate you.
But also, let the hurt push you to reach out and connect with people in your life who get it. Do NOT allow the hurt to isolate you.
I am STRUGGLING Saeed.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
It is perfectly reasonable and, in fact, moral to be shaken, bereft and enraged by that woman’s murder. And all that her murder represents. Let the hurt wear you out.
But also, let the hurt push you to reach out and connect with people in your life who get it. Do NOT allow the hurt to isolate you.
But also, let the hurt push you to reach out and connect with people in your life who get it. Do NOT allow the hurt to isolate you.
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Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
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Xue Mo (Mongolian, b. 1966). Beautiful Peacock (oil on linen).
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Xue Mo (Mongolian, b. 1966). Beautiful Peacock (oil on linen).
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
"If the Day of Return falls upon you as you are holding a seedling in your hand, continue planting the seedling."
- our beloved, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 🌱
- our beloved, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 🌱
“On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree” — Merwin
December 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"If the Day of Return falls upon you as you are holding a seedling in your hand, continue planting the seedling."
- our beloved, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 🌱
- our beloved, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 🌱
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My wife @annapiela.bsky.social and I wrote a new book that comes out in January - Confronting Islamophobia in the Church. Invite us to your church, book group, or podcast, please! If you could help us spread the word and even preorder the book, we'd be grateful. www.judsonpress.com/Products/J32...
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My wife @annapiela.bsky.social and I wrote a new book that comes out in January - Confronting Islamophobia in the Church. Invite us to your church, book group, or podcast, please! If you could help us spread the word and even preorder the book, we'd be grateful. www.judsonpress.com/Products/J32...
Absolutely beautiful piece.
As a Muslim, it renewed my love for the Qur’anic Jesus & Mary, & how they are in dialogue with the Biblical stories. Thank you.
Prayers for more justice & more peace in 2026.
As a Muslim, it renewed my love for the Qur’anic Jesus & Mary, & how they are in dialogue with the Biblical stories. Thank you.
Prayers for more justice & more peace in 2026.
My latest on what reading the Quran can teach us during Christmas. "Personally, it has made my faith more capacious to encounter the holy in other traditions, tracing both the ways that its truth coincides with what my tradition teaches, or offers a critique or other way of believing."
“My advice to read the Quran is usually met with a mix of skepticism and surprise, as Christians are not used to looking outside of their tradition for meaningful reflections on their most sacred figures.”
– @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
– @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Absolutely beautiful piece.
As a Muslim, it renewed my love for the Qur’anic Jesus & Mary, & how they are in dialogue with the Biblical stories. Thank you.
Prayers for more justice & more peace in 2026.
As a Muslim, it renewed my love for the Qur’anic Jesus & Mary, & how they are in dialogue with the Biblical stories. Thank you.
Prayers for more justice & more peace in 2026.
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a very happy The Fellowship Sets Forth from Rivendell Day (December 25) to all who celebrate
![Screenshot from The Lord of the Rings Appendices
[3018] October
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Gandalf leaves Bree.
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He is attacked at night on Weathertop.
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The camp under Weathertop attacked at night. Frodo wounded.
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Glorfindel leaves Rivendell.
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He drives the Riders off the Bridge of Mitheithel.
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Frodo crosses the Bridge.
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Glorfindel finds Frodo at dusk. Gandalf reaches Rivendell.
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Escape across the Ford of Bruinen.
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Frodo recovers and wakes. Boromir arrives in Rivendell at night.
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Council of Elrond.
December
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The Company of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rdgv7mbkq4as4vnezrgiukkl/bafkreibhumrpphxgky7h2b6pdgt2jfwfwyuyun45nqdm5szxtizpyhg7ka@jpeg)
December 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
a very happy The Fellowship Sets Forth from Rivendell Day (December 25) to all who celebrate
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November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Perfect response from @neguse.house.gov here. Watch this.
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Perfect response from @neguse.house.gov here. Watch this.