Hansi Munasinghe
@hansimunasinghe.bsky.social
Researcher 👩🏾💻 Cities and transportation policy | Sociology PhD 🔬 Immigration, social & political inequality | also here to chit chat about 📺 TV and movies, 📚 books, 🧶 fiber arts, 🌱gardening | 🇩🇪 🇱🇰 🇺🇸 she/her
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I am a #sociology PhD and an applied researcher working on #publictransit #transportation #cities #urbanplanning #publichealth #envionment
Things that bring me joy:
👩🏾🍳 Cooking, baking and eating delicious food
📚 Reading #books
🌱 Learning about #gardening and #permaculture
I am a #sociology PhD and an applied researcher working on #publictransit #transportation #cities #urbanplanning #publichealth #envionment
Things that bring me joy:
👩🏾🍳 Cooking, baking and eating delicious food
📚 Reading #books
🌱 Learning about #gardening and #permaculture
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we need to remember all 11 million of the human beings the Nazis killed:
* 6 million Jews.
* 2.8 million Soviet POW's.
* 1.8 million non-Jewish Poles.
* 275,000 disabled people.
* Also Catholics, Roma, homosexuals and political dissidents.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
* 6 million Jews.
* 2.8 million Soviet POW's.
* 1.8 million non-Jewish Poles.
* 275,000 disabled people.
* Also Catholics, Roma, homosexuals and political dissidents.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we need to remember all 11 million of the human beings the Nazis killed:
* 6 million Jews.
* 2.8 million Soviet POW's.
* 1.8 million non-Jewish Poles.
* 275,000 disabled people.
* Also Catholics, Roma, homosexuals and political dissidents.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
* 6 million Jews.
* 2.8 million Soviet POW's.
* 1.8 million non-Jewish Poles.
* 275,000 disabled people.
* Also Catholics, Roma, homosexuals and political dissidents.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
This week's Sunday Scaries are extra spicy thanks to spiking prices of rare metals
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 AM
This week's Sunday Scaries are extra spicy thanks to spiking prices of rare metals
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
I also like that he is talking about safety, which in recent years has been co-opted to signal all kinds of messages and almost become a dog whistle.
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
Stay warm, stay safe New York.
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I also like that he is talking about safety, which in recent years has been co-opted to signal all kinds of messages and almost become a dog whistle.
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Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
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This is really cool but I was too caught up on the fact this is a shaky camera of a Mexican family whispering in fear as they film a full swarm of secret police lurk through their neighborhood in hunt of more victims
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This is really cool but I was too caught up on the fact this is a shaky camera of a Mexican family whispering in fear as they film a full swarm of secret police lurk through their neighborhood in hunt of more victims
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Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
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As you already well know by now, it's all lies.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
As you already well know by now, it's all lies.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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This man’s quote is being picked up by international news. The narrative of the “orphaned” child is being pushed to erase the queerness of Renee.
It’s possible people from her life are homophobic and won’t recognize the rights of the stepmother.
It’s possible people from her life are homophobic and won’t recognize the rights of the stepmother.
January 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
This man’s quote is being picked up by international news. The narrative of the “orphaned” child is being pushed to erase the queerness of Renee.
It’s possible people from her life are homophobic and won’t recognize the rights of the stepmother.
It’s possible people from her life are homophobic and won’t recognize the rights of the stepmother.
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This has to be the start of something or she died for nothing but clicks
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This has to be the start of something or she died for nothing but clicks
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In no danger.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
In no danger.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
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Don't believe the lies DHS are telling you. A DHS agent murdered someone in Minneapolis today. Video shows that the driver was leaving the scene. DHS agents lie in court. They lie in press releases. They are trained to dehumanize you and treat you like a criminal for filming them.
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Don't believe the lies DHS are telling you. A DHS agent murdered someone in Minneapolis today. Video shows that the driver was leaving the scene. DHS agents lie in court. They lie in press releases. They are trained to dehumanize you and treat you like a criminal for filming them.
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There's actually three videos with three different angles and fuck the one where you can see the shooting is haunting the person recording is screaming NOOOOOO as the ICE agent pulls out his gun and opens fire
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
There's actually three videos with three different angles and fuck the one where you can see the shooting is haunting the person recording is screaming NOOOOOO as the ICE agent pulls out his gun and opens fire
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
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Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
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Machine and hand embroidered lanscape artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Machine and hand embroidered lanscape artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt
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Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.