Manjusha Kulkarni
@manjushakulkarni.bsky.social
Co-founder, Stop AAPI Hate, Executive Director, AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE, a coalition that serves and represents 1.6 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles. Recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People.
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Calling it "Citizens United" instead of "Corporations Unleashed" makes our cause to stop billionaires from purchasing themselves politicians and thus total say over our lives sound like we oppose "people being in solidarity."
Let's not do same with the Eliminating Voters Act.
Let's not do same with the Eliminating Voters Act.
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Calling it "Citizens United" instead of "Corporations Unleashed" makes our cause to stop billionaires from purchasing themselves politicians and thus total say over our lives sound like we oppose "people being in solidarity."
Let's not do same with the Eliminating Voters Act.
Let's not do same with the Eliminating Voters Act.
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A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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At least 140 Asian people were arrested by ICE during "Operation Midway Blitz," including Asif Amin Cheema. ICE deported him to Pakistan on New Years Day — ripping him away from his family, ignoring his asylum application, and forcing him onto a flight after he was hospitalized for chest pains. 🧵⬇️
Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Operation Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while
Stigma and a false sense of security have kept families from speaking publicly about immigration enforcement. The daughter of a deported man says "staying silent ... hurts you more than anything."
www.wbez.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
At least 140 Asian people were arrested by ICE during "Operation Midway Blitz," including Asif Amin Cheema. ICE deported him to Pakistan on New Years Day — ripping him away from his family, ignoring his asylum application, and forcing him onto a flight after he was hospitalized for chest pains. 🧵⬇️
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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"Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
@pemalevy.bsky.social + @ariberman.bsky.social
@pemalevy.bsky.social + @ariberman.bsky.social
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
@pemalevy.bsky.social + @ariberman.bsky.social
@pemalevy.bsky.social + @ariberman.bsky.social
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
SBA to bar green card holders from applying for small business loans
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
www.10news.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
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The government should be protecting survivors of abuse and persecution — not repeating the cycle of harm and trauma that they fought hard to escape from.
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The government should be protecting survivors of abuse and persecution — not repeating the cycle of harm and trauma that they fought hard to escape from.
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
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Sithy Yi was just 9 years old when her family was approached at gunpoint by the Khmer Rouge, a violent regime that murdered and abused more than a million Cambodians in the 1970s. 🧵⬇️
Cambodian genocide survivor detained by ICE
Sithy Yi was detained despite a pending visa application. She’s one of potentially hundreds of crime and human trafficking victims impacted by policy changes, attorneys say
laist.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Sithy Yi was just 9 years old when her family was approached at gunpoint by the Khmer Rouge, a violent regime that murdered and abused more than a million Cambodians in the 1970s. 🧵⬇️
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We cannot let Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda continue to terrorize our neighbors and communities. It’s time to take action.
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We cannot let Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda continue to terrorize our neighbors and communities. It’s time to take action.
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
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Yesterday, ICE detained 8 Chinese people in Monterey Park, sending shockwaves across California's AAPI communities. In a video, a child is heard pleading with law enforcement, saying “Help me, we have nobody else,” and “they’re going to kill him.”
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
DAILY MEMO: 'They're Going To Kill Him,' Toddler Says, As Border Patrol Arrests Her Father ~ L.A. TACO
Today, even without the usual border patrol raiders, ICE, on their own, managed to pick up around 18 people, mostly targeted attacks, including a huge raid in Monterey Park across the street from…
lataco.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Yesterday, ICE detained 8 Chinese people in Monterey Park, sending shockwaves across California's AAPI communities. In a video, a child is heard pleading with law enforcement, saying “Help me, we have nobody else,” and “they’re going to kill him.”
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
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“We are now 150 days since the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed this racist enforcement tool [the #KavanaughStop], and the consequences are everywhere.” @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
“We are now 150 days since the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed this racist enforcement tool [the #KavanaughStop], and the consequences are everywhere.” @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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🚨 You can join the fight by telling Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-line-on-ice-funding
Hold the Line on ICE Funding - Stop AAPI Hate
Tell Congress: No More ICE Funding
stopaapihate.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚨 You can join the fight by telling Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-line-on-ice-funding
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It's proof that this was never about following the "rules" or immigrating the "right" way. The Trump regime will attack anyone who disagrees with their authoritarian agenda — but they're outnumbered.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It's proof that this was never about following the "rules" or immigrating the "right" way. The Trump regime will attack anyone who disagrees with their authoritarian agenda — but they're outnumbered.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
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ICE's terror campaign in Minnesota is spreading fear amongst Asian, Black, and Brown people in the state. Even U.S. citizens are being forced to prove their identities and their right to belong in their communities. 🧵⬇️
Yuen: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers.
Living under ICE’s crackdown has changed how some Minnesotans of color, including U.S. citizens, move through the world.
www.startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
ICE's terror campaign in Minnesota is spreading fear amongst Asian, Black, and Brown people in the state. Even U.S. citizens are being forced to prove their identities and their right to belong in their communities. 🧵⬇️
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As South Asian political representation increases, it's triggering a backlash of anti-South Asian hate and xenophobia. And as ICE continues its terror campaign in Minnesota and other cities across the country, this rise in hate has serious implications for the safety of everyday South Asian people.
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
As South Asian political representation increases, it's triggering a backlash of anti-South Asian hate and xenophobia. And as ICE continues its terror campaign in Minnesota and other cities across the country, this rise in hate has serious implications for the safety of everyday South Asian people.
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Since January 2023, we've documented distinct spikes in anti–South Asian hate online — correlating with moments when political figures like Kamala Harris and Zohran Mamdani were in the national spotlight. 🧵⬇️
Hate in the time of Trump: The perils of being Indian in MAGAland
It was October 2025. The spotlight came on. The room fell quiet.Fifty-three-year-old Salil Maniktahla stepped onto a stand-up stage, visibly nervous. This was n
www.newindianexpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Since January 2023, we've documented distinct spikes in anti–South Asian hate online — correlating with moments when political figures like Kamala Harris and Zohran Mamdani were in the national spotlight. 🧵⬇️
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As our Director of Data & Research Stephanie Chan told the New Indian Express: "ICE is terrorizing our communities. People are staying home...Their lives are being completely disrupted by the fear that they will get deported unlawfully."
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Hate in the time of Trump: The perils of being Indian in MAGAland
It was October 2025. The spotlight came on. The room fell quiet.Fifty-three-year-old Salil Maniktahla stepped onto a stand-up stage, visibly nervous. This was n
www.newindianexpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
As our Director of Data & Research Stephanie Chan told the New Indian Express: "ICE is terrorizing our communities. People are staying home...Their lives are being completely disrupted by the fear that they will get deported unlawfully."
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
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Japanese Americans who lived through WW2 like George Takei know firsthand what it's like to be targeted based on your ethnicity + wrongfully imprisoned by the Govt.
It was unacceptable then, and it’s unacceptable now. We refuse to have our taxes be used to repeat this dark chapter of U.S. history 🧵
It was unacceptable then, and it’s unacceptable now. We refuse to have our taxes be used to repeat this dark chapter of U.S. history 🧵
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Japanese Americans who lived through WW2 like George Takei know firsthand what it's like to be targeted based on your ethnicity + wrongfully imprisoned by the Govt.
It was unacceptable then, and it’s unacceptable now. We refuse to have our taxes be used to repeat this dark chapter of U.S. history 🧵
It was unacceptable then, and it’s unacceptable now. We refuse to have our taxes be used to repeat this dark chapter of U.S. history 🧵
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We need our elected officials to keep up the pressure against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda and deliver concrete solutions that will keep our communities safe and federal agents off our streets.
January 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
We need our elected officials to keep up the pressure against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda and deliver concrete solutions that will keep our communities safe and federal agents off our streets.