Maya Chhabra
@mayachhabra.bsky.social
Author of FIREBIRD CAGED, CHIARA IN THE DARK, and more. Translator. Not willing to let democracy die quietly. 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇮🇳
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https://mayachhabra.com/
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https://mayachhabra.com/
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
This is no time to support the current leadership at the expense of challenges from the left--I hope Mamdani reconsiders because imo he risks undercutting the very sentiment that helped him win by not supporting others doing the same.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Against Mamdani’s Wishes, Gen Z Councilman Plans to Challenge Jeffries
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is no time to support the current leadership at the expense of challenges from the left--I hope Mamdani reconsiders because imo he risks undercutting the very sentiment that helped him win by not supporting others doing the same.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
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Russia is preparing a “final maneuver” in Pokrovsk aimed at seizing all of Donetsk region, according to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. He confirmed the situation is tense, with Russian forces concentrating 150.000 men and trying to break through Ukrainian defenses in a key offensive push.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Russia is preparing a “final maneuver” in Pokrovsk aimed at seizing all of Donetsk region, according to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. He confirmed the situation is tense, with Russian forces concentrating 150.000 men and trying to break through Ukrainian defenses in a key offensive push.
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When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
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November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
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This isn’t just about the eight Senate Democrats who surrendered. 👇
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This isn’t just about the eight Senate Democrats who surrendered. 👇
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
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BREAKING: At least eight people were killed in an explosion near the landmark Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, city police said reut.rs/3X7uSSp
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
BREAKING: At least eight people were killed in an explosion near the landmark Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, city police said reut.rs/3X7uSSp
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You will never see this anywhere in the World but Delhi.
With rising air pollution and AQI touching 500, the Government is trying to manipulate the data by sprinkling loads of water 24x7 outside air quality monitor stations to bring down the AQI in official readings. 🤦🏽♂️
With rising air pollution and AQI touching 500, the Government is trying to manipulate the data by sprinkling loads of water 24x7 outside air quality monitor stations to bring down the AQI in official readings. 🤦🏽♂️
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
You will never see this anywhere in the World but Delhi.
With rising air pollution and AQI touching 500, the Government is trying to manipulate the data by sprinkling loads of water 24x7 outside air quality monitor stations to bring down the AQI in official readings. 🤦🏽♂️
With rising air pollution and AQI touching 500, the Government is trying to manipulate the data by sprinkling loads of water 24x7 outside air quality monitor stations to bring down the AQI in official readings. 🤦🏽♂️
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That’s why I say keep calling.
I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That’s why I say keep calling.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Either he allowed it or he was unable to stop it. Either way, that's not leadership.
It shows Schumer no longer has the caucus.
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Either he allowed it or he was unable to stop it. Either way, that's not leadership.
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If Goldman runs for Goldman’s seat, I will vote for Lander
If Lander runs for Goldman’s seat, I will vote for Lander
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If Goldman runs for Goldman’s seat, I will vote for Lander
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‘Cannot be defeated': Gaza university graduates first class since war 🇵🇸🎓
"I am not only a graduate with a degree in English Language and its teaching methods, but also living testament that the human spirit cannot be defeated," says one student at the ceremony.
youtu.be/B0ECa0kd0cI
"I am not only a graduate with a degree in English Language and its teaching methods, but also living testament that the human spirit cannot be defeated," says one student at the ceremony.
youtu.be/B0ECa0kd0cI
'Cannot be defeated': Gaza university graduates first class since war | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
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November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
‘Cannot be defeated': Gaza university graduates first class since war 🇵🇸🎓
"I am not only a graduate with a degree in English Language and its teaching methods, but also living testament that the human spirit cannot be defeated," says one student at the ceremony.
youtu.be/B0ECa0kd0cI
"I am not only a graduate with a degree in English Language and its teaching methods, but also living testament that the human spirit cannot be defeated," says one student at the ceremony.
youtu.be/B0ECa0kd0cI
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We, the filmmakers of No Other Land, are asking you to please speak up for the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Khair in the West Bank, a community now under immediate threat of total demolition starting Tuesday, November 10.
✍️ Sign the letter: [bit.ly/saveummalkhair]
📍 Link at @nootherland.film
✍️ Sign the letter: [bit.ly/saveummalkhair]
📍 Link at @nootherland.film
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We, the filmmakers of No Other Land, are asking you to please speak up for the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Khair in the West Bank, a community now under immediate threat of total demolition starting Tuesday, November 10.
✍️ Sign the letter: [bit.ly/saveummalkhair]
📍 Link at @nootherland.film
✍️ Sign the letter: [bit.ly/saveummalkhair]
📍 Link at @nootherland.film
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A lawsuit just filed against DHS alleges that federal agents refused arrestees medical care or showers, called them racial slurs and "only gave them food and water for what they felt was good behavior.” Via Madeline Buckley + @royalpratt.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/b...
Inhumane conditions and medical neglect alleged at Broadview ICE detention center
A sweeping class-action lawsuit filed on Friday against immigration officials, alleged dirty and unsafe conditions at the federal holding facility in Broadview where they say arrestees are being wa…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A lawsuit just filed against DHS alleges that federal agents refused arrestees medical care or showers, called them racial slurs and "only gave them food and water for what they felt was good behavior.” Via Madeline Buckley + @royalpratt.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/b...
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After @mandophotos.bsky.social photographed federal agents pointing rifles at 26th/Lawndale yesterday, I inquired with DHS about what threat had prompted them to pull weapons on a busy commercial strip (pictured). This is the response I got from a representative of the United States government.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
After @mandophotos.bsky.social photographed federal agents pointing rifles at 26th/Lawndale yesterday, I inquired with DHS about what threat had prompted them to pull weapons on a busy commercial strip (pictured). This is the response I got from a representative of the United States government.
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Protestors are singing the Hebrew song Lo Yisa Goy, which roughly translates to “nation shall not lift up sword against nation” and is a song I grew up on
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Protestors are singing the Hebrew song Lo Yisa Goy, which roughly translates to “nation shall not lift up sword against nation” and is a song I grew up on
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Tonight, over 240,000 Venezuelans will lose Temporary Protected Status.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tonight, over 240,000 Venezuelans will lose Temporary Protected Status.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
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New Yorkers, the law is clear: if you have an EBT balance, a store that accepts SNAP must allow you to use your card.
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New Yorkers, the law is clear: if you have an EBT balance, a store that accepts SNAP must allow you to use your card.
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son!
Quick pitch:
It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter
the Knight sworn to protect her
...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives.
5/12/26!
Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social
Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social
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here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son!
Quick pitch:
It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter
the Knight sworn to protect her
...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives.
5/12/26!
Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social
Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son!
Quick pitch:
It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter
the Knight sworn to protect her
...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives.
5/12/26!
Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social
Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social
👀
here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son!
Quick pitch:
It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter
the Knight sworn to protect her
...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives.
5/12/26!
Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social
Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social
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I was thinking about Zohran’s transition team and today’s anti-feminist piece in the New York Times, and my mother’s book on the first generation of women to work in the city government in New York City.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was thinking about Zohran’s transition team and today’s anti-feminist piece in the New York Times, and my mother’s book on the first generation of women to work in the city government in New York City.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...