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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · Dec 10

Hi, BlueSky! Delighted to📣 Decolonizing Environmentalism (bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) is hitting the virtual book-shelf later this month & the bookstores in the new year. We wrote it esp. for the youth environmental & climate activists. Plz help spread the word. www.bloomsbury.com/us/decoloniz...

Decolonizing Environmentalism

We live in a moment rife with mixed emotions-existential anxieties about catastrophic climate change, presumptuous confidence in planet-hacking geoengineering t…

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: "Officials told staff they worry that certain phrasing – like “watch out for ice” – could be..quickly turned into internet fodder, esp as ICE operations remain a flashpoint...That'd take away from the purpose of the messages, meant to protect people in danger..." www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...

Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes | CNN Politics

Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at FEMA to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States. The ...

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 1d

"tweeted" -- do/should we own the expression :-)

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

California just prepping for the future www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

California bill would ban ICE agents from jobs in teaching and policing

ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.

www.sfchronicle.com

Reposted by Du Toit, Prakash Kashwan

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

"The Italian gov on Mon declared a state of emergency for southern regions battered by Cyclone Harry last week. The powerful storm brought relentless rain & waves as high as 9m...[destroying] roads &coastal defences, sweeping away beach resorts. The cost of the damage is estimated at more than €1bn"

‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide

1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillside

www.theguardian.com

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 2d

Good time to remember the people's historian, Howard Zinn (Aug 24, 1922–Jan 27, 2010) "Before I became a college professor I was a shipyard worker. Before I was a writer I was a warehouse worker. But whatever I did, I was always a member of a labor union." www.howardzinn.org/about/biogra...

Biography - Howard Zinn

Zinn was a historian, playwright, and activist. His life’s work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of many people.

www.howardzinn.org

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Nandita Sharma, Stephan Lewandowsky , and 25 more Rebecca Solnit, Nandita Sharma, Stephan Lewandowsky, Juliet B. Schor, Scott L. Greer, John McLaren, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Michelle Everson, Aaron Sojourner, Scott A. Imberman, Juan Moreno‐Cruz, Samantha Brennan, Erol Akçay, David C. Kimball, Mark Priestley, Kate Starbird, Claire L. Adida, Leah Stokes, Olivier Mannoni, Prakash Kashwan, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Francesco Nicoli, Colin Woodard, Virginia Sapiro, Timothy D. McBride, Melinda Baldwin, David Darmofal

Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 3d

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Kim L. Scheppele, Ben H. Ansell , and 37 more Marc Lynch, Kim L. Scheppele, Ben H. Ansell, Rebecca Solnit, Nandita Sharma, Joe R. Feagin, Joshua S. Weitz, Jonathan Wolff, Rosemary A. Joyce, Erica Chenoweth, Guy Grossman, Cameron Campbell, Jonathan Hopkin, Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner, Adrian Daub, Andrew L. Whitehead, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Juan Moreno‐Cruz, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin, Anders Sundnes Løvlie, Nancy Langston, Kate Starbird, Henry Jones, Claire L. Adida, Vaughan S. Roberts, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Christina Pagel, Charles T. Mathewes, Aviel Roshwald, Maksym Polyakov, Prakash Kashwan, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Timothy D. McBride, Élisabeth Vallet, Ryan Goodman, David Darmofal, Steven H. Seggie

Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

www.theatlantic.com

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful meditation on this moment from @emorwee.bsky.social. "How am I supposed to keep writing about, and caring about, climate change and pollution and government capture by Big Oil, when the government is executing people in broad daylight?"
heated.world/pp/i-dont-kn...

I don't know how to do this

But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.

heated.world

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d

That's good to see. But, the state's conservative politicians have been long after New Orleans' people and leaders. So, Drump is speaking to his lackeys in the state government.

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 4d

In the US, it’s the government murder of an *armed* protestor that wakes up the right-wing libertarians to our democratic collapse

We are such a weird country

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti

Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Ken Caldeira, Maksym Polyakov, Prakash Kashwan

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 4d

just amazing work by my colleagues at @wsj.com - a frame by frame analysis of the shooting

incredible that some continue to rationalize this

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents

See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

www.wsj.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Joshua S. Weitz, John Horgan , and 6 more Anna O. Law, Joshua S. Weitz, John Horgan, Steve Peers, Julia Lynch, Nazita Lajevardi, Anne Norton, Louise Amoore, Prakash Kashwan

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4d

There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.

Reposted by Prakash Kashwan

Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 5d

Harms created by social media platforms have led Australia to enact a ban on social media for under-16s with UK likely too. A realistic appraisal of social media’s entanglement with US interests & radical transparency are necessary for any regulation to be effective. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Reducing online harms requires radical transparency - LSE Impact

A realistic appraisal of social media’s entanglement with US interests and radical transparency are necessary for any regulation to be effective.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, W. Andy Knight, Prakash Kashwan

IndivisibleTX24 @indivisibletx-24.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Simon for this important piece!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...

The Courage Of The People Of Minnesota Is Lifting Up And Inspiring A Nation

Watch now | For those in the path of the storm - stay safe all!

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Women For Survival #GetOutTheMidtermVote @wmn4srvl.bsky.social · 5d

I am so sorry. Thank you for sharing what you know about him. All our hearts are breaking for him. I am sorry for your loss. #JusticeForAlexPretti

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 5d

Weaver, linked to neo-Nazi Aryan Nations, held antisemitic beliefs. Many legislators found his views repellant,bt that didn't distract from bipartisan concern about federal enforcement overstepping constitutional bounds; leading to the first "uniform, deadly force policy" www.npr.org/2026/01/24/n...

A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters

An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.

www.npr.org

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d

Greenwashing takes on a whole new meaning in this @nytimes.com graphic. #Minnesota

This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 6d

Visualizations are political. The choice of how you present data isn’t neutral. The @nytimes.com deciding to color-code “been about right” with a neutral tone is sane washing Republicans who are OK with state violence against innocent people.

Reposted by Alessandro Rigolon, Prakash Kashwan

This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 6d

I feel seen 😁

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Prakash Kashwan, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 7d

Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022
Experts say #climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022

Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts

www.theguardian.com

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d

Carbon Majors report: Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global CO2 emissions, driving the climate crisis in 2024. State-owned fossil fuel producers made up 17 of the top20 emitters, underscoring the political barriers to climate action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

www.theguardian.com

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Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 7d

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.

Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d

If you ask me, it looks like Trump's retirement plan!

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 8d

Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d

They're not powerless. The media distorts the reality by writing them out of the script. bsky.app/profile/info...

Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · 7d

#Greenland

"The message reporters get when they actually talk to the nation’s citizens is that Kalaallit Nunaat is not a piece of property to be sold or swapped;
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d

The media presents Trump’s childish imperial fantasies on Greenland as matters of global strategy. The Kalaallit (the nation’s main Inuit community) are entirely absent from most US news reporting, which treats Trump’s demands as a conflict between the U.S. & the EU. #Inuit fair.org/home/recente...

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Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · 7d

#Greenland

"The message reporters get when they actually talk to the nation’s citizens is that Kalaallit Nunaat is not a piece of property to be sold or swapped;
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 7d