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Historian at a US university. Posts about history, India, technology, extremism. Do not feel safe, due to past Hindutva harassment, sharing identity publicly.
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Congrats Mayor Mamdani! Zohran proved it doesn’t matter how much money they throw at you. Organized people beat organized money if you stand for real change.
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Nothing to see here, no cause for alarm at all 🫠
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Nothing to see here, no cause for alarm at all 🫠
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Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
"Es herrscht die falsche Annahme, dass viele Wähler, die früher Mitte-rechts-Parteien gewählt haben, im Herzen noch immer Mitte-rechts sind. Meine Arbeit legt aber nahe, dass diese Menschen schon vorher extrem rechts gedacht haben"
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
The problem with the complete collapse of independent media into a morass of state propaganda is that, when it matters, there is literally no reliable information. The Delhi blast today could be anything. All I know is that they will manufacture terrorists to prosecute more anti-Muslim pogroms.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The problem with the complete collapse of independent media into a morass of state propaganda is that, when it matters, there is literally no reliable information. The Delhi blast today could be anything. All I know is that they will manufacture terrorists to prosecute more anti-Muslim pogroms.
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Let’s be clear: this is class warfare.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Let’s be clear: this is class warfare.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
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Oh interesting - this bill would close a giant surveillance loophole for exactly 100 people and not for any of the other 340+ million people in this country.
Good thing Congress is getting back to the important business of governing!
Good thing Congress is getting back to the important business of governing!
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oh interesting - this bill would close a giant surveillance loophole for exactly 100 people and not for any of the other 340+ million people in this country.
Good thing Congress is getting back to the important business of governing!
Good thing Congress is getting back to the important business of governing!
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Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
In the middle of the frenzy of writing in the remaining days of my sabbatical, my “break” was translating a rather brilliant essay I commissioned for a volume I am co-editing. Normalize including non-Anglophone scholars in your projects, it really does pay off enormously.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
In the middle of the frenzy of writing in the remaining days of my sabbatical, my “break” was translating a rather brilliant essay I commissioned for a volume I am co-editing. Normalize including non-Anglophone scholars in your projects, it really does pay off enormously.
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
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an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
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The soil collapse due to rock salt extraction in Maceió is one of the biggest urban environmental injustices in the Americas. Over 22,000 homes affected, with 14.5k homes having been evacuated since 2018. The company Braskem is responsible.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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This payment is for causing what is arguably the biggest urban environmental injustice case in Brazil. Braskem irresponsibly (and knowingly) extracted so much rock salt from the ground that it destabilized multiple neighborhoods, leading residents to abandon their homes.
Braskem agrees to pay $222 million in compensation to Brazil's Alagoas state reut.rs/498Bs24
Braskem agrees to pay $222 million in compensation to Brazil's Alagoas state
Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem said on Monday it has agreed to pay 1.2 billion reais ($222 million) to the northeastern state of Alagoas, the latest compensation deal related to the damages caused by its salt mines operations.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This payment is for causing what is arguably the biggest urban environmental injustice case in Brazil. Braskem irresponsibly (and knowingly) extracted so much rock salt from the ground that it destabilized multiple neighborhoods, leading residents to abandon their homes.
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CFP 2026 Center for South Asian Studies @uhcsas.bsky.social Spring Symposium
Indigenous Imaginaries of the Commons: Breaks and Continuities in the Historiographies of South Asia and Hawaiʻi
Indigenous Imaginaries of the Commons: Breaks and Continuities in the Historiographies of South Asia and Hawaiʻi
CFP
Call for Papers! In collaboration with Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies we are pleased to announce the call for papers for our 2026 spring symposium. Indigenous Imaginaries of the Common…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
CFP 2026 Center for South Asian Studies @uhcsas.bsky.social Spring Symposium
Indigenous Imaginaries of the Commons: Breaks and Continuities in the Historiographies of South Asia and Hawaiʻi
Indigenous Imaginaries of the Commons: Breaks and Continuities in the Historiographies of South Asia and Hawaiʻi
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
There’s not one Senator that deserves to be re-elected. Not a single one showed the courage to throw sand in the gears. Clean the whole house.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
There’s not one Senator that deserves to be re-elected. Not a single one showed the courage to throw sand in the gears. Clean the whole house.
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We all knew that. It’s you and your colleagues that seem to think otherwise, because CRs are the only way to force them to agree to funding. Instead, you’ve conceded the point after weeks of suffering which you rendered worthless.
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We all knew that. It’s you and your colleagues that seem to think otherwise, because CRs are the only way to force them to agree to funding. Instead, you’ve conceded the point after weeks of suffering which you rendered worthless.
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With all due respect, you're not going to get past "internal recriminations" unless and until the current congressional leadership steps aside.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
With all due respect, you're not going to get past "internal recriminations" unless and until the current congressional leadership steps aside.
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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Fashion Outlets of Chicago is a 140 store mall with Bloomingdales and Saks outlets. Today, you can have your "Photo With Santa." Starting next week, your pet can sit for a Santa photo. The Holiday Wine Tasting
is on Saturday.
Or you can have a family member abducted by ICE for the holiday season.
is on Saturday.
Or you can have a family member abducted by ICE for the holiday season.
feds disappeared 2 people from the rosemont outlets parking garage, according to hanover park rapid response. feds have targeted the mall before.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Fashion Outlets of Chicago is a 140 store mall with Bloomingdales and Saks outlets. Today, you can have your "Photo With Santa." Starting next week, your pet can sit for a Santa photo. The Holiday Wine Tasting
is on Saturday.
Or you can have a family member abducted by ICE for the holiday season.
is on Saturday.
Or you can have a family member abducted by ICE for the holiday season.
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please don't miss that the link goes to a site that gives you AI-generated cliffs notes of the books so you don't have to actually read them!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
please don't miss that the link goes to a site that gives you AI-generated cliffs notes of the books so you don't have to actually read them!!
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This is important to watch, because it illustrates a key point behind the 36% floor support for Trump.
Trump is not as white nationalist as it goes. Not by a long shot. As I've said before, Stephen Miller knows that banning Chinese and Indian students will destroy US higher Ed. He doesn't care.
Trump is not as white nationalist as it goes. Not by a long shot. As I've said before, Stephen Miller knows that banning Chinese and Indian students will destroy US higher Ed. He doesn't care.
Ingraham: "So we're dependent on China to keep our universities going?"
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is important to watch, because it illustrates a key point behind the 36% floor support for Trump.
Trump is not as white nationalist as it goes. Not by a long shot. As I've said before, Stephen Miller knows that banning Chinese and Indian students will destroy US higher Ed. He doesn't care.
Trump is not as white nationalist as it goes. Not by a long shot. As I've said before, Stephen Miller knows that banning Chinese and Indian students will destroy US higher Ed. He doesn't care.
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”