Pranav Jani
@redguju.bsky.social
Associate Prof, English, Ohio State (Postcolonial/Ethnic Studies). Member & Past President, AAUP-OSU. Faculty Advisor, SJP-OSU. He/him. All views my own.
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MAGA, Christian Nationalism, and the Attacks on Right-Wing Hindu-Americans
Patel and Ramaswamy are willing to pay the cost of playing the game if it means they get closer to the seat of power in this country.
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I’ve reposted my Op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch onto my blog for access. Please read and share!
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So grateful for the award last weekend, and to receive it with many of our chapter leaders present ✊🏽❤️
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So grateful for the award last weekend, and to receive it with many of our chapter leaders present ✊🏽❤️
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Come out to our November chapter meeting this Thursday! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/aaup-...
We have a ton to talk after the rally on 11/7 & the fight for free speech & academic freedom at all levels. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first meeting, your voice is what we need to hear.
We have a ton to talk after the rally on 11/7 & the fight for free speech & academic freedom at all levels. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first meeting, your voice is what we need to hear.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Come out to our November chapter meeting this Thursday! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/aaup-...
We have a ton to talk after the rally on 11/7 & the fight for free speech & academic freedom at all levels. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first meeting, your voice is what we need to hear.
We have a ton to talk after the rally on 11/7 & the fight for free speech & academic freedom at all levels. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first meeting, your voice is what we need to hear.
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Friday at noon, Thompson statue, the Oval. Please read through the petition to see the demands. if you are local and want to speak, you can submit your name also.
Remember to wear red. #redfored
This is part of a national day of action on 11/7.
Remember to wear red. #redfored
This is part of a national day of action on 11/7.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Friday at noon, Thompson statue, the Oval. Please read through the petition to see the demands. if you are local and want to speak, you can submit your name also.
Remember to wear red. #redfored
This is part of a national day of action on 11/7.
Remember to wear red. #redfored
This is part of a national day of action on 11/7.
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Comic #4. Enjoy, share, reflect.
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Comic #4. Enjoy, share, reflect.
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this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam
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Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America’s largest city, after winning NYC’s mayoral race aje.io/vrh1g8
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America’s largest city, after winning NYC’s mayoral race aje.io/vrh1g8
I’ve reposted my Op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch onto my blog for access. Please read and share!
pranavjani.medium.com/maga-christi...
pranavjani.medium.com/maga-christi...
MAGA, Christian Nationalism, and the Attacks on Right-Wing Hindu-Americans
Patel and Ramaswamy are willing to pay the cost of playing the game if it means they get closer to the seat of power in this country.
pranavjani.medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’ve reposted my Op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch onto my blog for access. Please read and share!
pranavjani.medium.com/maga-christi...
pranavjani.medium.com/maga-christi...
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My great colleague on the ways in which MAGA Christian nationalism means bashing even the 2nd lady and so many others @redguju.bsky.social in the Dispatch, there’s history here too www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
I am Hindu. There's a message in how MAGA keeps biting Usha Vance, Patel, Ramaswamy | Opinion
The repressive Christian nationalist climate is intensifying. Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President J.D. Vance, has not been safe from it.
www.dispatch.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My great colleague on the ways in which MAGA Christian nationalism means bashing even the 2nd lady and so many others @redguju.bsky.social in the Dispatch, there’s history here too www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Great column by @redguju.bsky.social: “We need to always be vigilant, regardless of who is targeted. But let’s make it about antiracist politics and principles…We can call out the hate without empathizing with those, like Patel and Ramaswamy, who are actively harming communities of color…”
I am Hindu. There's a message in how MAGA keeps biting Usha Vance, Patel, Ramaswamy | Opinion
The repressive Christian nationalist climate is intensifying. Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President J.D. Vance, has not been safe from it.
www.dispatch.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Great column by @redguju.bsky.social: “We need to always be vigilant, regardless of who is targeted. But let’s make it about antiracist politics and principles…We can call out the hate without empathizing with those, like Patel and Ramaswamy, who are actively harming communities of color…”
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Remotely operated explosive robots were deployed by Israel across Gaza, causing many deaths, widespread destruction.
Gaza returnee places family tent over unexploded Israeli bomb
Remotely operated explosive robots were deployed by Israel across Gaza, causing many deaths, widespread destruction.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Remotely operated explosive robots were deployed by Israel across Gaza, causing many deaths, widespread destruction.
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On this day in 1983, the United States military invaded Grenada, marking the end of the Caribbean nation’s Marxist experiment.
Grenada’s Revolution Should Never Be Forgotten
Forty years ago, a socialist revolution in the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada threatened to upturn the world economic order.
jacobin.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
On this day in 1983, the United States military invaded Grenada, marking the end of the Caribbean nation’s Marxist experiment.
A comic, a petition, and a teach-in. Stop all restrictions on land acknowledgements!
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A comic, a petition, and a teach-in. Stop all restrictions on land acknowledgements!
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#3. Enjoy the comic, then scroll for action items.
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#3. Enjoy the comic, then scroll for action items.
New blog essay. Leftist perspective on attending No King, and future liberal-led mobilizations.
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Why I Support the “No Kings” National Day of Action — Or, How Should Leftists Relate to This Era…
I support the No Kings National Day of Action on October 18 (locate an event here). I hope you get out there and join all of those who…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New blog essay. Leftist perspective on attending No King, and future liberal-led mobilizations.
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The attack on our colleagues’ academic freedom, and anything to do with race and diversity, is in full force at OSU.
Obeying in advance once again, OSU is now withdrawing support for scholars studying topics and attending relevant conferences that the federal government doesn't like.
Obeying in advance once again, OSU is now withdrawing support for scholars studying topics and attending relevant conferences that the federal government doesn't like.
Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats
A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.
www.dispatch.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The attack on our colleagues’ academic freedom, and anything to do with race and diversity, is in full force at OSU.
Obeying in advance once again, OSU is now withdrawing support for scholars studying topics and attending relevant conferences that the federal government doesn't like.
Obeying in advance once again, OSU is now withdrawing support for scholars studying topics and attending relevant conferences that the federal government doesn't like.
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The Dept of Education’s $3m grant to the Chase Center (link attached) makes it plain. Don’t buy the rhetoric about the Center's political neutrality.
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Dept of Education’s $3m grant to the Chase Center (link attached) makes it plain. Don’t buy the rhetoric about the Center's political neutrality.
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www.chronicle.com/article/view...
I didn’t choose the headline!! DM if you need a version that isn’t paywalled.
I didn’t choose the headline!! DM if you need a version that isn’t paywalled.
Viewpoint Diversity Is a MAGA Plot
Defenses of the policy miss the political point.
www.chronicle.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
www.chronicle.com/article/view...
I didn’t choose the headline!! DM if you need a version that isn’t paywalled.
I didn’t choose the headline!! DM if you need a version that isn’t paywalled.
Loving the new cartoon series.
October 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Loving the new cartoon series.
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
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“When someone asked me what communism was…i didn’t have the faintest idea. My image of a communist came from a cartoon… Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is…always decide…for yourself, and never let your enemies choose your enemies for you." Assata Shakur, Autobiography
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“When someone asked me what communism was…i didn’t have the faintest idea. My image of a communist came from a cartoon… Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is…always decide…for yourself, and never let your enemies choose your enemies for you." Assata Shakur, Autobiography
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Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
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Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
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"Look, we are a labor union. We’re going to fight & respond to this moment...We're standing for what we always stood for...a powerful higher-education sector that leads to innovation & social mobility & is a bedrock of our democracy."
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#AcademicSky
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#AcademicSky
Is the AAUP Too Partisan? Its President Doesn’t Think So.
Todd Wolfson has taken heat for some of the organization’s political stances during his tenure. Here’s what he makes of the criticism.
www.chronicle.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Look, we are a labor union. We’re going to fight & respond to this moment...We're standing for what we always stood for...a powerful higher-education sector that leads to innovation & social mobility & is a bedrock of our democracy."
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#AcademicSky
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#AcademicSky
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it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah