Rita Banerjee
@ritabanerjee.bsky.social
Rita Banerjee is a writer and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. She is author of Disobedient Futures, CREDO, Echo in Four Beats, A Night with Kali, and Cracklers at Night.
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Ellen Bryant Voigt - MFA Program for Writers | Warren Wilson
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With great sadness, I write to announce the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the great poet, educator, and architect of the MFA Program for Writers. Please join us in celebrating her incredible life, legacy, mentorship, and vision.
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I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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An all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director, co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair; the United Way’s CEO, Grace Bonilla; & the former deputy mayor for health & human services Melanie Hartzog.
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director, co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair; the United Way’s CEO, Grace Bonilla; & the former deputy mayor for health & human services Melanie Hartzog.
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I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
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There should be so much more noise about Lina Khan being a co-chair of the Mamdani transition team
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
There should be so much more noise about Lina Khan being a co-chair of the Mamdani transition team
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Read @nlanard.bsky.social on the hunger strike that made Mamdani www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The moment that made Mamdani
How a 15-day hunger strike foreshadowed his campaign.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Read @nlanard.bsky.social on the hunger strike that made Mamdani www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
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Zohran Mamdani Wins, Brings Fight to Trump: ‘Turn the Volume Up’
‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
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‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
Zohran Mamdani Wins, Brings Fight to Trump: ‘Turn the Volume Up’
‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
zeteo.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Zohran Mamdani Wins, Brings Fight to Trump: ‘Turn the Volume Up’
‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,’ Mamdani told Trump, declaring victory in the New York City mayoral race amid a blue wave.
zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
With great sadness, I write to announce the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the great poet, educator, and architect of the MFA Program for Writers. Please join us in celebrating her incredible life, legacy, mentorship, and vision.
www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/honoring-the...
@warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social
www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/honoring-the...
@warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Ellen Bryant Voigt - MFA Program for Writers | Warren Wilson
www.warrenwilsonmfa.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
With great sadness, I write to announce the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the great poet, educator, and architect of the MFA Program for Writers. Please join us in celebrating her incredible life, legacy, mentorship, and vision.
www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/honoring-the...
@warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social
www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/honoring-the...
@warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
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I think these videos are going to break through and upset voters…..
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I think these videos are going to break through and upset voters…..
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key provision in the Voting Rights Act and reduce minority representation in Congress, reshaping the House in a way that hasn’t been seen in decades.
Supreme Court once again eyes overturning key part of Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana redistricting case that could determine whether states are required to draw majority Black and Latino districts.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key provision in the Voting Rights Act and reduce minority representation in Congress, reshaping the House in a way that hasn’t been seen in decades.
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The Treasury Department instructs employees not to share demolition photos of the White House’s East Wing www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Treasury Department instructs employees not to share demolition photos of the White House’s East Wing www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Respect to those who got here first.
Studying *Annie Hall* in HS led me minor in film in college. Rest in Power, Diane Keaton 🌟💖 ✨
Diane Keaton was quirky and lovable but made of steel — and her indelible roles in the 1970s made her one of the New Hollywood greats. More:
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Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool
Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Studying *Annie Hall* in HS led me minor in film in college. Rest in Power, Diane Keaton 🌟💖 ✨
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‘Every writer needs a bastard within, otherwise they would never make time to write. Usually the bastard is allowed to shout at maximum volume in their correspondence.’
Colin Burrow reads Muriel Spark’s letters: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Colin Burrow reads Muriel Spark’s letters: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Colin Burrow · World-Beating Buster-Upper: Muriel Spark’s Wickedness
The characteristic flavour of Spark’s writing was that of a Catholic ironist, for whom the terrible and the laughable...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
‘Every writer needs a bastard within, otherwise they would never make time to write. Usually the bastard is allowed to shout at maximum volume in their correspondence.’
Colin Burrow reads Muriel Spark’s letters: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Colin Burrow reads Muriel Spark’s letters: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
October 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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“It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?” ~ Vita Sackville-West
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?” ~ Vita Sackville-West
শুভ বিজয়া ! 🥳🍀💖🎉✨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8eN...
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My First Kolkata Durga Puja| Durga Puja Filmic
YouTube video by Ethereal
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October 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
শুভ বিজয়া ! 🥳🍀💖🎉✨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8eN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8eN...
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Join our director @ritabanerjee.bsky.social on Tuesday, October 7 for her lecture on "How to Survive as a Writer under American Capitalism." Hosted by the @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social English department, the lecture will be on Zoom at 7PM Central Time. Register here: ritabanerjee.com/2025/10/01/h...
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Join our director @ritabanerjee.bsky.social on Tuesday, October 7 for her lecture on "How to Survive as a Writer under American Capitalism." Hosted by the @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social English department, the lecture will be on Zoom at 7PM Central Time. Register here: ritabanerjee.com/2025/10/01/h...
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A new report PEN America report reveals increasing “normalization” of book bans in the United States
“This isn't something that's happening in just one pocket of our country,” actress and author @hilariebmorgan.bsky.social tells PEOPLE. “This is a wide sweeping problem.” people.com/hilarie-burt...
“This isn't something that's happening in just one pocket of our country,” actress and author @hilariebmorgan.bsky.social tells PEOPLE. “This is a wide sweeping problem.” people.com/hilarie-burt...
Hilarie Burton Says ‘Small Acts of Resistance’ Can Help Combat 'Increasingly Routine' Book Bans (Exclusive)
On Oct. 1, PEN America published their annual report on book banning and censorship in the U.S. for the 2024-2025 school year. Actress and author Hilarie Burton, who is working with PEN America during...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A new report PEN America report reveals increasing “normalization” of book bans in the United States
“This isn't something that's happening in just one pocket of our country,” actress and author @hilariebmorgan.bsky.social tells PEOPLE. “This is a wide sweeping problem.” people.com/hilarie-burt...
“This isn't something that's happening in just one pocket of our country,” actress and author @hilariebmorgan.bsky.social tells PEOPLE. “This is a wide sweeping problem.” people.com/hilarie-burt...
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!