Saumya
@saumyadadoo.bsky.social
phd-ing @/columbia re: carcerality & urban space in colonial india / cofounder @detsolnet.bsky.social / learning 'spadework' with UAW 2710 / committed flâneuse
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Saumya
@saumyadadoo.bsky.social
· May 10
My review of “How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners” by @suchitrav.bsky.social & Francesca Recchia has been published in Social Change!
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...
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#OtD 8 Nov 1875 pioneering Chinese revolutionary and feminist Qiu Jin was born in Xiamen. She started a girls' school which was actually a training camp for revolutionaries to overthrow the Manchu royal family. After a failed uprising she was beheaded stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1084...
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 8 Nov 1875 pioneering Chinese revolutionary and feminist Qiu Jin was born in Xiamen. She started a girls' school which was actually a training camp for revolutionaries to overthrow the Manchu royal family. After a failed uprising she was beheaded stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1084...
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It's not really a coincidence that the people who freak out the most about Mamdani are also the people most feverishly opposed to anything, anything at all being done to punish Israel behavior that virtually everyone agrees is bad
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It's not really a coincidence that the people who freak out the most about Mamdani are also the people most feverishly opposed to anything, anything at all being done to punish Israel behavior that virtually everyone agrees is bad
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#OtD 24 Sep 1968 14 men (including five priests and a minister) raided a federal office in Milwaukee, took 10,000 draft cards, and set them on fire with homemade napalm in protest of the Vietnam war. Learn more about opposition to the war in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/09/23/e...
September 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#OtD 24 Sep 1968 14 men (including five priests and a minister) raided a federal office in Milwaukee, took 10,000 draft cards, and set them on fire with homemade napalm in protest of the Vietnam war. Learn more about opposition to the war in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/09/23/e...
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In this report, taped at a conference at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies in New York City, learn more about the role of labor and worker organizing in the fight against authoritarianism: bit.ly/40EdLJN
#KilmarAbregoGarcia #Unions #MovementStrategy
#KilmarAbregoGarcia #Unions #MovementStrategy
July 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In this report, taped at a conference at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies in New York City, learn more about the role of labor and worker organizing in the fight against authoritarianism: bit.ly/40EdLJN
#KilmarAbregoGarcia #Unions #MovementStrategy
#KilmarAbregoGarcia #Unions #MovementStrategy
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Can't thank @thedigradio.bsky.social enough for teaching me about Palestine, Israel, and Zionism. This interview with Mohammed El-Kurd hit me the hardest thanks to its more personal tone, but also great are: Mouin Rabbani, Richard Seymore, and Ussama Makdisi.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Palestine w/ Mohammed el-Kurd
Podcast Episode · The Dig · 27/11/2023 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Can't thank @thedigradio.bsky.social enough for teaching me about Palestine, Israel, and Zionism. This interview with Mohammed El-Kurd hit me the hardest thanks to its more personal tone, but also great are: Mouin Rabbani, Richard Seymore, and Ussama Makdisi.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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firstdays.saada.org/story/cm-naim
my most favorite first day on SAADA. Rest in power Professor Naim.
my most favorite first day on SAADA. Rest in power Professor Naim.
July 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
firstdays.saada.org/story/cm-naim
my most favorite first day on SAADA. Rest in power Professor Naim.
my most favorite first day on SAADA. Rest in power Professor Naim.
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flowers for Prof C.M. Naim (1936-2025) إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُون
July 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
flowers for Prof C.M. Naim (1936-2025) إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُون
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Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
www.theverge.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
More power to Mahmoud and all the others who are facing the wrath of this regime, whether in detention or fleeing from it.
Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump administration for false imprisonment www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump administration for false imprisonment
Precursor to a lawsuit also claims the Palestinian activist was maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
More power to Mahmoud and all the others who are facing the wrath of this regime, whether in detention or fleeing from it.
keep throwing money at the problem but that is the very problem! people will always win.
Some of New York’s wealthiest financiers are uniting against Zohran Mamdani, with a plan to raise $20 million to fight the surging progressive candidate
New York’s Financial Crowd Rushes to Build Anti-Mamdani War Chest — The Wall Street Journal
A new group plans to raise $20 million to stop the democratic socialist in the mayoral race
apple.news
July 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
keep throwing money at the problem but that is the very problem! people will always win.
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I have been screaming for publicly owned grocery / agriculture infrastructure for years (UBI for food would build community, take pressure off of people's budgets, & solve the foodbank crisis).
the NDP/Libs/Cons tax break pissing match in the election was infuriating. THINK BIGGER. DO BETTER.
the NDP/Libs/Cons tax break pissing match in the election was infuriating. THINK BIGGER. DO BETTER.
In New York, #ZohranMamdani built a multi-generational populist movement promising to freeze the rent, provide free buses, and establish publicly-owned grocery stores — and won.
Could that happen in #Canada?
New column from Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
#cdnpoli @c4tf.bsky.social
Could that happen in #Canada?
New column from Jared Walker:
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
#cdnpoli @c4tf.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s victory should be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives
Proving that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward
ricochet.media
July 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I have been screaming for publicly owned grocery / agriculture infrastructure for years (UBI for food would build community, take pressure off of people's budgets, & solve the foodbank crisis).
the NDP/Libs/Cons tax break pissing match in the election was infuriating. THINK BIGGER. DO BETTER.
the NDP/Libs/Cons tax break pissing match in the election was infuriating. THINK BIGGER. DO BETTER.
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Oh well then that's fine.
July 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oh well then that's fine.
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ICE agents acting like the most after-school-PSA stereotype of creepy child-predators imaginable, what a surprise
A local NYC baseball coach says he fended off ICE agents during a recent practice.
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side
The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of
www.westsiderag.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ICE agents acting like the most after-school-PSA stereotype of creepy child-predators imaginable, what a surprise
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“These people—the Times, Clyburn, Summers—are so scared, so unable to conceive of a world without them and their worldview at its core, that they will, every time, choose the monsters they have known for generations over anyone they can’t imagine gaining access to.” —Rebecca Traister
Former President Bill Clinton is endorsing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his former HUD secretary, as the Democratic establishment tries to attempt to ensure Zohran Mamdani does not win the Democratic primary for NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...
Bill Clinton Endorses Andrew Cuomo for New York City Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“These people—the Times, Clyburn, Summers—are so scared, so unable to conceive of a world without them and their worldview at its core, that they will, every time, choose the monsters they have known for generations over anyone they can’t imagine gaining access to.” —Rebecca Traister
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A new reservation policy brought in by India’s BJP-led central government attempts to shift Jammu and Kashmir’s politics to the ruling party’s benefit, and has left the union territory’s newly elected administration in a tricky spot, writes Burhan Majid
India’s BJP government has weaponised reservations to disempower Kashmiris
IN DECEMBER last year, the government of Jammu and Kashmir announced the formation of a panel to review the Indian union territory’s policy for reservation in g
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June 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A new reservation policy brought in by India’s BJP-led central government attempts to shift Jammu and Kashmir’s politics to the ruling party’s benefit, and has left the union territory’s newly elected administration in a tricky spot, writes Burhan Majid
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Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
June 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
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"Refugees," a stunning early lithograph by African-American artist Robert Blackburn, one of most accomplished printmakers of the 20th century
June 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Refugees," a stunning early lithograph by African-American artist Robert Blackburn, one of most accomplished printmakers of the 20th century
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This is the third iteration of Queer Cinema for Palestine, "No Pride in Genocide," QCP began as a campaign to boycott TLVFest and give queer and allied filmmakers the opportunity to present their work in solidarity with Palestine.
Program and free registration: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
Program and free registration: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
May 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is the third iteration of Queer Cinema for Palestine, "No Pride in Genocide," QCP began as a campaign to boycott TLVFest and give queer and allied filmmakers the opportunity to present their work in solidarity with Palestine.
Program and free registration: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
Program and free registration: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
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“Take a breath man, it’s not that serious.”
Unbelievable statement an ICE agent told a man who collapsed after being handcuffed following his immigration hearing.
The overzealous agents had the wrong man & would have kidnapped him had his attorney not insisted in reviewing the arrest warrant.
Unbelievable statement an ICE agent told a man who collapsed after being handcuffed following his immigration hearing.
The overzealous agents had the wrong man & would have kidnapped him had his attorney not insisted in reviewing the arrest warrant.
ICE takes people into custody outside court in San Diego
The man was just exiting from the courtroom with his attorney when an agent grabbed his arm and several more surrounded him.
inewsource.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“Take a breath man, it’s not that serious.”
Unbelievable statement an ICE agent told a man who collapsed after being handcuffed following his immigration hearing.
The overzealous agents had the wrong man & would have kidnapped him had his attorney not insisted in reviewing the arrest warrant.
Unbelievable statement an ICE agent told a man who collapsed after being handcuffed following his immigration hearing.
The overzealous agents had the wrong man & would have kidnapped him had his attorney not insisted in reviewing the arrest warrant.
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Banana producer Chiquita has announced mass layoffs in Panama amid an ongoing strike.
The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike
President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’.
www.aljazeera.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Banana producer Chiquita has announced mass layoffs in Panama amid an ongoing strike.
The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the “unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
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