Serena Parekh
@serenaparekh.bsky.social
Political philosopher who writes about refugees and migration. Author of No Refuge (OUP 2020). Also likes cooking, cute animals and Liverpool FC.
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Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
WASHINGTON—Seeking to reassure the public after his latest tariffs sent both U.S. and international markets into free fall, President Donald Trump calmly reminded the nation Thursday that desire is th...
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April 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a concentration camp was a sign of a healthy society. “Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics […]
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April 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
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Oof. We’ve fallen so far, so fast.
April 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oof. We’ve fallen so far, so fast.
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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
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‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
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April 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison
Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison
GREENBELT, MD—Decrying the deportation as “wholly lawless,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled Monday that the Trump administration had three days to return her to the United States from a Salvador...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison
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Good thing I like being a professor!
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
HUNTSVILLE, AL—In an effort to comfort the child by telling her the funds had gone to a far better place, local parents Blake and Allison McKee gently explained to their daughter Friday that their mon...
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April 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good thing I like being a professor!
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Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like.
And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.
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And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.
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I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...
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April 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like.
And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Ohh "America First" was a hit list
April 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ohh "America First" was a hit list
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US Customs New Crackdown Prompts Canadian Lawyers To Urge All Travelers To Use Burner Phones To Protect Personal Data
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US Customs New Crackdown Prompts Canadian Lawyers To Urge All Travelers To Use Burner Phones To Protect Personal Data - Travel And Tour World
Canadian lawyers urge travelers to the US to use burner phones as new border rules allow officials to search devices and access personal data.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
US Customs New Crackdown Prompts Canadian Lawyers To Urge All Travelers To Use Burner Phones To Protect Personal Data
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I've never read an op-ed that has so clearly put into words what many have been thinking and feeling: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o... @mashagessen.bsky.social thank you
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived.
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I've never read an op-ed that has so clearly put into words what many have been thinking and feeling: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o... @mashagessen.bsky.social thank you
Oh my God. The email contains an implied threat that any student who doesn’t immediately leave might be sent to El Salvador.
/technically it says “countries other than their countries of origin,” but the context right now, given everything going on, makes the threat clear.
/technically it says “countries other than their countries of origin,” but the context right now, given everything going on, makes the threat clear.
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
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The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
Socialites Without Borders Teach Rwandans How To Mingle
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March 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
March 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Now the Travel Warnings Are for America
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Now the Travel Warnings Are for America
The Trump administration’s hard-line policies have prompted Germany and the U.K. to issue travel advisories for visiting the U.S.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I know there are so many things to be shocked about these days, but I think this is worth noting..."President Trump said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” because of actions that “racially disfavored landowners.”
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Trump Orders Halt to Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of White Landowners
The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I know there are so many things to be shocked about these days, but I think this is worth noting..."President Trump said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” because of actions that “racially disfavored landowners.”
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