Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
Settler. Religion, media, & culture scholar. Writing on digital hate & extremism, ritual, & Hindu/tva publics. Animal lover, anti-caste, anti-racist, anti-hate, anti-fascist. No response to trolls. RP ⍯ Endorsement; BLM, FREE PALESTINE
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salute to all the brave people in Minnesota who are bringing back shame
"Research would tell us that most ICE agents entered into these jobs in part because they want approval, and they want to affirm their masculinity in public," said sociologist Nicole Bedera. "An ICE watch works by surrounding these people ... with disapproval."
Observing ICE agents is 'a de-escalation tactic,' sociologist says
The federal government has accused ICE watchers of breaking the law. Sociologist Nicole Bedera said ICE watchers have science behind them. She spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters.
www.mprnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
salute to all the brave people in Minnesota who are bringing back shame
Thank you @degette.house.gov .
As your constituent, I would love it if you can work with colleagues to ban ICE detention facilities in Colorado.
I do not feel safe in my community with these detention centers and they do not make us safe.
As your constituent, I would love it if you can work with colleagues to ban ICE detention facilities in Colorado.
I do not feel safe in my community with these detention centers and they do not make us safe.
ICE should be dismantled immediately.
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Thank you @degette.house.gov .
As your constituent, I would love it if you can work with colleagues to ban ICE detention facilities in Colorado.
I do not feel safe in my community with these detention centers and they do not make us safe.
As your constituent, I would love it if you can work with colleagues to ban ICE detention facilities in Colorado.
I do not feel safe in my community with these detention centers and they do not make us safe.
While terrorizing Minnesota with ICE, gop just voted to pollute their water as well. This is so fucked.
apnews.com/article/boun...
apnews.com/article/boun...
House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a premier destination for outdoors lovers in remote northeastern Minnesot...
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
While terrorizing Minnesota with ICE, gop just voted to pollute their water as well. This is so fucked.
apnews.com/article/boun...
apnews.com/article/boun...
So this amazing thing is what RFK wants to defund?
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
So this amazing thing is what RFK wants to defund?
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Today Dallas County declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of a 1953 murder for which he was wrongfully executed 70 years ago. Arrested at 19, executed within 3 years. A life stolen. Justice much delayed. Awed by the Walker family's persistence. So proud of this @innocenceproject team.
BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent.
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution
Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.
innocenceproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Today Dallas County declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of a 1953 murder for which he was wrongfully executed 70 years ago. Arrested at 19, executed within 3 years. A life stolen. Justice much delayed. Awed by the Walker family's persistence. So proud of this @innocenceproject team.
This is very good
Big news: A state judge just struck down New York's 11th district, which is a GOP-heavy seat in Brooklyn & Staten Island.
Plaintiffs aligned with Democrats had sued to get the seat struck down for disenfranchising Black and Latino voters.
If upheld, could mean a new map + extra seat for Dems.
Plaintiffs aligned with Democrats had sued to get the seat struck down for disenfranchising Black and Latino voters.
If upheld, could mean a new map + extra seat for Dems.
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is very good
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Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
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Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, says she’s received “first-hand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE.
St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see man taken by immigration agents
Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, said she’s received “first-hand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE.
nbcnews.to
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, says she’s received “first-hand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE.
The mental heath impacts of this siege will have far reaching consequences .
I wonder about the chilling effects on voting among communities like the Hmong.
I wonder about the chilling effects on voting among communities like the Hmong.
Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, says she’s received “first-hand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE.
St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see man taken by immigration agents
Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, said she’s received “first-hand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE.
nbcnews.to
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The mental heath impacts of this siege will have far reaching consequences .
I wonder about the chilling effects on voting among communities like the Hmong.
I wonder about the chilling effects on voting among communities like the Hmong.
This guy would have been holding onto a floating board in the ocean and insist that the Titanic was the hottest ship in the world.
The Treasury Secretary says no big deal if the world stops buying U.S. Treasuries.
It’s a huge deal for our country’s financial health and for Americans who would pay higher interest rates on car loans and mortgages.
Why is he spouting nonsense? To suck up to a wannabe dictator.
It’s a huge deal for our country’s financial health and for Americans who would pay higher interest rates on car loans and mortgages.
Why is he spouting nonsense? To suck up to a wannabe dictator.
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This guy would have been holding onto a floating board in the ocean and insist that the Titanic was the hottest ship in the world.
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(Content warning: ICE violence)
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
(Content warning: ICE violence)
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
This is good
Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is good
So they are trying tank talk show ratings?
January 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
So they are trying tank talk show ratings?
Wow. This is unexpected in Carmel.
Love to see it. Hoosiers have had it I guess
Love to see it. Hoosiers have had it I guess
If you aren't from Indiana, you might not recognize how crazy it is that this is happening in Carmel, which is the wealthiest, whitest, & reputedly most conservative suburb of Indianapolis.
Hundreds of Carmel students walk out of school to protest Trump, ICE
The walkout was part of a nationwide protest marking one year since President Trump's second inauguration.
www.wfyi.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Wow. This is unexpected in Carmel.
Love to see it. Hoosiers have had it I guess
Love to see it. Hoosiers have had it I guess
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If you aren't from Indiana, you might not recognize how crazy it is that this is happening in Carmel, which is the wealthiest, whitest, & reputedly most conservative suburb of Indianapolis.
Hundreds of Carmel students walk out of school to protest Trump, ICE
The walkout was part of a nationwide protest marking one year since President Trump's second inauguration.
www.wfyi.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
If you aren't from Indiana, you might not recognize how crazy it is that this is happening in Carmel, which is the wealthiest, whitest, & reputedly most conservative suburb of Indianapolis.
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It appears the jetway photos at Logan were part of CBP "biometric exit" program, which has been tested for years but was quietly approved for wider rollout in Sept. (Doesn't explain threats to passenger)
Some really creepy, damning details in NYT report from Sept: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...
Some really creepy, damning details in NYT report from Sept: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
It appears the jetway photos at Logan were part of CBP "biometric exit" program, which has been tested for years but was quietly approved for wider rollout in Sept. (Doesn't explain threats to passenger)
Some really creepy, damning details in NYT report from Sept: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...
Some really creepy, damning details in NYT report from Sept: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...
To be clear, this is an abdication of leadership. Jeffries is saying he does not want to lead.
Let’s find someone else who wants the job.
Let’s find someone else who wants the job.
NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
To be clear, this is an abdication of leadership. Jeffries is saying he does not want to lead.
Let’s find someone else who wants the job.
Let’s find someone else who wants the job.
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"Both attorneys said the only eyewitness who stated that objects were used to assault the immigration officer is the involved officer."
2 men arrested in north Minneapolis ICE shooting to be released
A federal judge ordered the release of two men arrested after an immigration officer shot one of them in north Minneapolis.
sahanjournal.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"Both attorneys said the only eyewitness who stated that objects were used to assault the immigration officer is the involved officer."
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups
The U.S. space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year
www.scientificamerican.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
federal appeals court pauses ruling banning illegal and unconstitutional tactics against protected speech.
An appeals court has paused a lower court's order restraining federal agents' use of force against peaceful protesters. Paramilitary goon squads are free to continue breaking the law while they review the matter.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
federal appeals court pauses ruling banning illegal and unconstitutional tactics against protected speech.
Curious what he was able grift.
“Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that the tariffs won’t be imposed because he and Rutte agreed to “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.’” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
“Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that the tariffs won’t be imposed because he and Rutte agreed to “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.’” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Trump nixes European tariff threats over Greenland after NATO chief talks
US president says 'framework of a future deal' on Greenland and wider Arctic region reached with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Curious what he was able grift.
“Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that the tariffs won’t be imposed because he and Rutte agreed to “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.’” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
“Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that the tariffs won’t be imposed because he and Rutte agreed to “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.’” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...