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Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)
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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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American history is just 'you let a motherfucker shenan once and sure enough they'll shenan again' ad infinitum

Actions need to have consequences
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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If you want to know what the plan is, traitorous stooge Machado told the America Business Forum back in November: privatizing oil to the tune of $1.7 trillion. She said the same thing at a Saudi forum. It’s remarkable how little pretense there is. youtu.be/l2J2JtO8R9Q?...
María Corina Machado on Courage and the Future of Venezuela | America Business Forum Miami 2025
YouTube video by AMERICA BUSINESS FORUM
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Is there any modern precedent for abducting a head of state?

Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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A new member of my local City Council will be sworn into office Monday. I ran his campaign.

He ran because the only other candidate was unacceptable to him— and, turns out, to others too

He had never run for office before and I’d never run a campaign

But we won —and now we need to keep doing it
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Truly impressive that LSU found a coach even more petty and unlikable than Brian Kelly. #cfp

“If Kiffin refuses to let his LSU assistants continue to help Ole Miss toward a championship, it will seem as if Kiffin’s goal was to enhance LSU’s chances in the looming tug-o-war for Ole Miss players.”
The chaos that continues to engulf college football has a new wrinkle -- the LSU assistants Lane Kiffin has loaned to Ole Miss may not be available in six days, when Ole Miss faces Miami in the CFP semifinal.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Lane Kiffin's LSU assistants may not be on loan to Ole Miss for next round of CFP
Maybe Lane Kiffin didn't think Ole Miss would make it this far.
www.nbcsports.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Trinidad Chambliss and his success is such a great story. Can’t help but pull for him.

As a former Hoosier & IU alum & long time ☘️ fan, cool to see Hoosiers win the Rose Bowl & former ND center Pat Coogan win the offensive mvp.

Still think nothing would mean more to Hoosiers that another 🏀 title.
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
You love to see it!
Katie Wilson is getting sworn in as Seattle's 58th mayor this morning.
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Ngl. Totally cried hearing Mandy Patinkin singing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” with Staten Island school kids at ZM’s inauguration.
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Part of the continuing series “maybe the big US structural political economy problem is not trade but the intractable dysfunction of nontradeable healthcare, whose extra 5% of GDP share vs. peers is almost as big as defense spending & UST interest payments combined.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/h...
With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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universalize this please
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 AM
More honest and refreshing engagement with ZM’s politics and platform than every establishment dem.

Sliwa makes Schumer, Jeffries, etc. and the NY and national media look idiotic.
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.

www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Love this so much!
🚨TODAY: Mary Sheffield sworn in as 76th mayor of Detroit, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the city’s history.

One of her first stops: Engaging w/ Detroiters experiencing homelessness, serving them lunch.

She says housing is top priority for her.

#detroit #breakingnews
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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'🚨
Our tent for the third time is broken & torn due to the weather depression.
We are in Gaza, homeless without a tent We are drowned by the rain & we have become sick.
📍We ask you to donate to buy a tent that costs $100 tent⛺️
Your donation will be our lifeline
Don@tion⬇️⬇️'
January 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Does no one know the rules? It feels like they are making this up as they go along.
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
What a terrible display of coaching by Smart. Wtf was that last play?

Incredible win for Chambliss and Ole Miss.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM
This officiating has been poor. That missed face mask directly in front of the ref was egregious. #cfp
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 AM
That may have been the worst play call on 4th down and inches I have ever seen. #cfp
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Shocking that Stockton is upright after that hit. #CFP
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Rolled Tide

#hoosiers
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
As a Hoosier and as an IU alum, glad to see the Tide rolled. #cfp #hoosiers #IU
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Prue, an avid CFB fan, was unimpressed with Oregon interception and left shortly after this play. 😂

#catsky #footballkitty #cattv
January 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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'My soul is crushed.Seeing my little Elias in pain,knowing his sight depends on a$1500 surgery I cant afford,kills me every second. Hes my only light in this darkness.Please, dont let his future dim.Help me save my son's eyes before its too late.

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January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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A good start to 2026 even for those of us who don’t live in ny
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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Please help Ahmad's family survive Israel's ongoing genocide. There are no NYE celebrations in Gaza as Palestinians have been left to die homeless & starving in winter:
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM