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@therajchetty.bsky.social
associate professor of caribbean literature at St John’s University, Queens, NY
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Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
From Turtle Island to Palestine, Indigenous people across the world continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these tradi...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
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Got emotional reading a passage about a little Black girl who wants to grow up to be a Dodger just like Jackie Robinson and thinks that Harriet Tubman looks like she had a good throwing arm
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Got emotional reading a passage about a little Black girl who wants to grow up to be a Dodger just like Jackie Robinson and thinks that Harriet Tubman looks like she had a good throwing arm
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
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Since the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has intensified its operations against Palestinians in the West Bank, conducting military raids in the north and increasing settler attacks on Palestinians harvesting olive groves.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
October 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Since the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has intensified its operations against Palestinians in the West Bank, conducting military raids in the north and increasing settler attacks on Palestinians harvesting olive groves.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
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Remember: what Trump (and Hegseth and Rubio) are doing to people on small boats in the Caribbean and East Pacific is what they will do to everyone else.
Stand up for these murdered people now or join their ranks down the line.
Stand up for these murdered people now or join their ranks down the line.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Remember: what Trump (and Hegseth and Rubio) are doing to people on small boats in the Caribbean and East Pacific is what they will do to everyone else.
Stand up for these murdered people now or join their ranks down the line.
Stand up for these murdered people now or join their ranks down the line.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Ahmed Dader describes the horrors of surviving the Flour Massacre in Gaza: “I will need years for the scenes of that night to fade in my memory.”
Surviving the Infamous Flour Massacre in Gaza
Our mission with We Are Not Numbers (the NGO) was to create a new generation of Palestinian writers and thinkers, who could harness the power of their words to nonviolently resist their oppression …
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August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ahmed Dader describes the horrors of surviving the Flour Massacre in Gaza: “I will need years for the scenes of that night to fade in my memory.”
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Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’s final message before assassination by Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-final-message-assassination-israel
Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’s final message before assassination by Israel
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif left behind a powerful testament before his assassination by Israeli forces on Sunday night.</p>
<p>In his final message which he had foreshadowed, Al Sharif vowed to be the unwavering voice for his people, even in the face of death, entrusting the world with the truth of Gaza’s suffering and the hope for freedom.</p>
<p>The will was written in April this year and posted by his admin team on X following his killing.</p>
<p><strong><em>Middle East Eye is reposting the statement in full and without edits, as <a href="https://x.com/anasalsharif0/status/1954670507128914219?s=46" target="_blank">published</a> on his official X account:</em></strong></p>
<p><em>"This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.</em></p>
<p><em>First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final.</em></p>
<p><em>I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification - so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.</em></p>
<p><em>I entrust you with Palestine - the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world.</em></p>
<p><em>I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.</em></p>
<p><em>I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland."</em></p>
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August 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’s final message before assassination by Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-final-message-assassination-israel
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The federal government is still at war against Los Angeles.
It has not stopped.
It has not stopped.
July 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The federal government is still at war against Los Angeles.
It has not stopped.
It has not stopped.
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To turn this into an effective political movement, let us take the spark of widespread outrage against such acts and organize them into the fire that will burn the terror regime of "papers."
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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June 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
To turn this into an effective political movement, let us take the spark of widespread outrage against such acts and organize them into the fire that will burn the terror regime of "papers."
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Never has it been clearer that “no one is free until Palestine is free” is not a chant but a warning, as we all stare into the abyss of another world war.
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Never has it been clearer that “no one is free until Palestine is free” is not a chant but a warning, as we all stare into the abyss of another world war.
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This is retaliation to massive and powerful labor strikes protesting new Panamanian gov policy that dismantles pensions for Banana workers. A reminder that Chiquita is rebranded United Fruit Company.
www.cmu.fr/en/the-ameri... The American banana giant Chiquita announces complete layoff of its workforce in Panama
The American banana giant Chiquita announces complete layoff of its workforce in Panama - Caring Minds United
Shockwaves are sweeping through Panama as the American banana giant Chiquita announces it is laying off its entire workforce in the country. For thousands
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June 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is retaliation to massive and powerful labor strikes protesting new Panamanian gov policy that dismantles pensions for Banana workers. A reminder that Chiquita is rebranded United Fruit Company.
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PLEASE AMPLIFY! Chicago JVP members on indefinite hunger strike calling for the end of the carnage in Gaza.
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE.
We're deep into the second year of this horror. Not another day. Not another minute.
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE.
We're deep into the second year of this horror. Not another day. Not another minute.
Six leaders of JVP Chicago are launching an indefinite hunger strike today. Two of them are academics. No business as usual during genocide.
June 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
PLEASE AMPLIFY! Chicago JVP members on indefinite hunger strike calling for the end of the carnage in Gaza.
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE.
We're deep into the second year of this horror. Not another day. Not another minute.
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE.
We're deep into the second year of this horror. Not another day. Not another minute.
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Enough with the myth of Israel-as‑victim. The latest strike on Iran—killing civilians, including children—is not self‑defense. It’s aggression. A decades‑long pattern of impunity. Israel casts itself as wounded, weaponizing narrative to justify regional dominance mondoweiss.net/2025/06/isra...
Israel continues to claim victimhood, even as it slaughters children in Iran
We are told, again and again, that Israel is defending itself. But it is only defending its right to act with impunity throughout the Middle East to maintain its supremacy. Israel’s attack on Iran is…
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June 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Enough with the myth of Israel-as‑victim. The latest strike on Iran—killing civilians, including children—is not self‑defense. It’s aggression. A decades‑long pattern of impunity. Israel casts itself as wounded, weaponizing narrative to justify regional dominance mondoweiss.net/2025/06/isra...
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@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have been encouraging people to read chapter six of our book, Let This Radicalize You, which deals with the question of "violence" in social movements. We have decided to share the chapter publicly, to offer some context and grounding for the current conversation.
Protest, Power, and the Violence Debate
"We are told we are experiencing peace, so long as everyone is cooperating."
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June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have been encouraging people to read chapter six of our book, Let This Radicalize You, which deals with the question of "violence" in social movements. We have decided to share the chapter publicly, to offer some context and grounding for the current conversation.
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"Today the legacies of both Hall and Rodney demonstrate the imperative of organic intellectuals to confront authoritarian nationalism and forge global solidarity."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/whe...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/whe...
When We Are All Enemies of the State - Boston Review
A recently discovered 1974 speech by Stuart Hall on Walter Rodney—and why fascists fear ideas.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Today the legacies of both Hall and Rodney demonstrate the imperative of organic intellectuals to confront authoritarian nationalism and forge global solidarity."
www.bostonreview.net/articles/whe...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/whe...
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
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First, Israel cut Gaza’s last internet cable—blacking out 2.3 million people.
Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat.
As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.
Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat.
As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.
June 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
First, Israel cut Gaza’s last internet cable—blacking out 2.3 million people.
Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat.
As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.
Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat.
As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.
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the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled
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In the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, "people of all races and backgrounds are putting their bodies on the line to protect their friends, their neighbors, their family members from these arrests," says @jeanguerre.bsky.social. "It is a beautiful thing to see."
June 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, "people of all races and backgrounds are putting their bodies on the line to protect their friends, their neighbors, their family members from these arrests," says @jeanguerre.bsky.social. "It is a beautiful thing to see."
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Crowds at the LA Football Club chanting Fuck ICE!
Music to my ears!
Music to my ears!
June 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Crowds at the LA Football Club chanting Fuck ICE!
Music to my ears!
Music to my ears!
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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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“If you’d like to run something up or if we can help give a push somewhere, please reach out. If it involves handcuffs on wrists, it’s probably worth pursuing."
US immigration officers ordered to arrest more people even without warrants
Exclusive: Ice officers told to get ‘creative’ with arrests, including of undocumented people encountered by chance
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“If you’d like to run something up or if we can help give a push somewhere, please reach out. If it involves handcuffs on wrists, it’s probably worth pursuing."