Zareena Grewal
@zareenagrewal.bsky.social
Yale Prof, Anthropologist, Historian, Author of ISLAM IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY: AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF AUTHORITY, Director and Producer of BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT
Bylines: NYT WashPo Atlantic NPR
Bylines: NYT WashPo Atlantic NPR
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A federal appeals court in California has ruled that Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, exceeded her authority when she sought to end TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians, saying people have lost jobs, homes, and their ability to provide for their families. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Protections for Venezuelans
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A federal appeals court in California has ruled that Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, exceeded her authority when she sought to end TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians, saying people have lost jobs, homes, and their ability to provide for their families. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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Nick Fuentes called Alex Pretti a “race traitor” for opposing ICE.
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
After Alex Pretti’s Murder, it’s Clear That MAGA Media Views White Liberals as Race Traitors
MAGA is committed to the belief that the people ICE is pursuing are inherently bad and that therefore opposing ICE is standing with criminals and rapists against the American people.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Nick Fuentes called Alex Pretti a “race traitor” for opposing ICE.
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
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It’s always property over people. Kick a car and break a light? You deserve to die.
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It’s always property over people. Kick a car and break a light? You deserve to die.
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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Homan is scarier than Bovino.
As @hebagowayed.bsky.social and I wrote in our Guardian article on abolishing ICE, this is Homan threatening to gun down Americans for using their free speech rights to accurately describe ICE as fascist secret police.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 29, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Homan is scarier than Bovino.
This is still likely a vast undercount
Will never forget the Biden gaslighting
Will never forget the Biden gaslighting
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This is still likely a vast undercount
Will never forget the Biden gaslighting
Will never forget the Biden gaslighting
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“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
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again sheer naked ambition should be sending more Dems in the AOC / Crockett / Sanders / Frost etc direction
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
again sheer naked ambition should be sending more Dems in the AOC / Crockett / Sanders / Frost etc direction
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The online-ification of politics is producing enormous tension here. Elected officials have become accustomed to tweeting or holding a press conference and having words accepted as reality, and in this instance people are noticing that the actual reality on the ground does not match it at all.
There really seems to be a lot of kayfabe happening right now. Trump is pretending to de-escalate to placate Dems so they don't demand reform, and Dems are making up fake reforms so they can pretend like they made changes while they vote to fund DHS.
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The online-ification of politics is producing enormous tension here. Elected officials have become accustomed to tweeting or holding a press conference and having words accepted as reality, and in this instance people are noticing that the actual reality on the ground does not match it at all.
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The Iranian military has received plenty of warning that something is likely coming. Given the apparent lack of defections during the June war or the protests, I don't think simply killing Khamenei or some more top generals will cause the remaining military structure to simply give up.
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The Iranian military has received plenty of warning that something is likely coming. Given the apparent lack of defections during the June war or the protests, I don't think simply killing Khamenei or some more top generals will cause the remaining military structure to simply give up.
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All rumors floating around about strike strategy indicate that Trump wants One Big Beautiful Strike on leadership or key military infrastructure, rather than an extended campaign. The issue is that the method (Big Beautiful Strike) is unlikely to achieve the goal (force Iran to give up).
And even then, my hunch is that any Trump strike on Iran is played for optics and media, and thus is just as likely to be a big salvo of TLAMs launched by a submarine or destroyer against a bunch of empty nuke-program warehouses in Isfahan
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
All rumors floating around about strike strategy indicate that Trump wants One Big Beautiful Strike on leadership or key military infrastructure, rather than an extended campaign. The issue is that the method (Big Beautiful Strike) is unlikely to achieve the goal (force Iran to give up).
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Schumer has long said his main job is defending Israel, which means defending ICE.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Schumer has long said his main job is defending Israel, which means defending ICE.
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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The recent assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar shows what University of Chicago professor Robert Pape already knew:
America’s new era of violent populism is already here.
America’s new era of violent populism is already here.
America’s New Era of Violent Populism Is Here - Reveal
University of Chicago professor Robert Pape examines the troubling rise of domestic political violence and says Trump’s January 6 pardons could be the most consequential decision of his presidency.
revealnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The recent assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar shows what University of Chicago professor Robert Pape already knew:
America’s new era of violent populism is already here.
America’s new era of violent populism is already here.
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Some of us are old enough to remember the UAE elite's links to political fixer George Nader, convicted in the US of sex trafficking of boys in 2020. Now @ryangrim.bsky.social and @mazmhussain.bsky.social reveal how another even more notorious sex trafficker courted senior emiratis.
Jeffrey Epstein was a key player in helping the UAE develop its relationship with Israel. Important story here from me and @mazmhussain.bsky.social as the UAE's little empire starts to unravel
www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-ep...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-ep...
“Praise Allah, There Are Still People Like You”: Jeffrey Epstein Nurtured Israel-Emirates Ties Before Abraham Accords
Epstein leveraged his friendship with the chief of DP World to pitch Israeli logistics infrastructure and cybersecurity investments to the UAE.
www.dropsitenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Some of us are old enough to remember the UAE elite's links to political fixer George Nader, convicted in the US of sex trafficking of boys in 2020. Now @ryangrim.bsky.social and @mazmhussain.bsky.social reveal how another even more notorious sex trafficker courted senior emiratis.
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NEW: Several MI legislators are headed to Minneapolis to stand in solidarity with their legislators and lawmakers from several other states. Of those headed there tonight or tomorrow are Reps. Emily Dievendorf, Veronica Paiz, Erin Byrnes and Natalie Price.
Awaiting Senate list. @michiganadvance.com
Awaiting Senate list. @michiganadvance.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 AM
NEW: Several MI legislators are headed to Minneapolis to stand in solidarity with their legislators and lawmakers from several other states. Of those headed there tonight or tomorrow are Reps. Emily Dievendorf, Veronica Paiz, Erin Byrnes and Natalie Price.
Awaiting Senate list. @michiganadvance.com
Awaiting Senate list. @michiganadvance.com
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HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
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you can’t fucking dox a public official!
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
you can’t fucking dox a public official!
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kind of a big deal
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wed. at a press conference that he supports disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group (SRG), the counterterrorism unit that carried out the first mass arrests of his admin. on Tue. evening during anti-ICE protests at a Manhattan hotel.
Mamdani said he is in...
Mamdani said he is in...
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
kind of a big deal
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This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
If “Somali fraudster” as state alibi is what “welfare mom” was to Reagan, important to remember it began with smearing Ilhan Omar (and is much older than Trump’s obsession) She’s pretty incredible which is why they are so threatened by her
I was privileged to spend some time with Ilhan Omar in 2019 and wrote this. I don't get to write a lot of long features, and feel lucky this is one of them. I just re-read it and think it holds up.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room
The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.
www.thenation.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If “Somali fraudster” as state alibi is what “welfare mom” was to Reagan, important to remember it began with smearing Ilhan Omar (and is much older than Trump’s obsession) She’s pretty incredible which is why they are so threatened by her
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BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
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Breaking News: Yale will waive tuition for new undergraduate students whose families have annual incomes below $200,000.
Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000
Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Breaking News: Yale will waive tuition for new undergraduate students whose families have annual incomes below $200,000.
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A thorough rebuttal of the David Brooks op-ed in which he sees what anyone who isn't a white man has seen all along, that there are two systems of justice in this country. The US has ALWAYS had two systems, always been a "prerogative" state and the Nazis learned from us, not the other way around.
David French argued Renee Good's murder is an example of the US having two sytems of law: orderly for friends & belligerent for foes. @victorerikray.bsky.social corrects him: US law has always promised fascism for non-whites & those who stand with them.
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America's "dual state" is a racial state
ICE's terrors draw on an American traditions of racial violence
groupthreat.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A thorough rebuttal of the David Brooks op-ed in which he sees what anyone who isn't a white man has seen all along, that there are two systems of justice in this country. The US has ALWAYS had two systems, always been a "prerogative" state and the Nazis learned from us, not the other way around.