Nandita Sharma
nsharma101.bsky.social
Nandita Sharma
@nsharma101.bsky.social

There (really) is no place like home.

Home Rule (2020, Duke U. Press)
Home Economics (2006, U of Toronto Press)
Sociologist of mobilities, nationalism, racism, and state power
#NoBorders
nanditasharma.net

Political science 35%
Sociology 26%

I love how this short clip (from a longer film reel) has Sinatra correctly calling out nationalists as "Nazis." Very laudable.

However, if you watch the entire reel (available on YouTube), you'll see the US nationalism that Sinatra was upholding

All nationalisms bend towards fascism, as we can see

We have got to stop analyzing Trump's behaviour as if it is all in service of some "policy goal." It mostly is not.

It is in the service of enriching himself and those who continue to support him. That's it. That is, in a nutshell, what all states are, but particularly the authoritarian type.

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, I remember this was a big talking point amongst right-wing conspiracy theorists: Biden is ignoring NC!

It was BS then, and Trump's "support" for NC is BS now.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com

US attacks in Nigeria (Sokoto state, which is in NW Nigeria) struck where there is no presence of Islamic State in Nigeria.The closest location in Nigeria with IS activity are 1000 miles away.

Likewise, Boko Haram is active in the NE of Nigeria.
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"

"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"

12/26 “mirth profuse”

Heralds of cheer so profuse
A promise of mirth
Fall on frozen ground

Always fight back.
Legend Imran Ahmed (CEO of CCDH) just sued the U.S. Government for the wildly inappropriate visa sanctions. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York just granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against this inappropriate government action.

What a Christmas gift!
One new war-crime for every Epstein document.

Just saw Eddington and WTAF?!

How did it receive glowing reviews? Like One Battle After Another, it is a dangerous caricature of the Left. Both of these films play into the Trump narrative that the Left is indeed a band of "terrorists," as we are told they are "critiques" of Trumpism.
Legend Imran Ahmed (CEO of CCDH) just sued the U.S. Government for the wildly inappropriate visa sanctions. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York just granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against this inappropriate government action.

What a Christmas gift!
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”

Nationalists always try to convince us that the nation-state, with its territories, immigration & border controls, and military violence are the equivalent to our homes and that the “nation” is a “family

They are not. These are nationalist tricks to try and garner support for fascism.
I'd be delighted to have a hairstylist or a youth soccer coach visit for a night

Trump is building the infrastructure of a police state. People marked as "migrants" are its first and foremost targets.

But anyone who thinks "citizens" will also not end up in these national gulags is not facing reality.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
I'd be delighted to have a hairstylist or a youth soccer coach visit for a night

Reposted by Nandita Sharma

Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.

Yes!

We play the “good migrant” vs “bad migrant” or “good citizen” vs “bad citizen” game at our collective peril.
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

Moss on the branches
Overcoat of blue
One more day to remember
stratocumulous
ocean wears an overcoat
against the shore

#DailyHaikuPrompt (overcoat)
#haiku
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:

"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
On Nov. 18, dozens of community members were alerted to an immigration raid at a warehouse in St. Paul. Within minutes of federal agents with ICE, the DEA and FBI arriving at the workplace, a rapid response network mobilized to confront the agents. A week later, a rally denounced the raid.
Community Responds to ICE Raid That Took 14 People
YouTube video by Unicorn Riot
youtu.be
Oh
New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.

"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."

@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Thank you!
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma

My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.

I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.