Anand Vaidya
@anandvaidya.bsky.social
Anthropologist at Reed College. Author of Future of the Forest (Cornell 2025). Environment, law, politics, labor, India.
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A huge military deployment against baby formula and global solidarity
UPDATE: Mikeno has stopped contact and is assumed intercepted by Israel. Not a single delivery of baby formula will reach the shores of Gaza to try and save a single child's life.
October 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A huge military deployment against baby formula and global solidarity
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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This isn’t just starvation, it’s mass extermination by hunger. "There is no case since World War II of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled," says Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, speaking to @democracynow.org.
July 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This isn’t just starvation, it’s mass extermination by hunger. "There is no case since World War II of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled," says Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, speaking to @democracynow.org.
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Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
July 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
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Mamdani hosted a Trans townhall with community and Cuomo said we lost the presidential election due to sports and bathrooms bsky.app/profile/jael...
Haven’t seen this reported yet: in a speech to supporters posted to TikTok last week, NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said he believes that Democrats lost in 2024 because “we’re talking about bathrooms and who’s gonna play in what [sports] team”
June 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Mamdani hosted a Trans townhall with community and Cuomo said we lost the presidential election due to sports and bathrooms bsky.app/profile/jael...
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Portland police escorted an ice transport van and helped them get into the ICE building by cleaning it's driveway. Portland Police have claimed that they won't work with ICE
#fuckice #abolishice #losangelos solidarity
#fuckice #abolishice #losangelos solidarity
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Portland police escorted an ice transport van and helped them get into the ICE building by cleaning it's driveway. Portland Police have claimed that they won't work with ICE
#fuckice #abolishice #losangelos solidarity
#fuckice #abolishice #losangelos solidarity
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
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WOW: Absolute RESPECT to Cecilia Culver for delivering a courageous, and kickass, commencement speech that calls out her university's complicity with genocide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6w...
STANDING OVATION!!! | Cecilia Culver, The George Washington University 2025 Commencement Speech
YouTube video by EverydayPal
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May 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
WOW: Absolute RESPECT to Cecilia Culver for delivering a courageous, and kickass, commencement speech that calls out her university's complicity with genocide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6w...
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FUTURE OF THE FOREST is the story of legal transformations of forests across India through collective action.
Since the 19th century, Indian forest dwellers have been unable to enforce their claims to the land on which they live.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Since the 19th century, Indian forest dwellers have been unable to enforce their claims to the land on which they live.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
April 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
FUTURE OF THE FOREST is the story of legal transformations of forests across India through collective action.
Since the 19th century, Indian forest dwellers have been unable to enforce their claims to the land on which they live.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Since the 19th century, Indian forest dwellers have been unable to enforce their claims to the land on which they live.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
The book is out! With cover art by the brilliant Rahee Punyashloka.
April 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The book is out! With cover art by the brilliant Rahee Punyashloka.
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US federal agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia encampment for Palestine, seek to revoke his green card.
#Shame on Columbia administration for its unquestioning obedience to government agents.
#Shame on Columbia administration for its unquestioning obedience to government agents.
March 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
US federal agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia encampment for Palestine, seek to revoke his green card.
#Shame on Columbia administration for its unquestioning obedience to government agents.
#Shame on Columbia administration for its unquestioning obedience to government agents.
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“Pretending that politics here is just moderates, progressives, and the far left gives cover to the moves of the powerful in Portland and Oregon, and leaves journalists in a blind spot.”
Good analysis from Brian Denning of the actual power players in Portland & how they are obscured.
Good analysis from Brian Denning of the actual power players in Portland & how they are obscured.
The Politics of Pretending in Progressive Portland
DSA city council victories draw out true face of ‘progressive’ corporate agenda.
dsaportlandoregon.medium.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“Pretending that politics here is just moderates, progressives, and the far left gives cover to the moves of the powerful in Portland and Oregon, and leaves journalists in a blind spot.”
Good analysis from Brian Denning of the actual power players in Portland & how they are obscured.
Good analysis from Brian Denning of the actual power players in Portland & how they are obscured.
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Fyi for folks in Portland, OR - if you think you see ICE and/or anyone you know is detained, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition hotline: 1-888-622-1510. It’s answered every day until about 8pm!
January 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Fyi for folks in Portland, OR - if you think you see ICE and/or anyone you know is detained, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition hotline: 1-888-622-1510. It’s answered every day until about 8pm!
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Journalist Anas Al-Sharif removes his helmet and announces a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. His voice steady as his fellow Palestinians lift him into the air in celebration. For 15 months, the Al-Jazeera correspondent has reported on the genocide of his people in Gaza.
January 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Journalist Anas Al-Sharif removes his helmet and announces a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. His voice steady as his fellow Palestinians lift him into the air in celebration. For 15 months, the Al-Jazeera correspondent has reported on the genocide of his people in Gaza.
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JUST PUBLISHED: It has been the honor of my career to co-author "Queer, HIV+ and Running Out of Medication in Gaza" with Afeef Nessouli @theintercept.com —a story about Palestine, AIDS, genocide, and an extraordinary survivor named E.S. Please read & share. theintercept.com/2025/01/13/i...
Queer, HIV-Positive, and Running Out of Medication in Gaza
A year in Palestine, living in fear of not just genocide — but AIDS.
theintercept.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
JUST PUBLISHED: It has been the honor of my career to co-author "Queer, HIV+ and Running Out of Medication in Gaza" with Afeef Nessouli @theintercept.com —a story about Palestine, AIDS, genocide, and an extraordinary survivor named E.S. Please read & share. theintercept.com/2025/01/13/i...
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Say what you will about the IRA, but this is Biden's planetary legacy: a livestreamed genocide with no end in sight.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Last major health facility in north Gaza ‘out of service’ after Israeli attack
Staff arrested, injured and killed as Israeli forces burn and destroy key Kamal Adwan hospital departments, says WHO
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Say what you will about the IRA, but this is Biden's planetary legacy: a livestreamed genocide with no end in sight.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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NPR “Why is it that ppl in Gaza don’t have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare?”
UN official: “Aid arrives and Israel refuses to distribute it”
www.npr.org/2024/11/28/n...
UN official: “Aid arrives and Israel refuses to distribute it”
www.npr.org/2024/11/28/n...
Another winter arrives in Gaza, but flimsy tents are all people have
People in Gaza have had to contest with Israeli airstrikes, hunger, armed gangs of looters and — now — a rainy winter without shelter.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2024 at 8:31 PM
NPR “Why is it that ppl in Gaza don’t have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare?”
UN official: “Aid arrives and Israel refuses to distribute it”
www.npr.org/2024/11/28/n...
UN official: “Aid arrives and Israel refuses to distribute it”
www.npr.org/2024/11/28/n...
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BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.
“Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.