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Anna V. Q. Ross

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I love the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. They’ve posted this list of food resources for Boston families. Check out the rest of their initiatives (including the annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace). They do such good work!

ldbpeaceinstitute.org/food/

Food Assistance Resource Guide – Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

ldbpeaceinstitute.org

November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=0q5X...
Yes. What they said.

Discussing the Consequences of the Republican Shutdown with Bernie. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

youtube.com

October 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Hahahahahahaha

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 23

A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” showing President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday.
https://wapo.st/42Dy5vU

September 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

@joshuanguyen03.bsky.social: King Do @ 1156 Dot Ave. (new location) has the best bahn mi in Dorchester rn. They bake their own bread. Also good boiled peanuts. I thought of you.

August 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Pro tip: apple cider vinegar removes plantar’s warts way better than the dumb patches you get @ CVS that fall off & restick to the wrong part of yr foot 1/2way thru the day. Soak cotton pad in ACV & tape to foot @ night. Remove during day. Thx for this life update, Lan Nails, S. End, Boston!

August 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Shame on you, CBS & Paramount. & thanks for the reminder never to watch anything you produce again.

July 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

My hollyhocks bloomed yesterday. This is an anti war post.

June 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

#s 2 & 5 seem particularly relevant.

Timothy Snyder’s 5 things to remember about war.

June 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM

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George Takei

@georgetakei.bsky.social

Take note.

June 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Thanks for nothing, @americanair.bsky.social. I got to Logan airport at 3am to find my 5am flight to Dallas delayed by 2 hours, so I missed my connection to Oaxaca, & you didn’t rebook me until Tuesday. Now I’ll miss 2 days of a conference I paid for & have been waiting years to attend. #aafail

June 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM

Anna V. Q. Ross

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Thank you @harvard.edu

April 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Prem Thakker ツ

@premthakker.bsky.social

The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

In addition to violating Mr. Mahdawi’s First Amendment rights, the Rubio
Determination and Mr. Mahdawi’s unlawful detention also violates Mr. Mahdawi’s statutory rights
and due process rights.
PARTIES
8. Petitioner Mohsen Mahdawi is a Palestinian who was born and raised in a refugee
camp in the West Bank. He is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and has been for
the last ten years. He is a recent student of Columbia University, with an expected graduation date
of May 2025. He has been admitted to a Master’s program at Columbia University’s School of
International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”), to begin in the fall of 2025.

After growing up in a refugee camp, Mr. Mahdawi felt compelled to advocate for
Palestinian human rights upon moving to the United States.
22. Mr. Mahdawi is also a committed Buddhist and believes in non-violence and
empathy as a central tenet of his religion. In fall of 2021, he became the president of the Columbia
University Buddhist Association and led it for two years.
23. In fall of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi co-founded the Palestinian Student Union (“Dar”) at
Columbia University which “serves to engage with and celebrate Palestinian culture, history, and
identity.” Mr. Mahdawi co-founded this organization with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian lawful
permanent resident who was also recently detained by ICE for his expressive conduct related to
Palestine.

Mr. Mahdawi appeared in numerous televised interviews and print news articles
regarding the military campaign in Gaza and related protests. In December of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi
appeared on 60 Minutes where he shared that, as a child, he watched an Israeli soldier shoot and
kill his best friend in the West Bank.
27. Throughout his time as a student and a leader of Dar and the Columbia University
Buddhist Association, Mr. Mahdawi was always willing to engage in dialogue with people whose
views and beliefs differed from his own. Mr. Mahdawi believed, and continues to believe, that
more speech is the solution to disagreement, rather than less, and that empathy and understanding
through communication are a way to resolve conflicts peacefully.

…and a peaceful political solution. Mr. Mahdawi gave speeches at several of these protests. In his
speeches, Mr. Mahdawi advocated for Palestinian human rights, a permanent ceasefire, and a
peaceful resolution that affirmed the human dignity of all.
25. During one protest, Mr. Mahdawi vocally denounced an unaffiliated passerby who
made an antisemitic comment, chanting “shame on him”. Mr. Mahdawi stated that “we are against
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antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere.” The confrontation was documented by the Columbia Spectator

April 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Hey #AWP25, I’m signing copies of FIGURING @bullcitypress.com (T304) Friday, 3/28, 10-11 w pressmate @aeheelee.bsky.social & copies of FLUTTER, KICK @redhenpress.bsky.social (345) on Sat, 3/30, 12-1. Come say hello!

March 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

#AWP25 this is happening in a couple of hours. Come thu! #bravingthebody

March 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

Dear Secretary Rubio,

Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas?

Sincerely,

DWD

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 27

Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."

March 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

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This is appalling.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/m...

March 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM

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Saeed Jones

@theferocity.bsky.social

“Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett joked to hundreds of people about sending explosive devices to dissenting event attendees at a talk at the Harvard Business School on Thursday, according to six people present at the discussion.”

At Harvard Talk, Former Israeli PM Joked He Would Give Exploding Pagers to Protesters | News | The Harvard Crimson

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett joked to hundreds of people about sending detonators to dissenting event attendees at a talk at the Harvard Business School on Thursday, according to six ...

www.thecrimson.com

March 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

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February 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Well it was nice while it lasted, I guess?

Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · Feb 6

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.

www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities

The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...

www.arts.gov

February 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

Woke up worried about my son’s friend who has seen ICE agents at the T station near her house & is now afraid to go to school. Then listened to devastated Swedish officials describe the worst shooting in Swedish history @ a school that offers language classes to immigrants. & now this. “Audacious”??

Boston Globe headline reading “Audacious Gaza idea has officials scrambling”
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February 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Anna V. Q. Ross

@annavqross.bsky.social

So much for the 1st Amendment.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Feb 3

BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...