Ashindi
@ashindi.bsky.social
At the intersection of racial justice, democracy, & philanthropy.
Co-founder: Donors of Color, New Media Ventures, Emergent Fund, Reflective Democracy, Youth Engagement Fund
Loves: houseplants, photography, jellyfish, giraffes, Johannesburg, & my niece.
Co-founder: Donors of Color, New Media Ventures, Emergent Fund, Reflective Democracy, Youth Engagement Fund
Loves: houseplants, photography, jellyfish, giraffes, Johannesburg, & my niece.
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“A small floating crown” and it’s the “M” in time
Donald Trump says his TIME Magazine cover may be the “worst picture of all time”:
“They "disappeared" my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird!”
“They "disappeared" my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird!”
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“A small floating crown” and it’s the “M” in time
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October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
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Honey, wake up! There's a new "in any other time, this would be a scandal for weeks" story breaking.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
www.startribune.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Honey, wake up! There's a new "in any other time, this would be a scandal for weeks" story breaking.
I only wish I still subscribed to @washingtonpost.com so I could quit again over this travesty.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I only wish I still subscribed to @washingtonpost.com so I could quit again over this travesty.
Literal billionaire behavior
Welcome to the FO phase:
Szczerek, CEO of paving company Drogbruk, was caught snatching the prized memento from young fan Brock’s hands.
Szczerek’s countrymen swiftly blasted him on a Polish job search site as a “sack of garbage,” “common thief,” “primitive scammer,” and “shameful jerk.”
Szczerek, CEO of paving company Drogbruk, was caught snatching the prized memento from young fan Brock’s hands.
Szczerek’s countrymen swiftly blasted him on a Polish job search site as a “sack of garbage,” “common thief,” “primitive scammer,” and “shameful jerk.”
August 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Literal billionaire behavior
Was just debating about what has me feeling down.
I think it’s this.
I think it’s this.
So awkward to be living through a dystopian novel about techno-fascist billionaires who have banded together with white supremacists, Christian nationalists, and international dictators in an attempt to overthrow democracy and commit genocide, all to establish tech-enabled fiefdoms in their wake.
August 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Was just debating about what has me feeling down.
I think it’s this.
I think it’s this.
Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/w...
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Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center
www.huffpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Pete Hegseth continues his purge of women from U.S. military leadership, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place
Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Pete Hegseth continues his purge of women from U.S. military leadership, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
The Christian Backlash Taking Hold www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Opinion | The Christian Backlash Taking Hold
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Christian Backlash Taking Hold www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
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I know that people love to scream at anyone who dares to try to give people a heads up about how advanced "AI"-type stuff is (which is essential for being able to spot it to avoid getting fooled by it), but I think it's important, actually, to be aware that this is where the tech is currently at.
VEO3
Prompt: “a man doing stand up comedy in a small venue tells a joke (include the joke in the dialogue)”
The video and audio are generated together.
Prompt: “a man doing stand up comedy in a small venue tells a joke (include the joke in the dialogue)”
The video and audio are generated together.
May 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I know that people love to scream at anyone who dares to try to give people a heads up about how advanced "AI"-type stuff is (which is essential for being able to spot it to avoid getting fooled by it), but I think it's important, actually, to be aware that this is where the tech is currently at.
Reality following another exact storyline from The Handmaid’s Tale.
In both cases the “vessel” is a Black woman.
In both cases the “vessel” is a Black woman.
"The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mother and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant...Her medical team is legally required [by Georgia's abortion ban] to maintain life support until the fetus reaches viability."
Family says woman declared brain dead but her pregnancy continues under state law
Adriana Smith's been on life support 90+ days with weeks to go in her pregnancy. Her family questions Georgia’s heartbeat law — and why they had no say in her care.
www.11alive.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reality following another exact storyline from The Handmaid’s Tale.
In both cases the “vessel” is a Black woman.
In both cases the “vessel” is a Black woman.
“I’m talking you you because I work for you.”
She is so good at this.
She is so good at this.
AOC, talking Medicaid cuts — after Rep. Weber chides her for addressing the camera:
“.. There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. .. They deserve. To see. What is happening. Here.”
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“.. There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. .. They deserve. To see. What is happening. Here.”
@aoc.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“I’m talking you you because I work for you.”
She is so good at this.
She is so good at this.
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Cybertrucks are piling up -- apparently no one wants to buy them -- but they can't stop making them, b/c shutting the factory down is too expensive. Great work all around.
Tesla Cybertruck inventory goes through the roof
Tesla Cybertruck is experiencing a significant increase in unsold inventory in the US and facing huge challenges in meeting initial sales expectations.
www.arenaev.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cybertrucks are piling up -- apparently no one wants to buy them -- but they can't stop making them, b/c shutting the factory down is too expensive. Great work all around.
Asian-American comedians on the joke that changed them.
Power of representation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Power of representation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Bowen Yang, Hasan Minhaj and More Asian American Comics Share Their Favorite Bits
Bowen Yang, Hari Kondabolu, Atsuko Okatsuka and Hasan Minhaj break down the stand-up bits that rewired their comedic DNA.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Asian-American comedians on the joke that changed them.
Power of representation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Power of representation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Oh.
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
April 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Oh.
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Some of the questions Pete Hegsetg was asked by a U.S. Senator in his confirmation hearing:
- How many push ups can you do?
- How many genders are there?
- What kind of batteries do you put in your night vision goggles?
To determine his qualifications to run the U.S. Department of Defense.
- How many push ups can you do?
- How many genders are there?
- What kind of batteries do you put in your night vision goggles?
To determine his qualifications to run the U.S. Department of Defense.
January 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Some of the questions Pete Hegsetg was asked by a U.S. Senator in his confirmation hearing:
- How many push ups can you do?
- How many genders are there?
- What kind of batteries do you put in your night vision goggles?
To determine his qualifications to run the U.S. Department of Defense.
- How many push ups can you do?
- How many genders are there?
- What kind of batteries do you put in your night vision goggles?
To determine his qualifications to run the U.S. Department of Defense.
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I wish news outlets dedicated one inch of their glossy magazine stories about trans women in sports to the discrimination and violence we face every day
Instead of empathizing with our persecutors
Instead of empathizing with our persecutors
April 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I wish news outlets dedicated one inch of their glossy magazine stories about trans women in sports to the discrimination and violence we face every day
Instead of empathizing with our persecutors
Instead of empathizing with our persecutors
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I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
April 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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The government is punishing institutions and individuals for simply disagreeing with the president. This is what people were afraid Nixon *might* do given the break in at the Watergate Hotel.
The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, CNN reports
IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliat...
www.cnn.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The government is punishing institutions and individuals for simply disagreeing with the president. This is what people were afraid Nixon *might* do given the break in at the Watergate Hotel.
Infuriating - and I wish The Times’ failure to responsibly cover both large scale protests and boycotts didn’t matter so much.
Yesterday, 1,400 protests were held to protest the Trump whose headlines fill this page. But to the #BrokenTimes this morning, they are a buried BTW. It has plenty of photos; none here. This is what they call "news judgment." To the Times, we are not news.
April 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Infuriating - and I wish The Times’ failure to responsibly cover both large scale protests and boycotts didn’t matter so much.
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This is correct. You will find no explanation for Trump's actions in economics or political science. You need to go deep into woke academic critical theory, and there it suddenly makes sense why white male nepobabies hate communal prosperity because it undermines their dream of personal superiority.
April 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is correct. You will find no explanation for Trump's actions in economics or political science. You need to go deep into woke academic critical theory, and there it suddenly makes sense why white male nepobabies hate communal prosperity because it undermines their dream of personal superiority.
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“Tubman’s photograph is now gone. In its place are images of Postal Service stamps that highlight “Black/White cooperation” in the secret network and that feature Tubman among abolitionists of both races.”
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
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April 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Tubman’s photograph is now gone. In its place are images of Postal Service stamps that highlight “Black/White cooperation” in the secret network and that feature Tubman among abolitionists of both races.”
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