Aneesa A. Baboolal, PhD
@drbaboolal.bsky.social
⚖️ Scholar 🪷 she/her 🎓 1st Gen
🇹🇹 Born 🗽From Queens 🍎 New Yorker📍MA 💙💛 🐾
🇹🇹 Born 🗽From Queens 🍎 New Yorker📍MA 💙💛 🐾
Pinned
My first *post-tenure* article is out in a Special Issue of Victims and Offenders on Theoretical Approaches in Victimology Research. My theory has been a work in progress for about a decade (!) now so it's surreal to see it in print!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/U583I...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/U583I...
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Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.
Trump’s Kill Zone in the Caribbean Is an Escalation of the Never-ending U.S. Drug War
The strikes on boats near Venezuela mark a new phase in a murderous war on Latin America that has been waged by 10 U.S. presidents.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.
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The DOJ claims it does not target immigration judges in any personnel decision. Yet so far this year the Executive Office for Immigration Review has fired about 70 immigration judges, nearly half of whom came from an immigrant-defense background. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The DOJ claims it does not target immigration judges in any personnel decision. Yet so far this year the Executive Office for Immigration Review has fired about 70 immigration judges, nearly half of whom came from an immigrant-defense background. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
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1 in 5 working people in America are immigrants. They're our neighbors, our community members, the people who we trust and memories with.
These attacks hurt ALL of us
These attacks hurt ALL of us
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
1 in 5 working people in America are immigrants. They're our neighbors, our community members, the people who we trust and memories with.
These attacks hurt ALL of us
These attacks hurt ALL of us
[There is a lesson for us in discovering how we/our region are perceived by others more militarily powerful than we are. Like the indigenous people before us, we neither matter nor count to those who would see our resources as theirs for the taking and our people as theirs for the killing.]
Columbus all over again
“Why this region matters?... You’ve got the lithium triangle which is needed for technology today. Sixty per cent of the world’s lithium is in the lithium triangle—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. You
trinidadexpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
[There is a lesson for us in discovering how we/our region are perceived by others more militarily powerful than we are. Like the indigenous people before us, we neither matter nor count to those who would see our resources as theirs for the taking and our people as theirs for the killing.]
[Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur for the protection of human rights while countering terrorism, has called the attacks a “crime against humanity.”Family members of the victims say the people are just fishermen... "the United States is not reliable, and acts by force for its own ends]
Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
The US has now struck 18 vessels and killed 70 people in its ongoing onslaught in the Caribbean and Pacific.
truthout.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
[Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur for the protection of human rights while countering terrorism, has called the attacks a “crime against humanity.”Family members of the victims say the people are just fishermen... "the United States is not reliable, and acts by force for its own ends]
[One pattern that became pretty clear to us pretty soon is that American attack drones are flying very close to Venezuelan airspace, sometimes just five to 10 miles away.]
Mystery flights: US drones spotted over T&T
Multiple US military drones appear to have flown above and around Trinidad and Tobago last month, some within mere miles of the Venezuelan coast, and at least one in the skies directly above the twin-...
trinidadexpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
[One pattern that became pretty clear to us pretty soon is that American attack drones are flying very close to Venezuelan airspace, sometimes just five to 10 miles away.]
[The attack Thursday killed three people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign in South American waters up to at least 69 people in at least 17 strikes]
US strikes another boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3 - CNC3
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced another deadly U.S. strike on a boat he said was trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea. The attack Thursday killed three people aboard the ves...
www.cnc3.co.tt
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
[The attack Thursday killed three people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign in South American waters up to at least 69 people in at least 17 strikes]
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Immigrants, labor advocates, and local political figures demonstrated Thursday outside Marder Seafood, Inc., after the #NewBedford company let go dozens of workers. Two workers who recently sued the company were among them. #labor #courts #seafoodindustry
New Bedford city councilors rally for terminated fish house workers - The New Bedford Light
Two workers who sued Marder Seafood last month were among 29 workers who lost their jobs. Activists call it a retaliatory firing; the company says it was part of seasonal layoffs.
newbedfordlight.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Immigrants, labor advocates, and local political figures demonstrated Thursday outside Marder Seafood, Inc., after the #NewBedford company let go dozens of workers. Two workers who recently sued the company were among them. #labor #courts #seafoodindustry
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1/🚨Our new report, “Tracing Online Hate Against Zohran Mamdani”, exposes the massive scale of hate, disinformation, and coordinated narrative attacks targeting mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during the 2025 New York City Mayoral Race.
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
1/🚨Our new report, “Tracing Online Hate Against Zohran Mamdani”, exposes the massive scale of hate, disinformation, and coordinated narrative attacks targeting mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during the 2025 New York City Mayoral Race.
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
[“We have said before the US could have dealt with this differently. They could have stopped these boats and searched them. You don’t just go around blowing up boats, killing innocent people.”
They begged, “What about these people family? We have been left with so many questions. ]
They begged, “What about these people family? We have been left with so many questions. ]
Family of T&T fisherman reportedly killed in US strike wants answers
The family of Rishi Samaroo is speaking out for the first time since news that he was reportedly among two Trinidad and Tobago nationals killed in a US strike on a suspected drug-smuggli...
guardian.co.tt
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
[“We have said before the US could have dealt with this differently. They could have stopped these boats and searched them. You don’t just go around blowing up boats, killing innocent people.”
They begged, “What about these people family? We have been left with so many questions. ]
They begged, “What about these people family? We have been left with so many questions. ]
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Zohran's win is a city fighting to save itself, I wrote for @inthesetimes.com. And he can only deliver on his promises if the movement stays engage. Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow it's back to work. Read here!
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani Wins and It Is a Celebration of My New York
Mamdani will be New York City's first Muslim, socialist mayor. But his victory does—and should—mean much more.
inthesetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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Turns out you can turn out people to vote if you give them someone worth voting for....
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Turns out you can turn out people to vote if you give them someone worth voting for....
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I have not felt this much hope in a very, very long time. We can build a better city, we can build a better world
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I have not felt this much hope in a very, very long time. We can build a better city, we can build a better world
Back to the Caribbean...
[The retasking comes as the U.S. has continued a campaign of targeted strikes against suspected narco-boats using unspecified military forces against alleged members of transnational criminal organizations. 64 people have been killed across 3 strikes that began on Sept. 1.]
[The retasking comes as the U.S. has continued a campaign of targeted strikes against suspected narco-boats using unspecified military forces against alleged members of transnational criminal organizations. 64 people have been killed across 3 strikes that began on Sept. 1.]
USS Gerald R. Ford Leaves Mediterranean Bound for U.S. Southern Command — USNI News
news.usni.org/2025/11/04/u...
news.usni.org/2025/11/04/u...
USS Gerald R. Ford Leaves Mediterranean Bound for U.S. Southern Command - USNI News
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sailed west through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, according to ship spotters and confirmed by a defense official. Gerald R. F...
news.usni.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Back to the Caribbean...
[The retasking comes as the U.S. has continued a campaign of targeted strikes against suspected narco-boats using unspecified military forces against alleged members of transnational criminal organizations. 64 people have been killed across 3 strikes that began on Sept. 1.]
[The retasking comes as the U.S. has continued a campaign of targeted strikes against suspected narco-boats using unspecified military forces against alleged members of transnational criminal organizations. 64 people have been killed across 3 strikes that began on Sept. 1.]
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The radiation effects have been ruinous, according to US government reports cited by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, which said the testing was responsible for 55% of cancers on some of the islands' northern atolls.
https://cnn.it/4op9uUB
https://cnn.it/4op9uUB
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The radiation effects have been ruinous, according to US government reports cited by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, which said the testing was responsible for 55% of cancers on some of the islands' northern atolls.
https://cnn.it/4op9uUB
https://cnn.it/4op9uUB
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ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
aclu.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
[... “If you’re not white, we’re just all going to be targeted.”]
They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came.
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
[... “If you’re not white, we’re just all going to be targeted.”]