Kavitha Rajagopalan
@kxraja.bsky.social
Founding director, Asian Media Initiative @ccmnewmarkj.bsky.social. Writer. Previously Sr Fellow Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affrs. Global migration + Asia-Pacific. Pediatric transplant mom.
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A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
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As Damascus enters the US-led coalition against ISIS, its relationship with Syria's Kurds, America's longstanding ally, remains fraught with distrust ⬇️
A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria’s Kurds?
As Damascus enters the US-led coalition against ISIS, its relationship with Syria’s Kurds, America’s longstanding ally, remains fraught with distrust
www.newarab.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As Damascus enters the US-led coalition against ISIS, its relationship with Syria's Kurds, America's longstanding ally, remains fraught with distrust ⬇️
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Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
I’ll say it again. Democrats have an Islamophobia problem and it’s been entrenched and institutionalized. Yes the neonazi maga white nationalist right wing does as well but they cannot be made to confront and change their hate. I want us to change it on this side of the aisle.
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’ll say it again. Democrats have an Islamophobia problem and it’s been entrenched and institutionalized. Yes the neonazi maga white nationalist right wing does as well but they cannot be made to confront and change their hate. I want us to change it on this side of the aisle.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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A bit late for the week - it was busy - but here’s the second November issue of Words for Worlds, the F-SF newsletter with an Indian slant.
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A bit late for the week - it was busy - but here’s the second November issue of Words for Worlds, the F-SF newsletter with an Indian slant.
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
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Let's hope Mamdani turns out to be a lot better than AMLO, as I believe he will be, but that's a good analogy too-quickly forgotten.
Actually reminds me of when he met AMLO in his first term.
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Let's hope Mamdani turns out to be a lot better than AMLO, as I believe he will be, but that's a good analogy too-quickly forgotten.
Wow. A lot of people like calling strangers stupid and building castles of contempt on the brick of a single word.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Wow. A lot of people like calling strangers stupid and building castles of contempt on the brick of a single word.
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It is FINE to complain that Trump would not have treated a Black woman mayor of NYC the same as Mamdani got treated but keep in mind that we all had to worry Mamdani might be kidnapped by ICE on that trip, ok?
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It is FINE to complain that Trump would not have treated a Black woman mayor of NYC the same as Mamdani got treated but keep in mind that we all had to worry Mamdani might be kidnapped by ICE on that trip, ok?
I think we need to deeply grapple with Islamophobia across the Democrat electorate. And why overt Islamophobia is not disqualifying to more voters.
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think we need to deeply grapple with Islamophobia across the Democrat electorate. And why overt Islamophobia is not disqualifying to more voters.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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There are more male journalists - with whole ass columns - defending Olivia Nuzzi than there are defending Mary K Bruce and Catherine Lucey.
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There are more male journalists - with whole ass columns - defending Olivia Nuzzi than there are defending Mary K Bruce and Catherine Lucey.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
what the actual unholy fresh NPSM-7 fuck - this is BAD
LIKE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD
what the actual unholy fresh NPSM-7 fuck - this is BAD
LIKE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
what the actual unholy fresh NPSM-7 fuck - this is BAD
LIKE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD
what the actual unholy fresh NPSM-7 fuck - this is BAD
LIKE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD
I haven’t seen a vote condemning white nationalism. Which is currently guiding the law of the land, fyi HAKEEM.
We are not a serious country, at all.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I haven’t seen a vote condemning white nationalism. Which is currently guiding the law of the land, fyi HAKEEM.
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The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
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“The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.”
—Cicero
—Cicero
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.”
—Cicero
—Cicero
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Trump’s Urban Occupations Have Cost $473 Million and Rising
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump’s Urban Occupations Have Cost $473 Million and Rising
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JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
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An excellent article in the NYTimes that belies the Trump administration rationale behind military build-up and bombing of ‘drug smugglers’ in waters off of Venezuela, citing expertise from The Steady State’s own Annie Pforzheimer and Jonathan Winer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Venezuela Doesn’t Produce Fentanyl. Trump Is Targeting It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
An excellent article in the NYTimes that belies the Trump administration rationale behind military build-up and bombing of ‘drug smugglers’ in waters off of Venezuela, citing expertise from The Steady State’s own Annie Pforzheimer and Jonathan Winer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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NEW: Bipartisan Outrage Over Noem's Swastika Embrace
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan...
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan...
Bipartisan Outrage Over Noem's Swastika Embrace
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: Bipartisan Outrage Over Noem's Swastika Embrace
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan...
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan...