Maya Chhabra
@mayachhabra.bsky.social
Author of FIREBIRD CAGED, CHIARA IN THE DARK, and more. Translator. Not willing to let democracy die quietly. 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇮🇳
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‘The wind turbine and the Catapult building advertise Blyth’s centrality to the carbon-free economy of the future. They advertise it, but I don’t quite believe it, and neither, judging by the local popularity of Reform, does Blyth.’
James Meek in the new issue:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek in the new issue:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek · Ten-Foot Chopsticks: The North-East Transition
The ghost of the industrial revolution haunts Britain. The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘The wind turbine and the Catapult building advertise Blyth’s centrality to the carbon-free economy of the future. They advertise it, but I don’t quite believe it, and neither, judging by the local popularity of Reform, does Blyth.’
James Meek in the new issue:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek in the new issue:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I believe this is the "Amalgamated" in Amalgamated Housing Cooperative and Amalgamated Bank.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgam...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgam...
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I believe this is the "Amalgamated" in Amalgamated Housing Cooperative and Amalgamated Bank.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgam...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgam...
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Donald Trump (winner of the FIFA Peace Prize) continues amassing warships in the Caribbean while bombing small vessels without any legal justification and threatening a full on invasion of Venezuela.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...
act.indivisible.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Donald Trump (winner of the FIFA Peace Prize) continues amassing warships in the Caribbean while bombing small vessels without any legal justification and threatening a full on invasion of Venezuela.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
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There was extensive documented debate at the time 14A was drafted as to whether it would apply to Chinese railroad workers and gold rush workers' children. The answer was unequivocally that yes, it did. (5/3)
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
There was extensive documented debate at the time 14A was drafted as to whether it would apply to Chinese railroad workers and gold rush workers' children. The answer was unequivocally that yes, it did. (5/3)
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Read these words. This is your country doing this:
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
(1/4) ICE detention has become a black box. Oversight has been gutted. Families are being separated. Pregnant and postpartum women report starving in custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, and their pleas for help going unanswered.
Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE
Until last year, Congress required reports on the pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in ICE custody, including ‘detailed justification’ for their detention. This requirement no longer exists, Kelly...
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Read these words. This is your country doing this:
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
“Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.”
Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors
Let's get NY-10 a congressman who is as progressive as our district, as opposed to the current one.
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Let's get NY-10 a congressman who is as progressive as our district, as opposed to the current one.
This story was many years in the making, and I'm so glad BCS gave it a good home.
BCS of 2025! "Nine Births on the Wheel" @mayachhabra.bsky.social BCS #425: "The first time through this cycle, Devaki does not believe he will go through with it. Kasma is her brother, and for all his fears, he didn’t kill her when he had the chance." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/nine...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Nine Births on the Wheel by Maya Chhabra
The first time through this cycle, Devaki does not believe he will go through with it. Kasma is her brother, after all, and for all his fears, he didn’t kill her when he had the chance. So as her baby...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This story was many years in the making, and I'm so glad BCS gave it a good home.
Vice signaling.
Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir and other members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party wore golden noose-shaped pins to a Knesset National Security Committee meeting to discuss a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Vice signaling.
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“Even though she was still trying to produce breast milk for her daughter, Guzmán had limited access to food and water…and was never provided a breast pump… Guzmán was left to manage the pain of her C-section recovery as well as her Type 1 diabetes with the supplies she had in her backpack”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“Even though she was still trying to produce breast milk for her daughter, Guzmán had limited access to food and water…and was never provided a breast pump… Guzmán was left to manage the pain of her C-section recovery as well as her Type 1 diabetes with the supplies she had in her backpack”
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The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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Please get in touch with my friend Will if you are (or know) an artist who can donate a little time and skill to this union fight.
Are there any fan artists who can do (Western) TV cartoon characters reasonably true-to-style who want to donate a little mischievous labor to some Canadian creative industry workers in a union fight against corporate greed? If so, send me a message and I can give you details!
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Please get in touch with my friend Will if you are (or know) an artist who can donate a little time and skill to this union fight.
Amnesty International report on "Alligator Alcatraz" concentration camp and its torture methods:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
USA: New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome Detention Centers
Amnesty International today released a new report documenting cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at two immigration detention centers in Florida: The Everglades Detention Facility (“Alligator Alc...
www.amnesty.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Amnesty International report on "Alligator Alcatraz" concentration camp and its torture methods:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
I've read this report (it's in the public domain) and it is very illuminating. And drastically lowered my opinion of Eisenhower as a president. If you have no checks and balances you end up with the executive branch plotting to poison Lumumba's toothpaste because racism and vibes.
“It is clear that Congress must exert its will and devise procedures that will enable it to play its full constitutional role in making policy decisions concerning intelligence activities. Failure to do so would permit further erosion of constitutional government.”
That was written in 1975.
That was written in 1975.
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I've read this report (it's in the public domain) and it is very illuminating. And drastically lowered my opinion of Eisenhower as a president. If you have no checks and balances you end up with the executive branch plotting to poison Lumumba's toothpaste because racism and vibes.
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This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
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Our months are pretty metal tbh. January is Am Faoilleach (the Wolf Month)
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our months are pretty metal tbh. January is Am Faoilleach (the Wolf Month)
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+972’s West Bank reporter Basel Adra reports that Israeli police arrested his father, Naser Adra, following a settler attack on the village of Al-Faqra in Masafer Yatta.
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
+972’s West Bank reporter Basel Adra reports that Israeli police arrested his father, Naser Adra, following a settler attack on the village of Al-Faqra in Masafer Yatta.
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In other words, I don't want to slide through life like a soapy butt on a slip 'n slide, okay? That's actually not my goal.
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In other words, I don't want to slide through life like a soapy butt on a slip 'n slide, okay? That's actually not my goal.
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At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.