Ranjit Dighe
@ranjitdighe.bsky.social
Music, house concerts, baseball, economic history, cats. Anti-MAGA, anti-illiberalism.
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I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con
If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.
www.comicsbeat.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
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Spoiler alert: Making life livable reduces crime. popular.info/p/the-secret...
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Spoiler alert: Making life livable reduces crime. popular.info/p/the-secret...
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“Girls have been getting better grades than boys since before women had the right to vote.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is Overblown
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Girls have been getting better grades than boys since before women had the right to vote.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
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Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy:
A Message from a University President: Jim Ryan’s Questions
Guest article by Michael Roth
www.meidasplus.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy:
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Big news: We are searching for an assistant professor at our university!
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July 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Big news: We are searching for an assistant professor at our university!
(He was last seen two days ago. Please share any tips with campus security).
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Wow! I wouldn’t vote for him, but give me more of this please
Hunter Biden has a point. And a quite colorful one.
July 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wow! I wouldn’t vote for him, but give me more of this please
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This should be the top story in the WaPo and NYT but no mention.
Human Rights Watch report on guards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Human Rights Watch report on guards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This should be the top story in the WaPo and NYT but no mention.
Human Rights Watch report on guards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Human Rights Watch report on guards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This Day in Labor History: July 20, 1885. The British crown gave royal assent to the Chinese Immigration Act in Canada, which placed a $50 tax on Chinese workers and which reinforced the general global oppression of migrating Chinese workers around the world at this time!!
July 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This Day in Labor History: July 20, 1885. The British crown gave royal assent to the Chinese Immigration Act in Canada, which placed a $50 tax on Chinese workers and which reinforced the general global oppression of migrating Chinese workers around the world at this time!!
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“He’s a test case to push the envelope for legal immigrants that have committed no crime, to trump up charges against them,” GALEO’s Gonzales said. “And the second piece is how to target journalists.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Atlanta journalist fights deportation from Ice jail despite dropped charges: ‘I’m seeing what absolute power can do’
A Salvadorian reporter with an audience of millions, Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming a protest against Trump in June – and is still struggling for freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“He’s a test case to push the envelope for legal immigrants that have committed no crime, to trump up charges against them,” GALEO’s Gonzales said. “And the second piece is how to target journalists.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It's happening here.
Florida is committing "enforced disappearance," a very serious violation of international human rights law.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
July 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's happening here.
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Knowing the difference is the gap between democracy and autocracy.
‼️Share this if you believe critique is a form of patriotism.
‼️Share this if you believe critique is a form of patriotism.
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Knowing the difference is the gap between democracy and autocracy.
‼️Share this if you believe critique is a form of patriotism.
‼️Share this if you believe critique is a form of patriotism.
The assaults on basic human decency will continue until morale improves.
Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The assaults on basic human decency will continue until morale improves.
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Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
What @annepagano.bsky.social said
I've noticed a lot of users are interested in joining some iteration of "resistance" to oppose fascists. Allow me to outline some first steps:
1. Cite your sources. And when someone asks you to, or when someone sources your claim for you, say thanks.
Fascists survive on mis- and dis-information.
1. Cite your sources. And when someone asks you to, or when someone sources your claim for you, say thanks.
Fascists survive on mis- and dis-information.
July 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What @annepagano.bsky.social said
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A worker was killed. Dozens detained.
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
SEIU California | SEIU California Demands Release of CSU Faculty Member Brutalized By ICE
SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our brother Jonathan Caravello, PhD, a U.S. citizen and union member, who was brutally assaulted and detained by federal agents as he…
seiuca.org
July 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A worker was killed. Dozens detained.
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing.
Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
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One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.
ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.
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They finally made the milk from that hotel
July 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They finally made the milk from that hotel
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there are no atheists in foxholes. foxes worship satan
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
there are no atheists in foxholes. foxes worship satan
It’s not a crack house, it’s a crack home
July 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s not a crack house, it’s a crack home
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Gotta be honest, the American Revolution was well on its way for a lot less than this
July 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Gotta be honest, the American Revolution was well on its way for a lot less than this
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Lunacy. They just funded Trump’s private army.
July 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Lunacy. They just funded Trump’s private army.
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics