Sanjana Karanth
@sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com
Senior HuffPost reporter and WGAE comrade. Chicago 'til I die. She/her. sanjana.karanth@huffpost.com
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🚨NEW: Declarations filed in the lawsuit against the rushed attempt to deport 600 Guatemalan children reveals the chaotic way the Trump admin carried out the operation.
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨NEW: Declarations filed in the lawsuit against the rushed attempt to deport 600 Guatemalan children reveals the chaotic way the Trump admin carried out the operation.
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
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25 countries demand Israel end its destruction of Gaza as aid teams say they've reached the "death phase" www.huffpost.com/entry/25-cou... via @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com
25 Countries Demand Israel End Its Destruction Of Gaza That Aid Teams Say Is In 'Death Phase'
The joint statement comes as Palestinians face worsening starvation, daily massacres at "aid sites" and the ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
25 countries demand Israel end its destruction of Gaza as aid teams say they've reached the "death phase" www.huffpost.com/entry/25-cou... via @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com
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Reporter: Mr. President, do you still think Jerome Powell is a numbskull?
Trump: *walks away*
Trump: *walks away*
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Reporter: Mr. President, do you still think Jerome Powell is a numbskull?
Trump: *walks away*
Trump: *walks away*
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Masked US Regime Officers Arrest Opposition Official After He Asked To See Warrant
June 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Masked US Regime Officers Arrest Opposition Official After He Asked To See Warrant
As foreign policy talks continue to swirl around Israel's war against Iran, UN leaders are warning of the civilian toll that's already begun in both countries ― and stressing that the conflict must not lead the world to forget about Gaza's destruction.
UN Officials Plead For End Of Israel-Iran War As Gaza Continues To Suffer
Several UN agencies are warning of the civilian toll in both Israel and Iran, and stressing the public not to forget about the continued destruction of Gaza.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
As foreign policy talks continue to swirl around Israel's war against Iran, UN leaders are warning of the civilian toll that's already begun in both countries ― and stressing that the conflict must not lead the world to forget about Gaza's destruction.
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to be clear, research shows “nonlethal” tools are not safe—and can be deadly
In LA, officers deployed tear gas and shot rubber bullets at protesters fighting against ICE raids.
Here’s a reminder that those anti-protest weapons—which are billed as relatively safe—can actually cause serious harm.
Here’s a reminder that those anti-protest weapons—which are billed as relatively safe—can actually cause serious harm.
‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm
Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
to be clear, research shows “nonlethal” tools are not safe—and can be deadly
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"Gaza’s blood banks [are] almost empty...because of the extreme malnutrition most Palestinians face, prospective donors [are] already anemic.
So medical staff began giving blood themselves—at least those who were not yet malnourished" @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/blood-...
So medical staff began giving blood themselves—at least those who were not yet malnourished" @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/blood-...
Doctors In Gaza Give Their Own Blood To Save Their Patients
Israeli forces have repeatedly fired on starving Palestinians trying to get food aid, further overwhelming Gaza's decimated health care system.
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June 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Gaza’s blood banks [are] almost empty...because of the extreme malnutrition most Palestinians face, prospective donors [are] already anemic.
So medical staff began giving blood themselves—at least those who were not yet malnourished" @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/blood-...
So medical staff began giving blood themselves—at least those who were not yet malnourished" @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/blood-...
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wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
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"HuffPost heard from > a dozen health care workers
'They cannot heal people without supplies+medicines. And no matter how skilled they are in caring for the horrific wounds caused by bombs, the human body cannot heal without food'"
Vital @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/childr...
'They cannot heal people without supplies+medicines. And no matter how skilled they are in caring for the horrific wounds caused by bombs, the human body cannot heal without food'"
Vital @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/childr...
'Let The Children Eat': Israel Is Starving Gaza To Death, Doctors And Experts Warn
Israel's continued blockade of food and humanitarian assistance has led to Palestinian children facing illness and death from severe acute malnutrition.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"HuffPost heard from > a dozen health care workers
'They cannot heal people without supplies+medicines. And no matter how skilled they are in caring for the horrific wounds caused by bombs, the human body cannot heal without food'"
Vital @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/childr...
'They cannot heal people without supplies+medicines. And no matter how skilled they are in caring for the horrific wounds caused by bombs, the human body cannot heal without food'"
Vital @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/childr...
NEW: As Israel continues to block lifesaving food and humanitarian aid, doctors and experts are desperately trying to get the world to see the crisis for what it is -- that Palestinians are being intentionally starved to death.
Bearing the brunt of malnutrition is Gaza's children.
Bearing the brunt of malnutrition is Gaza's children.
'Let The Children Eat': Israel Is Starving Gaza To Death, Doctors And Experts Warn
Israel's continued blockade of food and humanitarian assistance has led to Palestinian children facing illness and death from severe acute malnutrition.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
NEW: As Israel continues to block lifesaving food and humanitarian aid, doctors and experts are desperately trying to get the world to see the crisis for what it is -- that Palestinians are being intentionally starved to death.
Bearing the brunt of malnutrition is Gaza's children.
Bearing the brunt of malnutrition is Gaza's children.
A federal judge just ordered ICE to release (on bail) Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student and green card holder from the West Bank who was detained at his citizenship interview this month for what his lawyers say was his pro-Palestinian advocacy.
To Trump, he said today: "I am not afraid of you."
To Trump, he said today: "I am not afraid of you."
April 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A federal judge just ordered ICE to release (on bail) Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student and green card holder from the West Bank who was detained at his citizenship interview this month for what his lawyers say was his pro-Palestinian advocacy.
To Trump, he said today: "I am not afraid of you."
To Trump, he said today: "I am not afraid of you."
Wow, only 15 Senate Democrats voted to block nearly $9 billion in weapons packages to Israel. Both measures failed, which was expected to happen given the party's divide on the issue.
What's surprising is that there were four *fewer* Democrats who voted yes this time than in November.
What's surprising is that there were four *fewer* Democrats who voted yes this time than in November.
The Senate is voting today on whether to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including more than 35,000 one-ton bombs. The effort's being led by @sanders.senate.gov.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wow, only 15 Senate Democrats voted to block nearly $9 billion in weapons packages to Israel. Both measures failed, which was expected to happen given the party's divide on the issue.
What's surprising is that there were four *fewer* Democrats who voted yes this time than in November.
What's surprising is that there were four *fewer* Democrats who voted yes this time than in November.
Schiff says he plans to vote no on the JRDs, because blocking the sale of 20,000-pound bombs to Israel "do not get us closer to peace."
He mentioned Palestinians protesting Hamas, but not the Israelis protesting Netanyahu to stop bombing Gaza. And again, Gaza has not received *any* aid for a month.
He mentioned Palestinians protesting Hamas, but not the Israelis protesting Netanyahu to stop bombing Gaza. And again, Gaza has not received *any* aid for a month.
The Senate is voting today on whether to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including more than 35,000 one-ton bombs. The effort's being led by @sanders.senate.gov.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Schiff says he plans to vote no on the JRDs, because blocking the sale of 20,000-pound bombs to Israel "do not get us closer to peace."
He mentioned Palestinians protesting Hamas, but not the Israelis protesting Netanyahu to stop bombing Gaza. And again, Gaza has not received *any* aid for a month.
He mentioned Palestinians protesting Hamas, but not the Israelis protesting Netanyahu to stop bombing Gaza. And again, Gaza has not received *any* aid for a month.
The Senate is voting today on whether to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including more than 35,000 one-ton bombs. The effort's being led by @sanders.senate.gov.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
April 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Senate is voting today on whether to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including more than 35,000 one-ton bombs. The effort's being led by @sanders.senate.gov.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
This could serve as an important test for Dems, given their voters increasingly support ending the weapons transfers.
NEW: A federal court ruled today that Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit can proceed in New Jersey -- a win for the Columbia graduate after the Trump admin argued for his case to be heard in Louisiana, where ICE agents took him without charge and where he still remains.
Khalil v. Trump | American Civil Liberties Union
Whether a legal permanent resident of the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their political speech and advocacy.
www.aclu.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW: A federal court ruled today that Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit can proceed in New Jersey -- a win for the Columbia graduate after the Trump admin argued for his case to be heard in Louisiana, where ICE agents took him without charge and where he still remains.
Sorry but would it kill politicians to care about immigrants without attaching their humanity to how useful and talented they are? When that standard of capitalism isn’t even applied to Americans born here?
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sorry but would it kill politicians to care about immigrants without attaching their humanity to how useful and talented they are? When that standard of capitalism isn’t even applied to Americans born here?
Harvard University's president has signaled compliance with the WH after facing funding threats if the school didn't implement policies the govt says combat antisemitism but that critics say restrict academic freedom.
Just like Columbia, which also caved.
Just like Columbia, which also caved.
Trump Administration To Review Billions In Federal Funding To Harvard
The White House made a similar threat to Columbia University, which recently caved and implemented policies that restrict academic freedom for more funding.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Harvard University's president has signaled compliance with the WH after facing funding threats if the school didn't implement policies the govt says combat antisemitism but that critics say restrict academic freedom.
Just like Columbia, which also caved.
Just like Columbia, which also caved.
Since publishing this last week, the number of academics who signed on to the call for boycotting Columbia has risen from around 1,400 to about 1,750. More than 350 additional signatories in just a few days.
At Least 1,400 Academics Call To Boycott Columbia For Free Speech Crackdown
The academic boycott comes as immigration agents continue to target students who have exercised their free speech rights by speaking out against Israel.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Since publishing this last week, the number of academics who signed on to the call for boycotting Columbia has risen from around 1,400 to about 1,750. More than 350 additional signatories in just a few days.
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I took a look at the SAVE Act, Trump's voting executive order, and what Republicans want for millions of Americans who simply *don't have* documents proving their citizenship.
www.huffpost.com/entry/proof-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/proof-...
Millions Of Voters Risk Disenfranchisement Under Republican Proposal
Republicans have dodged questions on what happens to voters who don’t have the right paperwork.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I took a look at the SAVE Act, Trump's voting executive order, and what Republicans want for millions of Americans who simply *don't have* documents proving their citizenship.
www.huffpost.com/entry/proof-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/proof-...
Source in Gaza says that Nasser Hospital has been bombed, and front of the facility is on fire. Nasser has been one of the more active hospitals treating the hundreds of casualties this past week.
March 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Source in Gaza says that Nasser Hospital has been bombed, and front of the facility is on fire. Nasser has been one of the more active hospitals treating the hundreds of casualties this past week.
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As always @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com is a must-read journalist covering what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza with full American political, financial, and arms support.
This story has details from multiple eyewitness doctors on the ground:
This story has details from multiple eyewitness doctors on the ground:
NEW: Israel’s ceasefire-breaking carpet bombing this week has thrown Gaza’s barely functioning hospitals back into chaos — leaving them scrambling to save lives without enough medicine, water and power.
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
‘The Bodies Were Everywhere’: Doctors In Gaza Recount The Night Israel Killed Hundreds
Israel's ceasefire-breaking airstrikes threw hospitals back into chaos in what the U.N. calls one of the largest single-day child death tolls in the last year.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As always @sanjanakaranth.huffpost.com is a must-read journalist covering what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza with full American political, financial, and arms support.
This story has details from multiple eyewitness doctors on the ground:
This story has details from multiple eyewitness doctors on the ground:
NEW: Israel’s ceasefire-breaking carpet bombing this week has thrown Gaza’s barely functioning hospitals back into chaos — leaving them scrambling to save lives without enough medicine, water and power.
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
‘The Bodies Were Everywhere’: Doctors In Gaza Recount The Night Israel Killed Hundreds
Israel's ceasefire-breaking airstrikes threw hospitals back into chaos in what the U.N. calls one of the largest single-day child death tolls in the last year.
www.huffpost.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Israel’s ceasefire-breaking carpet bombing this week has thrown Gaza’s barely functioning hospitals back into chaos — leaving them scrambling to save lives without enough medicine, water and power.
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
Doctors recount the nightmare of Tuesday’s massacre:
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weird thing about this framing is that this "personal best" is the second lowest for a president at this stage in their administration. the first is trump in his first term.
new NBC poll shows Trump's approval rating at its highest point ever
March 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
weird thing about this framing is that this "personal best" is the second lowest for a president at this stage in their administration. the first is trump in his first term.
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NEW: A coalition of 16 states joined Texas in a lawsuit claiming that a federal rule that prohibits discriminating against disabled people is unconstitutional.
My first freelance piece for @prismreports
prismreports.org/2025/03/13/s...
My first freelance piece for @prismreports
prismreports.org/2025/03/13/s...
Legal threat to Section 504 sets precedent for civil rights attacks, advocates say
Texas v. Becerra targets the Section 504 disability law after the Biden administration included gender dysphoria as a protected disability
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March 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NEW: A coalition of 16 states joined Texas in a lawsuit claiming that a federal rule that prohibits discriminating against disabled people is unconstitutional.
My first freelance piece for @prismreports
prismreports.org/2025/03/13/s...
My first freelance piece for @prismreports
prismreports.org/2025/03/13/s...
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New from Columbia admin:
International students & scholars have same academic freedom as all Columbians—as well as responsibilities that go with them
"Imperative" that schools "affirm" these principles
Now 4 uni-wide admin emails since Mahmoud Khalil's arrest. None have explicitly addressed it.
International students & scholars have same academic freedom as all Columbians—as well as responsibilities that go with them
"Imperative" that schools "affirm" these principles
Now 4 uni-wide admin emails since Mahmoud Khalil's arrest. None have explicitly addressed it.
March 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New from Columbia admin:
International students & scholars have same academic freedom as all Columbians—as well as responsibilities that go with them
"Imperative" that schools "affirm" these principles
Now 4 uni-wide admin emails since Mahmoud Khalil's arrest. None have explicitly addressed it.
International students & scholars have same academic freedom as all Columbians—as well as responsibilities that go with them
"Imperative" that schools "affirm" these principles
Now 4 uni-wide admin emails since Mahmoud Khalil's arrest. None have explicitly addressed it.