Shailen Mishra 🇵🇸 🍉
@somishmash.bsky.social
Fiction Writer. VAP at Swarthmore College. Co-editing an anthology on narrative empathy (2025/26). Invested in the intersections of body, ecology, emotions, rhetoric, narrative, and aesthetics. Anti-caste, anti-ethnocentrism, lefty. #freepalestine
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Great chatting with @shreedaisy.bsky.social, International Booker Prize–winning translator/writer, about writing &translating across borders. This intervw appears in Constructing the Other:Empathy & the Ethics of Imagining Difference in Literature, co-edited with @somishmash.bsky.social, Brill 2027
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Great chatting with @shreedaisy.bsky.social, International Booker Prize–winning translator/writer, about writing &translating across borders. This intervw appears in Constructing the Other:Empathy & the Ethics of Imagining Difference in Literature, co-edited with @somishmash.bsky.social, Brill 2027
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Never though this will give this admin a pause on their nefarious game plan.
—Dems flip boards of NY's Onondaga & Dutchess counties, a first in decades, & PA's Luzerne County
—Progs may flip Aurora council, keep Spokane council
—Only R on Orlando council loses; Dems sweep Tucson
—Large bond-tax measures for infrastructure or housing approved in Columbus, Denver, Knoxville
—Progs may flip Aurora council, keep Spokane council
—Only R on Orlando council loses; Dems sweep Tucson
—Large bond-tax measures for infrastructure or housing approved in Columbus, Denver, Knoxville
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Never though this will give this admin a pause on their nefarious game plan.
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'Israel violating the ceasefire every day since it began is Hamas [in the future]'
Taking propagandistic gaslighting to its absolute limits in the 21st century.
Taking propagandistic gaslighting to its absolute limits in the 21st century.
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
'Israel violating the ceasefire every day since it began is Hamas [in the future]'
Taking propagandistic gaslighting to its absolute limits in the 21st century.
Taking propagandistic gaslighting to its absolute limits in the 21st century.
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Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
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Last week, our former fact-checker and colleague Alex Colston was detained by the Israeli military while reporting from the Global Sumud Flotilla. We join @dropsitenews.com in calling for the release of Alex and all Flotilla participants.
Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston
All of us at Drop Site News are deeply disturbed by the reports of inhumane and abusive treatment of nonviolent activists and journalists detained by the Israeli military while on board the Global Sum...
www.dropsitenews.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last week, our former fact-checker and colleague Alex Colston was detained by the Israeli military while reporting from the Global Sumud Flotilla. We join @dropsitenews.com in calling for the release of Alex and all Flotilla participants.
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This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.
Amplify amplify amplify please.
Amplify amplify amplify please.
@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.
Amplify amplify amplify please.
Amplify amplify amplify please.
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Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta
A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers is said to be “on the verge of bankruptcy” after publishing the book.
An MP has claimed in parliament that Mark Zuckerberg’s company was trying to “silence and punish” Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of global public policy at Meta’s precursor, Facebook, after her decision to speak out about her time at the company. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
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The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
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I got tossed around, agents ripped my press credentials off, and shot me in the nuts if you are wondering how it’s going.
After a rest we are back.
After a rest we are back.
September 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I got tossed around, agents ripped my press credentials off, and shot me in the nuts if you are wondering how it’s going.
After a rest we are back.
After a rest we are back.
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Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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These firings, with zero due process, are violations of widely accepted principles of academic freedom & are completely unacceptable. College & university administrators MUST NOT exploit these shocking events to censor protected speech & concentrate their own power.
www.wsmv.com/2025/09/12/t...
www.wsmv.com/2025/09/12/t...
September 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
These firings, with zero due process, are violations of widely accepted principles of academic freedom & are completely unacceptable. College & university administrators MUST NOT exploit these shocking events to censor protected speech & concentrate their own power.
www.wsmv.com/2025/09/12/t...
www.wsmv.com/2025/09/12/t...
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I'm honestly terrified of what the right will use this as justification for. They're itching to engage in violence against their enemies and this will give them the excuse to do so. This is why political violence is never acceptable. It just descends into uncontrollable chaos and more violence.
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'm honestly terrified of what the right will use this as justification for. They're itching to engage in violence against their enemies and this will give them the excuse to do so. This is why political violence is never acceptable. It just descends into uncontrollable chaos and more violence.
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What have we done for life to abandon us this way
What sin did we commit to deserve such misery
This was once my home my memories my victories
When will we wake from this nightmare
I need you beside me for I feel powerless against everything
This link is our only hope 😕
chuffed.org/project/sharif
What sin did we commit to deserve such misery
This was once my home my memories my victories
When will we wake from this nightmare
I need you beside me for I feel powerless against everything
This link is our only hope 😕
chuffed.org/project/sharif
September 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What have we done for life to abandon us this way
What sin did we commit to deserve such misery
This was once my home my memories my victories
When will we wake from this nightmare
I need you beside me for I feel powerless against everything
This link is our only hope 😕
chuffed.org/project/sharif
What sin did we commit to deserve such misery
This was once my home my memories my victories
When will we wake from this nightmare
I need you beside me for I feel powerless against everything
This link is our only hope 😕
chuffed.org/project/sharif
I look forward to reading this work, especially the entries “Adjunct” “Academic Freedom” and “Ranking”
It's publication day for UNIVERSITY KEYWORDS. Across 27 sharp essays, the book offers a critical account of the political economy of US higher education, how it came to be structured this way, and how together we might build a better university together.
September 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I look forward to reading this work, especially the entries “Adjunct” “Academic Freedom” and “Ranking”
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From Venezuela to Chicago, Trump is reviving the imperialist tradition of "splendid little wars" www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront
The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.
www.thenation.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
From Venezuela to Chicago, Trump is reviving the imperialist tradition of "splendid little wars" www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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With students heading back to the classroom, a group of cognitive scientists and AI researchers has published one of the most forceful and evidence-backed calls yet to reject the "uncritical adoption of AI" in academia:
Cognitive scientists and AI researchers make a forceful call to reject “uncritical adoption" of AI in academia
A new paper calls on academia to repel rampant AI in university departments and classrooms.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
With students heading back to the classroom, a group of cognitive scientists and AI researchers has published one of the most forceful and evidence-backed calls yet to reject the "uncritical adoption of AI" in academia:
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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If you're protesting ICE in Chicago, let me know at sheryl@weikallaw.com if you need free legal training or legal support. If you're arrested protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you're protesting ICE in Chicago, let me know at sheryl@weikallaw.com if you need free legal training or legal support. If you're arrested protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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As the genocide in Palestine continues, it's important to hear from the youth about their conditions, their humanity, and their dreams. They are not numbers; Free Palestine.
redemmas.org/events/pam-b...
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Pam Bailey and Zeina Azzam present "We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth" in collaboration with Writers in Baltimore Schools
'Light streams out of this collection - it etches the angles and curves of Palestinian humanity' - Ta-Nehisi Coates
redemmas.org
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As the genocide in Palestine continues, it's important to hear from the youth about their conditions, their humanity, and their dreams. They are not numbers; Free Palestine.
redemmas.org/events/pam-b...
redemmas.org/events/pam-b...
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Neat tool from @forensicarchi.bsky.social for live tracking the #Gaza #flotilla. 22 ships currently sailing flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
September 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Neat tool from @forensicarchi.bsky.social for live tracking the #Gaza #flotilla. 22 ships currently sailing flotilla-orpin.vercel.app