Ujala Sehgal
@ujalasehgal.bsky.social
Social change strategist, lawyer, former journo + mama. VP at Fenton. Alum at ACLU/AALDEF/The Atlantic/more
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The Guardian story about the shooter’s high school friend describing him as politically to the left has also been updated. See the Editor’s note: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect: details of messages and gun casings emerge
Utah officials say they were contacted by family friend of Tyler Robinson, 22, accused of killing rightwing activist
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Guardian story about the shooter’s high school friend describing him as politically to the left has also been updated. See the Editor’s note: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Oh look, they added this nice disclaimer. Turns out it was a lie all along. How surprising 🙄
September 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Oh look, they added this nice disclaimer. Turns out it was a lie all along. How surprising 🙄
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probably too smart by half, but i gotta imagine a huge part of the appeal to "irony-poisoned nihilism" as a politics is that it's so deeply un-processable by the big media machine. the cable-news gears suddenly start grinding to a halt whenever it turns out a shooter is some weird discord freak
September 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
probably too smart by half, but i gotta imagine a huge part of the appeal to "irony-poisoned nihilism" as a politics is that it's so deeply un-processable by the big media machine. the cable-news gears suddenly start grinding to a halt whenever it turns out a shooter is some weird discord freak
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im hearing he was a disturbed person with functionally illegible politics
not an iron law or anything but basically every assassination attempt on a political figure over the last 20 years has turned out to be driven by a disturbed person with functionally illegible politics
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
im hearing he was a disturbed person with functionally illegible politics
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1. In what kind of ontology can your prayer change what's already happened
2. this is one of the most blatantly xenophobic things an elected official has ever said, but it'll pass under the radar bc he didn't use a slur
2. this is one of the most blatantly xenophobic things an elected official has ever said, but it'll pass under the radar bc he didn't use a slur
September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
1. In what kind of ontology can your prayer change what's already happened
2. this is one of the most blatantly xenophobic things an elected official has ever said, but it'll pass under the radar bc he didn't use a slur
2. this is one of the most blatantly xenophobic things an elected official has ever said, but it'll pass under the radar bc he didn't use a slur
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The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.
September 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.
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In his second term, Donald Trump has explicitly defined the goal of his Presidency as a sort of racial-justice quest—for white people.
Donald Trump Stages an Oval Office Mugging
Race-baiting South Africa’s visiting leader was a perfect summation of Trump’s racially charged second term.
www.newyorker.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In his second term, Donald Trump has explicitly defined the goal of his Presidency as a sort of racial-justice quest—for white people.
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You forgot to mention she resigned in protest in January after you killed her cartoon about your plutocrat owner.
The Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001 and was a finalist for the prize in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You forgot to mention she resigned in protest in January after you killed her cartoon about your plutocrat owner.
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Hey guys- White nationalists have helped a white woman in Minnesota raise $300k after she was filmed calling a five-year-old Black child the n-word.
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
Donate to Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate, organized by Rochester Branch NAACP
On April 30, 2025, in a City of Rochester public park, a whit… Rochester Branch NAACP needs your support for Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate
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May 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hey guys- White nationalists have helped a white woman in Minnesota raise $300k after she was filmed calling a five-year-old Black child the n-word.
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
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RFK Jr. claimed he wanted chronic disease research and then cut the premier study of chronic diseases in women, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...
4/20/2025
www.whi.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
RFK Jr. claimed he wanted chronic disease research and then cut the premier study of chronic diseases in women, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...
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A group of NIH employees sent a letter to GOP senators explaining why an arbitrary 35 percent cut to contracts is completely absurd.
"There are lives at stake."
"There are lives at stake."
'Taking the Side of Cancer': The War on Medical Research Is Being Fought Through Contracts
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A group of NIH employees sent a letter to GOP senators explaining why an arbitrary 35 percent cut to contracts is completely absurd.
"There are lives at stake."
"There are lives at stake."
Lol
columbia: disgusting, elitist weaklings
harvard: hero of the common man
harvard: hero of the common man
April 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Lol
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Kicker: Columbia solicits donations to “support our international students in this challenging time”
![[official email from Columbia, 4/15/2025]
We are navigating a turbulent time for higher education. The challenges ahead of us are formidable. Knowing Columbia as I do, and as you do, I am confident that we will get through this to serve our students, faculty, staff, and society for centuries to come.
Sincerely,
Claire Shipman
Acting President, Columbia University in the City of New York
We invite you to join us in supporting our international students in this challenging time.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:64drjustsrvsrcl2a2n2jnyf/bafkreig7kbnjtiotaanmutljvtcu2ivhwxlhdaolxvojjam2xb7jyoxtk4@jpeg)
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Kicker: Columbia solicits donations to “support our international students in this challenging time”
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This international student is incredibly brave for going on the record about his visa suddenly being revoked, including how he has one semester left and his mom has terminal cancer: www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
Carnegie Mellon student with one semester left learns his visa was revoked with no explanation
Local universities and colleges across the country continue to report international student visas being revoked.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This international student is incredibly brave for going on the record about his visa suddenly being revoked, including how he has one semester left and his mom has terminal cancer: www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants’ social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced — a move that immigration law and free-speech experts condemn as an alarming federal overstep.
U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’
Homeland Security said such activity would be grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, alarming free-speech and immigration experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants’ social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced — a move that immigration law and free-speech experts condemn as an alarming federal overstep.
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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
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For those who continue to deny that Trump and the MAGA GOP's objection to asylum-seekers and refugees isn't racist, check out which group, out of all the conflicts on earth, Trump has made a very special refugee resettlement for.
Yep.
White South Africans. Beyond parody.
Yep.
White South Africans. Beyond parody.
BREAKING
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
February 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
For those who continue to deny that Trump and the MAGA GOP's objection to asylum-seekers and refugees isn't racist, check out which group, out of all the conflicts on earth, Trump has made a very special refugee resettlement for.
Yep.
White South Africans. Beyond parody.
Yep.
White South Africans. Beyond parody.
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We’re disgusted by the racist posts from Marko Elez, a member of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Screenshots show Elez tweeting: “normalize Indian hate” and “I just want a eugenic immigration policy.”🧵⬇️ www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...
Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
We’re disgusted by the racist posts from Marko Elez, a member of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Screenshots show Elez tweeting: “normalize Indian hate” and “I just want a eugenic immigration policy.”🧵⬇️ www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...
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The entire community of Pacific Palisades is being told to “evacuate now” due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Los Angeles area
Fast-moving wildfire erupts in Pacific Palisades; entire community evacuated
The entire community of Pacific Palisades is being told to “evacuate now” due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Los Angeles area.
ktla.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The entire community of Pacific Palisades is being told to “evacuate now” due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Los Angeles area
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"No one should have to fear state violence and family separation when seeking medical care," one legal expert told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/pregnant-peo...
www.jezebel.com/pregnant-peo...
Hospitals Are Reporting Pregnant People to the Authorities...for Meds the Hospital Gave Them
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:47 PM
"No one should have to fear state violence and family separation when seeking medical care," one legal expert told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/pregnant-peo...
www.jezebel.com/pregnant-peo...
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Health care accounts for more than 17 per cent of the U.S. economy, or around $4.5 trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.
The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here
Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Health care accounts for more than 17 per cent of the U.S. economy, or around $4.5 trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.
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"Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, as founder Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders shore up ties with the incoming administration." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump’s Inauguration
Tech leaders are striving to shore up ties with the incoming administration.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:20 PM
"Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, as founder Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders shore up ties with the incoming administration." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
School District cancels immigrant rights event after threats
Edmonds School District cancels immigrant rights event after threats
On social media, commenters threatened to take pictures and use the meeting to help immigration officers with enforcement.
www.seattletimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:17 PM
School District cancels immigrant rights event after threats
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Hospitals gave mothers medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, and then reported them for positive drug tests
Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Hospitals gave mothers medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, and then reported them for positive drug tests
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Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less