Diditi Mitra
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Sociologist, teacher and Kathak dancer!
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
"Expressions of voluntary immobility, therefore, are a way of politicising place and asserting right to self-determination: a response to climate injustice, a way of reclaiming identity and of navigating a very difficult future."
Farbotko & McMichael (2019). "Voluntary immobility and ..."
Farbotko & McMichael (2019). "Voluntary immobility and ..."
October 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Expressions of voluntary immobility, therefore, are a way of politicising place and asserting right to self-determination: a response to climate injustice, a way of reclaiming identity and of navigating a very difficult future."
Farbotko & McMichael (2019). "Voluntary immobility and ..."
Farbotko & McMichael (2019). "Voluntary immobility and ..."
The de minimis exemption, which allowed imported packages worth less than $800 to enter the U.S. without facing any duties, will end for all countries on August 29.
Several Countries Suspend Postal Shipments To The US—Here’s Why
The de minimis exemption, which allowed imported packages worth less than $800 to enter the U.S. without facing any duties, will end for all countries on August 29.
www.forbes.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Your task today:
If you can, buy a HARD COPY of the 1619 project by Nikole Hannah Jones and tuck it away.
When the Republican regime, who thinks slavery 'wasn't that bad,' is run out we will need to restore valid historical scholarship.
(Hardcover - about $20.00)
If you can, buy a HARD COPY of the 1619 project by Nikole Hannah Jones and tuck it away.
When the Republican regime, who thinks slavery 'wasn't that bad,' is run out we will need to restore valid historical scholarship.
(Hardcover - about $20.00)
August 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Your task today:
If you can, buy a HARD COPY of the 1619 project by Nikole Hannah Jones and tuck it away.
When the Republican regime, who thinks slavery 'wasn't that bad,' is run out we will need to restore valid historical scholarship.
(Hardcover - about $20.00)
If you can, buy a HARD COPY of the 1619 project by Nikole Hannah Jones and tuck it away.
When the Republican regime, who thinks slavery 'wasn't that bad,' is run out we will need to restore valid historical scholarship.
(Hardcover - about $20.00)
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Meet the Maine oyster farmer looking to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.
Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid
Graham Platner wants to oust Sen. Susan Collins — and disrupt national Dems’ plans to unite around Gov. Janet Mills.
www.politico.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Meet the Maine oyster farmer looking to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.
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Introduction - Diditi Mitra
Diditi Mitra is a sociologist. Her work focuses on social stratification, with a focus on race and ethnic stratification and international migration. Her book, Punjabi Immigrant Mobility in the United...
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August 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Updated website - diditimitra.com - check out my new adventure Catapult Educational Services, LLC. Click on the tab from the homepage, if you should so choose, to learn more about it. Thanks.
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After avoiding it during the primary, Andrew Cuomo finally went on the Brian Lehrer Show last week — and lied about his record.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
August 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
After avoiding it during the primary, Andrew Cuomo finally went on the Brian Lehrer Show last week — and lied about his record.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
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If you joined my Harlem walking tour on Saturday, I just made a donation to the Brave House based on your contributions. Thank you. They are currently trying to raise $50,000 to offer Free Legal Aid for Young Immigrant Women in NYC. www.thebravehouse.com/donate.html
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July 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If you joined my Harlem walking tour on Saturday, I just made a donation to the Brave House based on your contributions. Thank you. They are currently trying to raise $50,000 to offer Free Legal Aid for Young Immigrant Women in NYC. www.thebravehouse.com/donate.html
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🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
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Join Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress | San Francisco 2026
I'm running against Nancy Pelosi. Forty years in Congress is enough. New leaders for a new world. Join me on Zoom or in person.
www.saikat.us
February 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Surprise!
70% of the work force is gone...
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk
"In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone...most Americans don’t want to do this work," one farmer told Reuters as ICE has frightened off the work mostly done by immigrants, impacting business.
www.reuters.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Surprise!
The latest issue of Sikh Research Journal. Accessible for free. Download it too, if you wish.
sikhresearchjournal.org/index.php/sr...
sikhresearchjournal.org/index.php/sr...
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)
| Sikh Research Journal
Sikh Research Journal: Scholarly Articles on Sikh History, Culture, and Religion
sikhresearchjournal.org
June 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The latest issue of Sikh Research Journal. Accessible for free. Download it too, if you wish.
sikhresearchjournal.org/index.php/sr...
sikhresearchjournal.org/index.php/sr...
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Icymi last month: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into a national criminal database originally built for people convicted of sex offenses and violent crimes
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Icymi last month: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into a national criminal database originally built for people convicted of sex offenses and violent crimes
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Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning.
Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning.
Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"I'm high on hopium," said someone on dropsite news!! GO ZOHRAN!!!!!!!
June 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"I'm high on hopium," said someone on dropsite news!! GO ZOHRAN!!!!!!!
New Yorkers remember to rank Zohran NUMBER 1 today!! Go Astoria!!! Make the change toward progress.
www.democracynow.org/2025/6/24/zo...
www.democracynow.org/2025/6/24/zo...
NYC Mayoral Primary Day: Zohran Mamdani on Building a Movement & Campaigning for an Affordable City
Today’s mayoral primary in New York City features two very different frontrunners, the scandal-ridden former governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, and the young Democratic Socialist state assemblymember...
www.democracynow.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New Yorkers remember to rank Zohran NUMBER 1 today!! Go Astoria!!! Make the change toward progress.
www.democracynow.org/2025/6/24/zo...
www.democracynow.org/2025/6/24/zo...
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“Taken together, Mamdani’s responsibly costed economic policies form a coherent agenda that rejects austerity and embraces the city’s power to make life more affordable for New Yorkers.”
Economists Support Zohran Mamdani’s Plan for New York City
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral platform is a practical blueprint to tackle some of New York City’s most pressing problems.
www.thenation.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Taken together, Mamdani’s responsibly costed economic policies form a coherent agenda that rejects austerity and embraces the city’s power to make life more affordable for New Yorkers.”
Hindutva masculinity (akin to MAGA masculinity). There's a pattern here. Take a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7foD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7foD...
Murder, Maa, Mangal Dosh: How TV news turned the Sonam-Raja case into a soap opera | TV Newsance 302
YouTube video by newslaundry
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June 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hindutva masculinity (akin to MAGA masculinity). There's a pattern here. Take a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7foD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7foD...