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Amba Azaad
@ambaazaad.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Old mutuals from Twitter - say hello or I might miss that you're (finally!) here :)
New folks - until I get around to writing a new bio/intro thread, be aware that I block for casteism, racism and transphobia liberally, and that I support Kashmir's struggle for freedom as much as I do Palestine's.
New folks - until I get around to writing a new bio/intro thread, be aware that I block for casteism, racism and transphobia liberally, and that I support Kashmir's struggle for freedom as much as I do Palestine's.
Periodic reminder that Partha Chatterjee was named as a sexual harasser on Raya Sarkar's original post.
"It combines huge breadth, striking analytical sharpness and a sustained focus on an absolutely key question in the politics of modern India and federal states across the world."
Read Rosalind O’Hanlon's full review of Partha Chatterjee's new book:
scroll.in/article/1088...
#bookreview
Read Rosalind O’Hanlon's full review of Partha Chatterjee's new book:
scroll.in/article/1088...
#bookreview
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Periodic reminder that Partha Chatterjee was named as a sexual harasser on Raya Sarkar's original post.
Yeah. I stay seated but it always feels like walking back from the metro station at 11 pm.
After the national anthem became mandatory I just don't feel the same watching movies in theatres.
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Yeah. I stay seated but it always feels like walking back from the metro station at 11 pm.
Don't you think it's miraculous that even though we rarely do it ourselves, other species routinely shove their faces into our hands just because we hominids have such perfect fingers for giving Good Scritches?
December 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Don't you think it's miraculous that even though we rarely do it ourselves, other species routinely shove their faces into our hands just because we hominids have such perfect fingers for giving Good Scritches?
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If this succeeds then one-third of West Africa will be under military rule.
Benin the latest coup-hit country in West Africa www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Attempted coup in Benin, army claims to have retaken control, govt source says
Soldiers loyal to Benin’s President Patrice Talon have foiled a coup attempt to overthrow the government, his office said, adding that the country’s leader is safe. Earlier in the day, a group of sold...
www.france24.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If this succeeds then one-third of West Africa will be under military rule.
So... basically Delhi and greater Delhi.
According to the report, Ghaziabad was followed by Noida, Bahadurgarh, Delhi, Hapur, Greater Noida, Baghpat, Sonipat, Meerut and Rohtak in the list of most polluted cities in the country. scroll.in/latest/10890...
#UttarPradesh accounted for six of these cities, followed by three in Haryana.
#UttarPradesh accounted for six of these cities, followed by three in Haryana.
December 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So... basically Delhi and greater Delhi.
I'm picturing @kaustubh.bsky.social gesturing wearily at the camera
While the police initially claimed that the fire broke out due to a cylinder blast, some eyewitnesses told The Indian Express that the blaze broke out after fireworks were lit during a belly dance performance at the club.
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10890...
#Goa #GoaNightClubFire
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10890...
#Goa #GoaNightClubFire
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm picturing @kaustubh.bsky.social gesturing wearily at the camera
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“Gaza now hosts the largest group of child amputees in modern history.”
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Gaza now hosts the largest group of child amputees in modern history.”
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
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Eurovision is willing to lose the European countries of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia in order to allow a west Asian settler colony currently carrying out a genocide sing their little song on TV
Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation comes in spite of several broadcasters calling for its exclusion
Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in next year’s song contest in spite of several participating broadcasters calling for its exclusion.
At the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union, the body that organises the hugely popular international annual singing competition, no vote on Israel’s participation was held. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Eurovision is willing to lose the European countries of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia in order to allow a west Asian settler colony currently carrying out a genocide sing their little song on TV
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Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
No essential supplies in truce: Gaza’s healthcare system broken by Israel
Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
Completely fuckall statistics from the cheetah 'reintroductio' project. This time a cub died within 24 hours of being released. Full joke only.
scroll.in/latest/10890...
scroll.in/latest/10890...
Cheetah cub dies a day after release into the wild at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park
Since 2023, at least 15 cheetahs have died in the state.
scroll.in
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Completely fuckall statistics from the cheetah 'reintroductio' project. This time a cub died within 24 hours of being released. Full joke only.
scroll.in/latest/10890...
scroll.in/latest/10890...
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“Expanding into the media space, Putin announced the commencement of Russia Today's broadcasts in India, stating the channel would help provide "objective information" regarding global events to Indian audiences”
What in the world…?!!!
What in the world…?!!!
Just a day before Putin landed on Thursday, India abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution demanding the return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred by Moscow.
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
Putin Vows ‘Uninterrupted’ Fuel Supplies as India, Russia Seek to Project Resilient Ties
Modi hailed Indo-Russian ties as a “guiding star” at the summit that took place under the shadow of a diplomatic tightrope walk.
thewire.in
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Expanding into the media space, Putin announced the commencement of Russia Today's broadcasts in India, stating the channel would help provide "objective information" regarding global events to Indian audiences”
What in the world…?!!!
What in the world…?!!!
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Just a day before Putin landed on Thursday, India abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution demanding the return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred by Moscow.
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
Putin Vows ‘Uninterrupted’ Fuel Supplies as India, Russia Seek to Project Resilient Ties
Modi hailed Indo-Russian ties as a “guiding star” at the summit that took place under the shadow of a diplomatic tightrope walk.
thewire.in
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Just a day before Putin landed on Thursday, India abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution demanding the return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred by Moscow.
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
thewire.in/diplomacy/pu...
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🚨 The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a criminal complaint in 🇪🇸 #Spain against Israeli soldier Benayau Nahum for his alleged responsibility in genocide and serious war crimes committed during Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, particularly in Beit Hanoun.
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a criminal complaint in 🇪🇸 #Spain against Israeli soldier Benayau Nahum for his alleged responsibility in genocide and serious war crimes committed during Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, particularly in Beit Hanoun.
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I've watched this a couple of times and there's much to think about. My personal stance: I haven't watched a Dileep film since all this started, and I likely will never again. #DesiWatch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEg...
Dileep case: Art, artist and audience guilt
YouTube video by The News Minute
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I've watched this a couple of times and there's much to think about. My personal stance: I haven't watched a Dileep film since all this started, and I likely will never again. #DesiWatch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEg...
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I used to have several client companies based in Israel. In 2024, I decided I could no longer work for companies based there as long as Israel was carrying out a genocide against Palestinian people. I wish that everyone who can take such a stand would do so.
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I used to have several client companies based in Israel. In 2024, I decided I could no longer work for companies based there as long as Israel was carrying out a genocide against Palestinian people. I wish that everyone who can take such a stand would do so.
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israel needs to be so untouchable that everyone who touches them is untouchable
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
israel needs to be so untouchable that everyone who touches them is untouchable
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
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Very proud to have supported this investigation into how the state of Israel secretly meddled in a lawsuit against the main supplier of attack dogs to the IDF. The company, which enabled so many war crimes, has just announced it is closing its operations!
Achter de schermen zorgde Israël ervoor dat Nederland honden kon blijven leveren aan het Israëlische leger
Legerhonden: Om de aanvoer van Brabantse diensthonden voor het Israëlische leger veilig te stellen, betaalde Israël heimelijk een schikking met een Palestijns slachtoffer van een hondenaanval.
www.nrc.nl
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Very proud to have supported this investigation into how the state of Israel secretly meddled in a lawsuit against the main supplier of attack dogs to the IDF. The company, which enabled so many war crimes, has just announced it is closing its operations!
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People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
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60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found.
More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
This includes your parents.
If you listen to one thing that I say let it be this - never allow yourself to be governed by people who hate you.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This includes your parents.
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Thank you, @arablit.bsky.social
I appreciate this review of my story The Dragon from Palestine-1. The story itself is set in my family’s village of ‘Ayn Karem, but its history is intertwined with the nearby Deir Yassin, sure if the most notorious Zionist massacre of the Nakba.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thank you, @arablit.bsky.social
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In a country that already treats the rights of labourers as an annoyance at best.
As new labour codes were implemented, PM Modi claimed it to be “one of the most comprehensive and progressive labour-oriented reforms since Independence”. However, trade unions saw it differently. scroll.in/article/1088...
Is this historic reform or historic betrayal? Anand Teltumbde unpacks
Is this historic reform or historic betrayal? Anand Teltumbde unpacks
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In a country that already treats the rights of labourers as an annoyance at best.
Meanwhile BJP-led Delhi tackling the deathly levels of air pollution in the city by... *checks notes*
imprisoning peaceful protestors demanding clean air.
maktoobmedia.com/india/air-po...
imprisoning peaceful protestors demanding clean air.
maktoobmedia.com/india/air-po...
Air pollution protest arrests deepen: Bail denied as Delhi Police allege Naxal connection; students deny allegations
A Delhi court has again denied bail to multiple students arrested during an air pollution protest at India Gate, with eight of them now sent to extended judicial custody. Delhi Police allege that some...
maktoobmedia.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Meanwhile BJP-led Delhi tackling the deathly levels of air pollution in the city by... *checks notes*
imprisoning peaceful protestors demanding clean air.
maktoobmedia.com/india/air-po...
imprisoning peaceful protestors demanding clean air.
maktoobmedia.com/india/air-po...
Professor Hany Babu is granted bail after spending 1,955 days in jail for a made-up crime that he hasn't been convicted of (and won't be because the Indian govt planted fake evidence to accuse him of it).
Let's see if he actually makes it out and for how long.
maktoobmedia.com/india/delhi-...
Let's see if he actually makes it out and for how long.
maktoobmedia.com/india/delhi-...
Delhi University professor Hany Babu granted bail after 1,955 days in jail in Bhima Koregaon case
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Delhi University professor and noted academic Dr. Hany Babu, who was arrested in 2020 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case and charged under the...
maktoobmedia.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Professor Hany Babu is granted bail after spending 1,955 days in jail for a made-up crime that he hasn't been convicted of (and won't be because the Indian govt planted fake evidence to accuse him of it).
Let's see if he actually makes it out and for how long.
maktoobmedia.com/india/delhi-...
Let's see if he actually makes it out and for how long.
maktoobmedia.com/india/delhi-...