Chaitna Deshmukh
@chaitnad.bsky.social
UW '26 | Writer for the UW Daily | LSJ & Public Health | Seattleite | book lover | unironic fan of things
Most of my writing is here:
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Most of my writing is here:
https://www.dailyuw.com/search?sid=4984620&keyword=Chaitna+Deshmukh
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OPINION: Robert J. Jones and the future of student protest at UW (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
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Robert J. Jones and the future of student protest at UW
Robert J. Jones and the future of student protest at UW
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This is probably the most important piece I've ever written for @thedailyuw.bsky.social. The right to protest is one of the most important ones we have, and we only keep it by using it. Thank you to everyone, anonymous and not, who agreed to an interview for this piece.
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After years of popular demand, today Sound Transit finally opened a public bathroom at its Capitol Hill light rail station located just above its real-time train arrival screens.
Capitol Hill Station Finally Opens Public Bathroom: tinyurl.com/yafp4aej
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
After years of popular demand, today Sound Transit finally opened a public bathroom at its Capitol Hill light rail station located just above its real-time train arrival screens.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
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Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
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1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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I am shocked *SHOCKED I SAY* that a newspaper owned by a fine billionaire such as Jeff Bezos has this take.
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I am shocked *SHOCKED I SAY* that a newspaper owned by a fine billionaire such as Jeff Bezos has this take.
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Child care is not a “goodie.” Child care is a necessity.
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
this is a rich (ha) text but I'm especially losing my mind at "she seeks to force residents of Seattle to pay for “free” child care and other goodies"
like man, a person thought up that sentence and allowed it to leave their brain? and other people allowed it to go to print?
like man, a person thought up that sentence and allowed it to leave their brain? and other people allowed it to go to print?
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Child care is not a “goodie.” Child care is a necessity.
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
You never see editorial boards calling highways or police forces “goodies.” Why? Smells like misogyny to me!
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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Congratulations to Girmay Zahilay, new King County Executive, and Katie Wilson, new Seattle Mayor, bringing fresh, youthful leadership to Washington State.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Congratulations to Girmay Zahilay, new King County Executive, and Katie Wilson, new Seattle Mayor, bringing fresh, youthful leadership to Washington State.
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We need to find a succinct way to shame the “why are you surprised?” and “I never liked [problematic person or business] anyway” posters on here. Nobody cares that you’re cleverer and more special than everyone else, and your blasé attitude serves no other purpose than to dampen the collective will.
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We need to find a succinct way to shame the “why are you surprised?” and “I never liked [problematic person or business] anyway” posters on here. Nobody cares that you’re cleverer and more special than everyone else, and your blasé attitude serves no other purpose than to dampen the collective will.
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The 84th World Science Fiction Convention isn't all Anaheim has to offer for visitors!
For example, did you know that the city also has an entire amusement park themed around Walt Disney movies?
It's one of the area's hidden gems!
LAcon.org/register
For example, did you know that the city also has an entire amusement park themed around Walt Disney movies?
It's one of the area's hidden gems!
LAcon.org/register
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The 84th World Science Fiction Convention isn't all Anaheim has to offer for visitors!
For example, did you know that the city also has an entire amusement park themed around Walt Disney movies?
It's one of the area's hidden gems!
LAcon.org/register
For example, did you know that the city also has an entire amusement park themed around Walt Disney movies?
It's one of the area's hidden gems!
LAcon.org/register
Meanwhile, every candidate endorsed by @thedailyuw.bsky.social's editorial board (in this case @amolson.bsky.social @kenzieroliver.bsky.social and myself) won!
Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Meanwhile, every candidate endorsed by @thedailyuw.bsky.social's editorial board (in this case @amolson.bsky.social @kenzieroliver.bsky.social and myself) won!
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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🎉🎉🎉🎉
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🎉🎉🎉🎉
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It's not over yet, but this is a good sign for Wilson. Every vote counts. If you voted in King County, please check your ballot status at the link below. I've had my signature flagged in the past, and it was very easy to resolve the matter.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's not over yet, but this is a good sign for Wilson. Every vote counts. If you voted in King County, please check your ballot status at the link below. I've had my signature flagged in the past, and it was very easy to resolve the matter.
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I know enough about how mail-in elections work that I never panic when the returns start to come in on election night. But I will say that the week after the election is always excruciating. It never gets easier.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know enough about how mail-in elections work that I never panic when the returns start to come in on election night. But I will say that the week after the election is always excruciating. It never gets easier.
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How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
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For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
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This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
Thanks to Kelly Froh, @paulconstant.com, @mitamahato.bsky.social, and Sam Rimando for chatting with me for this one! I had a blast at the festival, and I'll definitely be checking out comics more from now on!
ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
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Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit
Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit
www.dailyuw.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Thanks to Kelly Froh, @paulconstant.com, @mitamahato.bsky.social, and Sam Rimando for chatting with me for this one! I had a blast at the festival, and I'll definitely be checking out comics more from now on!
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ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
www.dailyuw.com/article/seat...
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Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit
Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit
www.dailyuw.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle’s Short Run Comix Festival centers art, not profit (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
www.dailyuw.com/article/seat...
www.dailyuw.com/article/seat...
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ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle on hold: Exploring the Montlake library (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
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Seattle on hold: Exploring the Montlake library
Seattle on hold: Exploring the Montlake library
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November 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle on hold: Exploring the Montlake library (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)
www.dailyuw.com/article/seat...
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Has your ballot been challenged? A significant number of ballots are in danger of not being counted. Don’t let your ballot be the one that tips the election to Harrell!
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Has your ballot been challenged? A significant number of ballots are in danger of not being counted. Don’t let your ballot be the one that tips the election to Harrell!
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...