Colleen Mishra, MSW, LCSW
@colleenmishra.bsky.social
Investing in humanity. Married to my favorite Indian writer. Mama to Umeed ☀️ and Sahar 🌙
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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It's just past 6pm ET and Florida is set to kill 63-year-old Malik Abdul-Sajjad, also known as Richard Barry Randolph. It will be the 17th execution carried out in FL this year. Two more are scheduled for December.
I wrote about the man Florida plans to kill tonight and how the death penalty impacts people in ways we might never imagine.
At 17, She Gave Up Her Son. Sixty Years Later, She Found Him on Death Row.
Richard Randolph, now Malik Abdul-Sajjad, is scheduled to die tonight. His biological mother will never get a chance to meet him.
theintercept.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's just past 6pm ET and Florida is set to kill 63-year-old Malik Abdul-Sajjad, also known as Richard Barry Randolph. It will be the 17th execution carried out in FL this year. Two more are scheduled for December.
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What I learned tonight is the future of the Democratic Party is a trans Muslim CIA agent wine mom who wants to eliminate capitalism and barter with people on the free bus.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What I learned tonight is the future of the Democratic Party is a trans Muslim CIA agent wine mom who wants to eliminate capitalism and barter with people on the free bus.
The Tylenol convo is not new. This is bait. Don’t take it. We have to stay focused especially those of us in mental health and helping professions.
September 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Tylenol convo is not new. This is bait. Don’t take it. We have to stay focused especially those of us in mental health and helping professions.
They will stand and spew word salad for a day. Everyone will be amazed they didn’t eat or go the bathroom and forget to keep them accountable.
I don't think politicians should say "people will die" without explaining what they're doing to stop/minimize that
Republicans are forcing hospitals, nursing homes and health clinics to close.
People will die.
You deserve better.
People will die.
You deserve better.
September 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They will stand and spew word salad for a day. Everyone will be amazed they didn’t eat or go the bathroom and forget to keep them accountable.
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The JWL Special Issue, Constructing the Other: Narrative Empathy and the Ethics of Border-Crossing in World Literature, co-edited by @somishmash.bsky.social & myself, is out! A heartfelt thanks to my co-editor, the JWL staff, & our wonderful contributors.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The JWL Special Issue, Constructing the Other: Narrative Empathy and the Ethics of Border-Crossing in World Literature, co-edited by @somishmash.bsky.social & myself, is out! A heartfelt thanks to my co-editor, the JWL staff, & our wonderful contributors.
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
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As an elder millennial of Indian heritage that grew up in a small town during/post 9/11…I can tell you that the mouth breathers don’t even understand the difference between Asia and the Middle East so…it’s going to suck….again…
June 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
As an elder millennial of Indian heritage that grew up in a small town during/post 9/11…I can tell you that the mouth breathers don’t even understand the difference between Asia and the Middle East so…it’s going to suck….again…
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Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” President Drags U.S. Into Another War
Heeding the request of Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump bombed Iran.
Former Pentagon official predicts the U.S. may be entering into a new round of the Forever Wars.
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
Heeding the request of Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump bombed Iran.
Former Pentagon official predicts the U.S. may be entering into a new round of the Forever Wars.
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” Drags U.S. Into Another War
Heeding the request of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump dispatched U.S. warplanes to bomb Iran.
theintercept.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” President Drags U.S. Into Another War
Heeding the request of Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump bombed Iran.
Former Pentagon official predicts the U.S. may be entering into a new round of the Forever Wars.
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
Heeding the request of Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump bombed Iran.
Former Pentagon official predicts the U.S. may be entering into a new round of the Forever Wars.
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
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ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
AI was trained on my books (without my permission and against my will) so this annoys me. I never use AI. Not for research, not for images, not for writing. AI used me.
I keep seeing reports of non-AI users being told that an AI detector has dubbed their work AI generated, and it makes me insane because:
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
June 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
So was it the tanks that cost $45 mil?
It's .........very cosplay so far here at Trump's birthday parade. Those wigs must be so damn hot
Let's do this!
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Let's do this!
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June 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
So was it the tanks that cost $45 mil?
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Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Wants "Permanent War" in Gaza, Not a New Ceasefire
Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Wants “Permanent War” in Gaza, Not a New Ceasefire
We get an update on ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel from former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy. The latest proposal, mediated by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, “walks...
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June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Wants "Permanent War" in Gaza, Not a New Ceasefire
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Perfect juxtaposition of user name and thought
A dead planet of machines repeating variations of their creators' thoughts to each other until the Sun burns out
June 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Perfect juxtaposition of user name and thought
April 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
His name was Helmi. A journalist targeted and burned alive.
April 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
His name was Helmi. A journalist targeted and burned alive.
