Maya Schenwar
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social
Director, Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism.
Board president, Truthout.
Co-editor “We Grow the World Together”
Co-author “Prison by Any Other Name”
Abolitionist, anti-zionist, pro-cat, pro-karaoke, Chicagoan
mayaschenwar.com
Board president, Truthout.
Co-editor “We Grow the World Together”
Co-author “Prison by Any Other Name”
Abolitionist, anti-zionist, pro-cat, pro-karaoke, Chicagoan
mayaschenwar.com
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The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
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For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
SPOTTED over Lake Michigan!
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
SPOTTED over Lake Michigan!
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Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank have injured over 1000 Palestinians so far this year — nearly more than the tally for the past two years combined. These injuries are on top of 690 Palestinians, including 131 children, killed by Israeli forces or settlers between 2024 and September.
Israeli Settlers Have Injured More Palestinians in West Bank in 2025 Than Last 2 Years Combined
Israeli settler violence has hit a record high this year, with explicit backing from the government.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank have injured over 1000 Palestinians so far this year — nearly more than the tally for the past two years combined. These injuries are on top of 690 Palestinians, including 131 children, killed by Israeli forces or settlers between 2024 and September.
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From the inbox: local activists have taken it upon themselves to print and distro this story to the community. Absolutely love to see it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
From the inbox: local activists have taken it upon themselves to print and distro this story to the community. Absolutely love to see it.
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Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies, investigates @nicolefroio.bsky.social. The State Dept’s social media campaign of fear in Venezuela, Brazil, & Mexico lays bare the anti-immigrant messaging behind the new face of American diplomacy.
U.S. is exporting xenophobia through some Latin American embassies
A Prism investigation reveals the State Department’s social media campaign of fear in Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico
prismreports.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies, investigates @nicolefroio.bsky.social. The State Dept’s social media campaign of fear in Venezuela, Brazil, & Mexico lays bare the anti-immigrant messaging behind the new face of American diplomacy.
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For the first time in more than 20 years, the U.S. at the end of the year is poised to lose its elimination status, a long-held designation indicating that outbreaks in the country had been rare and rapidly contained.
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
For the first time in more than 20 years, the U.S. at the end of the year is poised to lose its elimination status, a long-held designation indicating that outbreaks in the country had been rare and rapidly contained.
"Let’s look out for each other. Let’s care for each other. Let’s fight with everything we’ve got. We can get through this—and we can build something better."
I appreciate Daniel Hunter's piece in @wagingnonviolence.org, chronicling many current facets of resistance & strategies for future action.
I appreciate Daniel Hunter's piece in @wagingnonviolence.org, chronicling many current facets of resistance & strategies for future action.
Mapping the shift from shock to the beginnings of mass action over the last 10 months of the anti-authoritarian struggle in the U.S.
We’re entering a new phase of the resistance
Mapping the shift from shock to the beginnings of mass action over the last 10 months of the anti-authoritarian struggle in the U.S.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Let’s look out for each other. Let’s care for each other. Let’s fight with everything we’ve got. We can get through this—and we can build something better."
I appreciate Daniel Hunter's piece in @wagingnonviolence.org, chronicling many current facets of resistance & strategies for future action.
I appreciate Daniel Hunter's piece in @wagingnonviolence.org, chronicling many current facets of resistance & strategies for future action.
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Montgomery County first made its “Ride On” buses free to all riders under 18 in 2019. Then on June 29, 2025, it made all of its buses fare-free for all passengers. The system has a fleet of nearly 400 buses, 80 routes, and provided 19.2 million rides in the 2025 fiscal year.
Free Buses Can Be a Reality — Just Look at Maryland
Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses is not a pipe dream. Montgomery County, Maryland, made its buses free this year.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Montgomery County first made its “Ride On” buses free to all riders under 18 in 2019. Then on June 29, 2025, it made all of its buses fare-free for all passengers. The system has a fleet of nearly 400 buses, 80 routes, and provided 19.2 million rides in the 2025 fiscal year.
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“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely
A new WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
Help make it possible for parents who are incarcerated to give presents to their kids this season!
Most people in jail & prison are parents. Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration has run this drive for 11 years, and it is a powerful act of support & resistance.
www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
Most people in jail & prison are parents. Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration has run this drive for 11 years, and it is a powerful act of support & resistance.
www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Help make it possible for parents who are incarcerated to give presents to their kids this season!
Most people in jail & prison are parents. Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration has run this drive for 11 years, and it is a powerful act of support & resistance.
www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
Most people in jail & prison are parents. Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration has run this drive for 11 years, and it is a powerful act of support & resistance.
www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
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My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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"Israel is now escalating on all fronts."
"[L]aunching strikes and military incursions across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank."
"All of this takes place as Israel is nominally party to two ceasefires."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Lebanon #Syria #Genocide #Housing #Military
"[L]aunching strikes and military incursions across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank."
"All of this takes place as Israel is nominally party to two ceasefires."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Lebanon #Syria #Genocide #Housing #Military
Israel is violating all its ceasefire agreements and escalating on all fronts
Israel is using existing ceasefire agreements to establish new realities on the ground, projecting itself as the regional hegemon by launching attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.
mondoweiss.net
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
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"Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building." Read @femmfeministe.bsky.social and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social's urgent appeal to keep progressive media alive -- and thriving -- during these terrible times.
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building." Read @femmfeministe.bsky.social and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social's urgent appeal to keep progressive media alive -- and thriving -- during these terrible times.
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every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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Children at my son’s Spanish immersion preschool in Chicago bore witness to a teacher being violently assaulted by ICE agents who entered their school, armed with weapons, earlier this month. Miss Diana was abducted by ICE on the morning of November 5 as she prepared to start her shift for the day.
ICE Raided My Son’s Daycare to Abduct a Teacher. This Kind of Trauma Lasts.
Children in Illinois have suffered months of systematic abuse by federal agents enacting Trump’s immigration raids.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Children at my son’s Spanish immersion preschool in Chicago bore witness to a teacher being violently assaulted by ICE agents who entered their school, armed with weapons, earlier this month. Miss Diana was abducted by ICE on the morning of November 5 as she prepared to start her shift for the day.
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Trump would really hate it if you sent this article to your friends at progressive foundations.
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump would really hate it if you sent this article to your friends at progressive foundations.
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
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It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism, write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social in an op-ed. With the folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue & the loss of newsroom diversity, marginalized voices face new obstacles amid cutbacks & right-wing pressure.
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism, write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social in an op-ed. With the folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue & the loss of newsroom diversity, marginalized voices face new obstacles amid cutbacks & right-wing pressure.
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"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
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www.wbez.org/public-safet... - the fact that this is just regular order really speaks to this country.
Chicago’s top cop pledges to address rise in officers pointing their guns at people
The independent monitor overseeing the city’s consent decree pointed to CPD data showing a nearly 44% increase from 2022 to 2024.
www.wbez.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
www.wbez.org/public-safet... - the fact that this is just regular order really speaks to this country.
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please read, share, and fund movement journalism! we are out here working our asses off to make media for us that actually respects human dignity.
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
please read, share, and fund movement journalism! we are out here working our asses off to make media for us that actually respects human dignity.