Nandita Sharma
@nsharma101.bsky.social
There (really) is no place like home.
Home Rule (2020, Duke U. Press)
Home Economics (2006, U of Toronto Press)
Sociologist of mobilities, nationalism, racism, and state power
#NoBorders
nanditasharma.net
Home Rule (2020, Duke U. Press)
Home Economics (2006, U of Toronto Press)
Sociologist of mobilities, nationalism, racism, and state power
#NoBorders
nanditasharma.net
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Feeling physically ill with fear for Afghan asylum seekers
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Feeling physically ill with fear for Afghan asylum seekers
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Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
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Comments are great; white people who can’t wrap their brain around the idea of a Buddhist being a violent extremist and think it’s somehow Blumpf‘s fault
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
The long read: Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponised to serve nationalist goals
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Comments are great; white people who can’t wrap their brain around the idea of a Buddhist being a violent extremist and think it’s somehow Blumpf‘s fault
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
More blood for oil.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
More blood for oil.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Join in! 12/1 @ 12:30 EST/6:30 PM CET
@silkys13.bsky.social (Exec. Dir. of Detention Watch Network (US), Seán Binder (Criminal Lawyer and Ex-Civilian Rescue coordinator), and I talk about Emergencies of Authoritarianism. Moderator: Esme Smithson Swain
emergencies-of-authoritarianism.org/events/
@silkys13.bsky.social (Exec. Dir. of Detention Watch Network (US), Seán Binder (Criminal Lawyer and Ex-Civilian Rescue coordinator), and I talk about Emergencies of Authoritarianism. Moderator: Esme Smithson Swain
emergencies-of-authoritarianism.org/events/
Events - Emergencies of Authoritarianism
Upcoming and past events: Authoritarian Times: Crisis and Utopia, Emergencies of Authoritarianism: Global Entangelments,...
emergencies-of-authoritarianism.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Join in! 12/1 @ 12:30 EST/6:30 PM CET
@silkys13.bsky.social (Exec. Dir. of Detention Watch Network (US), Seán Binder (Criminal Lawyer and Ex-Civilian Rescue coordinator), and I talk about Emergencies of Authoritarianism. Moderator: Esme Smithson Swain
emergencies-of-authoritarianism.org/events/
@silkys13.bsky.social (Exec. Dir. of Detention Watch Network (US), Seán Binder (Criminal Lawyer and Ex-Civilian Rescue coordinator), and I talk about Emergencies of Authoritarianism. Moderator: Esme Smithson Swain
emergencies-of-authoritarianism.org/events/
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Unpacked:
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
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This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is…brilliant.
As the Nuremberg Trials are in the news, time to note that nationalism is what should have been on trial. Instead, the post-WWII global system of nation-states institutionalized it. By turning fascism into a "war crime" and celebrating nationalism, we failed to protect ourselves from fascists.
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As the Nuremberg Trials are in the news, time to note that nationalism is what should have been on trial. Instead, the post-WWII global system of nation-states institutionalized it. By turning fascism into a "war crime" and celebrating nationalism, we failed to protect ourselves from fascists.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
The sooner we acknowledge that all nation-states, regardless of party in power, have immigration controls & deportations, the sooner we can recognize that we need another political system
Having said that, pls don’t make the mistake Americans did by thinking it can’t get worse. Reform is worse
Having said that, pls don’t make the mistake Americans did by thinking it can’t get worse. Reform is worse
Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The sooner we acknowledge that all nation-states, regardless of party in power, have immigration controls & deportations, the sooner we can recognize that we need another political system
Having said that, pls don’t make the mistake Americans did by thinking it can’t get worse. Reform is worse
Having said that, pls don’t make the mistake Americans did by thinking it can’t get worse. Reform is worse
MTG resigning from Congress on Jan. 5th.
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
MTG resigning from Congress on Jan. 5th.
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Not Canada becoming the UAE's blood money laundering car wash :/
We’re building big things, and the UAE wants to build with us.
They’re going to invest $70 billion in Canada — putting money into key sectors like critical minerals, AI, and clean energy. This will create thousands of new careers, enable critical research, and help build a stronger economy.
They’re going to invest $70 billion in Canada — putting money into key sectors like critical minerals, AI, and clean energy. This will create thousands of new careers, enable critical research, and help build a stronger economy.
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Not Canada becoming the UAE's blood money laundering car wash :/
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
Fascists love fascist symbols.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Fascists love fascist symbols.
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The animals looked from pig to wizard
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The animals looked from pig to wizard
Wow. Messed up.
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
Ex-Van Drew staffer staged fake attack, writing 'Trump Whore' across her stomach and alleging men held her down and cut her body - New Jersey Globe
A 26-year-old Ocean City woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted because she worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Ocean City) instead orchestrated the
newjerseyglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Wow. Messed up.
Also, zero tolerance for those who couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris.
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Also, zero tolerance for those who couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris.
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Fox Business credulously reports that Saudi Arabia is pushing its investment into the US "to $1 trillion." The entire size of the Saudi economy is $1 trillion. How stupid are these people and/or how stupid do they think their viewers are?
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Fox Business credulously reports that Saudi Arabia is pushing its investment into the US "to $1 trillion." The entire size of the Saudi economy is $1 trillion. How stupid are these people and/or how stupid do they think their viewers are?
It. Must. End.
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It. Must. End.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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This is beyond horrific.
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is beyond horrific.
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...