Rita Banerjee
@ritabanerjee.bsky.social
Rita Banerjee is a writer and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. She is author of Disobedient Futures, CREDO, Echo in Four Beats, A Night with Kali, and Cracklers at Night.
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Rita Banerjee
@ritabanerjee.bsky.social
· Jul 27
So honored to be part of "Sign & Breath: Voice and the Literary Tradition" (ed. Shanta Lee and Philip Brady) -- a new critical anthology that asks "What is poetry? What defines voice?"
You can pre-order Sign & Breath here:
etruscanpress.org/product/sign...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65N...
You can pre-order Sign & Breath here:
etruscanpress.org/product/sign...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65N...
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new jersey is part of the worldwide latina belt
October 15, 2023 at 3:04 AM
new jersey is part of the worldwide latina belt
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BREAKING: After we sued, DHS withdrew a subpoena seeking personal information about our client who criticized DHS' treatment of a man seeking asylum.
This is a win not just for our client, but for everyone’s First Amendment right to speak out without fear of government retaliation.
This is a win not just for our client, but for everyone’s First Amendment right to speak out without fear of government retaliation.
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
BREAKING: After we sued, DHS withdrew a subpoena seeking personal information about our client who criticized DHS' treatment of a man seeking asylum.
This is a win not just for our client, but for everyone’s First Amendment right to speak out without fear of government retaliation.
This is a win not just for our client, but for everyone’s First Amendment right to speak out without fear of government retaliation.
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And let’s not forget about impeaching this absolute awful excuse of a DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
And let’s not forget about impeaching this absolute awful excuse of a DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem!
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Take away Spanish and there's no San Francisco or Los Angeles or Sacramento, no San Diego or Santa Rosa or Sierra nevada and actually there's no California, because that's a Spanish word...
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Take away Spanish and there's no San Francisco or Los Angeles or Sacramento, no San Diego or Santa Rosa or Sierra nevada and actually there's no California, because that's a Spanish word...
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
— Kurt Vonnegut
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
— Kurt Vonnegut
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The EPA has reapproved the herbicide dicamba for use on genetically modified cotton and soybeans, adding “new limits on when and how it can be sprayed”. Dicamba is used to control tough weeds that can hurt crop yields, and the updated rules are intended to
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The EPA has reapproved the herbicide dicamba for use on genetically modified cotton and soybeans, adding “new limits on when and how it can be sprayed”. Dicamba is used to control tough weeds that can hurt crop yields, and the updated rules are intended to
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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When I check on the British politics page for @the-independent.com, my politics reporter colleagues are all Epstein all the time (as they should be). But in the U.S., the closest thing to accountability is... Bill Clinton testifying before Congress.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.
As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
When I check on the British politics page for @the-independent.com, my politics reporter colleagues are all Epstein all the time (as they should be). But in the U.S., the closest thing to accountability is... Bill Clinton testifying before Congress.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Mainstream outlets are now confirming that the FBI has called state election officials into an unusual midterm briefing.
February 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Mainstream outlets are now confirming that the FBI has called state election officials into an unusual midterm briefing.
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Trump removed his post that included a racist video portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Simply deleting it is not enough a public apology is warranted.
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Trump removed his post that included a racist video portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Simply deleting it is not enough a public apology is warranted.
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Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
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As ICE uses Palantir tech to find neighborhoods to raid and Flock cameras track people across the US, how can you protect yourself?
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social + @josephcox.bsky.social take your questions in an AMA today at 12 pm ET.
Get your questions in now:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social + @josephcox.bsky.social take your questions in an AMA today at 12 pm ET.
Get your questions in now:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
As ICE uses Palantir tech to find neighborhoods to raid and Flock cameras track people across the US, how can you protect yourself?
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social + @josephcox.bsky.social take your questions in an AMA today at 12 pm ET.
Get your questions in now:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social + @josephcox.bsky.social take your questions in an AMA today at 12 pm ET.
Get your questions in now:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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This is civic action.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
The overflow room at the Surprise City Council meeting has also filled up (it has a 500 person capacity). I can’t tell how many are still outside but we can hear them chanting “ICE out” in here so it seems like quite a lot.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
This is civic action.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
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Seems 💯 accurate.
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Seems 💯 accurate.
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Where did these Epstein folks find the time to do anything given the volume of their emailing? It’s almost parodic how much they liked to chat about crimes in their dumb emails.
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Where did these Epstein folks find the time to do anything given the volume of their emailing? It’s almost parodic how much they liked to chat about crimes in their dumb emails.
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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Sarah Matthews: "AG Pam Bondi, sending the letter to the Minnesota lawmakers telling them 'we'll remove ICE from your state, but only if you hand over your voter rolls'…just shows that there is zero Independence between the DOJ and the White House."
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Sarah Matthews: "AG Pam Bondi, sending the letter to the Minnesota lawmakers telling them 'we'll remove ICE from your state, but only if you hand over your voter rolls'…just shows that there is zero Independence between the DOJ and the White House."
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@EricMGarcia: What do you make of Kristi Noem calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist?
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
@EricMGarcia: What do you make of Kristi Noem calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist?
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
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These aren't arrests. They are outright kidnappings.
The woman was just driving down road.
The red SUV suddenly swerved in front of her.
3 masked federal agents jumped out and aimed their guns at her. shouting “Out of the car!”
Like a scene out of Fallujah, Iraq, but it's Minnesota.
The woman was just driving down road.
The red SUV suddenly swerved in front of her.
3 masked federal agents jumped out and aimed their guns at her. shouting “Out of the car!”
Like a scene out of Fallujah, Iraq, but it's Minnesota.
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
These aren't arrests. They are outright kidnappings.
The woman was just driving down road.
The red SUV suddenly swerved in front of her.
3 masked federal agents jumped out and aimed their guns at her. shouting “Out of the car!”
Like a scene out of Fallujah, Iraq, but it's Minnesota.
The woman was just driving down road.
The red SUV suddenly swerved in front of her.
3 masked federal agents jumped out and aimed their guns at her. shouting “Out of the car!”
Like a scene out of Fallujah, Iraq, but it's Minnesota.