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by Monisha Bajaj

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This was a great conversation to listen in on - so many great insights to take in
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Sam Fragoso @samfragoso.bsky.social · 13d
“Sometimes I feel I’m not going to write again, but then it becomes harder to keep quiet than to write it.”

Loved this conversation with Arundhati Roy.
Writer Arundhati Roy on Her First Memoir, The Beatles, and Making Sense of the Past | Talk Easy
YouTube video by Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan , and 3 more

gtconway.bsky.social
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Joshua S. Weitz, Henry Jones , and 2 more

jamellebouie.net
wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.
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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d
Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...
The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
www.forbes.com
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, American Library Association, Nathan P. Kalmoe

prisonculture.bsky.social
Are you considering seeking appointment or running for a seat on your local library board? Are you on the Left(s)? Apply to join FTP's Library Board Candidate cohort which will launch in Feb 2026: forms.gle/RuTxVLjvnX8K...
FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort
Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Sarah Roberts

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Nobel Prize winner praises Trump, a fascist. 🤢 www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado praises Trump after White House criticizes snub
Some of Trump's Republican allies have called for him to get the Nobel Peace Prize, though the nomination deadline passed early in his current term.
www.cnbc.com
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings , and 11 more

sarapartridge.bsky.social
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

haymarketbooks.org
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Solidarity Against Sadism Naomi Klein Chenjerai Kumanyika Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Astra Taylor An Emergency Town Hall Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope
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by Stephen Zunes — Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

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I'd have no objection if the Nobel Peace Prize went to a number of the courageous Venezuelan pro-democracy/human rights activists struggling against the Maduro regime. However, the rightwing María Corina Machado--whose commitment to democracy and social justice is dubious--was a very poor choice.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Dustin Mulvaney, Aaron Sojourner

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California is expanding early education for young children, creating a new grade, Universal Transitional Kindergarten, for all of California's four-year-olds.

Through investments like these, we'll be moving the needle on student academic achievement for years to come.
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by Monisha Bajaj

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A beautiful day of celebration to honor the 50th anniversary of our Department of International & Multicultural Education at the Univ of San Francisco @usfca-ime.bsky.social

Highlight was a talk by long time faculty member - scholar & author extraordinaire - Dr. Alma Flor Ada

@rmj12.bsky.social
Photos from IME50 celebration Photos from IME50 celebration Photos from IME50 celebration
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I just signed legislation allowing the 800,000 rideshare workers in California to unionize.

California is determined to give working people a voice, to give them choice, give them dignity, and give them a say about their future.
Governor Newsom signs legislation allowing for rideshare workers in California to unionize.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Alison Phipps, David Rosnick

zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Ben H. Ansell, Scott L. Greer , and 4 more

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IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference." The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Rosemary A. Joyce, Smith , and 17 more

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In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

samfragoso.bsky.social
“Sometimes I feel I’m not going to write again, but then it becomes harder to keep quiet than to write it.”

Loved this conversation with Arundhati Roy.
Writer Arundhati Roy on Her First Memoir, The Beatles, and Making Sense of the Past | Talk Easy
YouTube video by Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
www.youtube.com
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Joe R. Feagin, Iain Davidson , and 2 more

qasimrashid.com
This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.

Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Anna O. Law, Jan W. Mueller , and 10 more

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JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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by Monisha Bajaj

monishabajaj.bsky.social
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.” RIP Assata Shakur
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by Monisha Bajaj

monishabajaj.bsky.social
“A Sikh grandmother who had lived in the US for more than 30 years, was deported to India Sept. 23, after spending a week in what her attorney called “barbaric” conditions at a private ICE detention center in Georgia”
americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
Grandmother Who Lived in US for 3 Decades Deported to India
Harjit Kaur, a seamstress who lived in San Francisco’s East Bay Area, was held by ICE in the harshest of conditions before being deported to India.
americancommunitymedia.org
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by Elizabeth Warren — Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Anna O. Law, Steve Peers , and 5 more

warren.senate.gov
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.

To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.

And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Naomi Klein, Juan Cole , and 2 more

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EXCLU: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will announce today he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of the network suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last week.
www.amny.com/news/mamdani...
EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani to pull planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show | amNewYork
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will announce Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of
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by Monisha Bajaj

monishabajaj.bsky.social
"United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 application fee for companies seeking to sponsor workers H-1B visas.

Trump ...also introducing a separate “gold card” visa for individuals to pay $1 million to expedite their immigration."
aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26d
Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.
Trump signs proclamation creating $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas
Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

aljazeera.com
Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.
Trump signs proclamation creating $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas
Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.
bit.ly
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

npr.org
After Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended "indefinitely" for comments he made following Charlie Kirk's death, questions about free speech and just what is government censorship reach heightened levels.
Kimmel's suspension for Kirk comments sparks furor over free speech and censorship
After Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended "indefinitely" for comments he made following Charlie Kirk's death, questions about free speech and just what is government censorship reach heightened levels.
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Efrén O. Pérez

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Important piece here. Democrats should investigate this fully. Bring Carr for hearings. He is openly publicizing how he apparently broke the law and used the FCC on behalf of Trump to exort ABC.

newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse Than You Think It Is
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that chairman Brendan Carr’s move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.
newrepublic.com
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by Annie M. Leonard — Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

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Today is Constitution Day. Helluva day to cancel Jimmy Kimmel for making jokes the president didn’t like.
#freespeech
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Daniel Aaron

theferocity.bsky.social
“The study found that about 7% of US adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one.”
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
Report finds that 7% of Americans have been present at the scene of a mass shooting and 2% have been injured in one
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

haymarketbooks.org
Pedagogies for Justice

Join Haymarket Books and Parceo for a discussion on how our pedagogies can ground our organizing in collective struggles for justice.

Wednesday, September 17 at 1 PM ET

RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Pedagogies for Justice: a Conversation with Educators and Organizers Lesley Williams, Educator and writer Mizue Aizeki, Collaborative Research Center for Resilience Maya Suzuki Daniels, Educator and Organizer Lara Kiswani: Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) Merrie Najimy, Veteran Anti-Racist Educator, MTA Rank And File for Palestine Rebecca Vilkomerson, Funding Freedom Nina Mehta, PARCEO
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by Raúl Pacheco-Vega — Reposted by Monisha Bajaj

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft."
-- Anne Lamott

#WritingSky #AcademicSky
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Reposted by Monisha Bajaj, Steve Peers, Ann Bartow

karenattiah.bsky.social
Here's how to support my work:

I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social.

The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
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