Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 30/09/2026reading the article that primetime is based on and lol what is this lede 000
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And shame on everyone, including Bernie Sanders specifically, who talks about the importance of “securing the border” without acknowledging that it means precisely this. 15015
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 28/09/2026Two-thirds of real income growth in NYC has gone to the top 1% since 2019. In @nydailynews.com, Noa Rosinplotz shows why policymakers shouldn’t fear taxing the rich. “Instead, they should focus on raising the tax revenue we need to invest in affordability for everyone else.”nydailynews.comNYC doesn’t need to fear taxing the richWhile some New Yorkers see their fortunes rise, most aren’t getting a cut, as the cost of food, rent, and other necessities climbs faster than their salaries can keep up. City Comptroller Mark Levine ... 12913
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताLena Bilik @lbilik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The author uses the fact that many parents want to stay home with very young children as an argument against universal childcare. This is a false choice. At Roosevelt, we recommend paid leave AND universal childcare, so parents can stay home for a year w/ their infants. (It's also cost effective.)rooseveltinstitute.orgBuilding a Vision for Universal Public Childcare: Principles for a Childcare System That Works for Workers and Families - Roosevelt InstituteIn a new analysis, Lena Bilik and coauthors argue that the US needs bold, transformative public investments to create a universal early childhood care and education (ECE) system that can meet the need... 1156
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One thing I end up going back to over and over again is: while the criminal justice system could do so much better in protecting rights, the only thing that can adequately address a pervasive problem like this is social/cultural change. Rape arises from and reasserts rape culture/patriarchy. 5676115
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Run on the platform of “public goods shared in common and distributed to everyone.” That's it. 122252
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It is an absolute disgrace that every major union in California is not backing the billionaire tax. Petty ass crabs in a pot doing the work of Sergey Brin. Wake up! 616326
Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I fear that most liberal leaders are in deep denial about the urgency with which we need a Gaza reckoning before we save this country from fascism. Must-read interview: www.equator.org/articles/bid... @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social @equatormag.bsky.socialequator.orgGuilty Men • EQUATORA new book thoroughly documents America’s complicity in genocide 184
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892933065
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Someone tell me why we *shouldn't* think this is a great idea www.dropthegenocide20.orgdropthegenocide20.orgSign the Pledge TodaySign the Pledge to demand top Biden officials be removed from future Democratic administrations, think tanks, and academic and liberal spaces. 24314
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There's a genuine advantage to being outside the traditional DC Israel/Palestine foreign policy ecosystem because it means you don't automatically reject radical ideas like "ending the Occupation would involve ending the Occupation" and "a Palestinian state should have Palestinians in charge of it". 125234
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताWorld Impact News - EN/ES - ⚡ @worldimpactnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧵 1/2 · Nepal's PM Balen Shah: We have built a world with flawless logistics for war and broken logistics for food. And this is not Nepal’s private misfortune. Ask Bangladesh, ask Bhutan, ask India, ask the Maldives, ask Pakistan, ask Sri Lanka, 131
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is extraordinary that Netanyahu mentioned Hassan Piker and Mamdani in his speech; in a speech in which he also held up a pager... A deranged and utterly shameless genocidaire who has been basically given a carte blanche by the US and Europeans. 519544
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताCWA for Palestine @cwa4palestine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We’re proud to be part of the Break the Chain coalition with @socialists.nyc and others, fighting to end the transfer of weapons to Israel through the exploitation of civilian labor and infrastructure at JFK airport. Organized labor can transform the economy itself! ⛓️💥✊ 132
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 25/09/2026i want nathan fielder to do undecided voter focus groups 62428368
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026We are at the break glass moment on the Democratic Party and its treatment of transgender people, and it is my opinion that if we don’t act now and loudly demand to be heard, we will suffer the consequences of their shift. 763744732
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Boasting to the world of his mass terrorist atrocity: 1232878442
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Netanyahu directly attacks Zohran Mamdani (and his wife) from the UNGA podium, calling him the "antisemitic mayor of New York City," parroting The Free Press's stories about Rama Duwaji, tying Mamdani to Hasan Piker, and claiming the mayor is "buddies" with Hamas. 7231099299
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Six Nobel laureate economists, including Joseph Stiglitz and Peter Diamond, have penned an open letter backing California’s proposed one-time 5 per cent levy on billionaires, saying it could kick-start a movement to introduce wealth taxes across America and the world. www.ft.com/content/94ec...ft.comNobel economists throw support behind California billionaire taxProgressive laureates say November ballot measure could ‘start reining in the power’ of ultra-wealthy 27220
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताAIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 19/09/2026"On Thursday, organizers launched the @dropthegenocide20 pledge: A “baseline accountability commitment pledging to not hire, consult, or otherwise promote top Biden White House officials who were responsible for promoting, lying about, and covering up the Gaza genocide,” 812052
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A profound disappointment & major blow against any hope for democratic governance over our media system. Individual policymakers & media owners keep failing us, succumbing to perverse incentives. It's a systemic failure, requiring a structural overhaul of our entire media system from root to branch. 02714
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताAIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 20/09/2026The organizers said the “culture of bipartisan elite immunity” was why “Biden officials knew they could arm, defend, and cover up the genocide in Gaza for 15 months, and simply move back into liberal spaces.” #DropTheGenocide20 22916
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"The purpose of the #DroptheGenocide20 pledge is to demand these officials be removed from future Democratic administrations." Good and important effort here. www.dropthegenocide20.orgdropthegenocide20.orgSign the Pledge TodaySign the Pledge to demand top Biden officials be removed from future Democratic administrations, think tanks, and academic and liberal spaces. 03010
Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 18/09/202690% of the panic about Hasan Piker is that people who are terrified of the status quo changing don't want Americans to break through the propaganda they've been fed their whole lives 010
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 15/09/2026A lot of people argue that AI food imagery is bad because it's gross. And I agree! But not everyone is so bothered by it. Here, I write about how focusing on aesthetics is a losing game, and how it would still suck if it were beautiful www.weareravenous.com/for-ai-food-...weareravenous.comFor AI Food Slop, Gross Is in the Eye of the BeholderAI food imagery would still be a problem even if it didn't look horrifying. 010414
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel... 6749111110
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Today, a coalition of orgs including Palestinian Youth Movement, Peace Action, and DSA, announced a campaign to "Drop the Genocide 20." They identify "the top 20 officials most responsible for promoting, lying about, and covering up the Gaza genocide in the Biden White House." dropthegenocide20.org 03017
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताBullwark @bullwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I love they think this is some sort of gotcha and not the most stone cold indisputable facts you've ever seen 0201
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताAmerican Prestige @amprestigepod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026E266 - The Biden Administration’s Complicity in Gaza w/ @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social Journalist and author Akbar Shahid Ahmed returns to the show to talk about his book covering the Biden administration's handling of Gaza. americanprestigepod.com/episodes/390... 163
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताInstitute for Palestine Studies @palestinestudies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🧵Today we remember the 44th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila Massacres. Between 16–18 September 1982, Israeli forces encircled Beirut’s Sabra neighborhood and Shatila refugee camp, established observation posts overlooking the area, and facilitated the entry of Lebanese Phalangist forces. 12822
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Democratic voters are overwhelmingly anti-war, yet foreign policy hawks remain massively overrepresented in leadership roles. It’s a problem we need to fix. My piece in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comThe Reality Today Is That Foreign Policy Hawks Are a Minority in the Democratic PartyIt is damn time we all started acting like it. 48024
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“To play in venues that silence anyone advocating for Free Palestine is simply not an option for us… most of the audience supported @macklemore… the real enemy is the Zionist lobby. Up the workers. Free Palestine.” @edsheeran’s band Beoga reminding us what moral clarity is 683597888
Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Should we not dream of something more for ourselves? Of safe and sustainable union jobs that build infrastructure serving the many, not the few?" Applies to a lot of industries... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLabor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler TurnerWorkers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected 0144
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताTruthout @truthout.org · 15/09/20263 months ago Google search started to prioritize AI summaries over links, and the impact on journalism could not be more devastating. Truthout's overall readership from Google is down 54% against last year. We lost a huge chunk of our audience overnight that we painstakingly built over decades.truthout.orgWe’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian FutureAI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back. 411179
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताStereogum @stereogum.com · 15/09/2026Ed Sheeran openers drop off tour in solidarity with Palestinian peoplestereogum.comEd Sheeran Openers Drop Off Tour In Solidarity With Palestinian PeopleFollowing Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour due to the rapper’s outspoken pro-Palestine activism, fellow openers Finneas and Aaron Rowe have dropped off the tour. Finneas made a statement on... 311317
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026AI will kill us all (IF we let it). Not talking here about rogue AI agents, I'm talking about rogue tech oligarchs helping to torch the planet with major new investments in fossil fuel infrastructure.bloomberg.comUS Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most NationsData centers in the United States will consume more natural gas than most countries within a decade, according to a new outlook from BloombergNEF. 116577
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताJacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Americans’ muted reaction to the quarter-century anniversary of 9/11 reveals a waning zeal for the American imperial project. We tolerate it only because we believe it can’t end. But it can.jacobin.comWhy Is It So Hard to Imagine the End of American Empire?Americans’ muted reaction to the quarter-century anniversary of 9/11 reveals a waning zeal for the American imperial project. We tolerate it only because we believe it can’t end. But it can. 1148
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताCourthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over ‘shocking’ disregard for safety of Palestinian students @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/mahmoud-khal...courthousenews.comMahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over ‘shocking’ disregard for safety of Palestinian studentsAfter spending more than 100 days in ICE detention, the 31-year-old Palestinian activist is continuing to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him. 017147
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 14/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage 'Free Palestine' Statements Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... 5416757
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 14/09/2026With our national debt hitting historic highs, the austerity hawks are again circling with talks of cutting social programs and public investment. This proposal is far fairer and more fiscally sound: Rebuild the tax code so policymakers have more flexibility to raise revenue as conditions change. 14510
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताNoah Hurowitz @noahhurowitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026BREAKING: Tonight, a United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv is set to carry onboard 5 cargo shipments destined for the weapons giant Elbit Systems. Past shipments by United — on passenger flights! — have included parts for fighter jets and tanks theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...theintercept.comUnited Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger FlightsUnfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight. 10198137
Reposted by Aastha पास्ताAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... " 1377339668303
Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Letting go of empire is hard, but being forced to relinquish empire will be even harder." zeteo.com/p/the-burnin...zeteo.comThe Burning Towers Foreshadowed a Burning World – Viet Thanh Nguyen on the 25 Years After 9/11On this anniversary, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author describes how the horrific Sept. 11 attacks exposed the simultaneous power and vulnerability of the American empire and its imperial citizens. 100