Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Thank God this was thwarted, but man this brought back memories of when a white supremacist shot up the Oak Creek Sikh Temple in my home state of Wisconsin. Unfortunately the violence against Indians and Desis isnt new, but the online rhetoric is getting worse 040 4
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 15/10/2026"He had plotted to carry out a "mass shooting of Indian people" at a Hindu temple in Aurora...His hatred was against Jewish people, African Americans, Indians, & "non-white" people."" www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/j...nbcchicago.comJammed rifle, concerned coworker helped thwart possible hate-fueled mass shooting in AuroraA teenager whose alleged manifesto professed his hatred for non-whites-is behind bars, his intended hate crime stopped because somebody saw something and said something 076 7
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Folks trying to support Shane Gillis gooning over + shaming women's clothes at the gym are responding by.....posting altered/AI videos, or OF models. Man nothing like puritan culture to bring out their shameful inner gooner 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Another excellent long-form interview by Benjamin Feve, this time of Yassin al-Haj Saleh on the political poverty in Syria, the rise of religious politics and its problems, how victimhood deadens the heart, and much more. www.syriadispatch.com/p/yassin-al-...syriadispatch.comYassin al-Haj Saleh on Political Poverty, Islamism, and the Unfinished Work of Becoming a NationOn the Damascus Spring, the one gathering the regime could not disband, why federalism makes little sense in Syria, and the difference between radical and banal evil 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Was told by a few people that this was Aroor attempting to make fun of something JD Vance had said earlier, so I have deleted my thread 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Excellent piece by @rozinaali.bsky.social on the anti-Indian riots in Bellingham, and the history of anti-Indian and anti-Asian actions and sentiment. Sadly a lot of the diaspora don't know our history in this country, and how the hate we see today isn't new placesjournal.org/article/a-ri...placesjournal.orgA Riot in BellinghamWhen a violent mob drove Punjabi settlers from Bellingham, Washington, in 1907, the town became a flashpoint for exclusionary rhetoric and restrictive immigration. 030 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Though some of these conservative Indian-American pundits are gonna watch this and learn nothing form it, and instead keep up their bigoted efforts because better to commonly hate someone else than understand and fight against all racisms 030 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Honestly, watching conservative Indian Americans who had no issue with far-right pundits targeting Muslims, Latinos, African Americans, Haitians, Arabs, etc...now feel hurt and betrayed now those same people are coming after Indians would be funny if it wasn't infuriating 152 5
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most of the Best of the Best discourse: what is THE diaspora experience, insensitivity/exclusion of Afghans, asserting an Eelam identity,+ the idea of a "South Asian" culture all are interesting and worth engaging with...then you have people angry that its dark skinned actors 🙃 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Its always gonna annoy the shit out of me that the discussion of Indian Americans, or even South Asian Americans, always feels frozen when folks cant do something as easy as look at how populations voted in the most recent elections and instead just go on vibes 051 5
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Its utterly crazy to me that folks, including a Democrat data science person, takes 2 towns as proof that the Indian American vote in 2024 was for Trump, without bothering to look at the numerous nationwide surveys that showed an absolute majority of IAs voting for Democrats 171 7
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026All this to say, y'all Desi folks in the UK used to be cool....wtf happened?* *yes as an American I don't have too much to stand on, and yeah the book covers the breaking of the movement. Do give it a read 000 0
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026But it is fascinating these different ideas like political blackness in the UK, Black Power (put forward by Walter Rodney + others in the Caribbean), and black consciousness in South Africa worked to unite across the color line against imperialism, capitalism, racism, etc. 100 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026And how many embraced a more parochial and limited identity that put them at odds with each other, but also gave them power to suppress their own community. 100 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Its inspiring reading about how African, Caribbean, and Desis came together under a single banner, and how people connected their struggles to Ireland, South Africa, Palestine, and even the Indians and Pak discussed Kashmir and Balochistan. Sad to see how it fractured 100 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I've been learning more about the solidarities, experiences, and histories (esp political blackness) of my Desi brethren across the pond so I was excited to grab a copy of @tajali1.bsky.social new book covering the independence struggle to the AYMs to today. Definitely enjoyed it 132 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If you're having a bad day and having doubts about yourself...just remember that Ed Sheeran exposed himself as a coward, so you're probably doing a lot better than him 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026and how often some of the people or orgs tried to use anti-Indian racism to either attack other minority groups (with seemingly no awareness for hypocrisy and bigotry), or just act like any criticism of the Indian government was "anti-Indian racism". Honestly its all exhausting. 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026So it is infuriating that so often we were told that "well your parents never complain and immigrants tend to have more positive views"...as if that nullified the racism and not that we kids had to see and hear the racism our parents faced that others downplayed 120 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Anti-Indian racism has been a serious issue for a while, and you can't disconnect it or separate it from other forms of racism in this country that connect them. Hell a lot of us have experienced this while we've been growing up 120 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Them: This one specific think tank is apologetic of US adversaries and is staffed by bad folks Me: I agree, but Them: Anyway ignore my work with all these other think tanks does propaganda for authoritarian US allies, whitewash genocide, pro-imperialism, and bad people" Me: .... 000 0
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The post that set it off was a plainly racist post by a faceless account, though so many times I've seen Pak accounts who tried to say "its not racist, we're simply pointing out that Indians tend to be dark skinned vs Pak", and nah you're just dumb as hell 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Gotta love this attempt by some Pakistani accounts on here to differentiate themselves from Indians by going "we're light skinned vs those dark skinned Indians", when like A) not true at all (met as many dark skin Paks as Indians), B) nice to forefront your racism and colorism 110 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The overlap of guys going "beware the Tiktok FEMALES, Lindsay Clancy is proof of this" and the folks looking at Tiktok and going "OMG free Tory Lanez and Cassie Ventura is lying" is the same circle 001 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026How did we respond? Our generation memed the shit out of it. 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Dark path of militarism, surveillance, and authoritarian powers around the world. Accompany this with societal shifts on how you viewed the other, and its a devastating thing to look at, so much of this accelerated after Al Qaeda attacked. 110 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11 is one of those events that impacted world history. I still hear from folks around the world how shocked they were on 9/11, or even the fear that the next attack could happen everywhere. Unfortunately the attacks spurred on the Global War on Terror which has taken us down a 110 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Some of this fits well with @aymanmak.bsky.social new vid, the "Leftist" manosphere and their refusal to seriously consider identity (and its differentiation from the Liberal co-opting of ID politics). Come for the Peterson and Zizek impressions, stay for the analysis youtu.be/Xp9VBvAslyU?...youtu.beThe Leftist Manosphere and Identity PoliticsYouTube video by Politically Depressed 011 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Im not saying I agree with everything they said, but holy shit did yall even bother to read the full context on fitness or the full bio of the speakers? Way more grounded and less crazy than what was actually being discussed on here. 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Also amazing how instead of actually engaging with their ideas, you just took the RW talking points or just assumed because one of the speakers (who is a vocal anti-zionist and talks about her journey to anti-Zionism)...was a pro-Israel genocide denier 120 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Its kind of amazing how many so called leftists on here saw a Manhattan Institute researcher, explicitly hired to attack socialists, post out of context clips from the Socialism conference, and joined the far right in attacking speakers. Really choosing your allies well 130 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Gotta love how many dudes on social media who are busy sharing "Lindsay Clancy proved that you shouldn't follow or date FEMALES who like TikTok investigators" are also sharing "women need to be submissive, and Lindsay Clancy is proof that assertive women are dangerous" 🙃 000 0
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My two readings during Black August. I highly recommend both fir the fascinating history, look at the practiced and operations of the BPP, the repression, honesty about the shortcomings, and the ongoing struggles todays. 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Its well known that Hindu nationalists have been trying to make alliances with the general pro-Israel/Zionism movement for decades now and there is some cooperation in DC...but for the longest time (and still is to a certain extent), it felt very one way in terms of support 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Seeing how many western pro-Israel folks are now treating being anti-Hindutva as "anti-Hindu/Hinduphobia" overnight....can't wait for the Atlantic to find a western Sanghi to start writing pieces about like "the leftwing case against anti-Hindu nationalism" 130 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Isn't it nice when Sanghis just make things up, from not attending to India Day parade to claoming Siraj Wahhaj is an unindicted co-conspirator (something the prosecutor, a columnist for the conservative National Review, denied), and its reposted by an Indian government official? 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Or all the Muslim fundamentalists seeing Muslim women dancing during Onam and crying about xyz. You don't know what fun is, its okay. Watch and learn. Dancing is good for the soul. 0111 11
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I gotta say, its always funny to see fundamentalists get triggered by Onam. E.g. all the non-Malayali Hindus going "OMG its a HINDU festival, not secular. Its about Lord Vishnu, Vamana, and Mahabali. Why we get erased" Bro, you're celebrating the villain and trying to tell us about Onam? 1141 14
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026As it is Onam I wish to inform you that I will be sharing Onam/Mahabali Slop, and not enjoying it is anti-Malayali. This is what I am doing to celebrate since I can't get a Sadhya anywhere today 😭 150 5
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Happy Onam and Eid Mubarak to everybody partaking! 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My favorite part is some of the "critics" say "omg how dare they say multiple imperialisms".....which the letter doesnt actually say, since the condemnation of imperialism is purely on the US and Israel, and it points out that the prisons built were inspired by American system 010 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Some of the dumbest people on webs saw figures like Mumia Abu Jamal and Angela Davis sign a letter in solidarity with political prisoners in Iran while condemning US/Israeli imperialism, and are freaking out about it 131 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"The machine still commodifies black identities and rewards the few black writers who pitch themselves cleverly enough to reach a wide audience. And it is always looking for bold new voices to spin a good tale." - By Andrew Baker on his experience at Bates newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...newsletter.thedriftmag.comRacism and labor at Bates: the other side of the storyAndrew Baker responds to Tyler Austin Harper 000 0
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Somehow the one thing uniting "liberal" and conservative pundits on the other place is...."why are folks so against data centers when they're so good for us? All opposition must be a psy-op and people are dumb" 020 2
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026To be fair my specific post was about Graeme Wood, not Tyler Austin Harper, even though theyre on the same shit 110 1
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026What do folks say...the Atlantic is a magazine is a conservatism laundering magazine for liberal elites? 030 3
Hari/ഹരി/हरि/هري @hariprasad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The Atlantic writer known for whitewashing the killing of Palestinian children, denying Gaza casualty numbers, and being schoolmates with Richard Spencer, is back to say "why are people angry about how the press acted in Jason Arday when Arday and his friend are to blame" 160 6