Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jamie Ludwig @jamieludwig.bsky.social · 15hIf you drive a car, ride in cars, or generally participate in society outside your home, you’ll want to read and share. 174
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 1hThis admin has turned over 35,000 children into functional orphans. As of April, 205,000 mostly-US citizen children had a missing parent. Anyone that wants to babble about legalities with an administration that's largely operating illegally or thinks this is OK can kindly go to hell.theatlantic.comThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 073
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 14hYou only matter as a victim if you are useful to the carceral system and its narratives. 110535
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Designer Hasan @designer4hasand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026With only a few days left, I’m sharing this with hope & gratitude.❤️ Behind this rent goal is a family hoping to hold on to a place of security and comfort, a home where we can continue building our days together.🥹 £355 left to complete next month’s rent, and any contribution can bring us closer.🙏gofundme.comDonate to Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives., organized by Natalie taffalDeep within the alleys of Gaza, a life story full of pain and challenges unfolde… Natalie taffal needs your support for Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives. 12843
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 12hLucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 5357202
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 4hThings Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 15454382186
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 6hNewsom is probably succeeding in securing the support of moneyed interests for the 2028 primary but he's ignoring the part where he's going to need people to actually vote for him. 79021
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 5hDon’t forget us You can support us rebuilding and face this terrible conditions the link 🔗 in bio 0137
Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 5hThey do they just don't care, nor do they consider it the highest law, applicable to all equally. 061
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 10h"Nearly 100 community-based organizations lost their federal HIV-prevention grants this week as the Trump administration redirects dollars to state and local health departments. The funding change represents a departure from decades-old national HIV prevention strategy" By @nhassanein.bsky.socialstateline.orgCommunity groups lose HIV-prevention money as feds redirect dollars to states • StatelineNearly 100 community-based organizations have lost their federal HIV-prevention grants this week as the Trump administration redirects dollars to state and local health departments. The funding change... 0102
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)DJcontraption AKA Dahron J @dahron-anneliese.bsky.social · 9henglish.elpais.com/usa/2026-09-...english.elpais.comDeath penalty in the US: Where it applies and how many people have been executedOregon and Wyoming are the only two states in which no one has received this sentence 021
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Aadita Chaudhury @aadita.bsky.social · 16hSo, I have been thinking about the whole Cornell 7 thing. 153
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Aadita Chaudhury @aadita.bsky.social · 16hIn order to hold “bad men” accountable, consider how you tolerate supposedly “good men” in your spaces who haven’t quite met the legal threshold for sexual assault or harassment. 1104
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Aadita Chaudhury @aadita.bsky.social · 16hI won’t name names publicly but manipulation of consent, using deception, and misrepresentation of intent also is also deeply violating, and in my own Rolodex, I can point to at least three cases where this happened. 162
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Aadita Chaudhury @aadita.bsky.social · 16hThese men in question hold or have held positions of significant importance within progressive circles, including in the areas of academia, climate activism and psychotherapy within Toronto. They live lives scott free - while I have had to take on the emotional labour of my own healing. 152
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12hIn Manitoba, a campground near the former Brandon Indian Residential School has been acquired by the province to educate future generations on the horrors of residential schools. In an era of denialism, Premier Wab Kinew said it's important to keep the "truth alive." thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-res...thenarwhal.caManitoba to protect burial site near former residential school | The NarwhalOver 50 children who attended residential school are buried on the site of a Manitoba campground. It will be acquired by the province and used for education. 17327
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10hThis ICE flight has landed in Ghana, a possible third-country removal. Immigrant passengers onboard have been shackled for at least 18 hours. 417394
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pandering to B@nnon and incels with daddy issues (if that isn't redundant) isn't going to save you from them or the high cost of heating your home. 031
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 12hChicago taxpayers should pay more than $260.8 million to 17 men who spent decades in prison after they were coerced into confessing to crimes by a disgraced former Chicago police detective, city lawyers recommended.news.wttw.comCity Lawyers Propose Spending $260.8M to Settle 16 Cases Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective GuevaraChicago taxpayers should pay more than $260.8 million to 17 men who spent decades in prison after they were coerced into confessing to crimes by a disgraced former Chicago police detective, city lawye... 032
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026legitimately evil man 06110
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Micah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 15hSCOTUS granted cert today on what counts as substantial burden under RLUIPA’s land use provisions. If this wasn’t on your radar, Amir Downing has an excellent note forthcoming in the Virginia Law Review, taking a deep dive into the circuit conflict. A preview here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comReligious Land Use Exceptionalism: The Meaning of "Substantial Burden" in RLUIPAReligious organizations have fairly predictable needs that come into conflict with the interests of local government. In a land use context, a religious organiz 1145
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Micah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 15hThe case is Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc., Petitioner v. Joel Frederic, et ux.: www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...supremecourt.govSearch 023
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 15hJust learned that Tennessee is buying its lethal injection drugs on the “gray market” as companies have stopped selling it to states. The "gray market" is the same place athletes buy steroids and people without insurance access GLP1s. No lab certification, no knowledge of origin. 042
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Public Administration @journalpa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"From Civic Tech to DOGE: The Role of Tech Movements in the American Administrative State," by Donald Moynihan argues that civic tech and DOGE represent contrasting approaches to technology-driven government reform. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa... 01510
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 16hUsing my tax money, the state of Tennessee attempted to lethality inject a woman with a known vascular condition using the doctor who botched the state's most recent execution. After two attempts Christa Pike did not die, but she does have brain damage. Call it what it is: state-sanctioned torture. 1105
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 16hThis isn't about whether or not Pike deserved to die for what she did. It's about whether or not we feel comfortable giving a state the power to judge this and botch this. 1122
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18180161746
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 30/09/2026We cannot negotiate a lasting peace while Israeli settlements continue to expand illegally into Palestinian territory. The U.S. has opposed this territorial expansion for decades, and our legislation makes clear that we will not tolerate it any longer. 14510
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It is now about 110 square kilometers, with people crammed together. 0189
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gaza, a small city that before the genocide was one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with 2.4 million inhabitants in an area of no more than 360 square kilometers, has now lost 70 percent of its area under occupation after the genocide. 13228
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Don't miss this major article on the New Apostolic Reformation in The New Republic by bsky.app/profile/laur... may help jump start people in the political and journalism communities in need a jump to recognize this historic and powerful movement. newrepublic.com/article/2150...newrepublic.comWe Need to Talk About the ApocalypseEnd-times prophecy, pro-war prayer circles, Democrats as demons: Christian dominionism’s influence is everywhere in the second Trump administration—and increasingly, within America itself. Can democra... 02015
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We had a great conversation about this, and yes, you should read it because dress is a great signal for reading what's going on these days... 1227
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sobering but good thread about those of you who think it will be allover after election day. 22913
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Let’s remind Hegseth of Casimir Pulaski’s example, in the spirit of 1776 that the Secretary touts. General Pulaski— the father of the American Calvary and hero of Savannah— was an intersex or trans Polish horseman who came to this country, saved George Washington’s life, and died for our Revolution. 1716946
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A small framed man with a quirky mustache who was unwanted by other armies in Europe came to this nation and served with distinction. Military readiness is good and legitimate, but gratuitous attacks on people because they don’t fit some warrior ethos stereotype is self-defeating. And wrong. 51088
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Another big win for Newsom: helping abusers and governments escape the consequences of child sexual abuse 9264130
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When I taught at Colby College years ago, the trustees abolished fraternities, which dominated campus social life & were notorious for sexual assault &rowdiness all around. “Donations will decline,” cried the fierce opponents.Their threats never materialized. Before long it didn’t seem that frats 1/ 525665
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 30/09/2026had ever been a part of campus life. We cld return from the weekend to find no signs of debauchery & vandalism. I’m under no illusion that the abolition of fraternities eliminated sexual assault, and I wish I could report actual statistics on the matter. Then, as now, I’ve never been persuaded 2/ 118520
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 30/09/2026that fraternities serve any but the most anti-social purposes, providing sanctuary for entitled young men, whose criminal behavior is often excused, & whose later ascendancy to powerful & prestigious positions is all but guaranteed. Meanwhile, their victims are doxxed and left to carry the scars. 3/ 120924
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies. 401528551
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tell me how the regime is anything other than a surrender machine? Rhetorical, I am not putting up a "debate me bro" sign 281
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026Vacating a stay of execution, and without even a word, is in-sane and horrific (Yes I know they've done similar shit before, that was wildly fucked up too) 1532178
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026A couple of years ago, I interviewed a leading attorney who represents survivors of sexual misconduct on campus, Iliana Konidaris (whose brother is the awesome 🔭 Nick Konidaris). I learned A LOT:news.chanda.scienceHow This Lawyer Confronts Sexual Assault on CampusPhoto by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash I first met Olympias Iliana Konidaris at her brother’s wedding, where she gave a great toast that affirmed all of my... 518571
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A common trope of tech documentation is "slot yourself into one of our badly-thought-out categories so we can provide an easy Getting Started experience for you!" because for Reasons (some that make sense, many that don't) product teams think that's better than asking people what they want to do. 2324
Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tell me how the regime is anything other than a surrender machine? Rhetorical, I am not putting up a "debate me bro" sign 281
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them. 16433248
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Checked the news a bit ago @julianastratton.bsky.social's opponent's Ad was running, only I didn't understand that it was about the IL race because it was a "Socialism Panic" Ad waving @abdulelsayed.bsky.social around, then HER picture Just donated to (forgive me) Juliana and Abdul in the last hour 021
Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pandering to B@nnon and incels with daddy issues (if that isn't redundant) isn't going to save you from them or the high cost of heating your home. 031
Reposted by Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her)NatalieNM @secretagent39.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So no one can see what a shitty job he’s doing and his coup can proceed as planned. 2115