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Monisha Bajaj

@monishabajaj.bsky.social
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Professor & scholar of peace, human rights, migration & education University of San Francisco (views posted here are my own) Debut picture book A YEAR OF KITES out in 2026 with Bloomsbury www.monishabajaj.net Pronouns: she/her/वह

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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you aren’t already boycotting the NFL, you should be See Kraft/Macklemore and Kaepernick’s new memoir podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career
Podcast Episode · Fresh Air · September 14 · 46m
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 26/08/2026
Meta is a creep who will _never_ take no for an answer, and never stop trying to ignore their lack of consent. Every media & regulatory organization in the world seems determined to ignore this reality; I genuinely don't understand why. Today's settlement is so that Meta can keep violating consent.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/08/2026
The end of TPS leaves Haitians in Maryland fearful of continuing with their daily lives.
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The end of TPS leaves Haitians in Maryland fearful of continuing with their daily lives
After the weeks of confusion over the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, ICE is ramping up arrests and deportations, leaving many in Maryland devastated.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"One of Henri's most enduring contributions has been human rights education. He believed that the best way to prevent violations is to educate society before injustice occurs. ... to understand the Constitution not merely as a legal document but as a way of life." countercurrents.org/2026/08/a-vo...
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A Voice Behind the Voiceless - Henri Tiphagne at 70: A Tireless Cultivator and Defender of Human Rights | Countercurrents
Of course, there are people who witness history, and there are people who quietly shape it. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People’s Watch, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, belongs to the latter.
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KQED Food @kqedfood.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Mexican favorites in Half Moon Bay, small plates and natural wine in San Francisco, smoky Indian skewers in Milpitas. 😋 Tune in to a brand-new Check, Please! Bay Area next Thursday, 7/30 at 7:30 p.m. on KQED 9. ✨
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Now @apnews.com has a deeply reported story confirming the recently-hired ICE officer who shot a man in Maine had serious mental health issues and a long history of violence against women. This comes after ICE slashed hiring standards and rushed some into the field before background checks cleared.
By  JACK BROOK, MICHAEL R. SISAK, AMANDA SWINHART and CLAIRE GALOFARO
Updated 7:59 PM EDT, July 16, 2026
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.

David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat.

Brouillette’s troubling past further challenges how thoroughly the Department of Homeland Security has vetted recruits as it went on a hiring spree to help carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration agents since Trump launched the crackdown after retaking office, including 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national who was shot and killed by Brouillette on Monday while in his car near his home in the coastal Maine city of Biddeford.

DHS, which hasn’t released the name of the officer who killed Durán Guerrero, has said the “vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.”
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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In Cuba, blackouts and resilience - 48 hills
Trump's blockade is taking a terrible toll, but Cubans continue to resist. A report from the Building Relations with Cuban Labor delegation visit.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited for this new book by Saba Brelvi! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799082...
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The Squatters by Saba Brelvi: 9780593980057 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Two families collide in this thrilling debut about motherhood, migration, and the distance between who we are and who we want to be. How far are you willing to go to help someone in need? Surrey is ...
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“Of the 14 million undocumented people in the United States, 800,000 to 900,000 are South Asian. With approximately 6.5 million South Asians in the United States, roughly 1 in 8 South Asians is undocumented.” www.asatapower.org/take-action/...
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ASATA Power - Undocumented South Asians
Undocumented South Asians: Policy & Action
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 12/05/2026
Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...
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Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry
Mamdani, who praised the importance of libraries, faced criticism for slashing library funding earlier this year.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 08/05/2026
Masked federal agents held a teenage boy at gunpoint, pushed him facedown on the ground, and arrested him. Cellphone video showed the 19-year-old bleeding out of his head as ICE agents put him in their vehicle. Only in the car did agents realize they arrested the wrong person. trib.al/o2TQBEz
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Gaza genocide death toll rises to 72,628 - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Gaza genocide death toll rises to 72,628
<article data-history-node-id="439870" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-genocide-death-toll-rises-72628" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-genocide-death-toll-rises-72628" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza genocide death toll rises to 72,628</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="455" data-start="303">The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday said that the number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s genocide on Gaza has risen to 72,628, with 172,520 wounded since 7 October, 2023.</p> <p data-end="621" data-start="457">Officials said hospitals received nine bodies over the past 24 hours, including newly killed victims and others recovered from rubble, along with 39 wounded people.</p> <p data-end="807" data-start="623">They added that since the ceasefire on 11 October, at least 846 people have been killed and 2,418 wounded. Rescue teams have also recovered 769 bodies from beneath destroyed buildings.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 05/05/2026
my review is up 😭 i still can't believe this book is real, that I got to write it.
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BOARDING SCHOOLS AND THE INDIGENOUS STORY | Kirkus Reviews
Fairbanks (Anishinaabe) skillfully narrates the complex history of the treatment of Indigenous people in the present-day U.S. from the pre-colonization era to contemporary cultural revitalization.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Drug lords, billionaires and trafficked hippos... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/04/2026
The Cascio siblings are suing Michael Jackson’s estate after standing by him for years as he faced accusations of child molestation. They say that they were groomed to protect Jackson and became, as they call it, his “soldiers,” and that Jackson had repeatedly sexually assaulted each of them.
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They Were Michael Jackson’s ‘Second Family.’ Now They Say He Abused Them.
The Cascio siblings are suing Mr. Jackson’s estate after standing by him for years as he faced accusations of child molestation.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/04/2026
AI identified her as the suspect in a crime spree in states she had never been to. she was in jail for six months before she even got to speak with an officer and they instantly were shown they had no case. she lost everything—her house, dog, car, and was left stranded in north dakota.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Boycott the Michael Jackson film. The estate which will heavily profit from the movie paid millions to scrub any mention of his sexual assault of multiple children #NoMoneyForPedophiles #MichaelJackson www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/07/m...
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Michael Jackson’s estate paid millions to scrub sex-scandal scenes: report
Michael Jackson’s estate reportedly paid million for a “Michael” movie ending that shows the singer going out on a high note, rather than in scandal.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Go see this movie!!! SO INSPIRING!!! Happy 30th Birthday @democracynow.org
list of movie theaters
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/04/2026
Here are the 7 senate democrats who voted to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu. Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) John Fetterman (PA) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Jackie Rosen (NV) Chuck Schumer (NY)
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/04/2026
‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Happy International Children's Book Day! A great day to pick up A YEAR OF KITES! bookshop.org/shop/bajaj
Cover of a Year of KitesPage from a Year of Kites A page from A Year of Kites
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposes $375 million penalty.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.
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Jyoti Rajan Gopal @jyotigopal.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
My book was targeted for "strongly" promoting "gender equality” and “following one’s dreams”. Oh no! If you want to rebel against the sad dream haters (and if you like children’s books about joy and love and dance)....
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com. Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The airport perks for Congress may be drying up, not a minute too soon
Delta Airlines suspends its special congressional service, while a Senate bill could end the line-skipping perk for members of Congress.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Remember: It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/03/2026
Perez-Jimenez is the thirteenth person to die in ICE custody this year, and the thirty-sixth person to die in detention since Donald Trump launched his sweeping immigration crackdown. trib.al/l8bjUAQ
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20/03/2026
As Americans all across the country worry about costs going up because of Trump's war, what's Donald Trump doing? Creating chaos for millions of Americans with student loans.
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Sambasivan & Parikh @sambasivanparikh.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🎊DIASPORA-ISH launches today🎊 We are honored to champion educator Sethi’s powerful and heartfelt memoir-in-verse, a learning resource for young adults that creates space for deep conversation and community. #socialjusticereaders #socialjusticeeducators #edusky
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Sambasivan & Parikh @sambasivanparikh.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
In the spirit of solidarity this #IWD2026, please consider supporting Lit for Queer Liberation Auction to uplift LGBTQIA2+ folx facing financial hardship. We have manuscript and query critiques to bid on, but there are 580+ items to choose from! Auction: www.32auctions.com/LitforQueerL...
Auction lineup for Lit for Queer Liberation PB Manuscript Critique from S&P for Lit for Queer Liberation Auction Query Critique from S&P for Lit for Queer Liberation Auction
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/03/2026
Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.
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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Come learn about A YEAR OF KITES at the New Orleans Book Fest Family Day 3/15. A story of finding unity in diversity - a message we need in these times @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/03/2026
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.
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New York is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam
AG Letitia James will head an "independent assessment" of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"
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‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat
The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.
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Samantha Schuyler @sdschuyler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Applications for the summer/fall 2026 session of @thenation.com internship are now open! 🔴 $20/hr, 35 hrs/week 🔴 6 months long, starting June 22 🔴 application deadline April 19 thenationfund.org/apply/
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Apply – The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism
Apply now for our journalism internship program.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/02/2026
During the U.S.-Israeli attack in Iran on Saturday, dozens of people, most of them likely children, were killed when a strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab and a high school in Tehran, according to Iranian health officials, state media and a human rights group. trib.al/y3MsQLC
A screenshot of a large group of people facing a heavily damaged building. A few of them are scaling the rubble. A headline reads: "Iran Says Dozens Are Killed in Strike on School" Photo by IRIB TV, via Agence France-Presse
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
www.gofundme.com/f/help-dr-as...
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Donate to Stand with Dr. Assim Alkhawaja, organized by Jen Drury
My name is Jen Drury, a local small business owner and advocate in my community, here in Nort… Jen Drury needs your support for Stand with Dr. Assim Alkhawaja
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
A YEAR OF KITES is on sale at @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social February sale! @amberren.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/us/year-of-k...
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A Year of Kites
In this inviting and informative picture book, travel the globe and learn how kites are flown to honor gods and ancestors, bring good fortune, celebrate milesto…
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
A YEAR OF KITES is on sale at @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social February sale! @amberren.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/us/year-of-k...
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A Year of Kites
In this inviting and informative picture book, travel the globe and learn how kites are flown to honor gods and ancestors, bring good fortune, celebrate milesto…
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
As I keep saying, the Epstein story is an offshore finance story. And offshore finance is about elite impunity: insistence on their wealth and their persons being protected by the law, but never being subject to the law. It's the "Every man a King" fantasy made real. people.com/jeffrey-epst...
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Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files
Jeffrey Epstein managed money for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, among other powerful world leaders, one confidential source claimed in FBI testimony
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
$10B for Trump's "Board of Peace" $10B for Trump's IRS lawsuit $1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet $230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" $135M for Trump's golf outings The Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/fe…
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US teen who pushed for her father’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, spotlighted her dad Ruben’s illegal detention last fall during Trump’s crackdown in Chicago
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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy #pubday to A YEAR OF KITES: Traditions Around the World by @monishabajaj.bsky.social! Travel the globe to see how kites are flown to honor gods and ancestors, bring good fortune, celebrate milestones, and unite communities. On sale now! www.monishabajaj.net/childrens-bo...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
In a country with a bad president, be a Bad Bunny. [Cartoon by Matt Davies]
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 11/02/2026
Educators in San Francisco are fighting for better health benefits, better wages, improved special education and more. Their fight to get SFUSD to invest in classrooms, educators and students’ futures is all of our fight. Solidarity with United Educators of San Francisco on strike!
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Teachers strike grips San Francisco
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/02/2026
AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
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