Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I need to know the demographic breakdown of the critics for the Top 100 TV list. 100
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyRep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026[1/2] I commend UT Professor Jason Brownlee for speaking out. UT leadership, taking cues from Abbott's political agenda, is pushing through sweeping changes behind closed doors, threatening the academic excellence generations of Longhorns have built. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...statesman.comUT’s leaders are putting the university’s academic strength at risk | OpinionFaculty and students deserve a voice as the University of Texas reshapes its core curriculum and reorganizes academic departments, UT professor Jason Brownlee writes. 2146
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 01/10/2026When Matthew Soerens of World Relief tells Christians the Trump administration has banned persecuted Christians, many don't believe him. We talked about why. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social 732687
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyJen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEW: For anyone who has been wondering about what happens if election denier TX Attorney General Ken Paxton loses the Senate race www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comWhy top Texas election denier Ken Paxton could cause chaos if he loses his Senate raceKen Paxton has election interference tools and he’s proven his willingness to use them. But legal experts are confident that courts are up to the task of protecting the will of the voters. 27626
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Since Aga’s is in the news, FYI Houston food is just that good in general. But I WILL be gatekeeping sorry 😌 001
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyThe Progressive Caucus @usprogressives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026WATCH NOW: New CPC Member Rep. Aisha Wahab (CA-14) gives first ever House floor remarks 0133
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyDavid Orkin @david4queens.com · 22/09/2026Thank you to @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social, and Congregation Kolot Chayeinu for creating a beautiful and moving Yizkor service yesterday during Yom Kippur. I feel ready to recommit to a year of solidarity and steadfastness. G’mar tov. 13111
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There was a lot of uproar from Republicans about Bo French’s racist comments, and very little commentary about this. And of course, this is directly linked to an entire TX GOP convention warning about “creeping Sharia.” 031
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 18/09/2026One time I shared a tweet in a work group chat from a guy who went by a nickname for Enrique 000
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I think, in Texas, we need to just say the quiet part out loud: Republicans hate UT 010
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 15/09/2026All this pro-Palestine backlash for Ed Sheeran means he’s just going to go move to Mumbai and hang out with Ranveer Singh and the Ambani from now on 130
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 14/09/2026How do we lobby the FDA to either update or loosen its SPF regulations so we get the most up-to-date sunscreen technology? I want good sunscreen! 000
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2026Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.com"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans CareEven conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said. 453847767
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyThe Paul of the House of Usher @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 years 43136392803
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The number of hate crimes that spiked in the early weeks after 9/11 transformed our communities forever. When politicians say there was a shared bond among all Americans, they are perpetuating the hate that began to fester on 9/12. We don’t get to count among “all Americans.” 153
Reposted by Ria Chakrabartybrian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026dear god.. a flavor scientist at the Cheetos factory has published a blog post saying no one is prepared for how "dangerously cheesy" they are 12135392
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026personally I think we should just take the ai doomers at their word and shut it down if they’re telling the truth, well, good thing we shut it down. If they’re exaggerating, well, they shouldn’t have done that 251908349
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyDaniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There are many ways to describe the RSS. "Indian nonprofit" is the most ridiculous whitewash I have ever seen. 415226
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It really sucks that folks like @bill-drexel.bsky.social keep trying to paint the RSS (a fascist, paramilitary organization) as a nonprofit or a regular civil society organization. The Hudson Institute employs real experts who understand the politics of India. www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...wsj.comOpinion | Mamdani Denounces an Indian NonprofitRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh—a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization—has become the target of a counterproductive Western campaign. 120
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 08/09/2026BAPS doing what years of anti-Hindutva organizing have not been able to do - get white people angry about the RSS 000
Reposted by Ria Chakrabartyorithyia blue. @javeauriel.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026OMG did yall know that man in the White House is changing East Potomac Park (including Hains Point) into a “championship golf course”?! They’ve already started cutting down the trees. And some of the cherry blossom trees that are only found one place on earth, DC. 51759221
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 07/09/2026They sound like the Hindutva crew talking about the BJP 🫠 000
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026By Mairav Zonszein www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...nytimes.comOpinion | It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel. (Gift Article)Settler violence is reaching new heights. 05418
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Here’s what political resistance to Hindutva looks like in the US: 011
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The problem with non-Indians discovering the RSS via Lander is now they all think they’re experts on South Asia without even the slightest bit of curiosity towards the people living in the subcontinent 130
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I wrote the core of this in 2024 but I've updated it and posted to not-substack: you don't have to agree with the BDS movement to agree that there should be a right to boycott in liberal society.apply-liberally.ghost.ioLaws restricting boycotts remove a time-honored tool from civil societyAt the height of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, which, despite a ceasefire, continues to claim lives, US college campuses were the sites of some of the most intense organizing in opposition to Israeli ... 15423100
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyHindus for Human Rights Action @hfhraction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today, HfHR Action and @sacreddemocracy.bsky.social announced a historic pledge: more than 90 political leaders have disavowed the RSS. 112
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 30/08/2026IDK if someone describes an event where the headlining speaker is the leader of the RSS as a "private Hindu event," you need to question what their whole deal is. 100
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 29/08/2026Top story, from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: Governor Abbott's tax plan would be an extremely heavy lift, even for a Texas Legislature that is increasingly under his thumb. It would also require the so-called Texas Miracle—unregulated, uninhibited economic growth—to stay white-hot for eternity.texasobserver.orgA Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by SchoolTexas' local governments are facing growing fiscal pain. What’s that mean for the 2026 elections—and the 2027 session? 12610
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026fun fact: the BJP is currently so unpopular in India that people are celebrating this 530945
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 27/08/2026Commentary aside, a note: As @fiona-ndre.bsky.social reported, *interfaith* groups have been among those who have protested this event. One such protest/press conference was organized by Hindus for Human Rights. Among the speakers there: Brad Lander, who is Jewish. religionnews.com/2026/08/25/f...religionnews.com'No Room for Bhagwat': Interfaith group blasts Hindutva leader's upcoming MSG speech(RNS) — 'There is no room for Mohan Bhagwat and RSS hatred in our city,' said Brad Lander, Democratic nominee for Congress, of Bhagwat’s speaking engagement at Madison Square Garden. 0249
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a trick by Hindu nationalist groups to try to convince unsuspecting Westerners that somehow a fascist group is the representative of Hindus. 180
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Even if you grant the absurd premise about Jews and Italians, this only makes sense if you know *nothing* about India or its politics. Mamdani is criticizing a leader of the RSS. It's a violent Hindu nationalist group, one of whose devotees literally killed Gandhi. 571994350
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 25/08/2026Venkata Vasamsetty is a special education teacher who entered the U.S. legally in 1999 and obtained her green card in 2013. She is detained by ICE and faces deportation for "violating residency conditions" because she caught COVID during a trip to India and couldn't return within a six-month periodajc.com‘Nightmare doesn’t end’: Indian grandmother faces deportation despite green cardVenkata Vasamsetty’s case shows how immigrants with years of lawful status can become subject to detention and deportation. 7311186
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Muslims right now are the canaries in the coalmine... the white supremacists in charge of this country, they're coming for everyone, just us first." Me to Jacob Soboroff on MSNBC, at the weekend, on the GOP's racist attacks on @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and other Muslims in public life. 331008267
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/08/2026It’s Election Day in CA-14! Following the lead of our local organizers, we’ve endorsed Dr. Aisha Wahab in today’s special election. In the CA State Legislature, Dr. Wahab has delivered real results for her constituents, from capping the cost of copays for insulin to pushing for affordable housing. 417755
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Right wing losers weaponizing the Bangladesh genocide for their own Islamophobia is so stupid, especially given that all the actual survivors I know of the genocide are actively fighting for secularism in their communities 020
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Biden was second only really to Trump in terms of border restrictionist policy. The right, even the ostensibly reasonable, centrist right, treats refusal to acknowledge this basic reality as a necessary article of faith 212129
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"The absence of visible raids aggressively targeting Haitians across the country since the department effectively ended the protections on July 27 has frustrated some of President Trump’s most fervent supporters." Lusting for performative ethnic cleansing. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...nytimes.comTrump Officials Under Pressure to Deport Haitians After Supreme Court Win on T.P.S. ProgramThe lack of visible raids aggressively targeting Haitians who lost temporary status has frustrated some of President Trump’s most fervent supporters. 912751
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It’s insane that Trump’s personal attorney is actively helping him supress evidence of child sex abuse—and a majority of U.S. Senators are considering making him the Attorney General. 617547
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026“The same energy that enabled us to be a success as a media entity has enabled a lot of political candidates to be successes.” I spoke to Reuters about how independent progressive media platforms like Zeteo have played a crucial role in these primaries:reuters.comHow the new generation of left-wing US media is powering progressive candidatesProgressive candidates continue to rack up wins in primary elections, propelled by a new left-wing media ecosystem allowing them to build a national profile on their own terms -- and sidestep the trad... 13750136
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartySenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 06/08/2026Today, the Senate received a briefing on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. Here's the bottom line: We can & must do more to stop this. This war has already killed over 150,000 people & displaced over 14 MILLION. We must act NOW. 16433152
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 06/08/2026So rewarding to see explicitly Hindutva-aligned candidates fall one after the other. We've been saying, for years, that people like Shri Thanedar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Rakhi Israni don't represent the community. And this election, now that we have @hfhr.bsky.social, we actually proved this true 140
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Major congratulations to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, @donavanmckinney.bsky.social & @wewill2026.bsky.social for their victories in Michigan. Proud to support them. (1/4) 3584110
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyDarializa for Congress @darializaforny.bsky.social · 05/08/2026HUGE congratulations to @donavanmckinney.bsky.social! Michigan showed the country what’s possible when a leader has bold vision, does the work, and brings community along with them. From NY-13 to MI-13, we’re building a Congress for the people who’ve been left out for far too long. 111225
Reposted by Ria ChakrabartyVoteHub @votehub.com · 05/08/2026VoteHub projects Abdul El-Sayed to win the Democratic primary for Michigan U.S. Senate. 637063