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Siri Chilukuri

@siric.bsky.social
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freelancer on a warming planet // bylines: @insideclimatenews.org @theguardian.com @southsideweekly.bsky.social // i write about environmental justice (mostly) // sirichilukuri.com // ko-fi.com/s12267

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404 Media @404media.co · 06/07/2026
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
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Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
They’re gonna need to buy more (nonexistent) carbon dioxide removal.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“Extreme heat has impacted equipment in your area and is straining the grid. Please conserve energy now,” ComEd said in a Wednesday morning alert.” Wonder if IL data centers are being told to conserve energy.
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ComEd says power grid under ‘critical strain’ during Chicago’s extreme heat
The Chicago energy company sent out an alert for an immediate energy reduction needed to customers across Chicago’s Southwest Side and western suburbs.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If anyone wants an essay on what’s it’s like to be in the Paris heatwave and then come home to Chicago…only to enter another heatwave uh lmk
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Hi! Happy Belated Earth Day/Earth Month — I’m working on some environmental coverage right now of data centers and if you’ve ever enjoyed my coverage or it’s helped you understand something wonky and you want to support me, you can send me a tip! ko-fi.com/s12267
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
new: as data center developers look to the midwest for its fresh water and cool weather, residents are pushing back. some illinois lawmakers are pushing for legislation to protect the state's resources and shift the balance of power in negotiations over communities' futures. via @siric.bsky.social
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The fight over Illinois’s data center boom is coming to a head - Chicago Reader
Illinois residents are pushing back against proposed data centers. A new state bill could change who has power in those negotiations.
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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
And I've since written some updates <3 mediamercado.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...
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Bad Bunny Was Always Political.
His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 09/02/2026
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade. The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances. Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S. Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Those power lines signified a lot in bad bunny’s halftime show, gonna cite the official bad bunny x climate correspondent @angelymercado.bsky.social gizmodo.com/bad-bunny-el...
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In 'El Apagón,' Bad Bunny Tackles Gentrification and Power Outages
The Puerto Rican musician balances the pride and anger of Puerto Ricans in his new album, Un Verano Sin Ti .
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Inae Oh @inaeoh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
What do mirrors reflect back to ICE agents who dress up for war? When they outfit themselves in dramatic camo and hats for jungle warfare in...Minneapolis? I wrote about the inherent theatrics in ICE's tunnel vision of violence and the real identities behind the body armor.
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ICE’s theater of war
Camo and hats for jungle combat do not make sense in American cities. But they are key to dressing for the war ICE has imagined.
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isaac @sevier.io · 29/01/2026
As D.C. chooses a new Mayor this year, a big question for their leadership should be whether or not they will fight for public ownership and local control of their electric utility, instead of leaving it under the control of a Chicago-based corporation, Exelon. Great outline of the issues.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Journo Request: I’m looking for people who have placed bets with Kalshi, on their climate markets. Get in touch (there’s a form on my website) if you have!
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"Not for the first time, and not for the last, I’m going to make the observation that it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine," @billmckibben.bsky.social writes: billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
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Just possibly it's the oil?
A solar panel is the new peace sign
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
ICYMI: I wrote about how trucks and warehouses are infringing on people’s quality of life and their health insideclimatenews.org/news/0611202...
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Trucks Move the Country’s Goods Through This County. As Even More Loom, People Are Pushing Back. - Inside Climate News
Illinois’ Will County has North America’s largest inland intermodal transport hub. Residents worry about more traffic and pollution from a huge new warehouse complex.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
There’s been a lot of stories about what Chicagoans have been enduring under ICE raids, here’s one about what they’re doing to fight back www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘MigraWatch’ trainings to ‘Whistlemania’ events: Chicagoans fight back against ICE raids
Residents are organizing in response to raids across the city amid Trump’s wide-ranging ‘operation midway blitz’
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cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there. It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it. buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
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11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 04/11/2025
thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Lex is the reason that so many young people have gotten a political grounding and education on lgbtq+ and trans rights, housing, labor, climate, politics itself. This is a monumental loss for the industry 💔
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
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Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I kept saying this, that despite it being so popular in climate circles, nobody outside of those circles knew what was going on (yes despite a lot of amazing journalists documenting it) part of reaching new audiences is to help increase public understanding of the good things and the bad things
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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 31/10/2025
We must keep Jamaica in the news and in our hearts and actions. What's happening there right now in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is nothing short of a humanitarian emergency and it requires an immediate international aid response.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more. I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
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CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
My quote for today's WaPo story: "We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it". www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane
Hurricane Melissa’s power was undeniable, intensifying faster than most storms on record.
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Alma Campos @almacampos.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I’ve been tracking this contract since 2023, and last week, Cook County quietly renewed it. As ICE raids continue across Chicago, the board approved another $1M deal with a data broker tied to ICE. My latest for @southsideweekly.bsky.social
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Cook County Board Reapproves Contract with ICE-Linked Data Firm as Raids Sweep Chicago
Four years after first being warned that a contract risked exposing immigrant data to ICE, Cook County approved another renewal—this time with advocates commissioners voicing frustration that stronger...
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Highly recommend reading this @mindsitenews.bsky.social article on how Native kids were impacted by higher rates of parental death in the early Covid pandemic. mindsitenews.org/2025/03/12/c...
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COVID Stole a Parent from Over 200,000 Children. Indian Country Lost the Most – MindSite News
COVID was not an equal-opportunity destroyer. American Indian and Alaska Native children were orphaned at three times the rate of white children, and Black children at double the rate. Without support...
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
How do military strikes 'test' rather than 'end' a ceasefire? Make it make sense
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 23/10/2025
🥁 new @teenvogue.com as politics editor, I'm now writing our newsletter The Take (with a refresh from our art team 😍) first one focuses on plugging into organizing post-No Kings, from ICE watch to salting a workplace. it is 100% free and sends Wed + Sat! sign up! www.teenvogue.com/newsletter/t...

Welcome to the Take, Teen Vogue’s politics newsletter, where we’ll keep you up-to-date on the organizers, politicians, and agents of change trying to save our world — or at least shift things for the better. I’m politics editor Lex McMenamin, and starting today, I’ll be explaining how we’re seeing current events, and sharing our coverage.

On Saturday, an estimated 5 to 6 million people joined a No Kings rally in their area, likely becoming the largest recorded single-day action in the United States. But what does one day have to do with all the rest, if you're not sure how to sustain your resistance beyond an event? "Protest is a tactic; it is not a strategy on its own, and it should never be intended to stand on its own outside of a broader strategy," Indivisible’s Leah Greenberg, co-organizer of No Kings, told me the day before the rallies. So we’re sharing some key ways you can get involved in your community today, if you’re not sure where to start.

Til the weekend!
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Melissa is a monster. Thinking of Jamaica tonight www.cnn.com/weather/live...
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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year | CNN
Melissa is about to deliver Jamaica its most devastating blow from a hurricane.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 26/10/2025
Hurricane Melissa which is en route to decimate Haiti and Jamaica rapidly intensified to category 4 storm. Rapid intensification is a hallmark of climate change, but that category is only a measure of its wind speed. It is also expected to bring up to 40 inches of rain
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ECIU @eciu.net · 25/10/2025
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021. buff.ly/aTKUTCa
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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Do you know the name, Leqaa Kordia? She’s the last Columbia protester in ICE detention. Read her story. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who has lived in the U.S. since 2016, has been detained in Texas for the past eight months.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If you really want an inside look at make sunsets…read shade by Sam Bloch
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Good article. I also hate how much stigma there is around premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which leads to so many that menstruate that have this condition to suffer in silence. undark.org/2025/10/22/p...
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A Struggle to Find Adequate Care for a Common Menstrual Disorder
Millions of women have pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. But diagnoses and treatments vary considerably.
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Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns @blockclubchi.bsky.social @mannyramos.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
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Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 20/10/2025
We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/10/2025
In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time. Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
once again encouraging you all to support independent, worker owned, billionaire free News media when and how you are able
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Gaal Dornick @onthecountof3.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Brooklyn. Have you seen this lady? Her family fears that she may have been picked up by ICE.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Important story: In Chicago, immigrants who thought they were following the legal path are also facing deportation under Trump crackdown. By @adrianaperez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/05/i...
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In Chicago, immigrants who thought they were following the legal path are also facing deportation under Trump crackdown
If immigrants entered the country illegally or are without granted status, attorneys say they have no protections under a second Trump administration.
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago
A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/10/2025
“It's like I'm living in two worlds. There's a world where Palestinians are getting killed, and there is you behind the screen, trying to figure out a way to report on it without getting shadowbanned and with actually reaching people.” Plestia Alaqad in @teenvogue.com
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Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/10/2025
Plestia Alaqad’s new book features her diary entries reporting on the ground in Gaza for 45 days after October 7. after a hospital is bombed on day 10, she uses the word genocide. 2 years later—as the UN has finally called it one—she says, “turns out, that's only the beginning.” @teenvogue.com
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Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This was only possible because of @kathlanpher.bsky.social, eternally grateful to her and the @grist.org team for their encouragement on this story. I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention my sources, especially folks from IMPACT in the Fifth Ward in Houston who took the time to speak to me.
A list of notable stories in the Best American Science and Nature Writing book, my article, Industry Poisoned a Vibrant Black Neighborhood. Is A Buyout the Solution? Is mentioned at the bottom
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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My latest for HEATED is about the political nature of land defender killings and some of the people who did the tireless work of protecting their land from illegal resource extraction heated.world/p/the-politi...
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The political killings you don’t hear about
Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.
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