Priya Jha

A reminder that out of the 9 countries that possess nuclear weapons, only 1 has ever deployed them, and is now undertaking task of bombing Iran's nuclear sites, turning to tired old tropes rooted in imperialism and orientalism to cast Iran as a threat to global security. Who's the real threat here?

Trump gets front row seat to humiliation as attacked in Pope's homily Donald Trump got a front row seat to his own humiliation Saturday as he was verbally attacked in a homily at Pope Francis’ funeral.Trump, who traveled to Rome Friday, sat with world leaders at the ser...

Trump gets front row seat to humiliation as attacked in Pope's homily

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ICYMI: Georgetown Law students made a 853-row spreadsheet of Trump-caving firms. It drew national headlines. Recruiters noticed some talent looked elsewhere. Firms lobbied to change their designation.

An organizer tells @www.AllRiseNews.com the background www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...

Texas State Helps Students Bounce Back From 2.0 GPA Texas State University provides personalized support to help students bounce back from academic probation.

A great start to working with working with student bodies who come to college with different experiences in life and education: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

A massive crowd gathers at a protest, holding various signs advocating against oligarchy and for civil rights.

West Chester, Pennsylvania #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne

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YouTube video by Times of San Diego San Diego "Hands Off" march in timelapse

Here's the entirety of today's #HandsOff march down Broadway in San Diego — 98 minutes compressed to a little over 2 minutes. Stop video at any time to view signs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltut... Story to come on Times of San Diego. @maddow.msnbc.com Marchers per minute = about 20,000.

This is a photo of Rumeysa. She is wearing glasses, a dark red headscarf, and a grey sweater. She is in front of a brick wall.

This is the profile of Rumeysa Ozturk that her Department at Tufts University has written. as.tufts.edu/epcshd/news-...
#devpsyc #academicsky #psycscisky #edusky

Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center The institution’s annual American Songbook series honors “singer outsiders” including Fanny and Poly Styrene in events curated by Kathleen Hanna and Tamar-kali.

Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/a...

Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm The government is staking its entire case to deport Khalil on whether Rubio “personally” thinks the Columbia student protest negotiator would “compromise” US foreign policy.

Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm
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The Birthright Citizenship Clause Means Exactly What It Says: The Textual and Historical Implausibility of Alternative Interpretations Offered by the Trump Administration and Conservative Commentators... UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone discuss the scope and original intent of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, particularly in response to a....

it is truly wild that, as the authors here note, every argument against the plain text reading of the citizenship clause requires twists, turns, contortions and leaps that would make simone biles look like an amateur

I will. I would appreciate your insights and I need strategies! Thank you

I've written a piece about my situation for Inside Higher Ed's column "Marginally Accepted," which I will send as soon as mine is settled.

Going through institutional abuse in almost complete isolation can be maddening and so, posts like this are a reminder that we are not alone

Israeli forces carry out mass arrests of dozens of Palestinians as part of an expansion of its attacks across the occupied West Bank.

Read here: aje.io/sbal7p

"Newspaper" layout seems to have gone rogue these days. 😂

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

acting out of fear of retribution is cowardly especially when it's by public figures. Shame on them for being self-preservationists rather than looking out for the public good - as public figures!

Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor: Nixon, Rob: 9780674049307: Amazon.com: Books Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor [Nixon, Rob] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor

In theory class, Rob Nixon's incredible book, "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor" has spurred students' justifiable anger. Bhopal (1984), Chernobyl (1986). Tomorrow, we discuss "Parasite" tomorrow as a companion piece. They also want to talk about capitalism as "slow violence."

'Recipe for disaster': 'Dangerous' far-right militia believes US government 'deliberately' caused Helene Climate change activists and scientists were horrified when Florida and other southeastern states — not long after being ravaged by Hurricane Helene — suffered an even more destructive threat when Hur...

Wow. Everything's a conspiracy including Helene, which, according to these folks, was "an act of war perpetuated by the US military" I mean, who doesn't like a creative conspiracy theory? But, his is bordering on insane 🤦🏽‍♀️
www.alternet.org/vop-hurrican...

Soon, they'll be "de-emphasizing" women's deaths. Oh wait...

Precisely.

Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire: Greenfield, Adam: 9781788738354: Amazon.com: Books Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire [Greenfield, Adam] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire

My friend, Adam Greenfield's recently published book, "Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire" (Verso) is worth a read, especially now:

Arab Americans, Ignore the Haters: Rejecting Kamala Harris was the Right Thing to Do - Steve Salaita Arab Americans are facing vicious pushback for refusing to abandon Palestine, but people interested in a better world should follow our lead instead of mourning the neoliberal order.

Steven Salita does it again! Our choices when we vote should be driven by our ethics and not a self-preservation at the cost of the marginalized.
"All capitalist parties, domestic and international, are enemies of the downtrodden. There is no such thing as a more compassionate ruling class. "

Iraqis Tortured at Abu Ghraib Win $42 Million Judgment Against CACI A federal jury in Virginia has ordered the U.S. military contractor CACI Premier Technology to pay a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. The l...

A huge victory for justice. The strength and resiliency of these prisoners in the face of hatred and violence deserves to be rewarded. While the money may help, the exposure of the violence foisted upon their bodies, minds and psyche has equal worth
www.democracynow.org/2024/11/14/b...

It’s hard to not see xenophobia and elitist NIMBYism even in the most well intentioned anti-tourist sentiment coming from progressives.