Maya Chhabra

Absolutely delighted to announce that my translation of Alok Dhanwa's cult Hindi poetry collection The World is Made Up Every Day is now available worldwide. Preorder now on Amazon or directly on University of Chicago Press. Published by Seagull Books.

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Nope, sorry, this needs to be banned right now and this company shamed out of existence.

Another host, Eugene Daniels, asked Mr. Cuomo what he meant by diversity being a “weakness.” “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan,” Mr. Cuomo said, mistaking Mr. Daniels for his co-host Jonathan Capehart, both of whom are Black.

You can't make this up.

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”

Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”

NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children. That's according to local hospital officials on Wednesday.

BREAKING: Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials say.

We've learned from Chicago folks:

If you see ICE lurking: Blow your whistle intermittently
If ICE is kidnapping someone: Blow your whistle continuously
If you hear a whistle: Get to safety if you need to OR Follow the whistle to form a crowd

Stay nonviolent, don’t stay silent!

#WAWhistles

Democrats and the majority must come up with a plan NOW on what to do when, not if, Trump and Stephen Miller go for martial law.

People still aren't paying attention. Take them literally and seriously, folks.

This new map based on @theNYHC data makes it clear: it’s too easy to block affordable housing in wide swaths of the city.

If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.

Cuomo Earned Almost $5 Million From Consulting in 2024, Returns Show

Last year, Andrew Cuomo brought in nearly $5 million for "consulting."

We don't know who paid him.

Or who he now owes.

Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.

The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7

Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says Investigation lists 101 superiors accused of tactics such as using drones to ‘finish’ off retreating troops and sending soldiers on death missions Russian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, according to a new investigation by the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal violence within the Russian army. Drawing on testimonies from serving soldiers, relatives of the dead, leaked videos and official complaint records, Verstka said it had identified 101 Russian servicemen accused of murdering, torturing or fatally punishing their own comrades. The outlet said it had verified at least 150 deaths, though they said they believed the true tally to be far higher. Continue reading...

Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says

Kat Abughazaleh: "What we have seen in Broadview against protestors is horrible, we've been punched, dragged, thrown, shot with pepper balls - The reason we are protesting is because what is going on behind closed doors in that processing center is immeasurably worse than what we are dealing with."

NEW: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) called the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others an "alarming abuse of power."

Full statement below:

Teaching is a job that a) frequently requires an advanced degree, b) is mostly done by women, and c) is heavily unionized.

Wild combination of good and bad reasons to like New England.

The ideal Chotiner interview subject is an expert who cares deeply about their expertise but feels it isn't understood properly to the general populace and Chotiner acts as an intermediary.

The ideal Chotiner victim, coincidentally, believes that this describes them perfectly.

Specifically if anyone knows where I can read transcripts of the parts of the Bram Fischer trial that *weren't* his speech from the dock, please tell me!

Specifically if anyone knows where I can read transcripts of the parts of the Bram Fischer trial that *weren't* his speech from the dock, please tell me!

Going to go through this research guide, thank you @nypl.bsky.social!

I've been enjoying these free South African history archives to read about the anti-apartheid struggle--any other primary source websites recommended?

sahistory.org.za

OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

We got news that one of the two men detained has been released, after an arduous ordeal, but the other is still trying to get his papers to show his (yes actual) legal authorization to be here.

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

Spotify is running ads for ICE recruitment. Withhold your dollars from them until they back down. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/t9lBCN3k

"Friends don't let friends drive drunk," but on the scale of international relations.

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

hey so for once there's an actual happy update to something

our local ice cream guy came home and he's getting a green card

Mamdani: "While it would be easy for us to say that this is not who we are as a city, we know the truth. This is who we have allowed ourselves to become."

Desperation is not a good look.