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Lina Srivastava

@linasrivastava.bsky.social

Founder, Center for Transformational Change. Strategist, producer, writer, traveler. Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/LinaSrivastava/ https://linasrivastava.com https://transformationalchange.co She/her.

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h ago

It's honestly so crazy to me that we're facing a technological revolution that could displace millions of jobs in the middle of a housing affordability crisis and every day we talk about whether a trans woman is playing sports or if someone has a non-Anglo name.

Lina Srivastava@linasrivastava.bsky.social · yesterday

The adage "the cruelty is the point" is overused but always completely apt with this administration's policies. The question of where that millions of dollars could have gone to help people thrive instead of suffer is overused, but has to be asked over and over. In every way, this is so twisted.

404 Media@404media.co · yesterday

NEW: ICE plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on buying specialized gloves that pulse with electrical energy, which make it easier for agents to subdue people. 404 Media read the manual that says the gloves may even contribute to “sudden death.”

Michael Clemens@mclem.org · yesterday

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

aiddata.org

Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · last wk.

I know they’re puffing up to be intimidating but also they just look like they’re spectacular and they know it

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · last wk.

Feathered phenom 🐦 Kagus suddenly splay their head crests and wings to make themselves look larger, scaring away predators and defending their territory. Known as the "Ghost of the Forest" for their pale plumage and eerie calls, these flightless birds are actually quite gentle and docile.

Lina Srivastava@linasrivastava.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you want to know how scary and unjust this is for children with even some support, read Valeria Luiselli's "Tell Me How It Ends." Then imagine what it's like to face this process as a child all alone.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w ago

For a brief moment, there was Congressional and governmental support to ensure that children didn't face deportation alone. Then the Trump administration moved to gut the programs, and tens of thousands of kids who have lawyers now may lose them, while hundreds of thousands more go without counsel.

Lina Srivastava@linasrivastava.bsky.social · 3w ago

"the social sector’s intelligentsia" is in a "conversation about what all this new wealth will mean for philanthropy. This is the right conversation for the moment, but it is grounded in the flawed assumption that wealthy people will engage in the public good" www.proximate.press/latest-stori...

Is the Era of Foundation Dominance Coming to a Close?

Philanthropic Beltway discourse centers foundations. But money is increasingly flowing elsewhere

proximate.press

Lina Srivastava@linasrivastava.bsky.social · 3w ago

Curious: Is it just my particular feed or are the non-South Asian folks on Bluesky fairly silent about the student protests in India? www.outlookindia.com/internationa...

Indian Diaspora Rallies Worldwide In Support Of CJP-Led Student Protests | Outlook India

Indian diaspora groups held rallies in London, Vancouver and Berlin in support of India's 'Cockroach' movement, calling for education reforms and greater government accountability.

outlookindia.com

Tina Vasquez@tinavasquez.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you've worked with me in recent weeks as a freelancer, I've probably shared this news with you, though it's time to share it more broadly: @prismreports.org is in serious trouble, y'all. We have lost half a million dollars in philanthropic support & we have almost no secure funding for next year.