@meghnadbose.bsky.social speaks with pioneering comics journalist Joe Sacco about his new book The Once and Future Riot (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social)—on India, communal violence, and threats to democracy worldwide. www.jamhoor.org/read/everyth...
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“Their entire futures were being destroyed, and then people wonder why don’t you have the same response from students who are protesting,” historian Assal Rad said. Macy Hanzlik-Barend and @meghnadbose.bsky.social report: https://prismreports.org/2026/05/06/iran-war-college-protests-palestine/
Where are campus protests against the Iran war?
Campus insiders point to repression faced by pro-Palestine protesters, divisions among the Iranian diaspora, and differences in the conflict
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“Universities are terrified that they will be singled out if they even appear to be supportive of things that fly in the face of things [this admin has previously] forbidden," said Archie Ervin, a preeminent voice for diversity leaders in education. @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Luke Lawson report:
Education Department was ordered to roll back its anti-DEI efforts. Why haven’t universities reversed course?
Last month, the department conceded it could not make universities’ race-conscious efforts illegal, but schools nationwide have yet to reinstate DEI efforts
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Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty in fed'l court to plotting a murder-for-hire in NY targeting a US citizen & Sikh separatist advocate, prosecutors said. Authorities allege he acted at the direction of an Indian gov't... Drop Site contributor @meghnadbose.bsky.social shares details👇
For @prismreports.org, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical report on widespread U.S. protests against President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro & his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3. Read the story at bit.ly/antivenezuelawar. 📸: Meghnad Bose
📺 CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis @meghnadbose.bsky.social, Rana Roudi (X: @Rana__Roudi), and @ryangrim.bsky.social break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP's killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday. www.dropsitenews.com/p/customs-bo...
CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis
Meghnad Bose, Rana Roudi, and Ryan Grim break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
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‘Does that mean my friends are gonna get taken?’: The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Rana Roudi report. Some immigrant parents are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety.
The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families
Some immigrant parents in Minneapolis are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety
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Slowed down analysis of the execution of Alex Pretti Video analysis by Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bode (X: @MeghnadBose93, @meghnadbose.bsky.social) and Rana Roudi (X: @Rana__Roudi)
‘There’s no customers’: Immigrant-run businesses struggle to survive as ICE terrorizes Minneapolis, Rana Roudi & @meghnadbose.bsky.social report. Lake Street, a typically bustling thoroughfare lined with a diverse array of shops in southern Minneapolis, has turned into a ghost neighborhood.
Immigrant-run businesses struggle as ICE terrorizes Minneapolis
Lake Street, a typically bustling thoroughfare lined with a diverse array of shops in Minneapolis, has turned into a ghost neighborhood
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84% of Indians arrested by ICE are individuals with no criminal convictions, and 57% are individuals with neither any criminal convictions nor any pending criminal charges, @meghnadbose.bsky.social reports. The data comes as Indian-Americans, including prominent conservative figures like Vivek...
Nearly 90% of people in ICE custody are now held in privately run facilities. Over $1b of ordinary Americans’ retirement money is tied to ICE detention via investments in GEO Group & CoreCivic, largely through passive 401(k) & index funds. Major asset managers... Report by @meghnadbose.bsky.social ⤵️
“The treatment that the U.S. gives to Venezuelan immigrants is the same notion of how they treat the country itself.” The Trump admin’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces condemnation by anti-war protesters from the streets from Caracas to New York, report @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical.
Anti-war protesters and scholars condemn U.S. coup in Venezuela
The Trump administration’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces widespread condemnation by legal scholars and rights groups
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“Venezuela is a country that is rich with oil. They want to control this country, they want to steal its natural resources.” The Trump admin’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces condemnation by anti-war protesters from Caracas to New York, report @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical.
Anti-war protesters and scholars condemn U.S. coup in Venezuela
The Trump administration’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces widespread condemnation by legal scholars and rights groups
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Out of all 50 states, New York has the highest share of ICE arrests targeting immigrants with no criminal record relative to its total arrests — according to new reporting from Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bose (@meghnadbose.bsky.social) for Documented NY.
🚨NEW: NYC-DSA’s Electoral Working Group narrowly voted Saturday against recommending an endorsement for City Council Member Chi Ossé’s expected primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, NY City & State reported. About 52% of participating members opposed backing the campaign...
🎥 Here’s Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bose (@meghnadbose.bsky.social, X: @MeghnadBose93) catching up with Ossé shortly after Andrew Cuomo conceded the June 24, 2025 mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.
‼️UPDATE: Citing reporting by Kourosh Ziabari & @meghnadbose.bsky.social last month in October, the National Iranian American Council announced they filed a lawsuit against ICE for withholding documents on the wrongful, targeted detentions & deportations of Iranians. Read their original story here:
Arrested for being Iranian: How war in Middle East gave ICE targets at home
After the U.S. joined Israel’s war against Iran in June, ICE arrests of Iranian immigrants surged, data shows
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Exclusive: India’s largest far-right Hindu organization hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Biplob Kumar Das investigate. Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.
RSS hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination and violence against Muslims
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ICE arrested 351 Iranians under Trump up until July 29, according to the latest data. More than 50%, or 183 arrests, came the week after the U.S. bombed Iran during the Israel-Iran war. Great story by Kourosh Ziabari and @meghnadbose.bsky.social for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/10/08/i...
🔎 Led by @azmatzahra.bsky.social, Director of the Li Center and CJS Professor, together with @meghnadbose.bsky.social, ’24 M.S. Data Journalism, and Lauren Watson, ’24 M.S., the feature outlines how reporters can continue informing the world despite immense obstacles.
📰 Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza In a new project between @columjournreview.bsky.social and the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, CJS faculty and graduates explore urgent strategies for protecting journalists in Gaza: www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.
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Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.
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Much of what the Trump administration has demanded, Columbia has conceded – though they insist otherwise. @meghnadbose.bsky.social and I tracked months of government demands and secretive Columbia rule changes, for @theintercept.com. theintercept.com/2025/08/07/c...
How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image
Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump's demands.
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A museum installation in New York City combines journalism, oral history, art and architecture to pay an immensely personal tribute to homes destroyed in Palestine, Iraq and Syria by weapons manufactured in the United States. Reported with Janine AlHadidi @hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social
How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?
Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.
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“I have just gone out to look for anything edible for my family, though I doubt I’ll find much." Journalists in Gaza attest to impossible circumstances amid extreme starvation, by @meghnadbose.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/journal...
Journalists Are Starving in Gaza
“I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.”
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“There are moments when my hands tremble too hard to hold a pen, when I can’t focus my eyes on the camera lens in front of me. The hunger scrambles everything—thought, memory, even language.” Journalists, too, are starving in Gaza. Read the full report here. www.cjr.org/news/journal...
Journalists Are Starving in Gaza
“I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.”
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Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests, by Meghnad Bose and Anna Oakes. www.cjr.org/news/columbi...
Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests
Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.
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“Constitutional law may apply differently at private universities than public streets, but Columbia should nonetheless respect the freedoms this nation was founded on,” Seth Stern tells @meghnadbose.bsky.social and @annaoakes.bsky.social.
Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests
Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.
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NEW: #Columbia issued blanket suspensions after Wednesday’s protest. But even students who had nothing to do with the protest were suspended, with no due process – and given 48 hours to vacate their residences. With @meghnadbose.bsky.social, for @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/05/10/c...
Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In
Students at Butler Library during Wednesday’s Gaza protest faced harsh consequences, though several had their suspensions lifted days later.
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