Latest Pew research shows that more Americans view Islam negatively now than they did after 9/11

"As the world heats up, permafrost in the high latitudes is thawing, fiercer wildfires are burning in drying forests and wetlands...All of these changes are themselves causing the release of planet-heating methane and carbon dioxide locked in trees and soils" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds

Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says

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I will be in conversation with the incredible investigative journalist Assia Boundaoui to discuss SEASONS OF FURY, for an online event today at noon, hosted by @newamerica.org Register here: www.newamerica.org/events/seaso...

Seasons of Fury

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Type Media Center fellow Rozina Ali @rozinaali.bsky.social joined the Intercept Briefing @theintercept.com to discuss the rise of Islamophobia in America and the vague terrorism laws now being wielded against dissidents like the Prairieland protesters: theintercept.com/2026/09/04/9...

25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat

Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia in America and the vague terrorism laws now being wielded against dissidents like the Prairieland protesters.

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Among the many incredible things this book does is lay out how the US went from here to the maddening tomfoolery of today…

There will be many who’ll tell you about the importance of @rozinaali.bsky.social ‘s new book, Seasons of Fury, and its profiles of families shaped by Islamophobia in the US. What I’ll add: it also reads like a great multigenerational novel. Not everyone’s idea of a beach read… but certainly mine!

I will be speaking at an online event with Georgetown on Tuesday Sept 8 about SEASONS OF FURY, and how the post-9/11 years impacted the Muslim American community. Register here events.georgetown.edu/event/41550-...

Book Talk: Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America

Twenty-five years ago, the deadly 9/11 attacks claimed the lives of over 3,000 Americans. Join The Bridge Initiative in welcoming author Rozina Ali...

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NEW ICE wants to build a nationwide database of voters, their voting history and, potentially, their party affiliations too. ....and it's willing to pay someone up to $5M to do it www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...

ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database

As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.

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"Thousands and thousands of Muslims were being surveilled by FBI agents, by undercover informants, by police departments. This was before 9/11." @rozinaali.bsky.social discusses her new book detailing the long history of Islamophobia in America the predates Trump and 9/11 zeteo.com/p/how-islamo...

This actually is a big deal, not just because it hides the critical decision making of the Supreme Court in mystery, but because it hides larger phenomena too. Quick thread:

How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)

After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.

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In light of the insanely racist and Islamophobic CBS News tweet and article about Abdul El Sayed, it's a great time to share my interview with Rozina Ali whose great new book talks about how Islamophobia fueled the War on Terror and rise of Trumpism at home. youtu.be/WU6PheJgSho?...

How the War on Terror Came Home to America | Rozina Ali

YouTube video by Wajahat Ali

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I will be in conversation with the brilliant Jonathan Blitzer on September 9th, at the New York Public Library, to discuss SEASONS OF FURY and the rise of Islamophobia in the US. Join us! Register here: events.leapevents.com/event/rozina...

Read this new one by Rachel Aviv. It is astonishing, one of the best magazine stories I've read in a long time. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Scientist Who Lived with Dozens of Children from the Pacific Islands

Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took back to the U.S.

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My book SEASONS OF FURY is out today. It's the first narrative nonfiction that captures the rise of Islamophobia in the United States. The book spans seven decades and follows the lives of four families. Thank you to everyone who spoke to me to make this book possible.

NEW: Days after announcing it had received ICE contracts that could pay it $165m/year to detain immigrants, the private prison company the GEO Group donated $1.4m to the Trump-backed MAGA Inc. super PAC.

Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts (Gift Article)

The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

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A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son. www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

A Political Awakening in Arab America

A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son.

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To hear more from @rozinaali.bsky.social, join us at "The Forever War and the First Amendment" on September 9–10 at Columbia University to explore how the U.S. government’s response to 9/11 became embedded in our lives, our institutions, and our national mythology and character. bit.ly/4wFIIe2

The Forever War and the First Amendment

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How do you punish dissent? Call it terrorism. In @nytopinion.nytimes.com, Rozina Ali discusses how the post-9/11 "material support" law — long used mostly against Muslims — is now turned on anti-ICE activists in Texas. 🧵👇 bsky.app/profile/nyto...

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“For the last two decades, the ‘terrorism’ charge was leveled almost exclusively at a religious minority,” Rozina Ali writes. “Now, the domestic use of the terrorism charge threatens to cast its net even wider.”

I wrote about the DoJ's shocking use of material support laws in the Prairieland case, how this charge has been abused in the past, and what this suggests for Trump's crackdown on leftwing political dissent. For NYT Opinion. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o...

Opinion | Anti-ICE Protesters Are Charged With a Terrorism Playbook We’ve Seen Before (Gift Article)

In Prairieland, prosecutors are using antiterrorism laws we’ve seen before.

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Legal documents released today show federal law enforcement officials extensively surveilled public meetings and activists during the ICE surge, and created dossiers on political enemies. I've been busy, but will post some takeaways on this thread soon: (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE

Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency cou...

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I’ll be in conversation with the brilliant Parul Sehgal on Aug 25 to discuss “Seasons of Fury”, at Community Bookstore in Brooklyn. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/rozina-ali...

Rozina Ali presents Seasons of Fury, with Parul Sehgal

Join Rozina Ali at Community Bookstore for the launch of her book, Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America

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Everyone needs to read this NYT piece: Eligible Americans are losing SNAP benefits bc of new rules. - One woman stopped breastfeeding bc she worried she lacked nutrients - Another woman skipped meals & works at a restaurant for food instead of pay. Her young daughter is selling plasma for money

Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps

Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.

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A staggering 55 people have died in ICE custody since Trump's return to office. But the agency's official death toll record-keeping doesn't account for people like Prisciliano, whose health deteriorated in detention but died shortly after the agency released him from custody to be hospitalized.

The Deaths ICE Doesn’t Count

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.

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This September will mark 25 years since 9/11 and the inauguration of the “war on terror.” On Sept 9 & 10, join @knightcolumbia.org and the Li Center at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for a major symposium about the war on terror’s legacy for democratic freedom. 1/ knightcolumbia.org/events/the-f...

The Forever War and the First Amendment

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August is coming with some new books! @theemancipator.org featured nine new antiracist titles coming this month, including books by @rozinaali.bsky.social, @edgeofsports.bsky.social, @markanthonyneal.bsky.social, Edwidge Danticat, and Claudia Rankine. theemancipator.org/2026/08/03/t...

9 New Antiracist Books Arriving in August

Whyteface by A. Igoni Barrett Graywolf, Aug. 4 In Whyteface, a Nigerian man mysteriously wakes up White and embarks on a journey through Europe and through notions of race, ethnicity, nationality, and...

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NEW: 2 people in Michigan have just died from Cyclosporiasis — the first deaths reported from the outbreak sweeping the nation. This after Taylor Farms gave *$2 million* to Trump & Republicans as they postponed a rule that could've limited the spread of outbreaks like the ongoing epidemic.

‘Explosive Diarrhea’: Company Tied to Outbreak Donated to Trump as He Delayed Food Safety Rule

Taylor Farms contributed $2 million to Trump and Republicans as they postponed a rule to help the government limit the spread of foodborne illnesses.

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"Seasons of Fury" is an excellent autopsy of America’s last few decades and the Islamophobia that has riddled its politics and policies. Wrote a review of @rozinaali.bsky.social 's forthcoming book for @inkstickmedia.com: inkstickmedia.com/in-the-unite...

In the United States, Islamophobia Has an Alarmingly Long History

In the new book 'Seasons of Fury,' journalist Rozina Ali traces the long, expansive history of Islamophobia in the United States.

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Huge accomplishment for RFK Jr and the Trump assault on life on earth: The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

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NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport

There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.

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Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, and Trump made over $2 billion in his first year back in the White House. Meanwhile, Americans workers are getting less and less