Anshu Sharma
@anshugsharma.myatproto.social
Studying quantum computing and software semantics. YIMBY, anti-ethnonationalisms, pro open borders. ‘Anarchist’ is not a slur. He/him. Adult.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshugsharma/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshugsharma/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anshu.sharma.557128
Great article by @jfong.bsky.social discussing the selfishness underlying at least some NIMBYism (at least more than I expected, until recently)
inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/six-story-...
inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/six-story-...
In San Francisco, A Six-Story Moral Panic
One local NIMBY is desperately trying to pull up the ladder behind him. Here’s why it matters.
inpractice.yimbyaction.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Great article by @jfong.bsky.social discussing the selfishness underlying at least some NIMBYism (at least more than I expected, until recently)
inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/six-story-...
inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/six-story-...
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This is such a beautiful piece by @liao.shen-yi.org abt media portrayals of Taiwan + how Taiwan is constructed in political / intellectual discourse. Pocketing it to periodically send to people, esp those who want to talk to me about Thailand :)
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
Stop the Epistemic Marginalization of Taiwan
Media coverage of Taiwan marginalizes it, politically and epistemically
liao.shen-yi.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is such a beautiful piece by @liao.shen-yi.org abt media portrayals of Taiwan + how Taiwan is constructed in political / intellectual discourse. Pocketing it to periodically send to people, esp those who want to talk to me about Thailand :)
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
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'I am as afraid of the rain as I was of the war': How severe weather compounds the suffering of displaced Gazans
'I am as afraid of the rain as I was of the war': How severe weather compounds the suffering of displaced Gazans
Men, women and children are facing their third winter in a territory where more than 80% of infrastructure has been destroyed, including drainage networks and water evacuation and sanitation systems.
www.lemonde.fr
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
'I am as afraid of the rain as I was of the war': How severe weather compounds the suffering of displaced Gazans
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SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
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Retailers come out against enforcement of traffic laws in Chicago
Everyday Chicagoans will have to wait for the right to use their cell phones to provide recorded evidence of bus, bike lane and crosswalk parking violations, thanks to concerns raised Wednesday by business groups.
Business concerns stall plan to let Chicagoans flag crosswalk, bus and bike lane parking scofflaws
chicago.suntimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Retailers come out against enforcement of traffic laws in Chicago
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it seems a lot of DDRIGs are, out of nowhere, "archived" - this means that the program is not accepting new proposals for funding. this could mean many things (it sometimes happens when the name or criteria of a program change) 4/
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
it seems a lot of DDRIGs are, out of nowhere, "archived" - this means that the program is not accepting new proposals for funding. this could mean many things (it sometimes happens when the name or criteria of a program change) 4/
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the DDRIG (Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant) gives grad students $10-40,000 to carry out their dissertation projects - to pay for participant recruitment, facilities, special equipment, supplies, and so on. 2/
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the DDRIG (Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant) gives grad students $10-40,000 to carry out their dissertation projects - to pay for participant recruitment, facilities, special equipment, supplies, and so on. 2/
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Linguistics DDRIG is also archived 🐦🐦
this could mean it will be replaced by some new program, but at this point in time we have to assume many DDRIG opportunities that are "out of alignment" with admin priorities are just being discontinued.
this could mean it will be replaced by some new program, but at this point in time we have to assume many DDRIG opportunities that are "out of alignment" with admin priorities are just being discontinued.
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Linguistics DDRIG is also archived 🐦🐦
this could mean it will be replaced by some new program, but at this point in time we have to assume many DDRIG opportunities that are "out of alignment" with admin priorities are just being discontinued.
this could mean it will be replaced by some new program, but at this point in time we have to assume many DDRIG opportunities that are "out of alignment" with admin priorities are just being discontinued.
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
Jeffries is wrong for the same reason Sanders is wrong
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Jeffries is wrong for the same reason Sanders is wrong
"Outsourcing firms don’t say it directly, but the business logic is simple: Africa provides skilled digital labour at the lowest price the global market can legally get away with.
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
Robbing Peter
Inside the AI labour layer everyone pretends doesn’t exist.
techsafari.beehiiv.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Outsourcing firms don’t say it directly, but the business logic is simple: Africa provides skilled digital labour at the lowest price the global market can legally get away with.
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
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Devastated Sudanese families recount el-Fasher massacre: 'The RSF killed people point-blank in their homes'
Devastated Sudanese families recount el-Fasher massacre: 'The RSF killed people point-blank in their homes'
Le Monde spoke with survivors of the takeover of the capital of North Darfur by paramilitary forces at the end of October. They described summary executions, rapes, large-scale human trafficking and efforts to cover up the crimes committed.
www.lemonde.fr
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Devastated Sudanese families recount el-Fasher massacre: 'The RSF killed people point-blank in their homes'
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French journalists' unions file legal complaint against Israel over obstructing Gaza access
French journalists' unions file legal complaint against Israel over obstructing Gaza access
The International Federation of Journalists and the French Journalists' Union filed the complaint with the Paris anti-terror prosecutor's office, accusing Israel of 'obstructing the freedom to inform' in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
www.lemonde.fr
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
French journalists' unions file legal complaint against Israel over obstructing Gaza access
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I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com
Non-substack link: www.youcanknowthings.com/when-work-do...
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Non-substack link: www.youcanknowthings.com/when-work-do...
Hillary Clinton deserves praise for acknowledging that many Trump supporters are racists, and criticism for unsubstantiated allegations of ignorance. Unsubstantiated allegations of ignorance is a key part of right-wing attacks against civil rights.
rosenbergm.substack.com/p/hillary-cl...
rosenbergm.substack.com/p/hillary-cl...
Hillary Clinton: Tik Tok Committed Gaza Genocide
Says young Jews are brainwashed by social media
rosenbergm.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hillary Clinton deserves praise for acknowledging that many Trump supporters are racists, and criticism for unsubstantiated allegations of ignorance. Unsubstantiated allegations of ignorance is a key part of right-wing attacks against civil rights.
rosenbergm.substack.com/p/hillary-cl...
rosenbergm.substack.com/p/hillary-cl...
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"Deplorables" was on page 18 though it was teased on the front page
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Deplorables" was on page 18 though it was teased on the front page
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NYPD literally rioted cuz David Dinkins had a victim of police violence over for supper!!
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NYPD literally rioted cuz David Dinkins had a victim of police violence over for supper!!
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U.S. Catholic bishops recently banned trans care throughout the church's sprawling healthcare systems.
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back
While headlines were giving the Catholic church hierarchy plaudits for symbolic gestures in support of immigrants and a papal lunch with trans people, American bishops passed a major ban on trans heal...
transnews.network
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
U.S. Catholic bishops recently banned trans care throughout the church's sprawling healthcare systems.
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
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For those who love to push the Irish Slavery in the US myth, and do not start that mess in this thread, this was slavery IN Ireland because of the church. They were held sometimes FOR LIFE.
If you don't know about the Magdeline Laundries, you should.
www.history.com/articles/mag...
For those who love to push the Irish Slavery in the US myth, and do not start that mess in this thread, this was slavery IN Ireland because of the church. They were held sometimes FOR LIFE.
If you don't know about the Magdeline Laundries, you should.
www.history.com/articles/mag...
How Ireland Turned 'Fallen Women' Into Slaves | HISTORY
Until 1996, pregnant or promiscuous women could be incarcerated for life in Magdalene Laundries.
www.history.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
4/
For those who love to push the Irish Slavery in the US myth, and do not start that mess in this thread, this was slavery IN Ireland because of the church. They were held sometimes FOR LIFE.
If you don't know about the Magdeline Laundries, you should.
www.history.com/articles/mag...
For those who love to push the Irish Slavery in the US myth, and do not start that mess in this thread, this was slavery IN Ireland because of the church. They were held sometimes FOR LIFE.
If you don't know about the Magdeline Laundries, you should.
www.history.com/articles/mag...
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A legal document filed on behalf of California State University was riddled with faulty quotes and other telltale signs of being AI generated, an administrative law judge said this week, prompting Cal State to acknowledge that artificial intelligence had been used to help create the document.
Cal State says staff AI use ‘resulted in errors’ in legal filing
An administrative law judge said a document filed by Cal State had "all the hallmarks" of AI hallucinations.
edsource.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A legal document filed on behalf of California State University was riddled with faulty quotes and other telltale signs of being AI generated, an administrative law judge said this week, prompting Cal State to acknowledge that artificial intelligence had been used to help create the document.
"This situation can also be understood through what the German-Jewish political scientist Ernst Fraenkel termed concept of the “dual state,” a condition where the state operates two systems simultaneously:
On Israeli campuses, the state marks another enemy within
As the occupation's mechanisms of control seep into Israel’s civilian sphere, Jewish dissidents are next in line — and academic freedom offers no protection.
By Yael Berda.
www.972mag.com/israeli-camp...
As the occupation's mechanisms of control seep into Israel’s civilian sphere, Jewish dissidents are next in line — and academic freedom offers no protection.
By Yael Berda.
www.972mag.com/israeli-camp...
On Israeli campuses, the state marks another enemy within
As the occupation's mechanisms of control seep into the civilian sphere, Jewish dissidents are next in line — and academic freedom offers no protection.
www.972mag.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"This situation can also be understood through what the German-Jewish political scientist Ernst Fraenkel termed concept of the “dual state,” a condition where the state operates two systems simultaneously: