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Rimi B. Chatterjee

@rimibchatterjee.bsky.social

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Writing the Antisense Universe. E-books @one dollar Cities of the Future https://books2read.com/u/470ZrL (editing, currently delisted) Signal Red: Remounted https://books2read.com/u/bMyzjV Ashqabad: City of Stories, https://books2read.com/u/3R70gp

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 15d

So here’s a thread about Signal Red. My 2005 novel in which I predicted the rise of fascism in India. It’s currently out of print but I have rewritten and reissued it for its twentieth anniversary. books2read.com/u/bMyzjV

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Signal Red: Remounted by Rimi B. Chatterjee

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ahmedwaj120.bsky.social @ahmedwaj120.bsky.social · 18h

I wish the war would end,
but we will return to destroyed homes,
and my work is gone.
I will return with my children sick from hunger.
I hope things get better
Link support 🙏
www.gofundme.com/f/from-a-hom...

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🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @beautyworld2020.bsky.social · 2h

💔 A truce… they say we can return home.
But where is home now?
We’ll walk back to the ruins — to the dust where our children once played,
and the walls that carried our laughter.
Please, stand with us… help us rebuild, if we can ever return. 😥🕯️
#Gaza #Ceasefire #LostHome

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 17h

Palestinian children like Ahmed's have been displaced & starved for 2 years of Israel's genocide. Please help Ahmed keep his children alive by sharing & donating so they can afford healthcare, shelter & food, they've nothing left & his children are ill & in urgent need (no donations for 2 days):

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bogwoppitt59.bsky.social @bogwoppitt59.bsky.social · 2h

Check the dates , history of the Zionist long game .

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 2h

Who would have thought the magic spell to awaken our Hakeem was an AI sombrero?

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14h

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 2h

Please share. Regardless of the news, little kids Remas & Toleen were just forcibly displaced from the north and need every helping hand with food and more. None of us knows what's next, but we do know that they need funds to survive.

12 hours left 🚨 31/640 chuffed.org/project/hope...

A pink banner titled “Keep hope alive: a Gaza giving circle,” with the text: “We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. More than ever, they need our sustainable support.” On the right is an ink sketch of a crouching falcon, below which says “click weekly to join: https://tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle,” underlined with green colored pencil. The background has a watercolor effect.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13h

Some good news!

A librarian got fired for refusing to remove LBGTQ books and sued the county, its board of commissioners, the library board, and members of both government boards for violating her 1st amendment rights, and discriminatory and retaliatory firing.

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Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 6h

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 7h

Assume I do my advocacy with the high octane energy I bring to every facet of my life, maybe.

... you get a lot done when you only sleep 4 hours a night and climb the walls like Spider Pig.

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 6h

Spice trade connections.

Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 6h

Was it a Tesla?

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 6h

This is direct action. Clog the streets, get in their way, don’t let them abduct your neighbours.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 10h

the portland chicken guy 🥰

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

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UnionBaddieMatt🔻🏳️‍⚧️ @decolonizeunions.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just tryna get this In the DSA list right quick Communists and Anarchists. Folks of all different tendencies should appreciate these conversations and creators.

UnionBaddieMatt🔻🏳️‍⚧️ @decolonizeunions.bsky.social · Sep 9

Anark @anark.bsky.social from @cooperationtulsa.bsky.social #oklahoma will always be my favorite anarchist to listen to as a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist. The Masses yern for a diversity of tactics and a positive program. Everyone knows corruption exists duh. youtu.be/qr7yF6L1tu8?...

The REAL UNRELEASED @1Dimee Debate Audio | Unreleased Backroom Content

YouTube video by Anark

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 7h

Watch @rregenvanu.bsky.social and Vishal Prasad of Vanuatu talk about climate change in the Pacific region.

Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · Jul 23

"For future generations, this opinion is a lifeline."

Minister Ralph Regenvanu of Vanuatu and Vishal Prasad took a moment to reflect on today's historic ICJ ruling.

Footage belongs to AP News.

#EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

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Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 7h

I usually find people on academia dot edu but I recently got off it because of their AI-scraping TOS.

Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 7h

Comics scholars on my timeline: would anyone like to examine a PhD thesis on the history of Indian comics publishing 1991-2016? Very sorry that my univ only allows full professors to examine. This has been a problem in the past especially with unusual topics.

I promise it is very readable. Anyone?

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The International Comic Arts Forum @icafcomic.bsky.social · Aug 26

Less than a week to apply!

#comics
#ComicsStudies
#ComicsScholars

The International Comic Arts Forum @icafcomic.bsky.social · Aug 8

The International Comic Arts Forum (ICAF) is now accepting applications for three positions on our Executive Committee. We are looking for a Fundraising Coordinator and two Members-at-Large.

Deadline for applications is September 1, 2025. Send a CV/resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Image of our call for committee members.

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 8h

Of fucking course they fucking dropped Marwan Barghouti from the prisoner release list.

Who is Marwan Barghouti? Marwan Barghouti is the most beloved politician in Palestine. He has been in Israeli prison for over 20 years and has continued to advocate for a two-state solution even behind bars.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 9h

The AI takeover will have two phases. The first, mass-based rollout will destroy culture and critical thinking. This builds the second phase: a much smaller rollout supporting mechanised slave labour for the classes, once the rest of us have been kicked out of richie spaces. The rot is not a bug.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 9h

So when I hear of students being encouraged to use GPT in college I don’t hear innovation. I hear cognitive atrophy, the inability to think critically for oneself, and total dependence on vulnerable centralized repositories of data for knowledge without ever understanding how knowledge is generated.

Rimi B. Chatterjee @rimibchatterjee.bsky.social · 9h

Rich people are funding the takeover. They own it, they don’t fear it.

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Chi Ossé @chiosse.bsky.social · May 29

We’re fixing Atlantic Avenue! This is what a comprehensive community-led rezoning looks like 🏠

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Man In The High Castle 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🗞️⚖️📚🤬 @davek67.bsky.social · Jun 15

🚨Chi Ossé is doing what every spineless Democrats won’t: actually fighting for working people. He crushed landlord greed by turning a viral TikTok into mass protest, passed a bill to kill broker fees, and backs rent freezes, social housing, and a vacancy tax. This is how you use power! WE WILL WIN‼️

NYC’s Left-Wing Uprising | Chi Ossé | TMR

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Jul 1

Obsessed with this incredible @chiosse.bsky.social clip

x: www.instagram.com/reel/DLkHzBa...

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