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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 11h

Virtual event with Prof. @stevesalaita.bsky.social

“Exterminating the Idea of Freedom: The Underlying Logic of Scholasticide”

More here cacs-acec.org/upcoming-con...

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 23h

CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades by @ajbauer.bsky.social

time.com/7318570/cbs-...

CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades

It was once deemed the "Communist Broadcasting System" by conservative activists.

time.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Such a relief!

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Cupid's Molotov @cupidsmolotov.bsky.social · 1d

He's in the air now btw. Check his bsky account

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🌞T h e r è s e @theresheis.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

🙏🏿💛💙

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 1d

Praise for PhD alum @wunpini.bsky.social's forthcoming book!

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Amin Alhassan walked so that we could fly.

This endorsement from the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation means the world to me.

To have someone who inspires me so much say these beautiful words about my book...
I have no words. 🥹

N'paɣiya pam 🙏🏿🩵💛

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

You can pre-order the book at @rutgersupress.bsky.social here
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/media-cultur...

Media, Culture, and Decolonization - Rutgers University Press

Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana invites us to look at media and culture from a decolonial perspective. Thro...

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Amin Alhassan walked so that we could fly.

This endorsement from the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation means the world to me.

To have someone who inspires me so much say these beautiful words about my book...
I have no words. 🥹

N'paɣiya pam 🙏🏿🩵💛

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 2d

'Fear and hopelessness': study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 3d

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 3d

Just finished 📚 🔥

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · May 9

In exactly 7 months, my first monograph will be published. ✨️📚 😊

On the other side of the vehicle is Zogbeli, the neighborhood I was born and raised in.

Thanks to @RutgersUPress for helping me bring Dagbaŋ and Ghana media histories to the world.

Ti diya! 💃🏿

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6d

Abolish ICE.

Pass it on.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 5d

Italian journalist abducted from the flotilla describes how Israeli prison guards unleashed dogs into cells, poured bleach on mattresses, and overcrowded cells
such that it was impossible to lie down.

x.com/paolomossett...

That night the guards were even more violent. The consul had just left, having gathered more deportation signatures, when special forces burst in. They stormed the cells, pointed rifles at us with laser sights, and called roll. In some cells, they unleashed dogs. In one, they found the word “Palestine” spelled out using scraps of pepper and water. To erase it, they poured bleach on the floor — prisoners slept on mattresses soaked with it.

That night, as punishment, they overcrowded the cells: from ten people to fifteen, leaving no space to lie down. We turned the mattresses sideways so we could all rest our heads. In my cell were Maso Notarianni and a Lombardy Democratic Party councilor, Paolo Romano.

I had the feeling I was in a truly barbaric place, and hoped this barbarity would soon end.

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

Alhamdulillah for beautiful autumn days 💐

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

Ayesha
Rewrite, Reclaim

Her writing offers nuanced perspectives, and by focusing on personal stories set within historical and modern realities, she challenges prevailing narratives about the continent.
onemorerevolution.substack.com/p/ayesha?fbc...

Ayesha

Rewrite, Reclaim

onemorerevolution.substack.com

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Mock Trump: he can't take it @lisajane.bsky.social · 5d

"What is piloted on minorities soon drifts into the mainstream."
~~Amandla Thomas-Johnson

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US

-Amandla Thomas-Johnson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US

-Amandla Thomas-Johnson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 6d

'Fear and hopelessness': study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 8d

Malaria deaths drop by 74% in Ghana
www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/health/...

Malaria deaths drop by 74% in Ghana

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded a 74 per cent reduction in malaria deaths, falling from 277 in 2021 to 73 in 2024.

www.gbcghanaonline.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 9d

She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account

A look at how one state has turbocharged the crackdown on anyone who has criticized Charlie Kirk after his death.

She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account

www.nytimes.com

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