Tabassam Shah
@tshahpoetry.bsky.social
Published poet, author of Red & Crescent Moons, & aspiring children's book author. Find her at tabassamshah.com
Minnesota is under occupation by federal agents from ICE and CBP, and they need your help.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Minnesota is under occupation by federal agents from ICE and CBP, and they need your help.
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
The House Committee on Oversight and Govt Reform Democrats has an Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard: oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
Report verifiable incidents of ICE/CBP federal enforcement misconduct to Oversight Democrats here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Report verifiable incidents of ICE/CBP federal enforcement misconduct to Oversight Democrats here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Immigration Enforcement Dashboard | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The House Committee on Oversight and Govt Reform Democrats has an Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard: oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
Report verifiable incidents of ICE/CBP federal enforcement misconduct to Oversight Democrats here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Report verifiable incidents of ICE/CBP federal enforcement misconduct to Oversight Democrats here:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
I had the pleasure of meeting the Minneapolis poet Danez Smith last year. Read his beautiful elegy of murdered fellow Minneapolis poet Renee Nicole Macklin Good: www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting the Minneapolis poet Danez Smith last year. Read his beautiful elegy of murdered fellow Minneapolis poet Renee Nicole Macklin Good: www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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In fewer than 24 hours after announcing the ICE OUT for GOOD, we can report that we expect 1000+ events across the nation
To find your nearest ICE Out For Good Protest, go to www.mobilize.us?tag\_ids=291...
To host an ICE Out For Good Protest, go to bit.ly/iceoutforgood
To find your nearest ICE Out For Good Protest, go to www.mobilize.us?tag\_ids=291...
To host an ICE Out For Good Protest, go to bit.ly/iceoutforgood
January 10, 2026 at 1:18 AM
In fewer than 24 hours after announcing the ICE OUT for GOOD, we can report that we expect 1000+ events across the nation
To find your nearest ICE Out For Good Protest, go to www.mobilize.us?tag\_ids=291...
To host an ICE Out For Good Protest, go to bit.ly/iceoutforgood
To find your nearest ICE Out For Good Protest, go to www.mobilize.us?tag\_ids=291...
To host an ICE Out For Good Protest, go to bit.ly/iceoutforgood
Stand up against US intervention in Latin America. Attend a rally near you: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Stand up against US intervention in Latin America. Attend a rally near you: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
It's not too late to buy some banned books this Banned Books Week: Join Bookshop.org and We Need Diverse Books (www.diversebooks.org) in fighting against Banned Books!
(Get 20% off select banned and challenged books with code BBW25.)
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Bookshop.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's not too late to buy some banned books this Banned Books Week: Join Bookshop.org and We Need Diverse Books (www.diversebooks.org) in fighting against Banned Books!
(Get 20% off select banned and challenged books with code BBW25.)
(Get 20% off select banned and challenged books with code BBW25.)
Looking forward to joining this fantastic faculty slate July 19 at the beautiful Jennings Environmental Education Center. Register here wcona.com/events
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Looking forward to joining this fantastic faculty slate July 19 at the beautiful Jennings Environmental Education Center. Register here wcona.com/events
One of the sweetest souls I know was abducted. Please contact your elected officials to demand they work to release political detainees.
March 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One of the sweetest souls I know was abducted. Please contact your elected officials to demand they work to release political detainees.
Reposted by Tabassam Shah
Over a thousand protesters gathered in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Wednesday to demand the freedom of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts PhD student and Fulbright scholar abducted by ICE agents.
Ozturk is believed to have been targeted for co-authoring an opinion piece for her student newspaper about Gaza.
Ozturk is believed to have been targeted for co-authoring an opinion piece for her student newspaper about Gaza.
March 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Over a thousand protesters gathered in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Wednesday to demand the freedom of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts PhD student and Fulbright scholar abducted by ICE agents.
Ozturk is believed to have been targeted for co-authoring an opinion piece for her student newspaper about Gaza.
Ozturk is believed to have been targeted for co-authoring an opinion piece for her student newspaper about Gaza.
The postal union is calling for a day of action TODAY! Post offices across the nation are participating with APWU!
READING PEEPS: Thurs, March 20, 2025 9AM @Reading Post Office 2100 N 13TH ST, Reading, Pa 19612
Find your local event at their link here: apwu.org/day-of-actio...
READING PEEPS: Thurs, March 20, 2025 9AM @Reading Post Office 2100 N 13TH ST, Reading, Pa 19612
Find your local event at their link here: apwu.org/day-of-actio...
March 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The postal union is calling for a day of action TODAY! Post offices across the nation are participating with APWU!
READING PEEPS: Thurs, March 20, 2025 9AM @Reading Post Office 2100 N 13TH ST, Reading, Pa 19612
Find your local event at their link here: apwu.org/day-of-actio...
READING PEEPS: Thurs, March 20, 2025 9AM @Reading Post Office 2100 N 13TH ST, Reading, Pa 19612
Find your local event at their link here: apwu.org/day-of-actio...
To find out about what I've been up to please visit: open.substack.com/pub/lisaksch...
Thanks to Lisa Kahn Schnell for her interview write up!
Thanks to Lisa Kahn Schnell for her interview write up!
The Language of Nature
Featuring: Tabassam Shah
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
To find out about what I've been up to please visit: open.substack.com/pub/lisaksch...
Thanks to Lisa Kahn Schnell for her interview write up!
Thanks to Lisa Kahn Schnell for her interview write up!
Passhe peeps, do your part to answer the threats to higher education: www.apscuf.org/apscuf-is-pu...
APSCUF is pushing back | APSCUF
www.apscuf.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Passhe peeps, do your part to answer the threats to higher education: www.apscuf.org/apscuf-is-pu...
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What will it take to get droves of us in the streets? www.vox.com/politics/399...
How to stop Trump’s power grab
Trump isn’t inevitable. Here’s a plan to keep democracy intact.
www.vox.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What will it take to get droves of us in the streets? www.vox.com/politics/399...
Writing companion this week in San Antonio. Twistie has gained my trust.
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Writing companion this week in San Antonio. Twistie has gained my trust.