Z.V. Anjali
@zvanjali.bsky.social
Author of sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery stories, including "Surya Gets a Lawyer" (https://www.frivolouscomma.com/fiction/surya-gets-a-lawyer/).
Blogging at A Collection of Pamphlets (https://zvanjali.home.blog/)
Blogging at A Collection of Pamphlets (https://zvanjali.home.blog/)
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This is big. Typical modi/bjp fearmongering abt protesters as “anti nationals” is not working against largely Hindu, student-led protests.
“Protesters are demanding sweeping reforms and a rollback of a controversial voter revision exercise which has struck 130 million names from the voter list.”
“Protesters are demanding sweeping reforms and a rollback of a controversial voter revision exercise which has struck 130 million names from the voter list.”
‘How can you stop these kids?’ Indian capital on lockdown before protests https://aje.news/64e3dk
October 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is big. Typical modi/bjp fearmongering abt protesters as “anti nationals” is not working against largely Hindu, student-led protests.
“Protesters are demanding sweeping reforms and a rollback of a controversial voter revision exercise which has struck 130 million names from the voter list.”
“Protesters are demanding sweeping reforms and a rollback of a controversial voter revision exercise which has struck 130 million names from the voter list.”
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NYC TODAY, 5:30 PM: Join us at the Gandhi Statue in Union Square for our In Defense of Indian Democracy rally.
Afterward, we’ll march together to Foley Square to join the larger protest against yesterday’s ICE shooting.
Bring signs, friends & your voice.
Afterward, we’ll march together to Foley Square to join the larger protest against yesterday’s ICE shooting.
Bring signs, friends & your voice.
October 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
NYC TODAY, 5:30 PM: Join us at the Gandhi Statue in Union Square for our In Defense of Indian Democracy rally.
Afterward, we’ll march together to Foley Square to join the larger protest against yesterday’s ICE shooting.
Bring signs, friends & your voice.
Afterward, we’ll march together to Foley Square to join the larger protest against yesterday’s ICE shooting.
Bring signs, friends & your voice.
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it's fun to fantasize about Zohran firing Tisch and arresting ICE but he's a fucking Muslim mayor and Donald Trump is president and I don't think enough people are using their brains here
Seeing Zohran next to his police commissioner he didn’t pick and couldn’t afford to fire, following his righteous outrage with bloodless cop speak, and followed by the state AG declining to comment at all, shows how precarious his position is.
like what do you even do here? mamdani spent two hours on the phone trying to persuade him, but donald won’t withdraw ICE; do you just YOLO it, order NYPD to arrest ICE agents, despite the supremacy clause? is NYPD even going to obey orders from the mayor’s office if they disagree with those orders?
October 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
it's fun to fantasize about Zohran firing Tisch and arresting ICE but he's a fucking Muslim mayor and Donald Trump is president and I don't think enough people are using their brains here
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It's time to correct past insanity
October 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It's time to correct past insanity
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I think what frightens me most is that the sheer volume of things to be horrified by has become its own kind of protection for the people responsible. Nothing has to be explained or resolved becuase a story or a scandal or a tragedy only has to survive until the next thing happens in five minutes.
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
wapo.st
October 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I think what frightens me most is that the sheer volume of things to be horrified by has become its own kind of protection for the people responsible. Nothing has to be explained or resolved becuase a story or a scandal or a tragedy only has to survive until the next thing happens in five minutes.
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Trump: I'll let the Iranians hit Southern California
The press (slur): what did he mean by this?
Trump 24 hours later: I said the Iranians should hit San Diego or Los Angeles. With a missile. It will be traumatic.
The press (slur): what did he mean by this?
Trump 24 hours later: I said the Iranians should hit San Diego or Los Angeles. With a missile. It will be traumatic.
Trump: You wanna see trauma? I said it the other day. Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles.
October 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Trump: I'll let the Iranians hit Southern California
The press (slur): what did he mean by this?
Trump 24 hours later: I said the Iranians should hit San Diego or Los Angeles. With a missile. It will be traumatic.
The press (slur): what did he mean by this?
Trump 24 hours later: I said the Iranians should hit San Diego or Los Angeles. With a missile. It will be traumatic.
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"The Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv is a former cryptocurrency speculator who four years ago was living with his parents and calling women “rotten meat” on a now disabled social media account. " And guess where that account was
Flydubai pilot was deep into manosphere content, routinely used derogatory sexual slurs about women, and wanted a tradwife
Misogyny is a gateway drug
www.ft.com/content/a92b...
Misogyny is a gateway drug
www.ft.com/content/a92b...
The online life of the Flydubai attacker
[FREE TO READ] Co-pilot of flight 1073 gravitated towards the ‘manosphere’ and expressed misogynistic views
www.ft.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"The Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv is a former cryptocurrency speculator who four years ago was living with his parents and calling women “rotten meat” on a now disabled social media account. " And guess where that account was
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RIP to the world's first software engineer news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
October 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
RIP to the world's first software engineer news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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This is just a relentlessly horrific story.
It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This is just a relentlessly horrific story.
It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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The design toolkit for NYC Streets is getting really good.
October 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The design toolkit for NYC Streets is getting really good.
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The AI induced analog world...
Some unintended consequences I suspect the rise of AI agents will create:
1. Restaurants that only take reservations by hand written letter, or more likely, don't take them at all.
2. Gigs where you can only buy tickets in person.
3. Businesses that operate without websites.
1. Restaurants that only take reservations by hand written letter, or more likely, don't take them at all.
2. Gigs where you can only buy tickets in person.
3. Businesses that operate without websites.
October 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The AI induced analog world...
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"The conservative project called for the eradication of transgenderism from public life entirely; it never said 'but we'll stop if trans people concede somewhat.'" www.liberalcurrents.com/concede-noth...
October 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
"The conservative project called for the eradication of transgenderism from public life entirely; it never said 'but we'll stop if trans people concede somewhat.'" www.liberalcurrents.com/concede-noth...
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Someone like Sam Schwartz should really know better. This is an incredibly stupid thing to say. Ebikes and escooters are the BEST tools we have for improving safety, by actually enticing people on to micromobility. To say nothing of the environmental benefits of light electric vehicles.
October 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Someone like Sam Schwartz should really know better. This is an incredibly stupid thing to say. Ebikes and escooters are the BEST tools we have for improving safety, by actually enticing people on to micromobility. To say nothing of the environmental benefits of light electric vehicles.
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I think it is important to emphasize that we change physical sex, though idk how to do it without opening the "transsexual" can of worms
“When a trans person transitions, and takes the hormone matching their gender identity, every aspect of their body changes, from physical strength, to secondary sex characteristics, to gait, to hair production, to bone growth, in some cases, even vocal intonation (primarily for trans men).”
Concede Nothing
Trans people are who we say we are, and we will fight and organize on those grounds.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I think it is important to emphasize that we change physical sex, though idk how to do it without opening the "transsexual" can of worms
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These guys keep imagining a Benevolent Dictator that exists solely in their own heads because they imagine it to be them personally, and they can’t shake the juvenile fantasy that if everyone was forced to obey them personally all problems (namely people defying them) would be solved
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient."
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
These guys keep imagining a Benevolent Dictator that exists solely in their own heads because they imagine it to be them personally, and they can’t shake the juvenile fantasy that if everyone was forced to obey them personally all problems (namely people defying them) would be solved
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this is all a joke to them because far-right conservatives think that rape is good, and that high status men should be entitled to rape any women around them who are not also already attached to other high-status men. this is their actual ideology
One of the most heinous examples is Matt Walsh suggesting that, actually, Jane Doe raped the frat boys because they were also under the influence.
I thought it bore a certain resemblance to some of Andrew Johnson’s comments on slavery.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
I thought it bore a certain resemblance to some of Andrew Johnson’s comments on slavery.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
October 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
this is all a joke to them because far-right conservatives think that rape is good, and that high status men should be entitled to rape any women around them who are not also already attached to other high-status men. this is their actual ideology
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Important reminder to vote yes on the ballot question that would allow the mayor's office and DOT to speed up the installation of safe street designs, bike lanes, and transit upgrades. These are the people who want to retain their veto and keep us mired in a dysfunctional status quo.
October 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Important reminder to vote yes on the ballot question that would allow the mayor's office and DOT to speed up the installation of safe street designs, bike lanes, and transit upgrades. These are the people who want to retain their veto and keep us mired in a dysfunctional status quo.
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I wrote about the Cornell rape case, specifically about how MAGA responses to it highlight the male supremacism on the American right.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
The Illusion of Consent: A Rape at Cornell and the MAGA Right
For the new right, when a man is accused of rape, he is first and foremost a victim of feminism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I wrote about the Cornell rape case, specifically about how MAGA responses to it highlight the male supremacism on the American right.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
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it is actually worth reading the entire op ed. it is Alito condescendingly explaining that yes, his “originalism” is made up bullshit that is *superior* for being made up bullshit apple.news/ACn4mQ2uDS7C...
Opinion | Justice Samuel Alito: Even Originalists Make Mistakes — The Wall Street Journal
An interpretive method disciplines the decision-making process, but it doesn’t free judges of the need to exercise judgment.
apple.news
October 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
it is actually worth reading the entire op ed. it is Alito condescendingly explaining that yes, his “originalism” is made up bullshit that is *superior* for being made up bullshit apple.news/ACn4mQ2uDS7C...
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The same people who are still furious about having to show a vaccine card for a few months in 2021 are completely fine with U.S. citizens being detained and assaulted without due process by a partisan secret police force with no standards or accountability.
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
October 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The same people who are still furious about having to show a vaccine card for a few months in 2021 are completely fine with U.S. citizens being detained and assaulted without due process by a partisan secret police force with no standards or accountability.
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Just last week the AI bros signed a voluntary, self policing safety pledge. Today here's yet another attack that -like others before it - "would likely result in criminal charges being filed had human hackers taken them."
October 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Just last week the AI bros signed a voluntary, self policing safety pledge. Today here's yet another attack that -like others before it - "would likely result in criminal charges being filed had human hackers taken them."
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Maybe I’m a curmudgeon about this but no way anyone thought he would just deport criminals. That was the lie they told themselves.
October 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Maybe I’m a curmudgeon about this but no way anyone thought he would just deport criminals. That was the lie they told themselves.
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I think this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem at hand. The issue is not people who feel that their lives are empty and meaningless. It is precisely the opposite: people who yearn for a perfectly comfortable and empty life and lash out at the countless frustrations of existence.
This feels dead on. To raise a bit of a prompt: what do people think is the alternative to present to people who say “my life feels empty”?
A. “Don’t look to politics for it”
B. “You have no reason to/shouldn’t feel that way”
C. “We have a better way to find meaning”
D. Don’t care about these votes
A. “Don’t look to politics for it”
B. “You have no reason to/shouldn’t feel that way”
C. “We have a better way to find meaning”
D. Don’t care about these votes
feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
October 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I think this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem at hand. The issue is not people who feel that their lives are empty and meaningless. It is precisely the opposite: people who yearn for a perfectly comfortable and empty life and lash out at the countless frustrations of existence.
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Truly incredible that this is how the media is choosing to eulogize the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in US history, who was a serial sexual abuser of children. For all the talk about "deep state" plots to abuse children, no one even remembers this case.
October 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Truly incredible that this is how the media is choosing to eulogize the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in US history, who was a serial sexual abuser of children. For all the talk about "deep state" plots to abuse children, no one even remembers this case.