Thenmozhi Soundararajan/Dalit Diva ✨️is querying✨️

Hey #DVparty! Here’s the moodboard for my #SpaceOpera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.

Check out the latest episode of The Caste Pod on Dalit feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan @dalitdiva.bsky.social! thecastepod.org/episode-9/

Caste—one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world—is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 billion people in the world. Every 15 minutes, a crime is perpetrated against a Dalit person. 📚📚💜 @dalitdiva.bsky.social

Today @rlivier.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social releases new research showing that every major U.S. media and tech company (except one) has eliminated or backpedaled on commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion in the face of Trump administration threats. www.freepress.net/policy-libra...

Please consider donating and also forwarding this request for support the mother of our dear friend Praveen Sinha. His Mother has one of the rarest of cancers and they are having to pay for medication out of pocket. Any amount will be so appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/2z3um-supp...

Please consider donating and also forwarding this request for support the mother of our dear friend Praveen Sinha. His Mother has one of the rarest of cancers and they are having to pay for medication out of pocket. Any amount will be so appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/2z3um-supp...

"there's a new serif in town"

I see the BJP propaganda chief is already in damage-control mode, not sure how successfully

wait I'm sorry I know this isn't the point but did Narendra Modi's oil-and-gas minister—Hardeep Singh Puri, whose name is misspelled here as "puree"—meet with Epstein during that year's U.N. climate conference???

“There is always an attempt to diminish, undermine, or say caste does not exist…” @equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy article-14.com/post/-aligni...

What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar. His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.

Hunger is unacceptable. On Nov 1, SNAP benefits will be cut for 40 M children, elderly, and those with disabilities. Food banks are already stretched thin due to funding cuts. Please donate AND share your local food banks links to #writingcommunity #writersagainsthunger www.foodbanknyc.org

A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !

A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !

WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE 85,000 Word #Spaceopera 🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician, 🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire ✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶 .😢She must confront her pain, 🧘‍♀️ Master her powers ⚔️ & choose: revolution ❤️ or redemption #WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit

I want this now!!!

#DVPit: ✨Welcome to WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE an 85K word Adult #SPACEOPERA. This will be pitched for #DVpit! #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC ALT

Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM: 🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order 💔The monks haze her brutally. ✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network 🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power 🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit

Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM: 🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order 💔The monks haze her brutally. ✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network 🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power 🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit

Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...

Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...

#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE's opening:"Nowhere in New Jerusalem, as the sun sank behind the horizon of aging buildings, was there even a hint of change. And yet, it was there, waiting. Here in the capital of empire, the rot of power met the chaos of millions yearning for a different destiny." #DVparty

Meet the MC of my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE: Nesamma Abbas a pop star who sang the Human Empire to its knees and pushed galactic history to the brink. Outrageous, kind, and wildly entertaining, her journey to heal herself and the galaxy is one of my favorites. #DVparty #booksky #writersky

Today is DAY 1 of #DVparty, a community event to talk up projects that Diverse Creators plan to pitch during #DVpit! Since it's our inaugural year on Bluesky, we'd like to invite any diverse creator to participate! Share about your beautiful work & let's build a #writercommunity here! #writersky

Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs @BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio

Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs @BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio

Today I walked the picket line with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 210 members on strike in the Bronx. When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

South Asian MAGA relatives made a calculated bet: their wealth and caste privilege would protect them from right-wing extremism. They're learning the hard way that fascism doesn't discriminate. Read to get more context the time to deprogram is now. unherd.com/2025/09/why-...

As part of a consortium of researchers and journalists, I spent the better part of a year digging into leaked documents from Chinese security company Geedge, which plays a pivotal role exporting the Great Firewall around the world: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/15c699a...

If you have a screenshot of a US politician or leader blaming the left, or declaring some war, or anything before we knew who the shooter was, please post in the comments. We will need to keep these

The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

I used to credit him simply for being the stupidest person on Fox, which (a) he is, and (b) is quite an accomplishment, but (c) this is really kicking it up a notch.

Rajasthan has passed a draconian anti-conversion bill with punishments up to life imprisonment. A BJP MLA even urged Muslim legislators to “return to original religion”—showing exactly how such laws enable bigotry. Read more: thewire.in/law/rajastha...

The State Dept is warning “immigrants” not to mock Kirk’s death. Puzzling: if the murder is causing the government to warn a group, shouldn’t it be 22-year-old white men from conservative families?

In a corrupt and confusing world I want to give a big LULULULULULU (we call it a katatakin) to the people of Nepal

The fact that USA will lower their flag in memory of racist and misogynistic figure, Charlie Kirk, and will not for the HUNDREDS of American children that have died in classrooms tells you everything you need to know.

Didn’t have “debating the impact of Etsy witches’ hexes on bad actors” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are. The real tragedy: more right-wing extremists are now threatening writers with violence. We have to break this cycle. www.jezebel.com/we-paid-some...

From @annaforflorida.bsky.social. I hope that all Universities consider how dangerous it is to have guns on campus. #Gunreformnow

Not a fan of how MAGA is already spinning this into attacks on the left. The right needs to own the culture of political violence that’s now coming for them, too. Bullets aren’t partisan—they’re coming for all of us. We need real gun reform now. #GunReformNow #EndPoliticalViolence

Today we went from a college shooting to a school shooting. This is what unchecked guns & rising political violence look like. I mourn all victims—yet it’s hard to ignore how figures like Charlie Kirk helped fuel this culture. And let’s not forget Rep. Melissa Hortman’s murder just 12 weeks ago

This is one of the most disturbing images from the Epstein files. With several Trump cabinet members tied to Epstein and Trump's own documented connections, it's deeply troubling that our government is being run by pedophiles and their associates. We need the release of all of the files now.

Me every time Eric Adams claims he's a "working class candidate" while being corrupt AF. The fact that every national pundit and the white house feel they need to keep pushing these corrupt mediocre alternatives shows how scared they are of working class power

The mutual aid that is shoring up our militarized cities is remarkable. As much suffering as there is people are stepping forward to care for each other in ways that rebuke the violence of the supremacists driving our government. It gives me hope to see such generosity. This is mutual solidarity!