Shreeya Singh

C/O ‘27 @stanfordlaw, former @ClooneyFDN, history @yale, scholar @rhodes_trust @uniofoxford @blavatnikschool, founder @Students_A_H, she/hers

[Shreeya Singh @shreesters]

Wrote some reflections on art, apartheid, lawyering, and South Africa and Palestine for @StanfordLaw. https://t.co/cQ6rW1qJ98

[ismosis @ccphusrox]

My grandfather passed away last year, leaving behind more than twenty volumes of journals, written half in Urdu and half in English, in which he recorded the entirety of his adult life: his years at AMU, his love for reading, his faith, his children, and the inevitability (1/12)

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

I enjoyed your NYT op-ed, but I have some disagreements.

First, I disagree with the way you equate the left and right's "identity politics," as you put it. At its best, the left's version of "identity politics" is a liberal corrective. It's rooted in the civil rights, feminism, and gay rights movements. Each of these is about making good on the Enlightenment's ideals and liberal principles you espoused in your piece.

The right's "identity politics" is the opposite. It's about exclusion, not inclusion. Since it's about bloodline ethno-nationalism, it's fundamentally illiberal. To equate the two as "identity politics" misses this critical distinction, which feels vital to your piece. I would argue that the left's project is necessary in an unequal society that already has racist and sexist structures built in, as well as the legacies left by previous illiberal eras. Regardless, whether you believe in structural racism, your piece obscures some important moral distinctions between these two projects. This seems essential for an op-ed about liberalism.

Second, I've seen many non-white conservatives denounce the rise of Groypers. But where was this energy when the racism, sexism, and homophobia were targeted at Blacks, Latinos, gays, women, and other minorities? They were told to shut up; that this was "woke ideology" gone too far. Just yesterday, the unveiling of the Barbara Rose Johns statue, which replaced the Robert E. Lee statue, was widely criticized here as "wokism." Is that not a natural and logical step to creating the kind of society you said you want to see?

Conservatives have mocked or minimized these concerns and appealed to free speech. But when the attacks are targeted at Indian or Jewish conservatives — which I also think are wrong — suddenly "people need to speak out." I agree that people should speak out against this, but I would also like to see consistency.

My third disagreement, related to the above, is that you treat "American ideals" as uncontroversial and settled. I agree with certain conservatives about one thing: some of our founders would be shocked if they were suddenly dropped in 2025 and learned that their words resulted in a society where Blacks are free, women can vote, and LGBTQ+ people are in government. The liberal ideals you espoused, and I ultimately share, have always been contested and renegotiated through political struggle. The Constitution itself is a record of this process (e.g., 13th and 19th amendments).

Yet, in this last election, you supported Donald Trump, who came into power by stoking white resentment. At the very least, he does not always share your view of what it means to be an American (the very title of the piece). You ask conservatives to disavow the Groypers and "speak out," as you see censorship as an unjustifiable solution to this problem. But have you spoken out about Trump's rhetoric about Somali citizens? Or when conservatives like Randy Fine denigrate Muslims? We are in an ongoing negotiation about what it means to be an American. You ask people to speak out against anti-Indian American hatred, but I wish you would do the same for others.

[sneh @bylightofday]

the streets of new york today:

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Mamdani: Yesterday, Andrew Cuomo laughed and agreed when a radio host said that I would cheer another 9/11.

Yesterday, Eric Adams said that we “can’t let our city become Europe.” He compared me to violent extremists, and he lied when he said that our movement seeks to burn churches and destroy communities.

The day before that, Curtis Sliwa slandered me from a debate stage when he claimed that I support global jihad.

And every day, Super PAC ads imply that I am a terrorist or mock the way I eat, push polls that ask New Yorkers questions like whether they support invented proposals to make halal mandatory, or political cartoons that represent my candidacy as an airplane hurtling towards the World Trade Center.

But I do not want to use this moment to speak to them any further. I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of this city.

I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab. 

I want to speak to the Muslim who works for our city—whether they teach in our schools or walk the beat for the NYPD, New Yorkers who all make daily sacrifices on behalf of this city, only to see their leaders spit in their face.

I want to speak to every child who grows up in New York marked as the Other, who is randomly selected in a way that rarely feels random, who feels that they carry a stain that can never be cleaned.

Growing up in the shadow of 9/11, I have known what it means to live with an undercurrent of suspicion. I will always remember the disdain I faced, the way my name could immediately become “Mohammad,” and how I could return to my city only to be asked in a double mirrored room at the airport if I had any plan of attacking it.

And since I was very young, I have known that I was spared the worst of it. I was never pressured to be an informant like classmates of mine. I have never had the word ‘terrorist’ spray-painted on my garage, as one of my aides has. My mosque has never been set on fire.

To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity. But indignity does not make us distinct—there are many who face it. It is the tolerance of that indignity that does.

[Shreeya Singh @shreesters]

(There was something to see) https://t.co/zaVbjQZx3H

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

BREAKING: Trump revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. Many had worked on Russia and foreign election threats.

The NYT reports that at least three senior intelligence officials, known for nonpartisan work, also lost their clearances and their jobs

What could possibly go wrong?

[Brandon Stanton @humansofny]

“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a limit on food? I’ve worked in many places with extreme hunger, but what’s so jarring in this context is how cruel it is, how deliberate. I was in Gaza for two months; there’s no way to describe the horror of what’s happening. And I say this as a pediatric ICU doctor who sees children die as part of my work. Among our own staff we have doctors and nurses who are trying to treat patients while hungry, exhausted. They’re living in tents. Some of them have lost fifteen, twenty members of their families. In the hospital there are kids maimed by airstrikes: missing arms, missing legs, third degree burns. Often there’s not enough pain medication. But the children are not screaming about the pain, they’re screaming: ‘I’m hungry! I’m hungry!” I hate to only focus on the kids, because nobody should be starving. But the kids, it just haunts you in a different way. When my two months were finished, I didn’t want to leave. It’s a feeling I haven’t experienced in nearly twenty years of humanitarian assignments. But I felt ashamed. Ashamed to leave my Palestinian colleagues, who were some of the most beautiful and compassionate people that I’ve ever met. I was ashamed as an American, as a human being, that we’ve been unable to stop something that is so clearly a genocide. I remember when our bus pulled out of the buffer zone. Out the window on one side I could see Rafah, which was nothing but rubble. On the other side was lush, green Israel. When we exited the gate, the first thing I saw was a group of Israeli soldiers, sitting at a table, eating lunch. I’ve never felt so nauseous seeing a table full of food.”

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Aqsa Durrani is a pediatric doctor and board member of Doctors Without Borders USA, with nearly twenty years of experience in humanitarian projects. During our interview Aqsa repeatedly expressed a desire to center the voices of her Palestinian colleagues. To this end I’ve spent the past week collecting stories from the Palestinian staff of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza. I will be sharing these stories over the next several days. I’m so grateful for the time that these people gave me; they were sleepless, hungry, traumatized, and often working 24-hour shifts. Because of the unreliable internet connection their images are sometimes grainy. Their words, however, will be crystal clear.

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

Andrew Cuomo couldn’t allow his first, tepid recognition of reality — that the Israeli government, with the full support of the Trump administration, is starving the people of Gaza — last more than a few hours without walking it back.

This is someone who believes in nothing.

[Shreeya Singh @shreesters]

Very excited to have published this piece discussing the Trump Admin’s recent attacks on the legal profession as well as the judiciary’s role in assessing constitutional violations in the national security context.

Grateful to the exceptional editorial team at @StanLRev!

[Stanford Law Review @StanLRev]

4/8 Can courts review a president’s retaliatory revocation of a security clearance? @shreesters (SLS ‘27) argues Supreme Court precedent supports review, but a recent ruling may shield such actions from scrutiny under the guise of national security. https://t.co/lrzaQQPOoM

[Stanford Law Review @StanLRev]

4/8 Can courts review a president’s retaliatory revocation of a security clearance? @shreesters (SLS ‘27) argues Supreme Court precedent supports review, but a recent ruling may shield such actions from scrutiny under the guise of national security. https://t.co/lrzaQQPOoM

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

Billionaires ke paas already sab kuchh hai. Ab, aapka time aageya.

Billionaires already have everything. Now, your time has come.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

Donald Trump’s order dismantling the Department of Education is yet another attack on our children’s future. This isn’t about empowering states—it’s about gutting protections for students, slashing resources for public schools, and abandoning families who rely on federal support as a pathway to prosperity. The Department of Education exists to ensure every child, no matter their zip code, has access to a quality education. Without it, this administration will weaken civil rights enforcement, jeopardize special education funding, and cut off college affordability for millions of our youngest Americans.

We must be clear: This is part of a larger Republican agenda to roll back progress and dismantle the institutions that serve working families. As Trump and Republicans celebrate this reckless move, we will fight back. Every child deserves a champion, and we will not stand by while their futures are put at risk.

[POLITICO @politico]

Musk makes virtual appearance at far-right German AfD rally https://t.co/6OqgOxSsFS

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

There is literally no other word in the English language for this other than racism.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Donald Trump has cancelled the $35 a month Insulin cap.

Prices are expected to almost instantly go back to $1500 a month.

Insulin costs $2 to make.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Elon Musk has been backing neo-Nazi parties around the world, interfering in elections and using his massive platform to attack anyone who doesn’t share his extreme right-wing views.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

My entire life, I wondered how the world stood by as the Jews were shipped off to the gas chambers during the Holocaust.

Over the past year, I've stopped wondering. The entire Western political & media class has taught us exactly how genocides happen:

1) Dehumanize the victims
2) Manufacture atrocity propaganda
3) Ignore historical context
4) Obsess over one's own history of victimhood
5) Manufacture false claims of antisemitism

What's most shocking is just how easy it has been to compel an entire generation of media & political elites to support genocide.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

My mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, came to the United States from India at 19. She taught me and my sister, Maya, about courage and determination.

It is thanks to her that I am ready to lead us forward.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

In a disgraceful departure from the so-called Purcell principle which SCOTUS uses to reject changes too close to elections, they will permit Virginia to continue to remove voters from the rolls. The liberal justices all dissent.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

As a young girl visiting my grandparents in India, my grandfather took me on his morning walks, where he would discuss the importance of fighting for equality and fighting corruption. He was a retired civil servant who had been part of the movement to win India’s independence.

My grandmother traveled across India—bullhorn in hand—to speak with women about accessing birth control.

Their commitment to public service and fight for a better future live on in me today.

Happy National Grandparents Day to all the grandparents who help shape and inspire the next generation.