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Moni Basu

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Journalist. Teacher. Dog lover. Wine drinker. Love terrific storytelling. @UGAGrady prof. Formerly CNN. https://nitter.cf/t.co/b4EDPnFakk

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Tea in the Sahara? #sahara
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I am honored that Shari and Stephen Feehan trusted me to tell their son’s story. Tyler Feehan was killed this past July on a U.S. base in Jordan. He was robbed of life at such a young age and yet, he lived more fully than so many. atlantamagazine.com/great-re…
Marietta-raised Tyler Feehan was the 16th casualty in the Iran war. His family wants you to know...

Marietta-raised Tyler Feehan was the 16th casualty in the Iran war. His family wants you to know...

On July 18, 2026, First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan was killed in action during an Iranian missile attack in Jordan. He was 25. His death, the 16th American fatality since the war’s outbreak, made...

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We voted our Bottoms and our Ossoff in Georgia!!!! #Elections2026 @ossoff @KeishaBottoms
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The Jane Doe I know: The Cornell case reminds me of a gang rape. At my university, four decades ago. monimoni.substack.com/p/the-…
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An emotional reunion 25 years after the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th Brigade returned from Iraq. monimoni.substack.com/p/the-…
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My family moved to Tallahassee at a time when few of its residents looked like us. Here's my essay on my experience growing up in Florida's capital. #Florida #immigration #immigrants #India flamingomag.com/2026/07/28/n…
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Enjoy this mind blowing work of art 🎶🎶🎶
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I want to live in a country where using Spanish in a 15-minute halftime performance doesn't cause more outrage than men r*ping children for decades.
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The only thing more powerful than hate is love. ¡Que bueno Bad Bunny!
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RETWEET if you are proud to stand with Bad Bunny today at the Super Bowl!
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Join Southlands founding editor @BoyceUpholt and assistant editor @rougedeluge for an intimate look at the creation of the South's newest regional magazine. Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. Peyton Anderson Forum, Grady College of Journalism, 120 Hooper St., Athens, GA 30602. Free! @ugagrady
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Trump is attacking the guest worker program. I would not be here without it. nripulse.com/i-came-to-ameri…
I Came to America on My Father’s H-1 Visa, But Now That Door Is Closing for Others Like Us

I Came to America on My Father’s H-1 Visa, But Now That Door Is Closing for Others Like Us

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Go Blue Jays!
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You’re already paying more for eggs, coffee, toys, shoes, electricity, furniture, cars, and flights. Now, Trump wants to raise taxes to see the movies. PAY MORE AND ENJOY NOTHING. That’s Donald Trump’s America.
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Donald Trump announces a 100% tariff on all films made outside of the U.S.
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Kudos to ⁦@UGAGrady⁩ MFA alum ⁦⁦@MaxBlau⁩ for reporting an important story and thanks to ⁦@sundaylongread⁩ for featuring it. grady.uga.edu/news/mfa-alumn…
MFA alumnus shares Pulitzer Prize finalist story with Sunday Long Read Podcast - Grady

MFA alumnus shares Pulitzer Prize finalist story with Sunday Long Read Podcast - Grady

The intersection between investigative reporting and narrative writing almost always delivers powerhouse journalism. And that’s what alumnus Max Blau (MFA ’18) discussed with Jacob Feldman, host and...

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Arundhati Roy's new memoir has me thinking... Oh, and I launched a new Substack: Word onOn A Wing. I hope you will check it out. open.substack.com/pub/monimo…
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Donald Trump hasn’t looked this happy since the last time he was out partying with Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world…

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza (Published 2025)

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.

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