Shekar Krishnan

There's got to be a few more names on there.

Shekhar Krishnan.

Yeah.

I mean, these are Democrats in very progressive districts that smile and wave to everyone and say, you know, oh, we got to get rid of Trump.

Then, just as my guest and his colleagues were calling their September 15th oversight hearing on screen time in schools and the use of ed tech, the Department of Education announced new restrictions on access to YouTube for students in schools and on school system-issued devices.

So I'll discuss that and much more with Councilmember Shekar Krishnan in just a moment.

It's a really rich discussion.

Very briefly, if you missed any recent episodes of the show, most recently I was joined by two journalists from city and state New York to discuss the congressional races to watch in New York as we head toward Election Day.

That and plenty more good episodes in the Max Politics feed, if you've missed any, for after you listen to this one.

All right.

I'm happy to welcome back to Max Politics, New York City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan, a Queens Democrat who represents the 25th Council District, including Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst and Woodside, representing some of the most diverse and immigrant rich areas of the city.

He is himself the first Indian American ever elected to the New York City Council.

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Shekhar Krishnan, city council member for that part of Queens, has also spoken at some of the protests up at the U.N. And a week after the self-immolation, a group of young SFT activists chained themselves with bike locks to the U.N. gates while chanting justice for Lob Garangzen and had to be pried loose with implements by the police before being arrested.

Amnesty International noted in a statement that Lob Garangzen's death came a day after China's ethnic unity law entered into force, calling it a measure that brazenly pushes non-Han ethnic groups, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Mongolians, toward a single state-defined national identity rather than protecting their distinct cultures and languages, quote-unquote.

They also added, "...the international community must not allow this death to pass without renewed scrutiny of the human rights crisis in Tibet.