# hudson institute (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hudson institute. Page: Feed: --- ## [The RSS Takes Madison Square Garden in 10 Days — Sign the Petition to Zohran Mamdani](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/the-rss-takes-madison-square-garden) _2026-08-19 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ Mohan Bhagwat was second-in-command of the RSS when it tore through Gujarat. On August 29 he speaks at the Garden, and not one elected official in New York has said a word. ## [The Absentee: How Representing Hindutva Rather Than Detroit Cost Shri Thanedar His Seat](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/the-absentee-how-representing-hindutva) _2026-08-10 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ While his constituents called the congresswoman next door, he built a caucus, escorted Modi through the Capitol, jetted to Delhi, and twice filed a resolution that never got a hearing (part 3 of 3) ## [Tulsi Gabbard: Downfall of the Princess of the RSS](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabbard-downfall-of-the-princess) _2026-08-08 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ A documentary on the disgraced Director of National Intelligence's long-time ties to India's RSS ## [The Vacancy: How Hindu Nationalism Became Shri Thanedar's Party](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/the-vacancy-how-hindu-nationalism) _2026-07-25 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ The Hindu nationalist network gave Shri Thanedar a third of one percent of his campaign money. What it gave him instead was a constituency, a press, and colleagues (part 2 of 3) ## [Representing Them: How Shri Thanedar Became Hindu Nationalism’s Main Man in Congress (part 1 of 3)](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/representing-them-how-shri-thanedar) _2026-07-20 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ A progressive at home and a servant of Hindu nationalism abroad, Thanedar champions a movement that persecutes India’s religious minorities — and recasts its critics as enemies of Hindus. ## [CoHNA Brought Its Hindutva Advocacy Day to Congress — Then Called the Cops on Me for Filming](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/cohna-brought-its-hindutva-advocacy) _2026-07-04 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ They're lobbying for a resolution that brands their critics as bigots — and when I asked to sit and listen, they grabbed me and accused me of terrorizing children ## [The Hinduphobia Hoax: How a Word Became a Shield for a Movement Recommended for U.S. Sanctions](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/the-hinduphobia-hoax-how-a-word-became) _2026-07-04 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ A five-part video investigation into who coined the term, who funds its march into law, and who lands on the enemies list ## [After Rejecting Hindutva, Ro Khanna Cosponsors a Resolution Shielding It](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/after-rejecting-hindutva-ro-khanna) _2026-06-17 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ The grandson of a man jailed beside Gandhi for India’s freedom is now lending his name to the movement that sat that fight out — an open letter, drawn from years of his own messages to me. ## [US Congress Candidate Rakhi Israni's Problem Isn't Pride But India's RSS](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/us-congress-candidate-rakhi-isranis) _2026-05-30 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ A Hindu American Foundation board member called me a white Christian nationalist for reporting on Rakhi Israni, but disputed not a single fact. Here's the movement her essay would not name. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nfReimsvwJC8) _2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Rakhi Israni: The Hindu Nationalist Network's Captive Candidate in California's 14th Congressional District](https://pieterfriedrich.substack.com/p/rakhi-israni-the-hindu-nationalist) _2026-05-20 · Pieter Friedrich · Pieter Friedrich_ As a man pleads guilty to conspiring to assassinate an American citizen on orders of Indian intelligence, the network behind India’s ruling party funds Israni’s campaign for U.S. Congress.