Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
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Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
The worst thing about Tuesday is that now every vaguely progressive coded local candidate is going to be called (Insert City)'s Mamdani and I'm already over it in advance
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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It was a major mistake that the Senate didn’t hold high-profile hearings and investigations into the corrupt Roberts Court when ProPublica was breaking the scandals.

Now that same corrupt Court is blowing up NIH, NSF, and all of US basic science.

Our failure to pick a big fight with the Court 1/
look at what this leadership did with oversight powers of SCOTUS in the middle of multiple devastating scandals for the conservatives. look at the half assed impeachments and half-assed oversight during the teens.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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The failure to fight back then — when this was happening in 2023 — harms us today.

The lesson is: Pick Big Fights. When you’re on the right side, fight!

The fight draws attention, which is essential in today’s media environment.
Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor
Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
they didn't have an audible?
The whole Eagles Defense was yelling “Inside Zone this way!” before the snap
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
"some people spread happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go"
-Oscar Wilde
Good God
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
my fav thing about Philly as a sports town is the Eagles won but all anyone is going to talk about tomorrow is how dumb that 4th down call was
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Buck: Love being hurried and harassed

Aikman: But you can't hurry Love

Buck: hahaha

Aikman: hahahaha

Me: kill me now
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.

Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.

One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
neither was the ball most of the night tbf
Not moved by either of these teams
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
LMAO THE PERFECT ENDING TO THIS GAME
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
If the Packers tie this they need to send a bouquet to Nick Sirianni's cocaine dealer
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
TIE IS STILL ON THE TABLE LETS GO
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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trump may be snatching innocent brown people off the street and traumatizing kids and communities but at least he’s making a notorious sex trafficker “happier” and “more comfortable”
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Eagles offense is what happens when a coordinator puts all his skill points into strength and has none left for intelligence or deception
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"EVERYBODYS COMING AFTER LOVE THATS A PROBLEM" this game has turned Joe Buck into a Puritan
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Whoever wins this game, America loses
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
10-10 tie lets go you can do it I believe in you
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Jalen Hurts is like the Bizarro Russell WIison- he runs with power not speed, his teammates all adore him and every pass attempt deeper than 10 yards feels like a powerball drawing
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sheldon Whitehouse not mincing words about Jeanne Shaheen
No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
what we need is an rpg with realistic wildlife where cows are killing people
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Yotei devs: we made a fully open ended game because our priority is for people to enjoy themselves in the world

Also yotei dev: this immortal bear with teleportation powers is now stalking you across the map
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
between this lady and the Chiefs fan who was unfairly arrested just for robbing banks to fund tickets to games, it's like they hate Americans enjoying themselves
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM