Neelima Vallangi
@neelima.bsky.social
Covering climate crisis in the Himalaya & South Asia.
Journalist / Photographer / Documentary Filmmaker
📍Nepal/India
Words/images/film in Guardian, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Al Jazeera, SCMP etc. Portfolio at https://neelima.contently.com
Journalist / Photographer / Documentary Filmmaker
📍Nepal/India
Words/images/film in Guardian, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Al Jazeera, SCMP etc. Portfolio at https://neelima.contently.com
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🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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Gotta love Robert de Niro ...
January 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Gotta love Robert de Niro ...
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the new york times knew about the illegal invasion of venezuela and chose not to break the story.
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
the new york times knew about the illegal invasion of venezuela and chose not to break the story.
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Move over Etsy Witches, 2026 is Peruvian Shamans year.
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Move over Etsy Witches, 2026 is Peruvian Shamans year.
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China has brought a 1 GW offshore solar power plant online off the coast of Dongying, Shandong province, combining solar with with energy storage in what is now the world’s largest open-sea solar project in commercial operation.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/c...
China commissions world’s largest 1 GW open-sea offshore solar project
China has brought a 1 GW offshore solar power plant online off the coast of Dongying, Shandong province, combining PV with energy storage and aquaculture in what is now the world’s largest open-sea so...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
China has brought a 1 GW offshore solar power plant online off the coast of Dongying, Shandong province, combining solar with with energy storage in what is now the world’s largest open-sea solar project in commercial operation.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/c...
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
tf?!
Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured
Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured
US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
tf?!
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Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and children
Politicians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India demands answers. Experts have long warned Grok owner xAI about potential misuses of AI-generated content.
Elon is as sick as Trump 🤮
Politicians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India demands answers. Experts have long warned Grok owner xAI about potential misuses of AI-generated content.
Elon is as sick as Trump 🤮
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and children
Politicians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India demands answers. Experts have long warned Grok owner xAI about potential misuses of AI-generated content.
Elon is as sick as Trump 🤮
Politicians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India demands answers. Experts have long warned Grok owner xAI about potential misuses of AI-generated content.
Elon is as sick as Trump 🤮
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What is a short(ish) piece of writing (any genre) that you most appreciated reading this year?
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What is a short(ish) piece of writing (any genre) that you most appreciated reading this year?
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@zhonggg.bsky.social is currently on a South Korean icebreaker in Antarctica because the US is no longer a serious country. The Trump regime got rid of our Antarctic icebreaker, Nathaniel B. Palmer, so for the first time in six decades we are without a dedicated Antarctic research vessel.
Is Thwaites Still the ‘Doomsday Glacier’?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 AM
@zhonggg.bsky.social is currently on a South Korean icebreaker in Antarctica because the US is no longer a serious country. The Trump regime got rid of our Antarctic icebreaker, Nathaniel B. Palmer, so for the first time in six decades we are without a dedicated Antarctic research vessel.
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Great contender for the first "words have no meaning anymore" trophy of 2026.
And the struggle to end antisemitism has a new cryptocurrency champion
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Great contender for the first "words have no meaning anymore" trophy of 2026.
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This is just such a damned disgrace. A crime against knowledge and humanity itself.
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
This is just such a damned disgrace. A crime against knowledge and humanity itself.
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it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
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A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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"Get the principals on camera" is such a telling phrase here, because it tells us that for Weiss there's no world in which the victims of these horrific actions can actually be seen as the subjects of the story: They're background noise, and the people who matter are the ones sending them.
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Get the principals on camera" is such a telling phrase here, because it tells us that for Weiss there's no world in which the victims of these horrific actions can actually be seen as the subjects of the story: They're background noise, and the people who matter are the ones sending them.
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Bari Weiss' reporting experience is summed up by the time the NYT bizarrely gave her the cushiest possible assignment - go to Australia and hang out and write about it - and she produced a story so bad and so wrong about basic facts of Australian life that it became a running joke there.
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bari Weiss' reporting experience is summed up by the time the NYT bizarrely gave her the cushiest possible assignment - go to Australia and hang out and write about it - and she produced a story so bad and so wrong about basic facts of Australian life that it became a running joke there.
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
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“There’s power in numbers, and now that people have seen we’ve successfully stopped abductions, I hope they can get out there too...”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“There’s power in numbers, and now that people have seen we’ve successfully stopped abductions, I hope they can get out there too...”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I literally have so many ideas I have to write them down to get them out of my head so I can focus on stuff like laundry.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I literally have so many ideas I have to write them down to get them out of my head so I can focus on stuff like laundry.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Ideas aren't the problem.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM