Salil Tripathi
@saliltripathi.bsky.social
Writer of books / drinker of coffee / hater of cilantro /
Senior advisor - @ihrb.bsky.social / Senior associate - @cisl.cam.ac.uk / Contributing editor - @indexoncensorship.org, Singapore Unbound / Board member - PENinternational.bsky.social
Senior advisor - @ihrb.bsky.social / Senior associate - @cisl.cam.ac.uk / Contributing editor - @indexoncensorship.org, Singapore Unbound / Board member - PENinternational.bsky.social
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Seriously WOW
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Seriously WOW
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Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
Mansplaining 101.
First I’m sorry that you had such tragic experiences. That’s horrific.
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mansplaining 101.
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Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
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By me: Israeli armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, new data reveals @pacificinstitute.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
By me: Israeli armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, new data reveals @pacificinstitute.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
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"With almost 90 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Mamdani was winning the Bronx by 11 points, a striking turnaround from the primary when he lost the county to Mr. Cuomo by 18 points." Wow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"With almost 90 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Mamdani was winning the Bronx by 11 points, a striking turnaround from the primary when he lost the county to Mr. Cuomo by 18 points." Wow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
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“A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new,when an age ends & when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance”
Zohran Mamdani quotes Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ Speech on the eve of Indian independence
#Mamdani #NYC #Nehru
Zohran Mamdani quotes Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ Speech on the eve of Indian independence
#Mamdani #NYC #Nehru
FULL SPEECH: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Very proud to have contributed a few chapters to this book on the past, present, and future of neon in HK. The process showed me how it’s so much more than just sappy sentimentality to mourn HK’s lost lights — and that despite everything… neon’s not dead.
Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️
Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️
A Book: Neon Is Not Dead: The Future of a Hong Kong Icon
It's about the rise, fall, and rebirth of Hong Kong’s living light
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Very proud to have contributed a few chapters to this book on the past, present, and future of neon in HK. The process showed me how it’s so much more than just sappy sentimentality to mourn HK’s lost lights — and that despite everything… neon’s not dead.
Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️
Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️
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www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Cincinatti mayoral race - I had no idea the VP's brother was running for mayor?
Cincinatti mayoral race - I had no idea the VP's brother was running for mayor?
VP Vance's half-brother loses in challenge of Cincinnati's Democratic mayor
Republican Cory Bowman, who is Vice President JD Vance's half-brother, faced long odds against Democratic incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval.
www.yahoo.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Cincinatti mayoral race - I had no idea the VP's brother was running for mayor?
Cincinatti mayoral race - I had no idea the VP's brother was running for mayor?
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !!! South Asian social media is going absolutely berserk this morning.
He quoted Nehru:
"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance" 💪♥️
He quoted Nehru:
"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance" 💪♥️
'We have stepped from old to new': Zohran Mamdani quotes Nehru's Tryst with Destiny speech after winning NYC mayoral election
Indian-origin democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani secured a significant victory in the New York City mayoral elections, drawing parallels to India's independence with a quote from Jawaharlal Nehru. Ma...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !!! South Asian social media is going absolutely berserk this morning.
He quoted Nehru:
"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance" 💪♥️
He quoted Nehru:
"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance" 💪♥️
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And let's not forget Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi this morning, new Democratic lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia.
She's the first Indian-American and first Muslim woman there to be elected to a statewide office.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
She's the first Indian-American and first Muslim woman there to be elected to a statewide office.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
Ghazala Hashmi will win Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, CNN projects, becoming nation’s first Muslim woman elected statewide | CNN Politics
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi will win the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race and become the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office, CNN projects.
edition.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
And let's not forget Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi this morning, new Democratic lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia.
She's the first Indian-American and first Muslim woman there to be elected to a statewide office.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
She's the first Indian-American and first Muslim woman there to be elected to a statewide office.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
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www.indiaweekly.biz/ghazala-hash...
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia’s first Muslim and Indian-origin Lieutenant Governor
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia’s first Muslim and Indian-origin Lieutenant Governor
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia’s first Muslim and Indian-origin Lieutenant Governor
Ghazala Hashmi’s election as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor marks a groundbreaking milestone for South Asian and Muslim representation in American politics, reflecting shifting voter dynamics and a st...
www.indiaweekly.biz
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
www.indiaweekly.biz/ghazala-hash...
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia’s first Muslim and Indian-origin Lieutenant Governor
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia’s first Muslim and Indian-origin Lieutenant Governor
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Hearty congratulations to Helen Garner who has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction with her collected diaries, How to End a Story.
A glorious book - confession, analysis, memory store, comedy - which shows all the things words can do: often on the same page. AND it’s mega good value.
A glorious book - confession, analysis, memory store, comedy - which shows all the things words can do: often on the same page. AND it’s mega good value.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hearty congratulations to Helen Garner who has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction with her collected diaries, How to End a Story.
A glorious book - confession, analysis, memory store, comedy - which shows all the things words can do: often on the same page. AND it’s mega good value.
A glorious book - confession, analysis, memory store, comedy - which shows all the things words can do: often on the same page. AND it’s mega good value.
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Has anyone done a wellness check at the op-ed department of the New York Times yet?
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Has anyone done a wellness check at the op-ed department of the New York Times yet?
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BREAKING: All three PA Supreme Court Justices will RETAIN their seats!! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Pennsylvania voters retain Supreme Court justices Dougherty, Donohue, Wecht
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
BREAKING: All three PA Supreme Court Justices will RETAIN their seats!! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Does this mean we’re losing a borough
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Does this mean we’re losing a borough
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It appears that the big question in NYC isn't whether Mamdani will win, but whether Cuomo will be able to spend the rest of his life complaining that Sliwa spoiled it for him — based on current numbers, it's going to be tough.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It appears that the big question in NYC isn't whether Mamdani will win, but whether Cuomo will be able to spend the rest of his life complaining that Sliwa spoiled it for him — based on current numbers, it's going to be tough.
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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"HOW WILL ZOHRAN PAY FOR FREE BUSES" screamed the Staten Islanders who have a free ferry
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"HOW WILL ZOHRAN PAY FOR FREE BUSES" screamed the Staten Islanders who have a free ferry
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