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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Never let a single goddamned person on the Right ever claim again that they’re the party of law and order without laughing in their lying face.
So Capitol Police officers were assaulted and injured on Jan 6th, the White House today is blaming them for the violence, and the people who attacked them have been pardoned and are back to mock and abuse them on the 5th anniversary.
And the GOP is the party of the police? Really? REALLY??
And the GOP is the party of the police? Really? REALLY??
White House's newly-posted "timeline" of Jan 6 blames Capitol Police for Jan 6, which included an attack on ..... Capitol Police
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Never let a single goddamned person on the Right ever claim again that they’re the party of law and order without laughing in their lying face.
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Jeffries is an AIPAC funded puppet for millionaires. He could barely get himself to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social even AFTER he won the primary but has no problems endorsing now
Someone needs to do to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what @aoc.bsky.social did to Joe Crowley and send him packing!
Someone needs to do to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what @aoc.bsky.social did to Joe Crowley and send him packing!
Gov. Hochul and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are endorsing Rep. Dan Goldman for reelection .
This puts them on a collision course with Mayor Mamdani, who's backing Brad Lander's primary challenge against Goldman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/r...
This puts them on a collision course with Mayor Mamdani, who's backing Brad Lander's primary challenge against Goldman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/r...
Rep. Dan Goldman scores Jeffries and Hochul endorsements in NY-10 fight
The move sets up a Titanic proxy fight with incoming Mayor Mamdani, who has backed Lander after the pair forged an alliance during Mamdani’s successful run for City Hall.
www.nydailynews.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Jeffries is an AIPAC funded puppet for millionaires. He could barely get himself to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social even AFTER he won the primary but has no problems endorsing now
Someone needs to do to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what @aoc.bsky.social did to Joe Crowley and send him packing!
Someone needs to do to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what @aoc.bsky.social did to Joe Crowley and send him packing!
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Just remember that for millions of Americans, the biggest issue in their lives isn’t Venezuela or Greenland. It’s their health-insurance premiums rocketing skyward
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Just remember that for millions of Americans, the biggest issue in their lives isn’t Venezuela or Greenland. It’s their health-insurance premiums rocketing skyward
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February 2025 I finally got the book @saliltripathi.bsky.social wrote called Gujaratis that included my family's story. The book isn't available in the US so I had to wait for a friend to bring it from India.
January 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
February 2025 I finally got the book @saliltripathi.bsky.social wrote called Gujaratis that included my family's story. The book isn't available in the US so I had to wait for a friend to bring it from India.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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To the Parting Year by W. S. Merwin
www.divasofverse.com/2022/01/to-p...
www.divasofverse.com/2022/01/to-p...
To the Parting Year by W. S. Merwin
To the Parting Year So you are leaving everything the way it is taking only your day with you already you are out of reach you do not kn...
www.divasofverse.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
To the Parting Year by W. S. Merwin
www.divasofverse.com/2022/01/to-p...
www.divasofverse.com/2022/01/to-p...
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Vile abuse enabled by Elon Musk's Grok platform has been shared on X by Bella Wallerstein, in which users to post then Grok sexualises an AI image of her outside Auschwitz gates as a concentration camp victim.
She tweets "this place is beyond saving"
[Her post + one image]
x.com/BellaWallers...
She tweets "this place is beyond saving"
[Her post + one image]
x.com/BellaWallers...
x.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Vile abuse enabled by Elon Musk's Grok platform has been shared on X by Bella Wallerstein, in which users to post then Grok sexualises an AI image of her outside Auschwitz gates as a concentration camp victim.
She tweets "this place is beyond saving"
[Her post + one image]
x.com/BellaWallers...
She tweets "this place is beyond saving"
[Her post + one image]
x.com/BellaWallers...
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Who could have foreseen
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Who could have foreseen
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Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!
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They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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Paul Signac
The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239
1893 Oil on canvas
The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239
1893 Oil on canvas
January 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Paul Signac
The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239
1893 Oil on canvas
The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239
1893 Oil on canvas
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had been since 1953. New technologies have emerged that weren't envisioned in 1983 when we did our study, rendering the MetroCard obsolete, and it goes away when the ball drops at Times Square. But it served the city well for a generation.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
had been since 1953. New technologies have emerged that weren't envisioned in 1983 when we did our study, rendering the MetroCard obsolete, and it goes away when the ball drops at Times Square. But it served the city well for a generation.
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to happen; the transit bureaucracy and unions had to be convinced, the computer systems needed to be created, all the subway turnstiles and bus fareboxes had to be converted, and much else needed to be done. But since 1994 the MetroCard has become as much a part of life in New York as the token ...
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
to happen; the transit bureaucracy and unions had to be convinced, the computer systems needed to be created, all the subway turnstiles and bus fareboxes had to be converted, and much else needed to be done. But since 1994 the MetroCard has become as much a part of life in New York as the token ...
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to students and seniors; and allow fare increases without needing replacement cards. They were harder to counterfeit than tokens and didn't require riders to carry metal in their pockets. So Steve and I recommended the adoption of fare cards with magnetic stripes. It took a decade for this ....
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
to students and seniors; and allow fare increases without needing replacement cards. They were harder to counterfeit than tokens and didn't require riders to carry metal in their pockets. So Steve and I recommended the adoption of fare cards with magnetic stripes. It took a decade for this ....
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technologically sophisticated systems used magnetic stripes. This was a revolutionary advance over the token. It could store the value of multiple trips, and delete them as they were used; allow unlimited trips for a day or a month; vary the fare with distance or time of day; provide discounts ...
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
technologically sophisticated systems used magnetic stripes. This was a revolutionary advance over the token. It could store the value of multiple trips, and delete them as they were used; allow unlimited trips for a day or a month; vary the fare with distance or time of day; provide discounts ...
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but there was no 15 cent piece.) So in 1983 my colleague Steve Polan and I separately visited the major cities in North and South America, Europe and Asia that had electronic fare collection systems, rode their subways, and interviewed their managers. We found that the most ...
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
but there was no 15 cent piece.) So in 1983 my colleague Steve Polan and I separately visited the major cities in North and South America, Europe and Asia that had electronic fare collection systems, rode their subways, and interviewed their managers. We found that the most ...
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of modern fare collection systems that could replace the subway token, which had been in use since 1953, when the fare went to 15 cents. (The fare was five cents from 1904 to 1948, and was paid with a nickel; then ten cents, and paid with a dime or two nickels; ....
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
of modern fare collection systems that could replace the subway token, which had been in use since 1953, when the fare went to 15 cents. (The fare was five cents from 1904 to 1948, and was paid with a nickel; then ten cents, and paid with a dime or two nickels; ....
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The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
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Interesting thread on the origin of the MetroCard!
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Interesting thread on the origin of the MetroCard!
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Welcome to A New Era, Ahmed Tigani and Louise Yeung!
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Welcome to A New Era, Ahmed Tigani and Louise Yeung!
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Thank you & enjoy!
ecmrecords.com/product/brea...
Released in spring 2015. Marcus sounds phenomenal, as always.
[BTW it's "Crump," not "Crumb" -- though I see it was incorrect on the label site...!]
ecmrecords.com/product/brea...
Released in spring 2015. Marcus sounds phenomenal, as always.
[BTW it's "Crump," not "Crumb" -- though I see it was incorrect on the label site...!]
December 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thank you & enjoy!
ecmrecords.com/product/brea...
Released in spring 2015. Marcus sounds phenomenal, as always.
[BTW it's "Crump," not "Crumb" -- though I see it was incorrect on the label site...!]
ecmrecords.com/product/brea...
Released in spring 2015. Marcus sounds phenomenal, as always.
[BTW it's "Crump," not "Crumb" -- though I see it was incorrect on the label site...!]
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December 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Rainer Fetting, Berlin Wall, 1977
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Rainer Fetting, Berlin Wall, 1977
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Here’s the Ric Grenell letter to Chuck Redd. Because Grenell can’t help himself, he insists that Redd’s withdrawal was “very costly” to the Kennedy Center while also alleging “dismal ticket sales” and “the public’s lack of interest in your show.”
December 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM