Satadru Pramanik
@satmandu.bsky.social
DO, BME MEng, MPH.
Smarter half: @kimbeast.bsky.social
He/Him. Cinema snob, ST pessimist, LT optimist.
Also at @satmandu@defcon.social
Open Source Dev at Chromebrew, and contributor to OpenZFS + sundry other projects.
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Smarter half: @kimbeast.bsky.social
He/Him. Cinema snob, ST pessimist, LT optimist.
Also at @satmandu@defcon.social
Open Source Dev at Chromebrew, and contributor to OpenZFS + sundry other projects.
Signal: satadru.01
🌩️👀 jr-q3e79ZL9H
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I finally looked up the person to whom this Tombstone belonged, the one that gave me pause when I visited the American cemetery in Normandy last summer when I saw the state I grew up in, Michigan, listed on it.
Kenneth E Bleasdell, of Ann Arbor, MI, was one of 3 brothers who died fighting in WW2.
Kenneth E Bleasdell, of Ann Arbor, MI, was one of 3 brothers who died fighting in WW2.
On this anniversary of D-Day, I'm thinking again about my visit to Normandy last year.
I believe even more firmly that every American should, if able, make at least one summer pilgrimage there.
Also, several decades into this journey, I finally understand the transformative power of pilgrimages.
I believe even more firmly that every American should, if able, make at least one summer pilgrimage there.
Also, several decades into this journey, I finally understand the transformative power of pilgrimages.
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here's the thing: you are not reaching any real voters by posting on twitter at this point
none of them are on the platform, and if they are, they're sure not voting for you
twitter posting is exclusively for the audience of reporters who live over there, and you can reach them elsewhere
none of them are on the platform, and if they are, they're sure not voting for you
twitter posting is exclusively for the audience of reporters who live over there, and you can reach them elsewhere
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
here's the thing: you are not reaching any real voters by posting on twitter at this point
none of them are on the platform, and if they are, they're sure not voting for you
twitter posting is exclusively for the audience of reporters who live over there, and you can reach them elsewhere
none of them are on the platform, and if they are, they're sure not voting for you
twitter posting is exclusively for the audience of reporters who live over there, and you can reach them elsewhere
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Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op
Cuban intelligence runs Venezuela's security apparatus. Where was it when the U.S. snatched the Venezuelan strongman?
macspaunday.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
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Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
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Björk for the independence of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Björk for the independence of Greenland
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It's become kind of a pastime to meditate on whether the nominal opposition to fascism is inept or complicit, and I don't care because the result is the same! We need firefighters and instead we have people who are either in denial that there's a fire in the first place or think they can wait it out
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It's become kind of a pastime to meditate on whether the nominal opposition to fascism is inept or complicit, and I don't care because the result is the same! We need firefighters and instead we have people who are either in denial that there's a fire in the first place or think they can wait it out
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The Right could at least pretend to oppose child abuse when it was politically advantageous for them to do so- liberals can't even do that without preambles and caveats. You've been gifted a cartoonishly evil villain to rail against and you're saying no thanks
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if Government will still use X now it posts indecent images of children, replies "we always keep communication channels under review to reach public in most appropriate way possible”
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The Right could at least pretend to oppose child abuse when it was politically advantageous for them to do so- liberals can't even do that without preambles and caveats. You've been gifted a cartoonishly evil villain to rail against and you're saying no thanks
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Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
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Morning reminder that Axios will use anonymous quotes from random "Democrats" broadly construed to enrage you. Because that is their business model.
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Morning reminder that Axios will use anonymous quotes from random "Democrats" broadly construed to enrage you. Because that is their business model.
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Trump's politics are--simply, fundamentally, and all-encompassingly--about rewarding friends and punishing enemies
President Convicted Felon vetoes $$$ for flood protection for Miccosukee Tribe in #Florida, citing the tribe's legal challenge to Gov. Ron DeSastrous' Everglades concentration camp floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/31/t... via @floridaphoenix.com
Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ • Florida Phoenix
The Miccosukee Tribe’s lawsuit contesting an immigration detention facility in the Everglades cost them federally funded flood protection, at least if President Donald Trump gets his way. President D...
floridaphoenix.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Trump's politics are--simply, fundamentally, and all-encompassingly--about rewarding friends and punishing enemies
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And St. Clair is the mother of one of his children.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
And St. Clair is the mother of one of his children.
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goddammit man
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
goddammit man
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Personally I'm counting on the Great Pumpkin to fix this
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Personally I'm counting on the Great Pumpkin to fix this
40 years after I read Jurassic Park, scientists have been able to extract sufficient DNA from the blood meals in (non-fossilized) mosquito guts to identify their prey.
Which is still pretty cool.
www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
Which is still pretty cool.
www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA
From missing dinosaur feathers to fictitious pack-hunting behaviors, many details of the Jurassic Park movie franchise belong firmly in fantasy.
www.sciencealert.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
40 years after I read Jurassic Park, scientists have been able to extract sufficient DNA from the blood meals in (non-fossilized) mosquito guts to identify their prey.
Which is still pretty cool.
www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
Which is still pretty cool.
www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-par...
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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People have mentioned @51st.news for DC and @hellgatenyc.com for NYC, so let me add some other great local news options: @thetnholler.bsky.social @mississippifreepress.org @lataco.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @texastribune.org @inquirer.com
Keep 'em coming!
Keep 'em coming!
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
People have mentioned @51st.news for DC and @hellgatenyc.com for NYC, so let me add some other great local news options: @thetnholler.bsky.social @mississippifreepress.org @lataco.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @texastribune.org @inquirer.com
Keep 'em coming!
Keep 'em coming!
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Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
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What do they have in common?
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
If you'd like to reduce your blood pressure and eliminate a lot of needless in-fighting, I'd recommend muting or blocking Axios, Politico and Semafor as they seem to specialize in promoting quotes from anonymous Democratic contrarians in hopes of generating rage and engagement.
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What do they have in common?
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
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This story details that the teen they detained for six months was just about to graduate high school early at the age of 16.
Definitely the kind of irredeemable criminal monster we don’t want in America.
Definitely the kind of irredeemable criminal monster we don’t want in America.
Meriden teen is back home for Christmas, after six months in detention at an ICE facility
The Meriden community welcomes home a teen who was detained for six months at a federal ICE facility.
www.ctpublic.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This story details that the teen they detained for six months was just about to graduate high school early at the age of 16.
Definitely the kind of irredeemable criminal monster we don’t want in America.
Definitely the kind of irredeemable criminal monster we don’t want in America.
I keep thinking back to that scene in Gandhi where he discovers that his first class train ticket has an unwritten rule that it is only for white people.
Your proof of membership is only meaningful if the gatekeepers recognize it, whether that is ICE or SCOTUS, or the local police DHS delegates to.
Your proof of membership is only meaningful if the gatekeepers recognize it, whether that is ICE or SCOTUS, or the local police DHS delegates to.
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I keep thinking back to that scene in Gandhi where he discovers that his first class train ticket has an unwritten rule that it is only for white people.
Your proof of membership is only meaningful if the gatekeepers recognize it, whether that is ICE or SCOTUS, or the local police DHS delegates to.
Your proof of membership is only meaningful if the gatekeepers recognize it, whether that is ICE or SCOTUS, or the local police DHS delegates to.
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they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...