Shantanu
@shunthenoo.bsky.social
PhDing in Anthropology @Stanford on Cooperatives, Caste, and Economic Life in Maharashtra, India
When you aren’t finding the inspiration to do something important, find something more important to do than that. Then do this less important thing as an excuse to not do the more important thing.
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When you aren’t finding the inspiration to do something important, find something more important to do than that. Then do this less important thing as an excuse to not do the more important thing.
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White House ratio'd by the smallest possible pop star.
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
White House ratio'd by the smallest possible pop star.
Crackdown on immigrants and the job crisis have made this year by far one of the most terrible. Imagine the anxiety of March-April 2020 but stretched out with no signs of abating. And it has amplified all sorts of personal anxieties too. If you feel the same way, know that at least I see you!
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Crackdown on immigrants and the job crisis have made this year by far one of the most terrible. Imagine the anxiety of March-April 2020 but stretched out with no signs of abating. And it has amplified all sorts of personal anxieties too. If you feel the same way, know that at least I see you!
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I ask Farah if he experienced personal anxiety as he prepared for his Indian stay. No, he says: “Even at that young age, I had the belief that Somalians were special and that I would be able to make my way in the world.”
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December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I ask Farah if he experienced personal anxiety as he prepared for his Indian stay. No, he says: “Even at that young age, I had the belief that Somalians were special and that I would be able to make my way in the world.”
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"Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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““It’s insane to have them rip our family apart,” Mr. Paul said. “Whoever is directing this has completely lost touch with their mission to the country.””
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
““It’s insane to have them rip our family apart,” Mr. Paul said. “Whoever is directing this has completely lost touch with their mission to the country.””
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
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so many peoples' problem with Zohran is that they are inventing a confrontational class war political approach that he never, ever offered and being mad he's not secretly more radical than he pretended to be as if it's a betrayal
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
so many peoples' problem with Zohran is that they are inventing a confrontational class war political approach that he never, ever offered and being mad he's not secretly more radical than he pretended to be as if it's a betrayal
Silicon Valley firms make windfall profits while we are forced to live in a world that will face social and political instability and stagnating living standards due to social media, AI, and tech monopolies. Forget the bailouts, these are the real cases of “Privatized profits, socialized losses”
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Silicon Valley firms make windfall profits while we are forced to live in a world that will face social and political instability and stagnating living standards due to social media, AI, and tech monopolies. Forget the bailouts, these are the real cases of “Privatized profits, socialized losses”
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My long pending rant about the settlers in Goa and their crisis of belonging. open.substack.com/pub/kaustubh...
How to Belong in Goa
And other crises of Aldona Filmmakers
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My long pending rant about the settlers in Goa and their crisis of belonging. open.substack.com/pub/kaustubh...
The whole of Silicon Valley, including ordinary professionals, live in a constant state of collective psychosis where they readily believe their own delusions about the imminent coming and invasion of AI and thus, in a race to catch up, actually make that a frightening reality for all of us
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The whole of Silicon Valley, including ordinary professionals, live in a constant state of collective psychosis where they readily believe their own delusions about the imminent coming and invasion of AI and thus, in a race to catch up, actually make that a frightening reality for all of us
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Who remembers those early Palantir trades
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who remembers those early Palantir trades
One of the key skills of academic life is to learn how to read people charitably. You need to be able to see the merits of the questions and author raises or their methods even if you have some dispute with their arguments. And also an awareness of how far or deep that disagreement actually is.
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of the key skills of academic life is to learn how to read people charitably. You need to be able to see the merits of the questions and author raises or their methods even if you have some dispute with their arguments. And also an awareness of how far or deep that disagreement actually is.
Really telling of the status that NYC has as a global city that a sitting President of the United States says that one thing he would want to be is the Mayor of New York City
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Really telling of the status that NYC has as a global city that a sitting President of the United States says that one thing he would want to be is the Mayor of New York City
Ashes is India vs Pakistan for white people who like cricket
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ashes is India vs Pakistan for white people who like cricket
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The study titled “Climate India 2025: An Assessment of Extreme Weather Events” stated that India experienced #extremeweather events every day for seven of the nine months: February, April, May, June, July, August and September.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The study titled “Climate India 2025: An Assessment of Extreme Weather Events” stated that India experienced #extremeweather events every day for seven of the nine months: February, April, May, June, July, August and September.
Read more:
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Read more:
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I think he is understandably a bit nervous about the meeting with Trump, and he isn’t being as aggressive about it as he has been during the election campaign. And I don’t think that’s a problem, in fact it is exactly what makes Zohran genuine and honest. Sometimes things are going to be hard!
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I think he is understandably a bit nervous about the meeting with Trump, and he isn’t being as aggressive about it as he has been during the election campaign. And I don’t think that’s a problem, in fact it is exactly what makes Zohran genuine and honest. Sometimes things are going to be hard!
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So many visitors to India are all like " I don't want to do touristy things I want to experience life as a local" and then claim they're bored when they have to just stay indoors all day to avoid the sun and catch up with ppl at the park in the evening to insult the prime minister
People who feel bad at being called tourists are without doubt the most tedious people on earth to get stuck next to on a plane and it isn't close to close
Tourists are an interesting group in that they consistently deny what we all know they are. I can’t think of anything that screams tourist more than reducing each experience down to charm bracelet size and wearing it around. If tourism is your thing, just embrace it!
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So many visitors to India are all like " I don't want to do touristy things I want to experience life as a local" and then claim they're bored when they have to just stay indoors all day to avoid the sun and catch up with ppl at the park in the evening to insult the prime minister
White people will pronounce Prezworscky but not be able to say MAMDANI
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
White people will pronounce Prezworscky but not be able to say MAMDANI
John Oliver is so good at doing episodes on the most obscure stuff that you realize is actually really serious. Like a felony murder where you can be charged even if you didn’t commit a murder; half the prison population serving life terms in some states are on felony murder charges.
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
John Oliver is so good at doing episodes on the most obscure stuff that you realize is actually really serious. Like a felony murder where you can be charged even if you didn’t commit a murder; half the prison population serving life terms in some states are on felony murder charges.
Everyone I know is googling Clay Higgins right now
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Everyone I know is googling Clay Higgins right now
Why do Americans love “Mundian Tu Bach Ke Rahi” so much?
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Why do Americans love “Mundian Tu Bach Ke Rahi” so much?
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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“The war in Myanmar doesn’t end at the border. From Manipur to Mae Sot, refugees from the junta face harassment, detention & deportation. Revisit Makepeace Sitlhou's commentary on why both India and Thailand are failing them.
How Thailand and India continue to fail Myanmar refugees
Refugees from the war in Myanmar live in fear of harassment, imprisonment and deportation in the border areas of Northeast India and Thailand
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November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The war in Myanmar doesn’t end at the border. From Manipur to Mae Sot, refugees from the junta face harassment, detention & deportation. Revisit Makepeace Sitlhou's commentary on why both India and Thailand are failing them.