Meghana
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
Thread.
This may start off our NRC.
This may start off our NRC.
January 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thread.
This may start off our NRC.
This may start off our NRC.
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mentally, i’m here
January 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
mentally, i’m here
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All these women who turned in January 6 terrorists are in danger tonight
January 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
All these women who turned in January 6 terrorists are in danger tonight
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India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
India Set to Take Back 18,000 Citizens From US to Placate Trump
India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to c...
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I think this winter will end up as the mildest one ever recorded in Kathmandu. And not a drop of rain in months. People find this warm weather pleasant, but in reality it portends a ghastly future and should scare all of us (and not just in Nepal or the rest of South Asia).
(Link to article below.)
(Link to article below.)
January 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I think this winter will end up as the mildest one ever recorded in Kathmandu. And not a drop of rain in months. People find this warm weather pleasant, but in reality it portends a ghastly future and should scare all of us (and not just in Nepal or the rest of South Asia).
(Link to article below.)
(Link to article below.)
Already Delhi friends are saying it's getting warmer.
It's just January - and the indoor temp without the heater is at 21°C at one friend's house.
It's just January - and the indoor temp without the heater is at 21°C at one friend's house.
I think this winter will end up as the mildest one ever recorded in Kathmandu. And not a drop of rain in months. People find this warm weather pleasant, but in reality it portends a ghastly future and should scare all of us (and not just in Nepal or the rest of South Asia).
(Link to article below.)
(Link to article below.)
January 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Already Delhi friends are saying it's getting warmer.
It's just January - and the indoor temp without the heater is at 21°C at one friend's house.
It's just January - and the indoor temp without the heater is at 21°C at one friend's house.
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Heaven forbid women have hobbies
"German police are investigating a coven of carnival witches after they were accused of beating up a politician, leaving him with broken ribs." [Telegraph]
January 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Heaven forbid women have hobbies
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like Eisenhower's farewell 1961 speech warning about the military-industrial-complex that Eisenhower's own policy had done much to boost with the Korean war and strategic ie nuclear arms race. History repeats itself with Biden's admin & Dem-held Congress boosting Wall St, New Cold War & Big Tech.
Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"
January 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
like Eisenhower's farewell 1961 speech warning about the military-industrial-complex that Eisenhower's own policy had done much to boost with the Korean war and strategic ie nuclear arms race. History repeats itself with Biden's admin & Dem-held Congress boosting Wall St, New Cold War & Big Tech.
Inka bhi Akshay-Twinkle chal raha hai.
January 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Inka bhi Akshay-Twinkle chal raha hai.
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The reason why Netanyahu is now taking this deal - very grudgingly, against dismay and outcry from his base - is that American leverage was used, in a manner far clearer and more aggressive than anything the Biden was willing to do.
That, at least, is the take of virtually all Israeli reporters.
That, at least, is the take of virtually all Israeli reporters.
January 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The reason why Netanyahu is now taking this deal - very grudgingly, against dismay and outcry from his base - is that American leverage was used, in a manner far clearer and more aggressive than anything the Biden was willing to do.
That, at least, is the take of virtually all Israeli reporters.
That, at least, is the take of virtually all Israeli reporters.
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The emerging ceasefire agreement appears to be far more comprehensive, and includes Israeli commitments that Netanyahu repeatedly ruled out "until Hamas is destroyed".
I don't know if it means the "end of the war", but it certainly looks much more like it than anything discussed before.
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I don't know if it means the "end of the war", but it certainly looks much more like it than anything discussed before.
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January 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The emerging ceasefire agreement appears to be far more comprehensive, and includes Israeli commitments that Netanyahu repeatedly ruled out "until Hamas is destroyed".
I don't know if it means the "end of the war", but it certainly looks much more like it than anything discussed before.
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I don't know if it means the "end of the war", but it certainly looks much more like it than anything discussed before.
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The Economist needs to shut up and shut down.
January 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Economist needs to shut up and shut down.
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We're making all your websites shitty and evil. What are you gonna do, log off and spend time with your family
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We're making all your websites shitty and evil. What are you gonna do, log off and spend time with your family
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
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"Starmer has instructed every member of his cabinet to make AI adoption a top priority"
Nobody wants this - how about making climate action a top priority instead?
Nobody wants this - how about making climate action a top priority instead?
‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
"Starmer has instructed every member of his cabinet to make AI adoption a top priority"
Nobody wants this - how about making climate action a top priority instead?
Nobody wants this - how about making climate action a top priority instead?
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Kerala: Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years
Kerala: Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years
Police say that the woman was alleged sexually abused and gangraped when she was a minor.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kerala: Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years
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Human Rights Watch launches its annual World Report on Thursday. Journalists can send me a direct message for an embargoed copy.
January 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Human Rights Watch launches its annual World Report on Thursday. Journalists can send me a direct message for an embargoed copy.
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LA is completely on fire, richmond virginia has had no water for 3 days and we’re supposed to pretend to care about the ‘gulf of america’
January 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
LA is completely on fire, richmond virginia has had no water for 3 days and we’re supposed to pretend to care about the ‘gulf of america’
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“Will pay any amount.”
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“Will pay any amount.”
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
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It’s still so funny that Brianna Wu doesn’t even oppose 15-minute cities because she thinks they’re globalist social engineering or whatever, she’s just like “I don’t want to walk 15 minutes,” easily the least disingenuous thing she’s ever said
January 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s still so funny that Brianna Wu doesn’t even oppose 15-minute cities because she thinks they’re globalist social engineering or whatever, she’s just like “I don’t want to walk 15 minutes,” easily the least disingenuous thing she’s ever said
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This guy is in the same position as Bari Weiss where getting fired was supposed to be his golden ticket but he can’t manage to get fired
Columbia instructor blames students protesting genocide for the New Orleans attack.
January 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This guy is in the same position as Bari Weiss where getting fired was supposed to be his golden ticket but he can’t manage to get fired
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"The first moment the tents of displaced people in Mawasi Khan Younis were targeted and burned to the ground 💔"
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January 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"The first moment the tents of displaced people in Mawasi Khan Younis were targeted and burned to the ground 💔"
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