Damakant Jayshi
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Damakant Jayshi
@damakant.bsky.social
Long-time journalist. Nieman Fellow.
Interest in Nepal, South Asia and the U.S.
Apropos of nothing...
President Trump publicly asking Attorney General Bondi to go after his political enemies because they "impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!)". Trump is pushing for Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer tasked with finding "improper ideology" from Smithsonian and remove it.
September 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The world's richest man could easily have access to verified information on the much-needed humanitarian aid provided by USAID throughout the world - if he chose to.
Not sure if USAID will 'die' but children world over, who depend on its critical meds aid, will likely die.
February 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Historical context behind the 14A.

"Emancipation plus deportation. This was the preferred Southern plan. And had been from the very beginning. This is why the Fourteenth Amendment was written the way it was written—why birthright citizenship was the intention."
www.thebulwark.com/p/claremont-...
January 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Grok now references Musk's posts on X about his original visa status. But its initial answer was this: "Elon Musk has confirmed that he was on an H-1B visa during a part of his early career in the [U.S.] According to posts on X, Musk stated that he transitioned from a J-1 visa to an H-1B visa."
December 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Wikipedia has flaws and some of its information needs to be verified. But millions of people depend on it for first point of reference.
Per Wikipedia, only 2% of its readers donate.
I just donated to it.
December 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM