Nikhil Shah
@grandmastershah.bsky.social
Immigration Lawyer by trade. Left leaning skeptic, martial artist, and physics and paleontology enthusiast.....and huge Godzilla and Bruce Lee fan.
He/him
Los Angeles, CA
Married to @lorenalariosshah.bsky.social
He/him
Los Angeles, CA
Married to @lorenalariosshah.bsky.social
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
"Another is the failure of liberal or centrist parties to find a lasting solution to economic discontent resulting from a rapidly changing economic landscape that has seen traditional manufacturing jobs disappear – a scenario familiar to many parts of the US,"
Resilience of Europe’s populist right carries warning for US Democrats
As Democrats bask in electoral success the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary offer a cautionary tale
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Another is the failure of liberal or centrist parties to find a lasting solution to economic discontent resulting from a rapidly changing economic landscape that has seen traditional manufacturing jobs disappear – a scenario familiar to many parts of the US,"
“One time, the brigade rabbi sat down next to me and spent half an hour explaining why we must be just like they were on October 7. That we must take revenge on all of them, including civilians. That we shouldn’t discriminate, and that this is the only way,”
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“One time, the brigade rabbi sat down next to me and spent half an hour explaining why we must be just like they were on October 7. That we must take revenge on all of them, including civilians. That we shouldn’t discriminate, and that this is the only way,”
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Predator: Badlands was a lot of fun!
Please give Dan Trachtenberg the keys to everything!
Please give Dan Trachtenberg the keys to everything!
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Predator: Badlands was a lot of fun!
Please give Dan Trachtenberg the keys to everything!
Please give Dan Trachtenberg the keys to everything!
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Credit where due, fucking with air travel was genius MAGA move. It impacts upper & middle class and, more importantly, a powerful business interest. Starving millions of poor people doesn't piss off Wall St.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Credit where due, fucking with air travel was genius MAGA move. It impacts upper & middle class and, more importantly, a powerful business interest. Starving millions of poor people doesn't piss off Wall St.
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They shut down the government for nothing. Literally nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
They shut down the government for nothing. Literally nothing.
rejected arguments from high polluting countries who opposed the ICJ case including the US, UK, China, the EU, Russia and Saudi Arabia that their obligations were limited to the consensus based climate regime, that is the UN framework convention on climate change, Kyoto protocol and Paris agreement
‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
rejected arguments from high polluting countries who opposed the ICJ case including the US, UK, China, the EU, Russia and Saudi Arabia that their obligations were limited to the consensus based climate regime, that is the UN framework convention on climate change, Kyoto protocol and Paris agreement
"Trump is unchained because Dick Cheney had been at war for half a century against the restraints put in place after Vietnam and Watergate. He believed that action was more important than following constitutional rules.”
‘Godfather of the Trump presidency’: the direct through-line from Dick Cheney to Donald Trump
A proponent of the unitary executive theory, Cheney helped expand the vast presidential powers Trump enjoys today
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Trump is unchained because Dick Cheney had been at war for half a century against the restraints put in place after Vietnam and Watergate. He believed that action was more important than following constitutional rules.”
Big surprise
“Mr Bovino and the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he had been hit by a rock in the head before throwing the tear gas, but video evidence disproves this. And he ultimately admitted he was not hit until after he threw the tear gas,”
“Mr Bovino and the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he had been hit by a rock in the head before throwing the tear gas, but video evidence disproves this. And he ultimately admitted he was not hit until after he threw the tear gas,”
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Big surprise
“Mr Bovino and the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he had been hit by a rock in the head before throwing the tear gas, but video evidence disproves this. And he ultimately admitted he was not hit until after he threw the tear gas,”
“Mr Bovino and the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he had been hit by a rock in the head before throwing the tear gas, but video evidence disproves this. And he ultimately admitted he was not hit until after he threw the tear gas,”
"But on the campaign trail last year, Trump told evangelical Christian supporters they would need to vote for him only one more time. “Four more years, you know what, it’ll be fixed,” he said. “We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"But on the campaign trail last year, Trump told evangelical Christian supporters they would need to vote for him only one more time. “Four more years, you know what, it’ll be fixed,” he said. “We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
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The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
What to do if your flight gets canceled because of the government shutdown
The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
The guys who got famous for "just asking questions" about vaccines and social justice issues had zero critical questions to the Nazi about his batshit crazy claims. And people still listen to this shit here.
Musk thinks this version of the future is what people really want—fake content that caters to your desires—because he's so detached from humanity.
As he told Joe Rogan: "Most of what people consume in five or six years, maybe sooner than that, will be just AI-generated content. So music, videos..."
As he told Joe Rogan: "Most of what people consume in five or six years, maybe sooner than that, will be just AI-generated content. So music, videos..."
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The guys who got famous for "just asking questions" about vaccines and social justice issues had zero critical questions to the Nazi about his batshit crazy claims. And people still listen to this shit here.
"Many fans who share Galindo’s misgivings appear to have decided that they can continue to support the team and its roster of international players, including the Japanese megastar Shohei Ohtani, while pouring scorn on the team’s corporate overlords."
The LA Dodgers won the World Series but for Latino fans, it’s complicated
The fact that Latino stars were at the forefront of the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays sits alongside the club’s near silence on the immigration raids roiling the city
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Many fans who share Galindo’s misgivings appear to have decided that they can continue to support the team and its roster of international players, including the Japanese megastar Shohei Ohtani, while pouring scorn on the team’s corporate overlords."
"Prisoners told the lawyers they faced regular physical abuse including beatings, assaults by dogs with iron muzzles, and guards stepping on prisoners, in addition to being denied adequate medical care and given starvation-level rations."
Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight
Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include nurse deprived of natural light since January, and teenager held for nine months
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Prisoners told the lawyers they faced regular physical abuse including beatings, assaults by dogs with iron muzzles, and guards stepping on prisoners, in addition to being denied adequate medical care and given starvation-level rations."
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NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
"Newsom is stepping in to fill the void, compelled by “the complete abdication of the Trump administration that is joining the Saudis and Russia and the Gulf states,” he told Politico on Wednesday, referring to the president’s “drill baby drill” ethos embracing fossil fuel production."
California Gov. Newsom subbing in for Trump at COP30 climate change conference
California Gov. Newsom subbing in for Trump at COP30 climate change conference
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will take his Trump-trolling game to the COP30 climate change conference next week after Trump refused to send U.S. representatives.
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Newsom is stepping in to fill the void, compelled by “the complete abdication of the Trump administration that is joining the Saudis and Russia and the Gulf states,” he told Politico on Wednesday, referring to the president’s “drill baby drill” ethos embracing fossil fuel production."
"Just 90 of the fossil fuel corporations that sent lobbyists to climate talks between 2021 and 2024 accounted for more than half (57%) of all the oil and gas produced last year,"
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Just 90 of the fossil fuel corporations that sent lobbyists to climate talks between 2021 and 2024 accounted for more than half (57%) of all the oil and gas produced last year,"
"Southern parts of the U.K., northern France, the Netherlands as well as the eastern coasts of Taiwan and Japan and the southwestern parts of the U.S. are experiencing more intense turbulence compared with the situation 50 years ago, the researchers said."
French study says climate change-driven storms endanger flight safety
Storms have become more intense, producing stronger winds and often resulting in greater in-flight turbulence, the study found.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Southern parts of the U.K., northern France, the Netherlands as well as the eastern coasts of Taiwan and Japan and the southwestern parts of the U.S. are experiencing more intense turbulence compared with the situation 50 years ago, the researchers said."
In batshit crazy news of the day.
U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In batshit crazy news of the day.
"Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a Thursday directive from the Trump administration."
Immigrants with health conditions may be denied visas under new Trump administration guidance
People seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a new directive from the Trump administration.
www.cbsnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a Thursday directive from the Trump administration."
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Grandpa is getting drowsy in the recliner
Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Grandpa is getting drowsy in the recliner
So the Nazi became a trillionaire.
Musk gets his $1 trillion compensation package approved by Tesla shareholders.
Shareholders in the room chant "Elon, Elon, Elon!"
Shareholders in the room chant "Elon, Elon, Elon!"
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So the Nazi became a trillionaire.
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Simpsons-level exchange right here.
You can practically hear Lionel Hutz asking this.
You can practically hear Lionel Hutz asking this.
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Simpsons-level exchange right here.
You can practically hear Lionel Hutz asking this.
You can practically hear Lionel Hutz asking this.