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Southern Europe is sweltering under life-threatening heat that could last through Monday, fueling wildfires that have left at least two people dead. In Spain, soldiers have been deployed to battle the fires and hundreds of people have evacuated. nyti.ms/46STog7
August 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Southern Europe is sweltering under life-threatening heat that could last through Monday, fueling wildfires that have left at least two people dead. In Spain, soldiers have been deployed to battle the fires and hundreds of people have evacuated. nyti.ms/46STog7
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BREAKING: Putin tells US he will stop the war in Ukraine in exchange for Eastern Ukraine, per WSJ
August 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
BREAKING: Putin tells US he will stop the war in Ukraine in exchange for Eastern Ukraine, per WSJ
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Outstanding final sentence about the UK’s marooned F35: “The British team wants to … observe the plane. The pilot Mike…is resting…where he could also directly observe the fighter jet. The airport authorities are providing the British with foreign food” english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
British F-35 fighter jet stuck in Kerala for 6 days: Engine fault delays departure
The British F-35 that landed in Kerala during a joint naval drill with India is still grounded due to technical faults
english.mathrubhumi.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Outstanding final sentence about the UK’s marooned F35: “The British team wants to … observe the plane. The pilot Mike…is resting…where he could also directly observe the fighter jet. The airport authorities are providing the British with foreign food” english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
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The diplomatic rupture with Bangladesh threatens India’s security, economic interests, and regional standing—underscoring the urgent need for introspection and a reset in New Delhi’s approach to its neighborhood.
My piece in Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/22/h...
My piece in Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/22/h...
How India Alienated Bangladesh
Due to strategic myopia, New Delhi faces a potential crisis on another border.
foreignpolicy.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The diplomatic rupture with Bangladesh threatens India’s security, economic interests, and regional standing—underscoring the urgent need for introspection and a reset in New Delhi’s approach to its neighborhood.
My piece in Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/22/h...
My piece in Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/22/h...
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One of the very best albums ever made www.stereogum.com/2307166/gori...
Gorillaz' 'Demon Days' Turns 20
Demon Days wasn’t supposed to happen. When Gorillaz’ self-titled dropped in 2001, it was easy to imagine as a one-off: Famed Britpop frontman Damon Albarn bids farewell to the decade of his stardom by...
www.stereogum.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One of the very best albums ever made www.stereogum.com/2307166/gori...
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Things we have not (yet) seen in this crisis:
- Fighter jets crossing the border/LoC
- Use of ground-based dual-capable missiles
- Nuclear signalling of a sort we previously saw in in 1990 & 1999 (at least not publicly)
- Large-scale mobilisation of ground forces, as in 2001/02
- Fighter jets crossing the border/LoC
- Use of ground-based dual-capable missiles
- Nuclear signalling of a sort we previously saw in in 1990 & 1999 (at least not publicly)
- Large-scale mobilisation of ground forces, as in 2001/02
May 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Things we have not (yet) seen in this crisis:
- Fighter jets crossing the border/LoC
- Use of ground-based dual-capable missiles
- Nuclear signalling of a sort we previously saw in in 1990 & 1999 (at least not publicly)
- Large-scale mobilisation of ground forces, as in 2001/02
- Fighter jets crossing the border/LoC
- Use of ground-based dual-capable missiles
- Nuclear signalling of a sort we previously saw in in 1990 & 1999 (at least not publicly)
- Large-scale mobilisation of ground forces, as in 2001/02
Tai Jutsu supremacy!
May 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tai Jutsu supremacy!
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April 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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India has the potential to gain from U.S. tariffs, says GTRI report.
www.thehindu.com/business/Eco...
www.thehindu.com/business/Eco...
India has the potential to gain from U.S. tariffs, says GTRI report
A GTRI report says India is likely to gain from the tariffs levied by the US that will come into effect from Wednesday
www.thehindu.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
India has the potential to gain from U.S. tariffs, says GTRI report.
www.thehindu.com/business/Eco...
www.thehindu.com/business/Eco...
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your honor, can we break for recess? my client is gettin the zoomies
April 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
your honor, can we break for recess? my client is gettin the zoomies
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saw a 10-pack of ramen noodles on Facebook marketplace. recession indicator. I bought it. another recession indicator.
April 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
saw a 10-pack of ramen noodles on Facebook marketplace. recession indicator. I bought it. another recession indicator.
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I spoke to Karan Thapar about my article in the latest issue of The Caravan about the crisis in the IAF which the current air chief has been publicly warning about but has escaped any sensible public debate so far.
“Crisis in the Air Force”; It Could Become “an Absolutely Catastrophic Scenario”: Yale Lecturer
YouTube video by The Wire
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April 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I spoke to Karan Thapar about my article in the latest issue of The Caravan about the crisis in the IAF which the current air chief has been publicly warning about but has escaped any sensible public debate so far.
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everyone always says "death to america" but then when someone steps up and does it you get mad at him
April 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
everyone always says "death to america" but then when someone steps up and does it you get mad at him
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Conservative and center-left parties reached a deal to form a new German government after weeks of negotiations, paving the way for new leadership in Europe’s biggest economy after months of political drift.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
German parties agree to form a new government after months of drift in Europe’s biggest economy
Friedrich Merz set to become Germany's next leader in coalition deal, aiming to boost economy and defense capabilities.
www.thehindu.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Conservative and center-left parties reached a deal to form a new German government after weeks of negotiations, paving the way for new leadership in Europe’s biggest economy after months of political drift.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Shame on Telangana government, shame on CM Revanth Reddy!
April 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Shame on Telangana government, shame on CM Revanth Reddy!
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The White House has said India imposes a 100% tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by other countries make it "virtually impossible" for U.S. products to be exported to those nations.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
India charges 100% tariff on agricultural goods, time for reciprocity: White House on eve of April 2 deadline
President Trump plans to implement reciprocal tariffs on April 2 to combat high tariffs imposed by other countries.
www.thehindu.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The White House has said India imposes a 100% tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by other countries make it "virtually impossible" for U.S. products to be exported to those nations.
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
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stick to your beliefs even if there’s overwhelming evidence that proves them wrong. learning is for babies
March 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
stick to your beliefs even if there’s overwhelming evidence that proves them wrong. learning is for babies
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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algorithmic complacency and the decline of human agency. youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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February 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
algorithmic complacency and the decline of human agency. youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)