Indrani B. 🌷🐸🐧🐻❄️🐈🌿🇺🇦🕯
@theotherindrani.bsky.social
Australian public lawyer/sociologist. Earthlover. Democracy lover. AUS/US focus. Culture, change, politics, history, law—the bits & how they fit together. #Dylanista #Janeite #Cricket fiend. Life is not theoretical. Personal acct.
🌏 Sydney, Australia
🌏 Sydney, Australia
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This is a photo of me, aged 4, at Monash University during the tea break (hence no bails on the stumps). My dad was playing in the match and took and developed the photo. (He also gave me my first camera for my 4th birthday)
Meanwhile, over at grok. Oh yes, AI is definitely what we should pin our entire civilisation to.
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Meanwhile, over at grok. Oh yes, AI is definitely what we should pin our entire civilisation to.
My God what a game—the #EdenGardens crowd is STUNNED!! Today was supposed to be a walkover for India then the weather warmed up & SA's last 3 wickets proved stubborn. BUT with 124 needed for victory, the Indians managed only 93, giving SA their first win in India in 15 years!! #INDvSA #testcricket 🤯
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My God what a game—the #EdenGardens crowd is STUNNED!! Today was supposed to be a walkover for India then the weather warmed up & SA's last 3 wickets proved stubborn. BUT with 124 needed for victory, the Indians managed only 93, giving SA their first win in India in 15 years!! #INDvSA #testcricket 🤯
"It's all abart the maahndset, but aah think..."
—Shaun Pollock commentating
(Who doesn't love the South African accent?? Also is Dale Steyn the funniest commentator in the world?)
#INDvSA #testcricket
—Shaun Pollock commentating
(Who doesn't love the South African accent?? Also is Dale Steyn the funniest commentator in the world?)
#INDvSA #testcricket
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"It's all abart the maahndset, but aah think..."
—Shaun Pollock commentating
(Who doesn't love the South African accent?? Also is Dale Steyn the funniest commentator in the world?)
#INDvSA #testcricket
—Shaun Pollock commentating
(Who doesn't love the South African accent?? Also is Dale Steyn the funniest commentator in the world?)
#INDvSA #testcricket
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An era calling for courage over caution
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
An era calling for courage over caution
A beautiful documentary about a gorgeous human being. It's incredibly reassuring that in times of darkness, there is still so much light in the world. The cardinals chose wisely when they chose #LeoFromChicago Authentic, heart-centred leadership always wins in the end. youtu.be/nYzssRwE7Gg?...
“Leo from Chicago” – Documentary
YouTube video by Vatican News - English
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A beautiful documentary about a gorgeous human being. It's incredibly reassuring that in times of darkness, there is still so much light in the world. The cardinals chose wisely when they chose #LeoFromChicago Authentic, heart-centred leadership always wins in the end. youtu.be/nYzssRwE7Gg?...
Honestly, it hurts more than the heart, it hurts body & soul. One of the great things #Whitlam did that barely saw the light was set up a Royal Commission on Human Relations—an extraordinary nationwide project that heard from Australians from all walks of life—about their lives & relationships.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Honestly, it hurts more than the heart, it hurts body & soul. One of the great things #Whitlam did that barely saw the light was set up a Royal Commission on Human Relations—an extraordinary nationwide project that heard from Australians from all walks of life—about their lives & relationships.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses why the Trump administration killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with John Avlon: "It'll hurt mostly rural communities — maybe that's their intention. There'll be news deserts."
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses why the Trump administration killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with John Avlon: "It'll hurt mostly rural communities — maybe that's their intention. There'll be news deserts."
Extraordinarily courageous: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. (Follow the gift link below)
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Extraordinarily courageous: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. (Follow the gift link below)
The Russians could not have done a better job at dismantling the United States. Every respected American institution—from the great universities to NASA (though that decline started earlier)—and the White House itself—reduced to rubble. It'll take a good decade or two to correct some of the mess.
"The billionaires are the only people with the vision and resources to bring us to the cosmos. Because they also helped defund NASA."
Don’t Worry, Bezos Will Let Some of Us on His Space Ark
“Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he doesn’t see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now… ‘In the next couple of decades, the...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Russians could not have done a better job at dismantling the United States. Every respected American institution—from the great universities to NASA (though that decline started earlier)—and the White House itself—reduced to rubble. It'll take a good decade or two to correct some of the mess.
"There was a standoff at the presentation ceremony with India refusing to accept the trophy from Naqvi, the ACC and PCB chair who is also Pakistan's Interior Minister, following the cross-border skirmish between the two countries in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam in April." #cricket
India have not yet received the Asia Cup trophy after refusing to accept it during the presentation ceremony.
'Ice has been broken now' - BCCI secretary hopeful of Asia Cup trophy resolution with Naqvi
India have not yet received the Asia Cup trophy after refusing to accept it from Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation ceremony following the final on September 28
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November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"There was a standoff at the presentation ceremony with India refusing to accept the trophy from Naqvi, the ACC and PCB chair who is also Pakistan's Interior Minister, following the cross-border skirmish between the two countries in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam in April." #cricket
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Police don't need more powers—they have sufficient powers—what they need is political will & to really dig deep & reconnect with what healthy, inclusive democracy looks like for Australia. (Hint: Nazi hate rallies are not it) #nswpol
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Police don't need more powers—they have sufficient powers—what they need is political will & to really dig deep & reconnect with what healthy, inclusive democracy looks like for Australia. (Hint: Nazi hate rallies are not it) #nswpol
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Amazing that cops have powers to arrest and prosecute anti-genocide protesters, but don't have powers to stop Nazis doing Nazism on the steps of the NSW parliament.
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
A neo-Nazi rally overtly targeting Jewish people was allowed to go ahead in Sydney on Saturday morning, sparking the New South Wales premier to say he would consider giving police more powers to shut down racist and hateful demonstrations.
“It’s likely the case that we need to give police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked racism and hatred on Sydney streets,” Chris Minns said after the rally. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Amazing that cops have powers to arrest and prosecute anti-genocide protesters, but don't have powers to stop Nazis doing Nazism on the steps of the NSW parliament.
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WOW!
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
WOW!
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
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Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine
Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine
Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets to catch weapons and shield civilians and soldiers
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine
This is turning out to be a battle between two government departments. USDA sent out a press release saying SNAP (food subsidy) benefits would be resuming, then DOJ asked for a stay—the President of the United States appealing a court order to feed people. SNAP is an even bigger story now. #SCOTUS
UPDATE: Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule.
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Update: Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
www.lawdork.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is turning out to be a battle between two government departments. USDA sent out a press release saying SNAP (food subsidy) benefits would be resuming, then DOJ asked for a stay—the President of the United States appealing a court order to feed people. SNAP is an even bigger story now. #SCOTUS
"In the first half of 2025, for the first time ever, renewables overtook coal as the top source of global electricity..."
The exponential rise of clean energy. Countries around the world are adding renewables at a blistering pace — and this surge is happening in some surprising places.
https://cnn.it/4hWmBu4
https://cnn.it/4hWmBu4
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"In the first half of 2025, for the first time ever, renewables overtook coal as the top source of global electricity..."
I missed this. WTAF.
Years of lucrative Army contracts explain why Palantir, of all companies, was one of the sponsors of Trump’s Army parade last weekend. And why a Palantir executive has been made a lieutenant colonel. Not great.
How Big Tech Captured the Army
Palantir and AI are inside the house.
www.thebulwark.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I missed this. WTAF.
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Previously announced in 2021, the ICC has confirmed the Women's ODI World Cup will expand to ten teams in 2029 🏆
Full story: bit.ly/3JHyLu2
Full story: bit.ly/3JHyLu2
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Previously announced in 2021, the ICC has confirmed the Women's ODI World Cup will expand to ten teams in 2029 🏆
Full story: bit.ly/3JHyLu2
Full story: bit.ly/3JHyLu2
My goodness these numbers: "A record 185 million users on JioHotstar watched India's triumph in the #CWC25 final, while overall the World Cup recorded a digital reach of 446 million people in India—more than the total of the last three editions combined." 🤯 #womenscricket #INDvSA #CWC25
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My goodness these numbers: "A record 185 million users on JioHotstar watched India's triumph in the #CWC25 final, while overall the World Cup recorded a digital reach of 446 million people in India—more than the total of the last three editions combined." 🤯 #womenscricket #INDvSA #CWC25
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First study of its kind finds deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone'
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Deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone,' first study of its kind finds
A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in th...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
First study of its kind finds deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone'
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Watching Mira Nair's #MississippiMasala (which I haven't seen for a long time) & weeping. What an emotional few days it's been (& I'm in Australia)! So wonderful that the son of this amazing family has found a place for himself in the world. Stay sparkly @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! 🎉 #ZohranMamdani
As Zohran Mamdani wins the New York election, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social special, an interview with his father, my friend the wonderful Professor Mahmoud Mamdani on his family's history in East Africa & their journey to America. Zohran zindabad!
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November 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Watching Mira Nair's #MississippiMasala (which I haven't seen for a long time) & weeping. What an emotional few days it's been (& I'm in Australia)! So wonderful that the son of this amazing family has found a place for himself in the world. Stay sparkly @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! 🎉 #ZohranMamdani
A rap for the great grandmas of the world. By Mr Cardamom aka @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Dude is the COMPLETE package. #ZohranMamdani #zohranfornyc youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
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November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A rap for the great grandmas of the world. By Mr Cardamom aka @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Dude is the COMPLETE package. #ZohranMamdani #zohranfornyc youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
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After spending months and millions attacking Zohran Mamdani, billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted a short congratulations and offered to help the new Mayor-elect.
@premthakker.bsky.social asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about his response to Ackman, and if he would work with the billionaire:
@premthakker.bsky.social asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about his response to Ackman, and if he would work with the billionaire:
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
After spending months and millions attacking Zohran Mamdani, billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted a short congratulations and offered to help the new Mayor-elect.
@premthakker.bsky.social asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about his response to Ackman, and if he would work with the billionaire:
@premthakker.bsky.social asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about his response to Ackman, and if he would work with the billionaire: