Thusitha
@thusithaperera.bsky.social
Self-appointed expert on banter—unless corrected by a competent authority. Only mindless rhetoric interests me. mostly waste my time on Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar
I spent the past week in Bangkok participating in Buddhist conferences, including the 31st General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB), which also marked the organisation’s 75th anniversary.
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I spent the past week in Bangkok participating in Buddhist conferences, including the 31st General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB), which also marked the organisation’s 75th anniversary.
''They were serious people unlike this current confederacy of clowns.'' says David Hume Kennerly
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
''They were serious people unlike this current confederacy of clowns.'' says David Hume Kennerly
Forget what Trump or to that matter the polity in the US has to offer, but listen to this and think about our own political discourse and society on how it sees expertise: youtu.be/2vRLc0SEEJY?... lots to think and ponder... #SriLanka #lka
Fareed's Take: The Trump administration's attack on experts
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Forget what Trump or to that matter the polity in the US has to offer, but listen to this and think about our own political discourse and society on how it sees expertise: youtu.be/2vRLc0SEEJY?... lots to think and ponder... #SriLanka #lka
Elected autocrats consolidate power by first purging state institutions &then repopulating them with loyalists. This dynamic has created a climate in which fear of retaliation is increasingly shaping political behavior. (1/2)
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Elected autocrats consolidate power by first purging state institutions &then repopulating them with loyalists. This dynamic has created a climate in which fear of retaliation is increasingly shaping political behavior. (1/2)
From the outside looking in, this surreal, so-called ''piece'' plan doesn’t even pretend to be balanced. It's rooted in Moscow’s narratives, enabled by Washington’s erratic, personality-driven approach to foreign policy under Trump. (1/2)
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
From the outside looking in, this surreal, so-called ''piece'' plan doesn’t even pretend to be balanced. It's rooted in Moscow’s narratives, enabled by Washington’s erratic, personality-driven approach to foreign policy under Trump. (1/2)
The intel hasn’t changed, and its clear Russia interfered to tilt the 2016 election toward Trump, and protecting future elections means accepting what really happened in the last one - CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws : www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has presented a darker view on social media.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The intel hasn’t changed, and its clear Russia interfered to tilt the 2016 election toward Trump, and protecting future elections means accepting what really happened in the last one - CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws : www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
China’s overcapacity is “more than just a sectorial problem: it acts as a drag on the country’s broader economy, locking it into a cycle of low profits, weak investment, sluggish job creation, and consistently weak demand,” writes Lizzi C. Lee read: www.foreignaffairs.com/china/china-...
The China Model’s Fatal Flaw
China’s role as the world’s factory—producing and exporting goods across the globe—has entered a new phase. In the past decade, China has made a concerted effort to move its manufacturing sector up th...
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
China’s overcapacity is “more than just a sectorial problem: it acts as a drag on the country’s broader economy, locking it into a cycle of low profits, weak investment, sluggish job creation, and consistently weak demand,” writes Lizzi C. Lee read: www.foreignaffairs.com/china/china-...
absolutely mission-critical that we somehow, by sheer force of will or divine intervention, get MR & NR into the Epstein files, client lists, secret dossiers, mystical scrolls, the whole works. because clearly, Sri Lanka’s entire future hinges on this one cosmic admin task.
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
absolutely mission-critical that we somehow, by sheer force of will or divine intervention, get MR & NR into the Epstein files, client lists, secret dossiers, mystical scrolls, the whole works. because clearly, Sri Lanka’s entire future hinges on this one cosmic admin task.
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The shutdown’s collapse exposes Republican cruelty and the hollow logic driving their entire governing strategy. @mikenellis.bsky.social of the Endless Urgency Substack joins @eisendrath.net on a new It’s the Democracy, Stupid to discuss why they'll fail.
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Trump's a Lame Duck Now | It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath & Mike Nellis
The shutdown’s collapse exposes Republican cruelty and the hollow logic driving their entire governing strategy.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The shutdown’s collapse exposes Republican cruelty and the hollow logic driving their entire governing strategy. @mikenellis.bsky.social of the Endless Urgency Substack joins @eisendrath.net on a new It’s the Democracy, Stupid to discuss why they'll fail.
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Words matter. Is Trump backing it, or was he backed into it?
Looks like Congressman Massie was right, "'100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files." abcnews.go.com/Politics/mas...
Looks like Congressman Massie was right, "'100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files." abcnews.go.com/Politics/mas...
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Words matter. Is Trump backing it, or was he backed into it?
Looks like Congressman Massie was right, "'100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files." abcnews.go.com/Politics/mas...
Looks like Congressman Massie was right, "'100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files." abcnews.go.com/Politics/mas...
Trump’s siphoning of American global power could usher in a new geopolitical order. An order that is not favorable to the United States...
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Trump’s siphoning of American global power could usher in a new geopolitical order. An order that is not favorable to the United States...
“The commerce secretary—a key player in executing the president’s economic agenda—lacked a basic understanding of his negotiations with foreign trade partners, held up deals, berated allies, and openly bickered with other members of Trump’s team”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President’s Most Annoying Buddy
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick remains in his position, despite a series of blunders.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“The commerce secretary—a key player in executing the president’s economic agenda—lacked a basic understanding of his negotiations with foreign trade partners, held up deals, berated allies, and openly bickered with other members of Trump’s team”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
56% of Americans agree with a statement that Trump is a “dangerous dictator,” according to the 16th annual American Values survey by the Public Religion Research Institute - Survey here : bit.ly/3Wp6BGZ and (1/2)
Trump’s Unprecedented Actions Deepen Asymmetric Divides
The 16th annual PRRI American Values Survey examines Americans’ opinions on how democracy is working, what it means to be “truly American,” concerns about the economy, and belief in the American Dream.
bit.ly
October 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
56% of Americans agree with a statement that Trump is a “dangerous dictator,” according to the 16th annual American Values survey by the Public Religion Research Institute - Survey here : bit.ly/3Wp6BGZ and (1/2)
@timothysnyder.bsky.social says '' Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic. '' Read: bit.ly/4nkAaV6
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social says '' Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic. '' Read: bit.ly/4nkAaV6
“There is no question that high tariffs will erode Chinese exporters’ access to the US market,” writes
Zongyuan Zoe Liu “But from Xi’s vantage point, the Chinese economy is better positioned than ever to endure the pain.” READ: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Zongyuan Zoe Liu “But from Xi’s vantage point, the Chinese economy is better positioned than ever to endure the pain.” READ: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How China Armed Itself for the Trade War
Beijing’s high-risk approach to its economic confrontation with Washington.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
“There is no question that high tariffs will erode Chinese exporters’ access to the US market,” writes
Zongyuan Zoe Liu “But from Xi’s vantage point, the Chinese economy is better positioned than ever to endure the pain.” READ: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Zongyuan Zoe Liu “But from Xi’s vantage point, the Chinese economy is better positioned than ever to endure the pain.” READ: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Pakistan once outplayed India in propaganda, now Taliban outplay Pakistan. Their media machine floods SM platforms, shapin narratives in real time. From Pakistan, silence. Taliban regime is running a sharper information war than d very state that midwifed its rise www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Pakistan once outplayed India in propaganda, now Taliban outplay Pakistan. Their media machine floods SM platforms, shapin narratives in real time. From Pakistan, silence. Taliban regime is running a sharper information war than d very state that midwifed its rise www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Pope says: ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.’
read: www.vatican.va/content/leo-... -where is Cardinal Malcom Ranjith?
read: www.vatican.va/content/leo-... -where is Cardinal Malcom Ranjith?
To Participants in the MINDS International Association Conference (9 October 2025)
ADDRESS OF POPE LEO XIV TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MINDS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Clementine Hall Thursday, 9 October 2025 [ Multimedia ] ____________________________________
www.vatican.va
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Pope says: ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.’
read: www.vatican.va/content/leo-... -where is Cardinal Malcom Ranjith?
read: www.vatican.va/content/leo-... -where is Cardinal Malcom Ranjith?
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the #Nobel Peace Prize. Prize or no prize, her incredible optimism has already changed her country ... and thanks to Trump, war too will come to her country soon...
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the #Nobel Peace Prize. Prize or no prize, her incredible optimism has already changed her country ... and thanks to Trump, war too will come to her country soon...
1. "One clinical psychologist [said] he considers Trump such a 'classic' pathological narcissist that he is actually 'archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example' of the characteristics of d disorder he displays. George Conway on @theatlantic.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
1. "One clinical psychologist [said] he considers Trump such a 'classic' pathological narcissist that he is actually 'archiving video clips of him to use in workshops because there’s no better example' of the characteristics of d disorder he displays. George Conway on @theatlantic.com
In Sri Lanka, we know d cost of Presidents wielding military for political gain, eroded trust, weakened democracy. Hegseth lecture is a stark reminder of why civilian control must respect military professionalism. His overreach risks undermining checks&balances, a lesson we’ve learned too well in SL
October 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In Sri Lanka, we know d cost of Presidents wielding military for political gain, eroded trust, weakened democracy. Hegseth lecture is a stark reminder of why civilian control must respect military professionalism. His overreach risks undermining checks&balances, a lesson we’ve learned too well in SL
1.) The importance of democratic civil-military relations cannot be overstated. The recent spectacle of Pete Hegseth, a former major, lecturing 800 generals on military standards highlights a dangerous overreach. #CivilMilitaryRelations #Democracy #ChecksAndBalances
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1.) The importance of democratic civil-military relations cannot be overstated. The recent spectacle of Pete Hegseth, a former major, lecturing 800 generals on military standards highlights a dangerous overreach. #CivilMilitaryRelations #Democracy #ChecksAndBalances
Trump's 20-point Gaza #GazaPeacePlan ? going to go down in history as the GRATEST PEACE PLAN of our times. read: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan in full
European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a new US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Trump's 20-point Gaza #GazaPeacePlan ? going to go down in history as the GRATEST PEACE PLAN of our times. read: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Time to unite against the Kremlin's assault on democracy! From Moldova's triumph to Traoré's fake fame in South & SE Asia, their lies fuel chaos. We need to expose the troll farms, back local voices, and crush this anti-liberal virus together. #DefendDemocracy #StopKremlinLies
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Time to unite against the Kremlin's assault on democracy! From Moldova's triumph to Traoré's fake fame in South & SE Asia, their lies fuel chaos. We need to expose the troll farms, back local voices, and crush this anti-liberal virus together. #DefendDemocracy #StopKremlinLies
The Kremlin’s power was always more myth than reality. #Moldova just proved it, once #Russia ’s “perfect victim,” now delivering landslide defeats to Moscow’s meddling. Putin's 3D chess mask is gone. Now it’s on all of us to crush Russia’s assault against #democracy everywhere.
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The Kremlin’s power was always more myth than reality. #Moldova just proved it, once #Russia ’s “perfect victim,” now delivering landslide defeats to Moscow’s meddling. Putin's 3D chess mask is gone. Now it’s on all of us to crush Russia’s assault against #democracy everywhere.
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Accountability is optional, science is disposable, and loyalty is the only law left.
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The Lincoln Logue | Law Wears Masks and Justice Wears a MAGA Hat
Accountability is optional, science is disposable, and loyalty is the only law left.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Accountability is optional, science is disposable, and loyalty is the only law left.
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