Vivek
@vcdevaraj.bsky.social
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
October 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
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First Trump administration story in a while that genuinely shocked me:
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
First Trump administration story in a while that genuinely shocked me:
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This is a huge scandal, one of the worst in modern law enforcement and something that is astoundingly unconstitutional and illegal.
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is a huge scandal, one of the worst in modern law enforcement and something that is astoundingly unconstitutional and illegal.
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Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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I asked Trump's former OMB director Mick Mulvaney to acknowledge it's a lie that undocumented immigrants get ACA subsidies (they don't), and he ended the interview.
"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"
"I'm not gonna do this anymore."
"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"
"I'm not gonna do this anymore."
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I asked Trump's former OMB director Mick Mulvaney to acknowledge it's a lie that undocumented immigrants get ACA subsidies (they don't), and he ended the interview.
"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"
"I'm not gonna do this anymore."
"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"
"I'm not gonna do this anymore."
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Sen. Murphy: "Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, literally accepted a bag of cash—$50,000—and the investigation was dropped when Trump became president. There are two standards of justice now in this country. If you are a friend of the president...you can get away with anything."
September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sen. Murphy: "Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, literally accepted a bag of cash—$50,000—and the investigation was dropped when Trump became president. There are two standards of justice now in this country. If you are a friend of the president...you can get away with anything."
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This is not an issue where GOP legislators can even pretend that they agree with the policies being set into place. There has seldom if ever been so transparent an example of a group of elected US representatives so utterly cowed by a demagogue as to abandon their constituents so completely.
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is not an issue where GOP legislators can even pretend that they agree with the policies being set into place. There has seldom if ever been so transparent an example of a group of elected US representatives so utterly cowed by a demagogue as to abandon their constituents so completely.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Ending crime reports wouldn't make the world safer; ending disease reports wouldn't make the world healthier; and ending pollution reports won't make the world cleaner.
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ending crime reports wouldn't make the world safer; ending disease reports wouldn't make the world healthier; and ending pollution reports won't make the world cleaner.
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Tyranny
A DC man has been arrested for filming the police.
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August 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Tyranny
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NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
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While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
This is insane
NEW: An Alabama teenager was prosecuted and convicted of murder over the death of his friend, whom he didn't shoot or kill.
Bolts worked on this important read by the Yale Reporting Lab to illuminate the little-understood ramifications of the 'felony murder' doctrine:
boltsmag.org/alabama-felo...
Bolts worked on this important read by the Yale Reporting Lab to illuminate the little-understood ramifications of the 'felony murder' doctrine:
boltsmag.org/alabama-felo...
A Friend's Death to Mourn, and to Serve Time for - Bolts
An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh doctrine in American criminal punishment: felony murder.
boltsmag.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is insane
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It’s good that they’re doing this, I’m just not sure that these sorts of sternly-worded letters from established organizations really move the needle anymore, particularly with non-Democrats. It takes a populist/viral video that stirs emotion, and our institutions aren’t set up to do that.
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It’s good that they’re doing this, I’m just not sure that these sorts of sternly-worded letters from established organizations really move the needle anymore, particularly with non-Democrats. It takes a populist/viral video that stirs emotion, and our institutions aren’t set up to do that.
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NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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This piece in Science:
*confirms that the push for multi-year funding is coming from White House, against NIH wishes
*White House is deliberately slowing spending already appropriated to then cut it via rescission
www.science.org/content/arti...
*confirms that the push for multi-year funding is coming from White House, against NIH wishes
*White House is deliberately slowing spending already appropriated to then cut it via rescission
www.science.org/content/arti...
July 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This piece in Science:
*confirms that the push for multi-year funding is coming from White House, against NIH wishes
*White House is deliberately slowing spending already appropriated to then cut it via rescission
www.science.org/content/arti...
*confirms that the push for multi-year funding is coming from White House, against NIH wishes
*White House is deliberately slowing spending already appropriated to then cut it via rescission
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Whatever case there is for multi-year funding, but it will defund many labs: "A payline under 5% means it's not worth my time to apply. My lab will close down, and I'll stop doing research."
The worry is that they want to free up future funds to redirect toward RFK approved alternative science.
The worry is that they want to free up future funds to redirect toward RFK approved alternative science.
July 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whatever case there is for multi-year funding, but it will defund many labs: "A payline under 5% means it's not worth my time to apply. My lab will close down, and I'll stop doing research."
The worry is that they want to free up future funds to redirect toward RFK approved alternative science.
The worry is that they want to free up future funds to redirect toward RFK approved alternative science.
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"Name and Badge Number"
If they refuse
"Hello 911, there are armed men impersonating Law Enforcement, and kidnapping people off of the street"
If they refuse
"Hello 911, there are armed men impersonating Law Enforcement, and kidnapping people off of the street"
July 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Name and Badge Number"
If they refuse
"Hello 911, there are armed men impersonating Law Enforcement, and kidnapping people off of the street"
If they refuse
"Hello 911, there are armed men impersonating Law Enforcement, and kidnapping people off of the street"
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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According to the WSJ, he knew he was in the files. The Attorney General helped him hide the files. He likely has already destroyed the files that implicate him.
Now we need an investigation that makes Watergate look small.
Now we need an investigation that makes Watergate look small.
July 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
According to the WSJ, he knew he was in the files. The Attorney General helped him hide the files. He likely has already destroyed the files that implicate him.
Now we need an investigation that makes Watergate look small.
Now we need an investigation that makes Watergate look small.
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BREAKING WSJ:
The Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is in the Epstein files.
Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told.
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
The Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is in the Epstein files.
Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told.
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victim...
www.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING WSJ:
The Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is in the Epstein files.
Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told.
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
The Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is in the Epstein files.
Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told.
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
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I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability).
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability).
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
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The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”