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Vikram Bath

@vikrambath.bsky.social

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Former business school professor, current software engineer. Writes at ordinary-times.com

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · Apr 5

Note that these are the years over which America first became the world’s economic superpower

Manufacturing share of employment steadily declined since WWII

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 1h

Call Pete Hegseth! People are failing the fitness tests!

Fitness Test On your EOD Date

Please be advised they are doing the fitness in the offices ON YOUR EOD.

They will NOT let you complete onboarding if you fail the fitness test.

I say this because I am in the office and they said it started yesterday. 70-80% fail rate at FLETC

Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 1h

Huh. www.reddit.com/r/ICE_ERO/s/...

Hey everyone,

As promised, here’s my one-week overview of my current experience as a Deportation Officer (DO) with ICE-ERO. If you haven’t seen my initial post, you can check it out here: My First Impressions. https://www.reddit.com/r/ICE_ERO/s/g2PuHrFgYu

This first week has been an incredible experience—challenging, eye-opening, and rewarding. On my third official day during orientation, I witnessed the shooting incident in Dallas, TX. It was a shocking reminder of the dangers we face in this profession. May the Lord bless the one who lost their life, and keep the rest of us safe. We live in tough times, but I firmly believe good will overcome evil.

Despite the risks, this job is worth it. Serving this country and growing in this role has a purpose bigger than ourselves. For those of you who are new hires or still waiting for your EOD, here’s some advice that may help you:

Firearms: If you’ve never shot before, get some range time. Learn to safely handle and build confidence with a firearm. ICE-ERO is moving away from the SIG P320 and returning to Glock 19s (or something similar). Like one of our trainers said: invest in yourself and come ready.

Academy Length: The academy is 54 days long—not because it’s easier, but because you’ll work six days a week with only one day off. Be prepared for long days and stay sharp.

Transportation: Personally, I recommend not driving if you want to save money. FLETC provides transportation, and you’ll avoid putting miles on your car. That said, if you live nearby, weigh your options.

Final Thoughts

I could go on, but I think these are the essentials to set you up for success. This is a dangerous but honorable job—come prepared, stay humble, and invest in yourself.

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2h

“tArIfFs mAkE ThInGs aFfOrDaBlE FoR LoWeR ClAsS AnD MiDdLe cLaSs cOnSuMeRs”

Okay, well then explain this

BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made a profit of $192 million in two hours.

Unusual.

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 15h

One more kid saved from autism

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Mar 11

"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:

The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles

Her father tells her story.

www.theatlantic.com

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 19h

Yes, as long as you don’t plan on actually playing chess with them

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21h

They’re trying to get people clubbing seals again

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

abcnews.go.com

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 21h

LLMs are more accurate if you’re mean to them?

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 1d

Your phone is a machine that absorbs your sins and then force feeds them back into you

Anna @annadistracted.bsky.social · 1d

I clicked into an article about Peter Thiel explaining his vision of the Antichrist so really this ad is my fault

Screenshot of an ad for a weight loss product with a picture of berries and the line EAT LIKE THE APOSTLES

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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 1d

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 1d

Daughter just confessed to me that if she’s bored at night she’ll sometimes just hold this pose

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

Henry Kissinger, Yasser Arafat, and Barack Drone Strike Obama: 3 Nobel Peace Prizes

Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and Donald Trump: 0 Nobel Peace Prizes

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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 2d

This is not an accurate summary of what he said. You can watch the clip and decide for yourself.

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

A mere two retweets.

Utter disrespect from the swine of this website

Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

Student radio at least whenever I am in the car

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Dan Miller @meelar.bsky.social · 2d

"Shut up and dribble", but for poping

Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 2d

Lol

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

However, Google and Apple have also now blocked Eyes Up, which was an app that archived ICE abuses but provided no information about officer location. The only reason to block it is to protect ICE from criticism of their documentation actions www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

Apple banned the apps DeICEr and ICEBlock arguing “Information provided to Apple by law enforcement shows that your app violates Guideline 1.1.1 because its purpose is to provide location information about law enforcement officers that can be used to harm such officers individually or as a group” 1/

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

My understanding is that millennials on down would fail at drawing the clock

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

You should receive a push notification when the light turns green.

Who’s building this?

Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe at critical intersections we should add a sound when the light changes to wake up the people in the front of the line of cars on their phones.

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

No, that’s the opposite!

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 2d

Tie between Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B

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Momster for Gliberty 🧟 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 2d

Social cues are interpreted through the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 2d

This is mercantilism. The president is the master of a big tax farm, and you’re the cash cow. The country is considered rich insofar as money flows toward the ruler and then stops.

Every modern economic theory, from Marxism to Milton Friedman, has rejected mercantilist thinking.

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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 3d

1/3 and I liked an AI-generated one the most

a cartoon cat says " for shame " while walking

ALT: a cartoon cat says " for shame " while walking

media.tenor.com

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