Karthik
@beastoftraal.bsky.social
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I first thought Air India had left a Vistara leaflet behind by mistake. Then I realized that this was different :)
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I first thought Air India had left a Vistara leaflet behind by mistake. Then I realized that this was different :)
Page 24: Centuries-old wounds healing.
Page 11: New wounds being unleashed at remarkable pace.
Page 11: New wounds being unleashed at remarkable pace.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Page 24: Centuries-old wounds healing.
Page 11: New wounds being unleashed at remarkable pace.
Page 11: New wounds being unleashed at remarkable pace.
It should remind people of Rameshwaram Cafe but it cannot copy that name directly either. Here's the result (in Marathahalli) :)
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It should remind people of Rameshwaram Cafe but it cannot copy that name directly either. Here's the result (in Marathahalli) :)
After all these years, having kaapi at Hatti Kaapi for the first time ever... at T1 (arrival) Bengaluru. Not as good as Cothas at T2 arrival, but still very good coffee.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
After all these years, having kaapi at Hatti Kaapi for the first time ever... at T1 (arrival) Bengaluru. Not as good as Cothas at T2 arrival, but still very good coffee.
BJP's logic: It's already a monumentaly polluted river, what more can silicone defoamers do is we use daily? At least, the spraying can help us whitewash our PM Ji's image as the one who "cleaned" Yamuna.
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
BJP's logic: It's already a monumentaly polluted river, what more can silicone defoamers do is we use daily? At least, the spraying can help us whitewash our PM Ji's image as the one who "cleaned" Yamuna.
Displaced (ethnic strife made worse by BJP) people who wanted to be reinstated into their own homes before BJP can show All Izzzz Well by conducting festivals 👎
Vs.
BJP reinstating Lord Ram, with adequate pomp and honor 👍
Janta not Janardhan. Only Janardhan is Janardhan.
Vs.
BJP reinstating Lord Ram, with adequate pomp and honor 👍
Janta not Janardhan. Only Janardhan is Janardhan.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Displaced (ethnic strife made worse by BJP) people who wanted to be reinstated into their own homes before BJP can show All Izzzz Well by conducting festivals 👎
Vs.
BJP reinstating Lord Ram, with adequate pomp and honor 👍
Janta not Janardhan. Only Janardhan is Janardhan.
Vs.
BJP reinstating Lord Ram, with adequate pomp and honor 👍
Janta not Janardhan. Only Janardhan is Janardhan.
Student: Delhi air makes it difficult to breathe.
Delhi Police: How dare you call Delhi's—now ruled by the pious, deeply-devoted-to-Gods noble party BJP—air as 'difficult to breathe'? Let me give you an alternate way to breathe with difficulty under 'this location is not approved for protests'.
Delhi Police: How dare you call Delhi's—now ruled by the pious, deeply-devoted-to-Gods noble party BJP—air as 'difficult to breathe'? Let me give you an alternate way to breathe with difficulty under 'this location is not approved for protests'.
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Student: Delhi air makes it difficult to breathe.
Delhi Police: How dare you call Delhi's—now ruled by the pious, deeply-devoted-to-Gods noble party BJP—air as 'difficult to breathe'? Let me give you an alternate way to breathe with difficulty under 'this location is not approved for protests'.
Delhi Police: How dare you call Delhi's—now ruled by the pious, deeply-devoted-to-Gods noble party BJP—air as 'difficult to breathe'? Let me give you an alternate way to breathe with difficulty under 'this location is not approved for protests'.
TIL the person who coined the term 'ghosting' was Von Glitschka, in a tweet in 2007!
#socialmedia #ghosting
#socialmedia #ghosting
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
TIL the person who coined the term 'ghosting' was Von Glitschka, in a tweet in 2007!
#socialmedia #ghosting
#socialmedia #ghosting
"The union government’s share is only 15%, barely ₹3,000 crore. When lakhs of crores can be spent on a bullet train used by a few thousand, how can a metro serving lakhs every day be called too expensive?"
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"The union government’s share is only 15%, barely ₹3,000 crore. When lakhs of crores can be spent on a bullet train used by a few thousand, how can a metro serving lakhs every day be called too expensive?"
Isn't this evidence enough that the SIR exercise is not thought-through, unplanned, and severely rushed? How many more BLOs need to die?
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Isn't this evidence enough that the SIR exercise is not thought-through, unplanned, and severely rushed? How many more BLOs need to die?
'Frankness'? Weren't those reporters being frank too in asking uncomfortable questions other journalists wouldn't? Can they react in kind to Trump, in his own kind of language and defend it as 'frankness'? 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
'Frankness'? Weren't those reporters being frank too in asking uncomfortable questions other journalists wouldn't? Can they react in kind to Trump, in his own kind of language and defend it as 'frankness'? 🙄
Unlike most other 'relationship managers' who are more bothered about cross/up-selling products of the bank, here's one who truly performed the role of a relationship manager!
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Unlike most other 'relationship managers' who are more bothered about cross/up-selling products of the bank, here's one who truly performed the role of a relationship manager!
"In far too many spheres, India seems to be an advocate of a variation of the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ — the belief that a monkey hitting keys randomly on a keyboard for an infinite amount of time will ultimately come up with the complete works of Shakespeare".
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"In far too many spheres, India seems to be an advocate of a variation of the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ — the belief that a monkey hitting keys randomly on a keyboard for an infinite amount of time will ultimately come up with the complete works of Shakespeare".
What a fantastic idea for a collab! As someone who grew up in Coimbatore, I love the fact that another Coimbatore-based brand (Vilvah) thought of using the Annapoorna's legendary filter coffee, and in particular, Annapoorna's Rose Milk (I may have gulped down many, many liters of this 1/3
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
What a fantastic idea for a collab! As someone who grew up in Coimbatore, I love the fact that another Coimbatore-based brand (Vilvah) thought of using the Annapoorna's legendary filter coffee, and in particular, Annapoorna's Rose Milk (I may have gulped down many, many liters of this 1/3
It would be very useful if 272 eminent personalities write to the Opposition for not acting on this national emergency even after being in Opposition for more than 10 years now.
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It would be very useful if 272 eminent personalities write to the Opposition for not acting on this national emergency even after being in Opposition for more than 10 years now.
DC's editorial nails the nub of the problem: "the court appears to have failed in appreciating the circumstances which forced the concept of deemed assent, and has offered no fresh remedy".
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
DC's editorial nails the nub of the problem: "the court appears to have failed in appreciating the circumstances which forced the concept of deemed assent, and has offered no fresh remedy".
Manipur *DID* have a Government, until BJP, the party that chants Hindu Gods' names the most, bungled it royally and made a monumental mess of it, against all dharma.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Manipur *DID* have a Government, until BJP, the party that chants Hindu Gods' names the most, bungled it royally and made a monumental mess of it, against all dharma.
HT's clear cut editorial: "The Constitution bench verdict is a blow to federalism."
TOI's wishy-washy editorial: "SC’s message to governors is clear – why reach the point when states have to come to us?"
TOI's wishy-washy editorial: "SC’s message to governors is clear – why reach the point when states have to come to us?"
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
HT's clear cut editorial: "The Constitution bench verdict is a blow to federalism."
TOI's wishy-washy editorial: "SC’s message to governors is clear – why reach the point when states have to come to us?"
TOI's wishy-washy editorial: "SC’s message to governors is clear – why reach the point when states have to come to us?"
"SC's opinion has put to rest governor R N Ravi’s grand statement: “If I withhold a Bill, it means the Bill is dead.” He shall not have such a veto power as the apex court’s opinion reiterates."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"SC's opinion has put to rest governor R N Ravi’s grand statement: “If I withhold a Bill, it means the Bill is dead.” He shall not have such a veto power as the apex court’s opinion reiterates."
I have a feeling she's holding the book upside down. What do you think?
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I have a feeling she's holding the book upside down. What do you think?
This is perhaps the funniest 'conversation' I have read between a human and an AI (on the topic of Elon Musk's "lean and wiry physique"!), thanks to philospider's relentless patience!
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This is perhaps the funniest 'conversation' I have read between a human and an AI (on the topic of Elon Musk's "lean and wiry physique"!), thanks to philospider's relentless patience!
"Suroskie"? Swarovski's lost-in-Khumb-mela sibling?
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Suroskie"? Swarovski's lost-in-Khumb-mela sibling?
What a shining example for public decency and general behaviour from (arguably) the world's most powerful man!
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What a shining example for public decency and general behaviour from (arguably) the world's most powerful man!