Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র
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We’ve been living inside a 5 alarm fire for a decade. Fighting fascism is the most important thing any of us will ever do.
But if you don’t allow yourself to carve out a few minutes a day for joy or simple pleasures you’re not gonna make it.
But if you don’t allow yourself to carve out a few minutes a day for joy or simple pleasures you’re not gonna make it.
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
We’ve been living inside a 5 alarm fire for a decade. Fighting fascism is the most important thing any of us will ever do.
But if you don’t allow yourself to carve out a few minutes a day for joy or simple pleasures you’re not gonna make it.
But if you don’t allow yourself to carve out a few minutes a day for joy or simple pleasures you’re not gonna make it.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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Today, I told my students:
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
Once again, how are we supposed to work through all this -- I mean, to do our day jobs?
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Today, I told my students:
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
My "breakup letter" to Big Tech from last summer has been published in the inaugural issue of the Disjunctions magazine. We don't need to remain complicit in genocides, ecological devastations, worker disempowerment, and in building the infrastructure for fascism. We can and must do better.
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My "breakup letter" to Big Tech from last summer has been published in the inaugural issue of the Disjunctions magazine. We don't need to remain complicit in genocides, ecological devastations, worker disempowerment, and in building the infrastructure for fascism. We can and must do better.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties filed a legal complaint against #microsoft Ireland for mass processing of illegal surveillance data on Palestinians […]
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idf.social
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Irish Council for Civil Liberties filed a legal complaint against #microsoft Ireland for mass processing of illegal surveillance data on Palestinians […]
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Bangladesh has refused to participate in matches scheduled on Indian soil due to security concerns and political tensions. However, the unfolding cricket crisis represents far more than a diplomatic standoff or a security dispute.
Pitching power: Unpacking the T20 Cricket World Cup crisis between Bangladesh and India
Bangladesh’s refusal to participate in 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup matches scheduled on Indian soil represents far more than a diplomatic standoff or a security dispute.
globalvoices.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Bangladesh has refused to participate in matches scheduled on Indian soil due to security concerns and political tensions. However, the unfolding cricket crisis represents far more than a diplomatic standoff or a security dispute.
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Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
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Sorry for being TRANSPARENT and HONEST I guess!!!!
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Sorry for being TRANSPARENT and HONEST I guess!!!!
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Citizen Lab sr. researcher @fittarelli.com speaks with the @tbij.bsky.social about ‘wikilaundering’ by bad actors intending to spread #disinformation.
Read the article: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Read the article: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Citizen Lab sr. researcher @fittarelli.com speaks with the @tbij.bsky.social about ‘wikilaundering’ by bad actors intending to spread #disinformation.
Read the article: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Read the article: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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a good time to share this report: ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
a good time to share this report: ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
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“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
January 19, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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The Davos Billionaire Wealth Tracker estimates how much billionaire wealth is projected to grow during the World Economic Forum (based on current trends), and what that wealth could fund instead.
The numbers are projected.
The inequality is real. #RuleOfTheRich
www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-bil...
The numbers are projected.
The inequality is real. #RuleOfTheRich
www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-bil...
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Davos Billionaire Wealth Tracker estimates how much billionaire wealth is projected to grow during the World Economic Forum (based on current trends), and what that wealth could fund instead.
The numbers are projected.
The inequality is real. #RuleOfTheRich
www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-bil...
The numbers are projected.
The inequality is real. #RuleOfTheRich
www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-bil...
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And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
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"It is epistemic vandalism. [...] It is the mandating and requirement that only that which actively denies, displaces, and dismisses us is acceptable as knowledge, and everything else is ‘opinion’ or ‘activism’ or, bluntly, hysteria."
On tongues stilled, voices quieted, and the endless cry of the silenced.
Understanding Transmisogyny, Part Six: Epistemic Vandalism
On judgment without trial.
taliabhattwrites.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"It is epistemic vandalism. [...] It is the mandating and requirement that only that which actively denies, displaces, and dismisses us is acceptable as knowledge, and everything else is ‘opinion’ or ‘activism’ or, bluntly, hysteria."
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Black Lives Matter organizers warned everyone about this. Black thinkers like @ruha9.bsky.social also warned everyone about this! Read her book Race After Technology!
New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice.
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Black Lives Matter organizers warned everyone about this. Black thinkers like @ruha9.bsky.social also warned everyone about this! Read her book Race After Technology!
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"Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial 'outside agitator' idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial 'outside agitator' idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
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Synthetic media is becoming a routine feature of Indian politics, amid ineffective regulation, selective enforcement, and strained institutions, says Prateek Waghre. Neither AI detection nor new rules will fix a system where political actors and institutions exploit these tools for divisive ends.
Synthetic Media in Elections and Politics in India
Prateek Waghre discusses India’s approach to AI and deepfakes in elections, and how government authorities are or are not responding to synthetic media.
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Synthetic media is becoming a routine feature of Indian politics, amid ineffective regulation, selective enforcement, and strained institutions, says Prateek Waghre. Neither AI detection nor new rules will fix a system where political actors and institutions exploit these tools for divisive ends.
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In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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meanwhile Starmer has his thumb shoved directly up his own ass
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 PM
meanwhile Starmer has his thumb shoved directly up his own ass