R Subramanian (he/him)
@rsubramanian.com
Scientist
#AirQuality #AirPollution #AirSensors #methane #soot 🇺🇲 🇷🇼 🇮🇳 🇶🇦🇫🇷
Based in Bengaluru, India. See #IndiaAQ for work posts.
#AirQuality #AirPollution #AirSensors #methane #soot 🇺🇲 🇷🇼 🇮🇳 🇶🇦🇫🇷
Based in Bengaluru, India. See #IndiaAQ for work posts.
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"We know that air and water belong to all mankind and not merely to industrialists." - James Baldwin, 1970.
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(Also the bit about democracy...)
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(Also the bit about democracy...)
I am part of the 6%...
Index Archive
harpers.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
I am part of the 6%...
The benefits of free bus rides: easing traffic, reduced air* and noise pollution, fewer court cases, fewer cops charging overtime or shooting bystanders, improved public safety...
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The benefits of free bus rides: easing traffic, reduced air* and noise pollution, fewer court cases, fewer cops charging overtime or shooting bystanders, improved public safety...
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
"most of this line of argument is so old that @pbump.com was still at WaPo debunking it in an earlier iteration"
Tom Homan’s statement on Face the Nation that “masks right now are for officer safety reasons” was an admission of the fundamental moral failing at the base of the Trump administration’s lawless actions.
If you knew what the administration is doing, it would not be sustainable.
If you knew what the administration is doing, it would not be sustainable.
The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an admission
Tom Homan highlights how secrecy aims to block accountability, the immoral lawlessness at the core of the Trump administration. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
"most of this line of argument is so old that @pbump.com was still at WaPo debunking it in an earlier iteration"
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Man this guy makes me cry every time even though I've seen it a million times.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Man this guy makes me cry every time even though I've seen it a million times.
"AI can help draft stories, but it cannot sit across from someone, make eye contact and build trust. The core skills today differ sharply from even a decade ago."
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
"AI can help draft stories, but it cannot sit across from someone, make eye contact and build trust. The core skills today differ sharply from even a decade ago."
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
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and Platner is a different guy than Fetterman but I cannot help but recall
As a Senate candidate, Fetterman guaranteed voters he’d be a reliable Dem, not another Manchin or Sinema.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
and Platner is a different guy than Fetterman but I cannot help but recall
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NEWS: Mariela Sobrero, who fears she has breast cancer & has been in Dilley with her 3 kids & husband was released yesterday I confirmed. Decision came after persistent advocacy from @jasmineforus.bsky.social’s office & hours after our @thebulwark.com story Friday
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
NEWS: Mariela Sobrero, who fears she has breast cancer & has been in Dilley with her 3 kids & husband was released yesterday I confirmed. Decision came after persistent advocacy from @jasmineforus.bsky.social’s office & hours after our @thebulwark.com story Friday
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
Sigh.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Sigh.
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Well, that wrapped up finally. Congratulations to Ishan Kishan, Surya, Bumrah, Axar, Varun, Hardik, Rinku, and the rest of the Indian team! #t20worldcupmen
February 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Well, that wrapped up finally. Congratulations to Ishan Kishan, Surya, Bumrah, Axar, Varun, Hardik, Rinku, and the rest of the Indian team! #t20worldcupmen
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Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
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A #rural NW #Pennsylvania #hospital has stopped all #OBGYN care: "operating with two OB-GYNs but one physician would no longer participate in deliveries...aggressive recruitment efforts were unsuccessful."
Options: cross-state lines to #NewYork ( #insurance may not cover), or 60+ miles to #Erie #PA
Options: cross-state lines to #NewYork ( #insurance may not cover), or 60+ miles to #Erie #PA
Pennsylvania hospital to end labor and delivery services - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Warren (Pa.) General Hospital will discontinue inpatient labor and delivery services effective Jan. 13, citing a national OB-GYN shortage and a sudden change in physician availability. The hospital ha...
www.beckershospitalreview.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A #rural NW #Pennsylvania #hospital has stopped all #OBGYN care: "operating with two OB-GYNs but one physician would no longer participate in deliveries...aggressive recruitment efforts were unsuccessful."
Options: cross-state lines to #NewYork ( #insurance may not cover), or 60+ miles to #Erie #PA
Options: cross-state lines to #NewYork ( #insurance may not cover), or 60+ miles to #Erie #PA
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The wild thing I learned about Casablanca recently—I know this is widely known and I’m not breaking anything, it was just new to me—is they filmed it DURING the war.
Laszlo says that not actually knowing that they would win. But resisting any sort of doomer tendencies.
Laszlo says that not actually knowing that they would win. But resisting any sort of doomer tendencies.
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The wild thing I learned about Casablanca recently—I know this is widely known and I’m not breaking anything, it was just new to me—is they filmed it DURING the war.
Laszlo says that not actually knowing that they would win. But resisting any sort of doomer tendencies.
Laszlo says that not actually knowing that they would win. But resisting any sort of doomer tendencies.
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The other two films I'd immediately put in that category for their boldness in the face of Hitler's power are Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) and Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942). Both films understood who Hitler was, what fascism was, and used comedy to take him down.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The other two films I'd immediately put in that category for their boldness in the face of Hitler's power are Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) and Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942). Both films understood who Hitler was, what fascism was, and used comedy to take him down.
Wow Dube contributed positively for once! #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Wow Dube contributed positively for once! #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
First ball six, but then Saim's luck runs out against a superb yorker from Boom-Boom Bumrah!
Omgomgomg #IndVPak #t20worldcupmen
Omgomgomg #IndVPak #t20worldcupmen
February 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
First ball six, but then Saim's luck runs out against a superb yorker from Boom-Boom Bumrah!
Omgomgomg #IndVPak #t20worldcupmen
Omgomgomg #IndVPak #t20worldcupmen
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
In Rinku we trust #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
In Rinku we trust #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
Umm you know that we helped some European countries defeat the other European countries pushing that shameful heritage
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Umm you know that we helped some European countries defeat the other European countries pushing that shameful heritage
Why does India continue to pick Shivam Dube? What kompromat does he have on Gautam Gambhir? #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
February 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Why does India continue to pick Shivam Dube? What kompromat does he have on Gautam Gambhir? #t20worldcupmen #IndVPak
There's a special place in hell for Marco Rubio.
I hope Rubio is proud. Decades of torturing the Cuban people haven't changed the government but even more might, he tells himself. And then what.
In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee | CBC News
Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspe...
www.cbc.ca
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
There's a special place in hell for Marco Rubio.
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I think “floaty boats murder monster” is how I’m going to refer to all bears from now on
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 15, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I think “floaty boats murder monster” is how I’m going to refer to all bears from now on
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If natural disasters strike while DHS is shut down, Ds in Congress should propose clawing back funds from the $75 billion in future funding allotted to ICE to pay for a FEMA response.
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 AM
If natural disasters strike while DHS is shut down, Ds in Congress should propose clawing back funds from the $75 billion in future funding allotted to ICE to pay for a FEMA response.
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"make sure we have the right people voting"
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"make sure we have the right people voting"
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it has more in common, in fact, with with the antebellum slaveholder preoccupation with (its vision of) medieval europe, a romantic notion of Anglo supremacy that you can see articulated, in similar form, during the early days of american imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
it has more in common, in fact, with with the antebellum slaveholder preoccupation with (its vision of) medieval europe, a romantic notion of Anglo supremacy that you can see articulated, in similar form, during the early days of american imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.