Seema Chishti
@seemay.bsky.social
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Editor @thewire_in || Books - Sumitra and Anees: Tales and Recipes from a Khichdi Family | Note by Note: The India Story || Tweets mine ||
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Chris Hayes
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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Bloomberg News
@bloomberg.com
· Mar 22
Japan, China, South Korea Meet as US Tariff Pressure Rises
The foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea held trilateral talks in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking to further cooperation and lay the groundwork for a potential leadership summit as the countr...
www.bloomberg.com
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The Wire
@thewire.in
· Mar 3
Special: Modi Govt’s Plan for the ‘World’s Largest Museum’ Raises Many Red Flags
Little is known about the much-touted, controversial Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum set to come up in the North and South Block buildings, or about the future of the existing National Museum. The ...
thewire.in
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Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
· Feb 16
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If illiberal leaders tell you they are going to “purge” the government, they mean it. I have been sharing this historical truth for a while now, and always some smug, semisophisticated pundit just waves it away telling not to overreact (in the Netherlands we have a lot of those)…
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Mike Masnick
@mmasnick.bsky.social
· Feb 1
Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous
Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…
www.techdirt.com
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Norms don't just "erode;" democracies don't just "slide."
It's conscious destruction and direction.
Actors have agency.
Which means: One can hold particular people accountable.
"Processes," not so much.
It's conscious destruction and direction.
Actors have agency.
Which means: One can hold particular people accountable.
"Processes," not so much.
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Lea Ypi
@leaypi.bsky.social
· Dec 24
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Sanjay Sipahimalani
@sansip.bsky.social
· Dec 15
The ‘anti-woke’ guru helping Elon Musk to make the US efficient again
Vivek Ramaswamy, founder of Roivant Sciences and a former Republican presidential primary candidate, will co-direct the office that looks to streamline government bureaucracy
english.elpais.com
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Isa Leshko ❌👑
@isaleshko.bsky.social
· Dec 13
At a workshop on “Platforms, Causality, and the Law," CAT Lab and partners emphasize grounding AI in science and community impact, writes Jed Miller. www.techpolicy.press/new-tools-mo...
New Tools Move Faster Than New Rules: Bridging Science and Law for a Better Technology Ecosystem | TechPolicy.Press
At a workshop on “Platforms, Causality, and the Law," CAT Lab and partners emphasize grounding AI in science and community impact, writes Jed Miller.
www.techpolicy.press