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R Subramanian (he/him)

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Scientist #AirQuality #AirPollution #AirSensors #methane #soot 🇺🇲 🇷🇼 🇮🇳 🇶🇦🇫🇷 Based in Bengaluru, India. See #IndiaAQ for work posts.

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 5d

"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.)

Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 5d

Every paragraph is a banger. I’m so happy right now. Sometimes you find a piece of writing just when you need it.

Sobe it. We cannot awaken this sleper,
and God knows we have tried. We must do what we can do, and fortify and save each other—we are not drowning in an apathetic self-contempt, we do feel ourselves sufficiently worthwhile to contend even with inexorable forces in order to change our fate and the fate of our children and the condition of the world! We know that a man is not a thing and is not to be placed at the mercy of things. We know that air and water belong to all mankind and not merely to industrialists. We know that a baby does not come into the world merely to be the instrument of someone else's profit. We know that democracy does not mean the coercion of all into a deadly-and, finally, wicked—mediocrity but the liberty for all to aspire to the best that is in him, or that has ever been.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 38m

Hot new item. Flying off the shelves.

Silence 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @b-dogood.bsky.social · 2h

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 37m

I wish this was not real life.

a man in a striped sweater is sitting on a couch

Alt: a man in a striped sweater is grabbing a bucket of popcorn and laying back on a couch.

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 1h

Wait, the joke Jay Jones used that's from the 1950's? They're really crying about that? Republicans really are the softest, most fragile people on earth.

When owner Walter O’Malley announced in 1957 that he would move the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, many New Yorkers decided he was ‘a money-grubbing weasel who ripped the soul from their community.’ That’s how David Davis describes the enmity the move generated in his review of ‘Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O’Malley, Baseball’s Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles’ by Michael D’Antonio.

D’Antonio makes the case, Davis says, that O’Malley was driven to leave New York by Robert Moses, who wouldn’t give him enough land for a new ballpark. But that rationale won’t satisfy those who repeat the joke, ‘If Stalin, Hitler and O’Malley are in a room and you only have two bullets, who do you shoot?’ (The answer: ‘O’Malley, twice.’)

R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 41m

Meanwhile in France, Macron replaces Sebastien Lecornu with... Sebastien Lecornu.

In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday | CNN

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to his post, despite accepting his resignation Monday following the collapse of his overnight government.

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 49m

Ah yes, the South, famously welcoming of federal law enforcement.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 57m

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 57m

lol if only

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 56m

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Rep. Gwen Moore on X.com:

So let me get this straight ... Republicans expect
Democrats to vote for a funding bill when
Republicans are openly admitting that they're
just going to come around behind us and claw
back funding after it's approved?

This isn't a "clean CR," it is a transparent game
of three card monty.

She's quote tweeting Eleanor Mueller who wrote:
On this press call with the House Freedom
Caucus, Johnson tells reporters: "We worked on
rescissions, and there'll be more of that, we expect,
in the days ahead."

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 56m

Dave, the protests are some people in inflatable frog and and chicken costumes.
Meanwhile, masked ICE goons are grabbing people including citizens and media people. You may want to include that in your "analysis."

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 1h

This shit is crazy because they're just straight up on video hitting a car that was blocked in the street. The extent as to which DHS now just brazenly puts out lies is utterly obscene.

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 2h

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1h

Crimes. Impeachable crimes.

archive.today/3NaLv

By seeking to fire federal workers during a shutdown, Mr. Trump risked a costly escalation in a fiscal stalemate that has no end in sight. Rather than negotiate a resolution with Democrats, the president has embraced the g vernment closure as a
political advantage, using it as an opportunity to try to rearrange the federal budget without Congress and exact revenge against his political foes.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 2h

More signs. Per 1st sign, many Illinoisans would like to know why @govpritzker.illinois.gov has not demanded access to Broadview ICE, not come here & has deployed IL state troopers all over the Chi metro area incldg Broadview. ISP are helping ICE/DHS. Where are you, JB? Why are staties helping ICE??

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 1h

Best analysis of Tron: Ares I've seen, and its from my comment section.

A comment from Jessie's review of Tron: Ares - "TRON is a movie about unionizing your workplace. TRON: Legacy is movie about the tools of fascism. TRON: Ares is a movie about... how hard it is to be tech billionaire running a Fortune 500 company, I guess."

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 1h

Probably more because Trump wants to overthrow Maduro. An enemy's enemy is a friend.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 4h

ICE keeps grabbing US citizens. wweek.com/news/2025/10...

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 1h

What a dumb weirdo. Completely untethered to reality.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1h

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1h

wait wat

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 21h

the portland chicken explains

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 21h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23h

what is even going on here
tell me what is even going on

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 10h

It might be hard to convey to people outside economics just how seismic this is. The Trump effect has most certainly arrived to US academia.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 13h

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 7h

A week into the US government shutdown, EPA starts to send out furlough notices to some staff.

Gift link for story providing the latest on the now 1+ week shutdown: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Shutdown Pain Ripples Through US Economy With No Deal in Sight

The first week of a government shutdown is usually the easy one. It only gets harder after that.

www.bloomberg.com

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R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 10h

Has Donald Trump truthed yet?

A guy sweating between two choices, one supporting Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado and the other attacking Maduro opponent Machado.

R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 13h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

(Will Trump now switch to Maduro out of spite??)

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

R Subramanian (he/him) @subu.bsky.social · 14h

Today is the day Donald Trump becomes President.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 18h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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