Damakant Jayshi
@damakant.bsky.social
Long-time journalist. Nieman Fellow.
Interest in Nepal, South Asia and the U.S.
Apropos of nothing...
Interest in Nepal, South Asia and the U.S.
Apropos of nothing...
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I just spent 20 minutes reading about Iran on Wikipedia. I’m ready to post.
January 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I just spent 20 minutes reading about Iran on Wikipedia. I’m ready to post.
Sanjeev Pokharel nails it!
"देश बनाउने व्यक्तिले होइन। जेनजी आन्दोलनपछि उदाएका राजनीतिक व्यक्तिहरूले केपी ओलीको असफलताबाट कुनै पाठ सिक्न सकेको देखिएन।"
नयाँ राजनीतिक खेलाडीमाथि प्रश्न उठाउने कसले? www.setopati.com/opinion/378885
"देश बनाउने व्यक्तिले होइन। जेनजी आन्दोलनपछि उदाएका राजनीतिक व्यक्तिहरूले केपी ओलीको असफलताबाट कुनै पाठ सिक्न सकेको देखिएन।"
नयाँ राजनीतिक खेलाडीमाथि प्रश्न उठाउने कसले? www.setopati.com/opinion/378885
नयाँ राजनीतिक खेलाडीमाथि प्रश्न उठाउने कसले?
नेपालमा नागरिक समाज अस्तित्वमा छैन। दलतन्त्रले नागरिक समाज मास्यो वा नागरिक समाज सबल नभएर दलतन्त्र हावी भयो, यसै भन्न गाह्रो छ।
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Sanjeev Pokharel nails it!
"देश बनाउने व्यक्तिले होइन। जेनजी आन्दोलनपछि उदाएका राजनीतिक व्यक्तिहरूले केपी ओलीको असफलताबाट कुनै पाठ सिक्न सकेको देखिएन।"
नयाँ राजनीतिक खेलाडीमाथि प्रश्न उठाउने कसले? www.setopati.com/opinion/378885
"देश बनाउने व्यक्तिले होइन। जेनजी आन्दोलनपछि उदाएका राजनीतिक व्यक्तिहरूले केपी ओलीको असफलताबाट कुनै पाठ सिक्न सकेको देखिएन।"
नयाँ राजनीतिक खेलाडीमाथि प्रश्न उठाउने कसले? www.setopati.com/opinion/378885
Enough hints from Trump and Secy. of State Rubio about Cuba being the likely next target.
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Enough hints from Trump and Secy. of State Rubio about Cuba being the likely next target.
Asked about whether Maria Corina Machado would be the leader of Venezuela, Trump says she does not have support and is not respected within Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Asked about whether Maria Corina Machado would be the leader of Venezuela, Trump says she does not have support and is not respected within Venezuela.
After invading Panama in 1989, the U.S. "captured" its leader Manuel Noriega. Now, after 26 years, a similar situation in Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
After invading Panama in 1989, the U.S. "captured" its leader Manuel Noriega. Now, after 26 years, a similar situation in Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro.
Wonder what the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thinks of this U.S. invasion of her country.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Wonder what the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thinks of this U.S. invasion of her country.
“We are going to run the country until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said, suggesting an occupation. The United States has done this before, in Germany, in Japan, and of course Iraq. But the history is checkered.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from David E. Sanger
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
“We are going to run the country until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said, suggesting an occupation. The United States has done this before, in Germany, in Japan, and of course Iraq. But the history is checkered.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
I couldn’t agree more with Alfonsi’s remark: “Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
If a story cannot be aired/published without quotes from any govt. official or politician, they will simply refuse to speak, effectively killing the story.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
If a story cannot be aired/published without quotes from any govt. official or politician, they will simply refuse to speak, effectively killing the story.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I couldn’t agree more with Alfonsi’s remark: “Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
If a story cannot be aired/published without quotes from any govt. official or politician, they will simply refuse to speak, effectively killing the story.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
If a story cannot be aired/published without quotes from any govt. official or politician, they will simply refuse to speak, effectively killing the story.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
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If you haven't watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, maybe you should. It's an action picture with a high IQ.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If you haven't watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, maybe you should. It's an action picture with a high IQ.
The chat among younger Republicans...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The chat among younger Republicans...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The "border czar"
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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September 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The "border czar"
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President Trump publicly asking Attorney General Bondi to go after his political enemies because they "impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!)". Trump is pushing for Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer tasked with finding "improper ideology" from Smithsonian and remove it.
September 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
President Trump publicly asking Attorney General Bondi to go after his political enemies because they "impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!)". Trump is pushing for Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer tasked with finding "improper ideology" from Smithsonian and remove it.
Nepal orders ban on major social media platforms cpj.org?p=513209
Nepal orders ban on major social media platforms - Committee to Protect Journalists
New Delhi, September 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists warns that the Nepali government’s decision to block access to social media platforms across the country will seriously hinder journal...
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September 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nepal orders ban on major social media platforms cpj.org?p=513209
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Updates on the pharmacy vaccine situation today: CVS is now requiring a prescription in 13 states and not offering shots at all in three others; Walgreens appears to be requiring prescriptions in 16 states, but not all the same ones as CVS. The lists of states are in the article. Gift link:
CVS and Walgreens Clamp Down on Covid Vaccines in Many States
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Updates on the pharmacy vaccine situation today: CVS is now requiring a prescription in 13 states and not offering shots at all in three others; Walgreens appears to be requiring prescriptions in 16 states, but not all the same ones as CVS. The lists of states are in the article. Gift link:
Cricket must be played by the rules, not Stokes' moral code
www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs...
www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs...
Cricket must be played by the rules, not Stokes' moral code
England's conduct in the last hour of the Manchester Test came across as moral posturing, and it's regrettable that it came on the watch of an otherwise great ambassador for the game
www.espncricinfo.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Cricket must be played by the rules, not Stokes' moral code
www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs...
www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs...
Oooo Stokes and England players unhappy that Indian batters close to their centurieswant to continue bat! What a sense of entitlement! (Jadeja just his hundred).
I really hopeIndia bat until the last over!
#INDvsENGTest
I really hopeIndia bat until the last over!
#INDvsENGTest
July 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Oooo Stokes and England players unhappy that Indian batters close to their centurieswant to continue bat! What a sense of entitlement! (Jadeja just his hundred).
I really hopeIndia bat until the last over!
#INDvsENGTest
I really hopeIndia bat until the last over!
#INDvsENGTest
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Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Nepal 'climbing Everest' for Test dream
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www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
Nepal's Test cricket dream: 'Cardiac kids' want to play five-day format
Nepal cricket officials outline their intention to play Test cricket in the future and are
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June 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Nepal 'climbing Everest' for Test dream
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
Trump extends TikTok deadline.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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June 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump extends TikTok deadline.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
So what will stop a Democratic president from going after WinRed?
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform, ActBlue
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Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform, ActBlue
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Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform
President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.
apnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
So what will stop a Democratic president from going after WinRed?
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform, ActBlue
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform, ActBlue
apnews.com/article/trum...
100+ Global Journalism Leaders Urge China to Free Journalist Dong Yuyu
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100+ Global Journalism Leaders Urge China to Free Journalist Dong Yuyu
WASHINGTON, April 23 — Today, more than 100 prominent figures from the global journalism and media community released an open letter in support of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, calling for his immedia...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
100+ Global Journalism Leaders Urge China to Free Journalist Dong Yuyu
www.press.org/newsroom/100...
www.press.org/newsroom/100...
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
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Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days.
apnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
apnews.com/article/cons...
apnews.com/article/cons...
As international tourists pull back on U.S. travel and purchases, $90 billion in lost revenue looms
Visits from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have seen particularly significant. declines.
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Visits from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have seen particularly significant. declines.
www.nbcnews.com/business/con... via @nbcnews
As international tourists pull back on U.S. travel and purchases, $90 billion in lost revenue looms
Visits from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have seen particularly significant declines.
www.nbcnews.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As international tourists pull back on U.S. travel and purchases, $90 billion in lost revenue looms
Visits from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have seen particularly significant. declines.
www.nbcnews.com/business/con... via @nbcnews
Visits from Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have seen particularly significant. declines.
www.nbcnews.com/business/con... via @nbcnews
The impact of U.S. aid cut is beginning to emerge.
Trump’s aid cuts hit the hungry in a city of shellfire and starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
Trump’s aid cuts hit the hungry in a city of shellfire and starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The impact of U.S. aid cut is beginning to emerge.
Trump’s aid cuts hit the hungry in a city of shellfire and starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
Trump’s aid cuts hit the hungry in a city of shellfire and starvation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...