Gary Singh
@gary-singh.bsky.social
Newspaper columnist at Metro Silicon Valley for 20 years. Author at History Press. Sober vagabond. More words at Alta Journal, Hidden Compass, Atlas Obscura, IEEE Computer Graphics, AAWW & more.
https://www.garysingh.info
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This was the definitive piece I wrote in 2025. Long-form braided essay about the intergenerational effects of Partition on my career as a traveling writer. Currently expanding this into a book.
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Truth is the Timeless One - Hidden Compass
An unexplainable feeling catapults Gary Singh to Jalandhar, India, where Partition’s sudden borders and mass migration left marks seen and unseen.
hiddencompass.net
December 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This was the definitive piece I wrote in 2025. Long-form braided essay about the intergenerational effects of Partition on my career as a traveling writer. Currently expanding this into a book.
hiddencompass.net/story/truth-...
hiddencompass.net/story/truth-...
This new magazine is doing amazing work. Have a look.
This is an insider account of the manufacturing boom that transformed our world. Poet Zheng Xiaoqiong and photographer Zhan Youbing both worked for years in Guangdong’s factories before turning to art. They cast a human light on their fellow migrant labourers.
www.equator.org/articles/the...
www.equator.org/articles/the...
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This new magazine is doing amazing work. Have a look.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
As a Quakes dude, count me among the haters. The California teams should be in the same division. The whole thing reeks of ulterior motives, like everything in MLS.
🚨 Sources: All info on new divisions in MLS in future...
- 5 divisions, six teams each
- San Jose not with California teams
- D.C. United not with Northeast teams
Likely plan, but not 100% confirmed yet. Playoff proposals too
With @paultenorio.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
- 5 divisions, six teams each
- San Jose not with California teams
- D.C. United not with Northeast teams
Likely plan, but not 100% confirmed yet. Playoff proposals too
With @paultenorio.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Sources: MLS divisional revamp may split rivalries, blend conferences
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As a Quakes dude, count me among the haters. The California teams should be in the same division. The whole thing reeks of ulterior motives, like everything in MLS.
This was a great episode. Live from Chicago. 👇
We The People: A conversation with Rachel Maddow and Timothy Snyder on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-qf4x6...
We The People: A conversation with Rachel Maddow and Timothy Snyder on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-qf4x6...
We The People: A conversation with Rachel Maddow and Timothy Snyder
Rachel Maddow hosts a prime time special event with historian Timothy Snyder about the rise of authoritarianism and how we can meet the moment. (Recorded on November 21, 2025 at the Harris Theater in ...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
This was a great episode. Live from Chicago. 👇
We The People: A conversation with Rachel Maddow and Timothy Snyder on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-qf4x6...
We The People: A conversation with Rachel Maddow and Timothy Snyder on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-qf4x6...
"...he leaves behind a rich political legacy that began long before Trump’s political career. Reiner redefined celebrity political advocacy, not only lending his voice to important causes, but also implementing strategies that brought change."
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What Rob Reiner believed
Rob Reiner, an actor, writer, and director, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday.
popular.info
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"...he leaves behind a rich political legacy that began long before Trump’s political career. Reiner redefined celebrity political advocacy, not only lending his voice to important causes, but also implementing strategies that brought change."
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This week, we extended my regular column into the cover story. That happens a few times a year. If you see it around, please pick it up. Otherwise, link is below. ⚽
www.metrosiliconvalley.com/fifa-world-c...
www.metrosiliconvalley.com/fifa-world-c...
2026: Will It Be San Jose’s Turn to Flex Like a Big City?
The transformative power of sports to forge a civic experience may finally be tested in San Jose when the FIFA World Cup arrives next year.
www.metrosiliconvalley.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This week, we extended my regular column into the cover story. That happens a few times a year. If you see it around, please pick it up. Otherwise, link is below. ⚽
www.metrosiliconvalley.com/fifa-world-c...
www.metrosiliconvalley.com/fifa-world-c...
Good words and photos from David Bacon, as usual.
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photos from the edge 24 - DOES TRUMP HATE SOMALIS, OR DOES HE FEAR THEM?
photos from the edge 24 DOES TRUMP HATE SOMALIS, OR DOES HE FEAR THEM? Lewiston, Maine, March 2018 Photos by David Bacon LEWISTON, MAINE: I...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good words and photos from David Bacon, as usual.
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davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2025/12/phot...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene told me to go back to my country and kicked our then-18-year-old communications director.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene told me to go back to my country and kicked our then-18-year-old communications director.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
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MAGA world rushing to attack Europe in defense of Musk.
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
MAGA world rushing to attack Europe in defense of Musk.
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"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
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'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
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December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot.
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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The Financial Times finally covers the Network State cult.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Financial Times finally covers the Network State cult.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Best exchange of the day, so far.
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Best exchange of the day, so far.
“AI does not have free will, it doesn't want to do anything. If young people are not finding jobs because they're being automated by tech — realize that this is not AI taking a job. *A CEO* has decided not to backfill a role or hire young people or create new roles.”
www.kalw.org/show/notes-f...
www.kalw.org/show/notes-f...
NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Artificial Intelligence
Listen to the second episode of KALW's new show Notes from the Edge with Jeff Chang. Jeff brings you notes from the edge of AI with journalist Karen Hao, tech ethicist Rumman Chowdhury and DJ Shadow,
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“AI does not have free will, it doesn't want to do anything. If young people are not finding jobs because they're being automated by tech — realize that this is not AI taking a job. *A CEO* has decided not to backfill a role or hire young people or create new roles.”
www.kalw.org/show/notes-f...
www.kalw.org/show/notes-f...
OK, I see three in this list I've read this year. Jeff Chang, Kaila and Katie Kitamura. Maybe a few more I'm missing ...
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
OK, I see three in this list I've read this year. Jeff Chang, Kaila and Katie Kitamura. Maybe a few more I'm missing ...
apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
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Man, I've been waiting for someone to write a story like this. I keep bringing up the Dada artists, who originally organized during WWI, and showed that ridicule could be effective in dislodging the fascists, but in this piece, she went with the Surrealists. I am still reading ...
@naomiaklein.bsky.social: ”For the Surrealists, the slide from military horror to full fascism took a couple decades, and even longer for the imperial boomerang to return. Now there are no delays, everything is synchronous.” www.equator.org/articles/sur...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Man, I've been waiting for someone to write a story like this. I keep bringing up the Dada artists, who originally organized during WWI, and showed that ridicule could be effective in dislodging the fascists, but in this piece, she went with the Surrealists. I am still reading ...
Yes.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Yes.
"But if history teaches us anything, it’s that bubbles don’t pop harmlessly; they burst outward. And when they do, the people who had nothing to do with inflating them are usually the ones who end up paying the biggest part of the price."
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What Happens When the AI Bubble Blows Up on Main Street?
When this bubble bursts, the collapse won’t hit Google’s coders — it’ll hit the electricians, nurses, teachers, retirees, renters, and low-income families who never got a penny from the boom…
hartmannreport.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"But if history teaches us anything, it’s that bubbles don’t pop harmlessly; they burst outward. And when they do, the people who had nothing to do with inflating them are usually the ones who end up paying the biggest part of the price."
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hartmannreport.com/p/what-happe...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
From my friend Don Lattin, who covered the Jonestown massacre.
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks
OPINION: As we approach the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, I can’t help but see ominous echoes of Jim Jones in President Trump, former reporter Don Lattin writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
From my friend Don Lattin, who covered the Jonestown massacre.
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
"gluttons for clichéd dross who...head to the Instagram page will find several generic AI-generated videos of stubbly cowboys looking like factory-reject Ben Afflecks walking on snow-covered train tracks, lifting weights and holding their hats under the rain."
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Breaking Rust: Can you tell the difference between real and AI music?
An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of pe...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"gluttons for clichéd dross who...head to the Instagram page will find several generic AI-generated videos of stubbly cowboys looking like factory-reject Ben Afflecks walking on snow-covered train tracks, lifting weights and holding their hats under the rain."
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...