Harish D. Mandyam
@harishmandyam.bsky.social
Karen Wheeler out there redeeming the name "Karen." #StrangerThings
December 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Karen Wheeler out there redeeming the name "Karen." #StrangerThings
Never sit down at a Desi family party, because somebody will shove a baby into your arms and walk off.
December 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Never sit down at a Desi family party, because somebody will shove a baby into your arms and walk off.
Idea for a screeplay:
1. College grad gets an AI space job.
2. AI bubble pops.
3. College grad gets trapped in space while waiting for his employer to emerge from bankruptcy court.
1. College grad gets an AI space job.
2. AI bubble pops.
3. College grad gets trapped in space while waiting for his employer to emerge from bankruptcy court.
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years’ time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space
While Bill Gates has said the two-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha college graduates will be too busy planet-hopping.
www.yahoo.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Idea for a screeplay:
1. College grad gets an AI space job.
2. AI bubble pops.
3. College grad gets trapped in space while waiting for his employer to emerge from bankruptcy court.
1. College grad gets an AI space job.
2. AI bubble pops.
3. College grad gets trapped in space while waiting for his employer to emerge from bankruptcy court.
If Congressional Dems vowed to bring law-breaking ICE agents to justice, to strip them of qualified immunity and release their names publicly, then that would at least make ICE think twice before detaining American citizens. Dem pols have a bully pulpit and they need to use it.
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If Congressional Dems vowed to bring law-breaking ICE agents to justice, to strip them of qualified immunity and release their names publicly, then that would at least make ICE think twice before detaining American citizens. Dem pols have a bully pulpit and they need to use it.
@microsoft.com : We're rewriting everything in Rust.
Me: I just want a unified inbox in Outlook and collapsible folders in Outlook for Android.
Me: I just want a unified inbox in Outlook and collapsible folders in Outlook for Android.
December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@microsoft.com : We're rewriting everything in Rust.
Me: I just want a unified inbox in Outlook and collapsible folders in Outlook for Android.
Me: I just want a unified inbox in Outlook and collapsible folders in Outlook for Android.
Look, it's not just a sternly worded letter, which Trump would ignore. And it's not just another bill, which Trump would ignore. @schumer.senate.gov is going to have the Senate sue the admin in court and get a ruling... which Trump will then ignore.
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he's introducing resolution to force DOJ into full release of Epstein files
Less than 10,000 pages of documents have been released so far, according to an NBC News count.
www.nbcnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Look, it's not just a sternly worded letter, which Trump would ignore. And it's not just another bill, which Trump would ignore. @schumer.senate.gov is going to have the Senate sue the admin in court and get a ruling... which Trump will then ignore.
Reposted by Harish D. Mandyam
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
I always enjoy watching the lost ending to "It's a Wonderful Life" at this time of year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89...
It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I always enjoy watching the lost ending to "It's a Wonderful Life" at this time of year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89...
If there's no enforcement or punishment mechanism, is it really a law in a "legal theory" sense? We all know that nobody will be punished for this Kennedy Center name change.
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If there's no enforcement or punishment mechanism, is it really a law in a "legal theory" sense? We all know that nobody will be punished for this Kennedy Center name change.
I guess @pbs.org liked getting their funding cut, because this post-speech analysis is insipid. Almost nothing about whether the speech was actually truthful.
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I guess @pbs.org liked getting their funding cut, because this post-speech analysis is insipid. Almost nothing about whether the speech was actually truthful.
Venezuela should just give Trump some kind of award. "Peace Prize of the Americas" or something similar. That'll put a stop to all of this.
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Venezuela should just give Trump some kind of award. "Peace Prize of the Americas" or something similar. That'll put a stop to all of this.
Forget about Harris. I do think she's smart and would make a decent Prez, but there's no way she's winning the primaries.
What we really have to worry about is her campaign consultants. We have to make sure they stay as far away from the presidential campaign as possible.
What we really have to worry about is her campaign consultants. We have to make sure they stay as far away from the presidential campaign as possible.
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Forget about Harris. I do think she's smart and would make a decent Prez, but there's no way she's winning the primaries.
What we really have to worry about is her campaign consultants. We have to make sure they stay as far away from the presidential campaign as possible.
What we really have to worry about is her campaign consultants. We have to make sure they stay as far away from the presidential campaign as possible.
If they're going to (illegally) make US citizens carry proof of citizenship everywhere, they could at least make Passport Cards free. And have the Feds pay all costs to get copies of supporting docs (like birth certificates, etc.).
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If they're going to (illegally) make US citizens carry proof of citizenship everywhere, they could at least make Passport Cards free. And have the Feds pay all costs to get copies of supporting docs (like birth certificates, etc.).
The Democratic Party is better than the GOP. But there are Dems who are just as bad on a wide range of issues. Each has different issues they're bad on, but they band together like some Voltron of suckitude. This often makes the Democratic Party just as bad as the GOP for those issues.
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Democratic Party is better than the GOP. But there are Dems who are just as bad on a wide range of issues. Each has different issues they're bad on, but they band together like some Voltron of suckitude. This often makes the Democratic Party just as bad as the GOP for those issues.
I wonder how the new tourist social media data dump requirements are going to work with the World Cup. Big-name players have the leverage to push back, so... are they just going to make an exemption? Temporarily stop the program? Repeal it after it becomes a mess?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I wonder how the new tourist social media data dump requirements are going to work with the World Cup. Big-name players have the leverage to push back, so... are they just going to make an exemption? Temporarily stop the program? Repeal it after it becomes a mess?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
AI can't even parse my resume correctly, but I'm supposed to trust it with babies?
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
AI can't even parse my resume correctly, but I'm supposed to trust it with babies?
Petition to rename "measles" to "Bobbies."
Bobbikennedies?
Bobbikays?
Bobby-Ks?
Bobbikennedies?
Bobbikays?
Bobby-Ks?
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Petition to rename "measles" to "Bobbies."
Bobbikennedies?
Bobbikays?
Bobby-Ks?
Bobbikennedies?
Bobbikays?
Bobby-Ks?
I guess the Supreme Court Hot-Tub Time Machine is gonna be sending us back to the Lochner Era.
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I guess the Supreme Court Hot-Tub Time Machine is gonna be sending us back to the Lochner Era.
Ever single Dem Pol should be making a video like this.
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ever single Dem Pol should be making a video like this.
The Dem Pols who say to focus on "affordability" at the expense of everything else are the ones who will deliver some Rube Goldberg plan that helps very few people and just pisses everyone off. If you claim to be focused on affordability, then you actually need to deliver results.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Dem Pols who say to focus on "affordability" at the expense of everything else are the ones who will deliver some Rube Goldberg plan that helps very few people and just pisses everyone off. If you claim to be focused on affordability, then you actually need to deliver results.
At some point, Trump will order troops to block Dem legislators from entering the Capitol to vote on legislation. How Dems respond now will determine how troops react to that order. If Dems roll over now, there's no reason for troops to refuse to follow illegal orders.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
At some point, Trump will order troops to block Dem legislators from entering the Capitol to vote on legislation. How Dems respond now will determine how troops react to that order. If Dems roll over now, there's no reason for troops to refuse to follow illegal orders.
Re: Trump calling the reporter stupid... Think how many store workers are going to spend the rest of this holiday silently putting up with customers calling them that and worse.
Our society condones this type of behavior. I don't like it, but I don't really find it surprising anymore.
Our society condones this type of behavior. I don't like it, but I don't really find it surprising anymore.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Re: Trump calling the reporter stupid... Think how many store workers are going to spend the rest of this holiday silently putting up with customers calling them that and worse.
Our society condones this type of behavior. I don't like it, but I don't really find it surprising anymore.
Our society condones this type of behavior. I don't like it, but I don't really find it surprising anymore.
I've just been re-appointed to SAG-AFTRA's LA GAPP (government/public policy) and LA GRC (internal rules) Committees. I'm honored to serve another term on these committees.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I've just been re-appointed to SAG-AFTRA's LA GAPP (government/public policy) and LA GRC (internal rules) Committees. I'm honored to serve another term on these committees.
Here's how the GOP gets a truce on redistricting:
1. Congress (including GOP members) passes a reasonable and fair Federal Constitutional Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.
2. The states (including GOP states) ratify it.
1. Congress (including GOP members) passes a reasonable and fair Federal Constitutional Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.
2. The states (including GOP states) ratify it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Here's how the GOP gets a truce on redistricting:
1. Congress (including GOP members) passes a reasonable and fair Federal Constitutional Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.
2. The states (including GOP states) ratify it.
1. Congress (including GOP members) passes a reasonable and fair Federal Constitutional Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.
2. The states (including GOP states) ratify it.
Remember that Bush II weaponized the DOJ, and here we are, right back here again, but much, much worse. Dems have got to state a concrete plan to prevent this from happening again. I just don't understand why they aren't proposing plans to fix all of this.
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Remember that Bush II weaponized the DOJ, and here we are, right back here again, but much, much worse. Dems have got to state a concrete plan to prevent this from happening again. I just don't understand why they aren't proposing plans to fix all of this.