Rajani
@rajani.bsky.social
Loving partner. Gentle parent. Neurodivergent musician. Empathetic economist. YIMBY conservationist. Human rights supporter. Psychedelic enjoyer.
Jail for all involved is the moderate position
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Jail for all involved is the moderate position
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The US has reached a grim milestone — over 100 killings from strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.
These are extrajudicial killings, plain and simple.
These are extrajudicial killings, plain and simple.
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The US has reached a grim milestone — over 100 killings from strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.
These are extrajudicial killings, plain and simple.
These are extrajudicial killings, plain and simple.
Call me crazy but I prefer the place without ads or pornbots that lets me easily curate my feeds
IMO it's hard to combat the dangerousness of the right by participating in a platform where they aren't present.
I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Call me crazy but I prefer the place without ads or pornbots that lets me easily curate my feeds
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The celebrations we'll have when that day comes.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The celebrations we'll have when that day comes.
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Released 46 years ago today
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Released 46 years ago today
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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I don't believe the moral arc is inevitable Whiggish progress or anything like that, everything is contingent on our choices. But I am firmly convinced these people will be damned on the wrong side of history, and that will arrive sooner and in greater force than our current elites can comprehend.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don't believe the moral arc is inevitable Whiggish progress or anything like that, everything is contingent on our choices. But I am firmly convinced these people will be damned on the wrong side of history, and that will arrive sooner and in greater force than our current elites can comprehend.
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
This is a good thread of bad experiences.
Wondering why the vaccine isn't widely available for people under 50.
Wondering why the vaccine isn't widely available for people under 50.
people gotta talk about their shingles experiences. no one is going to enjoy this
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is a good thread of bad experiences.
Wondering why the vaccine isn't widely available for people under 50.
Wondering why the vaccine isn't widely available for people under 50.
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Louisiana paroled nine prisoners to deport them.
We found that at least two have been deported, while two others are being held at a new immigration detention facility.
But neither ICE nor the Landry admin would answer questions about the other five.
With @veritenews.org
We found that at least two have been deported, while two others are being held at a new immigration detention facility.
But neither ICE nor the Landry admin would answer questions about the other five.
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
www.propublica.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Louisiana paroled nine prisoners to deport them.
We found that at least two have been deported, while two others are being held at a new immigration detention facility.
But neither ICE nor the Landry admin would answer questions about the other five.
With @veritenews.org
We found that at least two have been deported, while two others are being held at a new immigration detention facility.
But neither ICE nor the Landry admin would answer questions about the other five.
With @veritenews.org
Jail for all involved is the moderate position
I don’t want “retire to play golf while people say rude things about you on the internet” I want - at minimum - serious jail time
none of them should ever have peace again
none of them should ever have peace again
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Jail for all involved is the moderate position
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I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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“He gave me a vision of what life should look like, what a just, free and inclusive society should look like.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social pays tribute to his late father, whose life and legacy was proof that a multicultural world can exist and that our identities are not static.
youtu.be/-G0vSGyPShY
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social pays tribute to his late father, whose life and legacy was proof that a multicultural world can exist and that our identities are not static.
youtu.be/-G0vSGyPShY
Mehdi Pays Tribute To His Late Father
YouTube video by Zeteo
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“He gave me a vision of what life should look like, what a just, free and inclusive society should look like.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social pays tribute to his late father, whose life and legacy was proof that a multicultural world can exist and that our identities are not static.
youtu.be/-G0vSGyPShY
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social pays tribute to his late father, whose life and legacy was proof that a multicultural world can exist and that our identities are not static.
youtu.be/-G0vSGyPShY
Noooo Dulles is my favorite among the DMV airports
“We’re also going to rebuild Dulles airport because it’s not a good airport,” President Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet members at the White House. “It should be a great airport, and it’s not a good airport at all. It’s a terrible airport.”
https://to.pbs.org/4pgg5RG
https://to.pbs.org/4pgg5RG
Trump says he's rebuilding Dulles airport, calling it 'terrible' and 'incorrectly designed'
President Trump said his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
www.pbs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Noooo Dulles is my favorite among the DMV airports
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if your solutions to improve the economy are 1) subsidize homebuying (as if we don't do that already) 2) ban China from buying single-family homes (fake problem) and "fewer immigrants" you're not a rebel truth teller in the Republican party you're actually an establishment figure with no new ideas
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
if your solutions to improve the economy are 1) subsidize homebuying (as if we don't do that already) 2) ban China from buying single-family homes (fake problem) and "fewer immigrants" you're not a rebel truth teller in the Republican party you're actually an establishment figure with no new ideas
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
Me: Alexa what is the opposite of charisma
Alexa:
Alexa:
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Me: Alexa what is the opposite of charisma
Alexa:
Alexa:
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This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
"Morale has never been lower"
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"Morale has never been lower"
post a movie from where you are from
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
post a movie from where you are from
Prison for all involved is the moderate position.
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Prison for all involved is the moderate position.
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i am willing to compromise by just insisting on prison terms for ICE employees. that is the moderate position.
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
i am willing to compromise by just insisting on prison terms for ICE employees. that is the moderate position.
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