Vinay Kumaran
@vkumaran.bsky.social
Transplant Surgeon
Atheist
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Omnivore
Atheist
Asocial
Apatriot
Misanthrope
Omnivore
It occurs to me that if there is only one god then, by definition, it cannot have a gender. However, referring to it as ‘it’ seems insufficiently reverent. I think ‘they/them’ is the way to go with deity pronouns.
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It occurs to me that if there is only one god then, by definition, it cannot have a gender. However, referring to it as ‘it’ seems insufficiently reverent. I think ‘they/them’ is the way to go with deity pronouns.
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Opinion | Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief
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December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I asked Grok if anyone is known to have lied more often than Trump. The answer was no.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I asked Grok if anyone is known to have lied more often than Trump. The answer was no.
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Life in Norway 🇳🇴
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Life in Norway 🇳🇴
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Explaining the 50 year mortgage for people too lazy to do the calculations themselves.
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Explaining the 50 year mortgage for people too lazy to do the calculations themselves.
This is Capitalism is it? In the richest country in the world with the richest people in the world, there are millions of people who cannot afford food?
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps
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November 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is Capitalism is it? In the richest country in the world with the richest people in the world, there are millions of people who cannot afford food?
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Republicans and establishment democrats are terrified by Zohran Mamdani. Not because he is Muslim or because he might fail but because he might succeed and then they will have to explain to their constituents why they can't have nice things too.
November 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Republicans and establishment democrats are terrified by Zohran Mamdani. Not because he is Muslim or because he might fail but because he might succeed and then they will have to explain to their constituents why they can't have nice things too.
Paper Clip Protest
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Paper Clip Protest
On Thursday, E.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Paper Clip Protest
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SHARKS ON HOVERBOARDS
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
SHARKS ON HOVERBOARDS
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Superb & eviscerating take on the situation at CBS by John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com. As I’ve noted, the new billionaire owners create a mirrortocracy, pretend it’s a meritocracy & hire a mediocrity to get there. But it is not about innovating & supporting journalism.
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Superb & eviscerating take on the situation at CBS by John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com. As I’ve noted, the new billionaire owners create a mirrortocracy, pretend it’s a meritocracy & hire a mediocrity to get there. But it is not about innovating & supporting journalism.
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
One of the most interesting things happening in the country now. A different kind of politician.
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Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
One of the most interesting things happening in the country now. A different kind of politician.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...
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That was the most embarrassing speech in the history of the United Nations. In fact it was the most embarrassing speech in the history of speeches. And yet, millions of people still think this guy is the right person to lead the United States.
It’s amazing.
It’s amazing.
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
That was the most embarrassing speech in the history of the United Nations. In fact it was the most embarrassing speech in the history of speeches. And yet, millions of people still think this guy is the right person to lead the United States.
It’s amazing.
It’s amazing.
That should be reason enough for everyone who is not a wealthy New York 'developer' to vote for Mamdani.
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat
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September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
That should be reason enough for everyone who is not a wealthy New York 'developer' to vote for Mamdani.
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
I’m a little bemused that people still take Felonious seriously. I understand it’s because of the nation he represents but at some point you have to acknowledge that he has the cognitive abilities of a toddler and treat him accordingly.
August 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I’m a little bemused that people still take Felonious seriously. I understand it’s because of the nation he represents but at some point you have to acknowledge that he has the cognitive abilities of a toddler and treat him accordingly.
Trump's tariff policy:
An obese old man with sparse yellow hair and orange skin walks into the store.
He points a gun at his own foot and shouts: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot."
Everyone stops what they're doing and watch.
What will he do next?
An obese old man with sparse yellow hair and orange skin walks into the store.
He points a gun at his own foot and shouts: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot."
Everyone stops what they're doing and watch.
What will he do next?
July 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump's tariff policy:
An obese old man with sparse yellow hair and orange skin walks into the store.
He points a gun at his own foot and shouts: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot."
Everyone stops what they're doing and watch.
What will he do next?
An obese old man with sparse yellow hair and orange skin walks into the store.
He points a gun at his own foot and shouts: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot."
Everyone stops what they're doing and watch.
What will he do next?
Every once in a while it hits me again. The President of the United States can commit any crime without consequences.
Criminals can become President of the United States as long as they were born in the United States.
Both seem like bad ideas.
Criminals can become President of the United States as long as they were born in the United States.
Both seem like bad ideas.
July 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Every once in a while it hits me again. The President of the United States can commit any crime without consequences.
Criminals can become President of the United States as long as they were born in the United States.
Both seem like bad ideas.
Criminals can become President of the United States as long as they were born in the United States.
Both seem like bad ideas.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
But it was only white men.
And some people are not even considered 'people'.
But it was only white men.
And some people are not even considered 'people'.
July 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
But it was only white men.
And some people are not even considered 'people'.
But it was only white men.
And some people are not even considered 'people'.
Speaking of moral compasses and religion...
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What proportion of criminals are atheists? and what proportion of the...
Here are the key figures comparing the proportion of atheists and Christians among both criminals (specifically, the incarcerated population) and the general...
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June 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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When you spent $25 million on your birthday party but the tanks were old and the clown wasn’t funny and the taco bowls didn’t have enough cheese and all the cool kids went to a different party.
June 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When you spent $25 million on your birthday party but the tanks were old and the clown wasn’t funny and the taco bowls didn’t have enough cheese and all the cool kids went to a different party.
This is not government. This is a thug trying to have his own way. A bully begging for attention.
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Trump Pushes to Restrict Harvard’s International Students From Entering U.S.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is not government. This is a thug trying to have his own way. A bully begging for attention.
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