Posts by anirvan@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #Amj3OqYD086TzXvil6 by anirvan@mastodon.social
2024-10-05T20:53:33Z
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There's just a month left until the election, and everything I care about is on the line.Today was my first day phonebanking for #KamalaHarris.It was really easy and fun, and you can do it from your home. Please ask if you have questions!Here's how to sign up for a training:https://events.democrats.org/event/551644//5
(DIR) Post #AoDVY2PEoI7sJyj0Km by anirvan@mastodon.social
2024-11-19T20:01:00Z
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TLDR: 21 red states sued the Biden administration to avoid disclosing their transportation emissions stats. Here are some of the numbers they were trying to avoid reporting.https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/11/19/many-state-transportation-emissions-rise-as-gop-pols-dont-want-us-to-the-data
(DIR) Post #ArbtgRdGOj3Dv7nxpo by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-03-01T05:15:01Z
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Cambridge Analytica built a database of personality profiles of American gun owners, based on two decades of datahttps://projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy/#USPol
(DIR) Post #AsZYdNl0XWOUgr3nW4 by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-03-29T20:38:20Z
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It’s not surprising that there are a thousand (?) people at the Berkeley, California #TeslaTakedown protests, including so many old friends.But across the country, deep in the suburbs, people are finding each other and building networks at Tesla dealerships.*That’s* what we’ll need to get through some of this.
(DIR) Post #AsZYdTB4O3DDV8IBKi by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-03-29T20:52:15Z
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Here’s what Walnut Creek, California looked like today for #TeslaTakeDownhttps://www.threads.net/@noracodymosaics/post/DHy4MkoSGKC
(DIR) Post #Asin0svXxp17nsjLEm by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-04-03T17:45:05Z
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"Multiple sources at the NIH, granted anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media, confirmed…that at least 10 principal investigators who were leading and directing medical research at the agency had been fired. Among them is Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders previously awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his groundbreaking research identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease."https://www.wired.com/story/doctor-breakthrough-parkinsons-research-nih-purge/
(DIR) Post #AtOos1Duy83qRR449I by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-04-23T22:15:26Z
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"Mr. Prada’s disappearance has created concerns that more immigrants have been deported to El Salvador than previously known. It also raises the question of whether some deportees may have been sent to other countries with no record of it. U.S. authorities confirmed that he was removed from the United States. But to where?"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/venezuela-immigrant-disappear-deport-ice.html
(DIR) Post #AtSwQP9ZyqxUogDc1o by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-04-25T22:15:11Z
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This is incredible:“A burgeoning movement among Big Ten universities would create an alliance to counter government attacks…Several faculty and university senates have approved resolutions asking their leaders to sign a NATO-like agreement that would allow the institutions to share attorneys and pool financial resources in case President Donald Trump’s administration targets one of its members.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/04/24/big-10-universities-alliance-trump-attacks/
(DIR) Post #AttaS2XuZWKRm65HaC by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-05-08T20:45:18Z
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In case you were wondering: “Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts”https://www.muskwatch.com/p/data-reveals-musk-has-delivered-025
(DIR) Post #Au0CeC1k6pzzrU1FJo by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-05-12T01:15:07Z
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“The Choose Europe for Science program, backed with more than half a billion dollars, is designed to offer an alternative to researchers who have been forced to seek new opportunities following cuts in scientific funding imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration.”https://www.wired.com/story/us-cuts-scientific-talent-europe/
(DIR) Post #AuEopY9Eaxselwbeuu by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-04-25T01:15:13Z
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"[DOGE] feels like it should collapse under the weight of its own contradictions. But it doesn’t, because it was never meant to make sense. It’s basically all kayfabe — that peculiar form of theatrical fakery where the audience chooses to believe despite knowing better. The difference is that unlike wrestling, where the fakery is harmless entertainment, this performance is actively destroying what had been the most amazing democracy and economy on the planet."https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/24/elon-musk-pretends-hes-leaving-the-job-he-supposedly-doesnt-have-to-not-return-to-the-job-he-supposedly-never-left/
(DIR) Post #AujDXl3sttpVIJMO0W by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-06-02T16:15:13Z
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The survey used a panel of 1600 AAPI people. It's not a small number:"Fifty-three percent of respondents said they experienced a race-based hate act in 2024…ranged from bullying at school and workplace discrimination to harassment and physical violence…Of those who experienced a potentially unlawful hate act…66% did not report the incident to authorities, often due to the belief that the act wasn’t significant enough or that reporting wouldn’t make a difference."https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/02/aapi-hate-study?CMP=GTUS_email
(DIR) Post #Aurq0ET0W7hU7knMLQ by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-06-06T22:15:20Z
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"In a truly hilarious twist, parents who don’t want their kids to be subjected to pro-Trump propaganda are using the Republican’s anti-woke law to opt out of the newly mandated conspiracy theory 'instruction.'"https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/05/parents-use-republicans-own-law-against-them-to-keep-their-kids-from-being-subjected-to-election-conspiracy-theories/
(DIR) Post #Aw8M2QBkXu66Hp1azY by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-07-14T19:15:14Z
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Genuine question: who's archiving these materials?https://www.404media.co/deportation-tok-is-taking-off-2/
(DIR) Post #Ax5KewVpmMfGUImaP2 by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-08-12T04:15:01Z
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"In short, the new rules would mean that all federal science research would need to be approved by a political appointee who may have no expertise in the relevant areas, and the research can be canceled at any time if the political winds change. It would mark the end of a system that has enabled US scientific leadership for roughly 70 years." https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/
(DIR) Post #AxVFa6MaHLKHvlHoe0 by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-08-24T13:15:02Z
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This train story is wild:“Digging into the code revealed a software trap that would disable trains if they were anywhere near a repair facility that wasn’t run by the manufacturer, Newag. But Newag used a pretty inaccurate way to determine when the trains were in a rival repair shop, which led to some unexpected consequences.”https://www.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
(DIR) Post #AyVXrm94yuUP3lXjIe by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-09-23T19:15:05Z
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"Park Service officials have ordered the removal of a photograph illustrating violence against slaves, known as 'The Scourged Back,' at one national park…The photograph, taken in 1863, shows scars on the back of a man probably named Peter Gordon from wounds inflicted by his masters before he escaped slavery."https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/
(DIR) Post #AzhrqGpmNoe1ZSGQYy by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-10-29T16:15:13Z
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“Since that 2015 global deal, the world’s richest 1% have burned through more than twice as much of the remaining carbon budget as the poorest half of humanity combined”https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/americas-super-rich-running-down-planet-safe-climate-spaces-oxfam
(DIR) Post #Azsa92MEllZ1jrnuHQ by anirvan@mastodon.social
2025-11-03T20:15:03Z
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Just everyday foreign policy things:“The intimidation included approaching country officials during coffee breaks to warn them they might not be able to transit via the US, or that they and their families could face restrictions on entering the country if they acted against American interests”https://on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
(DIR) Post #B26T4llzcVvDYU1Twe by anirvan@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T18:45:06Z
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"Trump didn’t tell Congress about the Venezuela attack before it happened. But he did claim to tell oil executives. Let that sink in. The president reportedly informed private oil companies about a military invasion before informing the people’s elected representatives. So who does the government work for, exactly?"https://heated.world/p/its-time-to-embrace-climate-conspiracy