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CID from Kerala; Indian-American. Movies, books, tech, stocks, politics, hearthstone battlegrounds, and (at times in) dire straits. https://madhav.beehiiv.com/ Get outhouse.

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A reminder that much of this started because Netanyahu and Trump did not want to go to jail for crimes they almost certainly committed.

07.03.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I hate people who act like they're smarter than me just because they went to a fancy college and have a higher IQ and are gooder at thinkings.

05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, totally understand. No one knows anything right now so I'd say make your own decisions

07.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For those keeping track at home: got through to a live agent on chat after waiting seven and a half hours. They were really helpful though; moved me to another flight a few days later at no extra cost.

07.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s pretty gross how much FUN Hegseth is having, radiating sweaty, boyish glee in every interview

07.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 391 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | The Mistake That Iranians Make About America

An amazingly insightful, thoughtful and nuanced piece by a writer who clearly knows his subject. A long piece but worth every moment of your time.

07.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

There’s an Indian journalist in Israel right now reporting in Hindi about how bomb shelters in Israel will allow even the pets of Jews in but will not open its doors to the Indian workers our shithole government sent in droves to make up for genocided Palestinian labor. Apartheid regime.

07.03.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 624 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 13
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X blocked this tweet of Anna M M Vetticad on 23 Feb on govt orders. She writes how years of abuse, threats & knobbling of her X acct in the #Modi era have not sapped her persistence.

Subscribe to read her edit note article-14.com/subscribe

07.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, hey, @doctorow.pluralistic.net is now on Bluesky!

06.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 426 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 3
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Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government.

"See, if we indict them for something, we can claim invading their country to seize them is criminal enforcement, not war."

"Yeah, because everyone in the world is subject to US law!"

"Except us."

"Right, right, we got that impunity!"

"Immunity."

"Yeah, that too."

06.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWhy did the chicken cross the road?”
β€œTo get to the other side?”
β€œNo, because it wanted to DIE!”

β€œWhat do you call a fly with no wings?”
β€œA walk?”
β€œNo. Jason.”
β€œJason?”
β€œYeah, that’s what his mama named him.”

Eight-year-old girls can mercilessly crush your comedic confidence.

06.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd have tried "a flea" for the second but yeah, Jason's better.

07.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mannde Ji Mala - Maati Baani Ft. Vela Ghana Bhil | Folk Unmapped - Kutchh
Mannde Ji Mala - Maati Baani Ft. Vela Ghana Bhil | Folk Unmapped - Kutchh YouTube video by Maati Baani

This is beautiful. Turn on captions. #musicsky

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice set! Would love to know your take on the first book after you've read it

07.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Investors still think its going to be a short war.

This is perfectly put on the consensus view. That Trump will TACO because of oil prices shooting up and not wanting to lose midterms.

06.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 40

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

06.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 12330 πŸ” 2643 πŸ’¬ 303 πŸ“Œ 168

I definitely want to hear more deep thoughts from the guy who claimed Elon Musk's purchase of twitter would "extend the light of consciousness"

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 2493 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 24
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Coffee, straight out of my nose.

06.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 10033 πŸ” 1850 πŸ’¬ 282 πŸ“Œ 174
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U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to β€œtake all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks. A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.

β€œThe 312-foot Dena and its 130-member crew, many of them musicians in the Iranian navy band, had just finished participating in an Indian government naval exercise and cultural exchange that the U.S. Navy had also participated in and were on the way home on Wednesday.”

07.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 1021 πŸ” 486 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 118

Posting these if it helps anyone trying to #travel through the #MiddleEast on #Etihad or #Emirates or similar flights right now.

07.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the etihad community on Reddit: Some tricks to contact Etihad via chat Explore this post and more from the etihad community

I've been waiting for over 2.5 hours for an Etihad agent to chat with me. Another post from the same subreddit gave me a way to find my position in the queue. www.reddit.com/r/etihad/com...

07.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the etihad community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the etihad community

For people like me who are trying to transit through the Middle East airports, this post on the Etihad subreddit makes a ton of sense. Basically they are prioritizing folks stranded in the UAE over transit passengers, and their websites & software aren't up to date

www.reddit.com/r/etihad/com...

07.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, five times the cost though

06.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Makes sense. I'm still trying to figure out how to get back to Boston

06.03.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20315 πŸ” 4301 πŸ’¬ 758 πŸ“Œ 1121

Once again reminding everyone that the majority of people stranded in the UAE are not influencers or expats or tourists, but South Asian (and SE Asian and African) workers whose passports are often controlled by their employers and whose govts have made no attempts to repatriate.

06.03.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

05.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 7482 πŸ” 2168 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 65

It’s clear they are beginning to test the waters on this site. If you see anything resembling it, do not engage. Block them immediately. You do not want the IT Cell to gain a foothold here.

05.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

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