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Sumitra Badrinathan

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assistant professor @AmericanU. working on countering misinformation in developing countries. @upenn.edu PhD in polisci & philly sports fan πŸ“washington, dc https://sumitrabadrinathan.github.io/

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Indian Americans Still Lean Left, Just Not as Reliably: New data from the 2026 Indian American Attitudes Survey.
(@sumitra.bsky.social, Devesh Kapur, Andy Robaina, @milanv.bsky.social, @carnegieendowment.org)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260227-top...

27.02.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the craziest, most insane climb i’ve ever done. never in my lifetime did i imagine i’d be on the ridgeline of an active volcano erupting lava 🀯 it’ll take a lot to one up this πŸŒ‹

27.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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guatemala πŸ‡¬πŸ‡Ή streets and volcanos and sunsets of antigua, and some nice downtime before i hike acatenango

23.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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punta arenas, chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± the southernmost tip of the livable world

21.02.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

more from the W, this time with a borrowed fuji pro 400h i got from a pizza shop guy in puerto natales πŸ₯Ί

17.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

do it asap it is life changing

17.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

patagonian summer!

15.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

have you been??

15.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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spent the last week in patagonia hiking the W circuit in torres del paine and it has cracked me wide open πŸ«€πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± they will regret giving me a sabbatical

15.02.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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stroll in ipanema this evening 🌴

06.02.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the brazilian consulate’s β€˜verify you’re human’ quiz is absolutely killing me

28.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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there is a LINE to enter trader joe’s this morning. this is so embarrassing for dc, i just want milk

23.01.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

Read today's article to learn more:

07.01.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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jaipur has the prettiest bars and cafes β˜•οΈ πŸ₯‚

08.01.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

happy to hear it! we are planning to transfer something similar to high schools in brazil

08.01.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:

07.01.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Countering misinformation in the classroom Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

πŸ†• Countering misinformation in the classroom

Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...

07.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

for tenure i don’t think they want me sleeping at all

31.12.2025 03:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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you’re all complaining about being home at your parents place meanwhile this is how i slept last night

30.12.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...

29.12.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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what the heck man

27.12.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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merry xmas, this is a very real text chat for a very real political science study that we are running

25.12.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.12.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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did some amazing hikes in 2025. here’s a round up. very grateful for the time + means + health to see all these beautiful places πŸ₯Ή

21.12.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is actually just a cut scene from white lotus

20.12.2025 04:03 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

new from @washingtonpost.com on the ridiculous H1b situation in india that barely any other media is covering.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

19.12.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

inspired by immigration woes and limited time, i just booked an impulse trip to hike in patagonia πŸ”οΈ πŸ¦™ send me your best recommendations!!!!

19.12.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US consulates abroad are cancelling / postponing h1b visa appointments for months without any notice. several friends i know who went to india for a routine stamping are now indefinitely stuck there.

almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good πŸ˜₯

17.12.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

thanks!!

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