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“It feels like the CDC is over.”

Well done America. 👏🏽 👏🏽 instead of vaccines and medicines you can rub your hands on copper rods and drink magnetized water when the next pandemic hits […]

Definitely the best Vietnamese spread, but also one of the best meals I’ve ever had in my life.

The world famous egg coffee, yes coffee made with egg, which tastes like custard at the Note cafe in Hanoi

Hanoi is a mood

Ha Noi ♥️

Well played, Vietnam 🙏🏽

Mix cashew fruit concentrate with chilled water (still or sparkling), a squeeze of lime, a hint of grated ginger, and a whisper of salt and sugar. Grated green chili pepper optional. Perfect summer drink 🍹

The massive bill that just passed Congress doesn’t hide its agenda: cut healthcare for millions of poor and disabled Americans, deliver tax breaks to the wealthy, and massively expand immigration enforcement into a deportation machine targeting millions. A government “of the people, by the […]

@xmark we live in dark times

I’ll be speaking at IGIB in Delhi on 11 July at 3 PM about “The Microbial Century” and India’s role in microbial science.
If you’re in Delhi and curious about where microbes are taking us next, come join: bit.ly/Microbial-Quorum

My column this week for Hindustan Times. India’s brightest should rethink the safe coding path: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scientifically-speaking-india-s-brightest-should-rethink-the-safe-coding-path-101750940965404.html

A fake journal stole a scientist’s identity, impersonated a legitimate publication, and is now "publishing" 60+ papers per issue for ₹2000 or $100 a pop.

In my latest column, I write about an outrageous case of academic fraud targeting Indian academics […]

Six months ago you could’ve argued that America was a free country. It’s much harder to do that today. And the idea that we are headed towards a civil war doesn’t sound as ridiculous anymore either.

Parents are sending their American-born children to buy milk and eggs because they're too afraid to leave their homes.

Grocery store owners see ICE agents in their parking lots, scaring away customers. Entire families have disappeared from neighborhoods. Children walk to school wondering if […]

My substack newsletter Gyandemic crossed 2,000 followers, with nearly as many subscribers. 🚀 I’m thankful to all of you who’ve welcomed it into your inbox. 🙏🏽 Writing about science and society for an Indian audience isn’t the easiest sell in a world hooked on sports, politics, and movies.

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Quiet morning as troops fan across one American city and other one gets prepared for tanks to roll through— both patently unnecessary.

Good morning to everyone except those who voted for the guy pardoning criminal insurrectionists and sending troops to take on protestors in a peaceful American city.

They target the powerless because it’s easy. Migrants who can’t vote, global health programs for the destitute, the voiceless masses who suffer in silence. They punch down because the vulnerable can’t punch back.

The powerful don’t stand up. Business leaders remain silent. Law firms and media […]

The legacy of Elon Musk’s short time in government is best summed up by Bill Gates— the richest man in the world will be responsible for the deaths of millions of the poorest.

Doge doge na raha

Want a live cam on David Sacks

Fuck the All bros and the desis in their Teslas who voted MAGA… you’re not running away from any of this

These days, reality is farce, facts are out of fashion, and everything's either a meme, a tantrum, or just your fake news versus my brilliant take.

Say what you will about Donald Trump, on one aspect he’s always been consistent. In any conflict or argument you can always rely on him to side with the dictator, fraudster, strongman, racist, or murderer.

Inter, PSG, Arsenal, and Barca are definitely the four best sides in Europe. What great fun these semifinals have been.

PSG winning in the most Real Madrid of ways

Massive start by Arsenal

When I look back at “business-as-usual” in the midst of these atrocities, it’s not the cruelty of strangers but the silence of friends and neighbors that will hurt the most. https://youtu.be/F2hN3JKZ-Go?si=wrd72ZediUd6BDnc

Trump saying that kids will have only two Barbie dolls instead of 30 is quite revealing. It isn’t about toys. He’s admitting that people will effectively be poorer because they can buy less.

And the reason is negative growth and inflation… stagflation caused by tariffs and a trade war.

Looks like the people of Canada and Australia looked at the stupidity, cruelty, and chaos that followed the U.S. elections and said WTF