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@aroraaki.bsky.social
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He/him/his. Engineering Leader. NY Red bulls and Arsenal. NYer.

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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The disconnect and lack of control by the national DNC members vs. local is real. We need to clean our own house before we can clean the big house. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Brooklyn's Democratic boss defied Schumer and Jeffries. So far she's winning.
The Brooklyn party chair rewrote the rules ahead of a leadership vote despite objections from the nation’s two most powerful Democrats, and some in the party are wondering if they could do more to sto...
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Oh no, I'm going to lose my chair seat! Quick, let's add more voting members from our group of friends!"
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the United States will be one of the more mental detrimental acts ever made. Our mental health will go down because of it.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@mayor.nyc.gov @nypd.bsky.social Cars driving down the bike lane chasing bikers is the problem. The cure isn't 15mph limit on bikes. www.reddit.com/r/NYCbike/s/...
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From the NYCbike community on Reddit: Crazy dude chasing me in the bike lane
Explore this post and more from the NYCbike community
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@mayor.nyc.gov Thank you for the Green Wave times lights on 1st and 2nd Aves. My commute today was amazing thanks to this.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Zoom can't handle 7,000 people in a call with polls. I had to log out/in multiple times in order to vote on every poll being given during the meeting!
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This is very scary. Given how easily this administration makes errors, all citizens should beware. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Vin Barone wrote. “We appreciate the advocates who support this bill, but we spent 2 years reviewing data from thousands of intersections across NYC and found that universal daylighting would not improve safety and could cause up to 15k additional traffic injuries per year.” WHAT? Show me!
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The NKD 2025 General Election Voter Guide is here! Everything you need to know about the competitive races on the ballot in Brooklyn: 🗳️ NYC Mayor 🗳️ City Council 47 🗳️ Judicial Races 🗳️ Ballot Proposals tinyurl.com/NKDVoterGuide25
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November 2025 NKD Voter Guide
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Crashes in NYC by vehicle type: 634 e-billke (so far this year) 12,727 cars (2024) 3,245 bikes (2024) So, clearly we should figure out this car problem, right? But, obviously, that's not what Adams is going to do @nycdot.bsky.social.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
A prison where people are able to rehab, serve their sentence and leave better than they were when they went in? I've never heard of one - at least in the States. But here it is! This is nothing short of incredible. techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/p...
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Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Francisco startup — he’s also serving his 11th year in prison | TechCrunch
A senior software engineer for Turso, Thorpe is part of an experimental program in the Maine state prison system that allows incarcerated people to work remote jobs from custody.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
@berlingsbeard.bsky.social has a fun, quirky and wonderful Deck of Many Rations that you can get on Kickstarter. Highly recommended! I just backed Deck of Many Rations: Food Cards to Inspire Roleplaying on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dec...
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Deck of Many Rations: Food Cards to Inspire Roleplaying
Delectable card-based food items compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Phillips head should be made illegal. They are the worst.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Trump is fully backing Adams' re-election bid by holding the Federal money to NYC as hostage if Mamdani is elected. Trump can't actually do that. However, the point is clear...Adams' is in Trump's pocket.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Another Republican President, and another start of a war with Western Asia, a.k.a. Middle East. Are they incapable of learning from history?
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The speed on Kundananji vs @gothamfc.bsky.social just now was incredible.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
NYC: Where the mayor thinks that a couple of ebikes must be required to go before the speed limit, but cars that weigh thousands of pounds... They're totally fine. What kills more people @nyc.streetsblog.org? It's gotta be bikes, right? That why this is necessary?? gothamist.com/news/all-e-b...
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All e-bike Citi Bikes now restricted to 15 mph in NYC
Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said the 20,000 e-bikes were harming public safety in the five boroughs.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Would love it if we can get Ranked Choice Voting in the general election instead of just party primaries. The idea of having Adams, Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa on the ballot come November is a bit terrifying.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Despite liking Lander, the NY Times throws shade at Mamdani and a little bit at Cuomo and then proceeds to not endorse anyone. Why did you write this op-end @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
For any voters tempted to leave both off their ballots, it is important to understand that this decision would be tantamount to expressing no preference between the two. It is similar to voting for neither major-party candidate in a traditional election. If the polls are correct and the race is between Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Mamdani, the thing that matters most on a ballot will be the relative positions of those two candidates.

Ultimately, we will be rooting for the success of whoever becomes New York’s next mayor. We will also be rooting for a stronger field in the 2029 election.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
@nypd.bsky.social “Every New Yorker understands how frightening it is to jump out of the way as an e-bike drives on the sidewalk,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. What about NYPD parking on the sidewalk, that's not an issue? @nypdparking.bsky.social What about jumping out of the way of 1-ton cars?
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
"Crashes involving people on bikes and pedestrians have killed 11 New Yorkers since 2014. Drivers in New York have killed 1,359 pedestrians since 2014." But NYPD moves to criminalize running a red light on bikes. Cars? Go ahead, no problem!
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
@nypd.bsky.social Criminalizing a cyclist running a red light, but 1-2 ton vehicles doing the same....not? In 2024, 37 pedestrians were injured in the entire year in 179 reported e-bike collisions, the NYPD said. With 9,610 total pedestrian injuries, e-bikes caused 0.4%. 1-2 ton vehicles???
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Trump admin A) argues that anyone being imprisoned in a foreign country is beyond the reach of US courts, B) Trump wants to send US citizens to El Salvador, and C) Trump is arresting people who haven’t been accused of any crime. That is the power of a dictator. www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-author...
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The authoritarian takeover attempt is here
Sadly, we were warned.
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
📣Endorsement!📣 NKD is excited to announce our endorsement of four candidates for NYC Mayor! @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social @zellnor.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie, and Jessica Ramos
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
D&D based Leadership Training with @berlingsbeard.bsky.social. Really great/fun game while also tracking hitting decision making, EQ.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I wish there was an @MLS in here for me to complain to. I would love to please publish the kickoff time!!! Do all the commercials or whatever you need before the published time. #ATLvRBNY
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Google Maps team. Really?
A map of the Gulf of Mexico from Google Maps, with the label 'Gulf of America' instead.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hot Take: Airtable is a glorified MS Access. People have forgotten what it was like to work on MS Access. #hottake #airtable #msaccess
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Selective history is a powerful blinder to reality. The president accused the previous administration of an “egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians”...
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
✅NKD endorses @shahanafrombk.bsky.social for re-election in City Council District 39! ✨ Shahana has been a tireless advocate for her Brooklyn constituents and is a champion for affordable housing, child care, and education.
Photo of Shahana Hanif on blue and grey background, with text
 "2025 ENDORSEMENT: Vote Shahana Hanif for City Council District 39" and New Kings Democrats logo
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The GOP, state power, until they don't like it. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing
The New York City tolling program began on Jan. 5 after defying obstacles for decades. A move to stop it would likely touch off a legal battle between the state and federal government.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
@ritchietorres.bsky.social I understand that your constituents don't say that "DEI is my number one issue," but since when do we only fight for one issue? Single-issue voting/campaigning is what has gotten us into this mess to begin with.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
If Trump hadn't won the election, would be have been sentenced to around a year of jail time like others in similar cases before him? His is the FIRST case with this particular sentencing.
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David Thiel @grumplicio.us · 07/01/2025
Along with ending their fact-checking program and eliminating friction and de-ranking mechanisms, Kaplan appears to be implying that racism, misogyny and transphobia are now fair game on Meta properties. about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
We want to undo the mission creep that has made our rules too restrictive and too prone to over-enforcement. We’re getting rid of a number of restrictions on topics like immigration, gender identity and gender that are the subject of frequent political discourse and debate. It’s not right that things can be said on TV or the floor of Congress, but not on our platforms. These policy changes may take a few weeks to be fully implemented.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
NYC needs to come out of the 20th century and FINALLY go forward with Congestion Pricing. This has worked well worldwide, we are not the first at all! We would be a better society with better mass transportation.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Good to see some acknowledgement that comes with the additional requirements to grow a child in your body! A new state law takes effect on Jan. 1 which requires employers to provide 20 hours of paid time off per year for prenatal care, on top of regular sick days. gothamist.com/news/expecti...
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Expecting in NY? New prenatal leave benefits take effect with the new year.
A new state law helps ensure pregnant New Yorkers don’t miss out on paychecks when they visit the doctor.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Great initial article (1-of-3) by @philcalcado.com on building Tools/Apps that leverage AI. philcalcado.com/2024/12/14/b... Looking forward to reading parts 2 and 3!
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Building AI Products—Part I: Back-end ArchitectureBluesky
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This is the biggest cop out. It’s true that if we ate less meat and grew fewer biofuels, we would reduce agriculture’s hunger for land. But the reality is we show no signs of doing that — meat consumption is only projected to rise in the coming years. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Homicide rates for pregnant and postpartum women under 25 is double than other women in the same age group. I can't process how fucked up that is. The Killings of Young Mothers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | The Killings of Young Mothers
For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
My kids woke up early and created a fan section (101) for the @newyorkredbulls.bsky.social final at 4pm today.
A large stuffed penguin wearing a New York Red Bulls bannerA stuffed cat and whale with red paper cutouts as clothing with writing on it, "Red Bulls!!"
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The pardon didn't erode faith in the justice system. Trump, his trial, conviction, lack of sentencing and eventually electing him did.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
O M G!
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
@newyorkredbulls.bsky.social can you post stuff here please?
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
We just elected a felon who has been told that he had complete immunity as president to become the president. What could possibly go wrong?
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Vote. Every single time. It's so important! I'm grateful to live in a place where I can view and have that vote actually count, unlike some "democracies." This is one of the most important things that we can all do.
A hand in a fist wearing a wristband that says "I voted early"
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Powerful and moving 1619 project exhibit at the Central Library (Brooklyn Public Library)
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Creating a new leveling guide for my new, very small organization. Old one I created applied to 1000s SWEs. Seeing at what's been published & I'm seeing a glaring omission. Lack of talk of soft skills. Presentation, upwards management, soft skills in general are CRITICAL to the career track.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Great day to go vote! I love this sticker, now I wish I held out!!!
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
We (in many states) won't let a convicted felon work at a fast food chain flipping burgers to make minimum wage, but we're okay letting them run for and potentially becoming the POTUS.
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Akshay @aroraaki.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
The argument that we enforce the Constitution as the Founders intended, fails to acknowledge progress in thinking, change of laws and the dramatic shift in technology over the past several 100 years. Not to mention the inferencing of intention.
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