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Aru Panwar

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Zach Wendling @zachwendling2.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
A Republican-led challenge to overturn a state voting law allowing certain overseas voters to vote in Nebraska is over after a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling Friday. nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/10/16/j...
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Justices uphold law allowing certain overseas voters to cast ballots for Nebraska elections • Nebraska Examiner
A Republican-led challenge to overturn a Nebraska voting law allowing certain overseas voters to vote in Nebraska is over.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Finally, a good TACO!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
CATO has a “Government Ownership Dashboard”: “.. 35 equity-stake deals since last June.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.cato.org/restoring-fr...
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Today, Robert E. Hall was awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. This is from a statement he released after the announcement:
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MsGnomer @lesleych.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
How about we take all this knowledge and tech we’d focus on a lunar or Mars colony and set it toward making our own planet more habitable, eh? Shorter trip.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There is nothing comparable to this level of corruption in American history.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BILELLO: “.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit. Instead, .. The deficit didn’t shrink. It increased 8%.”
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“…couldn’t complete a captcha.” Super-intelligence, indeed.
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Vox @vox.com · 07/10/2026
Online nativists are exploiting middle-class economic worries to stir hate. www.vox.com/politics/505...
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Why is the right obsessed with Indians all of a sudden?
Online nativists are exploiting middle-class economic worries to stir hate.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
F*ck these bigots! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These bigots like to talk about assimilation because it sounds like they're scoring people on their behavior rather than their genes. But when people are behaving exactly like their ideal of all-American sports-lovin' too-big-pastel-shirt wearin' bros, it still doesn't count.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guess that the only thing that would have spurred him into action would be things that would personally affect him. Right on.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GATES: “.. I almost can’t believe you’re asking that.” @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seems like some of you are just now learning that TItle IX offices are on survivors' side in the same way that your HR rep is on your side in an employment dispute.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here’s Chris Rufo and his podcast co-host addressing “the Indian question,” a reference to “the Jewish question.” That question was whether Jews could be incorporated into European society, and the Nazis were the ones who claimed to have developed the “final solution” to that “problem.”
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sure, immigration policy is a legitimate matter of debate...but whether people from certain countries or of certain faiths can ever truly become "Americans" is only a question if one thinks culture is connected to genetics....which was the logic behind the "final solution" to "the Jewish Problem."
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Markets are the great aggregator of preferences, but they don't tell us whether that aggregate is fair or whether society should accept that outcome. We need democracy for that. youtu.be/OAGV50CDgno
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Scott Stewart @sstewart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Douglas County, Nebraska, makes the list for its prosecutor and sheriff.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Omaha folks!
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TLDR: When personal economic circumstances stink, it primes people to sniff deeper and catch a whiff of stench that had surrounded them all along.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My observation: Personal financial strain/ challenge to self interest catalyzes attention to other negative attributes of the government that may otherwise be conveniently ignored by a significant majority of the electorate.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, flagrant moral depravity and big events do capture the attention of American electorate. I’m unsure if that effect persists however.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“.. a surreal week in the life of Washington. The president of the United States barred American reporters .. and rolled out a literal red carpet for the communist president of China ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Be wise to be skeptical. Also, regret ≠ reform/reparation. Expression or regret should not obligate rehabilitation to a position of public prominence/authority.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“He don’t even take no salary—that’s how selfless Trump is, y’all!!!”
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This isn’t exactly endearing… Also, this is dumb as can be. Why not get in a head butting contest with a speeding car next? 🙃🤯
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Kavanaugh stop?
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
View from Nebraska. ‘Love’ can be expensive!
Diesel prices surge to $6.64 in rural and suburban Nebraska counties. Photo from September 18, 2026.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 18/09/2026
“What we really care about in healthcare is whether it actually makes an impact on patient outcomes. And there is really shockingly poor evidence that AI actually makes an impact on patient outcomes.” www.ft.com/content/3431...
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Medical AI has a proof problem
The technology’s advances have not yet translated into big improvements in real-life care
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We used to call hacking/similar intrusions ‘computer viruses’. We must convey what’s happening with clarity: ‘Gemini’s AI computer virus…’
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Maybe. But can’t assess facts when they’re obfuscated through NDAs, special incentives, & active disengagement from local community participation. The general mood in every community is that our civic institutions are captured by corrupt, self dealing people. Distrust is default.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Maybe. But can’t assess facts when they’re obfuscated through NDAs, special incentives, & active disengagement from local community participation. The general mood in every community is that our civic institutions are captured by corrupt, self dealing people. Distrust is default.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: “Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] 🙏🏼
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This👇🏼. Accountability needs to be core to new technology.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 17/09/2026
‘People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result “rogue AI” does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story.’ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to Be
Forget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ALERT: Live data showing that #GasPrices appear to be rising to $4.19/gal in #Nebraska today.
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Juan Salinas II @4nsmiley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Nebraska hasn't been a top Democratic target this cycle, but Republicans have quietly worried that the state — which Trump carried by roughly 20 points in 2024 — could come into focus if the political environment deteriorates for the GOP." Via @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/09/15/g...
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Scoop: GOP super PAC jumps into Nebraska Senate race with $1.4M ad buy
Republicans continue to spend to defend seats in Trump territory
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yes, they did. And no, they aren’t. It’s not too complicated if you can recall the headlines just within the last few days.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Eligible voters of the United States! Happy National Voter Registration Day! Not sure how to register to vote in the midterms? Or want to check your registration status? We have a guide for you at npr.org/vote
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Indeed, it's far worse than that... Trump is running up a tab of many millions in taxpayer funds for purposes of promoting his own golf course. And the proper word for that is *corrupt.*
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
gas prices seeing slight decline as price cycling states see competition undercutting each other pushing prices slightly lower, but diesel continues to rise... $4.292 for gasoline, $6.191 for diesel. Americans today will spend ~$736 million more on fuel than one year ago
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think tearing down Trump's monstrosities, and scraping all that gold crap off the walls, would be healthy symbolism about recovering the country. In addition, fire all his appointees. He's the guy who wanted Schedule F - the next Dem POTUS should use it, then cancel Schedule F. But use it first.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
They know that a rate hike is likely coming. Like everything else, this admin is trying to set a predicate- either to scare off a rate hike (less likely) or to blame impending electoral setbacks to a theory of deep state/ elite institutions working against them (likely).
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 13/09/2026
AI doesn’t just learn stereotypes from its training. It can cook up new ones, too.
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AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
AI doesn’t just learn stereotypes from its training. It can cook up new ones, too.
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Rachel Van Patten @southpaw73.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I first posted this on Twitter back in 2020. I stand by it then, now, and always: Fuck fascism — and those who encourage and enable it.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Capitalism that flourishes because of the guardrails offered by this democracy must respect those guardrails.
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Aru Panwar @arupanwar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We (the people) must police (not pace) the frontier. Relying on techno-plutocrats for their beneficence and grace leads only to peril.
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