Reposted by Ravi ManghaniSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 03/10/2026To have that conversation honestly would have to start with an acknowledgement that our founders didn't trust a government based in popular will either. The electoral college, the senate, no direct election of senators, no one but white property holding men voting was all there from the jump. 5477
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling. 781559639
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniStephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 30/09/2026The NYTimes scans crowd footage and finds Jack Smith at the Hawkeye game. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 321639
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Nirvana’s “Nevermind” turns 35 today — an album the band almost titled “Sheep”, referring to people who follow the herd. “Dreaming of the person you want to be,” Cobain said, “is wasting the person you already are.” “Come As You Are” 🎸 25676123
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniJustin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New from @cleanenergystates.bsky.social: The ABCs of VPPs: An Introduction to Virtual Power Plants: www.cesa.org/resource-lib... 🔌💡cesa.orgThe ABCs of VPPs: An Introduction to Virtual Power Plants - Clean Energy States AllianceThis paper aims to help state officials and other stakeholders understand what virtual power plants (VPPs) are and how they can be optimally designed. For state energy agencies, a central challeng... 021
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniJeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New York City needs more batteries. But a yearlong fight between utility ConEd and battery developers has frozen community battery projects. ConEd says its grid is threatened. Developers say ConEd wants more profits. When will state regulators step in? www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... #energyskycanarymedia.comA fight between Con Ed and developers is slowing NYC’s battery…The utility says too many battery projects will overwhelm its grid and drive up costs. Battery developers say the utility is trying to protect its profits. 043
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Not an exaggeration to say when authoritarian thugs distort scientific research toward their own petty or prejudiced tastes, economies suffer, national security is compromised, people die. Exact proportion of each of those consequences varies from one authoritarian state to another, but all happen 12742169
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump threatened to "STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT" unless Fed cuts rates. Includes: Vietnam Mexico Taiwan China Korea Germany India Canada Japan Ireland Italy France etc Hard to find *any* major products today that don't contain parts from these countries in supply chain 1414236
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/08/2026According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, average global sea surface temperatures have reached a new high, rising to nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit late last week — potentially for the first time in millennia. wapo.st/3UfSUfD 57850
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Honest question to all the economists: How is Wall Street pricing in the dismantling of social safety nets? It feels like everyday programs are getting rolled back or canceled. 000
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniSheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New White House plan reimagines American science — more $$ for AI, less for universities and the “life sciences.” Written by Trump’s science adviser, who is a Silicon Valley tech guy, not a scientist. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 1610746
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Kiros was born 5 months after DeGette assumed office in Congress as the rep from CO-01 district in 1997. 030
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Co-sign @stevevladeck.bsky.social. It may feel good to purge Trump holdovers under the next Democratic president. But the deeper damage that Slaughter inflicts on the infrastructure of our democracy will ultimately cause way more pain. www.stevevladeck.com/p/236-three-... 26596157
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/06/2026Breaking News: The Justice Dept. is seeking to throw out a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company, xAI, over the data center's air pollution, saying it has the right to run polluting gas-burning turbines in Mississippi despite not having permits for them.nyti.msD.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data CenterThe department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens. 37161109
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/06/2026“I had the right papers and everything.” Omar Abdulkadir Artan would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. Instead, he was denied entry to the U.S.nyti.msSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament. 2012448
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Pro tip: watch the video in slo-mo (0.25 or 0.5 speed) 000
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 31/05/2026When Victor raised the trophy in his hands even his colleagues couldn't reach it 000
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The Knicks were so good, they went on a 20 to -1 run. (30-27 to 50-26!) 000
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026In 2017, we traveled to Brooklyn to do a show at BAM, and our guest dropped out at the last minute. We called Stephen Colbert and he agreed to fill in *but only if we asked him the questions we had prepped for the original guest, without telling him who it was.* www.npr.org/programs/wai...npr.org'Wait Wait' For Feb. 11, 2017: With Not My Job Guest Stephen ColbertRecorded in New York City with Not My Job guest Stephen Colbert, guest judge Glynn Washington, and panelists Peter Grosz, Faith Salie and Mo Rocca. 583991580
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I've done over 1200 Wait Wait eps but if I had to pick a favorite, this would be the one. Stephen will be fine, and never lack for any platform or gig he wants... not just because he's supremely talented, but because he's beloved. By everyone. Well, everyone except the President. 788131
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026At first I felt a little dorky admitting how hard I prepared for a game show but you know what, guys? STUDYING WORKS. 731970108
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 11/05/2026"You could say 5%, 6% depending on the way you phrase the statement." 010
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/05/2026If we play our cards right, soon we’ll be able to send handguns through the postal service but not birth control or ballots 1232788977
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only. 100
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Correction: "We cut drug prices by 90%. You could say 500%, 600% depending on if you failed in your 6th grade math test." 011
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 07/05/2026No more Chuck E Cheese birthday parties?static.klipy.comChuck E. Cheese Sad MomentAlt: Chuck E. Cheese Sad Moment 000
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 07/05/2026BREAKING: US trade court rules against Trump's 10% global tariff reut.rs/3QSFFjq 420164
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/05/2026Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider's perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.bit.lyMina Kimes takes over as Scripps National Spelling Bee host as part of reimagined broadcastMina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition. 81297
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 05/05/2026media.tenor.comIm Sorry I Cannot Understand GIFAlt: Im Sorry I Cannot Understand GIF 000
Reposted by Ravi Manghanitejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 03/05/2026Donald Trump's green new deal My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a... 925595
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniKeith Parish @fastbreakbreak.bsky.social · 02/05/2026the magic's boxscore from 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter until the final buzzer never seen anything like it truly amazing 1522551
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniMark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 29/04/2026No, solar panels aren't constantly oozing toxins. These and other myths the fossil-fuel industry would like you to believe about solar are easily debunked. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comRelax. Solar Panels Won’t Give You CancerWe live in an age of both scientific miracles and superstition about science, increasing more or less in tandem. One year we’re creating novel vaccines that arrest a global pandemic, and four years la... 1042022697
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026A gentle reminder: It used to be not such a rare thing a few years ago. The fact that the planet hasn't stopped warming up in these years makes the current attitude all the more alarming! 031
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Slight edit 🔌💡 --> by my tally we are now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more *DOMESTIC* energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis 031
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026What a mind-boggling achievement. 10k in 28:25 21.1k in 60:29 30k-35k in 13:54 next 21.1k in 59:01 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...theguardian.comSabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London MarathonKenya’s Sabastian Sawe has made history at the London Marathon, winning the men’s race in a historic time of 1hr 59mins 30secs 1298
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026My favorite part about Seattle’s pick was that they made it. Dylan came by our show last night and we were worried they’d trade down so he would get his moment. Awesome kid who has beaten cancer *twice.* So stoked for him. 14110653
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Props to the NY Times editor and reporter who refused to sanewash this www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u... 522150407
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/04/2026Here, I made this for my newsletter a few months back. Feel free to share with any Cabinet members you know. 741845340
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Cool. My electric mixer stirs faster than my finger 1084648581
Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Arsenal's season in the making (as always)...uninspiring performance yet againmedia.tenor.coma group of women are running a race on a track .Alt: a group of women are running a race on a track . 000
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/04/2026Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong. Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT 722169293527
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026And here’s a gift link to the remarkable story about the FBI Director from @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe FBI Director Is MIAKash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. 24640203
Reposted by Ravi ManghaniPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Remarkable SCOTUS reporting in the NYTimes, which pretty much confirms what observers have always assumed, but still astonishes. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 30758273