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Vinay Kumaran

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Transplant Surgeon Atheist Asocial Apatriot Misanthrope Omnivore

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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Jerelle @shankhead.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I can’t remember another instance when major American news outlets wouldn’t air a presidential speech because they knew he’d just lie, as he always does…🙄
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In case you missed Trump’s speech
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It was a nice touch for Trump to start out his primetime address to the nation with 24 consecutive lies in 5 minutes. Very subtle intro. Really set the tone for the vague international conspiracies that he outlined later.
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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This is what good leadership looks like. Recognizing reality, coming up with a workable plan to respond to it and implementing it confidently. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/w...
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Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Blue sky.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Living in a time of grotesque culminations.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
JD Vance is the Cybertruck of politicians.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Nurses spend their lives helping other people with no expectation of getting rich. If a nurse ever wanted to be President, I would vote for her, no questions asked. The same principle applies to school teachers.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It's beyond ironic that evil has murdered Good in the United States.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Jesse Welles with the best description of the ICE murder, and of ICE itself. youtu.be/El0CLduLgew?...
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Good vs. Ice
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I think the rational thing to do is to give up on humanity.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
It occurs to me that if there is only one god then, by definition, it cannot have a gender. However, referring to it as ‘it’ seems insufficiently reverent. I think ‘they/them’ is the way to go with deity pronouns.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
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Opinion | Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I asked Grok if anyone is known to have lied more often than Trump. The answer was no.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Life in Norway 🇳🇴
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Explaining the 50 year mortgage for people too lazy to do the calculations themselves.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
This is Capitalism is it? In the richest country in the world with the richest people in the world, there are millions of people who cannot afford food? Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Republicans and establishment democrats are terrified by Zohran Mamdani. Not because he is Muslim or because he might fail but because he might succeed and then they will have to explain to their constituents why they can't have nice things too.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Paper Clip Protest open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Paper Clip Protest
On Thursday, E.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
SHARKS ON HOVERBOARDS
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Superb & eviscerating take on the situation at CBS by John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com. As I’ve noted, the new billionaire owners create a mirrortocracy, pretend it’s a meritocracy & hire a mediocrity to get there. But it is not about innovating & supporting journalism. youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
One of the most interesting things happening in the country now. A different kind of politician. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...
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Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
That was the most embarrassing speech in the history of the United Nations. In fact it was the most embarrassing speech in the history of speeches. And yet, millions of people still think this guy is the right person to lead the United States. It’s amazing.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
That should be reason enough for everyone who is not a wealthy New York 'developer' to vote for Mamdani. Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
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Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I’m a little bemused that people still take Felonious seriously. I understand it’s because of the nation he represents but at some point you have to acknowledge that he has the cognitive abilities of a toddler and treat him accordingly.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Trump's tariff policy: An obese old man with sparse yellow hair and orange skin walks into the store. He points a gun at his own foot and shouts: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot." Everyone stops what they're doing and watch. What will he do next?
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Every once in a while it hits me again. The President of the United States can commit any crime without consequences. Criminals can become President of the United States as long as they were born in the United States. Both seem like bad ideas.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Opinion | The Ugliness of the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill, in Charts (Gift Article)
Steven Rattner reveals the ugly reality lurking within the ‘big beautiful bill.’
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." But it was only white men. And some people are not even considered 'people'.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Speaking of moral compasses and religion... www.perplexity.ai/search/what-...
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What proportion of criminals are atheists? and what proportion of the...
Here are the key figures comparing the proportion of atheists and Christians among both criminals (specifically, the incarcerated population) and the general...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
When you spent $25 million on your birthday party but the tanks were old and the clown wasn’t funny and the taco bowls didn’t have enough cheese and all the cool kids went to a different party.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This is not government. This is a thug trying to have his own way. A bully begging for attention. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...
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Trump Pushes to Restrict Harvard’s International Students From Entering U.S.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I wonder if it's time to give up on the United States, India and Humans in general? There are a lot of books to read and music to listen to. I didn't vote for Modi or for Trump. I'm not going to buy a Tesla or invest in the company. Not my fault. Not my problem.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Josh Johnson explaining the Trump tariffs is what we need today. Trust me. It's worth your time. youtu.be/cU_Pbd5gC2I?...
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Tariff Tantrum: America vs China & The World
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Before the internet, people were dumb at home and they were dumb with their friends but nobody else knew. And their friends and family were probably about at smart as them so everyone was happy. Now we have the entire spectrum wide open in front of us don’t we?
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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
We live in a post-critical thought society
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The United States is soon going to find out what it's like to be at the wrong end of 'Atlas Shrugged'.
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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Opinion | Why Trump’s Tariff Math Is a Joke (Gift Article)
A look inside the administration’s methodology is a real eye-opener.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white. by Stephen Miller
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The effect of tariffs as explained by a Transplant Surgeon... www.facebook.com/share/p/1568...
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Vinay Kumaran @vkumaran.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Opinion | I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America. (Gift Article)
Beijing’s message to America: We’re not afraid of you. You aren’t who you think you are — and we aren’t who you think we are.
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