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[Anju @AnjuGo]

@yet_so_far Love everything in this insta account. You may find some ideas, Sonia.

https://t.co/ctf0tyLV8B

[NPR @NPR]

In one city, randomly selected people were given $500 a month for 2 years.

Researchers found that families were most likely to spend it on essential items, like food and gas.

And after a year, full-time employment among recipients grew from 28% to 40%.
https://t.co/RnGBssEjDo

[_unobvious @_unobvious]

“Imperfect action is a billion times better than eternal planning”

_ @oliviercantin speaking to my soul here

[Sukanya Shantha @sukanyashantha]

The Rajasthan High Court today suo-motu took note of the @thewire_in's story about state- sanctioned casteism in Indian jails. This work, done in collaboration with @pulitzercenter, focusses on the caste segregation & practices mentioned in prison manuals.
https://t.co/rlbi7BRRNk

[ISignal @ISignalOfficial]

Fewer educated mothers have stunted children, SC households are more likely to have underweight/stunted children due to lower edn access/income & urban children are less likely to be stunted, the study also finds

[Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh]

Cases like Arnab's are not the real test of the courts' commitment to protect the rights of the people. The true test is in cases where the government is on the other side, arguing against liberty - and the SC can only earn its stripes by standing up in those cases.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart — that’s what life is all about, that’s its task.”

[Anju @AnjuGo]

"City air makes free”

[Kafila @kafila]

Basti Basna Khel Nahin Hai – Dilli hai jiska naam II: Narayani Gupta https://t.co/tsHc9X3R93

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

In my latest @livemint @Mint_Opinion column I compare the US and Indian voting & counting process. The difference lies in the tradeoff between (1) complexity & efficiency; (2) between simplicity & decentralization; (3) between citizen v govt. led polling. https://t.co/MovQgVcK3G

[दामिनी @DammitDamini]

#Thread 🧵

As India’s #COVID19 tally inches towards the 3 lakh mark, here is a thread of IMPORTANT CRUCIAL THINGS THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING RECENTLY to tackle the crisis:

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

The Journalist and the Vulture: What Solicitor General Tushar Mehta does not understand about the media

@VidyaKrishnan writes: https://t.co/Gmnx7QrXcd

[Terry Pratchett @terryandrob]

Every year I am asked why today. Well, I shall tell you a secret; the date came first and the lilac second. Terry asked me to find the one day in the year that would cause least offence and after much pondering & historical research I settled on May 25th; Paul Weller’s birthday.

[Anju @AnjuGo]

Regular reminder to self - a bleeding heart does not a good person make.

[Peter Griffin isn’t spending much time here @zigzackly]

You're not enjoying lockdown, but you know you are comparatively better off than many others. And you want to help people who do not have your privilege.
Here are a few suggestions, vetted by friends in the non-profit / social development world.

[Nick Kapur @nick_kapur]

Something incredible is happening on reddit. I'm tempted to say these people have way too much time, but this is legit amazing. #RecursionFTW

[Anju @AnjuGo]

How can one string together these simple words in such an evocative manner!

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

"I ask them about being happy the same way my High School friends ask me about being gay..." https://t.co/jiu7ZiqAaN (cc: @buttonpoetry)