Watched TV news after long and I'm here to report that NDTV India has turned completely into a commando comic station. BBC India is the only saving grace. @BBC time for an India-focused English channel.
The entire song is tastefully picturised. Possibly because it's directed by a woman. A stark contrast to the ever prevailing hostile and forceful undertone of that Sandeep Vanga guy's picturizations.
#Tabahi
It's time we raised our voices against dastardly policies like this before the government becomes all too comfortable with entering the bedrooms of consenting adults.
Live-in relations must be registered other wise partners will be sent to jail, Madhya Pradesh govt proposed UCC bill to legalise these relationships.
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Time to overlook egotistical considerations like "who gets the credit". We can't afford to let Sonam deteriorate. Losing this doyen is inconceivable. Everyone rallying for the cause of strengthening our education system must demand Pradhan's resignation before it's too late.
Ignoring all those conspiracy theories Congress party, like a grand old party of this democratic nation, needs to show magnanimity by standing with Sonam Wangchuk at this hour.
History will remember this gesture, even if Sonam Wangchuk goes on to join BJP some day.
Many prominent leaders of Congress have already joined BJP without any hint of conspiracy theories!
This is a cue for AI companies to relocate outside of America. The US government will realise in no time how self-defeatist its actions are.
#Fable#Anthropic
For anyone wondering what this means:
- Anthropic (and potentially future OpenAI, Google, xAI) models that cost billions to develop will make 0 revenue outside the US
- a big double digit percentage of Anthropic (and potentially OpenAI, Google, xAI) workforce can no longer work there, because they are foreigners and are not allowed to use those models
So Trump just made frontier model development effectively unprofitable and tremendously slowed down Anthropic (and potentially others in the future)
He's handing China the win on a gold platter.
*potentially: if the same restrictions are imposed on other frontier labs and models
It's the characters that make the sport we love special (the sport that's on its deathbed perhaps). Tugs at the heartstrings to see the nicest of them all depart.
Thanks for the 3 A.M. memories Kane Williamson, and the life lessons to boot.
@ShashiTharoor Didn't u run to be the President of the opposition party, Sire? I wonder if ur response would've been the same had u got the post or is this convenient posturing dictated by personal circumstances.
As for the US response, expect a "Modi is a great friend" by the supremo shortly.
Thala Dhoni was last seen throwing away his cricket kit and calling up our man Prashant Kishor while enquiring farmhouse prices around Chennai.
#ElectionResult2026
In an interview with The New York Times, Tucker Carlson argued that Trump has a “supernatural component” to him that makes those in his close proximity obedient and docile.
Carlson said he experienced this effect firsthand, likening it to smoking hash.
“And I think it probably literally is a spell. And the effect is to weaken people around him and make them more compliant and more confused. And I’ve experienced this myself. You spend a day with Trump and you’re in this kind of dreamland. It’s like smoking hash or something. It’s interesting, very interesting.”
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@shobweet A take neglecting the ground realities of a country like India. An immense difference can be made by ensuring efficiency in delivery of government services and designing innovative policies.
"Wars of the past were dumb & politically correct!"
Don't say that! Treasure hunts for WMD kept it engaging and where's the intrigue when Waldo explodes on day 1. I'll take the dumb war any day.
The extent to which chest thumpers will gamify war & trivialise suffering!
#USIranWar
'No more rules and political correctness' - Hegseth stated that the US will do whatever it wants with Iran.
'If you think you've already seen something - just wait. The amount of military power we can project over Iran is many times greater than what we have now - if we combine our capabilities and those of the Israel Defense Forces. And we have no shortage of authority. The stupid, politically correct wars of the past were the complete opposite of what we're doing here. That's over now.
Our authority is maximum. Our capabilities are enormous and continue to increase. Our ammunition supplies are fully stocked, and our determination is ironclad. This means that we alone control the timing of the operation and no one else. As long as it takes for the United States to achieve these goals. We were made for this war. And we're in it to win.'
- SK
It’s been 19 days and 20 hrs since I last felt Kate’s warm embrace. She landed 47 minutes ago. The 24 hours of travel no doubt has her rushing to shower. She needs to cleanse herself of a dirtied world incompatible with her sensibilities. The wash doubles as a ritual, preparatory for entrance into the symbolic world we’ve constructed.
The time apart has been costly. My body’s electrical signaling betrays the separation. Without her touch, my vagus nerve’s 100,000 myelinated fibers have dropped their high frequency spectral power, squawking distress. An intelligent system broadcasting diminished wave forms, hoping to be heard. There are other signals of distress.
My white blood cells have shifted their gene expression, upregulating pro-inflammatory genes IL-6 and TNF-alpha and downregulating my antiviral genes. A pro-aging biochemical signature of a system suffering hardship.
My environment is a pristine anti-aging laboratory. Air, water, food and light are meticulously measured. Toxins are filtered. Purification systems run autonomously. Biomarkers tracked. Nutrition is calibrated.
Yet outside my control is the affection of another. The 68 trillion cells that constitute Bryan Johnson run non-negotiable code. They demand tenderness, and not of a whimsical type, but deep, all-encompassing love that must be earned and carefully maintained. Otherwise they protest in self-termination.
She’s now only 13 miles away and I can viscerally feel her essence. The transmission pulses in high fidelity. As if there were a fiber optic cable streaming our connection at light speed through the multiplexed cylinders of glass. The time apart created latency, buffering the connection, depriving us of the luminescence and dimming into noise.
In 15 minutes she will be within reach. I can visualize the whites of her eyes and smell her aroma. When she arrives, she will be shy. Whenever we are apart, she returns to zero. Her previous openness will be closed. Her emotional dynamic range will be held in reserve until she feels she is safe and can trust. I’ll need to kindle her again. The rush of the courtship enthralls me.
The anticipation drives a small cluster of my midbrain neurons to flood dopamine. Nerve fibers activate, lighting up my skin’s receptors as it awaits for slow, caressing touch. My hypothalamus begins synthesizing oxytocin, preparing to dump it upon first eye contact to ensure the reestablishment of our pair bond. This biochemical orchestra fills me with delight and sensorial want.
Kate’s been mulling over what she’ll wear for days. She’s considered dozens of possibilities and modeled out my anticipated emotional state, the weather, and our planned activities. The colors will be representative of her psychological state and be positioned to soothe mine. The texture, style, and hues will interplay with our biology. The deliberately chosen accessories will add flair, intrigue and play. This is how she flirts, seduces and bypasses my mind to speak directly to my physiology. She has other tricks too.
She’s arrived. I must wait for her. Her timidness will want to determine the cadence. I hear the door crack open and her bag drop to the floor. She’s nervous. I’m on the couch, neutral and open. She rounds the corner and our eyes meet. The inhibitions wither as the magnetism draws us together. Soft hellos are whispered and our bodies interdigitate.
I feel her finger tips on the back of my neck. Goose bumps light up my body. Skin nerve cells fire signals directly to my brain, bypassing the analytical mind. The hypothalamus dumps the oxytocin, inhibiting fear and lowering cortisol. The body washes itself in this anti-inflammatory chain reaction. Our respiration and heart beats are now synchronizing. The brain piles on with a release of endorphins to soothe the psychological pain of our separation. New powers are now in control. Let them run in glory.
I press my cheek against hers. The skin on skin triggers a wave of desire. I brush her lips with mine, catalyzing a massive activation of neurons in her brain, overwhelming thought and forcing presence.
She relents and wants to dance. She’s home.
I slip my hand under her shirt and brush the small of her back. Goosebumps spread like a wildfire across her body. Her hypothalamus stimulates the release of GnRH which tells the pituitary gland to wake up her reproductive system. Our olfactory systems consume each other with delight, signaling immune system compatibility.
I move both my hands to her jawline, holding her head firmly in place. Our mirror neurons speak to each other. I know what she wants. My lips press against hers and I softly bite her lower lip. Kate’s blood vessels dilate from the acetylcholine and nitric oxide release, flushing her lips, skin and body. The cascade is nearing waterfall.
The executive control of our brains surrenders. No longer concerned with the 68 trillion cells. The prefrontal cortex goes dark. Eliminating future planning and probabilistic modeling. Activity in our parietal lobes diminishes, dissolving the boundary that distinguishes between self and other. No longer is there Kate and Bryan, just a singular biological entity suspended in a state of bliss. The outside world goes quiet. It doesn’t exist. We dissolve into raw existence.
On the day a UN commission charges Israel with genocide they begin a new offensive in #Gaza City. When there is total disregard for even optics, the future looks ominous.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal