Vivek Wagle

former travel guy (@lonelyplanet @airbnb @letsgo) & startup marketer. now mainly here to listen

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@JeffGreason @asymmetricinfo Uh, I think she’s agreeing with you

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Anyone surprised that Elon Musk is throwing his weight behind the Weirdo party ?

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

In the face of increasing threats to America’s democratic institutions, I am calling for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability to the Supreme Court and our democracy.

First, I am calling for a constitutional amendment called the No One Is Above the Law Amendment. It would make clear that there is no immunity for crimes a former president committed while in office. I share our Founders’ belief that the president’s power is limited, not absolute. We are a nation of laws—not of kings or dictators.

Second, we have had term limits for presidents for nearly 75 years. We should have the same for Supreme Court justices. The United States is the only major constitutional democracy that gives lifetime seats to its high court. Term limits would help ensure that the court’s membership changes with some regularity. That would make timing for court nominations more predictable and less arbitrary. It would reduce the chance that any single presidency radically alters the makeup of the court for generations to come. I support a system in which the president would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the Supreme Court.

Third, I’m calling for a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court. This is common sense. The court’s current voluntary ethics code is weak and self-enforced. Justices should be required to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest. Every other federal judge is bound by an enforceable code of conduct, and there is no reason for the Supreme Court to be exempt.

All three of these reforms are supported by a majority of Americans—as well as conservative and liberal constitutional scholars. In America, no one is above the law. In America, the people rule.

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@ramit He should have retired before writing his first fantasy book couched as financial advice

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

The emotional whiplash between Joe's withdrawal on Saturday, to realizing we're going to elect the 1st woman of color as our next President is probably closest you'll ever get to knowing what it feels like to make the jump to hyper-space. 🤯

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@lisareality1 There may be Sanjits in Pakistan, but it’s generally a Hindu name and is much more common in India. How do you know this guy was Pakistani?

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@Matt4VA @BradMossEsq No, the jury had been sent out before those lines

[Jessica Polka @jessicapolka]

I'm excited to share an awesome lineup for our open science demo night in #Berkeley next Thursday, featuring @AsteraInstitute residents and many other builders! We're at capacity but you can still sign up for the waitlist:
https://t.co/y2LL6wMPZw

[seemay chou @seemaychou]

Help us shape our funding focus areas @AsteraInstitute (a dedicated synbio residency is coming soon)! We welcome any of your wildest dreams, but short & sweet plz. A few sentences is OK, you can submit as many as you want to compete for $1K

https://t.co/SrPfco1whc

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@katie_cardigan Apparently SA is Australia’s Florida?

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@PracheeAC *Dramamine

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@mattyglesias Someone had class in the Science Center…

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@duolingo Yup, can I DM you?

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@duolingo my son’s streak that he had been nursing for 196 days disappeared and he is distraught! Can anyone help?

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@AraHog @Optimuspool @jemelehill Yes, you so often hear of kindergarteners being mowed down in classrooms with mass stabbings

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@mulegirl Solid Death?

[Halocene @Halocene]

Advice from doctors please: I started having hearing loss on Oct 23. I've been to urgent care twice and am on antibiotics and steroids that haven't helped at all. I've scheduled an appt with an ear specialist for Tue but I'm wondering if this is an emergency? The tinnitus has ...

[Vivek Wagle @veyk]

@justfara @JasonLaCanfora Curious whether it is more efficient all around to donate money instead? Three advantages spring to mind: (1) food banks don’t have over- and under-supplies of specific things; (2) food banks can buy in bulk so more bang for buck; (3) gifters don’t have to choose carefully