Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social
Lawyer, former public defender. Progressive politics, racial justice, urban gardening. Let’s go Knicks/GoBlue.
ProPublica out here doing it all.
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ProPublica out here doing it all.
A Klan rally in the Oval Office
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A Klan rally in the Oval Office
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“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest.” I love this proposal! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | This Is How Mamdani Can Pay for Free Buses
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December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest.” I love this proposal! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, second in line to the presidency, "didn't follow a lot of the news" about the government committing war crimes.
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, second in line to the presidency, "didn't follow a lot of the news" about the government committing war crimes.
Via the Military Times: “The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both,” the memo reads.
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Former JAGs say Hegseth, others may have committed war crimes
The group of ex-military lawyers published their memo after The Washington Post released a report on the alleged killing of survivors from a boat strike.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Via the Military Times: “The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both,” the memo reads.
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Absolutely depraved individual.
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Absolutely depraved individual.
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Important piece from @errollouis.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
Mamdani Won, But Our Battle Against Islamophobia Isn’t Over
The impact of the hate speech in this year’s mayoral campaign will linger.
nymag.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Important piece from @errollouis.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
Good morning to the @umichfball.bsky.social family.
a yellow and blue sign that says go blue michigan
ALT: a yellow and blue sign that says go blue michigan
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November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Good morning to the @umichfball.bsky.social family.
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Omar and Ibrahim are working to open the first public library after Israel destroyed all of Gaza's libraries. Please consider donating.
"And this project was never just an idea—it was born from two real stories of survival—of books carried through fire and dreams protected under bombs."
"And this project was never just an idea—it was born from two real stories of survival—of books carried through fire and dreams protected under bombs."
Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide
There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield —...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Omar and Ibrahim are working to open the first public library after Israel destroyed all of Gaza's libraries. Please consider donating.
"And this project was never just an idea—it was born from two real stories of survival—of books carried through fire and dreams protected under bombs."
"And this project was never just an idea—it was born from two real stories of survival—of books carried through fire and dreams protected under bombs."
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Christmas music everywhere I turn. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Christmas music everywhere I turn. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!
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I scream-laughed
Trump filling out his NYC DSA membership card to vote on primarying Jeffries right now
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I scream-laughed
We hereby retire the “record scratch-Freeze frame-You may be wondering how I got here” meme.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We hereby retire the “record scratch-Freeze frame-You may be wondering how I got here” meme.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
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This is so wildly embarrassing for so many Upper East Side moms
Reporter: Would you feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mamdani administration?
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is so wildly embarrassing for so many Upper East Side moms
This presser just bodied Elise Stefanik’s campaign. ☠️
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This presser just bodied Elise Stefanik’s campaign. ☠️
🤣
MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🤣
Has Trump ever been like this around anyone? Like not just politician, or world leader, but even family member…like literally anyone?
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Has Trump ever been like this around anyone? Like not just politician, or world leader, but even family member…like literally anyone?
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
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My left cred maybe not looking so hot on this post but if some photo ops are what it takes to avoid more intense NYC ICE raids then so be it
Mamdani is looking solemn as Trump compliments him and his mayoral victory—not trying to look chummy with Trump
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My left cred maybe not looking so hot on this post but if some photo ops are what it takes to avoid more intense NYC ICE raids then so be it
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The skeleton key for Trump is that he's scared of people who are better on TV than he is
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The skeleton key for Trump is that he's scared of people who are better on TV than he is
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Larry Summers
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will open a new probe into former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ connections with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein, after newly released documents revealed the two ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Larry Summers
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
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ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
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