Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
@nameshiv.bsky.social
Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
Russian news rn
December 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Russian news rn
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a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
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Come to my book event queen? Seriously can we have some butts in the seats at this bookstore next Friday? Welcome one & all near DC & spread word!
Join me & author Jamila Minicks at Sankofa books in DC in just 2 weeks for the first event discussing my novella FES IS A MIRROR! It’s guaranteed to be popping, lit, & woke & we’d love to share this moment with you! Register here, it’s free or by donation or you can get a ticket including the book!
Book Event - Fes Is a Mirror: A Novella with Author Chantal James | sankofa-dc
Join us for an evening with acclaimed Washington, DC–based author Chantal James, as she presents her latest novella, published October 28, 2025.
Be part of the discussion, meet the author, and explor...
www.sankofa.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Come to my book event queen? Seriously can we have some butts in the seats at this bookstore next Friday? Welcome one & all near DC & spread word!
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I'm in trouble at home again for framing the fall of Lucifer as a labour dispute.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'm in trouble at home again for framing the fall of Lucifer as a labour dispute.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
Apparently it's fine in my head, but shouldn't be expressed in front of children.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
The best soccer player was called George Best
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The best soccer player was called George Best
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
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I am calling for Wilmer’s immediate release from NWIPC—he has NO criminal convictions, he poses no threat to the community, and he urgently needs appropriate medical care since ICE is denying him the treatment he requires.
I am grateful for Wilmer’s willingness to let me share his story.
I am grateful for Wilmer’s willingness to let me share his story.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I am calling for Wilmer’s immediate release from NWIPC—he has NO criminal convictions, he poses no threat to the community, and he urgently needs appropriate medical care since ICE is denying him the treatment he requires.
I am grateful for Wilmer’s willingness to let me share his story.
I am grateful for Wilmer’s willingness to let me share his story.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Siccing dogs on people is a slave tracker thing, a Bull Connor thing, a police brutality thing, a jackboot thug thing, an evil abuse of both dog and man which only a fully corrupted spirit could enact.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Siccing dogs on people is a slave tracker thing, a Bull Connor thing, a police brutality thing, a jackboot thug thing, an evil abuse of both dog and man which only a fully corrupted spirit could enact.
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They called his brother a vegetable.
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
They called his brother a vegetable.
His personality was mustard
He had salt and pepper hair. And oregano eyebrows. His lips were basil leaves. His entire head was a jar of Italian seasoning
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
His personality was mustard
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it is very worth having a decent VPN nowadays, because you never know when you're going to need it.
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
it is very worth having a decent VPN nowadays, because you never know when you're going to need it.
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This thread has a lot of typos… they will just have to stay, I guess.
What’s coming next year? Hopefully I will be able to finish my next anthology, The Apocryphal, which is dark fantasy and horror. And then there’s my book club over on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/cw/soniasula...
What’s coming next year? Hopefully I will be able to finish my next anthology, The Apocryphal, which is dark fantasy and horror. And then there’s my book club over on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/cw/soniasula...
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creating stories inspired by Palestinian folklore
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December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This thread has a lot of typos… they will just have to stay, I guess.
What’s coming next year? Hopefully I will be able to finish my next anthology, The Apocryphal, which is dark fantasy and horror. And then there’s my book club over on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/cw/soniasula...
What’s coming next year? Hopefully I will be able to finish my next anthology, The Apocryphal, which is dark fantasy and horror. And then there’s my book club over on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/cw/soniasula...
that backgrounding in the shot is incredible
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
that backgrounding in the shot is incredible
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Just the weirdest little dudes.
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Just the weirdest little dudes.
"baby you need to back up"
"shut uuuuup"
This is literally just the conversation with the bouncer outside every pub in Manly
"shut uuuuup"
This is literally just the conversation with the bouncer outside every pub in Manly
Not sure I've ever heard anything quite so intensely Australian as the commentary on this clip, I am CRYING
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"baby you need to back up"
"shut uuuuup"
This is literally just the conversation with the bouncer outside every pub in Manly
"shut uuuuup"
This is literally just the conversation with the bouncer outside every pub in Manly
so if dogs see their owner as this big alpha dog do cats see us as these giant incompetent cats?
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
so if dogs see their owner as this big alpha dog do cats see us as these giant incompetent cats?
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Today #RFKjr is walking back life saving vaccines. We used to understand what that meant. My article, below. 🧪🗃️
When Paul woke, he couldn’t move. A tent surrounded him, too foggy to see through. The humidity was supposed to help, but in the damp darkness he felt only fear. In a scene that predates the Matrix by 50 years, he was one kid in a sea of many, each in a metal pod and plugged in to machinery. #Polio
American Ingenuity Beat the Polio Outbreak—So Why Risk Letting It Return?
We should, none of us, consent to going back to the past…
medium.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today #RFKjr is walking back life saving vaccines. We used to understand what that meant. My article, below. 🧪🗃️
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Good. Now leave that platform.
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Good. Now leave that platform.
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$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
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The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
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📣 📣The Open Call for submissions to Vol 2 of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF is live. 📣📣
Details and submission link in the posts below! 👇🏼
Details and submission link in the posts below! 👇🏼
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📣 📣The Open Call for submissions to Vol 2 of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF is live. 📣📣
Details and submission link in the posts below! 👇🏼
Details and submission link in the posts below! 👇🏼
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Gianni Infantino managed to make people nostalgic for the corruption in FIFA from the Sepp Blatter era
December 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Gianni Infantino managed to make people nostalgic for the corruption in FIFA from the Sepp Blatter era