R Subramanian (he/him)
@rsubramanian.com
Scientist
#AirQuality #AirPollution #AirSensors #methane #soot 🇺🇲 🇷🇼 🇮🇳 🇶🇦🇫🇷
Based in Bengaluru, India. See #IndiaAQ for work posts.
#AirQuality #AirPollution #AirSensors #methane #soot 🇺🇲 🇷🇼 🇮🇳 🇶🇦🇫🇷
Based in Bengaluru, India. See #IndiaAQ for work posts.
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"We know that air and water belong to all mankind and not merely to industrialists." - James Baldwin, 1970.
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(Also the bit about democracy...)
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(Also the bit about democracy...)
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In an era in which “trafficking” is a cliche used to justify bad policies and politics, my classmate Christa Foster Crawford has spent a career doing real work and making a real difference. This is a good cause.
My friend Christa Foster Crawford (HLS '94) has been doing groundbreaking anti-trafficking work in Thailand for the last 25 years. She needs our immediate help to stay in country & continue to work.
This has been completely vetted by me. This is real.
@kenwhite.bsky.social
hhmin.org/charities/ch...
This has been completely vetted by me. This is real.
@kenwhite.bsky.social
hhmin.org/charities/ch...
Christa Crawford - HHMIN
Please help Christa with her Ministry work. All donations are appreciated.
hhmin.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
In an era in which “trafficking” is a cliche used to justify bad policies and politics, my classmate Christa Foster Crawford has spent a career doing real work and making a real difference. This is a good cause.
LMAO
Spanberger 2028??
Spanberger 2028??
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
LMAO
Spanberger 2028??
Spanberger 2028??
So...you are saying he didn't vote for Donald Trump??
The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...
February 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
So...you are saying he didn't vote for Donald Trump??
The Night Manager, S2 - ugh why this ending sucks oh right they renewed it for a third season.
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The Night Manager, S2 - ugh why this ending sucks oh right they renewed it for a third season.
We don't even need that in the US. All we have to do is nominate a woman for President and poof! Fascism wins!
Honey potting is such a wild concept to me, a nation’s only hope for a better future out the window just cause some dude was down bad
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We don't even need that in the US. All we have to do is nominate a woman for President and poof! Fascism wins!
Affordability crisis: solved!
just used chatgpt to tell me how to circumvent claude's programming so i could use claude to tell me how to hack into grok which i then used to find everyone's credit card details on twitter which i will now collectively use to buy a home
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Affordability crisis: solved!
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Depressingly common anecdotes about medical care at Dilley and an example of why so many of us have fought against family detention since 2014.
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Depressingly common anecdotes about medical care at Dilley and an example of why so many of us have fought against family detention since 2014.
Oh wow - if Zimbabwe beat Ireland tomorrow, they will go through to the Super-8s and Australia will be out!!!
I did not see that coming. Now the Aussies really need the luck of the Irish 🍀 #t20worldcupmen
I did not see that coming. Now the Aussies really need the luck of the Irish 🍀 #t20worldcupmen
My bad, the winning four was by Rathnayake. But what a performance by Sri Lanka! Australia looking shaky especially after losing to Zimbabwe.
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Oh wow - if Zimbabwe beat Ireland tomorrow, they will go through to the Super-8s and Australia will be out!!!
I did not see that coming. Now the Aussies really need the luck of the Irish 🍀 #t20worldcupmen
I did not see that coming. Now the Aussies really need the luck of the Irish 🍀 #t20worldcupmen
Pathum Nissanka playing with preternatural calm and coolly leading Sri Lanka to a magnificent victory over the mighty Aussies!!!
#t20worldcupmen #SLVAus #AusVSL
#t20worldcupmen #SLVAus #AusVSL
February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Pathum Nissanka playing with preternatural calm and coolly leading Sri Lanka to a magnificent victory over the mighty Aussies!!!
#t20worldcupmen #SLVAus #AusVSL
#t20worldcupmen #SLVAus #AusVSL
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Gillian Brockell
Time is neutral. History isn’t.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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This. I've run my work from the early 2000s through these AI checkers with it being very confident that my work was 80%+ AI generated, soooooo that was the point I decided to not care who wants to call my work what 😂
I was a bot all before this AI arms race began.
I was a bot all before this AI arms race began.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This. I've run my work from the early 2000s through these AI checkers with it being very confident that my work was 80%+ AI generated, soooooo that was the point I decided to not care who wants to call my work what 😂
I was a bot all before this AI arms race began.
I was a bot all before this AI arms race began.
Memo to self: never write in public about a little experimentation.
Oh wait, that's basically all of science. And life, if you think about it.
Oh wait, that's basically all of science. And life, if you think about it.
I'm old enough to remember when Chris Quinn was a hero on the left for his aggressive posture toward covering Trump. This AI maneuver (post below) is so sad www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
February 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Memo to self: never write in public about a little experimentation.
Oh wait, that's basically all of science. And life, if you think about it.
Oh wait, that's basically all of science. And life, if you think about it.
Italy keeping the dream alive!!! #t20worldcupmen #ItaVEng
February 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Italy keeping the dream alive!!! #t20worldcupmen #ItaVEng
Did the NSA pay you a visit
Former President Obama clarifies that he "saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us." www.instagram.com/reel/DUy9E_U...
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Did the NSA pay you a visit
So where are they, Barack???
Aliens are real, according to Barack Obama. youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?t=2642&s...
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
So where are they, Barack???
So Krugman and I were reading the same email at the same time, huh.
Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
So Krugman and I were reading the same email at the same time, huh.
The story of Stellantis:
"line workers in Detroit had huddled on Zoom calls with an engineer in India to troubleshoot. In one instance, a cable needed to hook up the electronics in the Ram pickup was too short, but the schematic on the engineer’s computer 8,000 miles away showed a different length."
"line workers in Detroit had huddled on Zoom calls with an engineer in India to troubleshoot. In one instance, a cable needed to hook up the electronics in the Ram pickup was too short, but the schematic on the engineer’s computer 8,000 miles away showed a different length."
The Corporate Saga Behind Jeep’s Downfall
An iconic brand mismanaged by a French-Italian-American auto conglomerate, a profit-obsessed CEO and a billionaire dynasty. And that was before Stellantis collided with Trump’s trade war.
www.bloomberg.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The story of Stellantis:
"line workers in Detroit had huddled on Zoom calls with an engineer in India to troubleshoot. In one instance, a cable needed to hook up the electronics in the Ram pickup was too short, but the schematic on the engineer’s computer 8,000 miles away showed a different length."
"line workers in Detroit had huddled on Zoom calls with an engineer in India to troubleshoot. In one instance, a cable needed to hook up the electronics in the Ram pickup was too short, but the schematic on the engineer’s computer 8,000 miles away showed a different length."
Not as popular on Bluesky, surprisingly. bsky.app/profile/jeny...
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Not as popular on Bluesky, surprisingly. bsky.app/profile/jeny...
I am part of the 6%...
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harpers.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
I am part of the 6%...
The benefits of free bus rides: easing traffic, reduced air* and noise pollution, fewer court cases, fewer cops charging overtime or shooting bystanders, improved public safety...
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The benefits of free bus rides: easing traffic, reduced air* and noise pollution, fewer court cases, fewer cops charging overtime or shooting bystanders, improved public safety...
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
*hopefully the buses are electric and powered by renewable energy, but reducing cars and congestion is also good.
"most of this line of argument is so old that @pbump.com was still at WaPo debunking it in an earlier iteration"
Tom Homan’s statement on Face the Nation that “masks right now are for officer safety reasons” was an admission of the fundamental moral failing at the base of the Trump administration’s lawless actions.
If you knew what the administration is doing, it would not be sustainable.
If you knew what the administration is doing, it would not be sustainable.
The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an admission
Tom Homan highlights how secrecy aims to block accountability, the immoral lawlessness at the core of the Trump administration. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
"most of this line of argument is so old that @pbump.com was still at WaPo debunking it in an earlier iteration"
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Man this guy makes me cry every time even though I've seen it a million times.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Man this guy makes me cry every time even though I've seen it a million times.
"AI can help draft stories, but it cannot sit across from someone, make eye contact and build trust. The core skills today differ sharply from even a decade ago."
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
"AI can help draft stories, but it cannot sit across from someone, make eye contact and build trust. The core skills today differ sharply from even a decade ago."
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
Says forgo the journalism degree.
(The picture is one of their top reporters who uses AI, not the editor who wrote this piece.)
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and Platner is a different guy than Fetterman but I cannot help but recall
As a Senate candidate, Fetterman guaranteed voters he’d be a reliable Dem, not another Manchin or Sinema.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
and Platner is a different guy than Fetterman but I cannot help but recall
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NEWS: Mariela Sobrero, who fears she has breast cancer & has been in Dilley with her 3 kids & husband was released yesterday I confirmed. Decision came after persistent advocacy from @jasmineforus.bsky.social’s office & hours after our @thebulwark.com story Friday
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
NEWS: Mariela Sobrero, who fears she has breast cancer & has been in Dilley with her 3 kids & husband was released yesterday I confirmed. Decision came after persistent advocacy from @jasmineforus.bsky.social’s office & hours after our @thebulwark.com story Friday
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...