Probal Dasgupta
@probal.bsky.social
I'm a retired linguist. Mi parolas Esperanton. আমি আজকাল প্রধানত বাংলায় লিখি। I live in Kolkata, India. My blog is at https://probaleo.wordpress.com/
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
চমৎকার। নকুড়মামার পর এবার আসরে নেমে পড়েছেন নকুড়মামিও। তারিফ, তারিফ।
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
চমৎকার। নকুড়মামার পর এবার আসরে নেমে পড়েছেন নকুড়মামিও। তারিফ, তারিফ।
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Something to celebrate.
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Something to celebrate.
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
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VP served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush
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Cheney will be remembered for key role after 9/11
The former White House chief of staff, congressman, secretary of defense and US vice-president Dick Cheney has died, his family has said. He was 84.
A Yale dropout who avoided service in Vietnam, Cheney nonetheless became a giant of Republican politics. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
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Thou Shalt Swear Her In And Release The Epstein Files!
Thou Shalt Swear Her In And Release The Epstein Files
For the love of God.
www.thegodpodcast.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thou Shalt Swear Her In And Release The Epstein Files!
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Listeria outbreak surfaces after Trump's CDC cuts key program https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/31/2351467/-Listeria-outbreak-surfaces-after-Trump-s-CDC-cuts-key-program?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Listeria outbreak surfaces after Trump's CDC cuts key program
A listeria outbreak tied to prepared food products has caused at least six deaths and more than 25 hospitalizations. The outbreak is occurring roughly four months after the Trump administration ...
www.dailykos.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Listeria outbreak surfaces after Trump's CDC cuts key program https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/31/2351467/-Listeria-outbreak-surfaces-after-Trump-s-CDC-cuts-key-program?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
I've signed the petition. I encourage you to sign it as well.
c.org/HNDdb69djG
c.org/HNDdb69djG
Have you seen this petition yet?
Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa!
c.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I've signed the petition. I encourage you to sign it as well.
c.org/HNDdb69djG
c.org/HNDdb69djG
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Dear New York, at the very least, please give wonderful Democratic Socialist Mamdani a massive landslide victory so that he has a mandate.
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Dear New York, at the very least, please give wonderful Democratic Socialist Mamdani a massive landslide victory so that he has a mandate.
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The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
Trump will be Trump. The question is what the rest of us are going to do.
Trump halts funding to Colombia amid deepening row over boat attacks
www.upi.com
Trump halts funding to Colombia amid deepening row over boat attacks - UPI.com
twp.ai
October 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Trump will be Trump. The question is what the rest of us are going to do.
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Even palliatives are welcome.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Can We Bury Enough Wood to Slow Climate Change?
Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it
www.scientificamerican.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Even palliatives are welcome.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
