Rohan Bhargava
@rbhargava.bsky.social
Climate and international development 🌎
📍Washington DC
📍Washington DC
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On the second-to-last day in office, Phil Murphy effectively required every person who owns a pedal-assist e-bike or uses Citi bike to obtain a motorcycle licence, but has still refused to make schools, hospitals, courthouses and places of worship off-limits to ICE and limit police-ICE cooperation.
F**k. He signed it. New Jersey now has the harshest regulations on e-bikes in the nation. www.insidernj.com/press-releas...
Governor Murphy Signs Senate President Scutari’s E-Bike Safety Legislation - Insider NJ
Governor Murphy Signs Senate President Scutari’s E-Bike Safety Legislation Posted on – 01/19/2026 Legislation Enacts Some of the Nation’s Toughest Regulations on E-Bikes TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy...
www.insidernj.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
On the second-to-last day in office, Phil Murphy effectively required every person who owns a pedal-assist e-bike or uses Citi bike to obtain a motorcycle licence, but has still refused to make schools, hospitals, courthouses and places of worship off-limits to ICE and limit police-ICE cooperation.
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This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
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The regime’s paramilitary forces are conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The regime’s paramilitary forces are conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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People say ”now is not time to talk [enter here environment/climate/energy transition]“ but yes no it absolutely is the time
Europe is America's biggest customer for fossil gas exports, by a pretty decent margin. One hell of a time to be directly antagonising and alienating the key customer for the already-shaky LNG boom in the US
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January 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
People say ”now is not time to talk [enter here environment/climate/energy transition]“ but yes no it absolutely is the time
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SEVENTY SEVEN BILLION IN SIX YEARS
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
SEVENTY SEVEN BILLION IN SIX YEARS
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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Speedrunning toward the absolute worst of Jim Crow.
This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Speedrunning toward the absolute worst of Jim Crow.
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
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This, about what Pete Hegseth's spectacular inability to do a kettlebell swing tells us about MAGA ideology, is the most fun I've had writing an essay in quite some time. www.aaronrosspowell.com/3mcb4y7vwqk24
What Pete Hegseth’s Kettlebell Swings Tell Us About MAGA Ideology - Aaron Ross Powell's Blog
MAGA is built on a fundamental lack of the internal protective quality that warns us when we are debasing ourselves.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
This, about what Pete Hegseth's spectacular inability to do a kettlebell swing tells us about MAGA ideology, is the most fun I've had writing an essay in quite some time. www.aaronrosspowell.com/3mcb4y7vwqk24
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People will get sicker. More people will have heart attacks and lung disease and other health challenges because of pollution. People’s lives will get worse, and shorter. People you know. Maybe me. Maybe you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
People will get sicker. More people will have heart attacks and lung disease and other health challenges because of pollution. People’s lives will get worse, and shorter. People you know. Maybe me. Maybe you.
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What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?
The USDA just cut off ag aid to MN
They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?
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As someone who has multiple dangerous interactions with a car every time I ride my bike I have zero patience for this bullshit from JD Vance and Kristi Noem about the agent feeling threatened by a car turning around. The average bike commuter has more courage than trigger-happy Jonathan Ross.
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
As someone who has multiple dangerous interactions with a car every time I ride my bike I have zero patience for this bullshit from JD Vance and Kristi Noem about the agent feeling threatened by a car turning around. The average bike commuter has more courage than trigger-happy Jonathan Ross.
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From 2021. www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/u...
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
From 2021. www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/u...
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
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January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
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Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
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Congress could, and should, impeach, remove, and convict by the end of the day.
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Congress could, and should, impeach, remove, and convict by the end of the day.
A key part of the next presidency should be joining the ICC, funding it indefinitely, and sending everyone associated with these war crimes and human rights violations to the Hague.
The lawlessness of the US government provides even further justification for collective efforts to boycott the United States, to make it feel some degree of consequences for its illegal and destabilizing behaviour globally. That means avoiding travel, boycotting its companies, and similar actions.
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A key part of the next presidency should be joining the ICC, funding it indefinitely, and sending everyone associated with these war crimes and human rights violations to the Hague.
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After a year in which Trump has bombed ...
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
After a year in which Trump has bombed ...
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
I’m convinced the Spurs have forgotten the point of the sport is to score goals.
Tottenham have had fewer shots on target than any other side in the Premier League this season during the first half of games (21). Only Wolves (69) have had fewer first half shots than Spurs (72). (Squawka)
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I’m convinced the Spurs have forgotten the point of the sport is to score goals.
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On December 26, China opened two new HSR lines: Xi'an to Yan'an (299km) and Hangzhou to Quzhou (131km).
Meanwhile, the United States bombed Nigeria and continued its aggression against Venezuela and Latin America.
China builds, the US bombs.
Meanwhile, the United States bombed Nigeria and continued its aggression against Venezuela and Latin America.
China builds, the US bombs.
In 2025, the United States bombed:
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
And you’re surprised why the entire world hates us?
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
And you’re surprised why the entire world hates us?
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
On December 26, China opened two new HSR lines: Xi'an to Yan'an (299km) and Hangzhou to Quzhou (131km).
Meanwhile, the United States bombed Nigeria and continued its aggression against Venezuela and Latin America.
China builds, the US bombs.
Meanwhile, the United States bombed Nigeria and continued its aggression against Venezuela and Latin America.
China builds, the US bombs.
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One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."