V M Weber| ವಿ ಎಂ ವೆಬರ್। OBC Project
@vmweber.bsky.social
OBC Individualism. OBC restoration. OBC Left. Tuluva of Malayali descent. Aneka(Bhootaradhane, Lingayatism, Navayana) religion. 47/cis/he/him.
Pinned
Do you want to be part of the Shreni?
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Your honor, I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Your honor, I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.
I recently went on a family trip to Iceland. Earlier, I had read that Viking raids were driven by the search for fertile land, since much of Scandinavia was not well suited for agriculture. However, one of our guides suggested a different explanation:
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I recently went on a family trip to Iceland. Earlier, I had read that Viking raids were driven by the search for fertile land, since much of Scandinavia was not well suited for agriculture. However, one of our guides suggested a different explanation:
Indian right-wing leaders in power are worsening relations with Bangladesh. It is hypocritical for them to support a liberal or secular leader like Sheikh Hasina when their own politics do not reflect those values. The decision to ban the Bangladesh cricket team appears driven more by petty ego.
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Indian right-wing leaders in power are worsening relations with Bangladesh. It is hypocritical for them to support a liberal or secular leader like Sheikh Hasina when their own politics do not reflect those values. The decision to ban the Bangladesh cricket team appears driven more by petty ego.
Watched Eko half in Malayalam and half in Kannada. Kannada dubbing wasn’t all that bad so didn’t feel like switching back to Malayalam.
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Watched Eko half in Malayalam and half in Kannada. Kannada dubbing wasn’t all that bad so didn’t feel like switching back to Malayalam.
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WhatsApp forwards and chain mails of the past are now movies from Bollywood. PN Oak, that nut from yesteryear, sprouts up again.
#desisky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
#desisky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Bollywood Embraces a Taj Mahal Conspiracy Theory
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
WhatsApp forwards and chain mails of the past are now movies from Bollywood. PN Oak, that nut from yesteryear, sprouts up again.
#desisky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
#desisky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Why did I have this idea that Belagavi was doing relatively better?
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Why did I have this idea that Belagavi was doing relatively better?
Ultimately, this is about purity—if we accept that human beings behave in similar ways when placed under similar conditions. There is nothing inherently moral about purity. In practice, it only produces yet another in-group, inevitably accompanied by every form of exclusion.
This isn't about moral purity or personal virtue. It's about facing reality.
Because moral progress begins with a willingness to look—especially when what we see is uncomfortable.
Because moral progress begins with a willingness to look—especially when what we see is uncomfortable.
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Ultimately, this is about purity—if we accept that human beings behave in similar ways when placed under similar conditions. There is nothing inherently moral about purity. In practice, it only produces yet another in-group, inevitably accompanied by every form of exclusion.
I increasingly doubt whether it is possible to convince these people that humanity does not depend on compassion for animals. On the contrary, historical experience with the caste system shows that compassion for animals can even operate against humanity—
We think of wars as the pinnacle of human violence. The numbers tell a different story.
Every year, humans slaughter around 80 billion animals. That's more suffering than all wars combined.
Every year, humans slaughter around 80 billion animals. That's more suffering than all wars combined.
January 27, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I increasingly doubt whether it is possible to convince these people that humanity does not depend on compassion for animals. On the contrary, historical experience with the caste system shows that compassion for animals can even operate against humanity—
Isn’t “defiance” usually used when people without power resist? Those with power tend to “double down” instead.
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Isn’t “defiance” usually used when people without power resist? Those with power tend to “double down” instead.
I found this very strange. It was as if Trump was projecting and Starmer was introjecting. What was the expectation here? It felt like a twisted apology on behalf of Trump, even though #Starmer was well aware that Trump would never do that himself.
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I found this very strange. It was as if Trump was projecting and Starmer was introjecting. What was the expectation here? It felt like a twisted apology on behalf of Trump, even though #Starmer was well aware that Trump would never do that himself.
Is ‘kari’ the surviving word from the Indus Valley?
Dravidian languages: kari
Kannada: (festival) meat curry
Malayalam: curry
Tamil: meat curry
Indic languages: kadi
Hindi/Marathi/Punjabi: curd curry
Dravidian languages: kari
Kannada: (festival) meat curry
Malayalam: curry
Tamil: meat curry
Indic languages: kadi
Hindi/Marathi/Punjabi: curd curry
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Is ‘kari’ the surviving word from the Indus Valley?
Dravidian languages: kari
Kannada: (festival) meat curry
Malayalam: curry
Tamil: meat curry
Indic languages: kadi
Hindi/Marathi/Punjabi: curd curry
Dravidian languages: kari
Kannada: (festival) meat curry
Malayalam: curry
Tamil: meat curry
Indic languages: kadi
Hindi/Marathi/Punjabi: curd curry
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per my point about the mercator projection being the root of this whole thing
Why is Trump fixated on Greenland? @sbg1.bsky.social recalls what he told us in 2021: "I said, 'Why don’t we have that?' You take a look at a map...I love maps. And I always said 'Look at the size of this, it’s massive and that should be part of the United States.'" www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
per my point about the mercator projection being the root of this whole thing
I thought this had been settled long ago, when open seats were effectively turned into privileged-caste reservations by the powers that be.
#OBC
#OBC
January 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I thought this had been settled long ago, when open seats were effectively turned into privileged-caste reservations by the powers that be.
#OBC
#OBC
#CRISPR
Just wondering how close we’re to address muscular dystrophy, polycystic kidney etc… conditions.
Just wondering how close we’re to address muscular dystrophy, polycystic kidney etc… conditions.
This CRISPR breakthrough turns genes on without cutting DNA
A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act like molecular anchors. The work confirms these tags actively silence genes, s...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
#CRISPR
Just wondering how close we’re to address muscular dystrophy, polycystic kidney etc… conditions.
Just wondering how close we’re to address muscular dystrophy, polycystic kidney etc… conditions.
#ಕನ್ನಡ
“ಚೋಲಿಕೆ ಪೀಚೆ ಕ್ಯಾಹೆ” ಎನ್ನುವ ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹಾಡು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ಉತ್ತುಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಅನೇಕ ವಿಮ್ಸಿಕಲ್ ಅನುವಾದಗಳು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದದ್ದು,
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ಕುಪ್ಪುಸದ ಹಿಂದೇನಿದೆ
ಪುಪ್ಪುಸ ಪ್ರಿಯ
“ಚೋಲಿಕೆ ಪೀಚೆ ಕ್ಯಾಹೆ” ಎನ್ನುವ ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹಾಡು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ಉತ್ತುಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಅನೇಕ ವಿಮ್ಸಿಕಲ್ ಅನುವಾದಗಳು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದದ್ದು,
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ಕುಪ್ಪುಸದ ಹಿಂದೇನಿದೆ
ಪುಪ್ಪುಸ ಪ್ರಿಯ
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 AM
#ಕನ್ನಡ
“ಚೋಲಿಕೆ ಪೀಚೆ ಕ್ಯಾಹೆ” ಎನ್ನುವ ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹಾಡು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ಉತ್ತುಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಅನೇಕ ವಿಮ್ಸಿಕಲ್ ಅನುವಾದಗಳು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದದ್ದು,
…
ಕುಪ್ಪುಸದ ಹಿಂದೇನಿದೆ
ಪುಪ್ಪುಸ ಪ್ರಿಯ
“ಚೋಲಿಕೆ ಪೀಚೆ ಕ್ಯಾಹೆ” ಎನ್ನುವ ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹಾಡು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ಉತ್ತುಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಅನೇಕ ವಿಮ್ಸಿಕಲ್ ಅನುವಾದಗಳು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದದ್ದು,
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ಕುಪ್ಪುಸದ ಹಿಂದೇನಿದೆ
ಪುಪ್ಪುಸ ಪ್ರಿಯ
I remember a non-state board Hindutva type complaining about learning more about Mughals than Karnataka kingdoms. Well, it’s more about North Indian POV than glorification of Muslims.
Anirudh Kanisetti echoing the complaint of pretty much every South Indian who has had to study "Indian history" at a non-state board school.
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I remember a non-state board Hindutva type complaining about learning more about Mughals than Karnataka kingdoms. Well, it’s more about North Indian POV than glorification of Muslims.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Random-assignment experiments confirm the causal role of putting temptations out of sight and out of reach.
Do rehabs really work if the temptations are easy to fulfil? Maybe Rob Reiner should have sent his son out of America to a country where drugs were fully banned and not easily available.
Do rehabs really work if the temptations are easy to fulfil? Maybe Rob Reiner should have sent his son out of America to a country where drugs were fully banned and not easily available.
Opinion | Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Random-assignment experiments confirm the causal role of putting temptations out of sight and out of reach.
Do rehabs really work if the temptations are easy to fulfil? Maybe Rob Reiner should have sent his son out of America to a country where drugs were fully banned and not easily available.
Do rehabs really work if the temptations are easy to fulfil? Maybe Rob Reiner should have sent his son out of America to a country where drugs were fully banned and not easily available.
A Honduran of Palestinian Christian descent, whose parents migrated due to displacement caused by Israeli actions, became president as a right-wing candidate.
What we should not fail to recognise is that every identity group has its own right-wing extremists.
What we should not fail to recognise is that every identity group has its own right-wing extremists.
December 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
A Honduran of Palestinian Christian descent, whose parents migrated due to displacement caused by Israeli actions, became president as a right-wing candidate.
What we should not fail to recognise is that every identity group has its own right-wing extremists.
What we should not fail to recognise is that every identity group has its own right-wing extremists.
After reading the comments, the Mediterranean diet looks like one of the biggest hoaxes to spread with almost no objective scrutiny.
The Mediterranean Diet Really Is That Good for You. Here’s Why. (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
After reading the comments, the Mediterranean diet looks like one of the biggest hoaxes to spread with almost no objective scrutiny.
Some couples are built different.
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Some couples are built different.