Thread of my anti-car, pro-people threads 🧵 (in no particular order)

Long but fun post on RW intellectual bankruptcy. "Main bhi khaif nahin taḳhta-e-daar se Mai bhi Mansur hoon kah do aghyar se Kyuun Darate ho zindan ki divar se Zulm ki baat ko, jahal ki raat ko Main nahin manta, main nahin janta" The above-mentioned nazm, plagerized in the

Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched dataforindia.com, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data

JK Rowling has used her personal and financial ties to support famous men accused of abuse and/or rape for years. For the reasons below, J.K. Rowling is not a good advocate for feminism, women™, or domestic violence victims. All public information is sourced and dated. Long 🧵:

This boiling will condemn the poor. Farmers, street vendors, factory workers, artisans will undergo unimaginable suffering working outdoors. Most fossil fuel used for cooling will be cornered by the rich. We are looking at a heat divide being put in place.

It's finally here!

Kapil Sibal gives it back to Smita Prakash when she tries her very best to defend the hate speeches by the Prime Minister in his rallies. Do watch

i’m sorry but bjp failing in ayodhya is one of the most cinematic iconic ironic moments of all time like there needs to be at least 5 movies made on this in the next year by the bbc

We @ aruvu.org with Living Labs Network Team YUVAA are looking for a creative technologist with 0-3 years experience to join us. This role is based in Bangalore with extensive travel to places of our collaboration (Bidar, Gulbarga, Channapatna, Kundapura...

There was no conspiracy. 🙃🙃

“We won’t be able to organize/ protest under Trump”. People in the Global South have been organizing and protesting under dictatorships that America has installed as puppets. You will be fine.

The devastating loss of Palestinian life to Israeli AI technology is made more chilling by the fact that, this September, the Israeli government signed the first global "safety" AI treaty, the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence.

It’s that time of year when I break my Twitter hiatus to talk about the Annual Book & Bake Sale! This year, we have over 6K books, and the collection is better than EVER! Everything will be sold for Rs 20-350, and the proceeds will support education for children in need. (1/17)

How an Indian state weaponised citizens' personal data against them during elections. It helped the ruling party predict and influence voters’ choices through data, denying welfare benefits to those leaning towards the opposition. My latest for Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/features/2024/…

Read to learn how WhatsApp gets used for inorganic cross-platform trends in India during elections, stay for the amazing data visualisation! Digital Witness Lab Surya Mattu Micha Gorelick @[email protected] Firas Angie Waller Kumar Sambhav digitalwitnesslab.org/whatsapp-trend…

Glad to see Digital Witness Lab’s research leading to this explosive story! An analysis of over 8000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace. Surya Mattu Pallab Angie Waller Micha Gorelick @[email protected] Firas