Shilpi Niyogi

I Went to India and Found It Has Lessons for Us All www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/o...

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This Poem Will Hit You Where You Live www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Good morning. ☕️

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her work on ‘On the Waterfront’, died at the age of 102.

3 wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, & Iran. 3 tax breaks to the rich: Bush, Trump, Trump $10 trillion cost to the debt. All Republican failures. They have caused the financial mess.

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Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed. The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you. We must all speak out and demand accountability.

It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.

Tom Friedman: Trump is such an awful human being that just writing about him feels degrading. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opinion/trump-mideast-diplomacy-iran-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.eiHm.qa6R7366dMWB&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Release the Jack Smith transcript.

It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...

25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

1/ This @propublica.org story is just gobsmacking. As table stakes: why does a family of billionaires need help paying for weddings? And why would they accept from Russian oligarch with ties to Putin and FSB? www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Al Gore invented the internet, and now social media and AI run on the Al Gore Rhythm

Make America great again by killing everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...

Trump promised in 2024 he would deliver a "brand new economic boom". Two years later, his economy is crumbling under record high debt and inflation. He's running the country like he ran his businesses — right into the ground.

“In 2001, manifestations of anti-Muslim bigotry were roundly condemned by officeholders across the political spectrum, including Republican leaders—starting with President George W. Bush. “In the years since then, though, anti-Muslim rhetoric has become a right-wing shibboleth.”

The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.

Read this. Thought provoking and wise from @edwardluce.bsky.social

Stop stop stop treating this $5k check thing like it’s real. It’s just…not.

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It's always been fascinating to me how so many legacy media journalists are like: "Yeah, I'm just here to document the house fire. Just for the record. It would be biased and inappropriate of me to grab a bucket of water. I don't want to be accused of being anti-house-engulfed-in-flames."

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From the always brilliant Robin Givhahn: Goodbye, Harry and Meghan. Turns Out We Didn’t Need Actual Royals. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...

Once again Jamelle Bouie nails it: Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...

Loving Dolly Was Easy. Understanding Her Was Hard. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Think A.I. Is Good for Music www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...

America, spend some time watching Mark Carney dealing with Trump’s offensive and illegal trade war. It will remind you what a leader should be and make you deeply embarrassed at the face we currently show the world.

It’s gratifying to see people embrace solo travel. Take the trip! You can do it. No matter your age, gender, race, religion, orientation-there’s a solo trip for you in this world 🌍! www.axios.com/local/richmo...

Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Today, I was back in Floral Park for the Queens India Day Parade — this time as the first Indian American mayor of New York City. It was an experience I will never forget.

This ‘It’ Girl Really Is That Cool www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/s...