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🚨 🧵 @OCRegister, I argue: if @GavinNewsom signs a xenophobic anti-Hindu bill he “risks alienating millions of Indian Americans…and worse, endorsing an insidious slander,” based on a hoax at Cisco. Reply politely to urge him to veto the anti-Hindu bill. ocregister.com/2023/09/11/gov…

@airindia @airindia sent me a survey asking how my experience with the AI 770 went. Well, I never boarded the flight, seeing as it was deplaned and cancelled in utter chaos, but I figured I'd provide some constructive feedback anyway. Only to see this... 👏👏

@astute_a Dear Sir, we regret to note this. We always try to avoid delays and the cancellation of flights. However, due to certain factors, the schedule gets impacted. Let us get this checked and get back to you.

In a first for me, the captain and crew at my @airindia flight AI 770 walked out of the plane. So… this will be fun. We’re being assured that our connecting flights will not being affected. Mmhmm.

@TirthaAyan @DGCAIndia @airindia @RNTata2000 Yeah, but also on the passengers yelling and screaming hysterically at the one manager.

@DGCAIndia @airindia @RNTata2000 Shame on service AI-770 ON 11TH SEP, 2023

@MishraRm2012 @airindia @RNTata2000 @TataCompanies @JM_Scindia @MoCA_GoI @campbellwilson “Operational Reasons” = tight planning wrt pilot scheduling & hours they are allowed to fly leaving them vulnerable to this situation. Crew asking each other “the captain has walked out, what is the protocol?” Ground staff trying to help passengers w no info/ support from HQ.

Flight no AI 770/AI 105 Kolkata to Delhi to Newark failed to take off as there was no pilot- really disappointing and poor state of affairs even after privatisation of Airindia @airindia @RNTata2000 @TataCompanies @JM_Scindia @MoCA_GoI @campbellwilson

Crew is back. Still no captain. Also no AC. 🍿

Today July 4th, is the 121st death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, as well as the 247th American Independence Day. #TIL Swami Vivekananda wrote an English poem, "To the Fourth of July", on 4 July 1898 - on the anniversary of the United States' independence. "In this poem, Vivekananda praised and glorified liberty, and the poem is described as a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Fo… Full poem reference: en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Compl… media.belurmath.org/to-the-fourth-…

I wonder what happened in 2020 that would have caused a drop in private sector investment…

@Gartner_inc Anyone recall the name of the agricultural company mentioned in the keynote?

Live from #GartnerTGI, Gartner Opening Keynote: Efficient Growth: The New Imperative for Technology and Service Providers. Unlock key conference takeaways now: gtnr.it/43WhXUt #HT #HighTech #GartnerHT #GartnerLive twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The EAGLE act, which would've removed the 100+yr wait for the US green card for ~750k Indians, was pulled from the House floor this week. Had it passed, ~5-15k laid off immigrant tech workers in the US would be able to stay instead of being forced out in 2mos! Here's why– 1/10

Rahul Gandhi says democracy is now just a memory in India forgetting that he was able to say this at a press conference. Would not have been possible if democracy had truly died.

Fascinating report card on economic and food freedom. ij.org/issues/food-fr… @GovKemp, we aren’t doing so well (but at least we’re better than Delaware!) Congratulations @GovernorGordon!

Think of how much harder it'll be to attract good planning talent to the city if we fail to support our most exciting plans! The Peachtree Shared Street project needs to stay. Join the protest Mon at 4pm & sign the petition at: savesafepeachtree.org threadatl.org/2022/03/11/sav…

At Midtown Station, and on the 14 bus home! (or to maybe to a bar?) Tried to catch the 12, but it didn't show up, so then I waited 20-ish minutes in the cold. Frequency and reliability of both buses and trains are necessary equity pieces. #TransitEquityDay

“This is a defeat for democracy, for the main reason why the government failed was the aggression shown by rich farmers to defend their narrow interests. Street politics and intimidation of the law and order machinery has worked.” swarajyamag.com/politics/farm-…

The NYT's bigotry against Hindus originates in the story of an American woman donating her entire wealth to Swami Vivekananda instead of her own daughter | Ashley Rindsberg explains | #Shorts Follow us | citti.net | .@AshleyRindsberg #Orientalism #Racism

More anti-racism.

“Go home parasites!” - Melinda Byerley, chief diversity officer at the Oswald Mosley Institute

India has a greater civilisational claim than China on both #Tibet & #Xinjiang. How our politicians, policy experts & historians have let India down. Excellent piece by #UttamKumar. Must read firstpost.com/world/want-to-…

Which folder would you file this under? Public Health? Great Resignation? Notes to law-drafters? khn.org/news/article/l…