Ram Ramgopal

PSA: My former Twitter handle of @RamCNN has changed to @RamInNews

This is astoundingly embarrassing. . nytimes.com/interactive/20…

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 conta.cc/4wFIDrM

"In the end, American consumers paid $159 billion in temporary national sales taxes for which most will never be reimbursed a penny. And rather than those taxes being used by the federal government to, say, repave roads or build bridges, most of the money will instead provide corporate windfalls." publicnotice.co/p/trump-tariff…

What began as an internet punchline is turning into something more serious. Indians online are rallying around the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, a parody political movement that has rapidly become a vehicle for venting anger over unemployment, corruption and the state of India’s democracy. nbcnews.com/world/asia/ind…

🚨 With all the craziness last week I missed that Prez Trump issued another executive order targeting immigrants, this time within the context of financial services. This had been rumored for a while but now we have it. the premise is: remove access to banking, mortgages, loans, credit ---> self deportaiton. The EO falls short of the worst-case scenario, but depending on how banks respond, it could have devastating consequences for people seeking to legalize their status and even for long-term residents, including H1Bs and J status holders ...🧵

Memorial Day 2026 vs last year: ⛽ Gas: +28% ✈️ Flights: +20.7% 🐄 Beef: +16% 🍅 Tomatoes: +40% ☕ Coffee: +18% 🌭 Hot dogs: +11% 🏨 Hotels: +4.3%

Lavrov called Rubio, asking the U.S. to evacuate the American embassy and American citizens from Kyiv because Moscow intends to launch a campaign of systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Like they haven’t been doing it for more than four years now!

Reminder that formerly enslaved Black people started Memorial Day. It was initially called Decoration Day as they decorated the graves of Union troops. “As He died to make men holy let us die to make men free”

As I’ve said previously re Pakistan, the more you work with Trump, the greater the risk you’ll be asked to do something you don’t want to do-like join the Abraham Accords. An occupational hazard of being in his good graces. An awkward ask of Pak, but it shouldn’t be surprised.

BREAKING: President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico has agreed to host Iran’s national football team during the World Cup after the US declined to do so, Reuters reports. 🔴 More on Aljazeera.com

Trump is set to visit Walter Reed on Tuesday for his 3rd checkup in 13 months. The White House touts reports he's in "exceptional" health. Outside physicians said there are legitimate health questions about the nearly 80-year-old president. wapo.st/4f5wJ4j

I'm not the first person to notice this. But amazing how much anti-Indian hate there is on this site, typified by claims they are somehow monopolizing the tech industry, discriminating against whites, etc. It's very similar to traditional anti-Semitic tropes, and is equally baseless. I've dealt extensively with Indians in academia, and some in tech (my parents are both tech industry veterans) and there is no real evidence to support these claims. They - like traditional anti-Semitism, are also based on a flawed zero-sum view of the economy that underlies a lot of ethno-nationalism and bigotry, as well as a lot of awful far-left ideology: reason.com/volokh/2026/04…

chances of saudi arabia joining abraham accords given present israel policy in gaza (called a genocide by mbs) & west bank: pretty much zero

Boomers five years ago: “I DO NOT CONSENT TO MY IMAGE OR POSTS BEING USED BY MARK ZUCKERBERG FOR META, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OR WHATSAPP TO SELL MY DATA. Like and share if you agree!” Boomers today, for some reason: “hey I just uploaded all your baby pictures to ChatGPT and you and all your cousins look like penguins isn’t this cute I’m uploading all the grandkids next”

Eai, quem disposto a ir pra Índia nos próximos dias? 🇮🇳🥵 Boa parte do país terá sensação térmica acima de 50°C, alguns pontos chegando nos 55°C. Pensa na loucura.🫠 Detalhe, essa região que atingirá a sensação de 55°C, significa também que vai atingir 33°C do bulbo úmido. Lembra do que eu sempre falo sobre o bulbo úmido letal? Acima de 35°C do bulbo úmido, quando a umidade está saturada e a temperatura do ar acima de 35°C temos o BULBO ÚMIDO LETAL. Nesse nível NENHUM ser humano resiste por mais de 2 horas, idosos e bebês cerca de 30 minutos para entrar em colapso térmico. A Índia é um grande exemplo de uma nação a beira de uma catástrofe, e estamos falando do país mais populoso do mundo, quase 1.5 bilhão de pessoas. Com o aumento na média da temperatura mundial em 3°C até 2050, essa região irá atingir o bulbo úmido letal várias vezes, significa que teremos migração de milhões de pessoas nas próximas décadas, isso só falando da Índia. Esse é o caos que muitos analistas geopolíticos não estão incluindo nas suas análises sobre a mudança na ordem global. Eu incluo porque é o fator principal, estamos falando em colapso civilizatório global, isso conta muitos mais do que as loucuras dos EUA em desespero pelo seu declínio hegemônico. Os países precisam correr para conseguir fazer adaptações climáticas profundas, com o atual modelo de governança assimétrico e imperialista, não está sobrando dinheiro para as nações investirem nem na transição energética para reduzir a velocidade em que o planeta aquece. É uma loucura ver isso e saber que um país está tentando sabotar a sobrevivência de várias nações e a estabilidade internacional. Insanidade pura.

Imagining the reaction in Pakistan, two months of trying to mediate a deal hoping it will put them into Trump's good books, only for him to toss this out there at the 11th hour

JERUSALEM, May 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as the U.S. president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said. Netanyahu's comments, described to Reuters by two Israeli officials with knowledge of the conversations, come as Israel has largely been left out of talks to reach an initial deal to halt a war that began with joint U.S.-Israeli bombardment.

Rubio in New Delhi this morning on Iran: “We thought we might have some news last night. Maybe today. I wouldn't read too much into it…We have a what I think is a pretty solid thing on the table in terms of their ability to open up the straits and enter into a very real, significant, time-limited negotiation on the nuclear matter, and hopefully we can pull it off.”

JUST IN: Another court filing obviously written by Trump, seeks to leverage shooting Saturday to end litigation over WH ballroom project. Calls latest episode "assassination attempt." Cites news reports, but no other proof/legal cases. Ends w/a '!' Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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