Kiran Jonnalagadda

The death rituals of the imperial US political class are remarkable: “My colleague and I might have disagreed from time to time about which people to exterminate, but in the end we are all Americans who agree and care deeply about the need to exterminate someone or other.”

Read the first para and you want to ask Mr Sharma and the UPA why Mr Nilekani was allowed to fool exactly this category of people - those with empty hands! They now have an ID which apparently proves nothing! The cost to the taxpayers and pain to all of us is endless. Even today my Aadhar and all other IDs won’t match - all have a middle name, Aadhaar does not! Another painful exercise in the offing? But wait SIR enrolment has asked for parents names- so got alone knows what the final outcome will be! @UIDAI @ECISVEEP

The idea of de duplication of Voters with help of Aadhaar was forced on election commission by UIDAI in the first place l, without a law. The supreme court had to strike it down in 2015. To offer Aadhaar as alternative to SIR is to say eat cake when you can't afford one.

But @NandanNilekani told us that Aadhaar will not allow benefits to be transferred to "fakes, ghosts and duplicates" and that Aadhaar saves billions in benefits transfers. What happened? #AadhaarLies #DestroyTheAadhaar

Why was an app designed to prevent gambling blocked in the same manner as gambling apps? This issue is currently before the Delhi High Court. UK-based Gamban states that its platform supports recovery from gambling addiction by blocking betting and casino sites, rather than promoting them. However, it has been inaccessible in India for over three years due to its inclusion in a broader crackdown. Gamban asserts it was blocked in error, did not receive a hearing, and was not provided with the blocking order. This case may highlight concerns about the transparency and fairness of India’s website blocking process. medianama.com/2026/07/223-in…

@c_assisi @RSSharma It isn't even that. It's an even more muddled "I am the phone number that I'm not sharing with you, while you get the Aadhaar number that could be some other phone number tomorrow." What is the point of this, nobody knows, but everybody does know you'd better not think too much.

When will the fear-mongering stop? Aadhaar was not intended to be proof of citizenship or date of birth. It was only intended to be a document that provides identity. "I am who I claim to be I am". That's it. @rssharma indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

MeitY has formally stepped in to block WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, citing massive risks regarding digital arrests and online fraud. To enforce this, the ministry wants to establish common standards for all messaging apps. There’s just one problem: The IT Rules 2021 don't legally define what a "messaging platform" is. Are platforms negotiating their features under the threat of losing safe harbour? From Telegram’s response to the Internet Freedom Foundation’s legal warnings, dive into why the government's latest tech regulation sits on highly contested ground: medianama.com/2026/07/223-me…

And this 🧵, kids is why renaming Ahmednagar was a staggeringly bigoted decision. Ahmed was one of us. Not an "invader". He was a local boy. He built the city himself. A name even Nana Fadnavis didn't mess with, Dev Fadnavis debased for political reasons.

saw this jamun wale bhaiya with roses sprinkled all over his jamuns and it was peak humour

@Abhishek_Rai Pandits are the anchors of the iron grid of Indian casteism. Disregarding pandits is the way. Power to you.

What's more auspicious: moms, friends, well wishers or pandits ? I had to let go of my office in 2015. I built it in 2010. Then Maa and the first team member Kapil had done a quick puja. I did not want a pandit to do it. I got the space back last month. I restored it. Maa came again. Yesterday she stepped in and remembered how it looked the same. She did not see how it had changed. She loved it and blessed Team Shack. Before she came my land lady and the youngest team member Sunil broke the coconuts. I am happy to avoid pandit again. What can be more auspicious than moms, friends, teams and well wishers? Shack Only, our first floor space, right above the cafe is open. You can have your favorite coffee, panini and toasts. We will also host events such as today's: A Zine Workshop --> instagram.com/p/Dah64qrvcEg/

It is nice to see that other countries are continuing the discussion about declining press freedom in India. That was a part of my goal when I decided to do over 30 interviews with press from all around the world after the «Norway incident». Reporters working from countries such as NZ and Norway have an extra responsibility when state leaders visit. Even small countries can contribute and make a difference. I am glad some Indians found it valuable. That’s what made it important.

CHRONOLOGY SAMAJHIYE 😇 ▪️India has been negotiating with Australia to supply uranium for 12 years but no success ▪️Adani Group announced to enter nuclear energy business in Feb 2026 ▪️Modi travels to Australia to seal & announce Uranium supply deal in July 2026

Australian Media roasts Narendra Modi and Australian PM for making a political event out of Modi's visit.

Low-trust societies make honest people look naive and dishonest people look street-smart. Following the rules exposes you to delays and exploitation, while knowing the right workaround earns admiration. Eventually in such societies people at large begin to feel that corruption is not something immoral but rather something which is a part of basic competence in navigating practical life.

>be Tang Tan >24 YEARS at Apple >VP of Product Design, iPhone AND Apple Watch >you know every team. every project. >every name worth taking >months BEFORE you leave: >meet with OpenAI’s people >email yourself Apple supplier intel >apple is literally paying you while you betray them 2024: leave, co-found io with Jony Ive 2025: OpenAI buys it for $6.5 BILLION >a one-year-old company. no product >you’re now Chief Hardware Officer >you’re paid in OpenAI pre-IPO shares begin the great unbuilding of Apple >one by one, apple’s hardware people vanish >engineers. designers. supply chain leads >you know which head holds which secret >you are the mastermind >you pick accordingly >interviews are not interviews >drop secret codenames like you still work there: > “what’s the plan?” >candidates cram STOLEN FILES the night before like it’s finals week >“bring Actual parts for show and tell” >apple employees smuggling batteries and logic boards out of Apple Park in their bags >one guy, genuinely confused: “didn’t even know we could take those from the office” >you knew >hand every new hire Apple’s own security manual BEFORE they resign >the document literally lists the rules they’re about to break >openai staff, cheerfully: “a checklist that Tang put together” >tang did not put it together >APPLE put it together >tang took it on his way out Tang Tan spent 24 years learning how Apple keeps secrets. Then 14 months teaching people how to leave with them. APPLE IS PERSONALLY SUING HIM FOR: TRADE SECRET THEFT. BREACH OF CONTRACT. WILLFUL. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

I made a huge mistake thinking that manual technical jobs such as electician, appliance technician etc. wd be spared by AI. Had pbs w/: HVAC, security system, outdoor lighting, pool programming etc. & was forced to solved them w/AI because technicians are slow at showing up.

누가 연을 이딴걸 날리냐고 ㅋㅋㅋ

Thank you. This genuinely makes me feel like I had a small impact. Which is what journalism is and should be. The scrutiny of me and my «character» was worth it if the conversation about press freedom continues.

As I often joke, New India has two modes - Mandatory and Banned. Never choice, agency or freedom. Trai saying do not block and the true caller dikat is both: 1. Blocking SPAM is banned. 2. Picking SPAM is mandatory. Trai can just merge with Telcos and save tax-payer money.

I just touched on this in a video: "This is where the costs and benefits of neurodiversity become tangled. An autistic employee may be unusually reliable with routines, details, pattern recognition, and rule-based work. They may remember the abnormal reading from six weeks ago that everyone else forgot. They may notice that the procedure says “verify” in one section and “confirm” in another and ask what the actual difference is. They may be the one person in the room who cannot let go of the mismatch between the plan and the site conditions." youtu.be/kLcpCqLwNU8