The first astronauts to orbit the poles

“It was like magic — each time I felt Ethan looking away, I would look at him and vice versa. I almost fell in love with him right there, but then Rick said cut.” julie delpy talking about this scene from before sunrise (1995) https://t.co/uqmCFBVgFO

Two American surgeons: in our combined 57 years of volunteering on 40 surgical missions..., we’re used to working in disaster and war zones, of being on intimate terms with death and carnage and despair. None of that prepared us for what we saw in Gaza."

i'm in complete despair over this… ‘Ukrainian-Palestinian refugee speaks on her humanization in mainstream media for being Ukrainian, and her dehumanization for being Palestinian. "When it comes to Palestine suddenly everything becomes 'complex'

Sharing this piece I wrote in October. I really, really hope the international backlash to such a hounding of someone so cherished and celebrated like Arundhati Roy makes the Modi regime walk back. https://t.co/LDkSycB6oz

Crazy how the punishment is a fine and not the immediate liquidation of the company and disbursement of all its assets as reparations to the workers and communities.

I love shooting weddings at the registrar's office. This register wedding in Delhi I shot earlier this year was a delight, as much for the people (and animals) involved as the vibe of the proceedings. Do tell people about my work, and RT this tweet if you like the pictures!

20 years ago today George Bush & Tony Blair launched an illegal war in Iraq, leading to the death of a million people. Today, they're rich, rewarded & free... whilst Julian Assange languishes in prison for exposing their war crimes.

They say Gen Z’s are disconnected, device-obsessed and lazy. But the students organizing, protesting, and building a community around the idea of liberation shatter that image. Instead of the adults giving them hope for the future, they renewed ours. https://t.co/nqgzeyr6iJ

Recently, a student asked me why they have to learn trigonometry which doesn’t have real life applicability. My response wasn’t convincing. Here is Stanford alumni, Hamza Alsamrae, a math major, who responds as it should be…

If you genuinely love India, can you spare 98 seconds and listen to him? You can come to your conclusions, but listen to him first. Please.

If Oxford has taught me anything it's this: niceness is a tool elites masquerading as 'middle class' use to maintain social capital and to not ruffle any feathers in their personal and institutional networks. niceness is not kindness.

In May 2020, this video went viral. The Hindu reported that the woman and her 2 small children had arrived by a Shramik Special train on May 25 from Ahmedabad. She collapsed immediately upon reaching the station, possibly due to extreme heat, hunger, dehydration. Stay 🧵 1/19

Think about what’s being done to your dopamine levels on a daily basis and then watch this. In 1958, Aldous Huxley predicted a form of dictatorship that would rely not on force, but propaganda—and addiction.

Only in India would a child welfare official watch a kid selling flowers on a street instead of being in school and then conclude that the Prime Minister must be praised for this.

Europe 🇪🇺 significantly lags the US 🇺🇸 and China 🇨🇳 as a tech power. Data-rich 🧵 below on the economic consequences of tech stagnation for Europe’s prosperity and beyond (1/25) Cc: @GerardAraud @Noahpinion @erikbryn @paulg

“A Muslim girl topped her class, but at the prize ceremony, she wasn't named; only winners of prizes from #2 were named. She cried; teachers told her parents she'd get a prize 'later.' She didn't want the prize; she wanted recognition, which the Gujarati school denied.” #NewIndia

WEEKLY POLL RESULTS (Week Of 7/30/23): “Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing From The 2023 Venice & Toronto International Film Festivals?” https://t.co/xa9FPgxLZ9 #NBPpolls #Venezia80 #TIFF23 #Movies #Film #Cinema #FilmTwitter Here are your top 20 results (Thread):

India’s #DataProtection Bill is a #gamechanger for the way entities and bigtechs perceive and process data in #India. #DPDP2023 bill will ensure the #privacy and protection of #personaldata for all citizens of India Read more: https://t.co/p1vxsAEDK5 #publicpolicy #digitaleconomy

For my American friends, this is like a gilded age plantation matriarch complaining that all the KKK shenanigans have meant her help is too afraid to come to work & how can anyone expect her to change her own chamber pot and clean the privy? President Grant should do something!