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Midwestern supremacy over the NBA (other than the Knicks):

Modi’s Government Cracks Down on Dissent Over Pakistan Conflict nytimes.com/2025/05/19/wor…

Fakhrul warns of conspiracy to delay election dhakatribune.com/381760

It should be a stain on our our nation's honour that we have found no way to grant Asim Munir a rank higher than Field Marshal. How unfortunate that we have so little to offer the most important, interesting, and handsome man in the world.

If you are looking to buy an inexpensive but serviced 35mm film camera, the Film Photography Project is having its semi-annual sale: filmphotographystore.com/collections/35…

New #GrandTamasha: Joshua White of Johns Hopkins SAIS & Brookings Foreign Policy joins me to discuss how the contours of the recent India-Pakistan conflict will likely shape the next one. grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/how-t…

Before India’s escalation against Pakistan (and its strong response to the escalation) the 🇵🇰 military was suffering from record-low opinion among the public. The biggest impact of the escalation has been a complete turnaround in the military’s public standing.

Cecil Adams gets it. cta Red Line Extension has gone from an expensive well intended service expansion project to colossal bloated public transit boondoggle that will hurt rest of Chicago public transit funding for decades. All run by an inept post-pandemic CTA bureaucracy.

"This time, though, Trump seems to be the sole shaper of US policy around the world" C Raja Mohan writes: How to Trump-proof India-US relations indianexpress.com/article/opinio… via The Indian Express

BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security just told Harvard University it will lose its ability to enroll international students if it doesn't comply with a list of demands within 72 hours. Among those demands is an astounding requirement that Harvard hand over "all audio or video

clouds over the city:

Army Chief General Zaman vs Chief Adviser Prof Yunus: Power struggle in Bangladesh over timing of election thehindu.com/news/internati…

ISKP has formally confirmed its presence, including training camps and a central hub, in the southern Pakistan province of Balochistan. This acknowledgment came through a 36-minute video released by ISKP’s media wing, Al-Azaim, in which the group declared war against the

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New publication: "Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025" up now at the Stimson Center Stimson Center . Executive summary here, but link to all 12,000 words and 123 footnotes in the next post.

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Tarique Rahman: National election possible even before December en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/pol…

Two history books I've really enjoyed recently: 1. The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia (hup.harvard.edu/books/97806749…) 2. Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire (dukeupress.edu/soldiers-parad…)