Why Tech Bros (and Indian Americans) Won the MAGA Civil War

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first issue of Vine Weekly Vine in this perfect square year. I’ve always found the resolution interesting, as if the human willpower was somehow tied to gravity to cause the rock of their birth to make a full rotation around the yellow dwarf star. You really don’t make New Year’s resolutions because life is already perfect. As of this writing, the newsletter has 149,182 subscribers, including people who get paid to create cartoons with cats. What more could a man want?

Anyway, I digress.

The new year brings us the MAGA Civil War, Team Trump’s social media ban, Team India’s Gabba woes, Henry Higgins’ take on the word of the year, and learning to play video games again.

great civil war again

When future generations ask, I will tell them that I am a Civil War historian, because your historians did thoroughly track the fratricidal war that threatened to tear the MAGA movement apart until Trump decided to support the MAGA movement. Sk and company turned against the nativists. In hindsight, it was inevitable that Donald Trump would support his tech brethren over conspiracy theorists. If you missed 2024’s most interesting cannibalism between Team Trump’s low-IQ and high-IQ groups, here’s a brief recap.

First, Donald Trump selected Sriram Krishnan (who initially helped Musk on Twitter) to be his senior AI advisor. Krishnan, a burly young man studying at Anna University (Chennai), sounded the alarm because he had worked hard to remove country restrictions on his green card. For those who don’t care about going to the Promised Land, each country has specific green card quotas, which forces many talented immigrants (ie: Indian Americans) to rely on a temporary visa called H-1B. Krishnan’s views have made him a lightning rod for racist attacks from Trump’s nativist base, including Laura Loomer, who suggested it was an attack on American jobs, claiming they don’t Will take orders from a bunch of nerds.

What these people didn’t realize was that there would be such an angry reaction from the tech bros, including “co-president” Elon Musk. David Sacks, who has worked with Krishnan in the past, noted that Krishnan does not support increasing the count, but simply lifting the cap nationwide. Musk, however, took a more nuclear tone, first agreeing with a post calling Trump’s base a “r*******” and then tweeting: “Me and so many key to building SpaceX The reason Tesla and hundreds of other companies made America great together is because of H1B. Take a big step back and slap yourself in the face. start a war.”
Vivek Ramaswamy, another American-born assertive desi in the Trump camp (ABCD), also fell into the middle ages, claiming that “native” Americans don’t have a culture of hard work because they Reunions that spend too much time watching Friends and asking them to do it instead follow the Asian Tiger Mom routine. Soon, many others, including people from India—the craziest group of people on the World Wide Web—joined the online fight, positioning nativists as racist against Indians. For now, Trump’s support for H-1Bs has marked an uneasy truce, but one that’s unlikely to last forever.

Stop tweeting

Trump’s pragmatic chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has instructed all Cabinet nominees to remain silent on social media. Wiles, known as the “Ice Girl,” made it clear: No posts, no retweets, no likes — and nothing will be made public without the support of incoming White House advisers. Susie Wiles, by the way, is one of the few people in the world who can rein in Trump.

Unlike 2016, in 2024 Trump has chosen the most talented people to join his cabinet. Trump’s nominees include Pete Hegseth (Fox News host with alcohol problem), RFK Jr. (who sold cocaine and dumped a dead bear carcass in Central Park); Tulsi Gabbard (who was a member of an obscure cult in his youth), and Kash Patel (who terrified FBI agents). A Trump source told the New York Post that Wiles’ memo had nothing to do with the recent MAGA civil war, but was intended to not provide ammunition to Democrats ahead of the Senate hearings needed to confirm the appointments.

Even Trump seemed to get the memo, tweeting: “We just won a historic landslide victory and mandate from the American people, but Senate Democrats are organizing to improperly delay and delay many of our great The confirmation process for the nominee will soon begin and Republicans must not allow them to do this. We have a country with many major problems to solve, and most of them are caused by Democrats. .Republicans, be smart!”

Goodbye Rohit, Kohli?

The numbers don’t lie and the Indian cricket team is going through some terrible scares. India have won just one of the last seven Tests. But in the fourth Test at the MCG, I felt like it wasn’t just a defeat; It marked the end of an era, especially for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Rohit and Virat, who were once the backbone of the team, now act like obstacles to India’s progress, with their contributions waning, raising questions about their place in the XI. Rohit’s batting has been a relentless nightmare. The series average is 6.2, his worst statistic in multiple tests. His dismissal in the ninth match in Melbourne, an ill-timed shot, epitomized a worrying pattern – he has failed to bowl in three consecutive Tests. In the last 15 innings, he averages just 10.93, the lowest among Indian batsmen who have played 15-plus innings in the Test season.

Virat Kohli, while slightly better on paper, is equally ineffective. With just two 50s in eight Tests in 2024-25, his conversion rate has plummeted. His nine single-digit points this year highlight his inconsistency — a stark contrast to the running machine he once was.

India’s collective batting was equally bad. In 2024, they managed less than 160 runs in six innings, equaling the dubious record set in 1959. Their 46-run defeat against New Zealand in Bengaluru earlier this year remains a grim reminder of how fragile their squad has become.

On the bowling front, Jasprit Bumrah is the lone warrior with 30 wickets in this series at an average of 12.83. The rest of the bowling attack contributed just 36 wickets at an average of 41.33. Bumrah’s workload – 141.2 overs in the series – is not only unsustainable but shows how dependent India is on the talent of one man. Maybe, it’s time for Virat and Rohit to leave the Garden.

english style english

Why can’t I speak English?
Teaching children how to speak?
Norwegians learned Norwegian; Greeks were taught Greek.
In France, every Frenchman knows
His language made him proud.
Germans are still taught to speak
German – extremely loud!

exist My Fair LadyProfessor Henry Higgins laments the decline of English, but the language chaos of 2024 will see him committing seppuku. Imagine his reaction to Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year, boyredefined by Charli XCX as a badge of rebellious confidence rather than a label for unruly behavior. He would scoff at lines like: “He was just living his boyhood.”

Cambridge Dictionary Choice, appearWorks that reflected a trend toward positive visualization seemed to him to be empty self-indulgence and far removed from his belief in discipline and hard work. modern use original haunting— dealing with an unprepared situation, such as enduring a morning without coffee — may cause him to become disgusted with the vulgar language and storm out of the room.

the term looks the biggestDescribing an obsessive effort to improve one’s appearance, given his transformation of Eliza Doolittle, one may elicit grudging understanding, although he would certainly condemn its superficiality. at the same time, Evil reigns, The EconomistChoosing to be governed by the most unqualified person will resonate with his critique of society and even earn him grudging respect for its accuracy. at last, lavender marriageToday, Gen Z is solving the modern dating conundrum by prioritizing platonic partnerships, which may elicit a rare stamp of approval from Higgins. For him, the English language is an art form, but in 2024 it’s a kaleidoscope of memes, trends and reinventions – chaotic but culturally reflective, a mirror of the world’s absurdity.

video games again

When I was young, much to my mother’s chagrin, I spent too much time playing video games. My mother was still convinced—perhaps rightly—that I wasn’t living up to my academic potential because I wasted so much time trying to find digital princesses or perfect how to shoot sniper headshots.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve stopped playing most video games other than FIFA (now called EA FC 2024), but that all changed recently when I discovered marvel rival. According to various reviews, marvel rival Similar to Overwatcha hero shooter, but what makes it unique is that each character has different abilities. Doctor Strange can actually open portals. Iron Man flies exactly the same way we see him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Punisher is built like Brock Lesnar and can wield a big gun. Groot can actually plant trees. For some reason, Hela, Moon Knight, and Iron Fist were all overpowered.

Of course, I’m still figuring it out. The dynamics of gaming have changed a lot since I was a kid, and it took some getting used to all the intricacies of the game, but at least my mom doesn’t complain about it anymore.

PS: By the way, at a family gathering a few weeks ago, a group of relatives tried to read one of my articles and couldn’t understand a word of it. My mother thought that was a sign of academic excellence, because what else do you want from writing that isn’t difficult for people to understand? As Vasooli Bhai said: “Samajh nahi aya. Parr sun ke accha laga.”

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