17: Ukraine

Coolest grocery store ever in Delhi pic.twitter.com/xq7tg9XLA2

— Parmita Mishra (@parmita) May 17, 2026

Wow. I always think about this when watching air shows but it’s very rare:

A mid-air collision today at Gunfighters air show.

Looks like the pilots ejected out safely in parachutes. pic.twitter.com/YVNFSv1IV5

— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) May 17, 2026

President Trump’s foreign policy in his second term has been reckless, chaotic and deeply destabilizing.

But he might well turn out to have the right instincts — and perhaps even the right policy — in one crucial arena: the U.S.-China relationship.

My latest column:…

— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) May 17, 2026

My O1 visa got approved, so I am officially an alien of extraordinary ability 👽 and a human of questionable ergonomics.
Spaceship landed in sf.

Thank you @lighthousehq_ for helping make it happen pic.twitter.com/nyt8eAuCQg

— Alessia (@alessiapacca) May 17, 2026

Congrats.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 17, 2026

Indian food or Nepalese food? pic.twitter.com/l0Rvxw1JZl

— iamsayedul (@Beingsayedul) May 17, 2026

Expanded here: https://t.co/YglZkjiBQd

— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) May 17, 2026

My favourite weather pic.twitter.com/XHcHFVipZf

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 17, 2026

After we've bought something for Jessica in a fancy clothing shop, the saleswoman turns to me and asks if there's anything I'm interested in.

Me: Me?

Jessica: Look at him.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) May 17, 2026

Our responses to Russia’s prolongation of the war and its attacks on our cities and communities are entirely justified. This time, Ukrainian long-range sanctions reached the Moscow region, and we are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war. Ukrainian drone and… pic.twitter.com/BVFJ1BJQ1i

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 17, 2026

The original plan was to run a fully autonomous, nonstop 8 hour shift. We have since blown past this and will soon cross 50 hours of 24/7 operations

There are more details here on what is going on: https://t.co/dVLb8AZtPa

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) May 15, 2026

One round of fundraising will change that!

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 17, 2026

Yes, I need to make sure SpaceX stays focused on making life multiplanetary and extending consciousness to the stars, not pandering to someone’s bullshit quarterly earnings bonus!

Obviously, IF SpaceX succeeds in this absurdly difficult goal, it will be worth many orders of…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2026

Looks highly promising. Much needed. Very topical. Highly relevant.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 17, 2026

Awesome art. Awesome art style.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 17, 2026

In my latest column in @the_hindu, I describe the fusion of markets with statecraft. Economic diplomacy is key, as India's relationships with major powers are increasingly shaped by economic security rather than traditional geopolitics alone. I analyse how this affects India’s… pic.twitter.com/6wzbQ6PFb0

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 16, 2026

India's current top AI supercomputer: 200 petaflops.
Ranks 188 globally.

The new India - UAE system: 8,000 petaflops.

This will be 19x India's existing national AI capacity in a single deployment, and the largest dedicated AI system outside the US–China axis. https://t.co/lxeVW185sv

— Sidharth (@Cloudwatch199) May 16, 2026

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— Parmita Mishra (@parmita) May 16, 2026

Oh. What is it about?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

MORAL CLARITY: @billmaher states the truths so clearly. The sickness in both parties which has become the platform for Dems. https://t.co/B1cXYuAn9z

— mark pincus (@markpinc) May 16, 2026

Compelling. https://t.co/yFq6iOQKXo

— Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 (@pmarca) May 16, 2026

1987. A room in New Delhi is thick with the smell of old files & cold tea. The United States has just delivered a stinging slap to the face of the Indian Republic. They have officially refused to sell India the 'Cray X-MP' Supercomputer, the most powerful machine on Earth,… pic.twitter.com/8iXZoSKKE0

— Parimal (@Fintech03) May 16, 2026

Historic moment at Uber HQ in San Francisco.

Shervin Pishevar leads a moment of silence for lives lost under the regime in Iran, with Reza Pahlavi in attendance at the ‘Tech X Future of Iran’ summit.

A room packed with Iranian entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors talking… pic.twitter.com/2Kgv1Mc6Ny

— Nima Yamini (@NimaYamini) May 16, 2026

भूपी शेरचन -- म भयानकरूपमा प्रभावित भएको कवि।

उहाँको लेखनको सरलतामा निहित गहिराइ, गहिराइमा निहित शक्ति, शक्तिमा निहित सौन्दर्य, र विम्व र प्रतिकहरूको जादुमय प्रयोग असाधरण छ।

कहिलेकाहिँ मलाई यस्तो हरफ उहाँले कसरी लेख्न सक्नुभएको होला जस्तो लाग्छ:

यसरी नै सधैँ
चियाको किटलीबाट… https://t.co/kx3COoOkJI

— Rabindra Mishra (@RabindraMishra) May 16, 2026

One of the oldest Christian communities in the world is in India

The St. Thomas Christians of Kerala trace their founding to 52 AD, when the Apostle Thomas is said to have landed on the Malabar Coast

When the Portuguese showed up in 1498, they found a Church already 1,400… https://t.co/kl5Wpg5CDF

— AJAC (@AJA_Cortes) May 16, 2026

“I am going to probably use $300M of Anthropic this year at Salesforce.” - Marc Benioff

“ These coding agents are awesome. Anthropic is awesome.

Coding, everything's going to be cheaper to make, it's more efficient.

I can do things that I just could not do before. I can go… pic.twitter.com/I6tkpzT65j

— The All-In Podcast (@theallinpod) May 16, 2026

Hey, you looking to angel invest? I was a top Farmville player.

Himalayan Compute: 10 Years To A Trillion: Detailed Roadmap https://t.co/GscF7rYGUT

Fred, Joanne, and Albert know me.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Countrywide ChatGPT Plus access for Malta: https://t.co/kd4YNjK3x1

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) May 16, 2026

Khanna is most well known for two things:
pushing for Team America with a plan for reindustrialization & economic renewal and holding the Epstein class accountable with Thomas Massie. https://t.co/N3xl1urkgW

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 16, 2026

The two of you should invest in @precigenetic @parmita
PreciGenetics: The Technology That Lets Us Watch Life Think: How Photons, Cells, and AI May Help Us Cure Cancer and Rewrite Medicine https://t.co/Sg6cw9e1kN

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Libertarian-humanist https://t.co/goYpwDP8mS

— Parmita Mishra (@parmita) May 16, 2026

Happy birthday to the Legend, Madhuri Dixit. ❤️

Starring in 70+ films over 40+ years, and many tv shows.

One of the greatest actors of all time, globally, and in any genre. 🙌👏

🎥 Me#CodeBreakerMindset #Grateful #MadhuriDixit #India #Artist #Bollywood #Actor @MadhuriDixit… pic.twitter.com/2CwhJ9H4XT

— Chitra Nawbatt (@chitranawbatt) May 16, 2026

As the search of the next Bond heats up, my vote for the next James Bond after Daniel Craig would be John Abraham. He has the cool ‘shaken not stirred’ persona and certainly good actor with the ‘Bond Charm’

By the way Daniel Craig was cast as James Bond after the producers saw…

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) May 16, 2026

Don't just tweet into the void. Tweet it to the decision makers.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Absolute favorite - ईस्कुशको मुन्टा। pic.twitter.com/qb80hM7Uqm

— Prabhat Kaflé (@PravatKafley) May 16, 2026

The NYT called me out for supporting @spencerpratt (i cant verify since i dont subscribe). I only gave $1k so far but plan to give more. He represents real populism. Talking about real issues - fires, crime, education, housing, govt corruption unlike @NYCMayor @KarenBassLA and…

— mark pincus (@markpinc) May 16, 2026

In your article on Cursor I saw you have an eye for corporate culture. That can be a tremendous consulting business. You must know startups who are in need of corporate culture help.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Painting at an Indian restaurant in Santa Clara
(Garam Mirchi) pic.twitter.com/D1GTDOrUaQ

— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) May 16, 2026

BREAKING: SpaceX is now expected to raise as much as $75 billion in its IPO which could debut as soon as June 12th.

That's 2.5 TIMES larger than Saudi Aramco's IPO, the current largest IPO ever.

Nothing in history has ever come close to what SpaceX is about to do. pic.twitter.com/p15sZEd5xQ

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 16, 2026

Reading? What?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Kathmandu city turned into a purple paradise 💜🌸

📌 Nepal🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/39KVjBBgRM

— iamsayedul (@Beingsayedul) May 16, 2026

Mega customers will pay 50M each for this right NOW!

Now we are talking. Grok Imagine creates these Reels easy peezy. But the Reels belong on Insta/Facebook/YouTube/tikTok.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Ok, thanks, I am not selling.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2026

Found our niche! https://t.co/E9Xwoy9qKu

— Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 (@pmarca) May 16, 2026

Every bully I grew up with peaked at 16.

They had the power in school. The fear. The attention. And then life started.

Turns out the skills you build by making people feel small don't transfer. Nobody promotes you for being cruel. Nobody invests in you because you're…

— shyamsundar shrestha (@s43stha) May 16, 2026

These come from court transcripts https://t.co/fu2Zdq5WZX

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2026

In 2022, I cold emailed @bryan_caplan about how much I liked his books. I was a college Sophomore. COVID had hit - I was stuck at home and very bored.

I wasn't expecting him to respond, but he wrote back an encouraging message.

That gave me enough temerity to ask him to be… https://t.co/3Fjor4oMEr pic.twitter.com/bhKGkLjeDH

— Dwarkesh Patel (@dwarkesh_sp) May 15, 2026

BHB (Black Hole Billionaire) Vs. RB (Radiant Billionaire) https://t.co/03YQ5eB4iK First solve earth, then go to Mars, maybe?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 15, 2026

मैंने प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी का अबू धाबी में स्वागत किया, जहाँ हमारी वार्ता हमारे देशों और लोगों के बीच गहरे संबंधों को और सुदृढ़ बनाने पर केंद्रित रही। संयुक्त अरब अमीरात और भारत के बीच एक दीर्घकालिक रणनीतिक एवं आर्थिक साझेदारी है, और आज की हमारी चर्चाओं में ऊर्जा,… pic.twitter.com/aB8vIGZUIi

— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) May 15, 2026