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9 Aug 2019
Friends, a reminder please that this is an infrequently used personal account; if you want to stay more fully updated on matters of official interest, please follow @USAmbKeshap 🙏🏼
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May 28
Ok, we laughed at first. I mean, if you want scandal, you better have a scandal of elephant size proportions. But…then it doesn’t get funny. There’s so many questions here about the background investigation when he was first hired, repeated background investigations along the way, the multiple polygraphs, his performance appraisal reports, who authorized whatever he needed this absurd amount of money for in gold (never heard of such alternative payment methods), who were those in power that mentored him to the top (he made SIS-that takes sr level juice, he had rabbis, one always does, to make it that high up)- that the consensus amongst all of my friends in the community is that the agency will cover this up in ever glorious and expected fashion because it’s gotta be pretty fucking bad on multiple levels how this happened.
May 27
NBC News Exclusive: Former CIA officer accused of stealing 300 gold bars, sources and court documents show.
Reported by: @JuliaEAinsley @dandeluce & @GaryGrumbach
Story: nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…
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May 27
"travel is barbaric for the body"
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why we diplomats look like shit
(ps welcome to Aus, Bryan)
May 26
Modern life has tricked us into thinking travel is good.
It's kind of barbaric for the body.
Last time I went to Asia we measured my biomarkers.
The data was bad…
9 days for blood glucose stability
9 days to re-entrain my circadian rhythm
18 days for sleep architecture recovery
The research:
people who travel constantly for work (3 wks a month) have measurably more anxiety, depression, and drinking problems than people who don’t
repeated jet lag is linked to memory-region shrinkage in flight crews
your immune system takes a hit. Dry cabin air dries out mucous membranes that block infection which can leave you more exposed to getting sick
This is intuitive because the body runs on a clock. Biological processes kicked off by another, with sleep sun running the show.
Cabin altitude is ~7,000 ft. Hypoxia alone disrupts cortisol and suppresses nocturnal melatonin for hours after you land. Cabin humidity drops as low as 5% (drier than the Sahara).
If you’re budgeting your international trips: I’d suggest no more than once every 3 months. Evidence shows you need ~1 day per time zone to re-entrain, and east is worse than west.
Once Kate gets back she’s starting the female protocol. This also means she can’t travel internationally for at least a few months while we collect baseline measurement.
The body understands time zone changes as trauma.
I hope that this is my last international trip for a very long time.
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Apr 3
Interview with Australian ex-spymaster / top diplomat, Dennis Richardson:
It is a national disgrace, he argues, that Jewish schools and childcare centres require armed guards, while those a block away do not.
“I’ve argued with highly intelligent, well-meaning people who’ve said to me that every Jewish Australian carries moral responsibility for Gaza, and they do not see that as being antisemitic. I’ve spoken to a lot of Australians who’ve said to me, ‘Oh yeah, there were 15 people killed at Bondi, but look at all the people who’ve been killed in Gaza.’ Sorry, what are you saying? Are you saying it’s legitimate to kill 15 innocent people because of Gaza or because they’re Jewish then that’s somehow understandable?”
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Mar 30
diplomat still heading into work bc the national interest cannot wait
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Mar 27
Nepal it seems now has World’s Youngest Government Leaders in Power!! Most of the Ministers are in 30s and 40s. Only Finance Minister is above 50. The new Government in Nepal is led by 36 year old @ShahBalen as the Prime Minister.
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I will stop using “as much chance as of snow in Chennai” in my conversations.
Mar 17
Hubbali resembled snow covered Kashmir after an intense hailstorm struck Kalaghatagi town, covering roads, houses, and vehicles in thick layers of ice. People were left shocked at the rare phenomenon.
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Mar 18
Leave it to Fareed to come up with one of his headline grabbing, superficial historical analogies. Britian was an imperialist power which subjugated people all over Asia.
Mar 18
The U.S. is succumbing to some of the same imperial temptations with Iran that Britain did with its missions in Asia in the 20th century, says CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
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Mar 17
The deplorable state TATA inherited air India in can never be overstated. VT-ALL’s history tells you everything about state ownership, cannibalised and grounded
TATA deserves at least a decade to turn everything around and anyone already writing them off is a complete idiot
Mar 17
After almost six years on the ground, VT‑ALL is back in the sky.
Fully restored. Test‑flown. @DGCAIndia certified.
With this, we’ve revived all 30 long‑grounded aircraft that we inherited since privatisation. This transformation underscores our commitment to world‑class safety and service.
Read more: airindia.com/in/en/newsroom/…
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Mar 18
I'll bet dollars to donuts there is a heck of a lot more shock in Beijing at the success of US/Israeli operations than this article, only quoting Chinese factotums, suggests. It will be similar to the Chinese complete overhaul of strategy and command after Gulf War I.
China’s military has been studying Trump’s war on Iran for lessons that could prove helpful in any future conflict of its own bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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If you think about, Sri Lanka has been through so many Black Swan events recently, nonstop
Easter Sunday 2019
Pandemic after that
Total economic collapse 2022
Aragalaya
and now downstream consequences of the US-Iran war
No wonder so many of us feel exhausted
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Mar 13
NEW: Following the embarrassing lapses of Unit 29155, the GRU created a new, bespoke assassination and sabotage unit known as Center 795, meant to be "air-gapped" against compromise. Its top operative, Denis Alimov, is now in a jail cell in Colombia awaiting extradition to the U.S. because he used Google Translate to task his Serbian hitman. The FBI had everything in real time. And we've just burned the rest of Putin's brand new black ops squad. theins.press/en/inv/290235
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Mar 14
Friendly reminder:
S̶t̶r̶a̶i̶t̶s̶ of Hormuz -> Strait of Hormuz
Taiwan S̶t̶r̶a̶i̶t̶s̶ -> Taiwan Strait
Malacca S̶t̶r̶a̶i̶t̶s̶ -> Malacca Strait
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Mar 12
“Get them to join the foreign service. Then make them spend most of their career in capital.”
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Mar 11
U.S.-India Business Council (@USIBC) posts, "It was an honor for the U.S.-India Business Council Board Delegation to meet with U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor and receive his congratulations on our Council's Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary. Our Board was grateful for his strong commitment to further strengthening the India–U.S. partnership. We look forward to our continuing friendship and shared effort to take business relations to new heights."
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Mar 11
they got promoted from second secretary to first secretary
Mar 10
what is the clearest sign that someone is genuinely doing well in life ??
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Mar 9
when diplomat returns to MFA after brief and unsuccessful stint in private sector
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Mar 8
govt calculating how much to spend on diplomacy
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Hosted a warm reception at home tonight with dear friends from India, the diplomatic community, business leaders and partners from the US. Amid our nations' renewed trade framework and deepening strategic ties, the real magic happens in these personal moments—where trust, ideas, and shared futures spark. A special thank you to @DrSJaishankar @PiyushGoyal and over 75 Ambassadors who attended. Here's to the boundless potential between India & America! 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸
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