Anirvan Chatterjee

@anirvan
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Techie, public historian, and activist from Berkeley, California

I curate the monthly Berkeley South Asian radical history walking tour — now celebrating its 13th year.

Pronouns: he/him/ও/সে

Homepagehttps://www.chatterjee.net
Walking Tourhttps://www.berkeleysouthasian.org
Historyhttps://www.secretdesihistory.com/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/anirvan
Anirvan Chatterjee18h ago

WTF? "Some 10,109 doctoral-trained experts in science and related fields left their jobs last year as President Donald Trump dramatically shrank the overall federal workforce."

https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office

Anirvan Chatterjee2d ago

"For Trumpists to infer homicidal intent from the exercise of a right they have fetishized is a Fifth Avenue–level mental reversal. Their view of the Second Amendment turns out to be no different from their view of the First: one whose protections apply exclusively to themselves."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/maga-second-amendment-minneapolis/685752/?utm_source=feed

What MAGA Really Thinks of the Second Amendment

His administration is trying to distort the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing.

The Atlantic
Anirvan Chatterjee2d ago

“GPT-5.2 is not the only large language model (LLM) that appears to be citing Grokipedia; anecdotally, Anthropic's Claude has also referenced Musk's encyclopedia on topics from petroleum production to Scottish ales.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/24/latest-chatgpt-model-uses-elon-musks-grokipedia-as-source-tests-reveal

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers

The Guardian
Anirvan Chatterjee2d ago

“The agreement follows similar victories for families seeking to block such disclosures by gender-affirming care clinics elsewhere in the country”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-23/doj-childrens-hospital-la-transgender-patient-records

DOJ drops demand for Children's Hospital L.A. transgender care records

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop seeking medical records that personally identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, according to court records.

Los Angeles Times
Anirvan Chatterjee2d ago

“The abandonment of XML in favor of JSON and other lobotomized formats like YAML is a case study in how developer experience can override technical merit.”

https://marcosmagueta.com/blog/the-lost-art-of-xml/

The lost art of XML — mmagueta

Anirvan Chatterjee2d ago

The latest Heated Rivalry think piece: why the show is a metaphor for the Indian American experience?

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/01/25/why-heated-rivalry-resonates-with-indian-american-families-473903/

Why ‘Heated Rivalry’ resonates with Indian American families

Why “Heated Rivalry” resonates with Indian American families, reflecting shared experiences of identity, conflict, and connection.

The American Bazaar
Anirvan Chatterjee4d ago

“A federal magistrate judge rejected that warrant, noting that Good was already dead and could not be considered a suspect for a warrant”

https://www.ms.now/news/doj-sought-to-probe-renee-good-for-criminal-liability-even-after-her-death-sources

DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources

A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.

MS NOW
Anirvan Chatterjee4d ago

Hope

https://religionnews.com/2026/01/22/hundreds-of-clergy-descend-on-minneapolis-and-go-on-lookout-for-ice/

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE

MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agents have been most active.

RNS
Anirvan Chatterjee4d ago

It’s happening today

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice-protests

Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations

The Guardian
Anirvan Chatterjee5d ago

"Asked if he meant psychologically important for himself or the United States, Trump said his fixation on Greenland was personal: 'Psychologically important for me.'"

https://theintercept.com/2026/01/21/trump-davos-iceland-greenland/

While Threatening Greenland, Trump Also Threatens Iceland

“Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me,” Trump said, speaking of European leaders.

The Intercept