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Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
When Amazon hired me on an H-1B visa, Amazon was making losses for 10 straight years. It was operating out of a rented building where we worked on door desks in small cabins. I was in the initial team that built AWS.
Today AWS contributes more than 60% to Amazon's profit. The stock price has gone 300x. Amazon's buildings have changed the skyline of downtown Seattle. Jeff Bezos went on to become the world's richest man.
There were about a hundred H1B visa holders like me in the initial team of Amazon. Good luck building companies and wealth without these 'indentured servants'
Vice President JD Vance breaks down the data:
"If you are working as an H-1B visa in the United States of America, you’re earning $20,000 less than an American citizen hired in the same position. If you were brought in by one of these foreign outsourcing firms, you’re making $48,000 less than an American citizen in a similar position. So I’m sure that everybody here understands the game that is being played. You bring in indentured servants from outside the country, you lay off American workers and, if you’re a corporation, you make a ton of money by under cutting the wages of American workers, replacing them with people who frankly shouldn’t be in the United States of America to begin with."
A woman should not have to think twice before stepping out.
Tvarita Bharti is a movement for safer roads for women. Help us reach 1,00,000 signatures. Please sign and share:
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One signature. One voice. One step towards safer roads.
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
Story that caught the eye: biggest gain from BRICS summit is getting Iran and UAE to come together on the same table and agree to put their differences aside. The behind the scenes efforts of all stakeholders is commendable. Hopefully it can led to an agreement on Hormuz and a more lasting solution to peace in West Asia. 🌟 indianexpress.com/article/in…
Grant free metro access to people with disabilities in Delhi - Sign the Petition! c.org/Fw8X7DXbT8 via @ChangeOrg_India
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
1. The flash floods in Nepal have claimed at least 165 lives & over 1,500 are missing, including around 300 Indians. With this #CutTheClutter, my attempt is to try & explain to you what could have happened, the geography, the science, the hydrology & what the consequences might be.
2. The tragedy unfolded in the Bhote Kosi river in Tibet. As it comes down, it becomes part of the Trishuli river system. Ultimately, all Kosis meet at Triveni in Nepal & then enter India at Bhimagar. Such incidents, unfortunately, are not new to the Himalayan region because it has the world’s 47 most dangerous glacial lakes — 25 in Tibet, 21 in Nepal & 1 in India.
3. The likely culprit of Wednesday’s tragedy is a GLOF. There can be many triggers for a GLOF, but more often than not in the Himalayas they are caused because permafrost is breaking. Permafrost is like the Himalayas’ structural glue. It binds mountain slopes together. As temperatures rise, this glue weakens & slopes become unstable.
4. Then if there’s some activity — a dam or highway construction, or, perhaps, as in this case, a 4.4 quake — mountainsides can fail. Ice, boulders & debris rush downward, creating moraine dams that trap water behind temporary barriers. Evidence suggests this is what may have happened. A landslide & moraine blockage appears to have obstructed the Lende river. Water backed up, pressure mounted. Then the natural dam failed.
5. Much of this water will go to the Trishuli system & Gandaki system & will eventually come into India, & that’s why Bihar is on alert. The Kosi is called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’ for a reason. It’s among the largest Himalayan river systems, & one of the most destructive. It brings with it massive sediment load — boulders, sand, clay — & it’s not fertile unlike many other Himalayan rivers.
6. The other problem with Kosi is that because it carries so much sediment, it can alter its own course. Over the past 250 years, the river has moved westwards by 133km. In 2008 was the last great flood in the Kosi. That’s when it famously broke through embankments, shifted dramatically 120km eastwards, left hundreds dead & nearly 4mn people homeless.
7. #CutTheClutter with me: What could have caused Nepal floods — Geography, science & dangers of melting glaciers in Himalayas
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The absolutely perfect song to begin or end your day with 💖
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
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Country music legend #DollyParton graced the cover of PEOPLE for the final time in November 2025, roughly nine months before her death at 80. ❤️ Watch her last in-depth interview at the link.
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
From the night of August 27 into the next morning, the night skies will be graced with a deep partial lunar eclipse, during which the orb will appear orange-red. bit.ly/3UgDJmw
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
Sweden is officially trading screens and tablets for physical books and handwriting to reverse a decline in reading skills.
Once at the forefront of hyper-digitalized learning, Sweden is engineering a dramatic pivot back to the basics in its classrooms. Concerned that an overreliance on digital tablets and screens has eroded reading comprehension and foundational writing skills, Swedish education officials are investing heavily in traditional printed textbooks.
The national strategy aims to phase out digital devices for children under the age of six entirely, following a drop in international reading assessment scores.
Experts point out that while technology was championed to level the playing field, its unrestricted use has instead led to shorter attention spans and reduced retention among younger learners.
Scientific evidence strongly supports this retro transition. Research indicates that the physical act of handwriting activates complex neural networks governing motor skills, vision, memory, and language—cognitive benefits that are largely lost on a keyboard.
Furthermore, reading from a printed page provides critical spatial cues that aid comprehension, unlike digital screens that often subject students to cognitive fatigue and constant distractions. While computers and tablets remain valuable tools for research and collaboration, educators worldwide are watching Sweden's massive reinvestment in physical books as a potential blueprint for a more balanced, science-backed approach to modern schooling.
source: The Guardian. Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper.
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
One has been walking for 94 years. The other, just three weeks. Guess who's copying whom.
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El vídeo está generado por IA. Es de una cuenta que sube vídeos hechos con inteligencia artificial:
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Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
The world does not need an artificial intelligence that diminishes humanity; rather, it needs human intelligence enlightened by wisdom, political authority guided by conscience and technological innovation directed by charity. Only then will artificial intelligence become not a rival to humanity but a servant of the common good.
The whole of central Delhi is jammed - we have been trapped in our cars ... any clues on what is going on ? It's a maze of cars and all major roads choked ?
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
It’s not just some women in that room, you made many men teary-eyed. @smritiirani , including me.
The pain & pleasure of being a mother.
So powerfully & emotionally articulated.
I have only one point of dissonance:
I adored & cared for my mother till her last breath.
Because I had immense gratitude for what you termed the ‘tenacity’ of her love.
Even in my lowest periods she made me feel like I could move mountains.
Not a day goes by when I don’t derive strength from her memory.
Your son will be no different, I’m sure.
We Are All Cockroaches Now - by Alok Sama - Meditations - worth a read ! @AlokSama 🙌🏻 aloksama.substack.com/p/we-a…
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
Leadership isn't about having all the answers.
It's about trusting the people closest to the problem.
I've always believed: Work hard, party harder. Great teams don't just work together; they enjoy the journey together.
That's how ownership becomes culture.
#Leadership #PeopleFirst #Empowerment
Soni Mahdi Aggarwal retweeted
Airlines from India have demonstrated aviation ambition and placed orders for over 2000 new aircrafts. We need to fill these planes with inbound foreign travellers. Otherwise, Indians will keep flying abroad, draining precious foreign exchange.
Delighted that @IncredibleIndia campaign is finally back. This time by @Indigo.