In her two decades atop the House Democratic caucus, whether in the majority or the minority, she has been a strikingly effective leader in part because she doesn’t much give a flip about her public image. What matters to her is getting stuff done — be it passing legislation, thwarting the opposition’s agenda or protecting her members come election time. She is brutally pragmatic (too much so for some in her caucus) and has a shrewd sense of the political pressure points of allies and opponents alike. She doesn’t hog the credit for her clever ideas, nor does she waste time publicly rationalizing or blaming others for her bad ones. No one outworks her, and aides and allies have happily cultivated the legend of her endless energy. (Key points: Doesn’t need sleep. Runs on chocolate.) ......... That whole grandmother-in-pearls thing led many to assume that she could be talked down to or outmaneuvered or intimidated. More than one Republican president and congressional leader has seen his best-laid plans shatter against her vaguely awkward, excessively bright smile. ........ Mr. Bush’s second-term goal of remaking Social Security never had a prayer. Even President Donald Trump was clearly in awe of her and had no idea how to deal with her treating him like a petulant man-child. He still doesn’t. The poor guy can’t even come up with an insulting nickname for her that sticks. ......... she is a political creature not of San Francisco so much as of Baltimore, where she was raised in a local Democratic dynasty. Her father, “Big Tommy” D’Alesandro, went from Maryland’s House of Delegates to five terms in Congress to three as mayor of Baltimore. She and her brothers learned to count votes and knock on doors practically from birth. Constituent service was a quasi-religion, and starting at age 13, each D’Alesandro child spent several hours a week fielding constituent requests and helping maintain a “favor file” on everyone they assisted. “We dealt with human nature in the raw” ........ The transactional, pragmatic politics of her youth have served Ms. Pelosi well as leader. When it comes time to whip votes or cut a deal, she has her own version of a favor file to consult: She knows precisely what the members need — not to be confused with what they want — and how much they can reasonably risk to take one for the team. Time and again, she has wheedled, negotiated and threatened her restive members into line to pass legislation ranging from Obamacare, which the speaker cites as her proudest legislative achievement, to last year’s bipartisan infrastructure package and the Inflation Reduction Act, which is really more about reducing health care costs and tackling climate change. ......... She is a demanding, micromanaging control freak who loosened her iron grip on her caucus only when threatened with internal revolt. ........ And her personal brand has been burnished by her cool handling of the assault on her husband and the recently released video showing her poise during the Jan. 6 insanity. (With Congress under attack, she was ripping open a beef stick with her teeth? Ice-cold.) ......... The only leader who even approaches Ms. Pelosi in terms of effectiveness (if little else) may be from the other chamber: Mitch McConnell, the long-serving chief of Senate Republicans....... She elbowed her way to the tippy top of the congressional boys’ club, then set about distinguishing herself as the most formidable, most effective House leader since the middle of the last century. Love her or hate her, you have to acknowledge the fundamental badassery. .
Cybertruck is something special that comes along once in a long while
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2022
Magic 🎱 knows all
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2022
Shiva (Holy Spirit) to Arjuna: "I know everything." https://t.co/oDmtS7ksaO
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
Russia's invading forces are on the run in Ukraine. Now the allies must commit to ending this war by giving Ukraine everything it needs to liberate the rest of its land and its people. Do not forget the people! This is the only path to peace.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 17, 2022
When I saw so many "smart" people that I respect become so "goo-goo-gaa-gaa" over a billionaire buying @Twitter simply because they thought they got an illusion of "freedom" and decided to never question it again...that's what bothered me.
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) November 17, 2022
When did you all get so stupid?
Is anyone else’s follower count acting weird? I’m gaining like hundred followers every 30 minutes. Went from 88k to 94.5k over night 🤔
— Hailey Lennon (@HaileyLennonBTC) November 17, 2022
The past few days have made it abundantly clear that tech is in its "the emperor has no clothes or spine" era.
— stevieis… (@steviemctweets) November 17, 2022
Deep breathing. Sweating. Prayers. Meditation. Positive socializing. Family. Friends. Healthy meals and snacks. And some wanton recklessness.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
hit pieces on puff pieces on
— jaiya (@jaiyagill) November 17, 2022
female founders male founders
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The New York Times
The freshness of perspective they bring is invaluable.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
I think most would be fine with $5M.
— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) November 17, 2022
LOL
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
Even TikTok is super dependent on ads
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2022
The entire reason that crypto exploded in the last two years wasn't because it was the next technology wave, which you already knew...it was simply because 40% of the world's money supply was created, and dirty money had to be washed and paid for some how.
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) November 17, 2022
What do you think of this PM Kaja? https://t.co/sQLPAktD4H
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
Here is the full video: 1 min of entertainment & 57 seconds of respect.
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) November 17, 2022
•Rahul Gandhi asked to play national SONG.
•They played national anthem of Nepal.
•They stopped and played national ANTHEM of India.
•But they were actually playing all 5 paragraphs of Jan Gan Man 😭 pic.twitter.com/V4o0nH3WxW
One of the most Amazingly Beautiful Hindu Mandirs that are located outside of India 🇮🇳
— Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) November 13, 2022
Pashupatinath Mahadev Mandir, Nepal 🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/GUjXdk2NuU
Shiva is the Holy Spirit.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
World's Least Powerful Passports, 2022 (visa free countries access):
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) November 17, 2022
1.🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 27
2.🇮🇶 Iraq: 29
3.🇸🇾 Syria: 30
4.🇵🇰 Pakistan: 32
5.🇾🇪 Yemen: 34
6.🇸🇴 Somalia: 35
=7.🇵🇸 Palestinian: 38
=7.🇳🇵 Nepal: 38
9.🇰🇵 North Korea: 40
10.🇱🇾 Libya: 41
Wow. What a journey.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
They sell their kidney for as low as £160 to organ traffickers who then charge the recipients £6500 upwards.
— Ozor Ndi Ozor (@eemmanuels4) November 17, 2022
This is a village in Nepal. It’s popularly known as the “Kidney village” . Virtually everyone has sold one kidney.
See the image below: Surgical scars pic.twitter.com/WqdS9QWp1h
Foundation stone was laid for construction of 162 km Panagarh to Dankuni (NH-2) 6-lane road stretch at total cost of Rs. 4215 Crore.The construction of this route will enhance connectivity to Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and the Bay of Bengal
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) November 17, 2022
A Pilatus Porter plane giving a demonstration flight before a crowd of several thousand over the Tundikhel in Kathmandu.
— Vintage Nepal (Rare Historical Pics & Vids) (@Vintage_Nepal) November 17, 2022
The plane is believed to be the first to land on the Tundikhel.
30-Mar, 1960 AD (वि सं २०१६) @Vintage_Nepal pic.twitter.com/L5yCl6uAOi
Female migrant workers in #Qatar speak out against sexual harrassment in #WorldCup2022 hotels.
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) November 17, 2022
As if 6500 darker-skinned dead migrant workers from Nepal, Pakistan & India wasn't enough of a price to pay for the joy of Arab sheiks in long flowing frocks. https://t.co/QW2DVpuBtl https://t.co/SW3ysWtnA0
17/11/72 Nepal's Prime Minister meets Mao for the third time. Mao says there will be no fourth - soon he will be making revolution in the beyond.
— Cultural Revolution OTD 1972 (@GPCR50) November 17, 2022
Nepal's forest cover has doubled.
— Prasad Kulkarni (@prasadk2k) November 12, 2022
In 1978, the Nepal's leaders adopted a radical policy to hand over forest land to local communities for conservation.
Reforestation took decades, but a NASA-funded study showed just how much success Nepal has had in bringing back trees. pic.twitter.com/oWsohvAD3i
— Prasad Kulkarni (@prasadk2k) November 12, 2022
Reuters: Kremlin says it cannot imagine public negotiations with Kyiv.https://t.co/4fQnWiFjKi
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2022
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