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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)

@kawsarc

Entrepreneur, Policy Analyst, & Op-Ed Writer, Host of the KC Talks and Bangladesh & The World

New York Beigetreten Ekim 2009
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The March sun doesn’t lie. It reveals the grit in the air and the cracks in our economic orthodoxy. ☀️📉 For too long, we’ve been told that suffocating 15% interest rates are a "necessary bitter pill" to cure inflation. But while we treat a supply-side infection with a demand-side sedative, our neighbors are proving there is a different way. India’s 2026 reality—7.4% growth at a mere 1.7% inflation—wasn't won at a bank teller's window. It was won with shovels, cold storage, and the courage to build through bottlenecks. In my upcoming op-ed, I’m breaking down why Bangladesh must reject the "Stability of a Graveyard" and embrace a new blueprint: ✅ 4% Targeted Credit for the Cold Chain ✅ 10-Year Tax Holidays for the architects of our supply spine ✅ Dismantling Middlemen Syndicates through digital transparency We don’t need more expensive money. We need more efficient supply. It’s time to follow the lead that actually breathes. Coming soon my next oped:- High Growth, Low Inflation: Why Bangladesh Must Follow India’s Lead #BangladeshEconomy #Inflation #Growth #ColdChain #RealEstate #EconomicReform #PolicyShift
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Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal·
I’m pissed! Trump gave Iran a pause on strikes against their energy infrastructure until April 6. So what did Israel do?

They bombed all three of Iran’s largest steel plants simultaneously, which are crucial to their economy And if that wasn’t enough, they also struck Iran’s Khondab heavy-water reactor facility as well as uranium production and uranium-conversion sites All on the same day Why did Israel do this? And was it in coordination with the U.S.? If it’s in coordination, it means Trump lied to Iran. If not, than Israel is lying. If you take into account the report today that JD Vance yelled at Netanyahu over the phone this week, upset at being dragged into the war by misleading intelligence, then I think you have your answer Israel seems to be trying to sabotage these negotiations, and it serves their interests to do so.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal

UPDATE: I’m really struggling to call what happens next On one hand, Trump needs an off-ramp to limit the global economic damage and growing domestic political pressure Iran would also like this war to end before more cities are leveled and more leaders are killed On the other hand, Iran is doing surprisingly well controlling the Strait, striking the Gulf and Israel, and selling oil for more than twice the price than before the war, making a killing And on the American side, troops are heading to the region for what increasingly looks like a ground operation to control Hormuz Negotiations are the most promising development since February 28th. But Iran's warnings to Gulf nations against supporting any ground operation, combined with maximalist demands from both sides, make a deal unlikely in the short term

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Mark R. Levin
Mark R. Levin@marklevinshow·
You cannot remove all of the highly enriched uranium, nuclear grade, in Iran without going into the tunnels and facilities deep underground to get it.  I don't know what the administration's plan is, but I am guessing this is at least one reason why there are public reports that some of the special forces are being called up and deployed.  For Nancy Mace to say no ground troops or I won't support the war effort is, to me, utterly irresponsible.  The administration is not talking about amassing troops for some big ground campaign, according to public reports.  Mace is now running for governor of South Carolina.  I have never been a fan for several reasons.  I trust the president to make prudential decisions in the military campaign, as he already has.  His use of the military in Iran and Venezuela has been brilliant and precise.
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)
going back home to NY finally. We wanted to bypass the Mid East so decided to take Ethiopian Airlines (and today’s flight was the only one available)
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📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Road to Recovery The Alliance of 6 NBFIs Depositors Recovery Committee is moving into a decisive phase of our movement. We are committed to ensuring every depositor’s voice is heard and every penny is accounted for. We are currently preparing for a major Press Conference, scheduled to take place on or after the 15th of April. This will kick off a series of high-impact media engagements, including: • Exclusive Interviews to highlight the struggles of affected depositors. • In-depth Newspaper Articles to bring our cause to the national forefront. • ⁠Our Strategic Roadmap: Following the press conference, the Committee will formally proceed with a high-level advocacy tour to demand immediate action: 1. Meetings with the Finance Minister & Finance Advisor. 2. Formal dialogue with the Governor of Bangladesh Bank. 3. Final representation and meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister. We are taking every necessary step to restore trust and reclaim what is rightfully yours. The "chains" on our savings must be broken. Reclaiming Deposits. Restoring Trust. #AllianceOf6NBFIs #DepositorsRights #BangladeshBank #FinanceMinistry #RecoveryCommittee #FinancialJustice
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Globe Observer
Globe Observer@_GlobeObserver·
🚨 Joe Kent says Ali Larijani was negotiating peace and was killed. Qatar’s gas could have stabilized energy markets — it was hit too. He says Tel Aviv doesn’t want peace, it wants permanent war, and America is the weapon.
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The Architecture of Forced Consent: From the "One Million Plan" to the South Pars Sabotage History is rarely a sequence of accidents; more often, it is a blueprint of calculated pressures. To understand the current inferno in the Persian Gulf, one must look back to the mid-20th century, specifically to the "One Million Plan" of 1944. It was here that the precedent was set: when a population is too rooted to move, or a nation too neutral to align, you do not invite them to change—you make their current reality uninhabitable. The 1950s: The Blueprint of Panic For over two millennia, the Jewish communities of Baghdad and Cairo were not merely residents; they were the cultural and economic scaffolding of the Middle East. They were rooted, prosperous, and largely resistant to the burgeoning Zionist call for Aliyah. David Ben-Gurion’s "One Million Plan" required a demographic tidal wave that the European theater, decimated by the Holocaust, could no longer fully provide. The focus shifted to the Mizrahi Jews. The "sabotage" that followed is no longer the fodder of conspiracy theorists but a matter of historical record. The 1950–51 Baghdad bombings—targeting synagogues and Jewish centers—created a manufactured "pressure cooker." Whether conducted by Zionist underground cells, as suggested by modern historians like Avi Shlaim, or by local nationalists, the result was the same: the terrorization of a stable community into a "voluntary" exodus. Combined with the "false flag" operations of the 1954 Lavon Affair in Egypt, the message was clear: stay and perish, or leave and survive. This was the "liquidation" of history in exchange for the survival of a new state. 2026: The Economic "One Million Plan" Fast forward to March 18, 2026. The geopolitical landscape has shifted, but the mechanics of "forced alignment" remain eerily consistent. The Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field—the shared energy lifeline between Iran and Qatar—is the modern evolution of the Baghdad synagogue bombings. This was not a standard military engagement; it was a surgical strike on the concept of neutrality. By hitting the shared infrastructure of South Pars, the "saboteurs" didn't just target Iranian energy; they ignited a fuse that was mathematically guaranteed to blow up the Gulf’s diplomatic tightrope. The Entrapment of the Gulf The logic is as brutal as it is brilliant. By crippling 70% of Iran’s domestic gas supply during a leadership vacuum, the strike forced Tehran into a corner. Lacking the reach to strike Israel directly without triggering a total U.S. intervention, Iran did exactly what was predicted: it lashed out at the "soft targets" nearby. The subsequent Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and UAE assets were the "retaliation" the architects of the South Pars strike wanted. In 1950, the sabotage made Jews see their Arab neighbors as enemies. In 2026, the sabotage has made the Gulf States see Iran as an immediate, existential threat to their very survival. The result is the "liquidation" of neutrality. Qatar, long the region's mediator, has been forced to expel Iranian diplomats and seek shelter under the American "Sovereign Circuit" umbrella. The "trap" has closed. Conclusion: The Inevitability of the Archive Is it a conspiracy when the pattern repeats with such fidelity? The "One Million Plan" and the South Pars strike both operate on the principle of the "manufactured crisis." In both instances, the goal was to uproot the status quo—whether it was a demographic population in 1950 or a geopolitical alignment in 2026—and force a "migration" toward a pre-determined goal. We are witnessing the end of a neutral Middle East, not through the slow march of diplomacy, but through the rapid-fire success of strategic sabotage. The archives of the future will likely reflect what we see today: that the most effective way to build a "New Middle East" is to ensure the old one burns down first.
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Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur@cenkuygur·
Joe Kent conveniently under investigation now. @TuckerCarlson potentially under investigation. We've moved on from the propaganda portion of our programming to outright oppression. National media will pretend it's a total coincidence that opponents of the war are being targeted.
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The Architecture of Forced Consent: From the "One Million Plan" to the South Pars Sabotage History is rarely a sequence of accidents; more often, it is a blueprint of calculated pressures. To understand the current inferno in the Persian Gulf, one must look back to the mid-20th century, specifically to the "One Million Plan" of 1944. It was here that the precedent was set: when a population is too rooted to move, or a nation too neutral to align, you do not invite them to change—you make their current reality uninhabitable. The 1950s: The Blueprint of Panic For over two millennia, the Jewish communities of Baghdad and Cairo were not merely residents; they were the cultural and economic scaffolding of the Middle East. They were rooted, prosperous, and largely resistant to the burgeoning Zionist call for Aliyah. David Ben-Gurion’s "One Million Plan" required a demographic tidal wave that the European theater, decimated by the Holocaust, could no longer fully provide. The focus shifted to the Mizrahi Jews. The "sabotage" that followed is no longer the fodder of conspiracy theorists but a matter of historical record. The 1950–51 Baghdad bombings—targeting synagogues and Jewish centers—created a manufactured "pressure cooker." Whether conducted by Zionist underground cells, as suggested by modern historians like Avi Shlaim, or by local nationalists, the result was the same: the terrorization of a stable community into a "voluntary" exodus. Combined with the "false flag" operations of the 1954 Lavon Affair in Egypt, the message was clear: stay and perish, or leave and survive. This was the "liquidation" of history in exchange for the survival of a new state. 2026: The Economic "One Million Plan" Fast forward to March 18, 2026. The geopolitical landscape has shifted, but the mechanics of "forced alignment" remain eerily consistent. The Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field—the shared energy lifeline between Iran and Qatar—is the modern evolution of the Baghdad synagogue bombings. This was not a standard military engagement; it was a surgical strike on the concept of neutrality. By hitting the shared infrastructure of South Pars, the "saboteurs" didn't just target Iranian energy; they ignited a fuse that was mathematically guaranteed to blow up the Gulf’s diplomatic tightrope. The Entrapment of the Gulf The logic is as brutal as it is brilliant. By crippling 70% of Iran’s domestic gas supply during a leadership vacuum, the strike forced Tehran into a corner. Lacking the reach to strike Israel directly without triggering a total U.S. intervention, Iran did exactly what was predicted: it lashed out at the "soft targets" nearby. The subsequent Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and UAE assets were the "retaliation" the architects of the South Pars strike wanted. In 1950, the sabotage made Jews see their Arab neighbors as enemies. In 2026, the sabotage has made the Gulf States see Iran as an immediate, existential threat to their very survival. The result is the "liquidation" of neutrality. Qatar, long the region's mediator, has been forced to expel Iranian diplomats and seek shelter under the American "Sovereign Circuit" umbrella. The "trap" has closed. Conclusion: The Inevitability of the Archive Is it a conspiracy when the pattern repeats with such fidelity? The "One Million Plan" and the South Pars strike both operate on the principle of the "manufactured crisis." In both instances, the goal was to uproot the status quo—whether it was a demographic population in 1950 or a geopolitical alignment in 2026—and force a "migration" toward a pre-determined goal. We are witnessing the end of a neutral Middle East, not through the slow march of diplomacy, but through the rapid-fire success of strategic sabotage. The archives of the future will likely reflect what we see today: that the most effective way to build a "New Middle East" is to ensure the old one burns down first.
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Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna@RoKhanna·
$200 billion would pay for free college for every American, $10 day childcare, 1000 new trade schools, the 40% federal share of special needs education and a lot more. What are we even doing here? MAGA is now Iran first?
Jeff Stein@JStein_WaPo

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for the Iran war supplemental, sources say Some White House aides think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress

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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)
Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The Architecture of Forced Consent: From the "One Million Plan" to the South Pars Sabotage History is rarely a sequence of accidents; more often, it is a blueprint of calculated pressures. To understand the current inferno in the Persian Gulf, one must look back to the mid-20th century, specifically to the "One Million Plan" of 1944. It was here that the precedent was set: when a population is too rooted to move, or a nation too neutral to align, you do not invite them to change—you make their current reality uninhabitable. The 1950s: The Blueprint of Panic For over two millennia, the Jewish communities of Baghdad and Cairo were not merely residents; they were the cultural and economic scaffolding of the Middle East. They were rooted, prosperous, and largely resistant to the burgeoning Zionist call for Aliyah. David Ben-Gurion’s "One Million Plan" required a demographic tidal wave that the European theater, decimated by the Holocaust, could no longer fully provide. The focus shifted to the Mizrahi Jews. The "sabotage" that followed is no longer the fodder of conspiracy theorists but a matter of historical record. The 1950–51 Baghdad bombings—targeting synagogues and Jewish centers—created a manufactured "pressure cooker." Whether conducted by Zionist underground cells, as suggested by modern historians like Avi Shlaim, or by local nationalists, the result was the same: the terrorization of a stable community into a "voluntary" exodus. Combined with the "false flag" operations of the 1954 Lavon Affair in Egypt, the message was clear: stay and perish, or leave and survive. This was the "liquidation" of history in exchange for the survival of a new state. 2026: The Economic "One Million Plan" Fast forward to March 18, 2026. The geopolitical landscape has shifted, but the mechanics of "forced alignment" remain eerily consistent. The Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field—the shared energy lifeline between Iran and Qatar—is the modern evolution of the Baghdad synagogue bombings. This was not a standard military engagement; it was a surgical strike on the concept of neutrality. By hitting the shared infrastructure of South Pars, the "saboteurs" didn't just target Iranian energy; they ignited a fuse that was mathematically guaranteed to blow up the Gulf’s diplomatic tightrope. The Entrapment of the Gulf The logic is as brutal as it is brilliant. By crippling 70% of Iran’s domestic gas supply during a leadership vacuum, the strike forced Tehran into a corner. Lacking the reach to strike Israel directly without triggering a total U.S. intervention, Iran did exactly what was predicted: it lashed out at the "soft targets" nearby. The subsequent Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and UAE assets were the "retaliation" the architects of the South Pars strike wanted. In 1950, the sabotage made Jews see their Arab neighbors as enemies. In 2026, the sabotage has made the Gulf States see Iran as an immediate, existential threat to their very survival. The result is the "liquidation" of neutrality. Qatar, long the region's mediator, has been forced to expel Iranian diplomats and seek shelter under the American "Sovereign Circuit" umbrella. The "trap" has closed. Conclusion: The Inevitability of the Archive Is it a conspiracy when the pattern repeats with such fidelity? The "One Million Plan" and the South Pars strike both operate on the principle of the "manufactured crisis." In both instances, the goal was to uproot the status quo—whether it was a demographic population in 1950 or a geopolitical alignment in 2026—and force a "migration" toward a pre-determined goal. We are witnessing the end of a neutral Middle East, not through the slow march of diplomacy, but through the rapid-fire success of strategic sabotage. The archives of the future will likely reflect what we see today: that the most effective way to build a "New Middle East" is to ensure the old one burns down first.
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)
Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The Architecture of Forced Consent: From the "One Million Plan" to the South Pars Sabotage History is rarely a sequence of accidents; more often, it is a blueprint of calculated pressures. To understand the current inferno in the Persian Gulf, one must look back to the mid-20th century, specifically to the "One Million Plan" of 1944. It was here that the precedent was set: when a population is too rooted to move, or a nation too neutral to align, you do not invite them to change—you make their current reality uninhabitable. The 1950s: The Blueprint of Panic For over two millennia, the Jewish communities of Baghdad and Cairo were not merely residents; they were the cultural and economic scaffolding of the Middle East. They were rooted, prosperous, and largely resistant to the burgeoning Zionist call for Aliyah. David Ben-Gurion’s "One Million Plan" required a demographic tidal wave that the European theater, decimated by the Holocaust, could no longer fully provide. The focus shifted to the Mizrahi Jews. The "sabotage" that followed is no longer the fodder of conspiracy theorists but a matter of historical record. The 1950–51 Baghdad bombings—targeting synagogues and Jewish centers—created a manufactured "pressure cooker." Whether conducted by Zionist underground cells, as suggested by modern historians like Avi Shlaim, or by local nationalists, the result was the same: the terrorization of a stable community into a "voluntary" exodus. Combined with the "false flag" operations of the 1954 Lavon Affair in Egypt, the message was clear: stay and perish, or leave and survive. This was the "liquidation" of history in exchange for the survival of a new state. 2026: The Economic "One Million Plan" Fast forward to March 18, 2026. The geopolitical landscape has shifted, but the mechanics of "forced alignment" remain eerily consistent. The Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field—the shared energy lifeline between Iran and Qatar—is the modern evolution of the Baghdad synagogue bombings. This was not a standard military engagement; it was a surgical strike on the concept of neutrality. By hitting the shared infrastructure of South Pars, the "saboteurs" didn't just target Iranian energy; they ignited a fuse that was mathematically guaranteed to blow up the Gulf’s diplomatic tightrope. The Entrapment of the Gulf The logic is as brutal as it is brilliant. By crippling 70% of Iran’s domestic gas supply during a leadership vacuum, the strike forced Tehran into a corner. Lacking the reach to strike Israel directly without triggering a total U.S. intervention, Iran did exactly what was predicted: it lashed out at the "soft targets" nearby. The subsequent Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and UAE assets were the "retaliation" the architects of the South Pars strike wanted. In 1950, the sabotage made Jews see their Arab neighbors as enemies. In 2026, the sabotage has made the Gulf States see Iran as an immediate, existential threat to their very survival. The result is the "liquidation" of neutrality. Qatar, long the region's mediator, has been forced to expel Iranian diplomats and seek shelter under the American "Sovereign Circuit" umbrella. The "trap" has closed. Conclusion: The Inevitability of the Archive Is it a conspiracy when the pattern repeats with such fidelity? The "One Million Plan" and the South Pars strike both operate on the principle of the "manufactured crisis." In both instances, the goal was to uproot the status quo—whether it was a demographic population in 1950 or a geopolitical alignment in 2026—and force a "migration" toward a pre-determined goal. We are witnessing the end of a neutral Middle East, not through the slow march of diplomacy, but through the rapid-fire success of strategic sabotage. The archives of the future will likely reflect what we see today: that the most effective way to build a "New Middle East" is to ensure the old one burns down first.
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Furkan Gözükara
Furkan Gözükara@FurkanGozukara·
Ana Kasparian drops a massive reality check. She exposes how Israel created Hezbollah by invading Lebanon, and reveals their insane plan to conquer Gaza, Syria, and even go to war with Turkey. She boldly declares Israel is a massive liability to the US.
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Kawsar Chowdhury (KC)@kawsarc·
The Architecture of Forced Consent: From the "One Million Plan" to the South Pars Sabotage History is rarely a sequence of accidents; more often, it is a blueprint of calculated pressures. To understand the current inferno in the Persian Gulf, one must look back to the mid-20th century, specifically to the "One Million Plan" of 1944. It was here that the precedent was set: when a population is too rooted to move, or a nation too neutral to align, you do not invite them to change—you make their current reality uninhabitable. The 1950s: The Blueprint of Panic For over two millennia, the Jewish communities of Baghdad and Cairo were not merely residents; they were the cultural and economic scaffolding of the Middle East. They were rooted, prosperous, and largely resistant to the burgeoning Zionist call for Aliyah. David Ben-Gurion’s "One Million Plan" required a demographic tidal wave that the European theater, decimated by the Holocaust, could no longer fully provide. The focus shifted to the Mizrahi Jews. The "sabotage" that followed is no longer the fodder of conspiracy theorists but a matter of historical record. The 1950–51 Baghdad bombings—targeting synagogues and Jewish centers—created a manufactured "pressure cooker." Whether conducted by Zionist underground cells, as suggested by modern historians like Avi Shlaim, or by local nationalists, the result was the same: the terrorization of a stable community into a "voluntary" exodus. Combined with the "false flag" operations of the 1954 Lavon Affair in Egypt, the message was clear: stay and perish, or leave and survive. This was the "liquidation" of history in exchange for the survival of a new state. 2026: The Economic "One Million Plan" Fast forward to March 18, 2026. The geopolitical landscape has shifted, but the mechanics of "forced alignment" remain eerily consistent. The Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field—the shared energy lifeline between Iran and Qatar—is the modern evolution of the Baghdad synagogue bombings. This was not a standard military engagement; it was a surgical strike on the concept of neutrality. By hitting the shared infrastructure of South Pars, the "saboteurs" didn't just target Iranian energy; they ignited a fuse that was mathematically guaranteed to blow up the Gulf’s diplomatic tightrope. The Entrapment of the Gulf The logic is as brutal as it is brilliant. By crippling 70% of Iran’s domestic gas supply during a leadership vacuum, the strike forced Tehran into a corner. Lacking the reach to strike Israel directly without triggering a total U.S. intervention, Iran did exactly what was predicted: it lashed out at the "soft targets" nearby. The subsequent Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and UAE assets were the "retaliation" the architects of the South Pars strike wanted. In 1950, the sabotage made Jews see their Arab neighbors as enemies. In 2026, the sabotage has made the Gulf States see Iran as an immediate, existential threat to their very survival. The result is the "liquidation" of neutrality. Qatar, long the region's mediator, has been forced to expel Iranian diplomats and seek shelter under the American "Sovereign Circuit" umbrella. The "trap" has closed. Conclusion: The Inevitability of the Archive Is it a conspiracy when the pattern repeats with such fidelity? The "One Million Plan" and the South Pars strike both operate on the principle of the "manufactured crisis." In both instances, the goal was to uproot the status quo—whether it was a demographic population in 1950 or a geopolitical alignment in 2026—and force a "migration" toward a pre-determined goal. We are witnessing the end of a neutral Middle East, not through the slow march of diplomacy, but through the rapid-fire success of strategic sabotage. The archives of the future will likely reflect what we see today: that the most effective way to build a "New Middle East" is to ensure the old one burns down first.
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Megyn Kelly@megynkelly·
You wanna rip the GOP apart right to its core and prevent a single America First voter from participating in the midterms? Indict Joe Kent and Tucker Carlson. See how that works out.
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