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"The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated" - James Baldwin

The Election Commission of India has officially abandoned its constitutional duty to ensure transparency. Even days after the polling has concluded, @Ceokerala continues to withhold the final voter turnout figures, hiding behind vague and unreliable approximate percentages. This calculated delay in releasing the exact number of votes polled is not just administrative incompetence; it is a sinister attempt to create a window for data manipulation and electoral fraud. By refusing to provide the definitive count of every single vote cast, the Commission is sabotaging the very foundation of our democratic process. For decades, accurate figures were available within hours. Today, the ECI operates in a shroud of mystery that only benefits the ruling regime. This lack of transparency is the precursor to a stolen mandate. This suspicious behavior is coupled with a breakdown of law and order within the electoral machinery. We have witnessed alarming attempts to breach EVM strong rooms across multiple districts. Most horrifying is the incident reported in media where a Central Observer attempted to force a District Collector to leave the strong room keys in the lock. When the official rightfully refused to comply with this illegal demand, CRPF personnel were reportedly ordered to point their weapons at the Collector. Though the ECI has denied this incident, the news about officials having disagreement about how to keep the keys itself should worry the voters who cast their votes for democracy to prevail. This is not how a democracy functions; this is a direct attack on the administrative integrity of Kerala. The Kerala Leader of Opposition @vdsatheesan has sent multiple urgent letters to the Election Commission demanding transparent answers and swift action against these illegalities. The Commission has not had the decency or the integrity to respond to even one of these communications. We issue a clear warning: we will not be silent spectators to this subversion. Every UDF worker is instructed to verify the data from Form 17C against the EVM counts. If there is a single discrepancy, we will block the counting process immediately. We will not move to the courts after the damage is done. We will stop the theft of the mandate at the table. @Ceokerala must immediately release the final figures and provide a satisfactory answer to the strong room violations. If not, it will go on to prove beyond doubt that @ECISVEEP has stopped being an independent body and is just doing hit jobs for the ruling party at the centre and their subservient slaves in the state who are mysteriously silent. @RahulGandhi @kharge @INCIndia @SunnyJosephINC @kcvenugopalmp

A Tamil rebel standing guard at a Hindu temple in Jaffna during the 1980s.

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Another institutional murder by our casteist society. Don’t fall prey to the crocodile tears of otherwise apathetic political parties and their student unions. They too are responsible for this murder by their denial of the everyday oppression faced by Dalit Adivasi students

This video is both heartbreaking and life-inspiring. A film crew tries to film the destruction caused by US/Israeli bombing at an apartment complex in Iran. One of the tenants, an old man whose apartment has been almost completely shattered, insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat. "We have only come to film, we don't want anything," the crew says. But the old man insists on at least offering them oranges and apples. Ultimately, those who come out victorious from conflicts are those who retain their dignity. Who never let war make them lose their humanity and self-respect. Who, even in the worst of situations, insist on upholding sacred traditions and beliefs, including that of hospitality. That's what makes a civilization indestructible. Please remember this video and do your best to forget the videos of the lost souls dancing and cheering on the streets when their countrymen, women, and children were being killed by "democracy and freedom" bombs.

SOS! SOS! SOS! UP POLICE HAS AGAIN SHOWED ITS FASCISM and arrested 4 comrades, including 2 lawyers who went to the court to post bail of comrades arrested yesterday. SHAME ON @noidapolice @myogiadityanath

Indian man sells his $17,000 land ‘to help Iran’

SOS! SOS! SOS! NOIDA POLICE HAS KIDNAPPED OUR COMRADES CALL 8595902538 Noida Phase 2 police station and PRESURISE THEM to release our comrades #Noida #workersstrike #labourlaws #indianworkers

Sabir Ahamed and his team at the @SabarInstitute_ are doing extraordinary work documenting one of the largest disenfranchisement exercises in Indian history, asking questions and exposing the process. This month, Sabir joins @MaktoobMedia Conversation. Topic: SIR in West Bengal: Adjudication, Anomalies Speaker: Sabir Ahamed (Founder, Sabar Institute) Date: 17 April 2026 Time: 8:00 PM (IST) Format: Online Register: ma.eventhex.ai Maktoob Conversation is a monthly series where subscribers engage directly with experts through live Q&A on pressing issues. Subscribe to Maktoob to support independent journalism, and to stay informed when truth is under attack. maktoobmedia.com/support-maktoo…

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This video of Israel soldiers casually throwing what appears to be a Palestinian youth off from the roof of a building has shocked the world. Look how comfortable they walk away after throwing the youth to his death. As if they have done it 100s of times before.

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they keep getting better and better. this one is my fav.

trump has attacked or mocked almost all of his allies and partners, from Starmer to Macron and Modi. His tariff policies have hurt almost all of his allies, partners and rivals--from Japan to India to China. But when it comes to benjamin #netanyahu, he appears so helpless, despite Israel being a junior, smaller and dependent partner in the axis. Why?

The White House saw Shehbaz's ceasefire text that says #Lebanon is part of the deal. He can't do it on his own. FT reports trump was pushing the Pakistanis to sell his ceasefire to Iran. #Iran won't buy assurances from #Pakistan (which is an American ally). That's why Ishaq Dar went to Beijing on March 31. Iranian officials say, per NYT, China pressed Tehran to accept the ceasefire (We don't know what did they offer in return). So Pakistan's job was to present the American proposal to Iran and get China to nudge Tehran to accept the deal so that trump can get out of the mess he has put himself in. Iran accepted the deal based on the 10-point proposal--which clearly says ceasefire on all fronts, control over Hormuz and it has the right to enrich. But for ceasefire to take hold in Lebanon, netanyahu should stop his killing machine. he accelerated it instead--because he, angry with the deal, saw an opportunity to torpedo it. So twelve hours later, the White House, unable to rein him in, says Lebanon is not part of the deal, throwing Shehbaz under the bus. Iran tightens the grip on Hormuz. That's where we are standing now. There is no largescale American-Israeli attack on Iran or Iranian retaliation, but the Strait remains closed; Lebanon is being pounded; US says the 10 points it agreed to are different; Tehran says ceasefire at this point is "unreasonable" (but it hasn't quit it).

Stealing an election? The disenfranchisement of 92 lakh voters in West Bengal is not a technical exercise—it is a political act. First, millions of names were deleted from the electoral rolls. It was as if those affected were being told: Sorry, your name stands deleted. Now go try your luck with the Appellate Tribunals. Yes, you may not be able to vote this time. But your right to vote is not being taken away permanently. This is not just one legal battle, but a test case—whether Indian elections can be safeguarded from sliding down the Bangladesh or Pakistan route. 📍 Constitution Club, New Delhi #ElectoralIntegrity #Democracy

Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta nueva violación del derecho internacional. - La Unión Europea debe suspender su Acuerdo de Asociación con Israel. - Y no debe haber impunidad ante estos actos criminales.

The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the U.S. court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments.

Apocalyptic scenes in Lebanon’s capital right now. Israel has launched 100 airstrikes on Lebanon in 10 minutes. Striking South Lebanon, Beirut and the Bekaa Valley simultaneously. This isn’t a ceasefire. It’s mass bombardment of civilian areas.

Vicious Zionist animals are slaughtering entire families in apartment blocks across Beirut and Lebanon.