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the Netherlands is fucking wild because in one day it has already snowed, rained, hailed, been sunny, windy, and just cold. its not even 3pm yet
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After 9/11, Sikhs were targeted in America, mistaken for being Muslims. They collectively decided not to clarify “I am not a Muslim” because that would imply targeting Muslims is fine. That is courage
Ahmad Batebi 🛡️ 🇮🇷 🇺🇸@radiojibi
I'm Persian, I'm NOT a Muslim
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Read this thread and ask yourself.
Would the Defence Editor of The Economist have kept his job if he got something so horribly wrong about the IDF?
Owen Jones@owenjonesjourno
Have you ever apologised for this, @shashj? Or explained why you falsely claimed there was “first-hand evidence”? This isn’t a minor mistake. The grotesque lie that Israeli babies were beheaded was used to justify slaughtering countless actual Palestinian babies.
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@MrNarci @Exquisite_1911 Writing and placing them in drawer... 'tis not the time to bring it out. we'll bring out this intel when amritkaal comes
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it’s called a joke, you mandbuddhi. you’d think when your life is a joke, you’d be capable of recognising one
Jo Kar@i_am_gustakh
But but ... Dhurandhar is Propaganda and SRK Movies was masterpiece 🤡
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@shrutammegopaya even the police procedural part of investigation , tracking the arm shipment etc were done well and felt grounded for that time.
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What's with this Sarfarosh love?
Saw it for the first time a few weeks ago. Felt super underwhelmed
Somnath Mukherjee@somnath1978
Sarfarosh is 1 of 2 best Indian intel-espionage movies made till date (Madras Cafe is the other). The climax was primed for a sequel, wonder why it didnt happen. Got most things spot-on, incl presence of a 5th column in India...
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CBFC screened this film. Found ZERO objectionable content. Still killed it, orally. No written rejection. Because they know this censorship can’t survive judicial scrutiny.
US, UK, France, Italy; all screened it. ALL have diplomatic ties with Israel.
Only Modi’s India believes a murdered 6-year-old is a “diplomatic threat.”
The film won Venice’s Grand Jury Prize. It’s Oscar-nominated. And this government is more worried about Netanyahu’s comfort than Article 19(1)(a) of our own Constitution.
The “world’s largest democracy”, too fragile to let its citizens watch a child’s truth.
Suppressing art to protect a foreign government’s image isn’t foreign policy. It’s surrender.
Middle East Eye@MiddleEastEye
India bans 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', citing threats to relationship with Israel
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"A growing number of Indians travel abroad. They come back wide-eyed with barely believed tales of clean air, drivable roads and rubbish collection. Holidaymakers who have never heard of purchasing power still know that Vietnam and Uzbekistan are not rich Western countries. Somehow these places manage feats—such as conjuring pavements into existence—that the world’s “fourthlargest economy” cannot."
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US media war coverage timeline:
1. We should not do this
2. Ok we did this. Better us than them.
3. It should have been done.
4. Stock market reactions
5. We are winning but at what cost
6. Diaspora special issue: they are also human
7. It has ended. but did it work? only time will tell.
8. New film captures the chaos and true story of the war
9. Congrats we won pullitzer prize for our recent expose that 25 years ago govt lied about war
10. We are now owned by Walmart
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Tiny towns in Australia and England produce more Olympic champions than our entire 1.4 billion strong population.
Scarcity and desperation are not the pillars to build sport on.
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This reminds me of the guy in my class in 9th standard. We had an Economics exam and one question was: "Can you describe a mixed economy?"
And his entire answer was: "Yes."
Dr. S. Jaishankar@DrSJaishankar
Had a telecon with Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi this afternoon. @araghchi
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Mumbai University didn’t allow Naseeruddin Shah to speak.
So, Mumbaikars turned up in large numbers to hear him deliver the talk at an alternate venue, with Anand Patwardhan moderating it.
A full house for him, and a rebuke for those who tried to silence him.
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@shrutammegopaya The history of the Axomiya people (and the kingdom) is truly fascinating ... the Kra-Dai root, the assimilation, remaining traits in rituals, burial mounds - it's a treasure trove
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We should learn more about North East.
I am a reasonably well read guy but totally ignorant.
For e.g. I only learnt today that Bodo is a Tibeto-Burman language while Khasa is an Austro-Asiatic langauge. Didn't know those two are so remote to each other.
Another tidbit - Assamese is the easternmost Indo-European language in the world!
Licypriya Kangujam@LicypriyaK
Dear mainland Indians, We, the people of the Northeast, are not your jokes, not your stereotypes, and not your slurs. We are not ‘spa-wali,’ not ‘momo-wali,’ and never objects of exploitation. We are Indians—born of this land, bound by its Constitution, and equal in dignity, identity, and rights. Our faces may look different, our cultures may be distinct, but our patriotism is no less, our pain is no less, and our belonging is unquestionable. Respect us. Recognize us. We are India. 😢🙏
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@gauravsabnis Even if one wants to highlight electricity and such, Maxwell is a bigger shout imo. And of course there's Shannon, but he's underrated and not much of a known name.
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This is called arrogance of ignorance.
Relativity concepts are central to GPS systems and a lot of modern electrical and electronic products.
Also look up what Einstein won a nobel for. Photoelectric effect.
You're exactly the kind of idiot I'm calling out.
garypaul@garypaul2
@gauravsabnis No. I don't use much relativity in my day to day life. I use a lot of electrical products.
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@puram_politics Parents missed a trick by not naming him Thomas or Timothy. Could've signed as T. Rex. #sorrynotsorry
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TIL King Charles signs as Charles R.
A signature saying I am King, in Latin, is some flex.
Andrew Feinberg@AndrewFeinberg
Extraordinary statement from King Charles III on the arrest of his brother.
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@MrNarci Kogonada and Every Frame a Painting waking up in with the realization what have they created 😭😭😭
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Compositions of Abbas-Mustan’s Ajnabee
1st image: the Central Upside-Down-Y Rule of Domination and Leisure
2nd image: the Rectangle-Parallelogram Axiom of Balance
The Cinéprism@TheCineprism
Compositions of Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar x.com/CelluloidSagas…
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@gauravsabnis Totally forgot about this one
espncricinfo.com/story/when-sac…
Good times....
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Between 1998 & 2008 is the only period in time when India Pakistan was an actual real cricket rivalry. With history and lore and narratives and characters.
Rivalries need continuity.
98-08 period gave the rivalry continuity.
Since then it is blah jingoism, not rivalry.
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I was lucky enough to follow cricket at the only time the India Pakistan rivalry was an actual cricket rivalry.
When the two teams actually played regularly enough for there to be a meaningful rivalry. Not just inconsequential commercial spectacles like today.
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“If you stripped Elon Musk’s name off of these things and showed them to me, I would think that this was a white supremacist,” said co-founder of the Global Project Against Extremism, who reviewed a selection of the posts.
If it walks like a duck...
theguardian.com/technology/202….
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Kick It Out statement:
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments are disgraceful and deeply divisive at a time when football does so much to bring communities together.
In addition to the inaccurate figures mentioned, it’s worth reminding him that Manchester United has a diverse fan base and plays in a city whose cultural history has been enriched by immigrants.
This type of language and leadership has no place in English football, and we believe most fans will feel the same.
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