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@thispodcastguy @avahgaar I don't think it's the Americans. Ask the question "how & why did a 2 paisa trader get to run Haifa port?"

I have a Dhurandhar level conspiracy theory. But I am afraid that you are still not ready for this.

@matkashbakihai @huvayya @AgentSaffron Mallus, OMR Kannadigas & NE folks are the biggest consumers of pork among Hindus in India.

@matkashbakihai @huvayya @AgentSaffron Friend & I had discussed about setting up a non tech biz 2 years ago. This came out of it. Pork business needs brand building & transparency. Muslims, Marwadis, Gujjus, Educated people won't get into this. (low competition) With increasing income protein consumption goes up.

Empty pork shops vs 20 person queues for chicken and mutton in my native. Even though pork isn't prohibited and there’s no rule saying Hindus shouldn't eat it.

@oprd24 The question is whether you want to enable outsiders to own vast tracts of land. What are the limits? I think we should not allow outsiders to own more than 1/2 acre for agri or residential purposes. Industrial should be leased/rent.

@libcrusader This is unconstitutional. Property rights are property rights, regardless of faith. Japanese companies own 1000s of acres in India, that can be challenged aswell. Chaddis will totally ruin this country.

Karnataka govt should implement something similar, the difference being Kannadiga, Tuluva and Kodavas should be not be allowed to sell their land to outsiders.

@huvayya @AgentSaffron Pork is an opportunity. It's China's biggest source of protein. Mutton is expensive, Beef is "against" religious sensibilities of majority. Pork on OTH became a taboo among non veg Hindus because of Muslim's looking down on it/them & UNHYGIENIC rearing conditions.

@oprd24 @jackprandelli Why do you think they went and took out Venezuela?

@jackprandelli I have started to think, this war benefits American natural gas sales bigtime.

The world's largest LNG export hub, is on 🔥 20% of global LNG exports 🇨🇳 China already rationing 🇯🇵 Japan no alternative 🇰🇷 South Korea same 🇮🇳 India 1/5 of gas supply from here 🇪🇺 Europe low buffer You can reopen a strait. You can reroute a tanker. You cannot replace the world's largest liquefaction plant overnight. There is no spare capacity at this scale. Anywhere. Iran hits the global gas market's only pressure valve💥 The question is no longer when this war ends. It's what's left of the global energy system when it does. The damage already done may outlast the ceasefire by years. Full breakdown in my latest article 👇 themerchantsnews.substack.com/p/what-happens… #Iran #LNG #Qatar

@oprd24 @heyuo123 They are already looking bad/evil. Probably go all in.

@libcrusader @heyuo123 I doubt the system will break by air raids. Infact, iran body count will be so high it will be a bad PR for them

This is absolutely achievable, the yahuds will lose few soldiers, but this will be a high risk high reward stuff. Homruz blockade can be removed, but this won't be achieved in a short time. There will be attrition & Iran wouldn't let go of this leverage that easily

@oprd24 @heyuo123 Bombing just to hurt them daily. There is always a point at which system breaks.

@libcrusader @heyuo123 Bombing will not get the outcome they are looking for. They want regime collapse-get hold of the enriched product-Homruz strait liberated. I think they will go for the 3rd one first.

@oprd24 @heyuo123 When I said they I meant Iran. Why can't Iran attack from Inland if Iranian coastline gets too much attention from Israel and US. It's not possible for US to flip govt if they don't deploy troops. Atleast 1 or 2 cities need to be occupied.

@libcrusader @heyuo123 The Strait is not just a 50kms show, it is long & wide open. The IRGC supposedly has setup 31 independent command centres just for Homruz blockade, operating without a central command & heavily armed. It is very far from Israel, deployment, recon all is cumbersome. Logsitics

@oprd24 @heyuo123 The only way out for Israel and US (dragged by Israel) is indiscriminate bombing and small covert assassination attempts. Maybe occupy Kurdish and Arab territories within Iran.

@libcrusader @heyuo123 becomes a nightmare. Secondly, USS Carrier Lincoln is at port of the 5th fleet. So all this is very thin on Logistics, which has huge implications on loss of lives when actual ground troops get involved on the coastline. No replenishments & just minor air superiority.

@oprd24 @heyuo123 Why can't they launch drones/ missiles from inland? Anywhere between 50 to 200 km? They definitely topple govt or create a civil war. Any govt formed after toppling existing govt will appear to be stooges of Jews and Americans. Won't have wide support.

@heyuo123 It is a long coastline, it won't happen in a week. Full spectrum security i doubt will be back quickly. But it is do able. The mil strategy guys might come with some unique approach and get it done.

Mumbai real estate is a scam. Maharashtra politicians have enabled Parsis and Gujjus to create huge land banks. They will drip an acre or 2 when the prices go up by 10K a sqft. When only the ultra wealthy own all the land, this is what happens.

@bhoota_ Even if farmers don't grow a single grain of rice for the next 3 years, consumers should be fine. IMHO, if there is shortage of fertiliser there will be a bad harvest this year which could cause ~15-20% dip in yield. BTW BJP should blame Nehru for this.

@RDIDDY_1 Let's include Mallu vermin.

@SalmanSoz They are mostly likely cheat their way to election wins in 4/5 states in April/May. What are you going to do about it? Plan to stop it/fight it?

I feel bad for BJP. They keep scoring self goals. Spreading misinformation about oil bonds has been used as a cover by BJP to extort huge amounts of funds from Indian citizens. Let us get to the bottom of this. If we take the data BJP has shared, this is what it says: Average cost of crude oil (per barrel) 2005-2014: $86 (MMS) 2015-2025: $67 (Modi) Average cost of petrol (Rupees per liter) 2005-2014: 54 (MMS) 2015-2025: 82 (Modi) Crude oil was 22% cheaper under BJP, yet petrol was 52% more expensive! What happened? Taxes are a big part of the Modi government's petroleum strategy (other factors impact prices too). BJP will keep misleading the public about oil bonds being a reason for high fuel prices but they hope that you don't find out the full picture. Keep reading! BJP's oil bond figure of 3.23 lakh crore (more on that later) should be seen in the following context. Between 2015 and 2025, the petroleum sector has generated 66 lakh crores in revenues for the exchequer. According to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (or PPAC), the Central Government collected 40 lakh crores of the total. 34 lakh crores were in taxes and duties. While 6 lakh crores were dividends. The BJP wants you to believe that your high petrol and diesel prices are because of the 3.23 lakh crores of principal and interest payments associated with oil bonds issues by the UPA government (and the Vajpayee government). Total silence about taxes and duties! So, you have to praise the Modi government because they spent 3.32 lakh crores out of the 40 lakh crores they collected from all of us. If you are not outraged by this, then you are only interested in supporting BJP blindly. That is your choice. But, the story doesn't end there. There is another twist. The 3.23 lakh crore "credit card bill" that the BJP claims as UPA's legacy is a half truth: 1. The first oil bonds were issued by the NDA 1 government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee (9000 crore). 2. The UPA Government paid interest of 53,163 crores between 2009 and 2014. This interest was on the bonds issued both by the Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh governments. I bet you didn't hear Dr. Singh constantly complain about the Vajpayee government's oil bond. 3. That means the amount of interest and principal repaid by the Modi government is much less than 3.23 lakh crores. But we paid 34 lakh crores in taxes and duties for the central government alone. Add to that taxes and duties for state governments and the dividends issued mostly for the central government and you begin to fully understand how the fleecing of the Indian consumer and taxpayer is engineered under the cover of UPA oil bonds, which are a tiny fraction of the oil sector's Rs. 66 lakh crore contribution to the government exchequer. Don't let BJP get away with fake narratives. Time to reclaim the truth...and the country.

Does Karnataka really need this shit? It clearly looks like a play by Silicon Valley, to extract cheap infrastructure, pay no taxes while hardly creating any significant employment in the region.

@sumanthchandar @Nimmabhaskar22 I think India did not understand the impact of predatory pricing when Jio launched in 2016. If Reliance were to do it now, govt will greenlight, but i think people will red light it.

Sir, even if they give it at 1₹ won’t they pay rhe unions full amount to procure it? Can they procure it directly from farmers ? Why such a noise when it is related to milk or any dairy item but quick commerce guys give huge discounts on pulses oils and other FMCG items Why no one complained when Jio started offering free data when they started their service. Why this duplicity ?

Flipkart’s "1 Liter Milk for ₹1": A Conspiracy to Destroy the Agricultural Economy Recently, e-commerce giants like Flipkart have been publishing advertisements offering one liter of milk for just one rupee. This is not merely a marketing strategy; rather, it is a systematic conspiracy to devalue agricultural labor. Producing a liter of milk incurs a real cost of at least ₹40-50, which includes cattle rearing, expensive fodder, and the relentless hard work of the farmers. When such a product is marketed for just ₹1, it sows a dangerous mindset in society that agricultural produce has no real value, reducing the farmers' sweat and toil to worthlessness in the eyes of the consumer. In economic terms, this is known as "Predatory Pricing." Corporate entities burn through massive amounts of capital, willingly absorbing initial losses to attract customers and establish a monopoly in the market. Once local milk distributors, small vendors, and farmer cooperative federations vanish because they cannot compete with these artificially slashed prices, consumers become accustomed to this illusion of cheapness. Consequently, when these corporates achieve total market control, they will start dictating the minimum procurement prices to the farmers, effectively institutionalizing exploitation and directly stripping farmers of their wealth. Milk is not just another commodity; it is the economic lifeblood of millions of rural families. Therefore, it is highly urgent that the government takes strict action against such destructive market tactics. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Ministry of Agriculture must intervene immediately and enforce stringent regulations to curb this capitalistic game of predatory pricing. The government must ban advertisements that reduce the value of farmers' produce to pennies, thereby stepping up to protect the economic sovereignty of our farmers and the survival of local cooperative systems. ಫ್ಲಿಪ್‌ಕಾರ್ಟ್‌ನ "೧ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗೆ ೧ ಲೀಟರ್ ಹಾಲು": ಕೃಷಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುವ ಹುನ್ನಾರ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಫ್ಲಿಪ್‌ಕಾರ್ಟ್‌ನಂತಹ ಇ-ಕಾಮರ್ಸ್ ದೈತ್ಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಲೀಟರ್ ಹಾಲು ನೀಡುವಂತಹ ಜಾಹೀರಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಕೇವಲ ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟಿಂಗ್ ತಂತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಕೃಷಿ ಶ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಅಪಮೌಲ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತ ಹುನ್ನಾರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಒಂದು ಲೀಟರ್ ಹಾಲು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲು ಹಸುಗಳ ಪಾಲನೆ, ಮೇವು ಮತ್ತು ರೈತರ ಹಗಲಿರುಳಿನ ಶ್ರಮ ಸೇರಿ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ೪೦-೫೦ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳ ನೈಜ ವೆಚ್ಚವಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ, ಆ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನವನ್ನು ಕೇವಲ ೧ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗೆ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವುದು 'ಕೃಷಿ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೆಲೆಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲ' ಎಂಬ ಮಾನಸಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿತ್ತುತ್ತದೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರೈತರ ಬೆವರಿಗೆ ಕವಡೆ ಕಾಸಿನ ಕಿಮ್ಮತ್ತೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಪರಿಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದನ್ನು 'ಪರಭಕ್ಷಕ ಬೆಲೆ ನೀತಿ' (Predatory Pricing) ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಕಾರ್ಪೊರೇಟ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಕೋಟಿ ಬಂಡವಾಳವನ್ನು ಸುರಿದು, ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನಷ್ಟ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಾದರೂ ಸರಿ, ಗ್ರಾಹಕರನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮತ್ತ ಸೆಳೆದು ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ (Monopoly) ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಹಾಲು ವಿತರಕರು, ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟಗಳು ಇವರೊಡನೆ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಲಾಗದೆ ಕಣ್ಮರೆಯಾದ ನಂತರ, ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು ಈ ಕೃತಕವಾಗಿ ಕುಸಿದ ಬೆಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಗ್ಗಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮುಂದೆ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಹಿಡಿತ ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಪೊರೇಟ್‌ಗಳೇ ರೈತರಿಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿ, ರೈತರ ಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ. ಹಾಲು ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದು ಉತ್ಪನ್ನವಲ್ಲ, ಅದು ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಯ ಜೀವನಾಡಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಕೇವಲ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೆ, ಸರ್ಕಾರವೂ ಸಹ ಇಂತಹ ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ತಂತ್ರಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತುರ್ತಾಗಿದೆ. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾತ್ಮಕ ಆಯೋಗ (Competition Commission of India) ಮತ್ತು ಕೃಷಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳು ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ, ಬಂಡವಾಳಶಾಹಿಗಳ ಈ ದರ ಕಡಿತದ ಆಟವನ್ನು (Predatory pricing) ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರಬೇಕು. ರೈತರ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇವಲ ಕಾಸಿಗೆ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಇಂತಹ ಜಾಹೀರಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿ, ರೈತರ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮತ್ವ ಹಾಗೂ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮಾಡಲೇಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.

@ravikeerthi22 @v_two_p Most realistic thing would be that the astrologer would have been a benami to the IT officer. When the IT officer would have asked for his money back, astrologer would have denied him. It officer with his police friends help have now filed a case of cheating.

@v_two_p 🤣🤣

‘Parrot astrologer’ dupes Income Tax officer of ₹35 lakh in the guise of special ritual A 59 year old man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested for cheating an IT officer of Rs 35 lakh by claiming to perform special ritual Shekhar, from Theni - allegedly posed as a parrot astrologer and claimed to perform a special ritual to improve the officer’s life and career prospects. Shekhar who had his set-up near Shree Circle in Bharathinagar, approached the official while he was walking nearby. He claimed he could make predictions about the official’s life by examining his face. Once the official consented, Shekhar told him he needed to perform a special ritual to improve his life secure promotions and advance in his career. He later convinced the official to hand over gold and silver ornaments worth ₹35 lakh on which the ritual would be performed. He told the official that if he did not bring the valuables, he would face problems in his life. He promised to return the valuables, but went absconding instead. Police have booked the suspect under BNS sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 318(4) (cheating), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace). Further investigations are on.

@bhoota_ Post mid 90s, we moved from socialist to capitalist system. 1) Politicians/leaders realised the way they win is by accumulating cash to be deployed to win. 2) Middle class became addicted to cash/jobs. Salary according to me is the biggest drug.