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Usually comments upon Poverty, Late capitalism, Subaltern history, Popular culture, and Poetry.

[No X @Cognitus__]

@kbssidhu1961 Impressive mental gymnastics for a former bureaucrat and scamster !

[No X @Cognitus__]

@NarenNp Scamster Sidhu

[kachra seth @AlwaysKachra1]

While scrolling Instagram, i saw a reel of Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan where she asked him for food but he said 'Gutka kha leta hun to bhukh nhi lagti' i thought it's a feel good and comedy type movie

I searched on YouTube and start watching. I just wanted to see the context of that Gutka scene but when it came i didn't even care about

Man, i went for entertainment but ended with trauma, what was that, first time I felt that much of pain. Why didn't he save her completely, why???😭😭😭

Honestly I saw the best of Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan. This movie is the book of acting

A 10/10 movie

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

A McDonald's employee with Down syndrome retires after 32 years of serving smiles.

More rare historical photos: https://t.co/W7jIvOHun5

[Wing Commander (Dr.) Pushkal Vijay Dwivedi @pushkal_dwivedi]

Dear Maj Khushboo,
When an officer carries military credentials into the public domain to offer tactical guidance on women’s safety, the responsibility is absolute. Good intentions cannot substitute for sound operational doctrine. Recommending a .177 CO₂ Glock replica as a self-defence weapon for civilian women is not simply bad advice—it is an invitation to catastrophe.
Beyond the tactical fallacy of the tool itself, your demonstration compromised the cardinal foundations of firearms handling.

1. Disregard for the Four Cardinal Rules of Firearm Safety
In tactical instruction, there is no such distinction as "just an airgun." Muscle memory and safety discipline are immutable. Your video compromised every foundational safety doctrine:

Rule 1: Treat Every Weapon as Loaded Casual manipulation, brandishing inside a domestic space, and treating a replica loosely breeds fatal muscle memory should a civilian ever handle an actual firearm.

Rule 2: Never Point a Muzzle at Anything You Do Not Intend to Destroy The muzzle consistently swept uncontrolled arcs, including camera operators and non-target backdrops. Muzzle discipline must remain absolute at all times.

Rule 3: Keep Your Finger Off the Trigger Until Sights Are on Target Positive index-finger placement along the frame was repeatedly broken. Under sudden auditory or physical startle response, that finger contracts, causing negligent discharge.

Rule 4: Be Certain of Your Target and What Lies Beyond It Displaying and operating a projectile device in casual domestic environments ignores ricochet mechanics and non-target backstops.

2. The Operational Fallacy of a CO₂ Replica for Personal Protection
Advising a woman to reach into a handbag for a .177 air pistol during a violent encounter ignores the realities of close-quarter street violence:

Zero Terminal Ballistics: A .177 lead pellet or steel BB propelled by a 12g CO₂ cylinder produces negligible kinetic energy. It generates superficial pain, not hydraulic shock or central nervous system shutdown. Pain compliance fails against an assailant driven by adrenaline, rage, or narcotics; it merely enrages them.

Guaranteed Lethal Escalation: A replica looks identical to a Glock 17. The moment a woman draws it, she escalates a dispute to a lethal encounter. If the assailant possesses a real firearm or an edged weapon, they will use lethal force without hesitation, leaving her holding a toy against lethal steel.

Loss of Weapon Retention in the Ambush Zone: Street ambushes occur within zero to three feet. Untrained individuals cannot retain a full-sized frame in a grapple. An attacker will disarm her in seconds and use that heavy metallic frame to inflict severe blunt-force trauma on her.

Mechanical Failure Under Survival Stress: Between puncturing a CO₂ seal, slow pressure decay over weeks in a purse, and the fine-motor dexterity required to disengage safeties under acute tachycardia, the platform is prone to failure in a crisis.

Law Enforcement Engagement Threat: If a woman brandishes what appears to be a black service pistol in public, responding police or armed security units will perceive an active lethal shooter, placing the victim under direct friendly-fire threat.

3. Practical Doctrine: Legitimate EDC and Realistic Protection
Tier 1 (Non-Lethal EDC): Deploy proven stopping tools like major capsaicinoid pepper gel, high-lumen strobe flashlights, or discreet impact/edged tools instead of ineffective toy replicas.
Tier 2 (Empty-Hand Combatives): Train extensively in situational awareness, threat profiling, boundary setting, and biomechanical striking to create an immediate escape window.
Tier 3 (Lawful Lethal Defense): If a threat genuinely necessitates a firearm, secure a lawful license for a compact civilian calibre (.22 LR / .32 ACP) backed by rigorous holster-draw and retention training.

Please remember, We must equip our citizens with realistic survival doctrine, not lethal liabilities disguised as solutions.
🙏

[Man Aman Singh Chhina @manaman_chhina]

Ehdian galiyaan meri charhdi jawani kha lai
kyun karaan na dosta, satkaar tere shehar da
-Shiv Kumar Batalvi

[No X @Cognitus__]

@AartiTikka @gulaab_ali_ @JM_Scindia

[Ambani Hu @AmbaniHu]

She is still making money with that laugh

[Shrija @plot_twistttt]

An 18-year-old girl named Roop Kanwar burned alive on her husband’s pyre in Deorala, Rajasthan.

On 4 September 1987 — eight months after marriage..
One day after he died of gastroenteritis.
The village called it sati. They said she walked in smiling in bridal clothes, held his head in her lap, and sat calmly while thousands watched.

Journalists found she hid in a barn, was dragged out, frothing at the mouth, screamed when the fire hit her, and tried to climb off. Logs and the crowd held her down.

If she had lived as a widow the in-laws would have lost the dowry — gold, TV, fridge, cash. Dead “goddess” kept the goods and turned the village into a pilgrimage site. They built a shrine, sold photos, drew 100,000–250,000 people. Politicians defended it. A new law banned sati and its glorification. 45 people were charged with murder, abetment, and celebration. Every single one walked free over 37 years. Last acquittals in 2024. Zero convictions.
Her brother said they were happy she became sati.

No one asked an 18-year-old husband to burn if the wife died first.

That is the whole story: property, pride, and a pyre. They didn’t just kill a girl. They turned her into a business and walked away clean.

If roles reversed even once, the custom would have died the same day. It survived because only she was disposable.

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

1) India is expensive for the middle class. The amount of taxes % of income is fairly high.

2) It is also expensive for the poor. Fine, yeah you can survive on freebies etc.

But, the downside is that your existence can be erased due to brutality (eg. people driving Porsche and killing people).

So you run an asymmetric risk on your literal existence.

3) Surprisingly it is also expensive for the rich. Someone who earns 5Cr, would easily pay 1.5Cr in taxes.

The person could live 5X better globally. And, might end up spending less.

This is basically a broken structure, where almost no one is benefitting.

I genuinely believe that we have a lot of potential. But, we need to change the core structure of how we think about taxes.

[No X @Cognitus__]

@PureIronSingh @zeteo_news

[Parteek Singh Mahal @parteekmahal]

ਜਿੱਥੇ ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ ਜਸਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲੜਾ ਤੇ ਬਣੀ ਸਤਲੁਜ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਨੂੰ ਲੈਕੇ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਵਲੋ 90 ਦੇ ਦਹਾਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਕਤਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਮੇਜਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ 1995 ਵਿੱਚ ਖੜੂਕ ਲਹਿਰ ਤੇ ਲਿੱਖੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਪੰਨਾ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੌਰ ਵਿਚ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਵਲੋ ਕਿ ਹੈਵਾਨੀਅਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ। 1991 ਵਿਚ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਦੇ SSP ਸੁਮੇਧ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੈਣੀ ਤੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਤੋ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੱਟਾਣਾ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਅਤੇ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ ਕਰਕੇ ਲਾਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ ਲਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਲਾਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੱਟਾਣਾ ਦਾ 6 ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਭਾਣਜਾ, 12 ਸਾਲਾ ਮਾਸੀ ਦੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ 95 ਸਾਲਾ ਦਾਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਸੀ ।

[Man Aman Singh Chhina @manaman_chhina]

I was amused to see a former DC of Amritsar wash his hands off the actions of SSP Tarn Taran Ajit Singh Sandhu.
All these people have a lot to answer.

[Harsh Mander @harsh_mander]

I've met with human rights champion Ram Narayan so many families in Punjab whose sons were disappeared during militancy
They revered Jawant Khalra who staked his life to expose the horrific killings by police of thousands
Grateful to Honey Trehan for recording his inspiring story

[Elizabeth Adewale @theelizabethade]

@OlayemiKomolaf4 Bar soap first
Body wash after

[Medscape @Medscape]

Takotsubo syndrome, better known as “broken heart syndrome” or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a form of sudden acute heart failure — generally transient — characterized by apical akinesis of the left ventricle that can mimic a myocardial infarction. It was first described in 1990 by the Japanese physician Hikaru Sato and was named “takotsubo” — a term referring to the pots used to catch octopuses in Japan — due to the shape the affected ventricle takes on during systole in imaging tests. Takotsubo syndrome is no longer considered a benign and transient condition; rather, it can have real consequences for the heart, including a fatal outcome. More on the syndrome: https://t.co/OcBAlxd2wZ

[The Telegraph @ttindia]

In an era of revisionist histories justifying authoritarian government actions through the prism of nationalism, #Satluj serves as a reminder that democracy is much more than just voting.

https://t.co/XOBfzcum9N

[Jayant Bhandari @JayantBhandari5]

More of Indian experts in yoga. By putting the label of yoga on western gymnastics and stretching, India has added massive value.

[Hated Moats Investor @HatedMoats]

POV:

You’re out with the boys and spot the guy who told you to buy $BTC at $126,000.