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[Gurshamshir Singh @gswaraich6]

For last 10 days, #Satluj has been screened across Punjab & beyond. Not a single unpleasant incident has been reported , People are organizing these screenings on their own. If telling the truth is seen as a threat to peace, perhaps it exposes ur guilty conscience & ur 'nation '

[Shivam @ShivamMish78313]

Gandhi simply understood that there was nothing the Anglo-Saxon elite feared more than the Anglo-Saxon public.

His nonviolent methods were broadcast worldwide. It was like Greta Thunberg and influencers shaping the global Gaza narrative, but for an entire subcontinent.

The British saw themselves as enlightened bearers of civilization, bringing the benefits of empire to the supposedly backward world. Images of Indians peacefully protesting while being beaten and shot by British forces were deeply uncomfortable and created significant public pressure.

Keep in mind, Gandhi rejected the term 'passive resistance,' so it wasn't like the CJP or Anna tier things, his nonviolent campaigns included boycotting British cloth in favor of homespun khadi, defying the salt tax, and organizing nationwide hartals and non-cooperation...etc.

He had already become well known in Britain during his South Africa years, making it far more difficult to simply eliminate him.

And if you're using this logic, then a few revolvers and handmade grenades should have definitely not been enough to defeat the same British Empire that defeated Germany twice in WW.

People underestimate how highly many Indians regarded the British B4 Such movements. They feared their local Feudals more than British, so and so that even people like Ambedkar were not participating in these Movements.
Gandhi knew Britain didn't rule India out of charity. It ruled because it was profitable and justified by the illusion of a "civilizing mission." He attacked both the profits through Swadeshi and the empire's legitimacy at the same time.

It's true that Britain was weakened after World War II, and the postwar era saw a growing movement, especially among American elites, to dismantle colonial empires. But combined with mass movements inside India, by the 1940s the country had become effectively ungovernable without constant violence, and Britain could no longer justify that violence to its own public or the world. Stop giving Goras the credit for your freedom. You're not decolonising Indology just making things worse.

[Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @Frances_Coppola]

The West Bank does not belong to Israel. The IDF has no right whatsoever to create "ICE facilities" or detain anyone in the West Bank. The illegal action is Israel's, not @RoKhanna's.

[danisha carter @danishacarterr]

men will gloat about how “uncomplicated” and surface level their friendships with other men are — “we don’t talk about feelings”, “we don’t know each others middle names”, “women are so dramatic in their friendships and care about such stupid things” — and then get online and cry when they have no community and no one who cares about them.

women have community because they foster it. they invest in genuine connections. they develop emotional intelligence. they showcase empathy. they don’t allow selfishness to rule their lives. men should try it instead of playing victim in self-inflicted circumstances (per usual).

[Tony Mac Speaks @TonyMacSpeaks]

I honestly don’t get what’s so hard to understand about Canadian culture. We’re not a melting pot—we’re a mosaic. People from all over the world bring their traditions, and instead of erasing them, we make room for them. That’s part of the culture.

Canada consistently ranks among the most educated countries on Earth, has one of the highest rates of post-secondary graduates, and is built on values like respect, inclusion, community, and opportunity. Our culture isn’t defined by one ethnicity, one language, or one way of life—it’s defined by how all those different pieces fit together.

If someone can’t see Canadian culture because it doesn’t look like a single stereotype, that’s not a problem with Canada. That’s a failure to understand what Canada actually is. #cdnpoli

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Israel insists that reports of rape of imprisoned Palestinians are false. So why not allow unfettered visits by the Red Cross to show there is nothing to hide?

[chan⁷ is seeing BTS @cupvaketk]

this is the greed they're talking about in the bible

[Brian Tashman @briantashman]

He’s been in Israeli prisons since December 2024 without any criminal charges. It’s July 2026, no evidence has been presented in court and no indictment has been filed. If the evidence was so damning, they could charge him.

(also the allegations from Walsh don’t justify torture)

[Mike Moroney @MikeTMoroney]

the reason tech ceos wont allow users to filter ai content is bc it would reveal to their investors how few people want to see their very, very expensive slop

[Aditya Menon @AdityaMenon22]

Inciting Hindus against Muslims through propaganda films is fine but Sikhs being shown truth about mass disappearances and encounters risks "rekindling anger". This is what I mean by Monopoly of Victimhood. Majority is free to consume hate but minorities don't even deserve truth

[Hanan Ashrawi @DrHananAshrawi]

If you render your victim invisible you don’t have to face the reality or consequences of your crimes.
That’s how it has been since 1948.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

@NeumanYiftach https://t.co/up3wvVdErC

[Paul Graham @paulg]

A British surgeon tells the BBC what he saw in Gaza.

"I can remember one child for example who was 7, Amir... He heard a drone above him, turned round, and then it fired on him. And we had many many reports like that from children and adults."

[🇨🇦 Policy Hawk @CDNPolicyHawk]

I'm not unsympathetic to the fact that many USians are feeling pain due to the response of Canada (and others) to US tariffs which they might personally oppose.

But the reality is that the US polity as a whole is taking actions that are harmful to Canada. By being part of that polity, California is doing harm to Canada -- whatever a majority of people there might prefer.

People (especially, it seems, in democratic societies) want an exception when thinking about themselves, but still apply this idea to others. To those outside your polity, you are one entity. What matters is the outcomes, not internal disagreements that fail to impact that outcome.

The Senator here demonstrates how this works by suggesting California get treated differently from the rest of the US, while talking about "Canada's boycott" -- even though, what actually exists in Canada are a variety of different measures at the Provincial level (and only in some Provinces) contributing to reduced purchases of US alcohol. Why isn't he making those distinctions? Because he's outside the Canadian polity and therefore treats it as homogenous. It's natural, and often necessary to do that, but it works both ways.

If he doesn't want California to be subject to Canada's response to US tariffs, there are two solutions:

One is to work using internal US mechanisms to change the policies of the US polity towards Canada. How he does that is his business, but, if US tariffs are lifted then Canada will get rid of policies reducing US alcohol sales here.

The second is to break with the US polity on this issue in a way that is impactful. For example, California could choose to reimburse Californian companies for the cost of the tariffs when the order goods from Canada. Do that, and I'm sure Canadians would love to buy Californian wine.

Without that, California is just the guy within the gang who's somewhat apologetic while they try to beat and mug us. If you're part of the group attacking us, we can't pull our punches for you when we fight back.

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

“You were saying it was genocide on Oct 8!! How dare you”

“Did you not think we’d completely destroy 4 countries as a result of Oct 7?!”

- the same person

[Brian Tashman @briantashman]

It is disinformation to quote Israeli leaders verbatim

[Bryce Greene @TheGreeneBJ]

"Grassroots volunteer group to defend their town against rising settler violence" fundamentally describes the PLO, Hamas, PFLP, Hezbollah, and all anti-Zionist resistance factions.

When these guys get too effective, Israel will just bomb them and say they're terrorists.

[Aaron Maté @aaronjmate]

“It has also allowed the denial of food and medical relief to innocent Palestinians in Gaza, fueling a perception around the world that Israel is indifferent to the suffering of civilians.”

Memo to Rahm: you’re treating a genocidal state as a PR problem. It’s a moral problem. One that helped cost Democrats the last election. Continuing to avoid the immorality of that position will risk costing the next one too.

[Dylan Williams @dylanotes]

The evidence from doctors and witnesses that Israeli forces targeted children is overwhelming.

Crying “antisemitism” to shield Israel from due criticism is gross, trivializing historical hate against Jews and endangering us further by wrongly associating us with Israeli actions.

[Brian Murphy @TerribleId59801]

You know who is not considered Righteous Among the Nations?

Palestinians who opened their homes to Jews fleeing the Holocaust.

When the ENTIRE world doors closed, they opened their homes, dining tables and hearts.

Only to be forced out by gun point, by those they sheltered.