There is a form of liberal punditry about the BJP which goes “you have to hand it to them…” You don’t. When you tip your hat to a poisonous majoritarianism, you amplify its aura. When you give the devil his due, you join his baggage train.
Now that Vijay has got the support of 118 MLAs, the Governor is going to send him back to do KYC, get copies of their Aadhaar cards and PAN cards, and get a small video from each confirming their consent (file size < 5MB).
Kunal Kamra is the storyteller, commentator, stand up artist we need. Many of the others are cute, but they're irrelevant as commentators. It's why he was and remains the funniest and best by far.
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Not sure how else to describe this other than as theft? You have received my payment for a product, the product has NOT been delivered which you seem to be acknowledging AND you are neither going to deliver the product OR refund me?
If you see a group of unarmed people on little boats trying to deliver aid to a starving population, and then you see a powerful military blocking them and calling them terrorists, and you don't know which side you're on, I don't think there's any hope for you.
Today Israel told Palestinians to go to a specific place for medical supplies, water and food. Then they bombed it. 13 dead, including seven children. Another child starved to death today. 367 people have starved in Gaza so far, 131 of them children. Never again is about this!
Israel bombed and murdered the Prime Minister of Yemen along with several cabinet members, and there is zero outrage in Western media… it’s barely even a story. The level of impunity is breathtaking.
The Israelis have murdered Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif. The fucking bastards. I’m sorry but I’m enraged. They’d been threatening this for a while. Anas was so courageous and brought a special emotion and depth to his reports. He was our eyes. And that’s why they killed him.
Allowing Israel & its supporters to publish a billboard making the false claim that no one in Gaza is starving to death would be the moral equivalent of allowing the Nazis to publish billboards saying no Jews were killed in the gas chambers.
A horrible day for us Indians. 240 plus lives - every one a complete universe of dreams, aspirations, possibilities - just disappear due to a system that won’t take responsibility nor allow anyone to ask questions.
In just last few months innocent citizens have died in stampedes, falling from trains, lynched on fake charges, crushed in road rage or drunk driving, and now in a crash possibly aided by systemic greed.
But we must remain silent and accept everything as our fate, if not our own fault.
As an Indian, I’m fuming. Last night, our news channels fed us lies, fake strikes on Karachi, imaginary invasions, recycled videos. No facts, just drama. While citizens slept feeling proud, the world watched us become a joke. This is not patriotism, its betrayal. Shameful. 😓
This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.