Cacophonix

A naughty son; sincere friend; avid listener; decent chauffeur; and a diagonally parked crackpot in parallel worlds;

[Aravind @aravind]

The DS toolkit - Steps for regime change:

1) Leverage a real grievance as the hook, amplify the discomfort even if it is resolved, then broaden it

Start with a concrete, emotional issue, affecting many. Amplify it and keep it alive even after it is addressed and resolved. Aggregate it with other pain points to incite more people. Create a wider audience.

2) Use social media reach, virality and memetic warfare as the accelerator

Launch with satire/memes to go viral fast (low barrier with Google form sign-up, humorous branding, social marketing). Create an identity to boost belonging. Incite emotional responses (anger, fear for the future). Use skilled digital strategists to create and push content.

3) Hybrid online-to-offline escalation and sustainement

Online outrage -> Small offline actions -> Gauge public response -> Time the offline escalation (months after initial issue and its resolution) -> Use online tools to gather support and bring more offline support at site. Install a well known public face as the leader of the protest. For future puppet leader needs as well.

4) Astroturfing and Amplification

True protestors with real concerns - few thousands. Astroturfing online farm accounts - millions. Simulate organic support, incite with new ideas, direct the protest using a cyber command, non-native cyber troops pushing narrative, and micro-targeted digital content. Use plants inside platforms and media to amplify an one sided narrative.

5) Political opportunism and piggybacking

Use country's politics to amplify the protests. Provide opposition with a platform to piggyback on to help galvanize more offline protestors. Incentivize them to use the opportunity to full extent showing them the possibility of a regime change.

6) Timing and goalpost-shifting for longevity

Build slowly or time actions after an issue peaks but while anger lingers. If the core problem is addressed, pivot to broader/political demands or "systemic change" to keep relevance. This prevents quick fizzling. Keep issue alive and galvanize more support.

7) Use the created protests and planted narrative to incite violence and blame it on the govt

Create a pre-emptive narrative of "govt going to crackdown" using force and violence. Plant a narrative of govt infiltrating protests. Orchestrate violence and blame it on the govt. Incite the general public and the world to condemn and get involved. Justify actions like storming the parliament, taking over govt institutions, and arson by protestors. Amplify protests multi-fold and make the regime buckle.

Saw all this executed in Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Can India be regime changed like this? The clueless supremacist master of the DS and its dog who are trying this imagine so. What they don't understand is the dog is going to be destroyed and the master made to manage a crisis never seen before in the coming years.

[Amit Schandillia @Schandillia]

Conceived by Jai Singh II.
Funded by Jai Singh II.
Built by Jai Singh II.
On the estate of Jai Singh II.

Rangila contributed neither idea, nor land, nor money, nor expertise. His contribution is a “firman,” if that counts.

[Cacophonix @Vaidic]

@sanjeevsanyal +1... Argentina!!

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

I don’t think people realize how absurd this is. Scottish runner Josh Kerr just broke the mile world record in 3:42.66, an average speed of 16.2 mph. Most people couldn’t even briefly reach that speed, let alone sustain it for an entire mile.

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

When #Science is celebrated like this. Country is destined for stars and beyond.

Yesterday’s launch and kids.

[Anand Venkatraman @Anand_Venkatram]

A good year for India at the international Olympiads

[Stop That Messi @stopthatmessiii]

Messi reposted this EPIC video on his IG now…

The last dance 😍

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

Scottish athlete Josh Kerr breaks the 1-mile world record with a time of 3:42.66, the previous world record having stood for 27 years.

[Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar]

India’s space ambitions soar to new heights!

The successful launch of #Vikram1, India’s first privately developed launch vehicle, by #SkyrootAirspace @SkyrootA today, is truly historic.

The 🚀 is a reflection of what can be achieved when innovation & entrepreneurial drive of 🇮🇳’s youth are backed by the bold reforms of PM @narendramodi’s vision.

#IndiaWithVikram1
#MissionAagaman
#JourneyToOrbit

[ISRO @isro]

Congratulations to the entire Skyroot Aerospace Team on the successful launch of Vikram-1 (Mission Aagaman) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The mission marks a significant milestone for India’s private space sector and reflects the growing capability of the country’s space ecosystem.
Congratulations to IN-SPACe and ISRO teams, who enabled and facilitated the launch and ground testing operations along with technical consultancy and 24x7 safety surveillance.
This achievement is also a testament to the Space Sector Reforms envisioned by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji.

#Vikram1
#IndiawithVikram1
#SkyrootAerospace
#OpeningSpaceForAll

[sphinx @protosphinx]

PRIVATE DEDICATED ORBITAL LAUNCHERS: FIRST ORBIT

🇮🇳 Skyroot Vikram-1 (350 kg) ············· 18-Jul 26 ··· Attempt 1
🇺🇸 SpaceX Falcon 1 (420 kg) ·············· 28-Sep 08 ··· Attempt 4
🇺🇸 Firefly Alpha (1,030 kg) ·············· 01-Oct 22 ··· Attempt 2
🇺🇸 Astra Rocket 3.3 (~150 kg) ············ 19-Nov 21 ··· Attempt 4
🇺🇸 Virgin Orbit LauncherOne (500 kg) ····· 17-Jan 21 ··· Attempt 2
🇺🇸🇳🇿 Rocket Lab Electron (300 kg) ·········· 21-Jan 18 ··· Attempt 2
🇨🇳 i-Space Hyperbola-1 (~300 kg) ········· 25-Jul 19 ··· Attempt 1
🇨🇳 Galactic Energy Ceres-1 (~400 kg) ····· 07-Nov 20 ··· Attempt 1
🇷🇺 Comparable private orbital launcher: none

[Aravind @aravind]

Amazing achievement by @SkyrootA and their team. Proud moment for not just them but all Indians. Feedback: Skyroot, next time please get a live feed, overlay launch parameters and better commentary. Make the launch look as cool and slick as it really is.

[نواف الاسيوي 🇸🇦 @football_li5]

يخرب بيت المقطع التاريخي!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😱💙

ليونيل ميسي بعُمر الـ39 عام يُسقط بـ هاري كين ثم يُلحق بزميله غوردون!

4 لاعبين على ميسي لم يستطيع أي لاعب إفتكاك الكورة!

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/ikBWtQeJ4G

[Cacophonix @Vaidic]

শালা, টুটি চেপে খেলাটা বার করে আনলো!! What a match!! What a match!! #Joymessirjoy

[Arnab Ray @greatbong]

Changing goalposts.

His original question was “does a government in a democracy talk to people who are doing political fasts just because they are doing it”. Now when he gets egg on his face (which he should be used to he now) he tries to pander to his followers with another question.

Expected behavior from the guy who says Indians are homophobic and then takes money to act in Mastizaade.

[Cacophonix @Vaidic]

@TheBongHead Some smiles from Mumbai too..

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Sam Neill: Rest in peace you beautiful man.

[Epic Football @epic_footy828]

The day Sir Patrick Stewart (Professor X) met Lionel Messi for the first time-

“This hand was actually in the hand of Lionel Messi”
Watching this video without smiling = Challenge Impossible 😍

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

This new Argentina National Team chant is beautiful. ❤️

[Keh Ke Peheno @coolfunnytshirt]

@JhaSanjay Argentina has hacked the EVM. Otherwise, Congress would have won the FIFA World Cup.