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The election results have put a right-wing American lackey the son of the corrupt Bolsonaro in the lead. It's not the final result, as both candidates [Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro] are going to a runoff, but disappointment has set in for me.

Latin Americans keep switching from leftist to right-wing authoritarians, and when right wing leaders mess up big time, they go back to electing leftist candidates.

This is happening even though Brazilians know how the US turned Venezuela and Argentina into client states. Now watch Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Alex Karp turn Brazil into a surveillance authoritarian state like the US. Brazil had once chance to push back against American imperialism and they lost it !

The job market has gone insane. Finding a job on Naukri[dot]com or LinkedIn (which does not work anymore) is like finding a needle in a haystack. Recruiters expect years of experience from entry-level job interviewees. Inflation has suddenly exploded, and dining out has become more expensive than ever. India's public consumption has been on a downward trajectory for years. This is unsustainable and will not end well. Despite all the hype by Sanghis, people are visibly frustrated with the job market and the economy in general.

What do you think ?

A record number of Israelis are leaving Israel because they are 'tired' of war. They are moving and travelling to Southeast Asia,parts of Europe and Latin American to unwind after participating in war crimes against Palestianians. A significant chunk of them are Ex-IDF soldiers (upto 70% of the Israeli population) who committed war crimes back home.

An Ex-IDF soldier Eitan Gilboa who demolished home and murdered Palestinian family in Gaza was found vacationing in India. Unfortunately he fled India.

I feel like screening Israeli tourists who participated in the war and committed war crimes, and subsequently banning them, is the least we could do to put diplomatic pressure on Israel. What do you think? 

Israel was established as a Jewish state in 1948. Stalin resented people who harboured dual loyalties and acted as a fifth column,basically people who used religion as a tool to undermine the sovereignty of the nation. The creation of Israel must have increased such sentiments further. The founders of Zionism and Israel were mostly from the Russian Empire. A lot of Russian Jews made Aliyah (emigration) to Israel when it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Soviet Jews complained of antisemitism, but the actions of Stalin seemed to suggest otherwise. He initially supported the creation of Israel and even founded the Jewish Autonomous Oblast exclusively for Jews.

Delhi Police are waiting for official written orders from the Centre before dropping 15 FIRs against NEET paper leak protesters, despite the government's public agreement with the protest leaders. Here's the catch :

>Dropping these FIRs won't stop the ongoing investigation into the overall conspiracy behind the July 20 clashes.

Now here are few questions :

1. Why did Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das agree to end the protest without a written assurance in hand? This feels like a major, naive miscalculation by the CJP.

2. CJP promised all FIRs against protesters would be dropped, yet Delhi Police have filed 15 FIRs. Delhi police is looking at larger conspiracy now. The government went back on its word as per CJP, government agreed to 'unconditional' complete withdrawal of FIRs but CJP leadership is surprisingly silent on this.

3. Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka threatened legal action over police brutality, but they don't seem to have any immediate plan of action.

I feel like the CJP dealt us a raw deal. They completely miscalculated the government's moves. I dont care about Pradhan's resignation, to me life of every protester is worth more than any politician's resignation.

[Source : Indian Express and Economic Times]

As the protest concludes, I want to draw everyone's attention to the left-wing student associations that supported the movement. They were instrumental in its success, including during the July 20th march, which ultimately proved to be a major pressure point for the government. Neha Bora, Aameen Amitoj, and Manish Kumar from AISA undertook a parallel hunger strike alongside Sonam Wangchuk. Several other left-wing associations, such as the SFI, AISF brought thousands of students to protest sites like Jantar Mantar.

The Left also organized multiple regional strikes, bandhs, and rallies across states like West Bengal, Bihar, and Maharashtra. During the July 20th Sansad March, cadres from AISA,AISF and SFI were instrumental in forming human chains during tense moments across Cental Delhi in an attempt to prevent police crackdowns, forced clearances and hold the frontline.

Without this mass mobilization from left-wing organizations, the protest would not have succeeded. People love to dismiss socialists and communists, but they were the very people who organized ferocious resistance against Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

Since some protesters have been detained and many have suffered severe injuries, Kejriwal has stepped forward to offer legal and medical assistance, launching a helpline for those affected. Link to the source in the comment. As videos cannot be embedded here, I am providing the English transcript below :

00:00 - 00:23

"Greetings to everyone. The brutal manner in which the Modi government attacked our youth and children yesterday is deeply shameful. Even the British might feel ashamed seeing how our children were subjected to lathi charges, tear gas shells, and false cases yesterday. I saw many videos on social media; it was heart-wrenching."

00:24 - 01:04

"I want to tell you that if you need any kind of legal help—I see on social media that some parents are searching for their children, saying the police may have taken them away, or false cases have been filed against them—if you need any legal assistance, the number is displayed on the screen (Helpline No. - 8588833548). Please message us on this number."

"We have formed a complete legal team that will assist you. If required, the top lawyers of the country will step forward to help you. If you need any medical help or any other kind of support, do message us at this number. You will receive an immediate call back, and we will reach out to help."

01:05 - 01:28

"In a short while, I am going to RML Hospital to check on and speak with our injured people who are admitted there. After that, I will visit the Parliament Street Police Station to find out which students have been named in FIRs and where or in which jails they are being detained."

01:29 - 01:43

"We are all one. You belong to us; you are our children, our brothers, and our sisters. We are always ready to help you. We are a family of 1.4 billion people, and together, we will stand by each other."

01:44 - 02:29

"Some people were asking me, 'Kejriwal Ji, why didn’t you join the Parliament march yesterday?' I had work in Punjab, so I was there. However, both of my children participated in the Parliament march yesterday. They walked step-by-step with you for four to five hours. My children were right there where tear gas was fired."

"We will fight this battle together. Our struggle is just. What are we asking for? We are asking for a good education system, a fair examination process, no paper leaks, and proper evaluation standards. Is there anything wrong with that? This is the duty of any responsible government. But instead of fulfilling its responsibility, firing tear gas and conducting lathi charges on young students is simply unacceptable."

Since June 6, the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and major student unions have occupied Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG/CBSE exam scandals, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in India. After veteran activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcefully detached from his hunger strike and hospitalized by police yesterday, tensions have spiked. A mass "March to Parliament" is set for July 20 despite a lack of official police permission.

I have my doubts. Hunger strikes rarely work and the government knows it. I am not discrediting protest now. I feel like it would soon fizzled out. Protests never become successful until they involve some kind of retaliation. Peaceful protests dont bring change. I feel hopeless. I would love to hear solution and contrary opinions.