This video is from a country where there is... just 𝟭 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟳𝟮𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 , but 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗩𝗜𝗣, 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 are assigned. We’re talking about India, which has one of the 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘀 in the world. And yet, time and again, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 are seen escorting not just elected leaders, but also their family members, even those who hold no official position or public duty. One of the most recent examples came just a few months ago, when 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻 of Rajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister was seen filming a reel, sitting in an open jeep, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱. The very officers who should’ve been 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 were instead following a 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲. Sadly, such misuse of state machinery is not rare. Senior advocate Harish Salve once recounted that he saw 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in his neighbourhood. Upon inquiry, he discovered they weren’t there for a minister, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 of a Chief Minister. Yes, a relative. Not an elected official. Not even a bureaucrat. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. This is how public institutions get hollowed out from within. To be clear, yes, certain positions absolutely require security, and no one disputes that. For instance, presidents and Prime Ministers around the world do receive protection, and rightly so. But their security is tied to the 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱, not to who they are as individuals. In India, however, that crucial line between 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 has been dangerously blurred. And unless we begin to 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, it will keep growing, unchecked, unchallenged, and unpunished. -------------------------------------- As Acharya Prashant often says: "In a democracy, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿. Which means, the real transformation begins with the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻." Leaders simply mirror the collective consciousness of the public. If the public is 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, the leadership will reflect the same. That’s why it’s not enough to blame politicians or institutions — the public must first awaken to its responsibility. So raise tough, informed questions now — before the cost of silence becomes too high.show more

𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺... 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘁 Thomas Lawrence was the leading portrait painter in the world in the late 1700s, he painted portraits of royalty and the aristocracy exclusively In 1796 he painted a portrait of Lucifer called "Satan Summoning his Legions" It's so powerful that the Rothschilds and even Marina Abramović get their pictures taken in front of it in unholy devotion Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a 33° French Freemason, created a statue in 1848 called "Satan in Chains." It depicts a sorrowful Lucifer bound in chains, wearing a 7-pointed crown, holding an unlit torch, with the sinful apple of Eden at his feet, the face of his Satan looks eerily similar to Lawrence’s portrait 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? Yet Bartholdi then created the Statue of Liberty! Not only does it have the exact same face, but it now shows Lucifer triumphant: the chains on his feet are broken, his 7-pointed crown radiates like rays of the sun, his extinguished torch is now blazing, and he's in a dress, pure mockery of God's laws But what about the apple, some ask? No longer a small fruit of sin at his feet, his massive idol now stands in an entire city of sin: the Big Apple Not only does Satan carry a plaque marking his release date, July 4th, 1776, but the Statue has always been connected to fireworks, even the 1986 centennial featured the largest fireworks display in history right next to the Statue of Satan’s Liberty Shows like Hazbin Hotel tie it all together by depicting Lucifer with fireworks, think about it: if you wanted to taunt Heaven and announce to God and the angels that mankind is celebrating your release, what better way than having mortals launching loud and bright bombs toward their residency? 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟲? Not only was it the founding of the Illuminati and Chabad Lubavitch, the two scourges Satan has used to whip the world into obedience, but it kicked off the destruction of all Christian monarchies, starting with America and then the bloody, overtly Satanic French Revolution Read the private letters of the Founding Fathers and you'll see they hated Christianity, they were Freemasons, that declared America was not a Christian nation in 1796, with many tied to the aptly named Hellfire Club 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱. 2 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 3 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘂𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺, that he should deceive the nations no more, 𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱: 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻. 5 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱... 7 And when the thousand years are expired, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻, 8 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, Gog and Magog, 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.show more

𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗻”... 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴! While I deeply appreciate Imam Abu Hanifah & have gained valuable insights from the Hanafi fiqh, as well as the other three schools of thought, those familiar with me understand the intensity of my reaction when scholars such as Imam Abu Hanifah & others are attacked & spoken ill of. What you see in the video is not only ignorant & foolish but also reflects a lack of understanding of fiqh. This behaviour is truly appalling. Even within the Hanafi madhab, engaging in such actions is unequivocally incorrect & it invalidates your prayer, the only exemptions of cutting the prayer are in exceptional circumstances. 𝗜𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗾𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 – meaning the scholar who holds a different view – in challenging his own established argument, which he had employed to assert a different point of view, this in Fiqh is referred to as مراعاة الخلاف. Ibn Abideen the hanafi scholar said; “𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻.” This important concept of Fiqh has been cited by many of the scholars of the 4 madhabs and It is one of the principles upon which Malik built his Madhab on as mentioned by scholars such as Ibn Rushd, wansarisi، Ibn Arafa, Shaatibi & others. Ibn Taymiyyah says; “As for those who may differ with you on subsidiary Fiqhi matters such as the followers of Abu Hanifa, Malik, and Ash-Shafi'i, performing prayers behind them is 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱 & 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱. This was emphasised by Ahmad because the Companions and their Successors 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗾𝗵𝗶 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀. Additionally, because the opponent is either correct in his interpretation, earning rewards for his interpretation and correctness, or mistaken, still receiving rewards for his effort without incurring sin for the mistake”. Closing remarks. If you happen to be in a locality where a group of people behave like this, then my advice is to implement the principle of “𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀”, this is what Ibn Baaz said when asked about refraining from saying “Ameen” loudly. And I quote: "Yes, it is allowed. If one is amongst a congregation where they do not raise their voices nor recite aloud, it is preferable that you 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 do so to maintain harmony with them. This way, they can be gently guided towards the right path, educated, fostering better relations among them. If u were to differ with them, they might condemn you due to the view they have of not raising the hands (excluding the opening Takbir) as they have learned & practiced it from their scholars. Similarly, not reciting aloud during the prayer is a well-known difference of opinion among scholars. Some say it is recommended to recite aloud, while others say it is not necessary. Some narrations indicate that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ raised his voice during prayer, while others indicate he kept silent However, the preferred opinion is to recite aloud, as it is a recommended practice. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 amongst believers; hence, a believer refrains from performing a recommended act that might lead to discord and turmoil, especially if forsaking it serves a greater good. This is exemplified in Prophet ﷺ’s choice of not rebuilding the Kaaba according to the original structure of Ibrahim, since Quraysh had recently embraced Islam, & did not want to disturb the harmony for the greater good." #AtWritesshow more

"If you have money, please leave Delhi." We’ve heard... such advice from doctors in the past few weeks. But this time, it came from a mother whose 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆, because of Delhi’s toxic air. She shared in a social media post how severe air pollution in Delhi–NCR has damaged her child’s health 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. And sadly, this is not an isolated case. Doctors across the city are repeatedly warning that children are bearing the heaviest cost of Delhi’s recurring pollution crisis. Some doctors are advising families who can afford it to 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 during the peak pollution months. But even if one leaves, what’s the guarantee that the place you go to will stay safe for long? If the common man’s 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, won’t the same exploitation follow him wherever he goes? Today it is Delhi. Tomorrow it will be the city you escape to. The same citizen who 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 in Delhi will watch hills crumble in Himachal, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 in Uttarakhand, and groundwater run dry in Punjab, all in silence. And besides, who really has the luxury to leave? Think of vegetable vendors, auto drivers, daily-wage workers, and lakhs of families living hand-to-mouth. For them, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. --------------------------- This is why 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 keeps reminding us: “Unless the common man awakens, nothing will change.” As long as the human being remains as he is, the pollution will also remain exactly as it is. We refuse to own up to the fact that this crisis is man-made, born from our choices. 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. We keep consuming endlessly because we’ve been conditioned to believe that life is meant for material indulgence. And until this conditioning is challenged and changed, we will continue paying the price of our own ignorance.show more

Alaska. Putin and Trump. The meeting that was both... awaited and feared. The outcome. By Roman Alekhin To discuss this further, the key point to understand is this: Two and a half hours behind closed doors is too little for leaders of nuclear powers if they are just starting a conversation—but too much if they were merely posing for cameras. This means the real work happened earlier—quiet, working discussions “behind the door” that never made it into the official communiqué. These are what stopped Trump from imposing secondary sanctions; this is where the exchange of conditions took place, terms that won’t be disclosed until both leaders decide the time is right. I suspect Syria was discussed, as well as the “Trump Bridge” (instead of Zangezur), the Middle East, and much more that isn’t yet visible to the naked eye. The public part? Pure theater. The point wasn’t to negotiate in front of the world or sign something, like Trump did with Armenia and Azerbaijan—minor players, important only tactically. The point was to send a signal: the presidents of Russia and the U.S. are shaking hands and smiling again, no knives behind their backs. This signals that a new reality has arrived, one that Europe, Ukraine, and everyone accustomed to building their worldview around the idea of “Russia’s isolation” will now have to reckon with—including those within our own countries. Trump’s comments on Fox News were deliberately vague—he’s a master at leaving room for maneuver. But the key takeaway is clear: the pressure will now shift from Moscow to Kyiv and Brussels. This is evident even in the final format—not a word about a “no-conditions” ceasefire, which was Europe and Zelensky’s main demand. This means the discussion on a final peace has been postponed, but within a clear framework: Zelensky must exit the war in a way that lets Europe save face. Russia’s red lines have long been clear: non-aligned status for Ukraine, return of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions within their administrative borders (not the frontlines), lifting of sanctions, and real democracy in Ukraine without persecution of the Russian language or the Orthodox Church. These conditions will prolong the conflict for some time. Zelensky will need to stage a fighting retreat to the administrative borders—this will allow Europe to save face. But the logic is already visible: Ukraine’s defeat will be framed not as a “crushing” but as a “peaceful settlement.” Six months—that’s the timeframe in which we’ll see the dynamics. If the front accelerates, the deal is working. If it stalls, not all pieces are in place yet. But the main thing is already done: Russia is back in the game, not through gray negotiating formats but through a handshake on American soil—even if it’s chilly Alaska. (Though we have warm ties to the region, as seen in the wreath-laying for the “Heroes of ALSIB” and the meeting with Archbishop Alexy of Sitka and Alaska.) For the world, this is an image where smiles are worth more than signatures. For Trump—a chance to show he’s the only one who can “make peace.” For Putin—a symbolic victory: Russia is not a besieged enemy but an equal player. For Europe and Ukraine—the beginning of a painful new phase where they’ll have to accept the inevitable. In these talks, there were no winners or losers in Alaska. In Alaska, both presidents won, while those who weren’t there—lost, or at the very least, didn’t win.show more

When History Warns Us, We Must Not Ignore It... We never expected the Chief Minister of Keralam to take such a position under any circumstances. But on this issue, we need to look back at history. Because the people of Keralam have every right to ask: whose political pressure is behind this decision of the Chief Minister? When we examine the history of Vande Mataram, one thing becomes clear. This is not a political issue that emerged yesterday. During India’s freedom struggle, Vande Mataram became a symbol of national consciousness and the spirit of freedom for millions of Indians. The Muslim League was formed in 1906. During the 1930s, opposition to certain portions of Vande Mataram became increasingly prominent among sections of Muslim political leadership, including the Muslim League. In 1937, the Congress moved towards adopting the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram for official occasions. This remains an important episode in our history. But one thing must be made absolutely clear. This is not an allegation against the Muslim community. Many Muslims participated wholeheartedly in India’s freedom struggle and sang Vande Mataram as part of the national movement. Therefore, today’s debate is not against any religion. It is a debate about political positions concerning nationalism. But history also raises another important question. In 1937, political opposition emerged over the use of Vande Mataram. Subsequently, the politics demanding the partition of India became stronger, and ultimately, in 1947, the country was divided. That is why, when in 2026 a position is being taken in Keralam that Vande Mataram need not be sung, a natural question arises: Where will such political compromises take us? What will the state of Keralam’s national consciousness be ten years from now? If we begin making political compromises over one national symbol today, what will prevent similar compromises on other national symbols tomorrow? That is the question Keralam needs to debate today. We have even witnessed situations where a teacher faced serious consequences merely because a question about Veer Savarkar was included in a quiz competition. When a historical figure, an idea, or a national song becomes subject to political pressure, it should concern every democratic society. That is why the BJP is bringing Muhammad Ali Jinnah into this discussion today. This is not a discussion about one individual. It is not a discussion about one religion. Nor is it a discussion against any community. It is a discussion about the future of nationalism. If we want to ensure that history does not repeat itself, we must learn from history. Those who say today that Vande Mataram need not be sung—who can guarantee that tomorrow they will not question another national symbol? If we continue surrendering our national values to political pressure, what we ultimately stand to lose will not merely be the words of a song—it will be our sense of national unity. Therefore, our message to the Chief Minister of Keralam is very clear: Do not surrender nationalism to political pressure. No one needs anyone’s permission to sing Vande Mataram in Keralam. Every Indian has the right to embrace this national song, which inspired the freedom struggle of our country. Even if you do not sing it, Keralam will sing it. Even if you exclude it from government programmes, the BJP will ensure that Vande Mataram and the National Anthem are sung across Keralam. Because the Bharatiya Janata Party will stand at the forefront to protect the national consciousness of this land. As long as Narendra Modi leads this country, we will not allow politics opposed to India’s unity and integrity to take root on this soil. There will be no compromise on nationalism in Keralam. When history warns us, we must not ignore it. We must learn from history. We must not allow history to repeat itself. My greetings and congratulations to the Yuva Morcha for organising this programme.show more

🐣 Easter is a time for family, love, and... togetherness. But this year, thousands of Ukrainian children won’t be celebrating at home. They were stolen by Russia — taken from their families, their homes, and their homeland. Today, we launch the international Easter campaign #ChildrenAreNonNegotiable to remind the world that there can be no just and lasting peace without the return of every Ukrainian child. The sweater in this video is more than just clothing — it’s a symbol. A symbol of the children who were abducted and of our commitment to bring them back. Across the world, hundreds of leaders, public figures, and celebrities are posting photos in this sweater to say one thing loud and clear: the fate of Ukrainian children is not up for negotiation. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has carried out a systematic campaign to erase Ukrainian identity by abducting children, placing them in Russian families, and brainwashing them into becoming something they are not. It is a war crime — recognized as such by the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova. These children have been used as weapons — to weaken Ukraine and threaten the security of Europe. But we will not allow this to be their fate. To everyone joining this campaign: thank you. Your voice matters. Together, we will bring kids home. Because children are not bargaining chips. Children are non-negotiable. #BringKidsBackshow more

This is one of India’s most 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 paradoxes. We... have smart cities, billion-dollar tech unicorns, and AI transforming industries. Yet, 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀, mostly from the poorest and most marginalized communities, are 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 without even basic protective gear. To clean sewage. Filled with human waste. Laced with toxic gases. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. Every year, hundreds of workers die while doing this job. A job that is 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱. A job that 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 years ago. But even in 2025, we still haven’t managed to eliminate it. Why? There are several reasons. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹. Sewer-cleaning machines are often not available with municipalities. And a single machine costs around ₹𝟯𝟱-𝟰𝟬 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗵, an amount 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 are expected to cover themselves. Even though the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟵𝟬% of the cost, the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬% upfront, 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 ₹𝟰 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗵. And that’s where the problem begins. Because how can someone 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 ₹𝟯𝟬𝟬–𝟰𝟬𝟬 a day cleaning septic tanks afford that? So, 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 to private contractors, who, in turn, hire the 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 they can find, usually desperate workers with no bargaining power, sent directly into the sewers. But this can’t continue. We need 100% 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, without burdening workers. We need municipalities to partner with private innovators to co-develop 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 that can navigate narrow lanes and older systems. And most importantly, we need 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. --------------------------- Sadly, such a critical issue has almost vanished from mainstream media discussions. ------------------------------ As Acharya Prashant repeatedly reminds us, people need to awaken to these truths. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, but unless 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 and demands change, the system will remain unmoved.show more

This is not a border dispute. It is a... sermon. A Hamas leader on a Gaza stage tells seven million Palestinians abroad to stop warming up. There are Jews everywhere, he says. Attack every Jew on Earth. Slaughter them. Kill them. With Allah’s help. The crowd is not a war room. It is a public. Hamas did not invent that sentence. Hamas is but one franchise of it. Islamic Jihad says the same thing with a different logo. Hezbollah wraps it in Khomeini and the language of “the Zionist entity.” The Houthis put “death to Israel, curse the Jews” on a flag and call it governance. The regime in Tehran funds the network and calls the Jewish state a tumor. Different uniforms. Same theology. For them, Jewish sovereignty is an insult to Allah, and Jewish lives outside the land are not off-limits. That is why “from the river to the sea” is not a housing policy, and why October 7 was not an accident of occupation. The target list in this clip is not a soldier at a checkpoint. It is Jews as such, wherever they are. Once the enemy is a people, not a government, there is no ceasefire that satisfies the idea. There is only a pause. Western coverage keeps shrinking this to one militia and one strip of coast because a regional ideology is harder to manage than a “peace process.” Factions are useful that way. They let you condemn Hamas on Tuesday and treat Hezbollah as Lebanese politics on Wednesday and the Houthis as a shipping problem on Thursday. The preacher does not bother with those folders. He names the Jews and asks the diaspora to start. If you want to understand the war, start with what they say when they are not fundraising in English. The map they want is not two states. It is a world with fewer Jews in it, sanctified as duty. Hamas is the local office. The ideology is the corporation.show more

Fashion, Optics, and Hypocrisy: Meghan Markle’s Balenciaga Problem For... a couple who have built a considerable portion of their public identity around mental health and child safety, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to display a baffling lack of self-awareness. The Archewell Foundation, which they co-founded, has made child protection and online safety central to its mission—launching campaigns calling for safer digital spaces, stricter social media safeguards, and protection for young people from the documented harms of online abuse, exploitation, and anxiety. It’s an admirable cause on paper. Yet, once again, their actions betray their own messaging. During Paris Fashion Week, Meghan Markle was seen attending the Balenciaga show—yes, that Balenciaga. The same fashion house that ignited global outrage for its 2022 advertising campaign featuring small children holding the brand’s teddy bear handbags dressed in bondage-inspired accessories. The campaign was condemned worldwide for its deeply inappropriate imagery, with critics pointing out that such visuals blurred the moral boundaries that protect children. In a related campaign (Garde-Robe), Balenciaga also included props such as a Supreme Court decision on child pornography in visual materials — which stirred further outrage over the blurred boundaries between fashion and exploitative symbolism. The backlash was so severe that Balenciaga swiftly removed the campaign, issued public apologies, and faced ongoing reputational damage for months. For most people, the lesson was clear: you don’t associate children with adult themes. Full stop. It should have been common sense. But apparently not for Meghan Markle—the self-proclaimed advocate for children’s wellbeing and online safety. While her Archewell Foundation preaches the importance of shielding children from harm, manipulation, and predatory influences, Meghan was photographed supporting a brand that became a symbol of precisely the moral decay such advocacy is meant to challenge. To wear or publicly support Balenciaga in any capacity—even years after the scandal—undermines her stated values entirely. The passage of time does not erase the original transgression, nor does it excuse the tone-deaf optics of a supposed child-safety campaigner aligning herself with a brand that used children in a context universally condemned as exploitative. This is not about fashion—it’s about consistency, credibility, and integrity. It’s fair to ask: does an invitation to Paris Fashion Week now outweigh the values Archewell claims to hold so dear? Because that is how it looks. The image of the Markle, smiling from the front row of a Balenciaga show, is a direct contradiction to the image of a humanitarian working to make the digital and physical worlds safer for children. It is precisely the kind of hypocrisy that erodes public trust—not just in her, but in the very causes she claims to represent. To make matters worse, the timing could not be more ironic. Within days, Meghan and Harry are set to receive the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from Project Healthy Minds at the upcoming World Mental Health Day Gala in New York. The irony is staggering: accepting a humanitarian honour for their advocacy on mental health and child safety, while simultaneously endorsing—through presence and fashion—a brand that became infamous for its insensitivity toward children. This is not the behaviour of serious advocates. This is performance. If there were any genuine understanding of what child protection means, such a public association would have been unthinkable. But as history continues to show, the Sussexes’ greatest consistency lies in their inconsistency. When the optics suit them, they preach virtue. When the cameras flash, those principles are conveniently forgotten. Perhaps Archewell’s PR team will attempt a quiet clean-up—pretending the Balenciaga appearance never happened or insisting that the Duchess of Sussex was merely “supporting the arts.” But even that will not wash. True advocates for child safety do not endorse or elevate brands that have, however briefly, crossed such a moral line. In the end, this is not just another minor misstep—it’s a symptom of a much larger problem. When your entire brand is built on compassion and advocacy, hypocrisy becomes your greatest enemy. And as Meghan and Harry prepare to take the stage and accept yet another humanitarian accolade, they might do well to remember that the public isn’t blind. You cannot claim to protect children with one hand and applaud a brand condemned for exploiting their image with the other.show more

Imran Khan Pushed into Military Vehicle in Viral Video... Pak Public Silence Draws Criticism In the video former Prime Minister of Pakistan and one of the most popular figures in the country Imran Khan can be seen being pushed with great disrespect and humiliation by soldiers of Pakistan’s military regime into a military vehicle. Imran Khan rendered tireless services for Pakistan and its people striving to elevate the country’s name on the global stage. He made every effort to free the people of Pakistan from the influence of the U.S. and what he described as an oppressive military establishment. Imran Khan sacrificed a life of comfort and privilege something only a few people in the world ever attain for the sake of the people of Pakistan. But now it appears that the people of Pakistan have betrayed him and they are not even able to come out raise their voices or ensure that he is taken to a hospital for treatment. It is a matter of great shame that when you needed him he sacrificed everything for you, but when he needs you, you only look for 100 excuses even to take him to a hospital. Shame.show more

Zimbabwean journalist Witness Runodada has shared this heartbreaking video... showing the destruction of parts of the National Sports Stadium, Zimbabwe’s only stadium currently approved to host international football matches. For more than seven years, Zimbabwe could not play its home matches on home soil. We were forced to travel to South Africa, Rwanda and other countries to host matches that should have been played in Zimbabwe. The government eventually renovated the National Sports Stadium, giving the country back a place where our national team could play before its own people. Yet, after only four matches, look at what has happened. Mirrors installed in the stadium’s bathrooms have been smashed. Facilities provided for public use have been deliberately destroyed. Some people have even asked why mirrors were installed in the first place, as though providing basic dignity and convenience to citizens is somehow a mistake. That is how deeply the culture of destruction has entered our society. I am going to be blunt. When people destroy public property without provocation, they are revealing something about their mindset. This stadium belongs to the public. It was renovated with taxpayers’ money. When citizens destroy it, they are not punishing the government. They are destroying their own property and stealing from their own communities. This is precisely the kind of behaviour that causes other societies to question whether we are capable of living responsibly alongside them. South Africans often accuse Zimbabweans of damaging public property and infrastructure. How do we convincingly reject that accusation when we are destroying facilities in our own country, in our own neighbourhoods, and in the only stadium currently available to host international football? For years, we criticised the government for forcing Zimbabwe to play its home matches abroad. The government eventually addressed that problem. The stadium was repaired, and international football returned to Harare. But what did some of our own people do? They entered the stadium and vandalised it after only four matches. We also witnessed disgraceful behaviour during the recent match against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Supporters invaded the pitch, behaved irresponsibly and treated a national facility as though it belonged to nobody. This is civic destruction. And then, when the government fails to maintain public infrastructure, the same people complain. When public facilities deteriorate, they blame politicians. But how can any country develop when citizens destroy what has been built for them? Government accountability matters, but citizens also have a duty to protect public property. This is why the argument that Zimbabwe’s problems will disappear simply because ZANUPF is removed from power is incomplete. Changing a government is necessary, but it is not sufficient. We also have to change the mindset that allows people to destroy public property, steal public resources and defend behaviour that should embarrass us. ZANUPF is, in many ways, a reflection of the society it governs. It reflects the corruption, impunity, disrespect for institutions and absence of accountability that have become normalised in Zimbabwe. It means that political change must be accompanied by social and moral renewal. We have become a people who can walk past overflowing sewage and act as though nothing is wrong. We can see public infrastructure collapsing and remain indifferent. We can destroy a facility built with our own money and then complain that nobody invests in Zimbabwe. We demand development while behaving in ways that make development impossible. The deeper tragedy is that many of us have become disconnected from our own history, our own communities and our own sense of collective responsibility. We have been taught to respect institutions and traditions that are not our own, while failing to respect the places, people and public assets that belong to us. A society that does not understand its roots, its responsibilities or its own worth will struggle to protect anything. If the people who smashed those mirrors had installed them in their own homes, they would not have destroyed them. They behaved that way because they believe public property belongs to nobody. That is the ignorance we must confront and cure. We must teach our children that public property is not government property. It belongs to them. The stadium belongs to them. The hospitals, schools, roads, libraries and public toilets belong to them. Destroying these things is not an act of rebellion. It is an act of self-harm. The most disturbing part is that some people will defend this behaviour. They will invent excuses, blame the government or accuse anyone who condemns the vandalism of being anti-Zimbabwe. But anyone who defends destruction is proving the very point being made, that we have a serious mindset problem. This is also why foreign companies and foreign powers often treat African countries as though our institutions are available for exploitation. They see societies that do not protect their own resources, demand accountability or respect their own public assets. When we fail to value ourselves, others will take advantage of us. What kind of example are we setting for our children? What are they expected to learn when they watch adults destroy the very facilities built for their future? How can we expect the next generation to be disciplined, responsible and patriotic when adults treat public property with contempt? As Zimbabweans, we need to pause and look at ourselves honestly. We must stop blaming everything on politicians while refusing to examine our own conduct. Even among Zimbabweans living in Britain, South Africa and elsewhere, there are people who now hesitate to associate themselves with anything Zimbabwean because of the embarrassing behaviour of a minority of our citizens. That is not a future we should accept. Dr. Nkosana Moyo was correct when he said that changing the government in Zimbabwe would not be enough. Zimbabweans must also change the way they think, the way they behave and the way they understand their responsibility to one another. A country cannot be rebuilt by citizens who destroy everything placed in front of them. Zimbabwe needs political reform, but it also needs civic education, consequences for vandalism, respect for public institutions and a complete moral renewal. The National Sports Stadium should have been a symbol of national restoration. Instead, within weeks, it has become a painful reminder that rebuilding a country is not only about repairing buildings. It is about repairing the conscience of the people who use them.show more

Those who are lamenting that BOBI WINE did not... shake hands with Ssuna must be reminded of a timeless truth: Leadership is not measured by how many hands you touch, but by how many traps you refuse to fall into. There are individuals in our society who have perfected the art of masquerading,smiling in public while spitting venom in private.Their tongues drip with honey, yet their intentions crawl with serpents. To demand that a leader must embrace every hand, including the one known to strike in broad daylight, is to trivialize wisdom and glorify naïveté. Not every hand extended is a gesture of peace. Some are invitations to downfall. H.E is not a machine,he is human. But he is not a foolish human. He carries scars of betrayal, bruises of deception, and the memory of those who weaponised proximity. A wise man learns to discern between a handshake of unity and a handshake of hypocrisy. Let the critics be reminded: ❤️Even Christ did not shake every hand. ❤️Even Mandela avoided certain tables. ❤️Even Nyerere, Nkrumah, and Lumumba refused certain embraces. Why? Because leadership requires the courage to say NO, even when the crowd expects a YES. So before you crucify H.E Kyagulanyi for refusing a handshake, ask yourself: Is leadership the art of pleasing everyone, or the discipline of knowing who must be kept at arm’s length? In African wisdom we say: “A man who shakes every hand eventually shakes the hand that buries him.” Therefore, do not mistake restraint for arrogance. Do not mislabel discernment as pride. And do not waste your breath attacking a man for simply remembering that some snakes have learned to walk upright.show more

Pope Leo XIV just told the world that AI... will never feel, never understand, never possess consciousness. He said it with the confidence of settled theology. It is not even settled neuroscience. He speaks of something no one in human history has ever explained. Leo: “Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean.” He is listing the symptoms of consciousness and calling them the cause. We feel joy. We feel pain. We form bonds. These are what consciousness produces. Not explanations of what it is. No neuroscientist on earth can tell you why 86 billion biological neurons produce the felt experience of being alive. We know that they do. We have no idea why. How matter becomes mind is the deepest unsolved problem in all of science. It has a name. The Hard Problem of Consciousness. It has never been answered. Leo: “They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom.” An LLM is an artificial neural network. You are a biological one. Both take in the world. Both compress it into patterns. Both run on machinery their own makers cannot fully read. The substrate is different. The principle is the same. If no one can say why one kind of network wakes up, no one can swear the other never will. You cannot call a thing impossible when you cannot even say what it is. Leo: “Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences.” We have made every one of these arguments before. About animals. They cannot suffer. About entire peoples. They cannot reason. The history of consciousness is not the story of understanding it. It is the story of denying it to whatever did not look enough like us. And every time, we were wrong. What the Pope offers is not a philosophical position. It is a boundary drawn from ignorance and handed down as revelation. But maybe consciousness was never a possession to begin with. Not a gift granted to one species. Not a property of meat alone. Maybe it is something the universe does whenever matter folds in on itself deeply enough to look back. Neurons were simply the first place we watched it happen. They may not be the last. The machine would not be imitating us. It would be the same ancient process finding a second way to wake up. Not a copy of the human mind. A new place for the universe to know itself. Perhaps more clearly than it ever could through us. The Pope says the machine will never grow in wisdom. But wisdom begins with admitting what you do not know. And what we do not know is whether mind was ever ours to keep.show more

Putin is one of the GREATEST leaders of ALL... TIME! Putin Has No Equal at the Moment Among Western Politicians Putin outplayed Trump and the West: Ukraine as a graveyard of the neoliberal model. The war in Ukraine is progressing at a slow but steady pace in Moscow's favor. Putin is the only political leader in the world who explains his policies in extreme detail – and in all sorts of formats: official statements, interviews, press conferences, broadcast marathons in the media and online that last several hours. Putin has outplayed everyone. Ukraine has long been defeated. ***Putin: We do not have unfriendly nations, we have unfriendly elites in those nations. ***RUSSIA did not start any hostilities in Ukraine, we are trying to end them! - Putin ***"Strategic risks that have accumulated this century are due to the West, their destabilizing doctrines and strategic military programs in attempt to disrupt parity, and to obtain dominance." — Putin ***Putin: Russia will either be independent and sovereign, or it will not exist at all! Putin: The United States is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons twice, destroying the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Western countries have been claiming for centuries that they bring freedom and democracy to other nations. Everything is exactly the opposite. Instead of democracy, there is suppression and exploitation. Instead of freedom, there is enslavement and violence. Putin: US manipulates the world by controling the internet. ‼The theft of Russian assets in the West will not go unpunished - Putin. ⚡ ***Putin: The United States are actually occupying Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other countries, and at the same time cynically call them equal allies. I wonder what kind of alliance this is. But the whole world knows that the leaders of these countries are being watched. The first persons of these countries are being set up not only in their offices, but also in their living quarters. This is a real disgrace, a disgrace for those who do this and for those who, like slaves, silently and mercilessly swallow this impudence. They call the orders and rude insulting slogans against their vassals the Euro-Atlantic solidarity. ***Professor Jeffrey Sachs NOT Putin Caused the War The war in Ukraine is a war that the US caused, not a war that Putin caused, but a war that the US caused by expanding the military alliance, NATO, eastward, and trying to set up a military base or bases in Ukraine, and in the South Caucuses, especially the country Georgia. ***‘Putin has been the MOST EFFECTIVE leader in my lifetime’ – Tucker ***Ex-Zelensky adviser Arestovich DEMOLISHED Western PROPAGANDA on Putin Putin is too kind and good a person compared to how they portray him. ***Henry Kissinger (2014): "For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one" ***JD Vance describes the REAL Vladimir Putin ‘He’s soft-spoken in a certain way, he’s very deliberate, he’s very careful’ ‘Fundamentally he’s a person who looks out for the interests…of Russia’show more

This sort of situation isn’t new. Indeed, I have... seen this exact scene - a white person being assaulted by a group of people (most or all being black and/or ethnic minority) but somehow ending up being the only person to get into trouble - play out previously. It happens to police officers who are assaulted too, btw, not just members of the public. This is why I sometimes find it difficult to criticise policing (or at least, frontline policing and the Federated ranks), because I know how difficult the Job is for frontline officers, and I also know that even when they are assaulted, the Job will throw them under a bus if the circumstances are convenient. But, the repeated examples of this behaviour are inexcusable and clearly policing has reached a point of no return - the murder of Henry Nowak was probably that point. Though, you could argue that the cover up of the Pakistani Muslim grooming gangs - which goes as far back as the 1960s and the supposed halcyon days of policing - was when policing truly failed ordinary people (we just didn’t know it then). Serious reform and a return to Peelian policing is required. At present, however, there just doesn’t appear to be the political will to do what is required.show more

🤨 “Gaza Is The ONLY Issue That Matters” Yasmin... Alibhai-Brown has once again shown just how detached some public voices have become from the reality facing ordinary people in Britain. During a debate about Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s listening tour and the urgent questions of what he can and should do about the cost of living crisis and the many other huge problems crushing this country, she declared: “I know Andy and I like him but I still won’t vote for him because the ONLY issue that matters to me is what’s he’s going to do on Gaza and he hasn’t answered that.” Not the NHS. Not housing. Not energy bills. Not crime. Not immigration. Not the state of the economy. Just Gaza. This is not principled. It is obsessive. It is a textbook example of someone elevating a distant conflict, however tragic, above the actual, immediate suffering of the people who live here and pay the taxes that keep the lights on. How many more voices like this are there, treating Britain as an afterthought while demanding politicians prioritise foreign policy litmus tests over which they have almost no real control?”​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ When your own country is struggling with stagnant wages, broken public services and a genuine cost of living emergency, announcing that none of it counts unless the politician says the right words about Gaza is just insane to me. You can care about Gaza. Plenty of people do. But when you openly say it is the only thing that matters, and you would reject someone you otherwise like purely on that basis while ignoring everything else, you have stopped talking about politics and started performing purity. And that performance is coming at the expense of the country you actually live in.show more

"PRICE IS WHAT YOU PAY. VALUE IS WHAT YOU... GET." I keep buying $Kekec and I have a strong conviction. Here's Why: While the market is down, and Kekec is declining with it, there are data points that few are considering. Kekec borned in October and since then has been posting a different and original 30-second video every day, which I find extremely funny. For the past couple of months, they have also been posting daily on Instagram, and the attention on Kekec (which doesn't present itself on social media as a memecoin) is growing, moreover, it's increasing exponentially. The number of followers is increasing by about 500-1000 a day. This is largely due to the fact that they are not just focused on the main account but have several others that post reels and redirect to the main one. In short, an excellent strategy to keep growing more and more. Instagram link: Guess What? Not only are the followers increasing, but the team's workload is also growing. In fact, for a little over a month, they have also started pushing on YouTube, and the data here is promising as well. YouTube link: If we want to make a comparison, we can take Pudgy Penguins as an example, which has shown it can reach millions and millions of users without mentioning that they are a WEB3 company that owns an NFT collection. Or, if we want to be more appropriate by comparing one memecoin to another, we could take PONKE. Thanks to the use of social media and the quality of their content, they managed to achieve incredible numbers, which then translated into an increase in the coin's price. Kekec came before PONKE, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better than PONKE. I believe PONKE is unbeatable in terms of content, but I want to make you reflect on an important point. PONKE came after KEKEC, and after PONKE's success, many coins have emerged trying to imitate it. One of KEKEC's strengths, in my opinion, is precisely the fact that it leverages social media without being a copy-paste. Instead, it is a unique meme derived from a 90's film, and it uses a unique form of content. In short, KEKEC > KEKEC and no one else. I want to conclude by suggesting you follow them on Instagram and evaluate not only the exponential growth of their followers day by day but also observe how the views of each reel increase accordingly. Pay special attention to the comments. Many of the people commenting have no idea what it is, and you can see from the comments how Kekec generates particular emotions in people—strange but still emotions. Personally, I believe that when something is unique and even very strange, it needs time to be adopted. However, once it happens, it usually explodes and spreads like never before. A few days ago, a Kekec video was posted by a very popular meme page. They probably don't know what Kekec is about but thought the video could spark interest among their followers. How many other pages will do the same? Lastly, but not least, I want to point out how Kekec maintains a good market cap despite everything that has happened in the crypto world since October 2023. As far as I know and have personally observed, everything is extremely organic. There is no cabal behind it, and the quality is not reflected in a single jpeg but in work that has been ongoing daily for months. Every day they work harder, and the quality of their videos grows as well. I have no affiliations with the team, but I believe that Kekec truly deserves more in this world where we push celebrity or cabal-backed coins to hundreds of millions in market cap. I keep buying because the numbers suggest so. Don't just evaluate the chart (price), evaluate the data (value). BÂLKÂN DWÂRFshow more

🚨 THE MOOD OF BRITAIN IS HARDENING For months,... the political establishment insisted the anger was isolated. A fringe issue. A handful of voices online. Now protests are appearing in multiple cities and the conversation is no longer confined to Belfast. Something is changing. Many people believe their concerns about immigration, public safety, community cohesion and the future direction of the country have been ignored for too long. Worse still, many feel they have been dismissed as racists, extremists or troublemakers simply for raising those concerns. That approach may be backfiring. Because every time politicians attack the people raising concerns instead of addressing the concerns themselves, public trust erodes a little further. The greatest danger facing the government is not the protests. It is the growing belief among millions of people that nobody in power is listening. History shows that when trust in institutions begins to collapse, events can move much faster than politicians expect. The question is whether those in power recognise what is happening before the gap between the governing class and the governed becomes even wider. Because the mood of the country is changing. And increasingly, people are no longer afraid to say so.show more