your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Feb 21

this is the kind of meme that pisses me off for it’s lack of one huge piece of evidence: DATE

today's #AltTxt #yaddayadda is about the historic FEBRUARY 12 2026 #GeneralStrike in #India
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/20/anatomy-of-a-general-strike-how-workers-in-the-indian-state-of-karnataka-shut-down-production/

âťť 300 million workers just shut down India.

The largest strike in human history, and most of the Western media barely whispered it. That silence is complicity in Modi’s war on workers’ rights.

India’s general strike is the future that the billionaires and ruling class fears most ❞ 🧵…

Show threadBen RamseyFeb 21
@blogdiva Where does the 300 million number come from? The linked article says 600k.
Show threadBen RamseyFeb 21
@blogdiva I should clarify that 600k is still amazing, but 300 million would be a group the size of almost the full population of the US and 20% the population of India.
Show threadNina Kalinina
@ramsey @blogdiva multiple English sources I could find quote 30 crore Which, unless I misunderstood the meaning, is 300 million: https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/nationwide-strike-on-thursday-to-see-30-crore-workers-participation-trade-unions/articleshow/128116652.cms
Nationwide strike on Thursday to see 30 crore workers participation: Trade Unions

A nationwide general strike is confirmed for February 12. Over 30 crore workers are expected to participate. This protest aims to resist government policies affecting workers and farmers. The strike will impact 600 districts. Farmers' groups and agricultural workers' unions are supporting the call. Key demands include scrapping labour codes and specific bills.

Economic Times
Feb 21 at 6:18pmWeb