Erebus Farquad

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New father. Techie. Professional manager. Hobbyist singer. Politically liberal. Indian living in Europe.

https://frontline.thehindu.com/economy/follow-the-money-supreme-court-electoral-bond-ruling-marks-a-significant-step-in-indias-anti-corruption-journey/article67867460.ece

It took 7 years, ...but still!
Thousands of crores of money laundered, but still..!
Multiple private companies bullied into "donating",... but still!
🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉
Long live the Judiciary. The last cracking, shaking, splintering, but still standing pillar of the triumvirate.

#IndiaSupremeCourt #IndiaNews #mastindia #mastodonindia #democracy

Follow the money: Supreme Court’s electoral bond ruling marks a significant step in India’s anti-corruption journey

Supreme Court strikes down India’s controversial electoral bond scheme, raising questions on transparency and political funding practices.

Frontline

I'm very sure this is not even possible, but just as a fun(?) thought experiment:

1. What would it take for all news media outlets to just ignore Trump? (Except the right-wing ones, of course.)

2. Imagine a scenario where it did happen. Like, from one day to the next, snap, and he's just not a topic anymore. Would it help things? Perhaps by making him less relevant? Or would it be pointless? What would the media outlets be covering then?

#Trump #uspolitics #ThoughtExperiment

Just about to go to sleep, and I realized that tomorrow's a Sunday and NOT a Monday.

What a feeling! 🥱😌

#randomthoughts

BJP's prospects after Modi,Congress' future post 2024,Bihar politics:Interview with Prashant Kishor

YouTube

Should it be considered a failure of the democratic system that India's opposition parties have essentially given up the national vote?

They have apparently decided to simply wait, until some sort Deus ex machina occurs and finally invalidates the BJP.

#India #indianpolitics #SecondTryAtTooting

VETERINARIAN: This is the hardest part of my job. You've given Clifford a long and happy life, and I know he loves you very much. It'll all be over soon. *loads rocket launcher*

If it doesn't make your blood boil, your heart pound, and fill your mind with hatred and negativity, is it even news anymore? 🤷🏽‍♂️

#mainstreammedia #IndianNews #India #USANews #Polarization

So, I was wondering if "gravitas" is just what we call it, but it's actually just "people getting old and slow".

#thoughts #notreallyjoking #gettingold

Afghanistan: #Taliban closes universities to #women

Seriously, is anyone surprised by this?

#afghanistan #news #rightwingviolence #womensrights

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64045497

Taliban ban women from Afghan universities - BBC News

The move further restricts women's education, after girls were already excluded from secondary schools.

BBC News

With each new surge of Mastodon users, I feel the need to point out:

1. Welcome!

2. There is a learning curve here, but most people find it short and not very steep. Play around, explore. You'll get it.

3. Lots of people are willing to help.

4. Yes, it's different than Twitter. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. But you'll figure it out.

5. With surges especially, things sometimes get slow/glitchy, but they usually get fixed pretty quick.

Be patient.