Madhav
@madhav.bsky.social
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Madhav
@madhav.bsky.social
· Feb 6
This couplet from Vayalar has been on my mind lately. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it, ages ago. Its essence is what I’ve believed in all my life.
"സ്നേഹിക്കയില്ല ഞാന് നോവുമാത്മാവിനെ സ്നേഹിച്ചിടാത്തൊരു തത്വശാസ്ത്രത്തെയും”
Poorly translated as:
“I will not love a philosophy that does not love the suffering soul”
"സ്നേഹിക്കയില്ല ഞാന് നോവുമാത്മാവിനെ സ്നേഹിച്ചിടാത്തൊരു തത്വശാസ്ത്രത്തെയും”
Poorly translated as:
“I will not love a philosophy that does not love the suffering soul”
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This is true and Kerala has universal free healthcare at a high level and better QOL indicators than any other Indian state. But it must also be acknowledged that after the phenomenal land reform which should be a global model, these gains were achieved by social democratic policies.
"Kerala expropriated private land and redistributed it to landless workers. This laid the foundations for Kerala’s remarkable social indicators: near-universal literacy, one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the global south, and the highest life expectancy in India”
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This is true and Kerala has universal free healthcare at a high level and better QOL indicators than any other Indian state. But it must also be acknowledged that after the phenomenal land reform which should be a global model, these gains were achieved by social democratic policies.
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Not that I love Norway or something, but they have a point here.
The only "socialist" states that US didn't invade or embargoed do quite well (don't forget to check Kerala by the way).
The only "socialist" states that US didn't invade or embargoed do quite well (don't forget to check Kerala by the way).
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Not that I love Norway or something, but they have a point here.
The only "socialist" states that US didn't invade or embargoed do quite well (don't forget to check Kerala by the way).
The only "socialist" states that US didn't invade or embargoed do quite well (don't forget to check Kerala by the way).
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this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
this thread is unbelievable
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Happy to note this applies to Coke Studio Bangla too. अखण्ड भारत। Incidentally, haven’t seen Runa Laila since the ’80s.
Mast Qalandar | Coke Studio Bangla | Season 3 | Runa Laila | Arnob X Adit
YouTube video by Coke Studio Bangla
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Happy to note this applies to Coke Studio Bangla too. अखण्ड भारत। Incidentally, haven’t seen Runa Laila since the ’80s.
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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This absurd oversensitivity about professors having sex with minors procured for them by sex criminals shows that campus cancel culture is out of control.
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This absurd oversensitivity about professors having sex with minors procured for them by sex criminals shows that campus cancel culture is out of control.
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
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From 2019: "Muslims ask for their basic rights through the Constitution? Where does it say in the Constitution that Hindus can live w/o fear, but Muslims cannot?” Danish, Mohammad Akhlaq's son, who underwent 2 brain surgeries
"If I live in fear, that is no life. I want to live with a free heart"
"If I live in fear, that is no life. I want to live with a free heart"
“Where is the justice?” “I feel as if something will break in our country and we will not be able to fix it.”
Danish said this in 2019, 3.5 years after a mob beat him senseless and lynched his father, Mohammad Akhlaq.
10 years on, UP moves to drop the murder case
www.huffpost.com/archive/in/e...
Danish said this in 2019, 3.5 years after a mob beat him senseless and lynched his father, Mohammad Akhlaq.
10 years on, UP moves to drop the murder case
www.huffpost.com/archive/in/e...
‘Life And Death’: Dadri Lynching Survivor Considers His Vote For The 2019 Election
For Mohammad Akhlaq's son, the 2019 general election is not just an exercise in universal adult franchise.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
From 2019: "Muslims ask for their basic rights through the Constitution? Where does it say in the Constitution that Hindus can live w/o fear, but Muslims cannot?” Danish, Mohammad Akhlaq's son, who underwent 2 brain surgeries
"If I live in fear, that is no life. I want to live with a free heart"
"If I live in fear, that is no life. I want to live with a free heart"
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
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Black folk aren't as concerned about Trump the individual as white folk are. We're not.🤷🏿♂️
Because a lot of white folk in the US view Trump as the problem. They think he changed how white people think.
No.
Black folk know that the racism was always there. Trump just let them take the mask off.
Because a lot of white folk in the US view Trump as the problem. They think he changed how white people think.
No.
Black folk know that the racism was always there. Trump just let them take the mask off.
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Black folk aren't as concerned about Trump the individual as white folk are. We're not.🤷🏿♂️
Because a lot of white folk in the US view Trump as the problem. They think he changed how white people think.
No.
Black folk know that the racism was always there. Trump just let them take the mask off.
Because a lot of white folk in the US view Trump as the problem. They think he changed how white people think.
No.
Black folk know that the racism was always there. Trump just let them take the mask off.
NO.
You will need YES, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, ESPN, Netflix, NBC/Peacock, FOX, and TBS to watch the Yankees next season.
Learn more: https://atmlb.com/4r9W14K
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NO.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions.
Happy NVDA day for those who celebrate
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Happy NVDA day for those who celebrate
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Women don't recognize only the overt hatred & abuse in Trump's actions--shoving his finger in the face of a female professional doing her job & calling her names--we also recognize the cowardice displayed by the other men in the room as they implicitly condone his behavior by saying nothing.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Women don't recognize only the overt hatred & abuse in Trump's actions--shoving his finger in the face of a female professional doing her job & calling her names--we also recognize the cowardice displayed by the other men in the room as they implicitly condone his behavior by saying nothing.
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I changed my car's navigation system to AOC’s voice and now I can't turn right.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I changed my car's navigation system to AOC’s voice and now I can't turn right.
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(I am reluctant to continue with this, it's so trivial, but the bewildering fact is that of 2,301,857 tweets posted expressing disdain, dislike, disgust & dyspepsia for E M last week he seems to be aware of just a single tweet.)
( make that make sense?)
( make that make sense?)
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
(I am reluctant to continue with this, it's so trivial, but the bewildering fact is that of 2,301,857 tweets posted expressing disdain, dislike, disgust & dyspepsia for E M last week he seems to be aware of just a single tweet.)
( make that make sense?)
( make that make sense?)
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
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Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Incidentally, this is a still from Rajamouli's latest epic. If westerners go into a frenzy about how great this almost certainly genAI-boosted soft saffron nationalist propaganda hogwash looks and elevate it to masterpiece status like RRR I shall spin in my not-yet-grave.
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Incidentally, this is a still from Rajamouli's latest epic. If westerners go into a frenzy about how great this almost certainly genAI-boosted soft saffron nationalist propaganda hogwash looks and elevate it to masterpiece status like RRR I shall spin in my not-yet-grave.
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This headline about Gorillas in the Mist is insane
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This headline about Gorillas in the Mist is insane