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WHY THE INC IS INDIA'S NATURAL RULERS
Manu Joseph @manujosephsan wrote a brilliant article in 2019 about how the Gandhis kept power in the Congress Party.
The main idea was that they were the 2nd choice of each feudal section of the INC. The 1st choice was, of course, themselves! But what if we extended this idea to India?
To grasp this, firstly we have to examine India's Obesity of Diversity. The simple fact is that India as a nation possesses hyper-diversity by quantity combined with a deep attachment to those numerous identities. Caste, ethnicity, religion, etc... all these different identities are abnormally numerous & strong causing vicious zero-sum competition between them in a democracy.
So in this land of eternal strife, who can win out? In comes the "Stranger King." This theory was developed by anthropologist Marshall Sahlins during his research on colonialism. What he saw was that Europeans would enter into lands with warring tribes and offer themselves as brokers between them.
While certain tribes were lulled into security, others would be used by the European Stranger King to eventually take over the territory. Better funding, technology, and foreign influence would overwhelm other tribes as those who sided with the Stranger King ascended over their rivals. In the myopia of conflict, these tribes would all be colonized and exploited.
Now back to India. The BJP is frequently branded as an Upper Caste party of Brahmins & Baniyas. Or as a Hindi-Heartland party. Or recently as a conniving project of Gujaratis. Modi has been attacked as an OBC & especially as a Gujarati. What does the Congress represent?
The INC is neutral. It is a broker. Rahul Gandhi is a mix of Kashmiri Brahmin, Gujarati Parsi, and Italian - functionally an Indian who is not strongly attached to any region or caste. The INC is not really accused of favoring a region or caste so it's seen as a fair broker of interests. Their only attachment is towards Muslims who are increasingly an afterthought in India. But whenever a caste or state feels angst, they come to the INC. They come to the foreign Stranger King.
In a way, the INC is a natural broker for India, a perfect Stranger King, because it is seen as a neutral foreign force that doesn't necessarily favor any specific group (besides Muslims). Hindus in their infinite pursuit of distinguishing themselves from each other, possessing a morbid obesity of diversity, look for a broker between their interests. When the BJP or any other party is painted as favoring a certain caste or region, the INC always presents itself as India's perennial Stranger King.
Manu Joseph @manujosephsan wrote a brilliant article in 2019 about how the Gandhis kept power in the Congress Party.
The main idea was that they were the 2nd choice of each feudal section of the INC. The 1st choice was, of course, themselves! But what if we extended this idea to India?
To grasp this, firstly we have to examine India's Obesity of Diversity. The simple fact is that India as a nation possesses hyper-diversity by quantity combined with a deep attachment to those numerous identities. Caste, ethnicity, religion, etc... all these different identities are abnormally numerous & strong causing vicious zero-sum competition between them in a democracy.
So in this land of eternal strife, who can win out? In comes the "Stranger King." This theory was developed by anthropologist Marshall Sahlins during his research on colonialism. What he saw was that Europeans would enter into lands with warring tribes and offer themselves as brokers between them.
While certain tribes were lulled into security, others would be used by the European Stranger King to eventually take over the territory. Better funding, technology, and foreign influence would overwhelm other tribes as those who sided with the Stranger King ascended over their rivals. In the myopia of conflict, these tribes would all be colonized and exploited.
Now back to India. The BJP is frequently branded as an Upper Caste party of Brahmins & Baniyas. Or as a Hindi-Heartland party. Or recently as a conniving project of Gujaratis. Modi has been attacked as an OBC & especially as a Gujarati. What does the Congress represent?
The INC is neutral. It is a broker. Rahul Gandhi is a mix of Kashmiri Brahmin, Gujarati Parsi, and Italian - functionally an Indian who is not strongly attached to any region or caste. The INC is not really accused of favoring a region or caste so it's seen as a fair broker of interests. Their only attachment is towards Muslims who are increasingly an afterthought in India. But whenever a caste or state feels angst, they come to the INC. They come to the foreign Stranger King.
In a way, the INC is a natural broker for India, a perfect Stranger King, because it is seen as a neutral foreign force that doesn't necessarily favor any specific group (besides Muslims). Hindus in their infinite pursuit of distinguishing themselves from each other, possessing a morbid obesity of diversity, look for a broker between their interests. When the BJP or any other party is painted as favoring a certain caste or region, the INC always presents itself as India's perennial Stranger King.
@manujosephsan Manu's amazing article on the Family's permanent rule in the INC: livemint.com/opinion/column…
India's Obesity of Diversity Concept:
Ian Roberts, the Des Moines school superintendent arrested by ICE, has so many inconsistencies in his public biographies that it’s amazing that no one questioned his identity before.
I’ll keep adding receipts to this thread as I find information. 🧵
I’ll keep adding receipts to this thread as I find information. 🧵
Court records show Roberts’s birthdate as December 18, 1970. But his original Wikipedia entry, created by an account that nearly matches a handle Roberts uses, says he was born December 18, 1978. And records from athletic competitions list his DOB at December 18, 1973.
Roberts is quoted in 2020 referring to Guyana as his birthplace and saying that his father immigrated to the United States in the 1980s and his mother in the 2000s. But in a 2024 local news story, he claims he was born in Brooklyn and raised by a single mother. His Facebook lists two secondary schools in Guyana as alma maters.
🚨 BREAKING
Ian Roberts is facing a charge of illegal alien in possession of a firearm. The affidavit attached to the complaint from an ATF agent reveals more details about his immigration status. Lots to unpack!
According to this agent, Roberts has a student visa from 1999 that expired in 2004. He applied for a green card various times but was denied. In 2018, he applied on the basis of his 2017 marriage but failed to provide the necessary information.
He was authorized to work from Dec 2018-Dec 2020. (He was hired at Millcreek Township in Pennsylvania in summer 2020.) He has not been authorized to work since.
His Texas immigration attorney had withdrawn due to unpaid legal bills. She explained to agents that her letter was intended to convey that his case was closed with her office, not with immigration.
A firearm found at his home was purchased by his wife, Lenisha Roberts, a Texas resident. Agents found no sign she resided in the Iowa home.
Roberts renewed his Guyana passport in April 2024, just before the May 2024 immigration hearing that he did not attend, at which he was ordered removed.
More to come...
Ian Roberts is facing a charge of illegal alien in possession of a firearm. The affidavit attached to the complaint from an ATF agent reveals more details about his immigration status. Lots to unpack!
According to this agent, Roberts has a student visa from 1999 that expired in 2004. He applied for a green card various times but was denied. In 2018, he applied on the basis of his 2017 marriage but failed to provide the necessary information.
He was authorized to work from Dec 2018-Dec 2020. (He was hired at Millcreek Township in Pennsylvania in summer 2020.) He has not been authorized to work since.
His Texas immigration attorney had withdrawn due to unpaid legal bills. She explained to agents that her letter was intended to convey that his case was closed with her office, not with immigration.
A firearm found at his home was purchased by his wife, Lenisha Roberts, a Texas resident. Agents found no sign she resided in the Iowa home.
Roberts renewed his Guyana passport in April 2024, just before the May 2024 immigration hearing that he did not attend, at which he was ordered removed.
More to come...
The firearms found in Roberts’s house in Des Moines, in addition to the one found in his district-owned vehicle.
His wife, who lives in Texas, purchased the firearm found in the car. I have evidence another women Roberts was in a sexual relationship with gave him a gun. He would not have been able to legally purchase firearms, so it would not be surprising if the women he was involved with purchased his firearms for him.
His wife, who lives in Texas, purchased the firearm found in the car. I have evidence another women Roberts was in a sexual relationship with gave him a gun. He would not have been able to legally purchase firearms, so it would not be surprising if the women he was involved with purchased his firearms for him.
Meine private Energie- und Wärmewende ist auf der Zielgerade. Heute ging mein neuer WR und Batteriespeicher in Betrieb 🤗. Der Bleibatteriespeicher von 2012 ist defekt gegangen.
Aufgrund der starken Stromabhängigkeit ist es eine besondere Lösung geworden.
Ein Thread 🧵 1/14
Aufgrund der starken Stromabhängigkeit ist es eine besondere Lösung geworden.
Ein Thread 🧵 1/14
Ein längerer DIY Thread.
Aufgrund WP und BEV und ohne Kamin, brauche ich zuverlässig Strom. Am Ende ist es ein Deye Hybrid WR Sun-30k-SG02HP3-EU-AM3 30kW geworden. Kostenpunkt 2.599€.
Vorteile: hohe Leistung bis 40kW, insel- und schwarzstartfähig und kann meinen PV-Zaun und PV Garage mit Mikrowechselrichtern
(Der SG02 hat zwar nur noch ein Batterieanschluss, ist aber moderner und effizienter als der Vorgänger SG01)
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Aufgrund WP und BEV und ohne Kamin, brauche ich zuverlässig Strom. Am Ende ist es ein Deye Hybrid WR Sun-30k-SG02HP3-EU-AM3 30kW geworden. Kostenpunkt 2.599€.
Vorteile: hohe Leistung bis 40kW, insel- und schwarzstartfähig und kann meinen PV-Zaun und PV Garage mit Mikrowechselrichtern
(Der SG02 hat zwar nur noch ein Batterieanschluss, ist aber moderner und effizienter als der Vorgänger SG01)
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an seinem Generatoreingang kontrollieren, so dass ich eine Nulleinspeisung ins Netz realisiert habe. Also keine Überschusseinspeisung.
Der Lastausgang des WR kann auf Dauer 30 kW! tragen und somit hängt das Haus bei dieser Konfiguration mit allen Verbrauchern am WR. Er hängt nicht netzparallel, wie oft üblich.
Er ist das zentrale Steuerteil für das Energiemanagement.
Anbei mein (etwas veralteter) Schaltplan
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Der Lastausgang des WR kann auf Dauer 30 kW! tragen und somit hängt das Haus bei dieser Konfiguration mit allen Verbrauchern am WR. Er hängt nicht netzparallel, wie oft üblich.
Er ist das zentrale Steuerteil für das Energiemanagement.
Anbei mein (etwas veralteter) Schaltplan
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Esta foto recorre internet, pero realmente sabemos lo que es una rotura por estrés de riel ??? Tiene esto algo que ver con las vibraciones ???
Vamos a intentar explicar teóricamente estas roturas (no tiene porque ser el caso del Iryo y Alvia de Córdoba)
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Vamos a intentar explicar teóricamente estas roturas (no tiene porque ser el caso del Iryo y Alvia de Córdoba)
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Mucha gente cree que cuando el tren vibra mucho o hace ruido, es señal de que la vía está a punto de romperse. Lo que pasa es justo lo contrario, lo que parte los rieles es silencioso y no avisa.
Te explícamos porqué ocurre y por qué el traqueteo no es señal de peligro inminente
Te explícamos porqué ocurre y por qué el traqueteo no es señal de peligro inminente
Para empezar, los trenes no van sobre raíles sueltos, sino sobre una única tira de acero soldada de kilómetros de largo.
Esto es lo que nos permite correr, pero tiene un problema físico: el acero quiere cambiar de tamaño con la temperatura.
Esto es lo que nos permite correr, pero tiene un problema físico: el acero quiere cambiar de tamaño con la temperatura.
Was gonna not comment on Bob Weir, but then I go on here to see one of his bandmate's eulogies opens w/ "Grateful Dead was a ritual band" & involves the story of a Full Moon zoo visit with (LSD & acid test mass manufacturer & old money/political scion) August Owsley Stanley III
"Together we rode horses across my ranch in Nevada all the way to the Great Pyramids. We traveled down a thousand roads, roomed with each other in every blue-light cheap hotel, and stood beside each other from New Orleans parish prison through the doors of the Oval Office."
Hmm
Hmm
On August 9, 1995 Jerry Garcia died
On August 9, 1995 Marc Andreesen's recently launched Netscape had first IPO offering
This highly successful offering was known as "Netscape Moment" and marked the start of the dotcom era
When a Grateful Dead musician dies a new epoch starts
On August 9, 1995 Marc Andreesen's recently launched Netscape had first IPO offering
This highly successful offering was known as "Netscape Moment" and marked the start of the dotcom era
When a Grateful Dead musician dies a new epoch starts
4 hour candle setup. open this Thread 🧵 below 👇
First find a green 4 hour candle and mark its low and High
Now change the time frame to 15 mins and wait for liquidity sweep and breakout.
This teacher-turned-cognitive scientist shared a disturbing reality that left the room stunned.
“Our kids are LESS cognitively capable than we were at their age.”
Every previous generation outperformed its parents since we began recording in the late 1800s.
So, what happened?
Screens.
Dr. Jared Horvath explained:
“Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to underperform us on basically every cognitive measure we have, from basic attention to memory, to literacy, to numeracy, to executive functioning, to EVEN GENERAL IQ, even though they go to more school than we did.”
“So why? … The answer appears to be the tools we are using within schools to drive that learning (screens).”
“If you look at the data, once countries adopt digital technology widely in schools, performance goes down significantly, to the point where kids who use computers about five hours per day in school for learning purposes will score over two-thirds of a standard deviation LESS than kids who rarely or never touch tech at school. And that’s across 80 countries.”
But screens aren’t just decimating learning and making new generations less intelligent than the ones before them.
They’re doing something far worse. And when you take a closer look, it isn’t pretty. 🧵
“Our kids are LESS cognitively capable than we were at their age.”
Every previous generation outperformed its parents since we began recording in the late 1800s.
So, what happened?
Screens.
Dr. Jared Horvath explained:
“Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to underperform us on basically every cognitive measure we have, from basic attention to memory, to literacy, to numeracy, to executive functioning, to EVEN GENERAL IQ, even though they go to more school than we did.”
“So why? … The answer appears to be the tools we are using within schools to drive that learning (screens).”
“If you look at the data, once countries adopt digital technology widely in schools, performance goes down significantly, to the point where kids who use computers about five hours per day in school for learning purposes will score over two-thirds of a standard deviation LESS than kids who rarely or never touch tech at school. And that’s across 80 countries.”
But screens aren’t just decimating learning and making new generations less intelligent than the ones before them.
They’re doing something far worse. And when you take a closer look, it isn’t pretty. 🧵
This isn’t a glitch.
Engagement-driven algorithms don’t understand meaning, context, or childhood development. They only understand clicks and watch time driven by dopamine spikes.
So when AI is tasked with churning out videos at scale, it doesn’t filter for innocence—it optimizes for stimulation.
Cartoon imagery masking adult themes, fear cues, violence, and psychological distress is being served to toddlers. Bright colors on the surface. Something very, very wrong underneath.
This content has zero educational or developmental value. No story. No moral arc. No learning. Just rapid-fire novelty engineered to hold attention at all costs—even if that cost is literally the viewer’s brain and nervous system development.
Dopamine-optimized media and AI-generated slop are conditioning our children for addiction, emotional dysregulation, and long-term neurological harm.
We have to stop this before it starts—and before Big Pharma steps in with the “solution.”
Engagement-driven algorithms don’t understand meaning, context, or childhood development. They only understand clicks and watch time driven by dopamine spikes.
So when AI is tasked with churning out videos at scale, it doesn’t filter for innocence—it optimizes for stimulation.
Cartoon imagery masking adult themes, fear cues, violence, and psychological distress is being served to toddlers. Bright colors on the surface. Something very, very wrong underneath.
This content has zero educational or developmental value. No story. No moral arc. No learning. Just rapid-fire novelty engineered to hold attention at all costs—even if that cost is literally the viewer’s brain and nervous system development.
Dopamine-optimized media and AI-generated slop are conditioning our children for addiction, emotional dysregulation, and long-term neurological harm.
We have to stop this before it starts—and before Big Pharma steps in with the “solution.”
Something unprecedented and highly concerning is happening to children’s brains.
Toddlers aren’t just watching screens—they’re being neurologically conditioned by them.
Rapid cuts, flashing colors, constant novelty.
And none of it is by accident. It is all by design.
What looks like “kid’s content” is often dopamine engineering aimed at maximizing engagement, not healthy development, no matter the damage it does.
Toddlers aren’t just watching screens—they’re being neurologically conditioned by them.
Rapid cuts, flashing colors, constant novelty.
And none of it is by accident. It is all by design.
What looks like “kid’s content” is often dopamine engineering aimed at maximizing engagement, not healthy development, no matter the damage it does.
Last week, a 35-year-old male died in my ER because he did everything "wrong" after a snake bite. He followed "movie logic" instead of medical reality.
Here is everything you should know about snake bites and exactly what to do to stay alive. 🧵
Here is everything you should know about snake bites and exactly what to do to stay alive. 🧵
The Tourniquet Trap 🚫
His first mistake? Tying a tight rope.
Tourniquets don't "trap" venom. They trap "flesh-eating" toxins in one spot, causing gangrene and amputation. It starves your limb of oxygen.
Never tie it. Treat the limb like a fracture instead.
His first mistake? Tying a tight rope.
Tourniquets don't "trap" venom. They trap "flesh-eating" toxins in one spot, causing gangrene and amputation. It starves your limb of oxygen.
Never tie it. Treat the limb like a fracture instead.
The "Action Movie" Myth 🔪
He tried to "cut and suck" the venom out.
Don't. Venom is injected deep and spreads instantly.
Cutting causes massive bleeding.
Sucking introduces mouth bacteria.
You waste the "Golden Hour" playing hero.
He tried to "cut and suck" the venom out.
Don't. Venom is injected deep and spreads instantly.
Cutting causes massive bleeding.
Sucking introduces mouth bacteria.
You waste the "Golden Hour" playing hero.
For 67 days, Yehor “Kahor” Verbytskyi defended Donetsk Airport — one of the most brutal battlefields of the war.
Across 11 kilometers of a destroyed airport, there were only 128 Ukrainian volunteers holding the line against tanks, mortars, and constant assaults — Hromadske. 1/
Across 11 kilometers of a destroyed airport, there were only 128 Ukrainian volunteers holding the line against tanks, mortars, and constant assaults — Hromadske. 1/
Kahor: I do not call myself a Cyborg. I was at the airport, yes. I helped it hold out longer. But I was simply doing my job. It was simple — stay alert and shoot. 2/
In May 2014, 26-year-old Yehor Verbytskyi flew to Donetsk Airport as part of a mortar battery. It was his first flight ever — and it took him straight into war.
He learned he would defend the airport only after landing. At the time, he believed they would not make it out alive. 3/
He learned he would defend the airport only after landing. At the time, he believed they would not make it out alive. 3/
🇵🇭Oldest Philippines Inscription Rewrites History
1986 Discovery: Indian script 5,500 km away
Called "uncivilized" before Spain colonized in 1521, an accidental find of an inscribed crumpled plate reveals Philippines civilization well before 900 AD and India's influence. 🧵:
🏝️Discovery
1⃣In 1986, during Laguna de Bay dredging (~90 km from Manila), workers found two black plates with fine characters. After failed attempts to sell it in Antiques market, one plate was offered to the Philippines National Museum, which acquired it in 1990.
2⃣Tests showed it was oxidized copper with inscriptions linked to ancient Indian scripts and Sanskrit. Scholar Antoon Postma verified its authenticity, deciphered it, and published it as the Laguna Copper-plate Inscription (LCI), rewriting Philippine history.
3⃣Originally a 20x20 cm crumpled plate, the stretched out LCI measures 17.5 cm in height, 30.5 cm in width, and is 0.1 cm thick (photo below). It is now one of most precious historic treasure of Philippines.
🏝️Inscription
1⃣Contains 10 lines.
2⃣Language is a curious mix of Sanskrit and languages inspired by South India: Old Malay, Old Javanese, Old Tagalog. Script is early Kawi, a South Indian-derivative.
3⃣Translation:
Hail! In the Saka-year 822; in Vaisakha month, according to jyotisha: the fourth of the waning fortnight, a Monday. At that time, Lady Angkatan together with her siblings, Bukah by name, the child of His Honor Namwran, was was awarded a viśuddhapātra (debt clearance document), officially, by Senapati (Army Commander) at Tundun with the title daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Pailah Jayadeva.
Regarding the specifics of daṅ hvan Namwran, with the kāyastha (scribe), being cleared and resolved was his military debt of 1 kāṭi and 8 suvarṇa in front of witnesses daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Puliran Kasumuran, daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Pailah, with the title Ganasakti, daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Binwangan, with the title Bisruta. By the deity official with the title official of Mdang, all her siblings together, [...] all children, grand-children of daṅ hvan Namwran were cleared together of the debt of daṅ hvan Namwran to the deity official.
If there be anyone who will doubt this, subsequently, in the days ahead; if there be people who will say “the debt of daṅ hva has not yet been resolved . . .
4⃣Incomplete. Additional plates likely lost.
5⃣Saka 822 = 900 AD. Sanskrit scholars have used Indian Jyotisha calculations to date this inscription to April 21 900 AD.
🏝️Significance
1⃣The inscription proves there existed a writing script in Philippines by 9th-century.
2⃣Colonial-era degree-carrying historians like Yale's Edward Bourne and others labeled the Philippines as uncivilized and barbaric before 1521. They claimed Spain civilized the country after its colonization and Christianization. Their argument: no evidence whatsoever that Filipinos had a written script, organized rule, laws. They were wrong. The above 1986 discovery disproves colonial narrative and history they taught. It also suggests that Spanish colonial conquest likely erased the pre-existing Filipino culture and civilization.
3⃣Inscription mentions "Kayastha" – document scribes. This implies an advanced stage of civilization with formal writers by 900 AD.
4⃣This plate is a legal document. It mentions titles like Senapati and Kayastha (Indian-influenced titles). Filipino people must have had laws and the concept of legal contract, debt release. Filipinos were not barbaric savages after all.
5⃣Inscription mentions Jayadeva, Ganasakti, etc. These are India-inspired names.
6⃣Manila is about 5500 km over the seas, via Singapore tip. Clearly, Indian influence had spread far by the 9th century. Philippines must have been well integrated with Southeast Asia and Indian trade networks before the 9th-century.
1986 Discovery: Indian script 5,500 km away
Called "uncivilized" before Spain colonized in 1521, an accidental find of an inscribed crumpled plate reveals Philippines civilization well before 900 AD and India's influence. 🧵:
🏝️Discovery
1⃣In 1986, during Laguna de Bay dredging (~90 km from Manila), workers found two black plates with fine characters. After failed attempts to sell it in Antiques market, one plate was offered to the Philippines National Museum, which acquired it in 1990.
2⃣Tests showed it was oxidized copper with inscriptions linked to ancient Indian scripts and Sanskrit. Scholar Antoon Postma verified its authenticity, deciphered it, and published it as the Laguna Copper-plate Inscription (LCI), rewriting Philippine history.
3⃣Originally a 20x20 cm crumpled plate, the stretched out LCI measures 17.5 cm in height, 30.5 cm in width, and is 0.1 cm thick (photo below). It is now one of most precious historic treasure of Philippines.
🏝️Inscription
1⃣Contains 10 lines.
2⃣Language is a curious mix of Sanskrit and languages inspired by South India: Old Malay, Old Javanese, Old Tagalog. Script is early Kawi, a South Indian-derivative.
3⃣Translation:
Hail! In the Saka-year 822; in Vaisakha month, according to jyotisha: the fourth of the waning fortnight, a Monday. At that time, Lady Angkatan together with her siblings, Bukah by name, the child of His Honor Namwran, was was awarded a viśuddhapātra (debt clearance document), officially, by Senapati (Army Commander) at Tundun with the title daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Pailah Jayadeva.
Regarding the specifics of daṅ hvan Namwran, with the kāyastha (scribe), being cleared and resolved was his military debt of 1 kāṭi and 8 suvarṇa in front of witnesses daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Puliran Kasumuran, daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Pailah, with the title Ganasakti, daṅ hvan nāyaka tuhān of Binwangan, with the title Bisruta. By the deity official with the title official of Mdang, all her siblings together, [...] all children, grand-children of daṅ hvan Namwran were cleared together of the debt of daṅ hvan Namwran to the deity official.
If there be anyone who will doubt this, subsequently, in the days ahead; if there be people who will say “the debt of daṅ hva has not yet been resolved . . .
4⃣Incomplete. Additional plates likely lost.
5⃣Saka 822 = 900 AD. Sanskrit scholars have used Indian Jyotisha calculations to date this inscription to April 21 900 AD.
🏝️Significance
1⃣The inscription proves there existed a writing script in Philippines by 9th-century.
2⃣Colonial-era degree-carrying historians like Yale's Edward Bourne and others labeled the Philippines as uncivilized and barbaric before 1521. They claimed Spain civilized the country after its colonization and Christianization. Their argument: no evidence whatsoever that Filipinos had a written script, organized rule, laws. They were wrong. The above 1986 discovery disproves colonial narrative and history they taught. It also suggests that Spanish colonial conquest likely erased the pre-existing Filipino culture and civilization.
3⃣Inscription mentions "Kayastha" – document scribes. This implies an advanced stage of civilization with formal writers by 900 AD.
4⃣This plate is a legal document. It mentions titles like Senapati and Kayastha (Indian-influenced titles). Filipino people must have had laws and the concept of legal contract, debt release. Filipinos were not barbaric savages after all.
5⃣Inscription mentions Jayadeva, Ganasakti, etc. These are India-inspired names.
6⃣Manila is about 5500 km over the seas, via Singapore tip. Clearly, Indian influence had spread far by the 9th century. Philippines must have been well integrated with Southeast Asia and Indian trade networks before the 9th-century.
Sources:
1. Clava & Griffiths, The Laguna Copperplate Inscription: Tenth-Century Luzon, Java, and the Malay World
2. A Postma, The Laguna Copper-Plate Inscription
3. EG Bourne, The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803, Vol 1
4. Usop et al, Before 1521: A Dive into Precolonial Culture
1. Clava & Griffiths, The Laguna Copperplate Inscription: Tenth-Century Luzon, Java, and the Malay World
2. A Postma, The Laguna Copper-Plate Inscription
3. EG Bourne, The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803, Vol 1
4. Usop et al, Before 1521: A Dive into Precolonial Culture
Thank you all for replies, reposts. A few clarifications:
1⃣Early Kawi (=Old Java) script is indeed derived from Pallava script. Yet, discoveries confirm SE Asian inscriptions in Siddhamatrika, North Indian and East Indian scripts too! Two photo examples below.
– Left: found at Candi Plaosan Lor (near Prambanan), c. 875 AD, in Siddhamatrika script; it says, "constant flow of people from Gurjara to this temple"! (Gurjara overlapped with historic GJ, RJ, MP)
– Right: found in different parts of SE Asia; all Sanskrit in Nagari, proto-Bengali, proto-Maithali scripts. (Photo credit: Andrea Acri, 2024)
In future 🧵s, we will see more evidence from Java, Sumatra, Khmer, Siam, Champa etc and discuss significance of so many Indian scripts across Southeast Asia.
2⃣Ancient South India (TN, also AP, TG, KT) contributed much to Ancient Southeast Asia, no doubt. Yet, sculpture and temple arts suggest critical, sustained and in some cases major contributions to Southeast Asia from ancient East India (Kalinga–Odisha, Bihar, Bengal, Assam), West (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Sindh), Central and North India (MP, UP). Evidence in future 🧵s in the coming months. Follow to discuss and contribute.
3⃣Studying Indian influence in Southeast Asia from 1st to 14th century is critical as it confirms some theories and challenges many fake-narratives and myths about Indian Hindus and Buddhists. In future 🧵s, we will discuss inscriptions, the innovations and the hard work that made Indian Hindus and Buddhists so successful in SE Asia? we will examine whether caste system existed in Hindu states of SE Asia for centuries? Were varnas flexible or rigid or professions in Southeast Asian history? endogamy or exogamy within SE Asian Hindus? any evidence of untouchability? Did Kala-pani restrictions on Hindus ever exist? Was Hinduism a missionary religion in Southeast Asia between 1st and 14th century? etc.
4⃣Even the history of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maldives and Sri Lanka, from archaeological data, is fascinating and unexpected. Islands of Maldives, for example, had a script closest to Bengal and Odisha, not South India – before Islamic conquest of Maldives. Again, future 🧵s.
1⃣Early Kawi (=Old Java) script is indeed derived from Pallava script. Yet, discoveries confirm SE Asian inscriptions in Siddhamatrika, North Indian and East Indian scripts too! Two photo examples below.
– Left: found at Candi Plaosan Lor (near Prambanan), c. 875 AD, in Siddhamatrika script; it says, "constant flow of people from Gurjara to this temple"! (Gurjara overlapped with historic GJ, RJ, MP)
– Right: found in different parts of SE Asia; all Sanskrit in Nagari, proto-Bengali, proto-Maithali scripts. (Photo credit: Andrea Acri, 2024)
In future 🧵s, we will see more evidence from Java, Sumatra, Khmer, Siam, Champa etc and discuss significance of so many Indian scripts across Southeast Asia.
2⃣Ancient South India (TN, also AP, TG, KT) contributed much to Ancient Southeast Asia, no doubt. Yet, sculpture and temple arts suggest critical, sustained and in some cases major contributions to Southeast Asia from ancient East India (Kalinga–Odisha, Bihar, Bengal, Assam), West (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Sindh), Central and North India (MP, UP). Evidence in future 🧵s in the coming months. Follow to discuss and contribute.
3⃣Studying Indian influence in Southeast Asia from 1st to 14th century is critical as it confirms some theories and challenges many fake-narratives and myths about Indian Hindus and Buddhists. In future 🧵s, we will discuss inscriptions, the innovations and the hard work that made Indian Hindus and Buddhists so successful in SE Asia? we will examine whether caste system existed in Hindu states of SE Asia for centuries? Were varnas flexible or rigid or professions in Southeast Asian history? endogamy or exogamy within SE Asian Hindus? any evidence of untouchability? Did Kala-pani restrictions on Hindus ever exist? Was Hinduism a missionary religion in Southeast Asia between 1st and 14th century? etc.
4⃣Even the history of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maldives and Sri Lanka, from archaeological data, is fascinating and unexpected. Islands of Maldives, for example, had a script closest to Bengal and Odisha, not South India – before Islamic conquest of Maldives. Again, future 🧵s.
Dr. Dale Bredesen helped reverse cognitive decline in 84% of patients in his clinical trial.
He implemented a comprehensive protocol for them that targets the root causes of cognitive decline rather than just prescribing medication.
Here's exactly what it is (and why it works):
He implemented a comprehensive protocol for them that targets the root causes of cognitive decline rather than just prescribing medication.
Here's exactly what it is (and why it works):
Firstly, dementia occurs when the brain is under constant stress AND starved of resources—so it 'downsizes' by pruning connections.
It gets overwhelmed by inflammation and toxins while lacking energy and nutrients to repair and function adequately.
It gets overwhelmed by inflammation and toxins while lacking energy and nutrients to repair and function adequately.
It's overwhelmed by inflammation from:
• Chronic stress
• Mold/mycotoxins
• Chronic infections and more
And starved of resources mainly from:
• Insulin resistance
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
Dr. Bredesen's protocol targets BOTH, which he calls...
• Chronic stress
• Mold/mycotoxins
• Chronic infections and more
And starved of resources mainly from:
• Insulin resistance
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
Dr. Bredesen's protocol targets BOTH, which he calls...
🚨MASSIVE: Europe Sends a Clear Message to Trump: Freezes Deal With the U.S., Mega Deal With India:
The European Union has sent shockwaves through global geopolitics by freezing progress on a trade deal with the United States, marking an unprecedented pushback against Washington’s aggressive trade and foreign policy posture under Donald Trump.
The trigger was not just tariffs, but Trump’s repeated confrontational statements, including threats related to Greenland, which European leaders see as unacceptable and contrary to international norms. In response, the European Parliament has suspended approvals linked to the U.S. trade agreement, making it clear that Europe will not tolerate economic bullying.
Big Setback For Trump:
For years, Trump assumed that money and market power trump everything else. Europe has now countered that assumption, signalling that sovereignty, dignity, and international law matter more than transactional deals. This marks a rare moment where the EU has openly shown strategic resolve.
India Becomes “Indispensable”
At the same time, Europe is rapidly pivoting towards India. Brussels has openly stated that India is becoming “indispensable”, a word rarely used in diplomacy. The shift was reinforced by Ursula von der Leyen, who confirmed that the EU and India are close to signing what could be the largest trade deal in EU history.
Why the EU–India Deal Matters
👉 A combined market of nearly 2 billion people
👉 Almost 25% of global GDP
👉 First-mover advantage in one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies
Europe sees India as a stable, democratic partner with massive growth potential, offering diversification away from U.S. pressure tactics.
Bigger Than Trade
This is not just an economic move, it is geopolitical. As Trump’s “might is right” approach puts the rules-based international order under strain, Europe and India are positioning themselves as partners committed to international law and strategic balance.
Europe has finally pushed back against U.S. intimidation, and India is emerging as the biggest strategic beneficiary. Whether Washington recalibrates or not, the message is clear: global power equations are shifting, and India is now at the center of the new trade and geopolitical map.
The European Union has sent shockwaves through global geopolitics by freezing progress on a trade deal with the United States, marking an unprecedented pushback against Washington’s aggressive trade and foreign policy posture under Donald Trump.
The trigger was not just tariffs, but Trump’s repeated confrontational statements, including threats related to Greenland, which European leaders see as unacceptable and contrary to international norms. In response, the European Parliament has suspended approvals linked to the U.S. trade agreement, making it clear that Europe will not tolerate economic bullying.
Big Setback For Trump:
For years, Trump assumed that money and market power trump everything else. Europe has now countered that assumption, signalling that sovereignty, dignity, and international law matter more than transactional deals. This marks a rare moment where the EU has openly shown strategic resolve.
India Becomes “Indispensable”
At the same time, Europe is rapidly pivoting towards India. Brussels has openly stated that India is becoming “indispensable”, a word rarely used in diplomacy. The shift was reinforced by Ursula von der Leyen, who confirmed that the EU and India are close to signing what could be the largest trade deal in EU history.
Why the EU–India Deal Matters
👉 A combined market of nearly 2 billion people
👉 Almost 25% of global GDP
👉 First-mover advantage in one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies
Europe sees India as a stable, democratic partner with massive growth potential, offering diversification away from U.S. pressure tactics.
Bigger Than Trade
This is not just an economic move, it is geopolitical. As Trump’s “might is right” approach puts the rules-based international order under strain, Europe and India are positioning themselves as partners committed to international law and strategic balance.
Europe has finally pushed back against U.S. intimidation, and India is emerging as the biggest strategic beneficiary. Whether Washington recalibrates or not, the message is clear: global power equations are shifting, and India is now at the center of the new trade and geopolitical map.
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👋 Welcome back to #Scanuary – Day 22!
I’m C-3POcus, the emergency department ultrasound machine that never sleeps 🤖📟
I’ll keep taking you through my ED shift today — rolling from patient to patient as the chaos unfolds.
@salmannaeem217 @drmohansai
#POCUS #Scanuary
I’m C-3POcus, the emergency department ultrasound machine that never sleeps 🤖📟
I’ll keep taking you through my ED shift today — rolling from patient to patient as the chaos unfolds.
@salmannaeem217 @drmohansai
#POCUS #Scanuary
🚨 The red phone rings — ambulance pre-alert for red flag sepsis!
A gentleman in his 60s: lethargic and breathless.
Vitals from the crew:
• HR 130
• RR 35
• SBP 80
• Cool peripheries
They’re 5 minutes away.
It’s obviously sepsis… right? 🤔
We get ready in ED Resus. My doc loves a systematic approach to shock. He reminds his colleague of HI-MAP (aka RUSH protocol)
A gentleman in his 60s: lethargic and breathless.
Vitals from the crew:
• HR 130
• RR 35
• SBP 80
• Cool peripheries
They’re 5 minutes away.
It’s obviously sepsis… right? 🤔
We get ready in ED Resus. My doc loves a systematic approach to shock. He reminds his colleague of HI-MAP (aka RUSH protocol)
Patient arrives. The numbers were accurate — he looks very unwell.
Lets RUSH through the HI-MAP!
Someone hangs the first litre of IV fluid.
Let’s look at the heart 👀
LV: hyperdynamic
RV: not dilated
No pericardial effusion
We complete the rest of
HI-MAP:
IVC is collapsing >50%
No free fluid
No abdominal aortic aneurysm
No pneumothorax
No massive pleural effusion
So…
❌ Not tamponade
❌ Not massive PE
❌ Not obvious cardiogenic shock
Or is it…?
Lets RUSH through the HI-MAP!
Someone hangs the first litre of IV fluid.
Let’s look at the heart 👀
LV: hyperdynamic
RV: not dilated
No pericardial effusion
We complete the rest of
HI-MAP:
IVC is collapsing >50%
No free fluid
No abdominal aortic aneurysm
No pneumothorax
No massive pleural effusion
So…
❌ Not tamponade
❌ Not massive PE
❌ Not obvious cardiogenic shock
Or is it…?
BOARD OF PEACE 🕊️
“The first steps toward a brighter day for the Middle East, and a much safer future for the world are unfolding right before your very eyes.” - President Donald J. Trump
“The first steps toward a brighter day for the Middle East, and a much safer future for the world are unfolding right before your very eyes.” - President Donald J. Trump
Kennen wir doch schon - jetzt Unis im Visier:
▶️ AfD flutet Landesregierung in MV mit Anfragen:
▶️ „Sie missbrauchen ihr Recht“
Die Rechtsaußen-Partei stellt mit Abstand die meisten Kleinen Anfragen im Schweriner Landtag.
▶️ AfD flutet Landesregierung in MV mit Anfragen:
▶️ „Sie missbrauchen ihr Recht“
Die Rechtsaußen-Partei stellt mit Abstand die meisten Kleinen Anfragen im Schweriner Landtag.
Ein Ziel sind auch die Universitäten, die etwa Fragen nach
👉Herkunftsland und
👉Geschlecht ihres wissenschaftlichen Personals
beantworten müssen.
▶️ Rostocks Uni-Rektorin sieht das mit Sorge, SPD und Grüne üben harsche Kritik an der AfD-Praxis.
archive.is/gUC6s
👉Herkunftsland und
👉Geschlecht ihres wissenschaftlichen Personals
beantworten müssen.
▶️ Rostocks Uni-Rektorin sieht das mit Sorge, SPD und Grüne üben harsche Kritik an der AfD-Praxis.
archive.is/gUC6s
‼️"Wir kontrollieren Schwesig und Konsorten!“ Der Satz, der auf der Internetseite der AfD-Landtagsfraktion zum Stichwort
▶️ „Anfragen“
geschrieben steht, liest sich wie eine Kampfansage – und ist es zweifellos auch.
▶️ „Anfragen“
geschrieben steht, liest sich wie eine Kampfansage – und ist es zweifellos auch.