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Can You Say ‘Hypocrisy’? The Republicans Sure Can!

The GOP of the 21st century can no longer be thought of as the “Grand Old Party”, for they have traded values, integrity, character and morals for … …

Can You Say ‘Hypocrisy’? The Republicans Sure Can!

गुहार / Pleading – Kaushal Kishore

 

जब कभी रात में मैं सो नहीं पाता,

खुले आसमान को देखता हूं जाता,

टिमटिमाते सितारों को निहार निहार,

लगता जज चांद से मेरे सपने लगा रहे हैं, 

तुम्हारे सपनों के खिलाफ इंसाफ की गुहार…

✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨

Whenever sleep eludes my eyes, 

I gaze at twinkling stars in the skies,

My dreams, like heartful pleas, ascend,  

To moon, the judge, for justice to defend,  

Against your dreams, in night’s radiant blend…

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–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: गुहार / Pleading – Kaushal Kishore

Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at Supreme Court bump stock ruling – Los Angeles Times

Survivors of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas and families who received somber calls hours later said they were alarmed when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a ban on the gun attachment used by the gunman who rattled off over 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes.

Source: Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at Supreme Court bump stock ruling – Los Angeles Times

India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks | India | The Guardian

…The decision to prosecute was denounced by the Communist party of India (Marxist), which said in a statement: “Condemnable. The Delhi LG has granted permission to prosecute Arundhati Roy under the draconian UAPA [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act] for a speech reportedly made 14 years ago – in 2010. Defies logic except the fascist kind. Timing is suspect since courts are on vacation, as are lawyers.”

The UAPA – under which the prosecution has been granted – is unconstitutional and undemocratic, say critics. UAPA, ostensibly a terrorism prevention law, has been routinely used by the Modi government to try to silence government critics, including lawyers, activists, journalists, priests, poets, academics, civil society members, and Kashmiri civilians.

In recent years, Roy has stood out as one of the most high-profile critics of Modi’s government, which has been accused by rights groups and others of targeting activists and the suppression of free speech…

Source: India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks | India | The Guardian