The age of #wisdom. #poetry

Deservedly dead: The Hindu Editorial on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 failed to secure the two-thirds majority required for a constitutional amendment; ramrod approach to delimitation was bound to fail

Deservedly dead: On the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026

A ramrod approach to delimitation was bound to fail www.thehindu.com/opinion/edit...

Delimitation India 2026: How new Bill shifts power to North states tilt map Lok Sabha seats: The 131st Amendment and delimitation plan may redraw India’s electoral map, raising MPs to 850 while shifting proportional power northward, fuelling debate on federal balance, gender ...

How delimitation tilts India’s republic northward If the Union Government insists on pushing this demographic guillotine, one way to safeguard the interests of southern states is radical political and fiscal decentralisation. #India #federalism

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Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems revealed its filing for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, bringing the Nvidia rival closer to the public markets as it ​seeks to tap into growing optimism around a broad revival in the listings market.

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White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid rising fear about Mythos model The Trump administration and Anthropic's CEO on Friday discussed working together for the ‌first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the AI firm over how that company's models should be used.

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Modi's 3 bill legislation fails to pass in Lok Sabha, the Indian 'lower' house of Parliament.
Thisnis incredible news.
The 3 bills had been inflated and combined to change the electoral map of India, increase MP numbers and punish women + prosperous states. 1/2

Is #college education still worth it in #India as #AI reshapes jobs market? www.business-standard.com/amp/educatio... Indians now spend four hours a day on mobile devices, much of it devoted to short-form videos.

Frogs by Norman MacCaig Frogs sit more solid than anything sits. In mid-leap they are parachutists falling in a free fall. They die on roads with arms across their chests and heads high. I love frogs that sit like Buddha, that fall without parachutes, that die like Italian tenors. Above all, I love them because, pursued in water, they never panic so much that they fail to make stylish triangles with their ballet dancer’s legs.

I love frogs that sit
like Buddha, that fall without
parachutes, that die
like Italian tenors…

—Norman MacCaig, “Frogs”
The Poems of Norman MacCaig, Polygon 2011
#WorldFrogDay 🐸
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Iconic Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies in Mumbai, The Hindu reports Iconic ​Indian singer ‌Asha ​Bhosle ​has died ⁠at ​the ​age of ​92 ​in Mumbai, The ‌Hindu ⁠newspaper reported ​on ​Sunday.

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I stand before you
stripped bare
My armoured skin shed revealing underneath
The woman long hidden
Do not betray my trust
The world is harsh enough
without words that cut and burn
I won't vanish into the fortress I once made
Because of other's spite
I will speak my truth
#poetry

“But the cargo remains
cold iron truths
resting between us
like passengers
no one wants to name…”

Yashica Dutt recommends The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF. With smaller inset pics of editor R Talitha Samuel, author Rahee Punyashloka, and translator Divya Kalavala

"This is where this delicious anthology comes in: naming feelings that often seem unnameable... drawing the reader into a world that caste-oppressed people inhabit all their lives — yet one that mostly goes unnoticed, or is wilfully ignored.”

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US court declines to block Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now A Washington, D.C., federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to block the Pentagon's national security blacklisting of AI ‌company Anthropic for now, a win for the Trump administration that comes after another appeals court came to the opposite conclusion in a separate legal challenge by Anthropic.

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The ‘unfair’ job of being a conservationist in a world working against nature Jessie Panazzolo was given a stuffed gorilla when she was 3, and from then on, she always wanted to be a conservationist. But a reasonable career track of being gainfully employed or on a livable…

Conservationists face grueling conditions, low pay, & a rising mental health crisis.

On the Mongabay Newscast with @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, Jessie Panazzolo discusses "eco-grief" & why the industry must stop exploiting passion to build a more sustainable future for those protecting the planet.

Peak #Bangalore moment in the morning…
#Bangaloretraffic

Signed by 193 MPs, Notice to Impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar Rejected in Both Houses; No Reason Provided Opposition MPs accused the BJP of ‘mocking’ parliament as no reason was provided for rejecting the two separate notices moved in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on March 12.

Ah! #Democracy dying by the day in #India. Signed by 193 MPs, Notice to #Impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar Rejected in Both Houses; No Reason Provided. “After due consideration”, rejected. thewire.in/politics/sig...

Trump says US will target Iran's infrastructure on Tuesday U.S. ‌President Donald ​Trump ​on Sunday said ⁠in ​a ​Truth Social post that "Tuesday ​will ​be Power Plant ‌Day, ⁠and Bridge Day, ​all ​wrapped ⁠up in ​one, ​in ⁠Iran."

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WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram

India's Adani Total Gas raises prices, citing Middle East conflict India's Adani Total Gas (ATGL) has sharply raised prices for ​supplies to industrial clients citing lower availability ‌of gas due to conflict in the Middle East, according to a customer notice seen by ​Reuters.

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I’m worried my boyfriend’s use of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself | Annalisa Barbieri Overdependence on chatbots is a growing problem, and though your boyfriend’s ADHD may be a factor, he needs to find the root of his anxiety

I’m worried my boyfriend’s use of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself | Annalisa Barbieri

The poster for the movie Train Dreams. It is a close up of Joel Edgerton’s face looking to the right.

I don’t think it will win Best Picture or Best Actor, but I really loved “Train Dreams” and Joel Edgerton is absolutely amazing in it.

Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.

Cuba is home alone in Latin America

Cuba’s collapse has long been predicted; this time, it feels unmistakably real.

Kumari Loves a Monster Reprinting a romantic picture book about South Indian women who are in love with gruesome monsters. Bilingual English & Tamil.

Goodreads reviews of KUMARI LOVES A MONSTER:

"completely bizarre and completely, completely charming"

"these illustrations were LIT"

"bizarrely beautiful"

"sure wish I could find a man with 4+ arms to teach me karate and shapes"

BACK OUR REPRINT DRIVE!

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Why you will never marry!
(Source: Lone Fox Dancing - an autobiography, Ruskin Bond, 2017)

A window view. The dusk. Live singing. A Good tea and ambience. A perfect set up to write. #Darjeeljng #travel #weekend

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#poem #poetry #dictatorship #liveinaDictatorship

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos

Lawyers for the federal government have filed a motion to expedite the deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy in the blue conejo hat whose image rocketed around the world after federal agents detained him and his father in Minnesota last month. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

GOV. SHAPIRO: “.. this guy always seems to find a lower and lower common denominator..”

@governor.pa.gov

Why is monogamy in crisis? The animal kingdom could give us some clues | Elle Hunt As fewer people choose to pair up, let alone marry, it could be that our species’ mating patterns are moving closer to the natural order, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt

Why is monogamy in crisis? The animal kingdom could give us some clues | Elle Hunt

Some poems don’t whisper, they warn.

The 2nd person address is confrontational but the poet deliberately avoids naming the guilty, meaning 76 years later there is still terrible truth and relevance in this poem.

“Do not feel safe. The poet remembers.”

#poetry
#poemoftheday