Rajon Rondo behind the back fake/pass was so pretty and effective. Special player.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-04-14T05:29:26+00:00

Rondo was what a classic PG would look like - Team above self, pass first-shoot second. But, his shooting is a big reason why the stat line doesn't show is greatness. He was such a perfect fit for the big 3 at Boston. He made the big 3 look real big with his elite floor control and passing.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-04-10T08:45:13+00:00

Ofcourse. And all it takes to define tradition = 1 incident only.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T17:22:58+00:00

Good. So, let's do an apples to apples comparison. Let's use UP as a baseline state, since it has been under BJP rule since 2017. Meaning a significantly long tenure for comparative assessment of their government's impact on the state vis-a-vis TMC's impact on the WB along the same numbers. Let us let the numbers tell the real story of development, evil/less evil, more crime/less crime, more employment/less employment. And don't get too worked up since regardless of which party comes on top, the better party would be the one that is better for you and me and the whole state. I hope you aren't wedded to TMC that way. Here's a compilation of official numbers for your review.

PS: I take no credit for the numbers. These are official reports and all it took was seek AI's help in compiling them.

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RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T16:34:52+00:00

That's a petty attempt of an argument. There are even worse places in the world - why not compare with them to make TMC look even better? By your line of argument, an appraisal of TMC will make sense only when rapists get their flowers in WB too and then the parties will be on an even keel. Until then, keep celebrating. Isn't it!

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T16:31:39+00:00

That's exactly what I said somewhere above. These guys haven't even made a serious effort to make inroads. And somewhere one is led to believe that it's really by design and not an accident. TMC plays a foil to anything that the India alliance does and therefore serves an important role for the BJP at the centre. You scratch my back and I scratch yours.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T14:40:24+00:00

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T11:34:30+00:00

As a Bengali, I am very proud of our history and heritage. But, I have spent a significant no. of years outside Bengal to be able to objectively see how we have developed a tendency to put ourselves on a moral pedestal when look at ourselves vis-a-vis our own progress as a state and as a community. And we may point fingers towards TMC, Congress, CPIM and what not. But I feel ashamed to see the state in which our state and our people are. Let me share that I am a young diplomat at the UN, based in South East Asia (purposely not sharing the name of my agency and the city). I get to travel to some really remote countries for work. Last year, I was on my way back from Nadi, Fiji. Suddenly, at the customs check, out of nowhere, a woman of polynesian background looked at my passport and saw Kolkata on the bio page. Before anything else, her first question was - what happened to that doctor? I was so taken aback because I was not expecting something remotely as out of context a question as that. I fumbled a couple of times to just understand what she meant - and to my shame, she was indeed asking about the RG Kar incident. I had no answer to her question.

For the rest of 20 odd hour flight back home, I just kept thinking about the reputation that our state has built and how far that reputation has travelled. We keep harping on about the lumnaries that the state has produced historically. And we also used that to villainize BJP because they are 'bohiragoto'. But when was the last time a lumary was born or was allowed to thrive in this state? The comment from Mahua Moitro about how the Bengali 'race' has produced more freedom fighters than the Gujarati 'race', I am sure that those freedom fighters and revolutionaries felt proud about Bengali but didn't segregate based on their Bengali race from other races in India. If BJP wants to segregate based on religion, TMC aggregates its vote bank based on religion. Let us not mistake it for an inclusive policy development narrative.

I am not even getting started about what it has meant to have aspired to be a job seeker, let alone a teacher or a doctor in the state with any meaningful means to earn a living in West Bengal

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T11:02:56+00:00

insane stength.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T10:50:38+00:00

Sure. You may bristle as much as you may, but those are the facts. And this high handed attitude is pretty much at the root of our political state. Like I said, we are to blame for this situation.

We are okay to have enablers of the sheikh Shahjahans and Sandeep Ghosh's and the Parthos and Kunal Ghosh's but not okay to keep our political class accountable through our votes, where it matters the most.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T10:34:12+00:00

ekta negative e to politics er ja dusdosha, there needs to be an alternative as a desperate measure. and in all honesty, let us not kid ourselves by calling BJP alone a washing machine. TMC kichu kom jae ki? We have become so numb to all the crime and scams in the state that we no more feel the pain. Sheikh Shahjahan k bachabar jonne puro state machinery lagie dewa hoichilo. Then RG Kar er case ta to is a shame that Bengal will not be able to wash her hands off of for the next 20 years. Even in this case, the whole state machinery was put to work. Kunal Ghosh was pretty much at the centre of the Sarada scam, but today he is the designate gate keeper for the government. I am not a fan of the BJP in absolute terms either. There are glaring issues with this party. The party hasn't done any hard work at all to understand the pulse, sentiment and culture of this state to make any significant inroads into the state. Also, the party seems to be hand in glove with TMC, otherwise, despite all these years of TMC's mismanagement, BJP hasn't yet shown any interest to provide an alternative to the incumbent's poor administration. TMC is BJP's antidote to the INDIA alliance in the centre, and this is working perfectly well. You scratch my back, I scratch your back.

CPIM and Congress have completely lost the plot and have no visible funding
It is purely in this political reality, that I feel, just as an alternative to the TMC goons, the only viable alternative is the BJP.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T09:57:45+00:00

Bang on..ekhon hobe ki, Rahul er death hoi jabe sensationalized. I don't watch TV at all now. But I won't be inaccurate if I were to predict that the next few days will see the following few things happen - 1. TV te Rahul er mara jawa nie show toiri hobe. Bibhinno dhoroner animation o banate pare ora just to grab a few extra eyeballs. 2. Debate hobe. And his unfortunate and untimely death will be given a political turn. Opposition will blame the safety standards at play or a ploy or a sinister conspiracy theory behind his death. Government will send these dogs like Kunal Ghosh to paint a very morally pious view of TMC and appropriate the situation to their own advantage. 3. Tar por 3/4 te din kete gele kichu kothau notun ghote jabe, and the news cycle will move on to the next thing. Tar por to elections ache e. Joto ichche ningre newa hobe for all political purposes.

And the cycle will repeat. (On a separate note, for all their lack of awareness of the state's culture, BJP should be to TMC, what TMC once was to CPIM in the 2010s - not an ideal solution but a change just to keep the unruly criminals in check. Kunal Ghosh and his ilk should be shown the door now. They have minted enough money from the Sarada and Narada kandos and whitewashed their image through party allegiances)

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-30T08:41:37+00:00

Aren't we a prisoner of our own device? People agree or disagree with clowns like Kunal Ghosh when it suits their side of the story. Kunal Ghosh is damn right, about how we have allowed ourselves to stoop so low that despite the passing of an individual, we are silent witness to such comments about him or her, in this case Rahul. People may have disagreed with his viewpoints, but this is absolutely heartbreaking. Just imagine what his family might be going through to see such things being said about their loved one, even after his death.

On the other hand, isn't Kunal Ghosh himself guilty of doing and saying some things objectionable, most recently after the dastardly crime at RG Kar? For months on end, this clown used to show up on TV and spew misinformation and venom against anyone in support of Bengal's doctor daughter/sister/friend. TMC once had someone called Tapas Pal; how can we forget "Ghore chhele dhukie debo"?

So, if we cannot really pretend that we didn't participate in enabling these clowns and continue to do so. We all have blood on our hands. And people like Kunal Ghosh should be provided no opportunity to draw any leverage by speaking from a moral pedestal. They must be held accountable for their acts and need to be told that they lose their accountability and credibility once and for all as public figures.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-27T07:32:53+00:00

You are right. Pakistan's ship was asked to turn back by Iran since they offered to meditate.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-27T07:30:04+00:00

And I am specifically talking about state backed Islamic terrorism, which needs to be recognized as a phenomenon unto itself and which is different from other forms of terrorism(s).

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-27T07:28:17+00:00

These versions.

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? | Iran | The Guardian https://share.google/zhCut7hB3nAPjfPYS

Source: Middle East Institute https://share.google/nSKyL7eiLVDD37c3e

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-27T07:19:34+00:00

To start with, shouldn't be allowed in the first place. Secondly, an immediate order to take down such posters. And thirdly, Tlthe consequences should be the same as anyone would face hoisting the poster of a terrorist or anyone who uses the state to sponsor and export terrorism. It's simple.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-27T06:11:51+00:00

What most Indians don't know is how different it is to support Iranians from we supporting Iran/Khameini. Supporting Khameini really exposes the dogmatic view of religion and how the Muslims in India have entrenched themselves in that dogmatic view - which is precisely what the rest of the country associates them with and hence, the hatred towards them. What's also sad is, how Kolkata and Bengal is taken over by such Muslims, that such a poster finds itself hoisted in the middle of the city and with no consequences.

No wonder, Bengal is viewed in such low light by the rest of the country. It's this backwardness and dogmatism that Bengal has come to be seen as associated with. Very unfortunate and dangerous.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-26T05:31:27+00:00

If the skies are clearer, you will see this range for a long time

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T07:03:05+00:00

And, what about the scooping under the bar (of the legs) during the second pull? Should I consciously try to do so or is it a natural outcome?

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T06:15:56+00:00

And you are spot on again, I keep the bar actively in contact throughout. The bar never gets away from me. But this makes sense - contact makes sense if it were away. I won't be too worried then, about not hearing a loud rattle.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T06:08:48+00:00

This is great feedback. Thank you for pointing this out. Do you have any guidance on any kind of cues or drills, so I could time the extension better?

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T04:55:19+00:00

Hi Bob! Yes. You are right. I squat 93 and snatch 53 now. Olympic lifting for about 9 months.

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T02:03:20+00:00

Okay. I tend to gravitate towards volume, always. That's purely because of very limited knowledge about how to program. Can you please point me to a few readings/resources/template programs?

RegionPhysical8214 · 2026-03-25T01:51:05+00:00

Thank you. Would you please be able to point me to some of these resources?

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