Um partido satírico online, o "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP), usa a barata como mascote na Índia. Criado por Abhijeet Dipke, o movimento viralizou com memes e hashtags, atraindo milhões de seguidores e apoio de opositores, refletindo a frustração de jovens desempregados com a política tradicional.
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Cyprus prepares for significant parliamentary elections on May 24, expected to reshape its political landscape. Polls indicate a decline for dominant parties DISY and AKEL, a rise for far-right ELAM, and the emergence of new movements like Direct Democracy and ALMA, driven by public frustration over corruption and declining trust.
The ‘meme stock’ company is remembered for Reddit traders sending its share price into orbit but its move on the auction site looks less likely to take off“Neither credible nor attractive.” No, not a line from a junior minister’s resignation letter on Tuesday. It was eBay’s succinct appraisal of the bizarre $55.5bn (£41bn) takeover offer from video games retailer GameStop, an affair that offers light distraction from the sight of UK 10-year gilt yields at 5%-plus.To recap: GameStop is the “meme stock” company that became famous a few years ago when amateur traders on a Reddit forum piled in furiously in an attempt to burn the short-sellers who were betting on the struggling retailer’s demise. Surprisingly, the Redditers succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. The squeeze drove up GameStop’s share price hundredfold, inflicting hell on serious hedge funds and making the company’s chief executive, Ryan Cohen, an anti-establishment hero. Continue reading...
GameStop's $55.5bn takeover bid for eBay has been rejected as 'neither credible nor attractive' due to concerns over funding and strategy
