Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests

India’s youth-led protest movement recently achieved a historic milestone with the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, signaling a shift toward greater political accountability. Sparked by anger over exam corruption and fueled by a satirical "cockroach" meme, the movement highlights the frustrations of a generation facing limited job prospects and a shrinking space for dissent. Separately, experimental data reveals that even with access to future market information, most traders and AI models fail to generate consistent profits. Success in macro trading depends less on predicting market direction and more on the disciplined calibration of position sizing based on confidence levels. Finally, the global proliferation of pixelated mosaics by the anonymous artist Invader demonstrates how street art can blend physical exploration with digital engagement, encouraging observers to interact with their urban environments through a gamified lens.