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• The viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), originally an Indian social media phenomenon, has expanded internationally with the launch of new branches in Pakistan. • These new iterations include the Cockroach Awami Party and the Muttahida Cockroach Movement, mirroring the satirical nature of the original party. • This expansion highlights the cross-border appeal of internet meme culture and political satire in South Asia, using humor to comment on governance.

Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDCA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-OH, and that blanket kratom bans could harm people using natural kratom to aid pain management or addiction recovery.Walter Prozialeck, a pharmacology professor at Midwestern University, said he was unsurprised by the report, which found that kratom-related poisonings went up by about 1,200% over the last decade, with a marked surge in 2025. Continue reading...