Tama Salim – When I was growing up in the 1990s, history was something to be memorized, not understood.
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August 2025
The Indonesian Military (TNI) under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto is growing bigger. The Army (TNI AD) now has 21 Regional Military Commands (Kodam) from the previous 15 throughout Indonesia.
Onlooker: If you want to install the One Piece flag please go ahead, this is a democratic country, that's freedom of expression.
Government official: Careful, you could be charged with treason.
Father: That authoritarian, arbitrary and corrupt regime is only in your favourite anime, right? It's not a real country? Yeah.
Rocket cone reads 5.12%
Black smoke reads: Tax revenue down, automotive sales weak, sluggish bank loans, wave of layoffs, tariff hikes
July 2025
Woman: It's dangerous Mr, there's lots of adulterated rice.
Man: It's already a trend! The proof, lots of adulated officials.
Signs read "Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detainees", "Attorney General's Office detainees".
Terong (Eggplant): Later after graduating with a degree, a masters, the job opportunities will be wide open for me, ha ha ha!!!
Crowd: Dumb kindergarten kid. You know don't you, we're all masters graduates, but we've been unemployed for several years!!!
June 2025
Man: I'm optimistic we can be great! The land is full of gold, nickel, copper, the seas are full of fish!
Kid: But there's lots of unemployed! Corruptors are getting greedier and know no shame!!!
May 2025
Business owner: Why be afraid of thugs, on payment day, it's safe.
A spate of recent media reports about rampant extortion of foreign and domestic companies by so-called social or mass organisations (ormas) is hardily news for anybody familiar with running a business in Indonesia.
Poki: Grook, ZZZ. KRRR. Grook. Nyem... Nyem.
Father: You're asleep already but still noisy, you're breaking my concentration.
Poki: ZZZ (newspaper reads "Retired TNI officers call for leader to be replaced").
Poki: I'm not afraid! I'm a tough kid. Nyem... nyem...
Parents: Is Poki dreaming? Is she delirious?
Cat: A monolog?