ప్రొఫెసర్ సాల్వటోర్ (Salvatore Babones)’s Tweets

Comments against Collegium not well taken: SC on criticism by govt functionaries

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To be technically correct, India's Collegium system for the appointment of judges isn't the 'law of the land', since it isn't sanctioned by any actual law of the land. Even an American sociologist in Sydney can see that. But English is a subtle language.

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The apex court's statement came amidst the ongoing differences between the Judiciary and the Centre over the collegium system, especially in light of statements by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and...

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Ok, video coming soon!

That's my favorite Congressman, Rep.

@Jim_Jordan

. Makes me want to move to Ohio, just so I can vote for him. Almost.

Jim Jordan Rips Democrats for Politicizing the Supreme Court

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OK, a quick overnight poll. Which Indian language is the most attractive for men to speak? I want to sound sexy in my first film role.

Hindi
59.9%
Kannada
15.5%
Malayalam
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Telugu
17.5%

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This is actually a VERY good idea, and would provide a proving ground for technologies that might be used elsewhere. (trialing an objective, quantitative democracy index based primarily on election data)

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Chugululu

@Chugululu

Replying to @ArunKrishnan_ @sbabones and @IndicHistory

Maybe we do this amongst Indian states first

And on YouTube:

Why it's so difficult to create an objective democracy ranking: the...

Why it's so difficult to create an objective democracy ranking, with apologies

@ArunKrishnan_

@IndicHistory

: the data just aren't there, and when the data are there, they're nuanced. But a straight election-based metric might be possible by the mid-2020s.

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This is real? This is real.

Military official bullied me over sex education: Concerned mom

New Jersey mother Angela Reading shares with Tucker Carlson how an Army officer allegedly bullied her on Facebook for voicing concern over her child's elemen...

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If we do, maybe she'll actually release a newsletter.

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And for those who prefer to watch on YouTube:

Revisiting the Hon. Mr. Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticisms of the ISC's...

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Revisiting the Hon. Mr. Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticisms of the Indian Supreme Court's 'Basic Structure' doctrine: "There is no parallel to such a development in democratic history" or #JudgesKnowBest?

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And no, that's not a mistake. I don't speak any Malayalam!

A Practical Plan for Supreme Court Elections

My own view on judicial appointments: "A Practical Plan for Supreme Court Elections: To help strengthen American democracy, it’s high time to consider Supreme Court elections."

nationalinterest.org

To help strengthen American democracy, it’s high time to consider Supreme Court elections.

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Spoken like a true Andhran!

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'Historic Mandate Of Parliament Undone': Vice President Dhankar Tears Into Judiciary Over NJAC

Silly man. What makes him think that the 'Basic Structure' of the Indian Constitution is democratic? #JudgesKnowBest

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The Genius of Jokowi | by Kishore Mahbubani - Project Syndicate

"The success of Indonesian President Joko Widodo deserves wider acclaim and appreciation. 'Jokowi' is providing a model of good governance from which the rest of the world can learn." -- Kishore Mahbubani, October 6, 2021:

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Kishore Mahbubani argues that Indonesia's president has established a model of good governance for others to follow.

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Thiruvananthapuram! Thank you, Dr.

@JayTharappel

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Please don't call me Australian.

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Wilfred Quadros

@WilfredQuadros1

Replying to @ApoCurious and @sbabones

You, me, the guy in news I shared & Dr. Ambedkar are Indians. @sbabones is an Australian interfering in our political affairs.

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Elon Musk fires Twitter lawyer James Baker over Hunter Biden story...

About time ...

nypost.com

Elon Musk has fired Twitter's general counsel James Baker for his alleged role in the suppression of The Post's Hunter Biden laptop expose.

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History is ... complicated. "The whole object of the Sangh is to create a slave mentality among the Untouchables towards their Hindu masters." - B.R. Ambedkar, 1945 Of course, the "Sangh" in question was the Harijan Sevak Sangh. See page 266 in: indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/what-co

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"Can academics afford political neutrality? Society needs its intellectuals to take part in discussion using all available platforms." Writes

@ashoswai

, from Dubai.

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Ashok Swain

@ashoswai

Dec 28, 2020

#MyPiece - If the politics of a country goes seriously wrong, all contributions academics are hoping to make will become useless. Thus, even if it is time-consuming and perilous, academics should actively contribute to the political debate of the country. gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds

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I've been informed that some people are blocked ... by Prof. Swain? Surely not.

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Yes, I strongly encourage

@Sydney_Uni

to look more closely into all the good press I have generated for the university in its most important future market, and finally give me the professorial chair that I so clearly deserve!

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Parthiban Shanmugam

@hollywoodcurry

Replying to @ashoswai and @mscott

.@Sydney_Uni should look into .@sbabones ‘s public racist, anti women and anti minority remarks! Interestingly, he hides behind this statement: ”'I tip the scales for justice.' === Legal disclaimer: all interactions are made in a strictly personal capacity.===“

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Yes, exactly:

@IndiaToday

magazine! youtu.be/GiQOzG7dRn0

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Indian Media Watch

@UnApologeticM1

Replying to @sbabones

Just follow the bread crumbs and you know how independent Salvatore is and who funds his travels…..

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These "Peace and Conflict Studies" people all sound alike.

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Ashok Swain

@ashoswai

Are you still teaching at the University of Sydney? Just curious because you are trolling a woman journalist from a minority community in India. And, "All these Indian websites sound alike" - that is racist. twitter.com/sbabones/statu…

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jitarth jai bharadwaj vs जितार्थ जय भारद्वाज

This is funny. But it's also indicative of the low level of knowledge of India in the West. It's why mendacious narratives about "democratic backsliding" and "religious repression" are taken seriously. Why people push mendacious narratives in the first place is another question.

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@EthnicLinkGuru

At the least expect ⁦@australian⁩ to know that ⁦@narendramodi⁩ is ⁦@PMOIndia⁩ not President. 4 India literacy Australian reporters need urgent crash course ⁦@bennpackham⁩ ⁦@damonTheOz⁩ ⁦@DrAmitSarwal⁩ ⁦@SarahLGates1⁩ ⁦@Pallavi_Aus⁩

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Cute :)

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Suhag A. Shukla

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In this week's episode of Mean Girls, I mean... twitter.com/sbabones/statu…

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It really is a bizarre coincidence that I happened to be on the editorial board of this obscure journal. What was that about the arc of justice? There must be a God in Heaven after all.

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Today I received a strange letter from the #DismantlingGlobalHindutva gang in which they tried to shut down academic debate about Hinduphobia. This video is my reply. It offers a rare insight into the world of academic pettiness and intolerance. Enjoy!

How to manufacture grievance and enforce academic intolerance. A...

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Today I received a strange letter from the #DismantlingGlobalHindutva gang in which they tried to shut down academic debate about Hinduphobia and anti-Hinduism. This video is my reply. It offers a rare insight into the world of academic pettiness and intolerance. Enjoy!

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How to manufacture grievance and enforce academic intolerance. A primer. #DismantlingGlobalHindutva

How to manufacture grievance and enforce academic intolerance. A...

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The funny thing is, it is almost certain that she was invited to speak on this topic ... on the basis of the fake stories that have now been withdrawn.

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"Salvatore Babones decimates USCIRF’s targeting of India." I'm not sure that's entirely accurate,

@TheAusToday

. "Ridicules," perhaps. Maybe even "lambasts." But "decimates"? Don't you know that I am dedicated to ahimsa?

Why world’s largest secular democracy India is on USCIRF’s hitlist

The US Commission for International Religious Freedom in its "biased and inaccurate" report alleges that religious freedom in India is under threat.Abraham C...

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Is this the same "The Wire" as the one that got in trouble for fabricating stories about the decline of Indian democracy? Just curious. All these Indian websites sound alike.

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The real villain in the #KashmirFiles wasn't the Muslim terrorist. It...

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Apparently the entire Indian internet knows what film director Nadav Lapid didn't: that the real villain in the #KashmirFiles wasn't the Muslim terrorist. It was the Hindu professor who is so transparently based on Arundhati Roy that she even mouths Roy's own words about Kashmir.

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constitutionofindia.net/constituent_as

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To be clear, I have nothing against proselytization. In fact I'm all for it. But I'm currently studying India's Constituent Assembly debates, and Mr. K. Santhanam (founding editor of the

@indianexpress

) obviously had a firm command of the English language. constitutionofindia.net/constitution_a

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