James Mathew

[Julian Assange @JulianAssange]

I'm back.

[CPI(M) Keralam @CPIMKerala]

Have all pretences been dropped by the BJP?

It is no secret that the same power centre seems to control both the Election Commission of India and the BJP. Even then, at least maintain the courtesy of two separate desks.

Now even that seems unnecessary.

Seals are being casually swapped.
A BJP seal on an Election Commission letter!
Just like the old allegation - that no matter which button you press, the lotus appears - here comes another “coincidence.”

Shouldn’t someone be paying attention?

For those trying to track the story:
An affidavit attached to a letter (dated March 19,2019) sent by the Election Commission to political parties carried the seal of the BJP Kerala unit instead of the Election Commission’s seal.

This is a first.

We have often heard claims that, no matter which button is pressed on a voting machine, the lotus lights up. But this is the first time it appears as if the BJP and the Election Commission are using the same seal.

Verified update: The document has been received by multiple parties. It has been cross-verified with at least two of the recipients. It is also confirmed that the email originated from the official Election Commission source. #ElectionCommission
#ECI
#DemocracyAtRisk
#ElectoralIntegrity
#InstitutionalCapture

[Susan Swartz @beadmomsw]

Aaron Swartz would be 36 years old today.

[Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA]

“In a monumental irony, both Julian Assange…and Edward Snowden…stand charged with the very same crimes that are likely to be brought against Mr. Trump. On both Mr. Assange and Mr. Snowden, Mr. Trump argued that they should be executed.”

[Dinesh S. Thakur @d_s_thakur]

Longish Thread 👇

Most of us have heard of 'Regulatory Capture' by the industry. But have you heard of 'Capture of Law Making Process' itself?

Fasten your seatbelts.
A sordid tale of how lobbying has almost succeeded in getting its masters a free pass from accountability
1/n

[James Mathew @jimman_]

@kushaldas @jezdez @DawnWagesSays @simonw Congrats Kushal

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

According to Delhi Police, Zubair is arrested because an anonymous Twitter account with 1 folllower complained that his sentiments are hurt.

But Komal Sharma couldn’t be arrested despite video evidence of violence. What a joke this whole system is!

#IStandWithZubair

[atul kasbekar @atulkasbekar]

Meanwhile this from Ashutosh Rana, came in on my WA

A lesson in how to answer a cheeky question with oodles of wit, common sense, lashings of poetry, delivered with firm conviction, with a smile and with so so much style

Brilliant
Do watch

[Rafael Shimunov @rafaelshimunov]

Yes this is real.

[Natasha Badhwar @natashabadhwar]

A shocking, unlawful incident of discrimination by @IndiGo6E at Ranchi airport.
#MustRead #MustDemandJustice
Reported by Manisha Gupta, witnessed by hundreds of co-passengers. #DisabilityRights
#DisabilityTwitter

https://t.co/wvFLfQbng5

[Prashant Bhushan @pbhushan1]

By the same logic, if a judge is called corrupt with a smile, there should be no contempt?

[Suhit Bombaywala @suhitbombaywala]

As anthologist, @jeetthayil kindly included eight of my poems in this anthology of 900+ pages. Honoured to be with so many wonderful fellow poets. The book, which will be released in a month, takes in a vast swathe of poets from many generations.

[Aditya Wagle @WagleAditya]

My move to management – Learnings (Part 1) https://t.co/uwopW6AFYX

[Meera Ganapathi @octopuswatch_1]

Love how some people display their produce. So utterly beautiful 🌸

[Talia Ringer 🕊🪬 @TaliaRinger]

Mad props to Chen Zhaojun of Alibaba Cloud Security for responsibly disclosing the #log4j vulnerability in private directly to the log4j developers, so that a patch to log4j was released by December 6th, several days before the vulnerability went public.

[Anurag @Anuragkukreti7]

An elephant's death in Kerala got more attention from our Celebs than the death of innocent citizens in Nagaland.

Let that Sink in.

[P. Sainath @PSainath_org]

1/7. Why is it so hard for the media to admit that the farmers at Delhi’s gates represent the largest peaceful democratic protest the world has seen in years – that too, organised at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic? Story link at end of thread.
#FarmLaws #FarmLawsRepealed

[Rob @thegallowboob]

November is homelessness awareness month, these posters sure caught my attention

[Randeep Singh Surjewala @rssurjewala]

Pseudo-Nationalism is the last refuge of cowardly fascists everywhere.

Welcome SC order setting up Spl Committee to examine misuse of spyware #Pegasus despite Modi Govts embarrassing attempts to evade, avoid & divert attention in the name of National Security.

Satyamev Jayate!