wtf

[M.R. Sharan @sharanidli]

The BJP won the 2019 parliamentary elections in India: but was it ALL fair and square?

This astonishing new working paper by @sabya_economist provides scientific evidence that suggests vote(r) manipulation by BJP.

And no, this is NOT about EVMs.
https://t.co/H99CGJPhTV
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[Karuna Nundy @karunanundy]

Unpopular opinion: #BarbieTheMovie was terrible. All the self awareness and Gerwig-Robbieness in the world leaves the core issue untouched. #Barbie promotes body dysmorphia in our real life, future doctors, Presidents and Supreme Court Judges.

[Richard Dawkins @RichardDawkins]

If you asked a cricketer to fly through the air and throw himself full length on the ground, I think he couldn’t do it. Perhaps not even for a large bribe. Yet, because there is a ball to catch, he can do it, and does without hesitation. We see similar sights regularly in first class cricket. Discuss.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Are the headlines meant to bury an important story when it is not comfortable for the ruling dispensation in Delhi?

[Sankarshan Thakur @SankarshanT]

Our rulers have now ducked beneath the abysmally low standards they set in the first place. It’s an astonishing run to the (bottomless) bottom

[Ilse Köhler-Rollefson @IlseKohler]

Ominous and heart-breaking, the impact of 'green energy' in the Thar Desert I love. Nothing green about it. https://t.co/R94dx2fUgK #RuralIndiaOnline via @PARINetwork

[Apoorvanand अपूर्वानंद @Apoorvanand__]

We must understand that it is the majoritarian violence which targeted the minority Kuki community and the violated women are part of that community. The state machinery not only tolerated but tacitly supported it. With blessings from the top.There is no other way to explain it.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

All 10 Naga MLAs, including from the BJP: “All of this is happening because of one man — because one man is being protected. We can’t understand why the Centre is shielding the Chief Minister (N Biren Singh)." https://t.co/xTatzHkWKt

[Nivedita Khandekar @nivedita_Him]

Days before 'the video' emerged, @ToraAgarwala had travelled to Manipur to interview Kuki women who faced extreme violence at the hands of the mobs.

Look at the legwork Tora has put in ... to bring together this even difficult to read story. https://t.co/2vUfudfb8J

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

.@sajithkumar leaves little to imagination on who is on the other side of the telephone line.

[Prasanna S @prasanna_s]

Not only has the NHRC chair not resigned, but there hasn't even been calls for his resignation.

It is no longer 'decay of institution.'

Decay is the institution.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Can anyone tell me why the case of loss of 4,537 arms and 6.32 lakh rounds of ammunition from police armouries has not been handed over to the NIA? Why is it being allowed to go unchecked?

95% of these weapons are in the Imphal Valley, as per officials.
https://t.co/J4uWNmNBzs

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

Searing piece by @pbmehta today: shreds PM's statement on Manipur rape horror, whataboutery & attempts to compare to other states, and EAM Jaishankar's earlier defence of internet bans, something that allowed the horror to be buried from national conscience for 70 days
https://t.co/wd9fO7hxGq

[Tora Agarwala @ToraAgarwala]

Before the video emerged, I spent a week in Manipur tracking down cases of violence against women.

4 women bravely recounted every detail of their brutal assault to me.

Thank you @scroll_in for commissioning this crucial story. It is not an easy read

https://t.co/B8yefxoYaQ

[Hartosh Singh Bal @HartoshSinghBal]

'In 1993, Reuters picked up stake in ANI, which now stands at 49 %. “ANI in 2011 provided 99 percent of Reuters coverage from India,” John Jirik wrote...
so those who use @reuters feed from india, do think twice before relying on it, if possible don't.
https://t.co/0DBepAWoqf

[Mahua/ মহুয়া 🍉 @mahuadey20]

The President of India is a Woman.

The Governor of Manipur is also a Woman .

[Orion Magazine @Orion_Magazine]

“The vital predation element of the ecosystem has been missing in this land for hundreds of years, since wolves were hunted to extinction.”

Charlotte McConaghy (@CharMcConaghy) on restoring wolf populations.
https://t.co/P75PYcXCEh

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

Climate adaptation by the rich!

[Orion Magazine @Orion_Magazine]

TOMORROW: Join us!

Alongside @ASU, we’re gathering @MerlinSheldrake, @kaitlinsm1th, & @jeffvandermeer for a special event all about fungi.

The Future Is Fungi starts 7/11 at 1 p.m. Register right here: https://t.co/x8R0g7VCAy