TonyJoseph
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Author: 'Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors And Where We Came From'. Now working on a sequel.
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Under Apartheid's Group Areas Act, passed in 1950, more than 3.5 million Blacks were forcibly removed from cities and desirable farmland to remote under-resourced areas which eventually became known as homelands. Until the end of apartheid, Blacks were not allowed to own land in "white" areas.
May 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Under Apartheid's Group Areas Act, passed in 1950, more than 3.5 million Blacks were forcibly removed from cities and desirable farmland to remote under-resourced areas which eventually became known as homelands. Until the end of apartheid, Blacks were not allowed to own land in "white" areas.
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A novel and enlightening intervention on the delimitation debate by Bastian Steuwer:
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
The key argument against delimitation shouldn’t be population policy but the ‘one person, one vote’ principle
Supporters of delimitation say that “one person, one vote” justifies delimitation based on population size. But this conclusion is false
indianexpress.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A novel and enlightening intervention on the delimitation debate by Bastian Steuwer:
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
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Eminent Sanskritist Sheldon Pollock, the former MESAAS dept head at Columbia, writes that "like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance."
The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock
Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Eminent Sanskritist Sheldon Pollock, the former MESAAS dept head at Columbia, writes that "like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance."
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New from me - is it possible we are actually at peak populism? This post is an exercise in working through a scenario - I may very well be wrong. But also, outside of America, I think something is shifting. Because of America. 1/n
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Twilight of the Populists?
Perhaps it's possible that, despite it all, we have reached peak populism
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March 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New from me - is it possible we are actually at peak populism? This post is an exercise in working through a scenario - I may very well be wrong. But also, outside of America, I think something is shifting. Because of America. 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/twilight-o...
benansell.substack.com/p/twilight-o...
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If you think Musk wants all this data in order to root out fraud and marginally improve government efficiency, I have several bridges to sell you.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If you think Musk wants all this data in order to root out fraud and marginally improve government efficiency, I have several bridges to sell you.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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The role of Hindutva in Trump’s return to power, and in the rise of other religious nationalisms for that matter, is virtually absent from mainstream media. That is because they have used anti-racism framing to protect themselves. Liberals are not prepared to respond and they need to be.
“As Hindutva grows…inextricable from Trumpism, how will liberal institutions and the Democratic Party respond? If their complacent patronage of the Sangh continues, the latter might continue to cannibalize liberal institutions even as they provide a convenient brown face for MAGA.”
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February 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The role of Hindutva in Trump’s return to power, and in the rise of other religious nationalisms for that matter, is virtually absent from mainstream media. That is because they have used anti-racism framing to protect themselves. Liberals are not prepared to respond and they need to be.
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So the only asylum seekers the US will now admit are White people from former apartheid South Africa.
February 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
So the only asylum seekers the US will now admit are White people from former apartheid South Africa.
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Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
December 22, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
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President Musk is handed a defeat before he officially takes office. He is going to scold VP Trump for failing to follow through on his directives
December 20, 2024 at 1:16 AM
President Musk is handed a defeat before he officially takes office. He is going to scold VP Trump for failing to follow through on his directives
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President-elect Musk is really setting down the marker of how he wants to run his administration.
VP Trump better pay attention.
VP Trump better pay attention.
December 19, 2024 at 12:52 AM
President-elect Musk is really setting down the marker of how he wants to run his administration.
VP Trump better pay attention.
VP Trump better pay attention.
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December 18, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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If this singer can risk her life to oppose tyranny, our media can risk their profits.
December 15, 2024 at 3:06 PM
If this singer can risk her life to oppose tyranny, our media can risk their profits.
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Any time we see another CEO pony up a million for Trump’s inauguration, remember this headline.
December 14, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Any time we see another CEO pony up a million for Trump’s inauguration, remember this headline.
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So Luigi Mangione could just run for president and have the charges dropped if he wins, is that how it works?
December 10, 2024 at 4:05 AM
So Luigi Mangione could just run for president and have the charges dropped if he wins, is that how it works?
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Some say arsenic is poisonous to drink and could kill you, while others claim it’s delicious and nutritious. In today’s @latimes.com we look at #bothsides of this debate… 😬🙄
Cause we all know every story has two equal and opposite sides, right?
Soon-Shiong saying "the reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story based on that story" is among the scariest and stupidest things I've ever heard. There'd be an alternative version of each story written by AI in Trumpese??? www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/m...
December 7, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Some say arsenic is poisonous to drink and could kill you, while others claim it’s delicious and nutritious. In today’s @latimes.com we look at #bothsides of this debate… 😬🙄
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Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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December 7, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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"Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King," by Patrick Olivelle, is state-of-the-art history and a great read too -- and named one of the "Best Books of 2024" by The New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/best-books-2... #ancient #india #empire #epigraphy #skystorians #history
December 7, 2024 at 6:32 PM
"Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King," by Patrick Olivelle, is state-of-the-art history and a great read too -- and named one of the "Best Books of 2024" by The New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/best-books-2... #ancient #india #empire #epigraphy #skystorians #history
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As "The Gujaratis: A Portrait of a Community" begins to appear on shop-fronts in India, here's what Rachel Dwyer, professor emeritus at SOAS University (who taught Gujarati, besides other subjects) said, after she read the book :-)
December 6, 2024 at 1:02 PM
As "The Gujaratis: A Portrait of a Community" begins to appear on shop-fronts in India, here's what Rachel Dwyer, professor emeritus at SOAS University (who taught Gujarati, besides other subjects) said, after she read the book :-)
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Really looking out for the working class.
There are 14 BILLIONAIRES that are part of the second Trump administration
December 6, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Really looking out for the working class.
With economic growth slowing, the party in power thinks it can ‘dig’ its way out of trouble. Hence the ‘survey’ of places of worship.
December 1, 2024 at 4:41 AM
With economic growth slowing, the party in power thinks it can ‘dig’ its way out of trouble. Hence the ‘survey’ of places of worship.
How the world’s largest democracy slid towards authoritarianism
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism
“The New India,” by Rahul Bhatia, combines personal history and investigative journalism to account for his country’s turn to militant Hindu nationalism.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:13 AM
How the world’s largest democracy slid towards authoritarianism
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...