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Through a law lobbied by the SGPC & #AkaliDal the @narendramodi government had disenfranchised the relatively liberal Sahajdhari Sikhs who consist mostly of Vaishya - Arora Sikhs in 2016 giving Akalis full control over the Gurudwaras, & giving rise to TRUE sikh narrative. https://t.co/WJaZjdqJDN
Udasis the monastic wing of Sikhism that was started by Guru Nanak's son Sri Chand was expelled from Gurudwaras, their murtis thrown out & declared non sikh along with Nanakpanthis & several other Sikh sects that were close to Hinduism.
If Khalistan terrorism was not anti-Hindu should explain why one after the other each & every sect in Sikhism that is similar to Hinduism was thrown out since Akali movement of 1925? Sehajdharis are latest, in 2016 to be
Why were the the 1984 riots always mentioned by leaders across political spectrum, leaders in India & abroad. But have you ever heard anyone talk about those hindus who were killed by
One of the most ancient sects of Sikhs founded by Guru Nanak's son Sri Chand the Udasis, enjoyed state patronage & support under the sikh Empire of Ranjith Singh. How did they go from there to not even being sikhs in a matter of a few decades?
https://t.co/H7sYSUeBiS
To all those RW Hindus & Non-Khalistani Sikhs telling me Sikhs are all patriots & only minorities are khalistanis. Then how come this body that manages Gurudwaras & sikh temples & appoints Jathedar of Akal Takht is supporting Khalistani protests?! https://t.co/3cxn4NPT5n pic.twitter.com/e56K4BEy6t
— Syamkrishnan Kamath (@Dharmi2020) December 7, 2020
Udasis the monastic wing of Sikhism that was started by Guru Nanak's son Sri Chand was expelled from Gurudwaras, their murtis thrown out & declared non sikh along with Nanakpanthis & several other Sikh sects that were close to Hinduism.
If Khalistan terrorism was not anti-Hindu should explain why one after the other each & every sect in Sikhism that is similar to Hinduism was thrown out since Akali movement of 1925? Sehajdharis are latest, in 2016 to be
35,000 Punjabi Hindus were killed by Khalistani terrorists in Punjab. I am yet to hear any demand of justice for them!
— Amit Srivastava (@AmiSri) December 4, 2020
Why were the the 1984 riots always mentioned by leaders across political spectrum, leaders in India & abroad. But have you ever heard anyone talk about those hindus who were killed by
Sir, with due respect data about deaths are not hidden!
— Amit Srivastava (@AmiSri) December 4, 2020
But for Sikhs, the issue is raised at every level - in state & national politics, in public, in judiciary, even at international level. But have you seen anyone even mentioning those unfortunate Hindus? That\u2019s the point!
One of the most ancient sects of Sikhs founded by Guru Nanak's son Sri Chand the Udasis, enjoyed state patronage & support under the sikh Empire of Ranjith Singh. How did they go from there to not even being sikhs in a matter of a few decades?
https://t.co/H7sYSUeBiS
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It's time for 2 hours of Putin's squirrely bullshit.
Putin spent the last 5 minutes reaffirming that Coronavirus happened, it's a thing, everybody dealt with it, and when you think about it, it really hasn't been that bad!
Like any good bureaucrat (and make no mistake, Putin is a great bureaucrat) he is filibustering with facts that sound good, while not addressing the bad facts (but waving to the the fact that other fact may exist, but you are really focusing on the wrong thing).
Being in a relationship with this man must be a complete, uninterrupted mindf---
Putin projects mastery of the facts while also delivering it in a boring way so you tune out and say "He seems like he has it." And he does it for everything from agriculture markets to fomenting frozen conflicts -- making it seem like just another boring thing.
It's time for 2 hours of Putin's squirrely bullshit.
#LIVE Russian President Putin holds an annual press conference https://t.co/Ical3R9Av1
— ANews (@anewscomtr) December 17, 2020
Putin spent the last 5 minutes reaffirming that Coronavirus happened, it's a thing, everybody dealt with it, and when you think about it, it really hasn't been that bad!
Like any good bureaucrat (and make no mistake, Putin is a great bureaucrat) he is filibustering with facts that sound good, while not addressing the bad facts (but waving to the the fact that other fact may exist, but you are really focusing on the wrong thing).
Being in a relationship with this man must be a complete, uninterrupted mindf---
Putin projects mastery of the facts while also delivering it in a boring way so you tune out and say "He seems like he has it." And he does it for everything from agriculture markets to fomenting frozen conflicts -- making it seem like just another boring thing.
If you send goods across a non porous border you need
-lots of paperwork. Filling it in triggers delays.
-trained customs staff. We're short by 50k. That'll cause delays.
- IT systems. Several haven't launched yet. More delays.
This is why there'll be shortages @jbhearn. /1
If you're exporting to EU, in the case of food products (dead or alive) you also need an official veterinarian (that's a thing) working with a certification support officer to deal with the sanitary and phytosanitory checks to generate a European Health Certificate /2
That EHC is then submitted at a border control post and also on the EU import control system. Only then can the truck travel into the EU. /3
Thing is, the importer in the EU will have to input *LOTS* of information into the EU's trade control and expert system (not the same as as the EU import control system) because it's arriving from outside the EU. /4
Alternatively the EU importer can skip all of the admin, fees and taxes triggered by importing from the UK by instead sourcing from a EU based company. That is why brexit will be an economic calamity for the UK; the operational reality is going to trump the economic theory. /5
-lots of paperwork. Filling it in triggers delays.
-trained customs staff. We're short by 50k. That'll cause delays.
- IT systems. Several haven't launched yet. More delays.
This is why there'll be shortages @jbhearn. /1
If you are an EU supporter or a U.K. Remainer then the best thing to do will be to start a rumour, preferably by an expert, that No Deal will lead to food shortages and panic buying. This will ensure it happens and then you can say \u201ctold you so\u201d you silly Brexiteers.
— Professor John Hearn (@jbhearn) December 14, 2020
If you're exporting to EU, in the case of food products (dead or alive) you also need an official veterinarian (that's a thing) working with a certification support officer to deal with the sanitary and phytosanitory checks to generate a European Health Certificate /2
That EHC is then submitted at a border control post and also on the EU import control system. Only then can the truck travel into the EU. /3
Thing is, the importer in the EU will have to input *LOTS* of information into the EU's trade control and expert system (not the same as as the EU import control system) because it's arriving from outside the EU. /4
Alternatively the EU importer can skip all of the admin, fees and taxes triggered by importing from the UK by instead sourcing from a EU based company. That is why brexit will be an economic calamity for the UK; the operational reality is going to trump the economic theory. /5
So I'm not the first, & won't be the last, to be irked by this. But anyway, here goes.
What Murph's reporting (& opining) on is a survey that showed, in a time of international crisis where Australia has performed relatively well, politicians benefit from a "competence dividend"
That's neither a surprise, nor something to be sneered at. But it's a one-paragraph story. It's what you'd expect to see.
The journalist's role, you'd think, would be to critically unpick that. Work through what premiers & the PM did to deserve it, or otherwise.
One case that could be made is that the premiers stepped up, acted visibly & decisively on behalf of their respective states, & the PM is largely riding on their coattails.
Murph, though, has been on a weird campaign to position Morrison in particular as a statesman-in-waiting.
Once the federal government authorised Job Seeker/Lover/Keeper, Murph was convinced this was (bound to be) the end of Ideological Warrior Morrison and we'd see the emergence of pragmatic Morrison who could govern reasonably, in ways atypical of the way his party had been trending
LOL
And LOL again.
The early economic interventions were made with a gun to his head. The idea he'd suddenly become a learning learner who learns was something Murph seemed desperate to hold on to, like it was important for her sense that federal politics could work properly.
What Murph's reporting (& opining) on is a survey that showed, in a time of international crisis where Australia has performed relatively well, politicians benefit from a "competence dividend"
\U0001f644 pic.twitter.com/odGMUKzPnT
— Richard Chirgwin (@R_Chirgwin) December 25, 2020
That's neither a surprise, nor something to be sneered at. But it's a one-paragraph story. It's what you'd expect to see.
The journalist's role, you'd think, would be to critically unpick that. Work through what premiers & the PM did to deserve it, or otherwise.
One case that could be made is that the premiers stepped up, acted visibly & decisively on behalf of their respective states, & the PM is largely riding on their coattails.
Murph, though, has been on a weird campaign to position Morrison in particular as a statesman-in-waiting.
Once the federal government authorised Job Seeker/Lover/Keeper, Murph was convinced this was (bound to be) the end of Ideological Warrior Morrison and we'd see the emergence of pragmatic Morrison who could govern reasonably, in ways atypical of the way his party had been trending
LOL
And LOL again.
The early economic interventions were made with a gun to his head. The idea he'd suddenly become a learning learner who learns was something Murph seemed desperate to hold on to, like it was important for her sense that federal politics could work properly.
Wonderfully refreshing
Lusk speaking about "the danger of Christians claiming privilege within the state and the persecution of Christians which that led to...
If you have a political system which gives privilege to Christians then that system have to define what a Christian is"
Paynter: "If Christians are pursuing political power, what ... they are essentially saying is that might makes right."
Lusk: 1/ "The basic problem w/a religious right is that it says that the state has been established by God to enforce law & all law has a religious basis."
Lusk: 2/ "And therefore whatever the state does must reflect a religious position. And therefore if there are diverse religious positions at work, then the inevitable result is that one will oppress the other."
Lusk: "To say we are post-Christian does not mean we are ex-Christian ... Although Christain belief is a small minority, certainly our culture, our values, our system- these are very much part of a Christian heritage and sensibility which is inherited."
Lusk speaking about "the danger of Christians claiming privilege within the state and the persecution of Christians which that led to...
If you have a political system which gives privilege to Christians then that system have to define what a Christian is"
A Christian who doesn't think the church should have a privileged voice in the public square? Isn't that like a turkey voting for Christmas? Listen to the new episode of our podcast #GunsandGod, with @HelenEPaynter & @matthew_feldman with guest Paul Lusk.https://t.co/O3t2C41gsM
— Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence (@CSBibleViolence) December 7, 2020
Paynter: "If Christians are pursuing political power, what ... they are essentially saying is that might makes right."
Lusk: 1/ "The basic problem w/a religious right is that it says that the state has been established by God to enforce law & all law has a religious basis."
Lusk: 2/ "And therefore whatever the state does must reflect a religious position. And therefore if there are diverse religious positions at work, then the inevitable result is that one will oppress the other."
Lusk: "To say we are post-Christian does not mean we are ex-Christian ... Although Christain belief is a small minority, certainly our culture, our values, our system- these are very much part of a Christian heritage and sensibility which is inherited."
Pashinyan spoke in the parliament amid opposition protest outside of the building. He answered the question of the deputies.
(Pashinyan's block holds the absolute majority in parliament)
Only the people can speak on behalf of the people, not separate groups - Pashinyan
Voices of individual groups cannot be considered the voice of the people - Pashinyan
It is not the media who decide who the prime minister is, people decide - Pashinyan
The question arises as to why the opposition does not demand early elections. Why do political forces have only one goal - to decide without the will of the people? Pashinyan
(Pashinyan's block holds the absolute majority in parliament)
Opposition protest facing the Armenian parliament in Yerevan. pic.twitter.com/I6AOZ9KLki
— 301\U0001f1e6\U0001f1f2 (@301_AD) December 9, 2020
Only the people can speak on behalf of the people, not separate groups - Pashinyan
Voices of individual groups cannot be considered the voice of the people - Pashinyan
It is not the media who decide who the prime minister is, people decide - Pashinyan
The question arises as to why the opposition does not demand early elections. Why do political forces have only one goal - to decide without the will of the people? Pashinyan
1)I don't know about you, but I am sick of these Traitorous ass bastards in our government going against the will of the people. These people must all be removed from office and exposed for their treachery to our Country!
2)While China and France have been enhancing their soldiers, the United States has been disabling and killing our soldiers without their consent in violation of the Nuremberg Code. @realDonaldTrump
3)Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of
4)France is developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearing
https://t.co/xlYf22idor @realDonaldTrump
5)Why are our Gulf War veterans dying?
Our veterans were guinea pigs forced to take an unproven, untested drug to assess the effects of bio-warfare agents expected to be used by Saddam Hussein as we invaded Iraq @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/vIgmIXpfAp
2)While China and France have been enhancing their soldiers, the United States has been disabling and killing our soldiers without their consent in violation of the Nuremberg Code. @realDonaldTrump
3)Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of
4)France is developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearing
https://t.co/xlYf22idor @realDonaldTrump
5)Why are our Gulf War veterans dying?
Our veterans were guinea pigs forced to take an unproven, untested drug to assess the effects of bio-warfare agents expected to be used by Saddam Hussein as we invaded Iraq @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/vIgmIXpfAp
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When you see something like this we need to investigate a little and join the dots.
https://t.co/GIsIzIct4B
This guy always pops up somewhere along the way, so what is the true agenda here? Who are the players?
https://t.co/HOR94sif64
And now we tie George Soros to Lord Malloch Brown and the Privy council. Soros has just made Malloch Brown head of his Open Society foundation.
https://t.co/6ss7Brnzo4
Malloch Brown one of the heads of Smartmatic.
https://t.co/hvjUICnB3S
And of course let's not forget Domonion.
https://t.co/d3DlCLGoYO
When you see something like this we need to investigate a little and join the dots.
https://t.co/GIsIzIct4B
This guy always pops up somewhere along the way, so what is the true agenda here? Who are the players?
https://t.co/HOR94sif64
And now we tie George Soros to Lord Malloch Brown and the Privy council. Soros has just made Malloch Brown head of his Open Society foundation.
https://t.co/6ss7Brnzo4
Malloch Brown one of the heads of Smartmatic.
https://t.co/hvjUICnB3S
And of course let's not forget Domonion.
https://t.co/d3DlCLGoYO
A few noteworthy things came out of a legislative committee meeting today.
First, we learned Alberta’s chief electoral officer asked the gov’t for a four-month extension for a complex investigation during the pandemic. The government said no. #ableg
https://t.co/CJtx0vFGkG
Elections AB won’t say what the case is the timelines suggest it could be the investigation into the UCP leadership race. The office has handed out more than $200,000 in fines connected with election financing irregularities in the 2017 race.
Several people have appealed those fines and findings to the court.
You may also recall leaked documents suggested Jason Kenney and Jeff Callaway’s leadership campaigns shared strategy and information https://t.co/NX91cdQQsN
And the RCMP are investigating. #ableg
The NDP says the government needs to come clean about whether it turned down the chief electoral officer’s application to extend the time to investigate the governing party.
#ableg
Also at today’s committee meeting, seven independent officers of the legislature had their budgets up for approval. The committee approved six of them.
MLA Brad Rutherford then moved to delay a decision about the auditor general’s budget. He says he wants more information. #ableg
First, we learned Alberta’s chief electoral officer asked the gov’t for a four-month extension for a complex investigation during the pandemic. The government said no. #ableg
https://t.co/CJtx0vFGkG
Elections AB won’t say what the case is the timelines suggest it could be the investigation into the UCP leadership race. The office has handed out more than $200,000 in fines connected with election financing irregularities in the 2017 race.
Several people have appealed those fines and findings to the court.
You may also recall leaked documents suggested Jason Kenney and Jeff Callaway’s leadership campaigns shared strategy and information https://t.co/NX91cdQQsN
And the RCMP are investigating. #ableg
The NDP says the government needs to come clean about whether it turned down the chief electoral officer’s application to extend the time to investigate the governing party.
#ableg
Also at today’s committee meeting, seven independent officers of the legislature had their budgets up for approval. The committee approved six of them.
MLA Brad Rutherford then moved to delay a decision about the auditor general’s budget. He says he wants more information. #ableg