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Gaurav Sabnis

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May 10

Be it 1993 serial blasts, 2001 Parliament attack, 26/11 or German Bakery, Indian govt identified perpetrators and laid out details of how they happened very soon.

But we still have no answers or details on Uri all these years later. Public was satisfied with Balakot alone.

Will that be the fate of Pahalgam too? Will we get no serious investigation of the terrorist perpetrators and no serious systemic introspection of security lapses, because these missile strikes and dogfights have brought the josh to shallow armchair patriots?

Have you ever been to Kashmir? There are so many security personnel doing security checks everywhere. You can't carry a nailcutter into a sensitive location, much less a truck full of explosives in the middle of a lot of Indian soldiers. Or guns at one of the most popular spots.

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Gaurav Sabnis

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May 4

Why I think Mexican food is the best food in the world. A 🧵

I'm not talking about the "taco nacho burrito quesadilla" snapshot of Mexican food that most of the world carries. That's like thinking chicken tikka masala, naan, samosa defines Indian cuisine.

I'm talking for reals

What I'm saying is I'm an Indian who's been all over the world and food I ate in Mexico is, on average THE best food I've eaten in my life!

Not talking Mexican food in America or your country or Taco Bell.

Actual real Mexican food in Mexico.

Reason 1 - Zero taboos!

Coming from brahminical India, it is so mind-blowing awesome to eat in a country that literally has no food taboos at all! They eat pork, beef, shrimp, everything! They even eat insects. Proudly. And those insects are delicious!

A no taboo culture.. Just imagine!

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Gaurav Sabnis

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Apr 24

During & after COVID, I became good friends with a dozen neighbors ages 65-85, mostly women. Coming from India, watching their daily senior citizen lives is such a pleasant cultural shock! So happening!

Now bear in mind, there is a huge self selection element at play here.🧵

These are senior citizens who can afford to AND have chosen to live in Manhattan. Didn't move to Florida Arizona California like many of their generation.

Manhattan is walking friendly. And it also makes you walk. And also keeps you in close walking distance from everything.

But still, their lives are so noticeably different from my roughly just as affluent or more affluent relatives that age.

They truly feel like characters from Golden Girls!

They are active in many clubs, travel a lot, and are politically VERY active. They're 60s flower children.

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Gaurav Sabnis

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Apr 13

Another student visa cancellation horror story. Swimming in these today!

Dude was making a turn in rainy foggy weather and gently bumped against a car. That driver got out. Both examined the damage. Negligible. A nearby cop car saw the small accident and showed up. /1

Cop realized that Dude's license expired 3 days ago. Dude said I know and I've already applied for a renewal and the new one should be in the mail.

Cop said I still have to write you up for driving on an expired license. But explain your situation to the judge. It's cool.

Dude went to court and explained, I was traveling a lot. So only sent in license renewal paperwork close to the expiration date. It arrived literally 2 days after the accident. Which had no damage.

Case dismissed with a shrug.

But last week, visa revoked! 😳

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Gaurav Sabnis

@gauravsabnis

Apr 13

Grad students Amit & Mita (names changed) drove to finger lakes for their anniversary.

Mita was driving when they hit unusual traffic. Due to some escaped convicts, cops had set up a check post to eyeball every passing car.

Cops looked at their car, said please pull aside! /1

"Have you been drinking, ma'am?"

Mita: No I don't drink. He had some saki at lunch but I'm stone cold sober! You can test me!

"That's not necessary but here's the thing. I have a body cam. Which captured that half filled saki bottle in your back seat. It's been recorded."

Amit: Oh that's the leftover saki bottle from the restaurant, with leftover food. I wasn't drinking it in the car.

"I believe you. But having a bottle like that in the back seat is still a violation. That my body cam caught. So I'm gonna give you a ticket. Don't worry about it"

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Gaurav Sabnis

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Mar 24

Something I'm telling y'all that Godi media doesn't. An important distinction.

An "Immigration Judge" is not a real judge. They are directly under Trump's control and are basically bureaucrats play acting judges.

Immigration courts under Trump will not be like actual courts.

Trump is currently targeting actual federal judges BECAUSE systemically, he can't really do anything to them. Other than defy them.

But "Immigration Judges" are hired by him &serve at his pleasure. They have no constitutional validity or independence outside the executive branch

Until now, most administrations have run Immigration Courts like they are real courts. Immigration Judges weren't real judges but presidents treated them like they were and did not interfere in their cases.
Trump tho is unlike any other POTUS. He is obsessed with mass deportation

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