Former journalist, son of ‘queue jumping’ immigrant. Socialist. Green 💚

Joined March 2009
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How did we sink to this, without a word of protest from the west.
Just like that
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The #HockeyStick has grown longer and sharper
I mean, I’m all for putting things into perspective, but when it comes to global warming, zooming out a couple thousand years is not exactly reassuring.
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Bloomberg is owned by the world's 18th richest man. Billionaires emit more carbon in one hour than a poor person does in a lifetime. This is propaganda.
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📰Tomorrow's front page Thousands attend anti-racism demonstration that drowns out far-right hate
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Hold up a a bit of cardboard supporting Palestine Action it’s straight to prison with terrorism charges. Do a Nazi salute and it’s crickets…
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Replying to @ultras_antifaa
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💚 Nine years on, we remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. We reaffirm our commitment to campaigning for safe housing for all.
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The Filton Four received longer sentences than the five Southampton race rioters - all of whom bar one - have the most appalling and extensive serious criminal records - including prison time for violence, burglary and rape. That’s two tier justice alright.
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Thousands joined anti-racism demonstrations across the UK after days of anti-immigration unrest. Large crowds gathered in Belfast and Glasgow to reject racism and far-right mobilisation following riots that targeted ethnic minorities, homes and businesses.
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Dear @hildebentele as someone who lived under apartheid in SA, fought against it & served in our first democratic parliament, & as a researcher & writer have travelled in & published extensively about Israel, I can assure you that there are many common features of SA & Israeli apartheid & some important structural differences. I’m happy to explain these to you in detail. It’s also important to remember that my former boss Nelson Mandela & my friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu described Israeli apartheid as more brutal than South Africa’s
If these reports are true, comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa is not only factually wrong, but also completely unacceptable for someone speaking on behalf of the EU. At a time when Member States are questioning the direction and size of the EEAS, such remarks further undermine trust in Europe’s foreign policy apparatus.
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Sir Jonathon Porritt MBE risked arrest under the Terrorism Act yesterday outside Woolwich Crown Court as the sentencing of four direct actionists was being determined. Met Police managed to arrest less than half of those holding the “offending” due to the sheer level of support.
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Not a Gucci shirt after all. What a surprise 🙄 What will their next manufactured outrage be? Zack has a private jet? 🛩 Mothin drives a Ferrari? 🚘 👀 We see you. And we will stand up to you ✊️
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RT @GyllKing: No spines were shattered at Filton. The officer walked unaided from A&E. Later a small, hairline fracture to the transverse p…
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Dear Mogg I have told the world all I know about the beauties of capitalism and Elong Musk. As Liza Minelli sings in the great film 'The Producers': 'Money makes the world go round.' And the world listens to me. Ego in lego Boris
'Ego-driven lust' drives capitalism says Boris Johnson, who knows zilch about business, never understood it as a journalist, as a Mayor or as PM. He is simply wrong - in media ego sometimes does come first; BUT in business school, in boardrooms, in rooms where it happens, ego is a danger. What matters is analysis, risk, the numbers, humility and and a belief we can all work together in teams.
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A Muslim teacher was stabbed in the neck protecting his pupils from a knife attack in Manchester. The Mirror called him a hero. The Sun. The Independent. LBC. The MEN. As of today, the BBC has not printed his name. In 2015, the BBC named a stabbed Bradford teacher the same day. His name is Maysum Abdullah. Science teacher. Husband. 27 years old. When a pupil pulled a knife at Co-op Academy Manchester, he put his body between the blade and his students. He was stabbed in the neck and hand. His wife Saima: "My husband entered teaching to make a positive difference in young people's lives." Not one headline tells you he's a Muslim man. Now imagine the name Abdullah belonged to the attacker. You don't have to imagine. We watched it after Southport. Riots in the street. Far-right accounts amplifying his name to millions within hours. Every politician condemning it. Muslim leaders dragged in front of cameras to answer for him. He ran towards the knife. And his faith vanished from the page. When we're the suspect, our identity is the headline. When we're the hero, it disappears. His name is Maysum Abdullah. A Muslim man. Say both. Report: Islamophobiauk.co.uk Keep us alive: ko-fi.com/islamophobiauk Substack: substack.com/@islamophobiauk IG: @islamophobiauk X: @ukislamophobia
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Children with amputated arms and legs don’t exist
- Jerry Seinfeld is currently trending due to his controversial statements regarding Palestine. - He has been labeled as a "fanatical genocidal Zionist."
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I haven't had time to research this in fine detail, so correct me if I'm wrong, but the way I see it is this. The four protestors were originally prosecuted on criminal damage and GBH charges. The first jury failed to make a decision and a retrial was ordered. They were found guilty as charged - suspicious in itself regarding jury composition - but the 'terrorism connection' wasn't introduced in the Terrorism Act 2000 but the Counter-Terrorism Act of 2008. and had been in the CPS guidelines since then. The CTA was a reaction to the London bombings of 2005 and hurried through in 2008 because the political class knew the global economy was going on the blink and Israel was seeking rapid expansion, therefore trouble was ahead. The murderous Iraq regime-change that precipitated the terrorism was a major move to support Israel and buttress the rising power of the East. The whole Western politico-cultural edifice is rotten to the core, including the mindset of the judge, and in a state of collapse - the CTA was just the legal icing on their cake.
This is just plain wrong. Judge sneaks in JNOV through the back the door - a 'terrorist connection' - on the criminal damage charge and increases the sentences. We live in an occupied country.
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Watch as hundreds of anti-racism protesters chant 'Nazi scum off our streets' while rallying in Glasgow. It comes after violent anti-immigration disorder broke out in the city on Tuesday in response to a stabbing attack in Belfast.
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Ahead of their opening World Cup match against Canada, fans of Bosnia and Herzegovina echoed chants of: “Palestine! Palestine!”
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As Belfast burned this week, a group of women - including some from Sudan - organised to evacuate threatened families from their home. They did it without any help from the state. I met them. Link below
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What could go wrong? Who could top Tony Blair's flawless instincts when dealing with the Middle East? Every decision a winner!
🧵New: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is taking on a larger role in the Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the postwar management of Gaza, three sources familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel this week. (1/16) timesofisrael.com/tony-blair…
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