Ian Williams
@iangwilliams.bsky.social
Writer, occasionally contrarian, militant Menshevik!
He would have been regarded as a terrorist by the US and UK at the time - and again now by "civil rights advocate" Keir Starmer. Interesting unless I missed it is any reference to Israel's part in the Apartheid bomb!
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Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
Renfrew Christie, a South African scholar whose undercover work for the African National Congress was critical in hobbling the apartheid government’s secret nuclear weapons program in the 1980s, died ...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
He would have been regarded as a terrorist by the US and UK at the time - and again now by "civil rights advocate" Keir Starmer. Interesting unless I missed it is any reference to Israel's part in the Apartheid bomb!
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Amen, Mehdi & a plague on those uncritically supporting Teheran. It is as these Comintern descendants would say "No coincidence" that the same people supported Saddam Hussein, Putin, Maduro, Milosevic & Xi. Just like their forebears saw no "spots on the sun" with Stalin.
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Mehdi Reacts to the Intense Debate Over Iran's Protests
Watch Mehdi’s monologue on moral and political consistency, tackling both the brutal crackdown against Iranian protesters and reports of US/Israeli involvement.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Amen, Mehdi & a plague on those uncritically supporting Teheran. It is as these Comintern descendants would say "No coincidence" that the same people supported Saddam Hussein, Putin, Maduro, Milosevic & Xi. Just like their forebears saw no "spots on the sun" with Stalin.
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Thanks to the indefatigable John Whitbeck a reminder that Maduro and Netanyahu and the Ayatollahs are no alone. Prisoners still in Guantanamo
without trial.
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah was paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
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without trial.
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah was paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thanks to the indefatigable John Whitbeck a reminder that Maduro and Netanyahu and the Ayatollahs are no alone. Prisoners still in Guantanamo
without trial.
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah was paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
without trial.
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah was paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It must be difficult arranging for visitation with so many children with so many women!
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
It must be difficult arranging for visitation with so many children with so many women!
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Look Britain's track record of defending cold damp islands full of inaccessible resources from unhinged military regimes is actually pretty good
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Look Britain's track record of defending cold damp islands full of inaccessible resources from unhinged military regimes is actually pretty good
How many makes Fifth Column?
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
How many makes Fifth Column?
The Iranian regime is theocratic, and brutal, By brutally repressing demonstrations silences the opposition and allows Pahlavi & Cy to falsely claim leadership of a popular movement. Any principled Left should oppose the regime's brutalities - 2000 executions even before shooting protestors!
January 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The Iranian regime is theocratic, and brutal, By brutally repressing demonstrations silences the opposition and allows Pahlavi & Cy to falsely claim leadership of a popular movement. Any principled Left should oppose the regime's brutalities - 2000 executions even before shooting protestors!
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The COCARETTE was a cigarette made with coca & tobacco leaves, c.1885. The company claimed that coca was “the finest nerve tonic and exhilarator ever discovered.”
#skystorians #medhist #medicalhistory #histmed
#skystorians #medhist #medicalhistory #histmed
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The COCARETTE was a cigarette made with coca & tobacco leaves, c.1885. The company claimed that coca was “the finest nerve tonic and exhilarator ever discovered.”
#skystorians #medhist #medicalhistory #histmed
#skystorians #medhist #medicalhistory #histmed
Do they come with a guide on where the well is on the ninth floor of a NY apartment building? :)
I've made a few Japanese ledger bindings over the years. These are designed to be thrown into a well if there's a fire, so you can retrieve your records afterwards
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Do they come with a guide on where the well is on the ninth floor of a NY apartment building? :)
Rules:
The US will impose sanctions against ICJ l judges and prosecutors who seek an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu. However, the US feels free to go abroad to kidnap and arrest Pres Maduro of Venezuela on US domestic charges.
Some mistake surely?
The US will impose sanctions against ICJ l judges and prosecutors who seek an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu. However, the US feels free to go abroad to kidnap and arrest Pres Maduro of Venezuela on US domestic charges.
Some mistake surely?
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Rules:
The US will impose sanctions against ICJ l judges and prosecutors who seek an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu. However, the US feels free to go abroad to kidnap and arrest Pres Maduro of Venezuela on US domestic charges.
Some mistake surely?
The US will impose sanctions against ICJ l judges and prosecutors who seek an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu. However, the US feels free to go abroad to kidnap and arrest Pres Maduro of Venezuela on US domestic charges.
Some mistake surely?
Perhaps "Your Party" could have mentioned that Maduro lost the election and maintains power through internal repression" is my reply to the knee-jerk Leninist call from "Your Party," explaining why it is unlikely to be 'My Party."
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January 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Perhaps "Your Party" could have mentioned that Maduro lost the election and maintains power through internal repression" is my reply to the knee-jerk Leninist call from "Your Party," explaining why it is unlikely to be 'My Party."
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"For context, and allowing the truth of most of what you say about Trump, perhaps you could have mentioned that Maduro lost the election and maintains power through internal repression" is my reply to the knee-jerk Leninist call from "Your Party," explaining why it is unlikely to be 'My Party."
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"For context, and allowing the truth of most of what you say about Trump, perhaps you could have mentioned that Maduro lost the election and maintains power through internal repression" is my reply to the knee-jerk Leninist call from "Your Party," explaining why it is unlikely to be 'My Party."
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C'mon guys, he's really earning that Nobel Peace Prize... 🙄
January 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
C'mon guys, he's really earning that Nobel Peace Prize... 🙄
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Social Justice Warriors, sir. Thousands of them.
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Social Justice Warriors, sir. Thousands of them.
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The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
December 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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so the two notable programming moves bari weiss has made at CBS are... airing an interview nobody watched and not airing a 60 Minutes segment that everybody watched. it's like she's satirizing herself
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
so the two notable programming moves bari weiss has made at CBS are... airing an interview nobody watched and not airing a 60 Minutes segment that everybody watched. it's like she's satirizing herself
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
