Oliver Brown
@oijcbrown.bsky.social
Gulf-based analyst, by way of Dorset, London and Milan. Following MENA stuff mostly. Tweeting in a personal capacity. Former Stirling Assynt, PwC, UniCredit, Goldmans and Royal Navy
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Something has gone very wrong when civically engaged people can have a media diet that means they a) vote b) bare surprised by this and c) are following Cabinet picks.
Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks
U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Something has gone very wrong when civically engaged people can have a media diet that means they a) vote b) bare surprised by this and c) are following Cabinet picks.
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Excellent piece by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social saying with power and eloquence something that ideally wouldn't have to be said but, sadly, does. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Whatever your view of the Israel-Hamas war, rape is rape. To trivialise it is to diminish ourselves ...
This isn’t some ghoulish competition, where any empathy shown to dead Israelis leaves less available for Palestinians, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Excellent piece by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social saying with power and eloquence something that ideally wouldn't have to be said but, sadly, does. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Of all the many strange things that have happened around the world in the last decade, this remains the strangest.
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping day to all who celebrate!
November 7, 2023 at 3:43 PM
Of all the many strange things that have happened around the world in the last decade, this remains the strangest.