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Pressure is ramping up on the UK government to sanction Israel in the same way that apartheid South Africa was in the 1980s, as former Scottish First Minister @humzayousaf.bsky.social adds his voice to the growing call.
Read his full article here ⤵️
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read his full article here ⤵️
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
We must impose heavy sanctions on Israel
The UK should use trade sanctions to pressure Israel as it did against apartheid South Africa.
www.politicshome.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Pressure is ramping up on the UK government to sanction Israel in the same way that apartheid South Africa was in the 1980s, as former Scottish First Minister @humzayousaf.bsky.social adds his voice to the growing call.
Read his full article here ⤵️
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read his full article here ⤵️
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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'Following Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Iran earlier this month, which happened just as more people started speaking up about the genocide, attention has been averted from Gaza. But Israel’s assault on Gaza (and the West Bank), is continuing apace.'
‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda | Arwa Mahdawi
Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
'Following Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Iran earlier this month, which happened just as more people started speaking up about the genocide, attention has been averted from Gaza. But Israel’s assault on Gaza (and the West Bank), is continuing apace.'
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The number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank now stands at 938, including 198 children, who were killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the war began, according to the UN.
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May 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank now stands at 938, including 198 children, who were killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the war began, according to the UN.
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“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Immigration myths are everywhere
The media is flooded with outright lies and misleading statistics. Countering the falsehoods is arduous work
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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There's natural variability in climate, but it's never changed so rapidly and dramatically. We know it's due to humans because when we only look at the natural forcing and ignore human influence, we can't reproduce the observed changes. It's real and it's us.
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
January 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
There's natural variability in climate, but it's never changed so rapidly and dramatically. We know it's due to humans because when we only look at the natural forcing and ignore human influence, we can't reproduce the observed changes. It's real and it's us.
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
This is a terrifying @the economist front cover and we should all see it as such
It's a super stressful time because a lot of what Trump is doing makes the world way more chaotic and dangerous, which is already becoming more chaotic and dangerous because of climate change.
A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
January 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This is a terrifying @the economist front cover and we should all see it as such
Went to Theatre for a New Audience production of Merchant of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social. The best Shakespeare production Ive seen in a v long time edinburgh-lyceum.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/S...
January 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Went to Theatre for a New Audience production of Merchant of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social. The best Shakespeare production Ive seen in a v long time edinburgh-lyceum.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/S...
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Letting Asylum Seekers Work Is Not a “Pull Factor” - why do politicians get away with repeating the evidence-free argument?
www.cgdev.org/blog/letting...
www.cgdev.org/blog/letting...
Letting Asylum Seekers Work Is Not a “Pull Factor”
In many countries new asylum seekers are not allowed to work for a certain period of time after arriving. The UK has one of the longest such periods: 12 months. Many claim that letting asylum seekers ...
www.cgdev.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Letting Asylum Seekers Work Is Not a “Pull Factor” - why do politicians get away with repeating the evidence-free argument?
www.cgdev.org/blog/letting...
www.cgdev.org/blog/letting...
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On the British sexual grooming story: I'm not here to advocate for Starmer or Labour, but this from @FT counters the nonsense that Bill Musk and Ackman are spreading about a country that they know nothing about. Source here: on.ft.com/421zL2S
January 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On the British sexual grooming story: I'm not here to advocate for Starmer or Labour, but this from @FT counters the nonsense that Bill Musk and Ackman are spreading about a country that they know nothing about. Source here: on.ft.com/421zL2S
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Which is not to say we should just be mean in our communication, or not care about messaging or feelings. But accusations of not being “nice” enough get weaponized easily, especially against women (and moreso for BIPOC women).
There’s no magic phrasing for that works for everyone.
There’s no magic phrasing for that works for everyone.
January 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Which is not to say we should just be mean in our communication, or not care about messaging or feelings. But accusations of not being “nice” enough get weaponized easily, especially against women (and moreso for BIPOC women).
There’s no magic phrasing for that works for everyone.
There’s no magic phrasing for that works for everyone.
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2025 is a year for resolution, not resolutions
Fear is the fuel of fascism
We must come together with courage and determination to counter it
Fear is the fuel of fascism
We must come together with courage and determination to counter it
January 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
2025 is a year for resolution, not resolutions
Fear is the fuel of fascism
We must come together with courage and determination to counter it
Fear is the fuel of fascism
We must come together with courage and determination to counter it
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If we had any sense, we'd be showing The Traitors to school children in their politics class inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
The Traitors reveals uncomfortable truths about our own democracy
If we had any sense, we'd be showing it to school children in their politics class
inews.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If we had any sense, we'd be showing The Traitors to school children in their politics class inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
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Today marks one year since South Africa filed the landmark case against Israel at the World Court, charging Israel with the crime of genocide.. But as the slaughter in Gaza continues, the question remains: what, if anything, did the case achieve?
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/one-...
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/one-...
One year since South Africa v. Israel at the ICJ. What have we learned?
Today marks one year since South Africa filed the landmark case against Israel at the World Court, charging Israel with the crime of genocide.. But as the slaughter in Gaza continues, the question rem...
mondoweiss.net
January 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today marks one year since South Africa filed the landmark case against Israel at the World Court, charging Israel with the crime of genocide.. But as the slaughter in Gaza continues, the question remains: what, if anything, did the case achieve?
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/one-...
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/one-...
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If human societies can collectively agree and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as fast as possible, ideally to zero before 2035, while also rewilding the forests that have been destroyed in the last 100 years, we might just have a climate that starts to cool again by 2050.
But those are big IFs.
But those are big IFs.
December 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
If human societies can collectively agree and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as fast as possible, ideally to zero before 2035, while also rewilding the forests that have been destroyed in the last 100 years, we might just have a climate that starts to cool again by 2050.
But those are big IFs.
But those are big IFs.
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“What if climate change is a hoax and we create a better world for nothing?”
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December 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM
“What if climate change is a hoax and we create a better world for nothing?”
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This: centrists please take note
The far-right is rising across Europe, but we're seeing early tentative signs that they can be frozen out of power. What's required is an absolute refusal from decent people on the centre-right to work with them inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
Nigel Farage is watching hungrily as the far right sweeps to power across Europe
In 2025, European liberal democracy will be in a fight for its survival
inews.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM
This: centrists please take note
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Weird how "incredibly wealthy people see us as a great vehicle for corrupting democracy" is now seen as a selling point.
What does the attraction of Reform to billionaires tell us about the party's, perhaps unspoken, policy agenda?
December 22, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Weird how "incredibly wealthy people see us as a great vehicle for corrupting democracy" is now seen as a selling point.
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The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
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That Israel is committing deliberate, systematic war crimes and is engaged in ethnic cleansing is not even seriously disputed *in Israel*.
Meanwhile Israel's apologists here just pretend none of this is happening.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
Meanwhile Israel's apologists here just pretend none of this is happening.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza
The comments by Moshe Yaalon were swiftly denied and condemned by allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said that they would hurt the country and help its enemies.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 AM
That Israel is committing deliberate, systematic war crimes and is engaged in ethnic cleansing is not even seriously disputed *in Israel*.
Meanwhile Israel's apologists here just pretend none of this is happening.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
Meanwhile Israel's apologists here just pretend none of this is happening.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
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You've heard of interpretive dance. Eerie, however, has trained extensively in interpretive sleeping.
December 2, 2024 at 8:50 PM
You've heard of interpretive dance. Eerie, however, has trained extensively in interpretive sleeping.
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Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has again criticised Israeli policies for northern Gaza, saying he stands by previous comments in which he accused Israel of committing “ethnic cleansing” in the besieged enclave.
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December 1, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has again criticised Israeli policies for northern Gaza, saying he stands by previous comments in which he accused Israel of committing “ethnic cleansing” in the besieged enclave.
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Reflecting, not for the first time, that Perfect Strangers ran as a mid-list comedy series for 8 YEARS in the 80s and 90s with a main character who was a FACT-CHECKER at a Chicago newspaper.
8 seasons. A world where fully staffed publishing offices that hired full-time fact-checkers were imaginable
8 seasons. A world where fully staffed publishing offices that hired full-time fact-checkers were imaginable
December 1, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Reflecting, not for the first time, that Perfect Strangers ran as a mid-list comedy series for 8 YEARS in the 80s and 90s with a main character who was a FACT-CHECKER at a Chicago newspaper.
8 seasons. A world where fully staffed publishing offices that hired full-time fact-checkers were imaginable
8 seasons. A world where fully staffed publishing offices that hired full-time fact-checkers were imaginable