Colin Watson
@cardiffcolin.bsky.social
Pro-Palestine, anti-Zionist. Primitive musician. Socialist.
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Utterly scandalous that climate activists are prevented from mentioning climate change in their defence
Even worse when one group is and another isn't, yet they're accused of the same offence
Our legal system is being turned into a joke
Even worse when one group is and another isn't, yet they're accused of the same offence
Our legal system is being turned into a joke
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Utterly scandalous that climate activists are prevented from mentioning climate change in their defence
Even worse when one group is and another isn't, yet they're accused of the same offence
Our legal system is being turned into a joke
Even worse when one group is and another isn't, yet they're accused of the same offence
Our legal system is being turned into a joke
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Why are socialists all over the world so focused on an election in New York?
For the same reason the US spent the 20th century toppling democratically elected socialist leaders.
Because ours is an internationalist movement - a victory for one is a victory for all ✊
For the same reason the US spent the 20th century toppling democratically elected socialist leaders.
Because ours is an internationalist movement - a victory for one is a victory for all ✊
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Why are socialists all over the world so focused on an election in New York?
For the same reason the US spent the 20th century toppling democratically elected socialist leaders.
Because ours is an internationalist movement - a victory for one is a victory for all ✊
For the same reason the US spent the 20th century toppling democratically elected socialist leaders.
Because ours is an internationalist movement - a victory for one is a victory for all ✊
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.
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BREAKING: Shabana Mahmoud has clarified that British people are allowed to protest as long as they don't protest too often, their protests aren't seen by anyone, and they are completely ineffective. Anything else is un-British and basically terrorism x
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BREAKING: Shabana Mahmoud has clarified that British people are allowed to protest as long as they don't protest too often, their protests aren't seen by anyone, and they are completely ineffective. Anything else is un-British and basically terrorism x
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The greatest threat to our democracy, freedom, and human rights is not Farage. It is the overwhelming majority of the British news media.
They promote Farage, and they protect Farage.
If they carry on like this, we will soon have no democracy.
They promote Farage, and they protect Farage.
If they carry on like this, we will soon have no democracy.
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The greatest threat to our democracy, freedom, and human rights is not Farage. It is the overwhelming majority of the British news media.
They promote Farage, and they protect Farage.
If they carry on like this, we will soon have no democracy.
They promote Farage, and they protect Farage.
If they carry on like this, we will soon have no democracy.
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64 years ago this month, the UN secretary general died in a plane crash.
Who killed him?
www.declassifieduk.org/did-britain-...
Who killed him?
www.declassifieduk.org/did-britain-...
Did Britain help murder an African leader and U.N. secretary general?
A new book on the CIA in Africa throws further light on the UK’s covert role in the 1961 killing of Congo’s Patrice Lumumba.
www.declassifieduk.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
64 years ago this month, the UN secretary general died in a plane crash.
Who killed him?
www.declassifieduk.org/did-britain-...
Who killed him?
www.declassifieduk.org/did-britain-...
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"Stop arming Israel"
Govt minister Hamish Falconer was heckled as he spoke outside the Palestinian mission in London yesterday, & rightly so as he's a member of a govt that not only denies genocide is taking place, but one which is actively complicit in that genocide.
Govt minister Hamish Falconer was heckled as he spoke outside the Palestinian mission in London yesterday, & rightly so as he's a member of a govt that not only denies genocide is taking place, but one which is actively complicit in that genocide.
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"Stop arming Israel"
Govt minister Hamish Falconer was heckled as he spoke outside the Palestinian mission in London yesterday, & rightly so as he's a member of a govt that not only denies genocide is taking place, but one which is actively complicit in that genocide.
Govt minister Hamish Falconer was heckled as he spoke outside the Palestinian mission in London yesterday, & rightly so as he's a member of a govt that not only denies genocide is taking place, but one which is actively complicit in that genocide.
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When the history of the rise of fascism in the UK in the 2020s gets written, the complicity of the BBC will require a full volume of its own.
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
When the history of the rise of fascism in the UK in the 2020s gets written, the complicity of the BBC will require a full volume of its own.
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🚨 BREAKING - ACTION CONFIRMED!
It’s official! Over 500 people have committed to action on August 9th in London. The action WILL go ahead as intended.
Together, in numbers, we will stand against UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.
Join the 500+ here: www.defendourjuries.org/lift-the-ban
It’s official! Over 500 people have committed to action on August 9th in London. The action WILL go ahead as intended.
Together, in numbers, we will stand against UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.
Join the 500+ here: www.defendourjuries.org/lift-the-ban
August 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🚨 BREAKING - ACTION CONFIRMED!
It’s official! Over 500 people have committed to action on August 9th in London. The action WILL go ahead as intended.
Together, in numbers, we will stand against UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.
Join the 500+ here: www.defendourjuries.org/lift-the-ban
It’s official! Over 500 people have committed to action on August 9th in London. The action WILL go ahead as intended.
Together, in numbers, we will stand against UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.
Join the 500+ here: www.defendourjuries.org/lift-the-ban
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Another deeply concerning allegation, the latest in a long line of apparent commercial and political lobbying against protest movements, some of which has led to the extremely repressive legislation we now face.
Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm
Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigation
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Another deeply concerning allegation, the latest in a long line of apparent commercial and political lobbying against protest movements, some of which has led to the extremely repressive legislation we now face.
Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"The judge.. said there has already been, & I quote, 'a chilling effect on those wishing to express legitimate political views as an indirect consequences of the proscription'"
The High Court has granted permission for a full legal review of the banning of Palestine Action
The High Court has granted permission for a full legal review of the banning of Palestine Action
July 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"The judge.. said there has already been, & I quote, 'a chilling effect on those wishing to express legitimate political views as an indirect consequences of the proscription'"
The High Court has granted permission for a full legal review of the banning of Palestine Action
The High Court has granted permission for a full legal review of the banning of Palestine Action
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While the UK continues to sell F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, it punishes and represses those speaking out against this genocide.
Solidarity with every person who has marched, resisted and refused to stay silent!
Solidarity with every person who has marched, resisted and refused to stay silent!
July 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
While the UK continues to sell F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, it punishes and represses those speaking out against this genocide.
Solidarity with every person who has marched, resisted and refused to stay silent!
Solidarity with every person who has marched, resisted and refused to stay silent!
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BREAKING 🚨 ~40 ARRESTS IN PARLIAMENT SQ.
Over 300 police officers have been seen to carry away dozens of people from the foot of statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi for allegedly terrorism offences.
Those arrested are accused of holding signs in support of Palestine Action
Over 300 police officers have been seen to carry away dozens of people from the foot of statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi for allegedly terrorism offences.
Those arrested are accused of holding signs in support of Palestine Action
July 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
BREAKING 🚨 ~40 ARRESTS IN PARLIAMENT SQ.
Over 300 police officers have been seen to carry away dozens of people from the foot of statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi for allegedly terrorism offences.
Those arrested are accused of holding signs in support of Palestine Action
Over 300 police officers have been seen to carry away dozens of people from the foot of statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi for allegedly terrorism offences.
Those arrested are accused of holding signs in support of Palestine Action
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Parliament and Hansard have removed “We are all Palestine Action” from my speech on Wednesday 2 July 2025 — despite me saying it.
This is a blatant attempt to censor me and rewrite the record.
This is not how a democracy behaves.
We will not be silenced.
This is a blatant attempt to censor me and rewrite the record.
This is not how a democracy behaves.
We will not be silenced.
July 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Parliament and Hansard have removed “We are all Palestine Action” from my speech on Wednesday 2 July 2025 — despite me saying it.
This is a blatant attempt to censor me and rewrite the record.
This is not how a democracy behaves.
We will not be silenced.
This is a blatant attempt to censor me and rewrite the record.
This is not how a democracy behaves.
We will not be silenced.
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an evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes
sun tzu
sun tzu
June 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
an evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes
sun tzu
sun tzu
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The Greens are now the main anti-genocide party in the UK with Z Polanski leading the effort. All Labour and Lib Dems should forget outdated party labels and loyalties and support Greens. A labour party that supports genocide is not Labour. A silent LIb-Dem party is not effective
June 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Greens are now the main anti-genocide party in the UK with Z Polanski leading the effort. All Labour and Lib Dems should forget outdated party labels and loyalties and support Greens. A labour party that supports genocide is not Labour. A silent LIb-Dem party is not effective
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This move needs to be viewed in light of the sustained crackdowns on protest we have seen from successive govts over recent years - and the worrying fact that there are more and more non-violent protestors spending years in prison
June 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This move needs to be viewed in light of the sustained crackdowns on protest we have seen from successive govts over recent years - and the worrying fact that there are more and more non-violent protestors spending years in prison
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CND condemns the move to ban Palestine Action. Non-violent direct action at military bases has a strong history within our society - from Greenham Common through to many other RAF bases today. Peaceful action to stop war and genocide is not terrorism.
June 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
CND condemns the move to ban Palestine Action. Non-violent direct action at military bases has a strong history within our society - from Greenham Common through to many other RAF bases today. Peaceful action to stop war and genocide is not terrorism.
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Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
June 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Elbit systems is financially crashing internationally!
BDS pressure is the most direct way of depriving Israel’s genocidal military of the weapons it uses to massacre, maim, and forcibly displace Palestinians.
Read more: loom.ly/kzeePzo
BDS pressure is the most direct way of depriving Israel’s genocidal military of the weapons it uses to massacre, maim, and forcibly displace Palestinians.
Read more: loom.ly/kzeePzo
Elbit Systems: war criminals and genocidaires face financial woes
“An unfortunate tendency to crash”
loom.ly
May 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Elbit systems is financially crashing internationally!
BDS pressure is the most direct way of depriving Israel’s genocidal military of the weapons it uses to massacre, maim, and forcibly displace Palestinians.
Read more: loom.ly/kzeePzo
BDS pressure is the most direct way of depriving Israel’s genocidal military of the weapons it uses to massacre, maim, and forcibly displace Palestinians.
Read more: loom.ly/kzeePzo