Christine Johnston
@christinejohnston.bsky.social
Some lives are not worth more than others #NeverBeABystander 🇵🇸 Hind Rajab, our hearts forever pained. 💙💛 Total and unwavering support for Ukraine. Elbows up!🇨🇦
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This is grim
Africans recruited by Russia are referred to as “can openers”. Here’s a photo of one with a land mine strapped to him designed for detonating in a bid to "open" the 🇺🇦 bunker
Some “recruited“ as shop assistants/jobs in a shampoo factory find themselves at the front - cannon fodder
Africans recruited by Russia are referred to as “can openers”. Here’s a photo of one with a land mine strapped to him designed for detonating in a bid to "open" the 🇺🇦 bunker
Some “recruited“ as shop assistants/jobs in a shampoo factory find themselves at the front - cannon fodder
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
This is grim
Africans recruited by Russia are referred to as “can openers”. Here’s a photo of one with a land mine strapped to him designed for detonating in a bid to "open" the 🇺🇦 bunker
Some “recruited“ as shop assistants/jobs in a shampoo factory find themselves at the front - cannon fodder
Africans recruited by Russia are referred to as “can openers”. Here’s a photo of one with a land mine strapped to him designed for detonating in a bid to "open" the 🇺🇦 bunker
Some “recruited“ as shop assistants/jobs in a shampoo factory find themselves at the front - cannon fodder
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Musk's X has turbo-charged the anti-science movement & amplified misinformation, racism, misogyny & hate. It permits the creation of digital child porn at one click.
If these aren't grounds to eject him from the Royal Society, then what are?
Shame on them.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
If these aren't grounds to eject him from the Royal Society, then what are?
Shame on them.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action
Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Musk's X has turbo-charged the anti-science movement & amplified misinformation, racism, misogyny & hate. It permits the creation of digital child porn at one click.
If these aren't grounds to eject him from the Royal Society, then what are?
Shame on them.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
If these aren't grounds to eject him from the Royal Society, then what are?
Shame on them.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
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A prisoner linked to Palestine Action who is on day 71 of a hunger strike has told a friend: “I’m dying.”
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, at HMP New Hall, in Wakefield, on Saturday for the first time since the protest began and said she was taken aback by her friend’s appearance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
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Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
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“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
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Palantir have been awarded a contract for NHS data.
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Palantir have been awarded a contract for NHS data.
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
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We cannot allow Nigel Farage & others to rewrite history. If UK News Shows won’t call this absolute boll**** out let’s do it ourselves
If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it.
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
When are UK News Shows going to start calling out Nigel Farage and his completely rubbished claims?
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
We cannot allow Nigel Farage & others to rewrite history. If UK News Shows won’t call this absolute boll**** out let’s do it ourselves
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Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Disrespect law enforcement (according to THEIR definition) and they have the right to execute you on the spot.
That's the implied message coming from Trump.
The USA in 2026 is an immensely dystopian place. Is there any way for it to come back from the brink of civil war?
That's the implied message coming from Trump.
The USA in 2026 is an immensely dystopian place. Is there any way for it to come back from the brink of civil war?
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Disrespect law enforcement (according to THEIR definition) and they have the right to execute you on the spot.
That's the implied message coming from Trump.
The USA in 2026 is an immensely dystopian place. Is there any way for it to come back from the brink of civil war?
That's the implied message coming from Trump.
The USA in 2026 is an immensely dystopian place. Is there any way for it to come back from the brink of civil war?
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X and Grok have no argument for free speech: both are politically driven and manipulated algorithm engines designed to promote and amplify division & hatred. The end game is to undermine democracy and civil society to the point where it is ‘Sovietised’ in the service of the oligarchical corporates
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
X and Grok have no argument for free speech: both are politically driven and manipulated algorithm engines designed to promote and amplify division & hatred. The end game is to undermine democracy and civil society to the point where it is ‘Sovietised’ in the service of the oligarchical corporates
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Peter Kyle passing the buck to Ofcom. Who thinks Ofcom would ever fine X 10% of global earnings or shut them down in the UK or send its bosses to prison?
Me neither. "Independent regulators" exist to do the minimum possible while enabling politicians to shrug & pass the buck
Me neither. "Independent regulators" exist to do the minimum possible while enabling politicians to shrug & pass the buck
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Peter Kyle passing the buck to Ofcom. Who thinks Ofcom would ever fine X 10% of global earnings or shut them down in the UK or send its bosses to prison?
Me neither. "Independent regulators" exist to do the minimum possible while enabling politicians to shrug & pass the buck
Me neither. "Independent regulators" exist to do the minimum possible while enabling politicians to shrug & pass the buck
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I remember visiting the US Capitol building and seeing a model representing the separation of powers and the checks and balances on the executive. I remember thinking it was a nice model.
I don't think it's there anymore.
Probably been replaced by a newer model.
I don't think it's there anymore.
Probably been replaced by a newer model.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I remember visiting the US Capitol building and seeing a model representing the separation of powers and the checks and balances on the executive. I remember thinking it was a nice model.
I don't think it's there anymore.
Probably been replaced by a newer model.
I don't think it's there anymore.
Probably been replaced by a newer model.
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I said last summer the phalanxes of heavily armed, pot bellied thugs Trump is assembling to terrorize, kidnap and imprison Americans--documented and undocumented--using near limitless funds appropriated by the GOP in the "Beautiful Bill," is a clear and present danger to democracy. 1/
The emerging coup
Lawless authoritarian regimes don't give up power willingly.
www.publicnotice.co
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I said last summer the phalanxes of heavily armed, pot bellied thugs Trump is assembling to terrorize, kidnap and imprison Americans--documented and undocumented--using near limitless funds appropriated by the GOP in the "Beautiful Bill," is a clear and present danger to democracy. 1/
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Israeli forces raided a Palestinian wedding ceremony in occupied East Jerusalem, firing live ammunition and stun grenades at attendees. Several men, including the groom, were detained.
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian wedding ceremony in occupied East Jerusalem, firing live ammunition and stun grenades at attendees. Several men, including the groom, were detained.
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Palantirs UK boss rubbing his hands as he talks about countries returning to "business as usual"
Palantir supplies the Israeli military, which has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinian kids. Louis Mosley is a merchant of death. But nicely spoken with coiffered hair
Palantir supplies the Israeli military, which has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinian kids. Louis Mosley is a merchant of death. But nicely spoken with coiffered hair
January 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Palantirs UK boss rubbing his hands as he talks about countries returning to "business as usual"
Palantir supplies the Israeli military, which has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinian kids. Louis Mosley is a merchant of death. But nicely spoken with coiffered hair
Palantir supplies the Israeli military, which has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinian kids. Louis Mosley is a merchant of death. But nicely spoken with coiffered hair
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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This is almost funny.
Almost.
Almost.
The UK has played down suggestions that the Joint Expeditionary Force could be deployed to Greenland, stressing that the island’s security is already guaranteed through NATO.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=65526
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=65526
UK rules out expeditionary force role in Greenland security
The UK has played down suggestions that the Joint Expeditionary Force could be deployed to Greenland, stressing that the island’s security is already guaranteed through NATO.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This is almost funny.
Almost.
Almost.
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…but it won’t pass unless we push it
📣 Email your MP before Wed. Please.
It takes seconds to email them and could make the world of difference…
Just hit the link below:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/write_mp_acc...
📣 Email your MP before Wed. Please.
It takes seconds to email them and could make the world of difference…
Just hit the link below:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/write_mp_acc...
The Public Accountability Bill Amendment
Ask your MP to support a ban on lying in politics today. Amendments 13–18 to the Hillsborough Law would make it a criminal offence for politicians and parliamentary candidates to deliberately mislead ...
www.compassioninpolitics.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
…but it won’t pass unless we push it
📣 Email your MP before Wed. Please.
It takes seconds to email them and could make the world of difference…
Just hit the link below:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/write_mp_acc...
📣 Email your MP before Wed. Please.
It takes seconds to email them and could make the world of difference…
Just hit the link below:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/write_mp_acc...
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Ibrahim al Khalili reports on the dire conditions people in Gaza are living in.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bombs and bullets.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bombs and bullets.
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Ibrahim al Khalili reports on the dire conditions people in Gaza are living in.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bombs and bullets.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bombs and bullets.
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Keir Starmer whips AGAINST Lord Thomas amendment to end shocking #IPP scandal as campaigners vow to fight on
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/06/28/c...
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/06/28/c...
Keir Starmer whips AGAINST Lord Thomas amendment to end shocking #IPP scandal as campaigners vow to fight on
Campaigning Lawyer and CEO of CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Peter Stefanovic – who’s films have been watched hundreds of millions of times online – has posted a new film calling on Prime …
thecriminaljusticeblog.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Keir Starmer whips AGAINST Lord Thomas amendment to end shocking #IPP scandal as campaigners vow to fight on
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/06/28/c...
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/06/28/c...
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This is an important and sobering read about a 1943 American pamphlet warning citizens what fascism in America would look like. Every bit of it is happening now
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
This is an important and sobering read about a 1943 American pamphlet warning citizens what fascism in America would look like. Every bit of it is happening now
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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How many citizens were killed by police in each country between 2010-2019:
Canada: 305
France: 233
Germany: 100
Australia: 53
United Kingdom: 22
United States: 15,008
Canada: 305
France: 233
Germany: 100
Australia: 53
United Kingdom: 22
United States: 15,008
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
How many citizens were killed by police in each country between 2010-2019:
Canada: 305
France: 233
Germany: 100
Australia: 53
United Kingdom: 22
United States: 15,008
Canada: 305
France: 233
Germany: 100
Australia: 53
United Kingdom: 22
United States: 15,008
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Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
Exxon CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’
Trump holds a meeting of oil CEOs at the White House to project support for his Venezuela plans. But the companies are skeptical.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
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“Pay me $8 a month and you can use my tech to create child sexual abuse imagery” might not be the PR win Elon Musk imagines it to be, y’know.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
“Pay me $8 a month and you can use my tech to create child sexual abuse imagery” might not be the PR win Elon Musk imagines it to be, y’know.