Colin Watson
@cjwatson.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy
Irish geek. Happily married, father of four, polyamorous, left-wing, Reform Jew by choice.
Debian and Ubuntu developer and freelancer, mainly working for […]
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[ukpol]
The trend of using citizenship as a cudgel in cases like this must cease. [6/6]
The trend of using citizenship as a cudgel in cases like this must cease. [6/6]
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[ukpol]
The trend of using citizenship as a cudgel in cases like this must cease. [6/6]
The trend of using citizenship as a cudgel in cases like this must cease. [6/6]
[ukpol]
If Abd El-Fattah's remarks constitute offences under UK law, or if he is in fact a danger to the public (I don't have enough information to know whether either of those is the case), then he can of course be tried for them under the ordinary legal system, and the usual range of […]
If Abd El-Fattah's remarks constitute offences under UK law, or if he is in fact a danger to the public (I don't have enough information to know whether either of those is the case), then he can of course be tried for them under the ordinary legal system, and the usual range of […]
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mastodon.ie
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[ukpol]
If Abd El-Fattah's remarks constitute offences under UK law, or if he is in fact a danger to the public (I don't have enough information to know whether either of those is the case), then he can of course be tried for them under the ordinary legal system, and the usual range of […]
If Abd El-Fattah's remarks constitute offences under UK law, or if he is in fact a danger to the public (I don't have enough information to know whether either of those is the case), then he can of course be tried for them under the ordinary legal system, and the usual range of […]
[ukpol]
Even if this threat is only used today against people opposed to Israel, all it would take would be an antisemitic Home Secretary for it to be used against Jews tomorrow, or indeed any other multiple national. People deserve the protections of the normal justice system even if they […]
Even if this threat is only used today against people opposed to Israel, all it would take would be an antisemitic Home Secretary for it to be used against Jews tomorrow, or indeed any other multiple national. People deserve the protections of the normal justice system even if they […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[ukpol]
Even if this threat is only used today against people opposed to Israel, all it would take would be an antisemitic Home Secretary for it to be used against Jews tomorrow, or indeed any other multiple national. People deserve the protections of the normal justice system even if they […]
Even if this threat is only used today against people opposed to Israel, all it would take would be an antisemitic Home Secretary for it to be used against Jews tomorrow, or indeed any other multiple national. People deserve the protections of the normal justice system even if they […]
[ukpol]
I don't think I've said anything in the past that might cause a mob to demand the removal of my UK citizenship!
Some Jewish community organizations seem to have joined calls for Abd El-Fattah to be deported. I respectfully disagree. The precedent of stripping citizenship from people […]
I don't think I've said anything in the past that might cause a mob to demand the removal of my UK citizenship!
Some Jewish community organizations seem to have joined calls for Abd El-Fattah to be deported. I respectfully disagree. The precedent of stripping citizenship from people […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[ukpol]
I don't think I've said anything in the past that might cause a mob to demand the removal of my UK citizenship!
Some Jewish community organizations seem to have joined calls for Abd El-Fattah to be deported. I respectfully disagree. The precedent of stripping citizenship from people […]
I don't think I've said anything in the past that might cause a mob to demand the removal of my UK citizenship!
Some Jewish community organizations seem to have joined calls for Abd El-Fattah to be deported. I respectfully disagree. The precedent of stripping citizenship from people […]
[ukpol]
I'm aware that you have in the past been in favour of his release from detention in Egypt; I hope you will likewise oppose this right-wing campaign to strip his citizenship, along with similar calls to strip citizenship from others.
Like many UK citizens, I am a dual national (I also […]
I'm aware that you have in the past been in favour of his release from detention in Egypt; I hope you will likewise oppose this right-wing campaign to strip his citizenship, along with similar calls to strip citizenship from others.
Like many UK citizens, I am a dual national (I also […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[ukpol]
I'm aware that you have in the past been in favour of his release from detention in Egypt; I hope you will likewise oppose this right-wing campaign to strip his citizenship, along with similar calls to strip citizenship from others.
Like many UK citizens, I am a dual national (I also […]
I'm aware that you have in the past been in favour of his release from detention in Egypt; I hope you will likewise oppose this right-wing campaign to strip his citizenship, along with similar calls to strip citizenship from others.
Like many UK citizens, I am a dual national (I also […]
And one more candle!
December 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And one more candle!
@spacehobo Usually inaccurately Christianizing, too. I'd allow it if the countdown actually started on the first day of Advent rather than on 1 December.
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@spacehobo Usually inaccurately Christianizing, too. I'd allow it if the countdown actually started on the first day of Advent rather than on 1 December.
@ottocr.at I do like the Sanderson books, and they have some absolutely beloved moments (Veins of Gold is a commonly-cited favourite), but I think they have a natural advantage in coming at the climax. Sanderson tends to be more direct, while Jordan was excellent at foreshadowing and twisty […]
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November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@ottocr.at I do like the Sanderson books, and they have some absolutely beloved moments (Veins of Gold is a commonly-cited favourite), but I think they have a natural advantage in coming at the climax. Sanderson tends to be more direct, while Jordan was excellent at foreshadowing and twisty […]
@theradr.bsky.social I stand by my love for singing actual Psalm 150 to Cohen's tune though!
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@theradr.bsky.social I stand by my love for singing actual Psalm 150 to Cohen's tune though!