Emily
@emilyycr.bsky.social
professionally interested in disease causing microbes. personally interested in wine 🍷
I’ve seen horror films about monsters who appear to show more empathy than the average Israeli settler by the sounds of it
Displacement and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged to record levels in occupied West Bank.
Israel’s push to displace thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank
Displacement and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged to record levels in occupied West Bank.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ve seen horror films about monsters who appear to show more empathy than the average Israeli settler by the sounds of it
Uffe bryr sig bara om vissa svenskar, inte alla svenskar. Och det känns såklart tryggt o bra
Det är oerhört talande att det första en statsminister tänker när svenska medborgare fängslas och utsätts för grovt förnedrande behandling inte är ”de ska hem” eller ”det är oacceptabelt”, utan ”de får skylla sig själva”.
www.etc.se/ledare/skaml...
www.etc.se/ledare/skaml...
Skamligt att Kristersson inte kan stå upp för fängslade aktivister
En statsminister kan inte tycka att svenska medborgare får ”skylla sig själva” när de fängslas och förnedras av Israel.
www.etc.se
October 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Uffe bryr sig bara om vissa svenskar, inte alla svenskar. Och det känns såklart tryggt o bra
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BREAKING: Israel has intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Around 500 activists from 44 different countries – including Scotland – were sailing to Gaza to deliver aid.
More to follow.
Around 500 activists from 44 different countries – including Scotland – were sailing to Gaza to deliver aid.
More to follow.
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: Israel has intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Around 500 activists from 44 different countries – including Scotland – were sailing to Gaza to deliver aid.
More to follow.
Around 500 activists from 44 different countries – including Scotland – were sailing to Gaza to deliver aid.
More to follow.
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Mandatory unpaid work to be done by The Other, is it?
"Migrants will have to carry out community work or volunteering to qualify to permanently remain in the UK, according to the Home Secretary." [Telegraph]
September 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mandatory unpaid work to be done by The Other, is it?
Ideally could’ve happened somewhat sooner but welcomed nonetheless!
BREAKING: MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to 'immediately' impose boycotts and sanctions on Israel
It comes after First Minister John Swinney outlined other actions that the SNP administration would take
It comes after First Minister John Swinney outlined other actions that the SNP administration would take
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ideally could’ve happened somewhat sooner but welcomed nonetheless!
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The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi
The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world
The rules of the institutions that define our lives bend like reeds when it comes to Israel – so much that the whole global order is on the verge of collapse
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi
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At midnight, Palestine Action will be proscribed under the Terrorism Act.
Their real “crime”? Exposing the UK’s role in arming Israel’s genocide.
This is a dark day for our democracy.
Criminalising non-violent resistance won’t silence the truth.
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
Their real “crime”? Exposing the UK’s role in arming Israel’s genocide.
This is a dark day for our democracy.
Criminalising non-violent resistance won’t silence the truth.
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
At midnight, Palestine Action will be proscribed under the Terrorism Act.
Their real “crime”? Exposing the UK’s role in arming Israel’s genocide.
This is a dark day for our democracy.
Criminalising non-violent resistance won’t silence the truth.
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
Their real “crime”? Exposing the UK’s role in arming Israel’s genocide.
This is a dark day for our democracy.
Criminalising non-violent resistance won’t silence the truth.
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
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Folkmordet i Gaza fortsätter. EU och Sveriges regering kan agera med sanktioner - men gör det inte. Den som kan förhindra folkmord och inte gör något har ett medansvar.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Israels agerande möter motreaktioner – så kan EU:s eventuella sanktionsverktyg se ut
En rad länder har tillsammans med EU-företrädare flaggat för att man inte utesluter att vidta sanktioner mot Israel. Samtidigt är det i nuläget osäkert vilka verktyg EU kan använda, med vilken kraft d...
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May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Folkmordet i Gaza fortsätter. EU och Sveriges regering kan agera med sanktioner - men gör det inte. Den som kan förhindra folkmord och inte gör något har ett medansvar.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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Nu har till och med Lifvendahl sagt att Israels regering går för långt. Ja, hon kallar faktiskt dess agerande ”folkrättsvidrigt”. Mycket dumheter här också, men ändå.
Vem blir sist att inse vad som sker?
www.svd.se/a/qPaWvL/isr...
Vem blir sist att inse vad som sker?
www.svd.se/a/qPaWvL/isr...
Israels regering går för långt | Tove Lifvendahl | SvD Ledare
KRÖNIKA. Israels regering utsätter de civila på Gaza för oförsvarbart lidande genom att stoppa hjälpsändningar.
www.svd.se
May 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Nu har till och med Lifvendahl sagt att Israels regering går för långt. Ja, hon kallar faktiskt dess agerande ”folkrättsvidrigt”. Mycket dumheter här också, men ändå.
Vem blir sist att inse vad som sker?
www.svd.se/a/qPaWvL/isr...
Vem blir sist att inse vad som sker?
www.svd.se/a/qPaWvL/isr...
I’m furious I have to be alive at the same time as people who are more upset about things like pronouns in a bio, than a live streamed genocide. furious.
May 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I’m furious I have to be alive at the same time as people who are more upset about things like pronouns in a bio, than a live streamed genocide. furious.
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Unrwa says Israel has abused detained staff and used some as human shields
Unrwa says Israel has abused detained staff and used some as human shields
Accusation from UN agency comes Red Crescent medic held since deadly Israeli attack on ambulances in Gaza is freed
The embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of abusing dozens of its staff in military detention and using some as human shields.
The head of the agency, Philippe Lazzarini, said that more than 50 staff members, including teachers, doctors and social workers, had been detained and abused since the start of the 18 month-long war in Gaza. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Unrwa says Israel has abused detained staff and used some as human shields
almost had a breakdown today in my local food shop. it’s recently had a big re organisation of all the sections and nothing makes sense any more. coffee and teas by the meat, spices in the middle of the fruit and veg section. utter chaos. I can’t cope.
March 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
almost had a breakdown today in my local food shop. it’s recently had a big re organisation of all the sections and nothing makes sense any more. coffee and teas by the meat, spices in the middle of the fruit and veg section. utter chaos. I can’t cope.
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Israel can ban all the films it wants. The Palestinian voice cannot be silenced - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-can-ban-all-films-it-wants-palestinian-voice-cannot-be-silenced
Israel can ban all the films it wants. The Palestinian voice cannot be silenced
Amid a massive drop in global support, Israel and its supporters are in a panic, working overtime to hide the evidence of its crimes
www.middleeasteye.net
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Israel can ban all the films it wants. The Palestinian voice cannot be silenced - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-can-ban-all-films-it-wants-palestinian-voice-cannot-be-silenced
the internet just taught me about a luxury supermarket in the US called ‘Erewhon’ providing “organic, ethically sourced foods” and one example of a product was a single strawberry in a little case that costs $19.
I hate it here.
I hate it here.
March 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
the internet just taught me about a luxury supermarket in the US called ‘Erewhon’ providing “organic, ethically sourced foods” and one example of a product was a single strawberry in a little case that costs $19.
I hate it here.
I hate it here.
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Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised
Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised
How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised
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After months of collective punishment and the death of over 40,000 in Gaza, any suggestion Palestinians should be removed from their home is unacceptable and dangerous.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
After months of collective punishment and the death of over 40,000 in Gaza, any suggestion Palestinians should be removed from their home is unacceptable and dangerous.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
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Palestinians in northern Gaza return home to rubble and destruction - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-north-gaza-return-home-rubble-and-destruction
'Our pain is deep': Palestinians in north Gaza return home to rubble and destruction
Residents of northern Gaza speak of loss and suffering during the war
www.middleeasteye.net
January 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Palestinians in northern Gaza return home to rubble and destruction - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-north-gaza-return-home-rubble-and-destruction
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The study suggests more than 64,000 traumatic injury deaths occurred in the Gaza Strip between October 7 2023 and June 30 2024, 41% higher than the number of deaths reported by the Palestinian MoH. 2/3
🔗 bit.ly/42frMz8
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Traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip from Oct 7, 2023, to June 30, 2024: a capture–recapture analysis
Our findings show an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Gaza Strip during the period studied. These results underscore the urgent need for interventions to prevent further loss of life and illuminate important patterns in the conduct of the war.
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January 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The study suggests more than 64,000 traumatic injury deaths occurred in the Gaza Strip between October 7 2023 and June 30 2024, 41% higher than the number of deaths reported by the Palestinian MoH. 2/3
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🔗 bit.ly/42frMz8
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Science affords us the luxury of forgetting the impact of infectious diseases
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Science affords us the luxury of forgetting the impact of infectious diseases
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
turns out being horrible seems to be quite a waste of money
Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals
Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals
Home Secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel
A failed Conservative plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda spent £50m on flights that never took off, new figures disclose.
The Home…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
turns out being horrible seems to be quite a waste of money
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Netanyahus förre försvarsminister är mer kritisk mot Netanyahus krig än svenska liberaler och vår egen regering
Tidigare försvarsminister slår larm om krigsbrott och etnisk rensning i Gaza
Moshe Ya’alon, tidigare försvarsminister och toppgeneral i Israel, hävdar att regeringen begår krigsbrott och etnisk rensning i Gaza. Det rapporterar Reuters.
omni.se
December 1, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Netanyahus förre försvarsminister är mer kritisk mot Netanyahus krig än svenska liberaler och vår egen regering
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I dag berättar jag och @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social i SvD och @lhreports.bsky.social om Försäkringskassans hemliga system för "prediktiv riskanalys" som används för att motverka felaktiga utbetalningar och fusk inom vab. (tråd)
November 27, 2024 at 8:54 AM
I dag berättar jag och @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social i SvD och @lhreports.bsky.social om Försäkringskassans hemliga system för "prediktiv riskanalys" som används för att motverka felaktiga utbetalningar och fusk inom vab. (tråd)
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NEW: Former first minister Humza Yousaf has issued a statement on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 29, 2024 at 8:06 PM
NEW: Former first minister Humza Yousaf has issued a statement on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People