Irim Sarwar
@irimtated.bsky.social
Pragmatic idealist, mystic, former churchwarden, at sea. Hybrid vigour in all things, not least faith. She/her
This has been happening for the better part of a century, so I'm pretty sure this isn't a 'fierce debate'.
Old enough to remember both Israel and the U.S. arguing that they didn’t need the ICC in their business because they were able and willing to hold their own personnel accountable for atrocities.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Israeli right skewers efforts to prosecute soldiers for wartime abuses
The alleged sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee has ignited a fierce debate over whether soldiers should be immune from prosecution or face justice for misconduct.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This has been happening for the better part of a century, so I'm pretty sure this isn't a 'fierce debate'.
Not just American evangelicals.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Not just American evangelicals.
Here's a thought, maybe use your pull to help get her out. What's the point of being hand in glove with the government if you can't lean on them?
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Archbishop of York prays with family of Anglican detainee Layan Nasir
She has so far been denied contact with her parents, priest, and lawyer, her family say
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Here's a thought, maybe use your pull to help get her out. What's the point of being hand in glove with the government if you can't lean on them?
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Mogg's suit is his armour.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Mogg's suit is his armour.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
Yes, and you'll notice how laws value property over people.
More people need to understand that saying only “criminals” should be subjected to expanding state violence around us is what led to the broader public being targeted by it, too. Criminality is subjective, and power determines what it is or is not.
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yes, and you'll notice how laws value property over people.
Yes, that's the problem with a leader who's clever but not intelligent.
Just as with pretty much everything else, we should expect the Labour government to learn exactly the wrong lesson from the BBC fiasco.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Yes, that's the problem with a leader who's clever but not intelligent.
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Tim Davie is not a “decent man”
He has led and shaped a BBC that with impunity routinely demonises migrants - especially Black and Brown men - vilifies those seeking asylum, attacks Trans+ people - especially women and girls - and treats the poor with contempt
He has led and shaped a BBC that with impunity routinely demonises migrants - especially Black and Brown men - vilifies those seeking asylum, attacks Trans+ people - especially women and girls - and treats the poor with contempt
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Tim Davie is not a “decent man”
He has led and shaped a BBC that with impunity routinely demonises migrants - especially Black and Brown men - vilifies those seeking asylum, attacks Trans+ people - especially women and girls - and treats the poor with contempt
He has led and shaped a BBC that with impunity routinely demonises migrants - especially Black and Brown men - vilifies those seeking asylum, attacks Trans+ people - especially women and girls - and treats the poor with contempt
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Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement
This. Honestly, righties are cowards and if you give them a hard line and consequences early, as well as deprogramming, you're on the right path.
That the righties will do these things isn't surprising. That everyone caves is. Endlessly frustrating.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This. Honestly, righties are cowards and if you give them a hard line and consequences early, as well as deprogramming, you're on the right path.
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"You, like Nigel Farage, are simply lying about what the ONS says."
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Stephen Nolan - 08/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"You, like Nigel Farage, are simply lying about what the ONS says."
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You know, I've been trying. Trying to get these essays done a week early. Sitting in front of the assignment template going, 'Ok, WRITE!'
Brain: SQUIRREL! Ooh, did you read that?!
Five days before, I can start writing; today, the day before, I wrap it up and proof.
But I'd rather be long done.
Brain: SQUIRREL! Ooh, did you read that?!
Five days before, I can start writing; today, the day before, I wrap it up and proof.
But I'd rather be long done.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
You know, I've been trying. Trying to get these essays done a week early. Sitting in front of the assignment template going, 'Ok, WRITE!'
Brain: SQUIRREL! Ooh, did you read that?!
Five days before, I can start writing; today, the day before, I wrap it up and proof.
But I'd rather be long done.
Brain: SQUIRREL! Ooh, did you read that?!
Five days before, I can start writing; today, the day before, I wrap it up and proof.
But I'd rather be long done.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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This, of course, is absolutely incorrect. Christianity's rise to dominance in the Roman Empire under Constantine & after, for example, depended heavily on the support of & sanctioned violence by the Roman state to supplant the many religious traditions of the ancient world. 10/x
The Darkening Age
A New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and named a B...
www.harpercollins.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This, of course, is absolutely incorrect. Christianity's rise to dominance in the Roman Empire under Constantine & after, for example, depended heavily on the support of & sanctioned violence by the Roman state to supplant the many religious traditions of the ancient world. 10/x
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Christianity's entire self-image & appeal is founded on the myth of the Good News. In this frame, Christianity has mostly been accepted voluntarily because it brought virtue & goodness.
JD Vance's recent, awful comments on Indigenous Americans are an uglier example of this tendency. 8/x
JD Vance's recent, awful comments on Indigenous Americans are an uglier example of this tendency. 8/x
JD Vance sparks fierce debate after claiming Christian settlers ended child sacrifice in the ‘new world’
JD Vance has claimed that Christian settlers ended child sacrifice when they came to the “new world”, prompting fierce debate online.
www.inkl.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Christianity's entire self-image & appeal is founded on the myth of the Good News. In this frame, Christianity has mostly been accepted voluntarily because it brought virtue & goodness.
JD Vance's recent, awful comments on Indigenous Americans are an uglier example of this tendency. 8/x
JD Vance's recent, awful comments on Indigenous Americans are an uglier example of this tendency. 8/x
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The same was also true of Nazi Germany where mainstream churches, like the Lutheran, Reform, & Catholic churches lent their support to the regime & negotiated preferential treatment to stay on the regime's good side. While some resisted, they were the exception in terms of policy & action. 4/x
Churches and the Rise of Hitler (Chapter 2) - Complicity in the Holocaust
Complicity in the Holocaust - February 2012
www.cambridge.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The same was also true of Nazi Germany where mainstream churches, like the Lutheran, Reform, & Catholic churches lent their support to the regime & negotiated preferential treatment to stay on the regime's good side. While some resisted, they were the exception in terms of policy & action. 4/x
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Donald Trump himself has long enjoyed the support of extremist Christian sects like the New Apostolic Reformation, a movement rooted in Seven Mountains Mandate Dominion theology which has long been embraced & promoted throughout conservative US Evangelical Christianity. 3/x
A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation [Revised for 2025]
The story of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) lives at the epicenter of the intersection of politics and religion in the US—and reporting about it is as essential as it is challenging.
The story o...
religiondispatches.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Donald Trump himself has long enjoyed the support of extremist Christian sects like the New Apostolic Reformation, a movement rooted in Seven Mountains Mandate Dominion theology which has long been embraced & promoted throughout conservative US Evangelical Christianity. 3/x
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The fact is these guys are unquestionably, indisputably Christian to the core. Nick Fuentes, for example, would fit right in among the Catholics who eagerly, happily fought for Mussolini, Franco, the Argentine junta, Pinochet, & a whole gaggle of red-handed fascists who enjoyed Church support. 2/x
The Nick Fuentes Dilemma for Catholics
Villainized and lionized, whichever side you find yourself on, Nick Fuentes can’t be ignored.
crisismagazine.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The fact is these guys are unquestionably, indisputably Christian to the core. Nick Fuentes, for example, would fit right in among the Catholics who eagerly, happily fought for Mussolini, Franco, the Argentine junta, Pinochet, & a whole gaggle of red-handed fascists who enjoyed Church support. 2/x
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I understand the, "but they're not actually Christians!" impulse that comes from too many people re fascism. They WANT to believe the religion that preaches love, tolerance, & forgiveness couldn't possibly be responsible for all of this.
Buckle up. 1/x
#PaganSky #Christianity #WitchSky #HeathenSky
Buckle up. 1/x
#PaganSky #Christianity #WitchSky #HeathenSky
They just won't stop.
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I understand the, "but they're not actually Christians!" impulse that comes from too many people re fascism. They WANT to believe the religion that preaches love, tolerance, & forgiveness couldn't possibly be responsible for all of this.
Buckle up. 1/x
#PaganSky #Christianity #WitchSky #HeathenSky
Buckle up. 1/x
#PaganSky #Christianity #WitchSky #HeathenSky
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this is a perfect 30 rock joke
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
this is a perfect 30 rock joke
Nope. I 100% do not need to speak to people who see me as less than human because of my colour.
"Have the conversation." No. Give them consequences
"Have the conversation." No. Give them consequences
Yesterday ignited lots of comments: bsky.app/profile/tryg...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Nope. I 100% do not need to speak to people who see me as less than human because of my colour.
"Have the conversation." No. Give them consequences
"Have the conversation." No. Give them consequences
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BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
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Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
That she was the absolute worst of the lot tracks too. Just like South Asian mother in laws being worse than the husbands.
This episode of FBI where a white woman on the train is working with the hijackers is just ongoing proof that white women are patriarchy's backbone. #FBI
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
That she was the absolute worst of the lot tracks too. Just like South Asian mother in laws being worse than the husbands.
This episode of FBI where a white woman on the train is working with the hijackers is just ongoing proof that white women are patriarchy's backbone. #FBI
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This episode of FBI where a white woman on the train is working with the hijackers is just ongoing proof that white women are patriarchy's backbone. #FBI
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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.