Jon Brown
@justjonbrown.bsky.social
Director of communications for @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social, ex-journalist, ex-adopted Scouser, here to help others report on the impact of war. And chat about stuff. Head usually in a book. Personal views etc.
Entire extended family going to the panto. Me and the dog not. Honestly, do any adults actually enjoy panto or is it just one of those things people pretend to enjoy in an act of mass self/delusion?
December 28, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Entire extended family going to the panto. Me and the dog not. Honestly, do any adults actually enjoy panto or is it just one of those things people pretend to enjoy in an act of mass self/delusion?
Genius parent lie I picked up - if the elves don’t move (ie you totally forgot) u put them on the Xmas tree with the lights on to ‘re-energise’ them. That fixes it. But u must use gloves or a tea towel or something - elves are all about a no touch policy.
December 18, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Genius parent lie I picked up - if the elves don’t move (ie you totally forgot) u put them on the Xmas tree with the lights on to ‘re-energise’ them. That fixes it. But u must use gloves or a tea towel or something - elves are all about a no touch policy.
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“Our family home is now just rubble,” says Hiba Ghandour, Programme Manager for MAG Lebanon.
With an estimated 100,000 homes destroyed & explosive devices scattered across communities, the challenges ahead are immense.
Read Hiba’s story & how MAG is responding to the crisis ➡️ buff.ly/4ff2aWa
With an estimated 100,000 homes destroyed & explosive devices scattered across communities, the challenges ahead are immense.
Read Hiba’s story & how MAG is responding to the crisis ➡️ buff.ly/4ff2aWa
Returning home to Lebanon | MAG
Forced to flee my home amidst the relentless aerial bombardments in September, my family and I have finally returned to Lebanon, where I am now focused on playing my role in helping our country to rec...
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December 13, 2024 at 12:20 PM
“Our family home is now just rubble,” says Hiba Ghandour, Programme Manager for MAG Lebanon.
With an estimated 100,000 homes destroyed & explosive devices scattered across communities, the challenges ahead are immense.
Read Hiba’s story & how MAG is responding to the crisis ➡️ buff.ly/4ff2aWa
With an estimated 100,000 homes destroyed & explosive devices scattered across communities, the challenges ahead are immense.
Read Hiba’s story & how MAG is responding to the crisis ➡️ buff.ly/4ff2aWa
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#Journorequest
Looking to connect with NGOs, charities and organisations that support refugee artists - specifically from
Afghanistan for this story.
Looking to connect with NGOs, charities and organisations that support refugee artists - specifically from
Afghanistan for this story.
December 15, 2024 at 5:53 AM
#Journorequest
Looking to connect with NGOs, charities and organisations that support refugee artists - specifically from
Afghanistan for this story.
Looking to connect with NGOs, charities and organisations that support refugee artists - specifically from
Afghanistan for this story.
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Why can I never find a calendar I actually wa-
December 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Why can I never find a calendar I actually wa-
I’m guilty of doom-posting about places I go for work. Here’s Lebanon 48 hours ago. Looking lovely.
December 14, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I’m guilty of doom-posting about places I go for work. Here’s Lebanon 48 hours ago. Looking lovely.
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Assad made a hell of Homs, and my friend Marie Colvin his target
As the Syrian conflict reignites, the great @reflextv.bsky.social Paul Conroy remembers 2012 and events in the opposition stronghold when he was injured and the Sunday Times journalist was killed
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
As the Syrian conflict reignites, the great @reflextv.bsky.social Paul Conroy remembers 2012 and events in the opposition stronghold when he was injured and the Sunday Times journalist was killed
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Assad made a hell of Homs, and my friend Marie Colvin his target
As the Syrian conflict reignites, the photographer remembers 2012 and events in the opposition stronghold when he was injured and the Sunday Times journalist was killed
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Assad made a hell of Homs, and my friend Marie Colvin his target
As the Syrian conflict reignites, the great @reflextv.bsky.social Paul Conroy remembers 2012 and events in the opposition stronghold when he was injured and the Sunday Times journalist was killed
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
As the Syrian conflict reignites, the great @reflextv.bsky.social Paul Conroy remembers 2012 and events in the opposition stronghold when he was injured and the Sunday Times journalist was killed
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
I’m definitely not a #Syria expert (been there just the once) and I get the joy & relief at the fall of a an utterly monstrous regime, but the “Syria is finally free!” sentiment seems mighty premature.
December 8, 2024 at 8:05 AM
I’m definitely not a #Syria expert (been there just the once) and I get the joy & relief at the fall of a an utterly monstrous regime, but the “Syria is finally free!” sentiment seems mighty premature.
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This week, MAG teams in Quang Binh, #Vietnam removed a 118kg bomb from a residential garden, uncovered during a water pipe excavation.
After being made safe, it was transported to a secure site for destruction.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3ZnjKS5
After being made safe, it was transported to a secure site for destruction.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3ZnjKS5
December 6, 2024 at 10:41 AM
This week, MAG teams in Quang Binh, #Vietnam removed a 118kg bomb from a residential garden, uncovered during a water pipe excavation.
After being made safe, it was transported to a secure site for destruction.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3ZnjKS5
After being made safe, it was transported to a secure site for destruction.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3ZnjKS5
A fine and beautiful pub - always think Liverpool was blessed in one way by the economic blight of the 70s/80s in that the developers’ bulldozers stayed clear at a time when heritage assets had less protection.
December 6, 2024 at 7:14 AM
A fine and beautiful pub - always think Liverpool was blessed in one way by the economic blight of the 70s/80s in that the developers’ bulldozers stayed clear at a time when heritage assets had less protection.
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Really useful resource for anyone tracking the consequences of white phosphorous use in #Lebanon. whitephosphorus.info/about
White Phosphorus
Mapping, geolocating, and verifying Israel's use of white phosphorus in Lebanon over the past year.
whitephosphorus.info
December 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Really useful resource for anyone tracking the consequences of white phosphorous use in #Lebanon. whitephosphorus.info/about
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MAG is now on BlueSky!
We work in 40+ conflict-affected countries, finding & destroying landmines, cluster munitions & unexploded bombs & working to limit the causes & address the consequences of armed violence.
Follow us for updates on our work around the world 🌍
Learn more here: buff.ly/2M3ztTB
We work in 40+ conflict-affected countries, finding & destroying landmines, cluster munitions & unexploded bombs & working to limit the causes & address the consequences of armed violence.
Follow us for updates on our work around the world 🌍
Learn more here: buff.ly/2M3ztTB
December 5, 2024 at 3:32 PM
MAG is now on BlueSky!
We work in 40+ conflict-affected countries, finding & destroying landmines, cluster munitions & unexploded bombs & working to limit the causes & address the consequences of armed violence.
Follow us for updates on our work around the world 🌍
Learn more here: buff.ly/2M3ztTB
We work in 40+ conflict-affected countries, finding & destroying landmines, cluster munitions & unexploded bombs & working to limit the causes & address the consequences of armed violence.
Follow us for updates on our work around the world 🌍
Learn more here: buff.ly/2M3ztTB
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A big Bluesky welcome to @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social. Please do follow!
December 5, 2024 at 2:35 PM
A big Bluesky welcome to @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social. Please do follow!
Sorry to not check if others are ahead of me but Kolymsky Heights is the best of all thrillers/ adventure stories. In fact, gonna reread on a long haul flight tomorrow so thanks for the nudge…😉
Looking for good fiction books in 2025, does anyone have any good recs? I love thrillers and horror and sci fi!
December 4, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Sorry to not check if others are ahead of me but Kolymsky Heights is the best of all thrillers/ adventure stories. In fact, gonna reread on a long haul flight tomorrow so thanks for the nudge…😉
No shit, Sherlock.
December 4, 2024 at 1:33 PM
No shit, Sherlock.
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from January 20th, 2025
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:02 AM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from January 20th, 2025
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
About to leave Cambodia. Here’s a picture for no other reason than I love my colleagues.
December 4, 2024 at 8:46 AM
About to leave Cambodia. Here’s a picture for no other reason than I love my colleagues.
In Cambodia for the Review Conference of the landmine ban treaty & honestly, it’s probably never been more needed.
November 24, 2024 at 9:38 AM
In Cambodia for the Review Conference of the landmine ban treaty & honestly, it’s probably never been more needed.
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Important & timely reports from MAG International on ridding the world of landmines: www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
How can the world rid itself of landmines? Two new reports on important considerations | MAG
There has been much progress and lots of learning but we know there is no silver bullet and no one-size-fits-all template. We have published two new papers that offer some important considerations and...
www.maginternational.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Important & timely reports from MAG International on ridding the world of landmines: www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
I can say with confidence that the farmers in my local pub wish Jeremy Clarkson would (& I quote verbatim) bloody well bugger off.
I genuinely don't understand why the organisers of yesterday's protest even allowed Jeremy Clarkson to speak...
If your main aim is to convince people that this ISN'T about helping rich land owners avoid paying their fair share...
Letting HIM be the face of your movement is BAT SHIT.
If your main aim is to convince people that this ISN'T about helping rich land owners avoid paying their fair share...
Letting HIM be the face of your movement is BAT SHIT.
November 21, 2024 at 8:09 AM
I can say with confidence that the farmers in my local pub wish Jeremy Clarkson would (& I quote verbatim) bloody well bugger off.
Post you from a different era. Gonna guess early 90s, somewhere in the Pyrenees. Probably smoking a roll-up.
November 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Post you from a different era. Gonna guess early 90s, somewhere in the Pyrenees. Probably smoking a roll-up.
Our statement on the US decisin to transfer anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine. www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
MAG statement on the decision by the US Government to provide anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine | MAG
The decision of the US government to transfer AP mines to Ukraine is deeply disappointing. It represents a reversal of the commitment made two years ago to not use or produce AP mines outside of the K...
www.maginternational.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Our statement on the US decisin to transfer anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine. www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...