Luke Smith
@lukecsmith.bsky.social
Software engineer for the Economist. I also do music for film and theatre. Interested in environmental things, the wild world, gardening, building and making. Political lefty.
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Well i hate to state the bleeding obvious here, but this is rich to say the least. Israel have levelled pretty much every hospital in Gaza, and theyve imprisoned and tortured many of the medics too.
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Well i hate to state the bleeding obvious here, but this is rich to say the least. Israel have levelled pretty much every hospital in Gaza, and theyve imprisoned and tortured many of the medics too.
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This is a huge scandal.
As Foreign Secretary, David Cameron tried to intimidate the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts into dropping his Israeli arrest warrants.
A violation of international law - ignored by British news outlets.
As Foreign Secretary, David Cameron tried to intimidate the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts into dropping his Israeli arrest warrants.
A violation of international law - ignored by British news outlets.
Exclusive: David Cameron threatened to withdraw UK from ICC over Israel war crimes probe
Former foreign secretary told ICC prosecutor Karim Khan that issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would be like ‘dropping a hydrogen bomb’
www.middleeasteye.net
June 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is a huge scandal.
As Foreign Secretary, David Cameron tried to intimidate the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts into dropping his Israeli arrest warrants.
A violation of international law - ignored by British news outlets.
As Foreign Secretary, David Cameron tried to intimidate the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts into dropping his Israeli arrest warrants.
A violation of international law - ignored by British news outlets.
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Marco Rubio officially announced that anyone who criticizes Israel will NOT be granted a visa to enter the United States.
June 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Marco Rubio officially announced that anyone who criticizes Israel will NOT be granted a visa to enter the United States.
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international systems of accountability for crimes against humanity established in the wake of the holocaust destroyed at the behest of “the light unto the nations” so that it can do its own genocide. our shame will be eternal.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen.
American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest.
NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.
American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest.
NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.
Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.
apnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
international systems of accountability for crimes against humanity established in the wake of the holocaust destroyed at the behest of “the light unto the nations” so that it can do its own genocide. our shame will be eternal.
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Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
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Here, @westcountryvoices.bsky.social have compiled my thread on the utterly bonkers mismanagement of Dartmoor into an easy-to-read article: westcountryvoices.co.uk/prepare-your...
'Prepare yourselves for a story of breath-taking perversity'
This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breath...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Here, @westcountryvoices.bsky.social have compiled my thread on the utterly bonkers mismanagement of Dartmoor into an easy-to-read article: westcountryvoices.co.uk/prepare-your...
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Watching the early news come in from the Australian election. Looks like Labor has it. If it does, it is goodbye to another Trump-lite candidate, Peter Dutton, after Polivier in Canada. UK Labour needs to learn the lesson. Stop kissing right-wing ass.
May 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Watching the early news come in from the Australian election. Looks like Labor has it. If it does, it is goodbye to another Trump-lite candidate, Peter Dutton, after Polivier in Canada. UK Labour needs to learn the lesson. Stop kissing right-wing ass.
I hate those Russia sympathisers the world over - the american right wingers, authoritarians like Orban, theres even Russia sympathisers like Farage in the UK. This is the awful reality of Putins Russia: horrific torture and murder of anyone against them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I hate those Russia sympathisers the world over - the american right wingers, authoritarians like Orban, theres even Russia sympathisers like Farage in the UK. This is the awful reality of Putins Russia: horrific torture and murder of anyone against them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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The US rep to the IEA said that "pursuing offshore wind power would make countries reliant on China." It's instructive to explore this sort of claim, in particular for what it reveals about those claiming it. Two points:🧵
At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables
The US envoy to the IEA's energy security summit pushed gas and criticised renewables, arguing that they cause power cuts
www.climatechangenews.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The US rep to the IEA said that "pursuing offshore wind power would make countries reliant on China." It's instructive to explore this sort of claim, in particular for what it reveals about those claiming it. Two points:🧵
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Calm down Dorothy, I've spent longer putting the bins out
April 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Calm down Dorothy, I've spent longer putting the bins out
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White Lotus season 3 was another masterpiece for me. Rich detailed characters, beautiful culminations of intricately weaved storylines. Mike White is a master.
April 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
White Lotus season 3 was another masterpiece for me. Rich detailed characters, beautiful culminations of intricately weaved storylines. Mike White is a master.
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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
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I wrote about the MAGA bros finding out. www.laura-bassett.com/p/everything...
'Everything's in the shitter': MAGA's most loyal bros turn on Trump
Even Elon Musk came out swinging against Trump's tariffs this weekend, to which White House trade adviser Peter Navarro shot back on live TV: "Elon sells cars." Ope!
www.laura-bassett.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I wrote about the MAGA bros finding out. www.laura-bassett.com/p/everything...
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Make America Great Depression Again.
April 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Make America Great Depression Again.
wow. good words, never more pertinent than now.
Made quite a few comrade cards from quotes from this great book.
April 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
wow. good words, never more pertinent than now.
How long does the west stand idly by while this murder goes on? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How long does the west stand idly by while this murder goes on? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Amid a total siege and massive bombing, people in Gaza are on the brink of starvation as they search for food, water, and basic goods. Rasha Abou Jalal reports from Gaza City.
“Hunger is crueler than guilt. I didn’t choose this path—it was forced on us."
“Hunger is crueler than guilt. I didn’t choose this path—it was forced on us."
March 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Amid a total siege and massive bombing, people in Gaza are on the brink of starvation as they search for food, water, and basic goods. Rasha Abou Jalal reports from Gaza City.
“Hunger is crueler than guilt. I didn’t choose this path—it was forced on us."
“Hunger is crueler than guilt. I didn’t choose this path—it was forced on us."
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
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They disappeared a man right off the streets just like Putin for exercising his free speech. They won’t stop at immigrants. We are all targets now. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
They are disappearing people in the U.S.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is meant to send a message and strike fear
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
They disappeared a man right off the streets just like Putin for exercising his free speech. They won’t stop at immigrants. We are all targets now. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Reading this morning that the US can probably disable europead F-35 jets. The UKs trident nuclear deterrent is also controlled by the US. So with Trump likely a Russian agent, and Russia sympathetic people in all senior positions - how long til Putin can effectively disable European defence?
March 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reading this morning that the US can probably disable europead F-35 jets. The UKs trident nuclear deterrent is also controlled by the US. So with Trump likely a Russian agent, and Russia sympathetic people in all senior positions - how long til Putin can effectively disable European defence?