Owen Lavery
@owenlavery.bsky.social
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“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” — Tony Benn
February 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” — Tony Benn
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Israel is under investigation by the International Court of Justice for committing genocide.
Meanwhile, the Israeli general who oversaw the Gaza slaughter is welcomed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
What war crimes does the MoD hope to learn from him?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb1...
Meanwhile, the Israeli general who oversaw the Gaza slaughter is welcomed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
What war crimes does the MoD hope to learn from him?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb1...
Top Israeli soldier RUNS AWAY from Gaza war crimes questions
YouTube video by Declassified UK
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Israel is under investigation by the International Court of Justice for committing genocide.
Meanwhile, the Israeli general who oversaw the Gaza slaughter is welcomed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
What war crimes does the MoD hope to learn from him?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb1...
Meanwhile, the Israeli general who oversaw the Gaza slaughter is welcomed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
What war crimes does the MoD hope to learn from him?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb1...
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👉NEW -- Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation tried to quietly visit London today but was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
👉NEW -- Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
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Another baby in Gaza has died of hypothermia – the eighth such death as temperatures plummet amid the Israeli genocide in the besieged enclave.
🔴 LIVE Updates ⤵️
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Eighth Gaza baby freezes to death as Israel kills 88 Palestinians in a day
Israeli forces launch over 100 attacks in three days as US proposes $8bn weapons sales amid ongoing ceasefire talks.
aje.io
January 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Another baby in Gaza has died of hypothermia – the eighth such death as temperatures plummet amid the Israeli genocide in the besieged enclave.
🔴 LIVE Updates ⤵️
🔴 LIVE Updates ⤵️
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In 2024, Israeli forces destroyed 815 mosques and partially damaged another 151, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs says in a report.
🔴 LIVE Updates: aje.io/s7v9hm
🔴 LIVE Updates: aje.io/s7v9hm
January 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In 2024, Israeli forces destroyed 815 mosques and partially damaged another 151, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs says in a report.
🔴 LIVE Updates: aje.io/s7v9hm
🔴 LIVE Updates: aje.io/s7v9hm
Reposted by Owen Lavery
Reposted by Owen Lavery
Billionaires should not own social media platforms.
Billionaires should not run our newspapers.
Billionaires should not control our politics.
A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.
Billionaires should not run our newspapers.
Billionaires should not control our politics.
A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.
January 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Billionaires should not own social media platforms.
Billionaires should not run our newspapers.
Billionaires should not control our politics.
A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.
Billionaires should not run our newspapers.
Billionaires should not control our politics.
A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.
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Flags symbolise our heritage and identity, but they can also be used to sow division, mark territory and instil fear.
That's why Paula Bradshaw has launched a consultation on her bill to change how we display flags in public spaces.
Make your voice heard.
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
That's why Paula Bradshaw has launched a consultation on her bill to change how we display flags in public spaces.
Make your voice heard.
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
January 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Flags symbolise our heritage and identity, but they can also be used to sow division, mark territory and instil fear.
That's why Paula Bradshaw has launched a consultation on her bill to change how we display flags in public spaces.
Make your voice heard.
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
That's why Paula Bradshaw has launched a consultation on her bill to change how we display flags in public spaces.
Make your voice heard.
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
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The public consultation on my Private Member’s Bill on the Display of Flags & Emblems is now live here:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/emblemsbill
More information here:
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
www.surveymonkey.com/r/emblemsbill
More information here:
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
Display of Flags and Emblems Bill
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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January 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The public consultation on my Private Member’s Bill on the Display of Flags & Emblems is now live here:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/emblemsbill
More information here:
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
www.surveymonkey.com/r/emblemsbill
More information here:
www.allianceparty.org/flags_and_em...
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The complaint numbers from our campaign against BBC Middle East Editor Raffi Berg are piling up.
Here's a thread of why the BBC is in breach of the 'Impartiality' clause of their royal charter and what the complaint template run by @unmutehumanity.bsky.social is calling for
(1/10) 🧵
Here's a thread of why the BBC is in breach of the 'Impartiality' clause of their royal charter and what the complaint template run by @unmutehumanity.bsky.social is calling for
(1/10) 🧵
January 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The complaint numbers from our campaign against BBC Middle East Editor Raffi Berg are piling up.
Here's a thread of why the BBC is in breach of the 'Impartiality' clause of their royal charter and what the complaint template run by @unmutehumanity.bsky.social is calling for
(1/10) 🧵
Here's a thread of why the BBC is in breach of the 'Impartiality' clause of their royal charter and what the complaint template run by @unmutehumanity.bsky.social is calling for
(1/10) 🧵
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The world’s richest man & insecure nepo-baby shouldn’t be allowed to dictate UK politics.
Yet some politicians act like sycophants & his unhinged outbursts dominate news, while our democracy is serially undermined.
We must break the super-rich’s grip on our media & politics.
Yet some politicians act like sycophants & his unhinged outbursts dominate news, while our democracy is serially undermined.
We must break the super-rich’s grip on our media & politics.
January 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The world’s richest man & insecure nepo-baby shouldn’t be allowed to dictate UK politics.
Yet some politicians act like sycophants & his unhinged outbursts dominate news, while our democracy is serially undermined.
We must break the super-rich’s grip on our media & politics.
Yet some politicians act like sycophants & his unhinged outbursts dominate news, while our democracy is serially undermined.
We must break the super-rich’s grip on our media & politics.
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A leaked report shows EU ministers rejected their own expert's advice to end arms sales to Israel, despite being warned Israel's atrocities in Gaza could amount to genocide. The decision exposes EU leaders to trials for complicity in war crimes.
More: theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
More: theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.
The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
theintercept.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
A leaked report shows EU ministers rejected their own expert's advice to end arms sales to Israel, despite being warned Israel's atrocities in Gaza could amount to genocide. The decision exposes EU leaders to trials for complicity in war crimes.
More: theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
More: theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
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Sterling reporting here from the BBC on the agonies faced by Israelis:
Some have grown tired of having to murder children in Gaza for months on end;
Others are losing work because of the extra military service needed to complete the genocide; /1
Some have grown tired of having to murder children in Gaza for months on end;
Others are losing work because of the extra military service needed to complete the genocide; /1
December 30, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Sterling reporting here from the BBC on the agonies faced by Israelis:
Some have grown tired of having to murder children in Gaza for months on end;
Others are losing work because of the extra military service needed to complete the genocide; /1
Some have grown tired of having to murder children in Gaza for months on end;
Others are losing work because of the extra military service needed to complete the genocide; /1
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The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:41 PM
The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
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In his last Op-Ed of the year, Owen Jones highlights how bleak 2024 has been—especially for Palestinians in Gaza—and how we all have a part to play in addressing this 👇
www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
Gaza put humanity on trial in 2024 - and we've been found guilty
In 2024, humanity has been stained by genocide in Gaza, war, and the climate crisis. And while signs of hope persist, the future is bleak, says Owen Jones.
www.newarab.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:31 AM
In his last Op-Ed of the year, Owen Jones highlights how bleak 2024 has been—especially for Palestinians in Gaza—and how we all have a part to play in addressing this 👇
www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
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This is the last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, walking toward Israeli tanks before being detained by Israeli forces after they destroyed the last hospital in northern Gaza. His current condition is unknown.
December 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
This is the last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, walking toward Israeli tanks before being detained by Israeli forces after they destroyed the last hospital in northern Gaza. His current condition is unknown.
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Democide in our times
In England 300,000 people a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Govts find money for wars, corporate bailouts/subsidies, tax cuts for the rich but neglect healthcare.
Old, poor sacrificed to the gods of neoliberalism. Casualties of class war.
archive.ph/NWX2g
In England 300,000 people a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Govts find money for wars, corporate bailouts/subsidies, tax cuts for the rich but neglect healthcare.
Old, poor sacrificed to the gods of neoliberalism. Casualties of class war.
archive.ph/NWX2g
NHS waiting lists: estimated 340,000 died awaiting treatment in 2022
More than half of people who died in England last year were on an NHS waiting list, according to statistics
www.thetimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Democide in our times
In England 300,000 people a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Govts find money for wars, corporate bailouts/subsidies, tax cuts for the rich but neglect healthcare.
Old, poor sacrificed to the gods of neoliberalism. Casualties of class war.
archive.ph/NWX2g
In England 300,000 people a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Govts find money for wars, corporate bailouts/subsidies, tax cuts for the rich but neglect healthcare.
Old, poor sacrificed to the gods of neoliberalism. Casualties of class war.
archive.ph/NWX2g
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Dr Hussam Abu Safia, who has documented illegal acts by Israeli forces, has been detained by the IDF and sent to the Sde Teiman camp, notorious for abuse and torture.
The UK government must call for his immediate release and an end to Israel’s brutality.
The UK government must call for his immediate release and an end to Israel’s brutality.
Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Abu Safia held at Israeli army base: Report
Hussam Abu Safia, who documented Israeli abuses, reportedly detained at Sde Teiman base known for ‘brutality, torture’.
www.aljazeera.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Dr Hussam Abu Safia, who has documented illegal acts by Israeli forces, has been detained by the IDF and sent to the Sde Teiman camp, notorious for abuse and torture.
The UK government must call for his immediate release and an end to Israel’s brutality.
The UK government must call for his immediate release and an end to Israel’s brutality.
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Reposted by Owen Lavery
Britain taxes the poorest more than the richest.
This is why we are in such a mess. A failure to tax those who can afford it most. The rich leaching off the poor.
We need to stop letting the rich make the rules.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
This is why we are in such a mess. A failure to tax those who can afford it most. The rich leaching off the poor.
We need to stop letting the rich make the rules.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
equalitytrust.org.uk
December 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Britain taxes the poorest more than the richest.
This is why we are in such a mess. A failure to tax those who can afford it most. The rich leaching off the poor.
We need to stop letting the rich make the rules.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
This is why we are in such a mess. A failure to tax those who can afford it most. The rich leaching off the poor.
We need to stop letting the rich make the rules.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
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Israeli soldiers storm Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital, force out semi-naked medics and patients - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-israel-soldiers-kamal-adwan-hospital-force-out-medics-and-patients
Israeli soldiers storm Gaza's last working hospital, force out semi-naked medics and patients
Kamal Adwan Hospital has been under siege for more than two months, receiving little to no aid, medicine, food or fuel
www.middleeasteye.net
December 27, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Israeli soldiers storm Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital, force out semi-naked medics and patients - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-israel-soldiers-kamal-adwan-hospital-force-out-medics-and-patients
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Israeli soldiers have stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last remaining medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, torching large sections and forcing hundreds of Palestinians to leave aje.io/pnuxun
December 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Israeli soldiers have stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last remaining medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, torching large sections and forcing hundreds of Palestinians to leave aje.io/pnuxun
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UK PM Starmer says he can't think of anything he should have done differently.
Hmm ...
Two-child benefit cap
Winter fuel payment cut
Sticking to Tory tax hikes
PFI 2.0
Banking deregulation
Energy profiteering
Public ownership of water
Compensating 1950s women
Funding foreign wars
Hmm ...
Two-child benefit cap
Winter fuel payment cut
Sticking to Tory tax hikes
PFI 2.0
Banking deregulation
Energy profiteering
Public ownership of water
Compensating 1950s women
Funding foreign wars
December 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
UK PM Starmer says he can't think of anything he should have done differently.
Hmm ...
Two-child benefit cap
Winter fuel payment cut
Sticking to Tory tax hikes
PFI 2.0
Banking deregulation
Energy profiteering
Public ownership of water
Compensating 1950s women
Funding foreign wars
Hmm ...
Two-child benefit cap
Winter fuel payment cut
Sticking to Tory tax hikes
PFI 2.0
Banking deregulation
Energy profiteering
Public ownership of water
Compensating 1950s women
Funding foreign wars