This, by @jasonhickel.bsky.social, is the clearest explanation I have yet read of why the US and UK governments continue to support the Israeli government, regardless of its great crimes against humanity. jasonhickel.substack.com/p/why-does-t...
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This, by @jasonhickel.bsky.social, is the clearest explanation I have yet read of why the US and UK governments continue to support the Israeli government, regardless of its great crimes against humanity. jasonhickel.substack.com/p/why-does-t...
In the late 1940s, early 1950s the top tax rate for the very rich was over 90% and the NHS, Welfare State, massive council house build, nationalisation of public utilities were all very "sustainable" meme vai Durah Ashton
Starmer arms Ukraine to stop Russian aggression Starmer arms Israel to increase Israeli aggression And then pretends to care about 'children & civilians' The hypocrite
One of the most anticipated films at the Venice Film Festival is āThe Voice of Hind Rajabā.. The film, draws on the audio recordings of Hindās desperate calls as rescuers tried to reach her, premieres as filmmakers urge the festival not to stay silent on the Gaza Holocaust. #HindRajab #355Bullets
This is frightening. Please read the thread.
Behold the (tiny) hand of a syphilis-riddled, paedophile president. Who knows, perhaps it will miraculously recover just like his ear!
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Alas time is fast running out before Donald Trump becomes Americaās Jimmy Savile and completely evades justice within his lifetime.
It seems the āmigrant crisisā is a distraction. Farageās priority is to gain power, and his powerful backers need him to sow discontent to do that. If they succeed I think we would likely see a UK version of Project 2025. The state would be gutted for profit to the advantage of ultra-wealthy donors.
The āmigrant crisisā is a distraction. Farageās priority is gaining power, and his powerful backers need him to sow discontent to do that. If they succeed we would likely see a UK version of Project 2025. The state would be gutted for profit to the advantage of ultra-wealthy donors. Wake up people!!
Of course the health ministry itself in Gaza is (was) run by Hamas. They are the democratically elected representatives who also ran schools, administrative centres & other public services. Proscribed in UK by Priti Patel in 2021. It was Hamasās military wing al-Qassam that attacked Israel on Oct 7.
Transnational organised crime.
That is blatant treason.
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On point. Today its Palestine. Tomorrow, like the lottery......it could be you.... #StopGazaGenocide #IzrahellIsATerr0r1stState #ErosionOfFreedoms #AdulfWon
I believe the primary aim of the al-Qassam brigades that operated on Oct. 7 was to capture 250 Israeli hostages to exchange for some of the 10,000 or so Palestinians held in Israeli prisons (many, inc. children held for years without trial). The āHannibal Directiveā was the biggest killer that day.
via John Mclaughlin
"As uncomfortable as it may be to many, Israelās current apartheid policies took shape in the lead up to the Holocaust when Nazi Germany and a small group of influential Zionists formed an alliance to build their ethno-nationalist states."
Whilst Russiaās abduction of Ukrainian children is truly abhorrent, itās a real shame that their concern (von der Leyen & the Trumps) doesnāt seem to extend to Israelās ongoing slaughter of Palestinian children. Between them they actually have the power to do something about that but choose not to.
Isreal is just a lie perpetuated by the West at the expense of Palestinian lives.
Just think, listed companies could save an absolute fortune if they replaced their CEOs with ChatGPT!
Although, to be fair, he is the living proof that his father was indeed a ātoolmakerā!
Itās just as if the Hanovers had entertained the Romanovs by having them over for a spot of lunch on Indigenous land.
He uses the same mindset to unnecessarily invite powerful American paedophiles for unprecedented second state visits.
Keir Starmer on Russia and Israel. Hypocrisy exposed.
Itās just as if the Hanovers had entertained the Romanovs by having them over for a spot of lunch on Indigenous land.
Oil companies did this. They were warned 50+ years ago that this would happen and they didnāt stop. The media let them get away with it and continues to do so. Itās going to get worse. Every red dot indicates a current active fire, the larger the dot, the larger the fire.
The BBC helped kill Anas al-Sharif. Its reporting will kill more journalists open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Meanwhile the IDF, which continues to carry out unspeakable atrocities on a daily basis has not been proscribed. Indeed any UK citizen who has taken up arms for Israel to partake in genocide in Gaza is free to return unhindered & unquestioned. Does this not put the British public at risk?
ā¦and those who enable it.
Israel murdered Anas al-Sharif, and his fellow Palestinian journalists, to silence witnesses to its genocide. Gaza's journalists - the bravest journalists who ever lived - never stopped speaking out. The least we can do is to speak louder than ever before.
Absolutely! Unfortunately when those who need to be taken to task are the most powerful people on the planet, justice will likely be painfully slow if it comes at all. I for one, however, will not forget those politicians, celebrities, companies & institutions that have supported Isrealās actions.
"On Saturday 366 people were arrested for carrying placards showing their support of a proscribed terrorist organisation, Palestine Action. A couple of weeks ago, nobody was arrested for carrying flags showing their support for The UVF, a proscribed terrorist group. Why the difference?"
And yet the IDF, who are carrying out unspeakable atrocities as we speak, have not been proscribed. Indeed any UK citizen who has taken up arms for Israel to partake in genocide in Gaza is free to return unhindered & unquestioned. Does this not put the British public at risk?
This is how you break the news that Israel killed journalists Take note BBCNews ..New York Times š
Listen: How the 'blood libel' paradox keeps the West silent on Israel's genocide open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
She should be more concerned about returning UK citizens who have served in the IDF. Anyone who travels abroad to join a foreign force in order to assist in an act of genocide should not be free to walk amongst us with complete anonymity. They need to be prosecuted for war crimes.
I remember Sajid Javid doing the same thing when he removed Shamima Begumās citizenship. He insisted that the public would be endangered by her return but would not divulge the ācredible informationā behind his decision. Labour have learned how to lie just like the Tories.
šØ Israeli Minister Ben Gvir: āGazaās children are not innocent ā theyāre a delayed threat that must be eliminated.ā This is genocide in plain words.
Her name is Mariam, 9 years old from Gaza. She is being starved by israel.
Iād say we need less human beings, but more humanity.
Thereās a surprising amount of optimism in this article, considering that the subject matter could not be darker.š www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Perhaps itās because Newsmax execs & presenters are also on the list. Why else would the voices of the perpetrators be given priority over those of victims? Unless, of course, bribery or extortion is somehow involved.
Farmer Bizza Walters comments on lowering food standards after Brexit, "As a nation we are overlooking the importance of food security" "We should be banging the drum against the government saying that food, after air and water, is the third most important thing that we need"
Christ on a bike
Donāt forget the showers that Trumpās taken in Moscow!
Similarities Between Hitlerās Handling of the Warsaw Ghetto and How Netanyahu is Handling Gaza are Disturbing https://twp.ai/4ips13
100 years of June temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Thank you. I guess time will tell on this one. Although, I suppose that should such recourse ever become available to protesters whoāve been exonerated, the government would simply obfuscate as they have done throughout the Post Office scandal. So I wouldnāt hold much hope for swift justice anyhow.
Genuine question (as my knowledge of the legal system is limited): If the order to proscribe Palestine Action is found to be unlawful, could the government be sued by any protester who may have been arrested & charged under the Terrorism Act?
I for one canāt forgive them - theyāve betrayed our very humanity.
āGenocidalā, ādepravedā, ābarbarousā & ārepugnantā etc. I recall, at the start of the current genocide, watching Starmer confirm his support for cutting off water & power supplies to the entire civilian population of Gaza. That in itself was a war crime & Starmerās support for it was truly shameful.
Agreed. Trouble is, Labour are currently led by a rabid Zionist.
Its because the BiBiC is a z1o mouthpiece & has zero independent journalism let alone a shred of integrity...... #BiBiC
Very convenient for Starmer. Not so much for starving Palestinians. ā¦in the meantime he could always suspend arms sales to Israel. I donāt think he needs parliament for that.
Too little, too late. If youāre starving now, chances are youāll be dead by September. Both men belong in The Hague.
Now Iād possibly entertain a United Republic of Great Britain & Ireland, with a central government for the four nations based on the Isle of Man. ..thatās probably a bit far-fetched though.
No, but I know that if I was Scottish, I would definitely want independence too. The fact that England is largely responsible for keeping the Tories in power for most of our lives, would do my head in!
THE BIG DECEPTIONā¦ According to a DNA study in Haaretzā Palestinians have 95% ancient Hebrew/Israelite DNA. While Jewish Israelis only have less than 5 % ancient Hebrew DNA. š¤š¤š¤š§
Returning UK citizens who have served in the IDF must be prosecuted for war crimes. Indeed, for the sake of our society (and our humanity), anyone who travels abroad to join a foreign force in order to assist in an act of genocide should not be free to walk amongst us with complete anonymity.
Former US Green Beret who was one of the armed American security guards in Gaza, "Without question I witnessed war crimes by the Israeli Defence Forces, without a doubt, using artillery rounds, mortar rounds, firing tank rounds into unarmed civilians"
Yes. I also remember the absurd British government censorship of Gerry Adamās voice, and their draconian measures against broadcasters that were deemed to platform Republican sentiment in NI. Imagine trying to silence Sinn FĆ©in now. History, it seems, is rarely kind to oppressive colonial powers.
By the same metric, could l (hypothetically of course) opine that Hamas are freedom fighters rather than terrorists without actually supporting them?
"And this is how we erase and rewrite history. Repeat it enough times and it becomes ātruthā" via the eloquent quirk
Rather than trying to force Israelās hand into opening the border for aid into Gaza, Starmer has opted to initiate token air drops over a territory filled with starving people. When the IDF inevitably uses the ensuing mayhem to murder yet more people, his own role in war crimes couldnāt be clearer.
If theyāre genuinely worried for the safety of their children, they should be more concerned about returning IDF āfightersā with British passports who have actively participated in Israelās genocide, than about immigrants who are desperately trying to escape poverty and persecution.
Know Them By Their Fruits Those tiny skeletal bodies youāre seeing on your social media feed are the fruits of the empire. The shredded, eviscerated, decapitated children youāve been seeing in footage from Gaza since 2023 are the fruits of the empire. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/know-them-...
Completely agree. Unfortunately this is what the neoliberal zionists are good at - infiltrate and reshape. The BBC have been similarly affected. itās much the same principle used by far-right organisations to control many rural church communities in middle America. Look whoās in power there now.
I am not offended. I appreciate your candour.
I guess life is one big learning curve. Sometimes knowledge can hurt.
Thank you, I had no idea. Iām afraid I was blindsided by my love of music, but his legacy is now ruined for me. It pains me to throw him in the trash with Gene Simmons.
Thank you to @monachalabi.bsky.social for this powerful graphic, which starkly pictures the severity of the Israeli governmentās policy of mass death through forced starvation.
Spent the past few days cogitating my first post on Bluesky. Here it is ā¦ - I implore you to give this a listen if you havenāt heard it before. Itās brilliant! āMum Does The Washingā by Jason Idehen. Enjoyš youtu.be/PS9Bc_GQBEs?...
If whales could actually vote, Iām pretty sure which party theyād vote for!
Iāve not read the book so I honestly donāt know the answerā¦ but I wonder if heās changed his opinion of Jeremy Corbyn since realising how Zionists use antisemitism to smear anyone they donāt like?
Sorry George, but donāt you mean the grammar police have started āarrestingā people for signs like the one you heldā¦
Being Jewish, I wonder how much racism he has personally had to endure compared to Diane Abbott?
I guess when the so called leader of the āfree worldā is both a vengeful sociopath and an entitled nonce, the fall of Western Civilisation is inevitable!
I also notice they still prefix every institution in Gaza with the words āHamas runā, yet never refer to Netanyahu as āwanted war criminalā.
I see another ageing Brexiteer has popped his clogs. There canāt be that many of them left now!
I wrote about Epsteinās suicide and how the disbelief about it shows a lack of familiarity with how inhuman Americaās prisonās are. It remains one of the things that made people maddest (not saying jail is bad, disbelieving he was murdered). www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The US (or more accurately the Republicans that are running it) appear to be suffering from some sort of collective solipsism. Their contemptuous attitude towards the outside world presents a clear danger to us all.
Paradoxically the Met Police themselves have killed more innocent people than Palestine Action.
Because the patriarchal societies that we live in are intrinsically misogynistic. Unfortunately, despite enlightening social movements such as #MeToo, things never seem to improve.
For context, she was a 6 year old they trapped in a car after this man murdered her family, then used her desperate pleas to murder ambulance crews and brave people who tried to rescue her, before this man shot her in the head.
So is the Prime Minister of Israel.
Alas I missed Bob Vylanās Glastonbury set, but they are a genuine talent & Iāve been a fan for a while. Their music mixes relatable social commentary with some great riffs. Favourite tracks from recent albums include āGDPā, āMakes Me Violentā, & āHeās a Manā. š youtu.be/anlghGgWuAs?...
Empathy requires emotional intelligence, and from my experience that is a human quality that racists tend to lack.
"But this time, the meltdown... was all aimed at a single moment: Bobby Vylan, mid-set at Glastonbury, chanting āDeath to the IDFā. Cue panic. Within minutes, right-wing commentators were foaming at the mouth. GB News had graphics ready before the set finished. Tory MPs demanded arrests."
Alas I missed Bob Vylanās Glastonbury set yesterday, but they are a genuine talent & Iāve been a fan for a while. Their music mixes relatable social commentary with some great riffs. Favourite tracks from recent albums include āGDPā, āMakes Me Violentā, & āHeās a Manā. š youtu.be/anlghGgWuAs?...
Fake patriotism exposed
Yup....this
Hannah, a paediatric nurse: "one 3 year old came in and his whole family had been killed in an airstrike.. he had severe burns... theres no food for him to have, meaning the burns will take much longer to heal" UK politicians & media: death to the IDF is hate speech