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Freelance journo, terrified of the climate crisis, generally opinionated. She/Her

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Flogging bombs as Gaza burns For the arms industry war is a business opportunity. Roma Robinson reports on the opposition to London’s DSEI UK, one of the world's biggest arms fairs.

Read my piece on the DSEI arms fair in the New Internationalist here - and join the National demo for Gaza on 10th October in London

#shutDSEIdown

newint.org/arms/2025/fl...

13.09.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Riot officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Territorial Support Group and British Transport Police’s Operational Support Unit start to charge protesters at protests against the DSEI arms fair on 9 September. In the foreground, two independent legal observers in orange bibs start to chase the police - one ended up assaulted and with a broken wrist

Riot officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Territorial Support Group and British Transport Police’s Operational Support Unit start to charge protesters at protests against the DSEI arms fair on 9 September. In the foreground, two independent legal observers in orange bibs start to chase the police - one ended up assaulted and with a broken wrist

CALL-OUT: did you witness police violence at the arms fair protest on 9 September? netpol.org/2025/09/11/c...

11.09.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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About 50 protestors have been kettled - including at least three journalists (including me!) not part of the protest #shutDSEIdown

09.09.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Police using force on protestors at #shutDSEIdown

09.09.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From today's @politico.com newsletter

Another small drama at Westminster.
Glad I could help out.

01.07.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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They're doing this because they're scared.

30.06.2025 05:10 πŸ‘ 1038 πŸ” 380 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 19

If you can watch this and then think β€˜I won’t share because that might be putting myself on the line’ then you know what you’d have done if you were in Germany when your Jewish neighbours were being loaded into to cattle trucks. Nothing. Please share - it’s our β€˜I’m Spartacus moments

30.06.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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We stand in unequivocal support with Palestine Action and the outrageous decision by this government to try to proscribe them.

WE ARE ALL PALESTINE ACTION

27.06.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At the Arndale now #palestineaction

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We are all #PalestineAction demo in Manchester now

23.06.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A call for peace.

A call for justice.

A call to end the genocide.

@pscupdates.bsky.social

21.06.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 2314 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 24

Grateful to see my MP there, hopefully to be joined by many more over the course of this vote

17.06.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We live in the most unequal country, apart from the US and that's turning into a disaster.
#BackZack and tax the rich. πŸ’š

11.06.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries Linda Tirado was in Minneapolis from out of state covering the protests and rioting when police shot her in the face with a rubber bullet, also known as a "less-lethal" round.

in so many videos out of LA i am seeing officers aiming rubber bullets right into crowds, this is filling me with a deep and anxious rage knowing what happens when they do that
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

09.06.2025 01:25 πŸ‘ 3831 πŸ” 1643 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 68
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US vetoes UNSC ceasefire resolution as death, starvation consume Gaza Move comes as Israel kills nearly 100 Palestinians across enclave in one day while maintaining crippling aid blockade.

Just another day for the imperial core…

aje.io/t72yy9

05.06.2025 05:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International aid ship en route to Gaza will be stopped, warns Israeli military Madleen, with Greta Thunberg on board, reaches east Mediterranean a month after drone attack on separate aid vessel

International aid ship en route to Gaza will be stopped, warns Israeli military

04.06.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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The final section of this interview is so powerful. Dr Haj-Hassan refusing to let the BBC β€œtwo-side” the genocide in Gaza.

"You don't ask the perpetrator of genocide their opinion on whether they are committing a genocide".

The eloquence in her rage is extraordinary.

2/2

25.05.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 577 πŸ” 276 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 21
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The British-Israeli soldiers at risk of Gaza war crimes probe UK nationals are fighting on the frontline in Gaza, helping Israel’s military enforce its β€œtotal siege” over millions of Palestinians.

British nationals have served in some of Israel’s β€œcraziest” units in Gaza where they view Palestinians as β€œrats” and β€œanimals”.

The UK police apparently has no interest in holding them accountable.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-british-...

22.05.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
Lawyers try to force Keir Starmer to stop arming Israel
Lawyers try to force Keir Starmer to stop arming Israel YouTube video by Declassified UK

Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq is back in court this week to challenge Keir Starmer's decision to keep supplying F-35 parts to Israel.

Watch our report from the Royal Courts of JusticeπŸ‘‡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqme...

14.05.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel continues to pound Gaza, at least 70 people killed today Israel attacks two hospitals in Gaza in 24 hours, as Trump says he is working to end β€˜horrible’ war, free all captives.

It never ends. Israel is determined to kill, kill, kill. Meanwhile, Israel lies, lies, lies. And the West? The West looks elsewhere, anywhere, everywhere but at the scene of the war crime of the century www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

14.05.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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Video Pope Leo XIV meets the world press The new pope talked about the importance of freedom of speech and renewed calls for peace during a meeting with journalists on Monday.

Pope Leo comes out for press freedom and the release of imprisoned journalists

abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vid...

12.05.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 5893 πŸ” 1294 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 47

Love the article you linked but just to note it wasn't written by me, but by Eli Parry, a good friend and someone I've had the privilege of working with for almost two years!

06.05.2025 10:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#IWD March in Manchester last Saturday - such a beautiful atmosphere!

11.03.2025 09:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Red Tent Camp' of homeless refugees relocates to Albert Square - Mancunian Matters Refugees evicted from St Peter’s Square this morning have relocated to Albert Square.The homeless β€œred tent camp” was this morning evicted by Manchester City Council has now moved around the base of t...

The "red tent camp" that was evicted this morning from #StPetersSquare has now moved to #AlbertSquare in Manchester and residents of the camp say now they "haven’t been offeredΒ anyΒ housing."

www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/manches...

26.02.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three lessons I learned on my visit to Cuba : Peoples Dispatch The Cuban revolution offers key lessons for progressive people in the United States about how to organize society in a way that favors the majority, and not an elite few

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ί"Cuba is an example that a future exists beyond capitalism, and that future is worth fighting for."

I wrote about what key lessons Cuba provides for those of us organizing in the belly of the beast, as well as our collective responsibility to ppl there.

peoplesdispatch.org/2024/06/18/t...

19.06.2024 21:24 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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As the Amazon’s Biggest Champion Approaches 100, He’s Still Fighting Raoni Metuktire has spent decades advocating for the Amazon rainforest, which is at risk of losing another 590,000 square kilometers by 2050.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

03.09.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0