".. this is the realities of war, & those who target civilians, in particular the Iranian regime, that kind of action is appalling"
Govt minister Sarah Sackman on the bombing of the school in Minab, which more & more people are now admitting was done by the US
Home Office Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan Pippa Crerar Political editor Tue 10 Mar 2026 The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world's most dangerous countries from changes to the UK's immigration system, the Guardian understands.
That Starmer keeps Mahmood in post shows this is not just the actions of an inhumane Home Secretary, but a deeper rooted ideology of hostility and xenophobia within this government. No-one benefits from blocking Chevening scholars. This is cruelty for sake of it.
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The intensity of the Israeli bombardments in Beirutโs southern suburbs....
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The Home Office is hiring staff from McDonalds and supermarkets to decide on refugee deportation cases. Staff know so little that some consult Lonely Planet guides to decide if a country is safe. Some canโt even find countries theyโre returning people to on the map
Inside the UKโs asylum system
Pretty serious allegation here. "Witnesses told the BBC that the Israeli soldiers had arrived disguised in Lebanese military fatigues and used ambulances with signs of Hezbollah's Islamic Health Organization."
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Hitting desalination plants is so bad. Not just evil but strategically incomprehensible. Without desalination 75% of the entire population of the Middle East will be refugees. Israel and Kuwait depend on desalination for 90% of their water and other Middle East states arenโt far behind.
From Tehran: "Itโs catastrophic. The smoke has entered our homes, the flames are still rising and it feels like the sun is shiningโฆ The flames are so bright the highways look like itโs day time. So bright but doesnโt feel right... Help please!โ
US +Israel now in full blown war against Iran's civilian population.
"Expect a deliberately created humanitarian catastrophe with food, water & energy shortages, hospitals destroyed...massive internal & external displacement"
Also expect Iran to retaliate likewise on Gulf
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Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?
Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
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North Tehranโs Aqdasiyeh oil depot is ablaze tonight after it was targeted by multiple US-Israeli airstrikes. Apocalyptic scenes filmed by Iranians driving on the nearby highway. Local reporters saying firefighters canโt put it out. This depot is critical energy infrastructure for Iran.
It doesnโt matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. Itโll never cease to amaze me that people donโt care that itโs happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.
UK accused of 'collective punishment' over Sudanese students ban - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-accused-collective-punishment-over-sudanese-students-ban
if the US doesn't want its military assets attacked maybe they should stop starting wars & fuck off back to their own borders
The war on Iran likely brings a new oil price shock and windfall profits.
So, who stands to win?
Our research shows: Last time around (2022), the US reaped the largest fossil fuel profits of any country ($377bn). 50% went to the top 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A๐งต
Impressive timing by Shabana Mahmood for today to be the day she announces her asylum policy 'inspired by Kristi Noem'.
Important to seek clarity today on whether Home Office and No 10 will try to defend - or will now withdraw - a false+misleading claim applying settlement reforms to 2022-24 cohort saves ยฃ10bn
Not just overspinning lifetime saving in 30 years time
Gvt policy doesn't save maybe ยฃ8-10 billion of it!
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Now the Bekaa valley. The IDF is ordering the forced evacuation of three towns in the Bekaa, east Lebanon
We now have all of south Lebanon, all of Dahieh and parts of the Bekaa
New paper from team @aial.ie! aial.ie/research/gpa...
EU's AI Act Article 53(1)(d) is an obligation for GPAI model providers to publicly provide a 'summary' on their modelโs training data. The team assessed published summaries along 6 dimensions & found that all big providers failed on all 6.
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli military tells hundreds of thousands to flee Beirut
'Claude' is a war criminal.
UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers ft.trib.al/ElJqFvf
We went from making up reasons like "weapons of mass destruction" to you know what, fuck it we don't need to even lie, the president "had a feeling" that they pose a threat so we just bomb them so we can. A country doing this can't expect peace inside.
See new posts Conversation Ahmad Baydoun @weatherwar Mapped the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army in south Lebanon over the past two days. The March 03 order marks a significant expansion beyond the immediate border towns and well beyond the Litani River. I count 105 villages so far
ุงููุฎุงู ุงุฏุฑุนู @AvichayAdraee Translated from Arabic #URGENT โผ๏ธUrgent Alert to Residents of #Lebanon - Here is a List of the Villages and Towns That Have Been Warned, and We Ask You Not to Return to Them: As Samaiya, Al Bazouriyeh, Al Bayadah (Tyre), Al Majadel, Al Mansouri (Tyre), Khiyam, Al Khuraibeh (Sidon), Arzoun, Mazraet Bayt Lia, Beit Lif, Blida, Bnafel, Bent Jbeil, Jibshit, Jmeijmeh, Jnaita, Dbein, Debel, Deir Ez Zahirani, Deir Siriyan, Deir Amess, Deir Qanoun En Nahr, Dalafai, Dardghaya, Wadi Jilo, Zebqine, Zarariyeh, Khirbet Silm, Habboush, Hiddatha, Hula, Hanouiyeh, Hanine (Bent Jbeil), Harouf, Haris, At Tayebeh (Marjayoun), Ash Shihabiyeh (Tayr Zibin), Tayr Falsay, Yahmor Al Shaqif, Yatar (Bent Jbeil), Al Kanisa, Kafr Dunin, Kafr Remen, Kafr Tebnit, Kafr Sir, Al Lubya, Majdal Zoun, Mahrouneh, Mifdoun, Maaroub, Marakeh, Marwaniyeh, Meidoun, Mays Al Jabal, Nabatieh El Faouqa, Saksakiyeh, Sultaniyeh, Salaa (Tyre), Sarafand, Aabbassieh, Adshit El Qusayr, Adshit Ash Shaqif, Ayn Qana, Aynatha, Yata (Al Zut), Yater, Yateroun, Anqoun, Arab Salim, Farun, Seddiqine, As Sawaaneh (Marjayoun), Safad El Batikh, Sarafand, Qana, Qallawiyeh, Qnariyet, Qaqa'iyeh Al Jisr, Qaqa'iyeh As Sanawbar, Qsaybeh An Nabatieh, Shihour, Chaqra, Tallet El Kharrubah, Talloussah
๐ธHezbollah activities force the Israel Defense Forces to act against it without harming you. ๐ธFor your safety, you must evacuate your homes and stay away from the villages for a distance of at least 1,000 meters outside them. ๐ธAnyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, and their combat means exposes their life to danger. ๐ธProtect your safety and the safety of your loved ones and do not return to these villages and towns at this stage.
Israeli โevacuation ordersโ have displaced 105 different villages in southern Lebanon. The illegal orders also extend north of the Litani River. Over 30,000 people are newly displaced in the country.
#BREAKING | Israeli and U.S. warplanes are carpet bombing the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river
The IDF just ordered the *entirety of south Lebanon* to be forcibly displaced.
They are emptying the land of its population, creating a massive crisis, and will now proceed to further annihilate large parts of Lebanon.
The very nation state of Lebanon is being destroyed.
If you know your British including British colonial history, you might be a bit appalled.
I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing โreviewedโ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.
Hugely necessary: a large scale mapping project, 'The Reactionary International" collecting research on the rise of the illicit far right reactionary.international
Anthropic refused to support the Department of War - but OpenAI stepped in to fill the gap.
And once again, the United States is bombing the Middle East.
We canโt rely on companiesโ sense of morality to protect people from the militarisation of tech.
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