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The "Iran War", much like "Iraq War" is a deliberate framing of this conflict in a way that absolves the actual aggressors who started it and are carrying out the slaughter of over a thousand civilians. This is the "US-Israeli War on Iran & Lebanon".

The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt

I don't disagree

The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt

Iran has been a majority Muslim country for ages with plenty of other faiths also worshipped by its diverse peoples, but even if the Ayatollah rule falls, it will continue along as the Muslim majority country that it has been

American evangelicals putting shit online saying Iran isn't even an Islamic country because they've only been Muslim for the last 1400 years... yet you guys call yourselves a Christian nation? A religion that only reached those shores 500 years ago? Stfu with your hatred of Islam, ignorant twits

THIS. If you’re in central Glasgow tonight please close your windows; if you have to be out please wear the best mask you have available. If you can smell it, you’re at risk.

Reddit screenshot from Glasgow thread. Bright flames rising out the side of a Victorian building.

Video screenshot from Reddit. Building is now a shell with flames visible in every window.

The roof has collapsed embers rise into the night sky.

The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out.
I am amazed by the limited news coverage.

Good riddance to the closeted Tories who wanted an independent Scotland only to turn it into some reactionary socially conservative backwater - a vision that the vast majority of the progressive, inclusive, forward-looking pro-independence movement clearly rejected at every turn

Good riddance to the closeted Tories who wanted an independent Scotland only to turn it into some reactionary socially conservative backwater - a vision that the vast majority of the progressive, inclusive, forward-looking pro-independence movement clearly rejected at every turn

Happily, the market for a socially conservative Scottish nationalist party turned out to be very limited. Good riddance.

Ukraine is a sovereign nation and therefore Russia is an invader, but Lebanon isn't white so obviously sovereignty isn't afforded to them as Israel occupies, bombs and murders at its leisure

Absolutely! I thought of mentioning how much I love Biohazard too (except for the ending, but RE has such a structural problem with offering decent endings that it's become endearing at this point) because I think it's the scariest, and Requiem feels like blend of that with Village

I mean I also love RE Village a lot but for different reasons, I don't think it's the best RE game but it feels very camp and self-aware and I just love the whole setting, and our Lady Dimitrescu ofc

Finished Resident Evil: Requiem last night and totally agree, I think this is what makes it my fave RE game so far. Leon's gameplay feels like an action palate cleanser for Grace's psychological horror stealth-heavy sections

there are like 50 people in the country who want the UK to get involved in the Iran War, one of them is Kemi Badenoch, one of them is Nigel Farage, and the other 48 are newspaper columnists

Ukraine is a sovereign nation and therefore Russia is an invader, but Lebanon isn't white so obviously sovereignty isn't afforded to them as Israel occupies, bombs and murders at its leisure

Reminded of the quote "bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity"

The world is a bit mad with all the senseless violence caused by angry men, but this is a painting created to inspire beauty, colour, joy and hope. A reminder that there's more.

"Order in Times of Chaos" - 121x91cm, graffiti spray & acrylics on canvas

Available here: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

This is actual, literal terrorism perpetrated by Israel against the Lebanese

One of the newest paintings added to my website, "Love Koi II" blends my love for the organic chaos of watercolours with the controlled order of abstract geometry.

"Love Koi II" - 29,5x21cm, fine liner and Japanese watercolours on paper

Available for purchase here: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

For some reason, feel like sharing one of my green paintings today 💚 Inspired by the Trossachs, one of my favourite and happiest places in Scotland, which I can never get enough of.

"Trossachs" - 80x70cm, acrylic on canvas

Available here: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan...

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

This is actual, literal terrorism perpetrated by Israel against the Lebanese

No talk of magic money trees when it comes to European countries' taxpayers subsiding the defence of Gulf states currently under threat because of Israeli-American warmongering overwhelmingly opposed by European citizens

I can’t get over how terrified Starmer looks

The world is a bit mad with all the senseless violence caused by angry men, but this is a painting created to inspire beauty, colour, joy and hope. A reminder that there's more.

"Order in Times of Chaos" - 121x91cm, graffiti spray & acrylics on canvas

Available here: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

A world without Iran or a world without the US, which would be safest? Don't answer, we all know anyway

Our Spanish siblings should be well proud of how their government has been a moral cornerstone of a profoundly rotten Europe

A world without Iran or a world without the US, which would be safest? Don't answer, we all know anyway