Alex

Spends too much time in front of a computer. Thoughts sometimes my own.

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

https://t.co/gQVDFpngYr

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

Doesn’t even have a name yet

This is the last Labour government

[Madoc Cairns @MadocCairns]

Ahead of the expected proscription of Palestine Action - the first time a protest group has been legally redefined as terrorist - I went through the Hansard of the 2000 Act they're being banned under. Turns out MPs were assured the law wouldn't be applied this way. Thread 🧵🔽

[Rivkah Brown @rivkahbrown]

BREAKING: 111 BBC staff have written to Tim Davie and Deborah Furness warning that the corporation is "often performing PR for the Israeli government and military".

>300 other journalists have also signed the open letter, including me.

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

Policies include: sniping children in the head, killing civilians while they try to access humanitarian aid, assassinating journalists, bombing schools, and gang-raping detainees.

[Bob Vylan @BobbyVylan]

Silence is not an option.

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

@SidsBooks That section of the act just gives a police officer the power to arrest if they suspect they are or could be carrying out an act of terrorism. They would have to be charged under different legislation and it isn't clear if the actions meet the threshold - that's for a judge

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

@aviehrent @walshdamien18 @grok @piersmorgan Horse's mouth? Destroy property (war crime), forcible relocate (war crime), force them to become Israeli (war crime) or 'voluntarily migrate' (war crime) https://t.co/Q0nEF2RpdG

[Dystopian Times @DystopianTimes_]

The BBC does not seem to understand that censorship in favour of Israel is not a politically neutral act, it's bias in favour of genocide

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

If "death to the IDF" is antisemitic, then "destroy ISIS" is Islamophobic.

Because the principle that enforces is that we can't consider violent, genocidal war criminals as separate from the wider religious group they claim to act on behalf of.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Why is our media and political class more outraged by musicians showing solidarity with Palestine than by a UK government directly complicit in genocide?

Condemn war criminals, not musicians.

Ban arms sales with a genocidal apartheid state, not non-violent direct action groups.

[Art Crunchy @ArtCrunchy]

You all remember this right?

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

'Centrism' is a cancer

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

I spent 18 months running trials on myself to create my own treatment for a condition that doctors failed or were unwilling to diagnose. Zero availability to see a GP (they can only check to w/c 14th Apr)

I don't qualify for PIP or any benefit. This won't fix long-term sickness

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 SUMMARY: The Government's welfare reforms in full

Universal Credit:

- The health top-up will be denied to under-22s to prevent a direct path from education to benefits
- The top-up will also be cut for new claimants - from £97 to £50 per week by 2026/27 - a cut of more than £2,000 a year - and frozen for existing ones
- The top rate of Universal Credit for the most disabled will be cut (details in Spring Statement), but the standard rate will rise above inflation for the first time, reaching a £775 annual increase by 2029-30
- The Work Capability Assessment will be scrapped in 2028, replaced by the PIP assessment instead
- Claimants with severe, lifelong disabilities will no longer face reassessments to give them the "dignity" they deserve

PIP:

- PIP assessment process will be reviewed
- Minimum age to claim PIP raised to 18
- PIP will not be frozen or means-tested, but eligibility will be tightened
- From November 2026, only the most severely disabled will qualify, requiring four points in at least one activity for the daily living allowance (this will not affect the mobility component of PIP)
- An example of this change is that individuals who require assistance with cooking a meal may qualify, while those who can use a microwave will not. Similarly, those who need reminders to engage socially won’t qualify, but those who need direct help will

Support into work:

- Will merge Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) into a new unemployment benefit that pays more but lasts for a limited time, without needing to prove you can't work
- A "right to try" work for the disabled, allowing benefit claimants to try working without the fear of losing their financial support due to immediate reassessments
- DWP will spend an extra £1bn helping people find jobs

The Government will not release the impact assessment of these cuts, detailing how many people will be affected and to what extent, until the Spring Statement next week

Please note that this green paper will also undergo consultation and may be revised accordingly

The PIP reform also requires a Parliamentary vote to change the assessment criteria, which may face strong resistance from some Labour MPs

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall: "Every day there are more than 1,000 new PIP awards. That’s the equivalent of adding a population the size of Leicester every single year. That is not sustainable long term, above all, for the people who depend on this support"

- Overall benefit cuts aim to save £5bn by 2030

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Stop selling arms to Israel then.

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

The lesser of two evils is still an evil option and probably does more long term damage cf. Blair

And going to leave this here

https://t.co/GKRl4hMFQH

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

Screw the poor and the disabled is their vision of 'electability'. Makes sense if he wants to embody Blair's legacy I guess...

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

Done with Twitter but hopping on to say it was obvious 5 years ago, arguably 10 if you look at the Cooper/Kendall failed leadership bids.

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

It's a real shame but it's such a big ask to ask people to wait a generation or two for the party to figure out what it was meant to stand for and actually help them out.

[Alex @AlexTweetsCrap]

It finally happened.

A car rear-ended me while I was on my bike.

I was sitting stationary in traffic & *apparently* he got cramp in his foot and let go of the clutch. A likely story...

Weekends are so dangerous. Saturday afternoons are the wild west. Watch yourself out there.