David Rowlands

Tech PR Consultant. A 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in Madrid. Rugby is a passion. Ospreys and Wales. Likes Mahou cold. Free Palestine.

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

First I spoke to Sky News. Then I had a chat with GB News and LBC…

[David Rowlands @DRowlands]

@ospreys Ospreylia...

[John McEvoy @jmcevoy_2]

I spent all day in Woolwich Crown Court yesterday for the Filton activists' sentencing hearing with my colleague @daniaakkad.

The court heard that the Terrorism Act was never intended to cover direct action protest.

It heard that all of the defendants had been cleared of violent intent and sentencing them as terrorists would mark a historic first for charges of criminal damage.

It heard that the Suffragettes, who did "a bit of smashing themselves", would have been labelled as terrorists but have now been vindicated by history.

It heard the activists' goal was to stop the supply chain of drones and weaponry to Israel as it commits genocide in Gaza.

It heard that attaching a terrorism connection to a case without it ever being heard by a jury was unconstitutional and posed a threat to the criminal justice system itself.

It heard that the "terrorism connection" has been disproportionately used against minority groups and those advocating for them while not being used for neo-Nazis and white supremacists, including the man who killed Jo Cox MP.

It heard that the law has been reinterpreted since the action took place, meaning the activists could have had no idea that what they did could have been caught up in terrorism laws at the time of the protest.

It heard that the prosecution submitted key evidence just eight days before the hearing, giving the defence no time to review it or even discuss it with their clients.

Despite all of this, Judge Jeremy Johnson, who has already tried to refer the defence's lead barrister for contempt of court and been forced to apologise for it, sentenced the defendants as terrorists.

The judgment was handed down within minutes, indicating Judge Johnson had already made his mind up before the hearing had begun.

Being in court yesterday felt akin to witnessing a colonial crime: punishing activists with terrorism offences in order to set a precedent that taking direct action to stop a UK-backed genocide will not be tolerated.

[David Rowlands @DRowlands]

Nobody wants to live next to a war criminal... I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF - you should too! @DeclassifiedUK https://t.co/mf7c2hzl34

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

There is a repeated pattern of medics and first responders in Lebanon being targeted as they attend the aftermath of Israeli attacks - documented by @MaucourantNada and the National, multiple other orgs like @hrw and us at @SkyNews See our latest report on Sky News YouTube https://t.co/RvO7gLxb6C

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Here is the list of the MPs who were officers and supporters of Labour Friends of Israel before it suddenly removed this page from its website.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

An Israeli strike captured on camera has killed three paramedics in Lebanon. Just 12 hours earlier, four other medics were killed.

Sky's @AlexCrawfordSky reports

https://t.co/MTDOQ3T0vB

[David Rowlands @DRowlands]

@footballontnt How many 'it really is' will McCoist inflict on us tonight?

[Ragged Trousered Philanderer @RaggedTP]

The fake state of Israel.
Forged from terrorism

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

This is vile, but because it’s targeted at Muslims, the Met Police don’t care.

Imagine if a pro-Palestine march had someone on stage mocking Orthodox Jewish women.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

I'm trying to imagine Muslim kids chanting something similar about the Jewish or Christian faiths at a rally in London. The Prevent folks, counter-terrorism police, the entire British media would be all over the story, asking why Muslims are so extreme & brainwashing their kids.

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

What Really Happened on October 7 @pularjs

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

Hello again a chairde Gael - we have come number 2 in the British Charts.

We've been pipped at the post by someone called Michael Jackson....

This is the highest ever Irish language chart position there. 💚🤍🧡

Fine Art came in at 43 two years ago, some jump for FENIAN and we appreciate all the kind words and reviews.

Massive thanks to everyone for the support we sold a massive number of records/cds/tapes all across the lands.

We have decided to give all our earnings from these sales away to three organisations; The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in London and Glór na Móna & Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in Belfast.

Special thanks to Dan Carey & Jeff Barrett and all at Heavenly ❤️

See you all in Belfast at the end of the month for AVA and London in June (Crystal Palace).

Fuck Kier Starmer!

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Free the 6 counties 🇮🇪

Grá Mór x

[courtneybonneauimages @cbonneauimages]

What does terrorism mean to you? If it’s no double-tap killings of paramedics, journalists, and today a 12 year old girl, then what is it?

Westerners, where is your humanity?

Cameraman: @aliezzedine7

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Feargal Sharkey, "Water companies... The fines don't work, it's time we actually started upholding the law, and sending some of these executives and directors to jail"

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "You think we should put them in jail?"

Feargal Sharkey, "If we put one water company boss in jail for six weeks the whole industry would transform itself"

[Cultura Inquieta @culturainquieta]

El clip colaborativo del rapero sueco Yung Lean y GENER8ION supera los límites de un simple videoclip musical y ya es un festín visual extraordinario. 🔥

La coreografía, a cargo del gran coreógrafo francés Damien Jalet. 💥

Hoy, 29 de abril, Día internacional de la danza.

[David Rowlands @DRowlands]

Previous “reviews” have rarely if ever attached any blame to Israeli forces, who typically attempt to suggest killed journalists are members of armed groups. The Guardian.

[Hamza Yusuf @Hamza_a96]

I urge everyone to watch this report by Channel 4 News about Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil.

“Under international humanitarian law, journalists are afforded the same protection as civilians… If that journalist has a particular sympathy with a particular cause, that doesn’t mean that protection is removed…

… the IDF said the incident is under review. Don’t hold your breath…”

Providing the necessary context and not taking Israel’s claims at face value.

This is how every journalist should be reporting.

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

Today is a very good day

#OurBloodIsBlack

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

#C4News last night reported on the wholesale targeting of ambulances & paramedics in Lebanon by Israel, including the recent 'triple hit', when Israel attacked an ambulance, then attacked paramedics who went to help, and then attacked further paramedics also trying to help.

[Squidge Rugby @SquidgeRugby]

In 2019, Wales were the number one rugby team in the world. Five years later, they were on an 18-match, 2-year losing streak with no hope in sight. This is the story of how negligence, incompetence, and austerity tore apart one of rugby's proudest nations-
https://t.co/RsKM2LZmWy