Today, I am thinking of human beings in Gaza buried under the rubble.
I am thinking of their joys, dreams, hopes & fears.
I wonder, if the dust ever settles, whether opponents of a ceasefire will look back and reflect on the cost of their inhumanity.
We need a ceasefire, now.
What is it about being British that matters to you?
What is it about being Black that matters to you?
Because those categories contain a lot of really awful people.
Identity's a very important place to start but a terrible place to finish.
@GaryYounge on Race, Racism & Identity:
nope - you sought to publicly embarrass and frame the people making that work knowing the racist backlash it’d cause, so you can also publicly engage with the rightful criticisms of your ridiculous article
My favourite Malcolm X quote: “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
Happy birthday #MalcolmXDay
When people make comparisons with what went on in Germany in the 1930s, I refer to these words from the Auschwitz Museum to judge if there is some truth in their claim.
If you watch anything to today. Let it be this. The opening sequence of @BethRigby interview with Prime Minister Liz Truss. Beth demonstrating the courage we would all wish for, if ever faced with Truss. Nonetheless, truly one of the most cutting interview openings in years.
Energy prices reach record highs today.
People will die this winter because they can't afford to heat their homes, whilst energy companies make billions.
It doesn't have to be this way @dontpayuk
If any of you are wondering if the collapse of the £ was planned by #kamakwasi Kwartang then you haven't been paying attention... A short thread on shorting the £ and acquiring cheap sterling assetts, and its all linked to #Brexit 1/
OH MY F***ING GOD!
@SophyRidgeSky: But these tax cuts will mainly benefit millionaires.
Mark Littlewood: "You're not going to like this package if you care more about the poor."
@MarkJLittlewood = director of the pro-Brexit IEA think-tank. (funding?)
OUTSTANDING SPEECH
Mhairi Black delivered the most honest critique about this Tory government, in the last 12 years
She covers everything.
It will leave you speechless
This will definitely go down in history.
"While we struggle to heat our homes we have to pay for your parade"
King Charles III was heckled over taxpayers’ money during a visit to Cardiff Castle today.