Johnny Howorth

Documentary and drama producer - @HBO @Showtime @Channel4 @NFTSFilmTV grad [email protected]

[Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc]

Veteran news anchor Jon Snow has shared that he’s living with dementia, speaking publicly for the first time to raise awareness of a condition affecting around 1 million people across the UK.

Jon and his wife, neurologist Dr Precious Lunga, are supporting Alzheimer’s Society @alzheimerssoc and shared the story of Jon’s diagnosis in @DailyMail as part of our Defeating Dementia campaign with the newspaper.

https://t.co/Sy08OWXmms

We’ve partnered with Jon, in association with @Channel4, on a powerful new documentary airing on 20 June. Jon Snow: A Last Big Story looks at how he’s navigating life with dementia, and how, when we all come together, we can change the story.

Thank you to Jon and Precious for their courage and openness to bring much-needed attention to dementia 💙

@jonsnowC4

Photo credit: Cynthia R Matonhodze

[Alex Rowell @alexjrowell]

Last night, an Israeli drone killed a Lebanese dentist, Dr. James Karam - who happens to be Christian - along with his son and daughter, as they drove home from sitting university exams.

Lebanese state media report: https://t.co/CpEiUPESiu

[Sara Afshar @SaraAfshar]

Absolutely criminal what Israel is doing in #Lebanon, & yet @Keir_Starmer's government is still friends with indicted war criminal Netanyahu's rogue government. Instead Starmer focuses on the big issues like banning 2 left wing commentators from entering the UK to speak at events

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

White phosphorus ignites instantly on contact with oxygen. It burns at over 800°C. It melts through clothing, skin, muscle — and bone.

In the bloodstream, it becomes a systemic poison. It attacks the heart, liver, and kidneys leading to multi‑organ failure and death.

Monsters.

[Joshi Herrmann @joshi]

Thanks for signing up 🙏 As I hope the piece made clear, it's built on years of detailed local reporting from the @ManchesterMill team, including brilliant colleagues like @jackdulhanty and @molssimp. If you value this kind of journalism, please back us to do more of it.

[Niall Stanage @NiallStanage]

Kit Malthouse, a mainstream British *Conservative* MP:

"If that is what Ben-Gvir and his henchmen are willing to do to British and European citizens on camera, what does he think they are doing to Palestinians off camera?"

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

https://t.co/pDHSOYG0ZK

“At least 15 cases of sexual assaults, including rape. Shot with rubber bullets at close range. Tens of people’s bones broken,” organizers of the Global SumudFlotilla posted on the Telegram social media app.
“While the world’s eye is trained on the suffering of our participants, we cannot emphasize enough that this is a mere glimpse of the brutality Israel imposes daily on Palestinian hostages.”

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

The images of Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir showing him gleefully smiling as foreign detainees of the intercepted aid flotilla (packed with aid intended for Gaza) are roughly bound and humiliated - have prompted widespread condemnation from now UK, Canada and the EU. UK’s Yvette Cooper said: ‘This violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in the way people should be treated’. The same Israeli minister has also been filmed several times with detained and shackled Palestinians as he humiliates them and subjects them to terrifying treatment - on camera.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The abominable treatment of civilians aboard the flotilla, including that which is documented in footage shared by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is unacceptable.

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has directed officials to summon the Israeli ambassador to demand assurances regarding the safety and security of Canadians involved.

Canada has already imposed strict sanctions on Mr. Ben-Gvir, including asset freezes and a travel ban, in response to his repeated incitement of violence. The protection of civilians and respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times.

[richard bacon @richardpbacon]

I agree with you @zacgoldsmith Hamas are an abomination. Can I ask what your evidence is for accusing Nicholas Kristof of publishing lies? He’s a 2 time Pulitzer Prize winner & 2 time runner up.
The NYT is hardly antisemitic. What is your evidence Nicholas chose to publish lies?

[A New Policy @anewpolicyorg]

Hi, Josh Paul here from A New Policy. I've had a lot of very emotional conversations over the last couple of years, but one that has stuck with me was with an elderly Palestinian gentleman who reached out to me after this interview aired.

He said "Thank you for telling that story about the boy who was raped in IDF custody. That happened to me, too, decades ago, and I have been too ashamed to speak to anyone about it until now."

@NickKristof's article in the @NYTimes was a watershed moment in shedding light on this horrific practice, and there must be accountability for all the harm done, including to an old man who was, decades ago, a little boy in IDF custody.

[Omar Baddar عمر بدّار @OmarBaddar]

Reminder: Israeli prison guards were raping Palestinian children even before October 7th:

[Dan Barry @DanBarryNYT]

I know the story is long; oh, I know. But please take the time to read the story of one refugee's experience in the United States of now. And please notice how the imagery of @brendanbannon memorably evokes his city of Buffalo.
https://t.co/cObNjElmDB

[Johnny Howorth @Johnny_Howorth]

@gordoncorera, can you follow me briefly so I can DM you, please?

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail.

He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French.

While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere.

That is his ‘Patriotism’.

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

Israel is running a network of torture camps for Palestinians. Our reports, Welcome to Hell and Hell on Earth, extensively documented a reality of extreme violence, starvation, and torture.

Now, in a major @nytimes investigation, journalist @NickKristof published terrible testimonies concerning sexual violence and the use of sodomy as a tool of interrogation and humiliation by Israeli forces.

Palestinian prisoners are subjected to severe violence, deliberate humiliation, starvation, sleep deprivation, denial of medical care, and abuse in every facility where they are held.

These abusive practices are fully backed by the political leadership, which openly boasts about the harsh prison conditions. Some inmates are subjected to severe sexual assaults.

At least 88 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention facilities since October 2023 as a result of inhumane conditions, violence, starvation, and the denial of medical treatment.

Despite the extensive evidence, media investigations, and reports issued by Israeli and international organizations documenting torture in Israeli prisons, the international community continues to stand by and allow Israel to commit crimes against the Palestinian people.

Links to the full report “Welcome to Hell” >> https://t.co/zwhJHHHEUA
and “Living Hell” >> https://t.co/yL4BmOKl4y

[Hasan alrabay @HasanEssam29636]

One of the most terrifying images in history: a transformation from life to death.

Gaza in 2023 and 2026!

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

The level of courage it takes for these Palestinian victims of rape to talk openly about what is being done to them while in Israeli custody -- in the face of threats that the assaults will be repeated -- is awe inspiring.

Kristof even found three children raped in Israeli custody. Cutting off funds is not enough. Only sanctions and prosecutions can bring some semblance of civility back.

[jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz]

“Some men had to have their testicles amputated by doctors after beatings…”

Thread with some of the unspeakably depraved acts of rape and sexual assault by Israelis against Palestinians detailed in this piece:

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Palantir’s co-founder is upset with this important reporting from @nytimes’ @NickKristof which is one more reason why you should definitely read it