Alan Pierce

Primatologist turned environmentally focused accountant.

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Pep Guardiola is much more than just an unbelievable manager.

He spoke up for the people of Palestine, Sudan and Congo while others looked away.

Pep used his platform to defend our shared humanity. That will never be forgotten. Thank you, Pep.

[Anwar El Ghazi @elghazi1995]

They tried again and they failed again. No, I’m not talking about the decades of repeatedly failed genocidal attempts to wipe out the Palestinians, but rather the ludicrous and pathetic attempts by FSV Mainz 05 to yet again appeal against their loss of my case in the German courts only to lose again.

Today, the German courts dismissed the latest appeal from FSV Mainz 05 which affirms the earlier judgment ensuring justice was served with my resounding victory.

Time for the deluded decision makers at FSV Mainz 05 to give it a rest and pay up the remainder of my contract. Worthy causes supporting the children of Gaza await. That should give some solace to the executive team at FSV Mainz 05.

Free Palestine

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

They raped a man.
They gang-raped him.
They raped him so brutally that he had to be hospitalized.
Doctors documented the injuries.
The video of the assault was leaked.

Now the rapists are free.

This is not just unlawful and immoral. It is sick!

#ThisIsIsrael

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

@NorthernJam @gazmo71 @NUFCMurph

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Ten-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank https://t.co/vN3T9oEjpV

[James Jackson @derJamesJackson]

From today’s UnitedforGaza protest

[Andy Cantwell @AndyCantwell]

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly plays street rules

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

@RoseFle54723126 She also called it "Ukraine" during the debate, while Jim Gavin referred to Lebanon as "The Lebanon".
I get that a key aspect of debate is this scrutiny, but scrutiny should be applied evenly and with understanding.

[Cian Ó Concubhair @CianOConcubhair]

This is really excellent from @paulmurphy_TD

This is a fair & well evidenced critique of political journalism

But any critique is immediately treated as equivalent to threats

The position here is the monopoly on legitimate accountability is exclusively held by journalists

[Markie 🇮🇪 @MarkAgitprop]

If people wanted Maria Steen on the presidential ticket then they would’ve elected enough like-minded TDs to make that a possibility.

They didn’t.

Tough luck.

There was nothing stopping her from running in the Local, General or European elections - she just wasn’t bothered

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

Why the fuck would a European Parliament hold a minute’s silence for an American Christian nationalist debate bro?

[William Kory Amyx for Indiana @AmyxForIndiana]

Today, news broke that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Let me be blunt: I will not pretend to feel sorry for Charlie Kirk. For years, he has profited off division, peddled conspiracy theories, and targeted marginalized groups with rhetoric so toxic it has made this country less safe. He has called for public executions, mocked trans people as “abominations,” treated politics like a holy war — and in 2023, he even said that gun deaths were an “unfortunate” but acceptable price to keep the Second Amendment.

Today, he became part of the very toll he once dismissed. That doesn’t make him a martyr — it makes him a cautionary tale about what happens when leaders treat human lives as expendable.

That doesn’t mean I condone what happened. Political violence is wrong — always. It poisons our democracy, no matter who the target is. If we go down that path, America as we know it collapses.

But here’s the truth: when you spend years throwing gasoline on the fire, you don’t get to act shocked when flames break out. Charlie Kirk built a career out of incitement. He’s not a victim of political violence so much as he is one of its architects.

This is a reminder that words have consequences. Leaders — real leaders — should be lowering the temperature, not raising it. They should be uniting people around solutions, not cashing in on fear and hate.

I ran for Congress because I’m sick of this cycle — sick of watching extremists on the right and performative purists on the left treat America like their personal stage show while working-class families get crushed. Enough.

Violence is not the answer. But neither is pretending that Charlie Kirk is some innocent casualty. He chose this path. He pushed this rhetoric. And now we’re all living in the world it created.

— William Kory Amyx
Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress
Indiana’s 6th Congressional District
📍 For Hoosiers. For Accountability. For All.
🔗 #AmyxForCongress | #TogetherWeRise | #IN06

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

❗️🇪🇺 Amid a genocide, Europeans must know: Israel is the second largest per-capita recipient of EU start-up funding via @EUeic

EU institutions will have to answer for the ‘innovations’ that have aided Israel’s assault on Gaza. But right now, this program must be stopped.

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

The X-Men are no match for @TolkaRoversAFC

[Jonny Sharples @JonnyGabriel]

When life gives you lemons, listen to Frightened Rabbit's critically acclaimed 2008 sophomore album The Midnight Organ Fight.

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

@leylahamed @Ianthetechman @UEFA Not worth your time...

https://t.co/FfG6XnmVbV

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

I know there's always a tweet, but for the tweet to be this on the nose...

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

I know there's always a tweet, but for the tweet to be this on the nose...

[ian walker @Ianthetechman]

@leylahamed @UEFA Agree, very vague message isn’t it.
Plus let’s face it politics should not be a part of football. ⚽️

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Zimmer deleted it
Someone yelled at him, clearly

[Alan Pierce @Phierce89]

This is an insane point to make in light of their operations in Gaza.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Too many politicians treat the world like a student union. Abstract, simplistic and completely disconnected from reality. The world is not a debating club. It is a dangerous place where power matters, where democracy is fragile and where enemies don’t play by the rules.

That’s why we need to be clear: supporting Israel is not just right — it is necessary for our own national security. Israelis are at the front line in the fight for the West and for our shared values.

First, Iran is a direct threat to the UK and has been for years. Our security services have stopped multiple Iranian terrorist plots and assassination attempts on UK soil. Its ballistic missiles can reach Europe. We should support any ally that seeks to damage Iran’s nuclear programme and eliminate the threat posed by the terror-exporting Revolutionary Guards.

Anti-British sentiment is almost as central to the ayatollahs’ deranged ideology as their obsessive hatred of Israel and the United States. They use the term “Little Satan” interchangeably to refer to both the UK and Israel.
Iran uses influence through mosques, schools and fake charities to radicalise and corrupt our own population: taking advantage of our democracy to advance its theocracy.

Second, Iran and Israel are not moral equivalents. Israel is a vibrant democracy that protects women and minorities and encourages them to vote, speak and dissent. In Iran women are brutalised by a theocratic dictatorship. Their ability to travel and work is restricted. They are beaten for showing their hair. Tortured for asking questions. Executed for demanding freedom.

Anyone who can’t see the difference between a liberal democracy and a terrorist regime needs to spend less time on social media and more time understanding reality.

When Iran launched its latest barrage of missiles, it didn’t target military installations. It targeted city centres. High rise housing. Hospitals. Civilians. This is a war crime, plain and simple. No excuses. No spin. And still, we have western politicians giving copy-and-paste statements as if this were a playground spat between equal players in a “cycle of violence”.

Israel’s response, in contrast, is surgical. It decapitated Iran’s offensive capabilities with extraordinary precision and minimal civilian casualties. Images of holes made by guided bombs in the sides of flats occupied by specific regime operatives are testament to Israel’s values. When Iran attacks, millions of Israelis hide in bomb shelters. When Israel attacks, Iranian dissidents record the impact against regime targets and cheer.

Military strategists will be studying this campaign for decades as a model for how to defend your people without losing your moral compass and in compliance with international law.

Israel has a right to defend itself. Iran has been openly committed to the destruction of Israel for decades. Through its proxy, Hamas, the regime orchestrated the murder of 1,200 people on October 7 and has said it would do it again. Any democracy facing such an existential threat from a genocidal regime would and must act to defend itself.

Most Arab nations understand this; some say it openly. Many ordinary Iranians bitterly oppose their regime which for 46 years has been robbing them of their future. They know that Israel is not the problem. They condemn violence, yes, but they have no time for the delusions of the western left. They’ve had enough of people in Islington pretending to speak for Gaza while doing nothing for peace.

But of course, the usual crowd in Britain and beyond rushed to condemn Israel. They ignore the facts. Because it’s not really about Israel — it’s about their own moral posturing.

While Israel takes on the arrayed enemies of the West, fighting terrorism on multiple fronts, and facing Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran at once, their so-called allies condemn them.

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