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[Jack Yeo @jackryeo]

#TheTraitors is so successful because it taps into big fears that everyone can relate to. Death. Betrayal. Rail replacement services.

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Heartbreaking. Autistic children at a UK school were shoved, restrained by the neck, left sitting in vomit, and confined in padded rooms for hours, some developing PTSD and epilepsy.

A police probe ended with NO CHARGES.

Families demand accountability.

The footage from Whitefield School in north-east London resembles "torture", one safeguarding expert told the BBC. It shows for the first time the reality of what pupils faced.

Six of the families have agreed for the BBC to show the footage. They wanted to reveal the scale and severity of the trauma their children had experienced - which they feel they have been misled about.

➡️ https://t.co/WIlOxDwWNF

[Jemima Goldsmith @Jemima_Khan]

In the last few weeks there have been serious and concerning developments regarding my sons’ father, Imran Khan’s treatment in prison. The Pakistan authorities have stopped all visits to him by his family and his lawyers. They have also postponed all court hearings. In addition to cutting off in- person visits, and in defiance of a court order, his weekly calls to his sons, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan, who are British and who live in London, were stopped on 10th September. We have received reports that the authorities have now turned off the lights and electricity in his cell and he is no longer allowed to leave his cell at any time. The jail cook has been sent on leave. He is now completely isolated, in solitary confinement, literally in the dark, with no contact with the outside world. His lawyers are concerned about his safety and well-being.

These actions come in the context of ongoing targeting of Imran’s family, as well as his party (PTI) members and supporters in an attempt to silence them and all political opposition in Pakistan. Imran’s nephew, Hassan Niazi, a civilian, has been detained in military custody since August 2023. More recently, Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma and Aleema Khan, who have continued to speak out on his behalf, have also been arrested as they made their way peacefully to a demonstration and they are currently being held in jail, despite there being no proper or lawful basis for their imprisonment.

In June this year the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Imran is unlawfully and arbitrarily detained and called for his immediate release.

 As a matter of urgency , we are calling for Imran Khan’s release, and for the release of his sisters and nephew as well as for his sons’ contact with their father to be re-established, so that they may have assurance first-hand that he is well and not being mistreated.

[Lucy Brown @lucymarionbrown]

Gisele Pelicot, your bravery has caused a tidal wave across the world.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨MUST WATCH: MR. BEAN'S DEFINITIVE DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH (FULL VIDEO)

Rowan Atkinson:

"The clear problem with the outlawing of insult - is that too many things can be interpreted as such."

Source: @avavidan

[Paul Carrick Brunson @PaulCBrunson]

I'm proud to announce my new role as co-owner of Sutton United F.C. ⚽️

As a passionate fan of this club, I have experienced firsthand the unity and sense of community this sport can bring. As one of only three Black co-owners of a professional English football team, I am committed to furthering diversity and inclusivity within football.

Building on this commitment to unity and community, I am launching the Amber Army 100 Project! This initiative will invite 100 or more people, including our frontline heroes like NHS workers, teachers, and police officers, to select home matches for a special football experience. Everyone deserves a welcoming place to gather and feel safe, surrounded by great company. Even if you already have a favorite team, let Sutton be your second home!

I can’t wait to see you at a @suttonunited match and I ask for your support as I embark on this exciting journey.

Hit the link for more info: https://t.co/LAPFkEM5N0

[Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls @UNSRVAW]

I will be following this with great concern

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Mick Lynch, "We will not allow the right wing to dominate our working class communities" #FarageRiots

[David Challen @David_Challen]

This is @EJWoolf straight up victim-blaming the 12-year-old girl who was raped by Dutch Olympian, Steven van de Velde, suggesting a CHILD lead on an adult rapist:

“I know 12-year-olds who are sassy and act like they’re 16-year-old girl’s.”

Err… van de Velde DID know her age before boarding a flight to go and rape her? Insinuation the victim has any fault is repugnant, do you know why? Because she was a CHILD…

…Woolf continues, next up diminishing van de Velde’s act of rape as a “mistake”, lamenting:

“ …it's really hard when you make a mistake… and you’re never allowed to be forgiven,”

Adding that, “this must be a deeply uncomfortable experience for him.”

‘Him’, yes you read that right. Breathe. Regroup. Next up, van de Velde’s age at the the time:

“ …he's now grown up.”

He was 19, an adult. How old do you have to be to know rape is wrong?!

Woolf then does a Paula Radcliffe:

“ …he has turned his life around… the fact that he's married and has a child now.”

Suggesting, like Radcliffe, a perpetrator later becoming married and having a child is evidence of rehabilitation is not evidence based and is highly delusional, especially considering how many married father’s rape women.

Onto the next, this one’s a bit weird…

“If I was judged for everything I did between the age of 12 and 19, I'd probably be in prison or something serious.”

Disregarding the mindless conflation with the age comparison between a child and an adult, is this some sort confession Woolf? Dare we ask.

Woolf then likens the whole rape to, “a very inappropriate holiday romance thing.”

And then the kicker… Woolf asks:

“Was it non-consent… ” before stopping herself and not finishing her sentence. Almost as if FINALLY, awareness has set in after realising perhaps that, yes, she is in fact a repulsive child rape apologist ⬇️

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

A water company that is £16bn in debt and dumping shit in rivers on an epic scale shouldn't be paying a penny in dividends or bonuses to top managers. Tell me I'm wrong.

[Dragonrider Sue 🐟 🐦 she/her 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @topsyscatmum]

Still applies.. Sadly.

[Dan Walker @mrdanwalker]

The football was amazing last night and we are so blessed to have brilliant commentators in the UK.

John Hunt is one of the best and his world was ripped apart yesterday when his wife and daughters were murdered.

Mark Chapman knows himself how brutal life can be at times. Give yourself a moment to listen to how he introduced the football after the news about his colleague and friend had just been reported in the bulletin before he started 💔

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

URGENT! Pls share. The last chance to register to vote in the General Election is 11.59pm tomorrow Tue 18 June. Potentially 8m aren't registered at their current address. Here's 4 key facts...

1) You can do it online here https://t.co/i4FhJoAXfK
2) It's good for your finances. Not being on electoral roll can make it more difficult to be accepted for credit products like bank accounts or mortgages.
3) You can opt out of the 'Open Register' (which allows your info to be sold on) which will stop you getting junk mail marketing )
4) You'll need ID when you do vote (not to register) if you don't have it, you can get it free until Wed 26 June https://t.co/9bfL3hw3CV

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

The Tories created a high need for welfare. Austerity kills. Poor, stressed, cold and hungry people aren’t healthy, the NHS is broken, there’s no timely support so people get sicker and more in debt. It’s like an abuser saying “look what you made me do” as his wife lays bleeding.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

#ChildBenefit update - pls share

After my Twitter poll earlier which indicates 80% of those expecting child benefit payments this morning haven't got them, we contacted HMRC. It's told us...

- 30% of people who should have been paid today haven’t been (possible, the poll is self selecting so those who haven't got are more likely to respond), this still likely means huge numbers of people.

- HMRC doesn’t have an exact cause or timeframe on fixing the problem to share at this stage! Though it is working on it urgently.

- It request people DON'T call it right now about this (it won't help till they sort. We'll update when we hear more).

- Once the issue has been fixed, if people are out of pocket, they should complain to HMRC for redress (so I'd suggests this means if you've had a charge as a payment bounced due to no Child Benefit, note it down and then later try asking it to cover that charge).

More updates when we have them

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

BREAKING
GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE TAKING NO FURTHER ACTION regarding ANGELA RAYNER @AngelaRayner

Will we now see them prosecute Tory @JamesDalyMP for wasting police time for political purposes?

@DPJHodges the Daily Mail Angela Rayner "stalking" journo having a bad day 👍🏼

[Rachel @RaqBpool]

@Jo_Marney I hope her life hasnt been ruined.
I think people in positions of power; who take advantage of others, deserve to be seen for what they are

[Rachel @RaqBpool]

@Jo_Marney Maybe that is why we disagree-
I see young women being pimped about like that, is the perpy older creep’s problem, not the woman’s

[Rachel @RaqBpool]

@teknix314 What is it 4% that get to criminak court?
So most women have no chance do they

[Rachel @RaqBpool]

@Jo_Marney Omg, you think men only attack women when they can’t get sex.

It isnt about the sex, it is about power and control!
And yes, women can stay with abusive men for years, for many complex reasons.
They may not even know the bond is damaging, or can be addicted to the abuse cycle