Stephen Law

Philosopher, author of The Complete Philosophy Files, The Philosophy Gym, etc.

[Richard Sanders @PulaRJS]

Let's be clear - almost all Palestinians regard Zionism as racist. The British media/political class is uniting to tell them, not just that their understanding of their own lived experience is wrong - but that they and their supporters are forbidden from expressing it.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

@Nosenatorsson1 Bot, presumably.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

So those arrested for blowing up the Nordstream II pipeline providing Russian gas to Germany are, er, Ukranian, not Russian? And acting on orders of Ukrainian state? Who could have predicted it wouldn't be Russia except anyone who had thought about it for more than one minute?

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

@Nosenatorsson1 The Germas are running a Russian false flag operation? https://t.co/dHJvAddwMM

[Financial Times @FT]

Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage https://t.co/9wuLX1T2Yt

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

“This is clearly an act of sabotage of some sort and Russia certainly is the most likely suspect” former CIA director John Brennan. “Only Russia can really be considered for this,” Gerhard Schindler, the former head of Germany’s federal intelligence agency.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

So those arrested for blowing up the Nordstream II pipeline providing Russian gas to Germany are, er, Ukranian, not Russian? And acting on orders of Ukrainian state? Who could have predicted it wouldn't be Russia except anyone who had thought about it for more than one minute?

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

'Russia/Iran coming! Prepare for War!' I detest the Russian/Iranian regimes & am sure they do Very Bad Stuff but we seem to have been fed by our media (&, I suspect, intelligence services) much propaganda about threat they pose to the UK/Europe. Cui Bono? https://t.co/qh8h9LRC75

[Margarita Simonyan @M_Simonyan]

What a U-turn looks like: NATO is not expecting a Russia attack anymore.

Rutte: “We see no imminent threat against NATO territory.”

What happened?

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Absolutely vile.

He defames Sally Rooney as antisemitic - for opposing genocide.

He smears the Irish people as a whole.

@adamboultonTABB is a nauseating disgrace

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Important evidence of rape and other sexual violence by Israelis against Palestinian civilians collected by Professor @maynard_nick and his colleagues, detailed, evidence-heavy peer reviewed paper published @bmj_latest

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Just what will history judge?

Was beloved author Sally Rooney really a dangerous supporter of terrorism?

Was the banning of her books under anti-terror legislation a sign of sanity?

Or will it be those who cheered on the erasure of Gaza judged as monsters?

It’s a tough one!

[Osita Mba @DrOsitaMba]

@ZackPolanski One cannot buy Sally Rooney’s book in the UK because @andyburnham’s @UKLabour government continues the ban of Palestine Action.

‘Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support’

https://t.co/bCQBcaYIKb

[Davide Maria De Luca @DM_Deluca]

Se a qualcuno fosse sfuggito, la persona che ha dato origine al bufala virale della sparizione dei bot russi si è corretta e ha chiesto scusa

[Aaron Maté @aaronjmate]

This latest retraction of another “Russian bots” scare is making me nostalgic: 😢

[Jarosław Wolski @wolski_jaros]

Przeprosiny i sprostowanie.

Chciałbym przeprosić wszystkich Czytelników za podanie nieprawdziwej informacji oraz grafiki jakoby ruch botów wokół AfD spadł o 56%.
Zgodnie z ustaleniami @niebezpiecznik który przytacza opinię Instytutu badawczego Cemas, istytutu Hasso Plattnera i think tanku "Polisphere" nie nastąpił trwały i mierzalny spadek wpisów pro AfD. Zaś pierwotna grafika po niemiecku okazała się być AI.
Niestety mój z wpis z dezinformacją zrobił milionowe zasięgi za co chciałbym raz jeszcze wszystkich czytelników przeprosić. Oczywiście za to co zrobiłem biorę pełną odpowiedzialność i zwyczajnie oraz po ludzku jest mi wstyd za to że Was zdezinformowałem. Przepraszam też kontestowanych oponentów którzy jako pierwsi wykazywali że myliłem się.
Żeby dalej nie dezinformować usunąłem wpis. Od tej pory w tematach nie związanych stricte z militariami przyjmuję zasadę podawania przypisów lub pierwotnych źródeł jeżeli tylko istnieje taka możliwość. Lub jasnego podawania ich braku/niejasnego źródła informacji tak aby było to wyraźnie widoczne we wpisie.

JW.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

Most ironic is the fact that @jonsopel here appears himself to be flooding the zone with bullshit that then undermines accurate stories about Russian dirty tricks and meddling.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

Ironically, Jon Sopel @jonsopel of @TheNewsAgents seems to have fallen for bullshit on social media about bullshit on social media. (Also, why did he single out 'free Palestine' messaging as toxic?). Read this analysis from a Ukraine supporter... https://t.co/FjI6FS9eL4

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

@DaleVince https://t.co/FjI6FS9MAC

[Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya]

Last night I was struck — really, almost radicalized — watching in real time as experts at the heights of their careers boosted emotionally satisfying narratives that were pretty much entirely wrong. https://t.co/8WoMQvt4xh

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

https://t.co/FjI6FS9eL4

[Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya]

Last night I was struck — really, almost radicalized — watching in real time as experts at the heights of their careers boosted emotionally satisfying narratives that were pretty much entirely wrong. https://t.co/8WoMQvt4xh

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

Ironically, Jon Sopel @jonsopel of @TheNewsAgents seems to have fallen for bullshit on social media about bullshit on social media. (Also, why did he single out 'free Palestine' messaging as toxic?). Read this analysis from a Ukraine supporter... https://t.co/FjI6FS9eL4

[LBC @LBC]

‘It’s not that Russia is taking sides… they just want to sow division.’

Is it a coincidence that 'toxic' messages on Twitter have 'declined dramatically' since Ukraine bombed Russian data centres? @JonSopel shares his thoughts.

[Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya]

Last night I was struck — really, almost radicalized — watching in real time as experts at the heights of their careers boosted emotionally satisfying narratives that were pretty much entirely wrong. https://t.co/8WoMQvt4xh

[Dame Linda 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine 🍉 @LoveIntegrity9]

.@ZackPolanski this is a slam dunk of a litigious case. Because the statement by Patrick Spencer MP was posted directly on X (formerly Twitter), the legal landscape narrows significantly. A social media post strips away the absolute legal immunity that MPs enjoy within the walls of Parliament, opening up clear avenues for legal action under UK law.
If you choose to pursue legal remedies against the Conservative MP, the specific options and mechanics available are outlined below:

1. Civil Defamation (Libel) Claim
This is the most direct and viable legal remedy. Because the post was published on X to a wide public audience, it is subject to the Defamation Act 2013.
• No Parliamentary Privilege: Statements made by MPs on X are not protected by Parliamentary Privilege. Patrick Spencer is legally treated as an ordinary citizen and can be sued in the High Court.
• Meeting the "Serious Harm" Threshold: Under Section 1 of the Act, Polanski must prove the post caused (or is likely to cause) serious harm to his reputation. Publicly branding the leader of a national political party an "anti-Semite" and a "racist" almost certainly satisfies this high barrier.
• Defeated Defences: To escape liability, Spencer would have to prove in court that his statements were substantially true (Truth defence) or that they constituted an honest opinion based on existing, accurate facts that any honest person could hold. If Spencer cannot produce robust factual evidence to back up the claim, his defences will likely fail, forcing him to pay significant damages and legal costs.
• Remedies: A successful libel claim would result in a court order for monetary damages (compensation for reputational harm), an injunction forcing the immediate deletion of the post, and a requirement that Spencer pay Polanski's substantial legal fees.

2. High-Court Injunctions & Pre-Action Protocols
Before a full trial even begins, Polanski's legal team can issue a Letter Claim Before Action under the Media and Communications Pre-Action Protocol.
• This formally gives Spencer a strict deadline (often 14 days) to retract the statement, issue a public apology on X, and agree to pay damages.
• If Spencer refuses, you can apply for an interim injunction to force the removal of the post while the defamation lawsuit winds its way through the court system.

3. Reporting to X (Platform Terms of Service)
Separate from the court system, a rapid remedy is reporting the post directly to X for violating its Safety and Harm policies. X explicitly prohibits targeted harassment and hate speech. If reported systematically, X has the power to:
• Force Spencer to delete the post to regain access to his account.
• Place a warning label or visibility filter on the post.
• Temporarily suspend or permanently ban the @pspencer_CSNI account for repeated violations.

4. Code of Conduct Complaints
Because Spencer used his public platform as an elected official to make unevidenced, highly damaging allegations against a political rival, a formal complaint can be lodged with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
• The Code of Conduct states that MPs must act with integrity and must not bring the House of Commons into disrepute.
• While the Commissioner cannot award financial compensation, an adverse ruling can force a formal apology to the House or result in political sanctions from his own party.

Go for it.

[Stephen Law @stephenlaw60]

My essay on 'The Experience Machine', love bots, and what makes life worthwhile. https://t.co/vF6sCvGNrn