Jonny

Just give me a minute, because I'm way down in it.

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[Derek Pakora @DeathlyAcorn]

I think it's fantastic what Christopher Nolan has done throughout his film career. It's a massive fuck you to his sisters for not letting him be in their band. Say what you like about The Corrs but at least they let Jim get involved.

[Stephen Black @stephenRB4]

Many people on here don’t understand that if you are born in Northern Ireland (legislatively a part of the United Kingdom) you are entitled to dual citizenship. Therefore, I can simultaneously carry an Irish and British passport.

Politics, history, and culture aside, people born here can therefore refer to themselves as Irish and/or British. In my case, I refer to myself as Northern Irish as I feel connected, to various degrees, to both cultures.

I’m a Northern Irish man who lives on the island of Ireland.

Hope this makes sense.

[Stiofán @stiofanbruce_]

A thread on something from yesterday’s events in Scarva that I feel isn’t getting nearly enough attention.

There has been plenty of discussion about the protests themselves. Plenty of discussion about individuals, groups, politics and blame.

What I haven’t seen much discussion about is the treatment of journalists and media workers who were there to cover the event.

Yesterday, I was stopped and surrounded on two separate occasions while carrying out my job. I was questioned, challenged and told I should leave.

To be absolutely clear, I wasn’t intimidated.

I’ve covered enough events over the past 3 years to know exactly what these situations are. I’ve been singled out before. I’ve been pointed at before. I’ve had people attempt to take cameras. I’ve had people try to block coverage. None of it is new.

If being surrounded by a handful of people was enough to intimidate me, then I’d be in the wrong profession.

The point isn’t whether I was intimidated or not.

The point is that intimidation was clearly the intention.

The purpose of stopping journalists, surrounding them, challenging them and telling them to leave isn’t to have a friendly conversation. It’s to make them uncomfortable enough to go away.

That didn’t work yesterday and it won’t work in the future.

I was told to leave. I didn’t leave.

I stayed and continued documenting the event for hours afterwards.

Like many journalists covering contentious situations, you find ways to continue doing your job. You take different routes, position yourself elsewhere and keep reporting on what’s happening.

That’s part of the job.

What shouldn’t be part of the job is the acceptance that journalists being harassed is somehow normal.

Photographers had stones thrown at them. Other media workers were challenged, harassed and pressured to leave areas they had every right to be in.

And the reaction is often a shrug of the shoulders and a “that’s just how it is.”

It shouldn’t be.

Nobody has to like the media. Nobody has to agree with every report, every headline or every journalist.

But a free press has every right to be present at public events.

We’re not there to participate. We’re not there to support one side or the other. We’re there to document what is happening and allow people to see events for themselves.

What I find particularly strange is that many of the people involved in protests want attention for their cause. They want coverage. They want the public to know why they’re there. They want their message heard.

Yet some of the same people then turn their frustration towards the journalists who are there to provide that coverage.

It makes little sense.

This isn’t about me. I’ll continue doing what I’ve always done. Yesterday won’t stop me attending the next event, and neither will the next attempt at intimidation.

What concerns me is how normalised this behaviour has become.

No matter who is protesting, what cause they’re supporting or what side of an argument they’re on, harassment and intimidation of journalists should never be accepted as simply “part of the job.”

The right to protest matters.

The right to report on those protests matters too.

[Rodney Edwards @rodneyedwards]

A lovely moment, beautifully captured. This is what most of society in NI looks like every day - people respecting each other with decency. It is vital that we in the media reflect that spirit of togetherness just as much as we report on division. After all, unity is every bit as much a part of our story as disagreement.

[Daniel Woods @DanielWoodsPro]

There is NO Head Injury Assessment (HIA) in community rugby!!

I recently watched the @benyoungs09 @BBCSport documentary “How Safe is Rugby” and noted some potentially misleading comments on junior rugby concussion protocols.

A first aid leader stated: “Much like a HIA in the professional game, we follow the same guidance.”

This simply isn’t accurate and can lead to confusion.

There is NO HIA in community rugby-including juniors, amateurs, and national leagues.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@Sayers33 Blanc needs to know it's July and they are taping for the end of year.
Everyone else has to deadpan that it is actually 31 Dec.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

The most shocking bit of this list is that I thought this lad would be happy with an Israeli.

[Mr Family Office @MrFamilyOffice]

British aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade (79) is searching for a wife

He’s advertised in newspapers, joined Tinder and tried reality TV

But he has strict requirements for the lucky lady:

• Must be a “good breeder”

• At least 20 years younger

• No Scottish women

• Must be able to have sons (he wants two, an “heir and a spare”)

• No communists or lesbians

• No drug users or heavy drinkers

• No Scorpios

• Needs a shotgun and driving licence; helicopter licence a bonus

• Able to manage 1,300-acre estate and 2 castles

• Ideally over 5 ft 6 in

• No women from countries beginning with I or with green in their flag

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

I can only apologise to Jim Shannon. I was not aware of his game.

[Evolve Politics @evolvepolitics]

Zarah Sultana has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for a ban on landlords serving as MPs.

👀

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

St George was born in Turkey

St George is the patron saint of Palestine

St George never visited England

St George represnts much of Europe, the middle east + Africa

Flying the St Georges Cross therefore celebrates shared values across cultures + Palestinian solidarity

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@MrFamilyOffice Most of the weaknesses and threats are dealt with through a well governed outsource to a third party admin. It's not the magic bullet in all cases but for most SFOs it's the easiest fix for their concerns.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

On a bit of a kick, after going to see Superman in the cinema, and re-watching Smallville.

Generally a bit cheesy and naff. But Michael Rosenbaum is the best Lex Luthor. Outclasses everyone else in every scene.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

Big day for those who signed up to a free month of ExpressVPN and never bothered to cancel it.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@Milo_Edwards I've never felt more at home. We were all far too socially awkward to either make a fuss or leave. So wordlessly, collectively resigned ourselves to standing.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@andrewhdonohoe But fair enough as a gimmick. Unfortunately poorly thought out in my view.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

Appreciate it's not the important bit of this announcement but the person that selected that font will be first against the wall.

[Ulster Rugby @UlsterRugby]

One final push at home 👊

Your Ulster side to take on @SharksRugby at Kingspan Stadium tomorrow 🦈

🎟️ https://t.co/pFmy45y9u0

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@andrewhdonohoe Accessibility be damned.

[Jonny @UlsterNause]

@RobertMSterling @threadreaderapp unroll

[Ross Sayers @Sayers33]

Oh your "out of office" is on is it. You're off "all the way through" are you. I'll tell you where you couldn't put an out of office on. It's starts with B. And it ends with attle of the Somme

[Andrew Donohoe @andrewhdonohoe]

"Look at their poor wee faces. So brave in such trying times. They've been through so much, glad we can be there for them"

-Abbey, aged 6

[The Man in the Black Pyjamas @pyjamas_black]

I agree, although Belarus isn't too great either