Domdiddely

Came for the memes, stayed for the buffoons | 🇬🇧 Army Officer | @us_sams graduate

[Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green @MPIainDS]

STATEMENT FROM UK PARLIAMENTARIANS ON THE SELECTIVE LIFTING OF CHINA SANCTIONS.

We have learned through media reporting that the People’s Republic of China has lifted the sanctions imposed on us in 2021 for raising concerns in Parliament about human rights abuses in China.

We were not contacted by anyone in government prior to this decision being made public, and we expect clear assurances that UK sanctions against the four Chinese government officials responsible for genocide remain firmly in place.

It appears that sanctions have not been lifted on former MP Tim Loughton, nor on Essex Court Chambers, Sir Geoffrey Nice KC, the Uyghur Tribunal, the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, or Dr Joanne Smith Finley. We also remain unclear as to whether sanctions on our family members are still in force.

The selective lifting of sanctions solely on sitting parliamentarians is wrong. Parliament exists to represent and defend the people of the United Kingdom. Seeking or accepting preferential treatment for current MPs and Peers sends a damaging signal that some are more deserving of protection than others.

While British citizen Jimmy Lai remains imprisoned, and Uyghurs continue to suffer atrocity crimes, we take no comfort in this decision and will not be silenced. We look forward to receiving urgent assurances from the government regarding those who were placed under sanction together with us, and take this opportunity to express our ongoing solidarity with the Uyghur people, whose cause we will not drop.

We hope that the Prime Minister will meet all of those sanctioned, not just sitting parliamentarians, upon his return.

Lord Alton of Liverpool
@DavidAltonHL
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws
@HelenaKennedyKC
Nusrat Ghani MP
@Nus_Ghani
Tom Tugendhat MP
@TomTugendhat
Neil O'Brien MP
@NeilDotObrien
Tim Loughton, former MP
@timloughton

[Fight Club International @Fight_Club_Intl]

Check out this latest Matrix Game designed to explore the ongoing situation in Venezuela. Instead of just being part of the audience why not step into the shoes of the protagonists and make the difficult choices... https://t.co/4eGmCCiRCO

[Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones]

🧵1/ Thread on the #Southport anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disinformation and propaganda. In this thread I highlight key spreaders of disinformation, the chronology, and some points about some of the inauthentic activity evident. I will focus on X.

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@EdArnold_RUSI Stop with your common sense!

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@jameskgreer77 Strongly recommend : https://t.co/mQhBaYQtJ9

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@SRDMaguire Beard > Crye. #2024

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@BoothsCountry Lancashire sauce. Every day, not just on Lancashire day.

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@JacobStoil @UrbanWarfareCtr @us_sams https://t.co/H4EABsUSaV

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

April Fool's Day is TOMORROW.

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

Nice to see what started as a scrawl on a whiteboard finished with something useful. https://t.co/mXteddcoIS

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@JacobStoil @Dan_Aldershot @ArmyUPress Had me at ‘British Empire …’

[Wavell Room @wavellroom]

‼️New‼️
We reviewed a war game!

‘Take That Hill’ by @UKFightClub1

https://t.co/VtlwAu5iVr

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

Anything for a freebie #connectedsoldiers

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

AUDIOBOOK GIVE AWAY: I am giving away an audible code for a free copy of my book, "Connected Soldiers," in audio format. Just retweet this tweet with the #ConnectedSoldiers to enter to win. Winner will be selected tomorrow, Monday, October 17.

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@doctrinatrix_C2

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

Unless they want an unpleasantly hot summer break, we advise our valued russian guests not to visit Ukrainian Crimea.

Because no amount of sunscreen will protect them from the hazardous effects of smoking in unauthorised areas.
🎶Bananarama

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

@JacobStoil @us_sams That needs switching out with:

https://t.co/HYrwADl1yK

[The Strategy Bridge @Strategy_Bridge]

Learn more about how victory can often be more complicated than just removing the military of another power, or even viewed through military achievement, in today's review by @bethangreener of "Winning Wars" edited by Matthias Strohn.

#TheBridgeWrites

https://t.co/DmhbbwfZew

[Worcester City Council @myworcester]

Worcester city centre this morning where the 2nd Battalion, The @MercianRegiment , which was given the freedom of the city in 2007, marched through the streets of Worcester for @ArmedForcesDay.

[2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment @Army2MERCIAN]

A great week in France following the 1940 Fall of France campaign for our JNCOs. Why France? A 🧵 👇

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

Future Soldier reading this be like...

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

The Russian army was optimized for a short and sharp war while lacking the capacity to sustain a major conventional conflict https://t.co/5Rn4rsbHkC

[Domdiddely @domdiddely]

This should be really important, so why is the news limited to a few twitterz. If we can completey stop to talk about behaviours for a day, shouldn't a revision of the documents that tell us our purpose come with more 🎺? Or are we fixated in the ‘books can't teach me’ 🧠set?