Ellis Brooks

Views are the product of my cultural context, my experiences, the ineffable concept of conscience and how hungry I am.

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@johnsimkin Hello John- could I talk to you about a resource you worked on in the 80s about conscientious objection. I'd be interested in reusing the content

[Omar Alassil (al Assil) عمر الأصيل @omarassil]

Today, 100,000 died in #Syria. A HUNDRED THOUSAND cases of enforced disappearance now presumed dead after Assad's prisons emptied.
Their families lost last glimpse of hope that they may still be alive in one the prisons. A hope and confusion they carried for years

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@Edpilkington typo here I think; you don't mean "capital punishment advocates"

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@DVLAgovuk Gravity forms seems to be onfunctioning across your website

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@Keir_Starmer @BlackRock @RachelReevesMP Please don't be such a tool. You don't work for black rock.

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

This post is problematic for a number of reasons.

A thread…🧵

1. For those attempting to make sense of Trump’s victory and the rise of the far-right across Europe - look no further than the PMs statement below.

Whether you like it or not, the far-right has a set of common narratives. We can probably all recite them…

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Criticism of Israel for banning UNRWA & fuelling a humanitarian crisis in Gaza ring hollow while the government continues to grant licenses for offensive weapons like components for F-35 fighter jets that drop 2000lb bombs & decimate whole neighbourhoods.

End ALL arms sales now.

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@CatWorkers Yes Mr Purresident

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@hometownoftears yeah

[Sara Wahedi @SaraWahedi]

My friend in Kabul told me she was chatting with her sister while walking home today. She shared a joke - they both laughed. A Talib was passing them, and told them to stop walking.

He asked why he was hearing their voices.

“It’s illegal for strangers to hear you. Keep quiet.”

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Stop selling arms to Israel then.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Private schools — which only 7% of children attend — divert resources from the state school system, entrench inequality from childhood, and create and maintain privilege.

Taxpayers should not subsidise a two-tier education system.

[S.A.F.E. - Supporting Abortions For Everyone @SupportAbort]

We love this drawing of our six wonderful panellists from SAFE's September 28th "Abortion in the Netherlands"

#InternationalSafeAbortionDay #Sept28 #September28 #DestigmatiseAbortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionNetherlands

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@andrealeadsom You are citing the press right now...

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

American men you are a disappointment

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

New Reuters/Ipsos national poll

Harris 45%
Trump 41%

Harris leading Trump 49% to 36% among women voters

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

The "rearming the UK" piece you made uncritical, @BBCDouglasF, focusing only on industry spokespeople.
"The arms industry may have its critics but..." was the only acknowledgement of humanitarian concerns, like arming Saudi, arming Israel, perpetuating wars. Why so one-sided?

[Yasmine Ahmed @YasmineAhmed001]

Two things are clear:

1) The law on arms exports does not distinguish btw offensive & defensive weapons. If there is a risk of complicity, licenses shld be 🛑

2) 🇮🇱 commitment to comply with int’l law is relevant& it is 💯 clear it has no such commitment https://t.co/uC1ymAzo9a

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

For heaven's sake surely if @attorneygeneral can't say whether weapons sales to Israel would break international law, the precautionary principle demands you stop selling them in the meantime.

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Attorney general intervenes in Foreign Office review of weapons sales to Israel https://t.co/HQhwAhkC2r

[Ellis Brooks @ellispoint0]

@AXA @BNPParibas Thank you for divesting from Israeli banks and Elbit systems.