Ian Sharp

figment of somebody's imagination, probably mine

[Norm Clark @Normsmusic]

James Robison
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter. I am told it rattled him. I love it.
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.’”

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

Surrounded by people but so alone in the universe

[Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸 @yousef_ki1]

If you see this video, put a dot to break the algorithm.

No words.

[Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸 @yousef_ki1]

If you see this video, put a dot to break the algorithm.

No words.

[Ahmet Gemici @ahmetgemici2990]

Lütfen bu fotoğrafı yayın. Sessizliğimizle bu zulmün ortağı olmayalım. Bir çocuğun sesi olmak, insan kalabilmenin tek yoludur...
#ChildrenUnderAttack #ProtectChildren

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

Hodge happily gives the game away. They're all the same

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Baroness Margaret Hodge (given a peerage by Keir Starmer) says there shouldn't be a contest for Labour leader. Independent MP Diane Abbott (suspended from the parliamentary Labour Party by Keir Starmer) says there should be.

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

Heartbreaking. What a fucking species we are.

[Rania @umyaznemo]

The world's top child killer!

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

Don’t forget that PayPal, Western Union, MoneyGram, Binance, Wise, Payoneer, Venmo, Stripe, Revolut have contributed to a financial blockade against us in Gaza after October 7.

Our accounts were suddenly closed without any warning or explanation as if we never existed. This left tens of thousands of freelancers without any source of income overnight. Their salaries stopped.

So did their small hopes of feeding their children or buying medicine for a sick family member. Many were forced to rely on intermediaries who take half the payment or more.

Others spend long nights wondering how they will pay rent for homes that may no longer even be standing. From inside Gaza even trying to open a new account leads to an immediate ban as if our digital presence itself is a crime.

We are treated like a contagious virus that must be isolated not as human beings living through war bombardment and hunger. The last remaining means we had to survive has been taken from us.

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

Honestly, I don’t know how to describe what I lived through today. Even though I have been living in Gaza and documenting what is happening since the beginning of the war, what I witnessed today was one of the most shocking and painful scenes of my entire life.

A group of families living in a very remote camp, almost directly beside the Israeli sand berms, contacted us. They told us they had not received water for a long time. At first, we hesitated because reaching the area with a water truck meant entering an extremely dangerous zone. In the end, we decided to try.

Throughout the journey, I saw destruction and rubble everywhere, but the scene that awaited us near the camp was unlike anything else. Directly in front of us were the sand berms and Israeli cranes, surrounded by a landscape of devastation where little remained except tents and ruins.

When the water truck was still about a kilometer away, people began shouting and running toward it. Women, children, and elderly people carried empty water containers and ran with all the strength they had, terrified that the water would run out before their turn came.

The moment the truck stopped, large numbers of people emerged from among the rubble and damaged tents. They were not looking for food, shelter, or anything else. They were looking for water. Just water.

This time we distributed 6,000 liters of clean water, more than we had distributed before, but even that was not enough. Many people remained waiting, and some left without receiving enough water for their families.

As we distributed the water and documented what was happening, fear never left us for a single moment. Yet what I felt in the face of such immense suffering was greater than fear itself.

Today I witnessed a level of thirst I never imagined I would see. I saw mothers running after a water truck, and children clutching empty containers as if they were holding on to their last hope.

I thought I had already seen everything during this war, but what I witnessed today made me realize that the humanitarian catastrophe is far greater than what the world sees on television screens. This is not simply a shortage of services or difficult living conditions. It is a daily struggle for the most basic necessities of survival.

We are facing a real humanitarian disaster that grows worse with each passing day, while thousands of families wake up every morning searching for one thing only: water.

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

Yes and if Burnham doesn't take account of that there's no point him turning up.

[Karl Hansen @karl_fh]

Four in five voters who deserted Labour went to centre or centre-left parties. They overwhelmingly oppose Labour’s stance on Gaza and want the government to take action against Israel. Any account of Starmer’s downfall that ignores this should not be taken seriously.

[Wokerati Marty @WokeratiMarty]

Today, Andrew Marr put it to Jeremy Corbyn that, to many people, Keir Starmer’s politics only amounts to being anti-Jeremy Corbyn.

The trouble is, being Labour leader should be about more than that, as Jeremy points out. 👍

[Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha]

Every day, I read reports of Palestinians in Gaza succumbing to wounds they suffered in earlier Israeli terr0rist strikes.

How much of that ever gets reported?

Here is the latest:

This evening, 17-year-old Ahmad al-Khozondar succumbed to wounds he sustained in an Israeli terr0rist strike on Khan Younis a few days ago.

Yes, he was severely wounded. But how many Palestinians who later die from their injuries might have survived if Israel’s cruel savage siege had not prevented life-saving medical equipment and supplies from entering Gaza, and if Israel had not denied patients the chance to leave for specialized treatment abroad?

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

We are being asked to accept that Keir Starmer was a principled politician who rescued Labour from oblivion before being destroyed by the media. Wrong. To understand why he fell Starmer only needs to look at the mirror. My column for Middle East Eye:

https://t.co/bVmvORJ0ia

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

All this bullshit in giving him credit for refusing to join US war in Iran. No other country in Europe did.

[Emily Thornberry @EmilyThornberry]

Keir put the UK firmly back on the world stage - from unwavering support for Ukraine to standing up for Britain, including being the 1st PM to refuse to join a US war since Wilson.

From renters to workers to parents, the benefits of his time as PM will be felt for generations.

[Harriet Williamson @harriepw]

Corbyn's spokesperson said: "Keir Starmer ends as he started: with lies.
"Corbyn turned Labour into the largest party in Europe, built and funded by half a million people who believed in social justice and peace.
"Starmer swapped political principles for corporate donors - and leaves behind a legacy of broken pledges, grotesque inequality and complicity in genocide. If that isn’t moral bankruptcy, then what is?"

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

It's never nice to see someone lose their job but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

The worst thing about the meltdown over the (awful) Steve Bray?

It’s because a lot of journalists wanted to feel moved by Starmer’s resignation speech 😂😂😂

Chin up, guys!

We don’t have to wait long for prime ministerial resignations these days!

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

The worst thing about the meltdown over the (awful) Steve Bray?

It’s because a lot of journalists wanted to feel moved by Starmer’s resignation speech 😂😂😂

Chin up, guys!

We don’t have to wait long for prime ministerial resignations these days!

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

@TonyGreenstein @Keir_Starmer Read your post at the same time as listening to Starmer droning on in his resignation speech. Worked really well. Beautiful counterpoint.

[Ian Sharp @gablid]

Keep the Plebs out. Let them know their place.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Small thing. But I’m sick of people like Steve Bray and other protestors being allowed to disrupt any national event they feel like.

[Faiza Shaheen @faizashaheen]

Starmer’s Labour spent its time and energy in the lead up to the 2024 election harassing people like me and destroying the left in the party rather than focusing on policy and a clear vision for change. This is the consequence of that immoral and factional project.

I hope for all of us that whatever comes now finally moves this country - and the Labour Party - in the right direction. Otherwise that Reform/ Reform-Tory coalition gov is inevitable.