Rob Howland

Half knowledge is worse than ignorance. Seeking that second half.
Luckier than most - I live in Slovenia. European, green, hopeful.

[Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196]

The power of this speech is not that it takes a side. It is that it asks a question humanity keeps failing to answer: What is the value of human life when politics, power, and geopolitics enter the room?

The strongest journalism and the strongest moral traditions begin from the same principle: every civilian life matters equally. Children buried under rubble do not become less human because of their nationality, religion, or the flag flying above them. When allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide arise, they must be investigated through international law, not dismissed through political loyalty.

Slovenia's message challenges a dangerous trend in world affairs: selective morality. Too often governments demand accountability for atrocities committed by adversaries while finding excuses when allies are accused. A rules-based international order cannot survive if justice is applied only to the weak and never to the powerful.

The speech also reminds us that history judges silence harshly. Whether one agrees with the legal characterization of events in Gaza or not, the scale of civilian suffering is undeniable. The moral obligation of responsible leaders is not to defend camps, tribes, or geopolitical interests first. It is to protect human life, uphold international law, seek truth, and prevent further bloodshed.

The most important line may be: There are no excuses anymore.

Because every generation inherits a choice. Normalize endless war and dehumanization, or insist that human dignity, accountability, and justice apply equally to everyone. The future of civilization depends on which path is chosen.

[Rob Howland @HowlandRob]

@EUUE23668752 @SangitaMyska But she is still flying it above the presidential palace & will keep it there - missing the new PM off!
The new government is a minority coalition+ there's an investigation underway into possible electoral interference from a Mossad-linked company. Watch this space.

[Sangita Myska @SangitaMyska]

“We must stop the Genocide in Gaza. There are no excuses anymore”.
Slovenia’s address to the UN before banning Isreal’s Benjamin Netanyahu from their country.

[Peter Kay (🦋@theonlypeterkay.bsky.social) @theonlypeterkay]

Gove faced with who he is: This would be entirely funny if his actions hadn’t been responsible for a nation’s economic and geopolitical ruin. Hislop catalogues Gove’s every crime from Brexit to the VIP PPI scandal and exposes the man’s moral bankruptcy.

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

🤣🤣🤣

[Billy McGuinness 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸 @PeterOT61186407]

@ZackPolanski Listened to #JohnMann (as if he was being reasonable) “say wearing a necklace, bracelet, pin related to Palestine may make some feel uncomfortable just as if it related to israel may make some feel uncomfortable”. He left out Palestine isn’t doing a genocide

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

An unelected Lord, appointed “antisemitism adviser”, now feels entitled or even qualified to explain antisemitism to a Jewish national party leader.

To add to all this - he's not Jewish.

Truly rabbit hole stuff.

[mustafa yazıcı @myzccc]

Gazze Şifa Hastanesi önünde yayın yapan, Çin Devlet Televizyonu CGTN muhabiri:

▪️"Kendi gözlerimle gördüm ki, 5 yaşın altında kafası olmayan en az 10 Filistinli çocuk vardı."

[Bob Morgan 🇬🇧🇺🇦 💙 @Bbmorg]

Trump and Vance want the World to believe this never happened. Once this lie is believed they have won.

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

Iraqi footballer Aymen Hussein issued a statement after being detained and questioned for seven hours upon entering the United States:

“If America is so hostile towards foreign nationals, why is it hosting the #2026WorldCup?”

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Things like this make me proud to be British.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

I wanted to provide a European perspective on the words vomited by a racist fascist masquerading as the US Secretary of War standing by the graves of the fallen in Normandy.

The 10,000 bodies of those that never made it home fighting fascism in Europe who lay where he spoke, did NOT die for what America has become under this regime.

He spat on their graves to tell Europe to hate ‘the other’. WE WILL NOT, but we will celebrate in the streets when the regime he represents falls, be assured of that.

To those brave Americans who gave their lives that we may be spared the tyranny of Nazi Germany, we salute you and we WILL NOT fail you and will NEVER FORGET.

My thanks to Tiny Husband for the clip

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/ntovcYJUEx

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“Oh my God - he broke it! He stepped on it… our president is a f*cking baby— remember when Trump reporters would say Hillary is a woman and too emotional to be president?”

@hasanthehun notices Trump trampled the mic he took off as he threw a tantrum and left

[Sir Michael Take CBE @MichaelTakeMP]

Please listen to Zia Yusuf here.
Those caring eyes.
That sympathy.
That empathy.❤️‍🩹
He & Reform have done exactly what The Nowak Family wanted: instigated riots, violence, division & social unrest.

…Erm that is what The Nowak Family wanted I presume?
😳

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Zelenskyy: We've got messages that they are ready for meeting only if Ukraine will do what they decided in Anchorage. With all respect to the President of the United States, but you can't cut our country. You can't make decisions without us, about us. It's unacceptable and it will not bring peace.

[Richard @ricwe123]

When the illusion finally shatters, what’s left isn’t just disappointment,it’s total embarrassment.
The man you invested your faith in isn’t a savior at all, just an empty act stitched together with arrogance, noise, and relentless self-promotion.
All that confidence, all those grand promises, all the swagger,it collapses into something painfully small the moment it’s tested against reality.

There’s no hidden genius, no bold disruptor underneath it all.
Just a loud, impulsive figure flailing through responsibilities he clearly wasn’t equipped to handle, drowning incompetence in a flood of bluster.

In the end, what once looked like strength turns out to be nothing more than cheap theatrics.
Not leadership,just a gaudy performance.

A caricature.
A spectacle.

And the real sting isn’t that it was absurd,it’s realizing how long it took to admit you were taken in by all his bullshit....

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

Trump is too emotional to be president. Also, per the interview he ran away from this morning, he’s clearly still planning on his $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6 insurrectionists. Republicans need to grow a spine and stop enabling this disgusting corruption.

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

Gaza is taking its last breaths, and the situation we have reached is extremely dangerous.

Temperatures are rising to suffocating levels, and the tents where hundreds of thousands live have turned into ovens made of fabric and plastic. There is no electricity, no air conditioning, no fans, no cold water. People try to sleep, but heat, hunger, and fear make sleep seem like an impossible dream.

Clean water is scarce, cleaning supplies are almost nonexistent, and essential medicines are unavailable. Skin diseases are spreading in a terrifying way among children and adults, while garbage piles up and sewage mixes with displacement areas, spreading even more suffering.

Long lines form for food, yet many return empty handed. Aid is decreasing, and most relief centers have stopped or are no longer able to meet even the minimum needs.

At night, rats, insects, snakes, and scorpions crawl into the tents, while during the day people face unbearable heat and endless hunger. There is no safety, no privacy, and nowhere to go. Meanwhile, killings and destruction continue daily, while Gaza’s space shrinks day by day, forcing people into smaller and more overcrowded areas.

This is not life. This is not displacement. This is a complete collapse of everything that allows human beings to live with dignity.

What more is the world waiting for? How many children must go hungry? How many patients must die before the world acts? Do not stay silent. Speak about Gaza. Share what is happening.

[Daniel Epstein-O'Dowd @DODubhda]

To surmise, Irish people hate Israel enough to be willing to boycott - even if it jeopardises billions in FDI and the operation multinationals (such as Intel) in Ireland.

HOWEVER, Ireland does not support Ukraine enough or loathe Putin enough to stop supplying the Russian war machine with alumina exports.

YET, we delude ourselves into thinking our foreign policy is based on some warped sense of morality.

Nations who have the luxury of not having had to defend themselves from external threats, and who have been able to solely chase economic gain, should be aware of their privilege and not be so quick to lecture others.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Incredible Albanian people.