Karen Coombes

Socialist, scientist, autistic, ME carer, still masking 😷. Born at 316ppm (@kc14762.bsky.social)

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

A real catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes in Gaza City, yet it feels as though no one cares. The world seems unaware of what is happening here, or perhaps it has simply stopped paying attention.

Today, I walked a long distance to the only drinking water station serving our area. When I arrived, I was shocked to find that it had completely stopped operating. The reason was not a technical failure, but the lack of fuel and engine oil needed to keep the desalination plant running.

Imagine a facility that provided clean water to more than 20,000 people living in displacement camps suddenly shutting down. This is happening as summer begins and the heat grows more intense with each passing day. Thousands of families are now left without access to safe drinking water.

And the tragedy does not end there. Dozens of bakeries have also stopped operating or drastically reduced production because they can no longer obtain the fuel and lubricants needed to run their equipment. Every day I stand in long lines under the scorching sun for two or three hours, and many times I return to my tent empty-handed, unable to find a single loaf of bread for my family.

The situation here is becoming more desperate with every passing day. No aid, no water, no bread, no homes, and increasingly it feels as though our lives have no value in the eyes of the world. What we are experiencing is no longer just a humanitarian crisisit is a disaster that is worsening by the hour.

Sometimes I feel as though I am writing these words into a void, as if our voices can no longer reach anyone. But the reality is that the situation here has spiraled completely out of control, and people are being left alone to face hunger, thirst, and unbearable heat.

Is anyone listening to us? Does anyone truly understand the scale of this catastrophe before it is too late?

[Dr Rachel Claire Morris, Shadow Secretary of Snark @5By5Creativity]

Fine, it’s fine, everything’s fine.
🥴

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

The Sameer Project is in desperate need of your help.

Without your support, they can’t continue to work & help people in Gaza.

[Richard Sanders @PulaRJS]

The sentencing of the Filton 4 as terrorists is a national disgrace and a profound threat to the civil liberties of all of us.

My latest for Double Down Newswatch.
https://t.co/vhK1tKS1Zu

[NewsCord @newscord_org]

🚨 BREAKING: Everyone who joined our NHS–Palantir campaign has now had a reply from NHS England's Data Protection Officer.

In writing, they confirmed:
▸ Palantir staff can access identifiable patient data before it's pseudonymised
▸ There is no opt-out from the Federated Data Platform
▸ Your Article 21 right to object has been formally refused

They've confirmed it. They won't change it.

Next step: a formal ICO complaint, citing their own response.

We're building a one-click escalation tool for campaign participants. Watch this space.

[Stop the War Coalition @STWuk]

Three days to go!

With the overflow room we still have some space but be quick, get your tickets today!

🎟️https://t.co/kbkg3MfBaL

#All2London20June

[NHS Nurses @SocialistNHS]

Dear @Keir_Starmer we don't want Digital ID

We don't want to be forced to prove who we are to access everyday services

If you oppose Digital ID, put a ❌ below and RT this post, let's see how many people say NO!

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

▪️Say no to government controlled digital ID.
▪️Say no Checkpoint Britain.
▪️Say no to a ‘papers-please’ society on your phone that destroys privacy and freedom.
▪️Say no to government surveillance on every service you use, every place you go, or every transaction you make.
▪️Say no to the risk of another post office scandal / data breach waiting to happen

Britain has always rejected national ID cards. We fought too hard for liberty to hand it over for “convenience” or the illusion of “safety”.

This is about government control. We don’t need a government app on our phones to prove we exist. Britain must remain a free country - not a government owned database state. Because no one voted for this.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Updated. Friends of Israel in the UK government:

CABINET
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Chancellor
Foreign Secretary
Defence Secretary
Education Secretary
Business Secretary
Work & Pensions Secretary
Science Secretary
Treasury Secretary
N.Ireland Secretary
Chief Secretary

OTHER MINISTERS
Cabinet Minister
Foreign Minister
Home Office Minister
Housing Minister
Health Minister
Energy Minister
Business Minister
Transport Minister
Environment Minister
Culture Minister
Solicitor General

[Martin @pausedME]

#MECFS

Eltern einer schwer Betroffenen - bettlägerig - im Raum Göttingen suchen einen Arzt, der sich mit ME auskennt.

Hat jemand eine Idee?
Bitte teilen!

[ME/CFS Science @mecfsskeptic]

1) This review found that people with ME/CFS are profoundly impacted by stigmatisation and that it also affects their social circles, such as friends and family.

The most frequently identified issue was stigmatising experiences by healthcare professionals and physicians.

[Nad @NadimHCr]

My employment tribunal Vs Royal Free NHS started today. Witness evidence will commence tomorrow. As per the rules of open justice the tribunal can be attended online. Please DM if you would like to attend.

https://t.co/5Q3QcX7KUD

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel is dropping toxic chemicals on farmland in South Lebanon

We’re talking about catastrophic levels of glyphosate, a chemical linked to cancer

11,000 times above safe levels

This is a deliberate war crime aimed at making life impossible and forcing people out of their land

[Liz "blue tick" Carr @thelizcarr]

Here we go again... rather than working to ensure a 'good death' for all by funding end of life care, yet another misguided MP is pushing for assisted suicide

Thankfully my @BBCOne documentary explaining mine & others opposition is still on @BBCiPlayer

https://t.co/KOoAi5m7Jz

[The Fraud @StarmertheFraud]

Awful and extremely disappointing decision on Palestine Action today. The conduct of the judiciary on this and Filton case is chilling. The extent to which our establishment will protect Israel's genocide is dystopian.

The Starmer government is relentlessly authoritian, cruel, parochial, captured, corrupt and rightly despised. A stain on British politics and the Labour Party.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

I will appeal to the Supreme Court and take it up to the European Court of Human Rights, if needs be.

However, we clearly can not rely on the legal system which completely stitched up the Filton case, and now the Palestine Action ban.

This fight can only be won by the people.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

BREAKING: The Court of Appeal ruled in the government's favour, stating that the Palestine Action ban is lawful.

We will not stop fighting for the ban to be lifted, the end of the use of terror legislation against us, and crucially, for a free Palestine.

[Steve Sweeney @SweeneySteve]

🚨 BREAKING: Lebanon files UN Security Council complaint accusing I$rael of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention in the south

Lab tests from Aita al-Shaab, Naqoura, and Dhaira confirmed catastrophic levels of Glyphosate—a cancer-linked chemical—in agricultural soil.

Normal farming levels would show 0.5 to 2 mcg/g but tests on soil in South Lebanon show 22,750 mcg/g, 11,000 times above safe levels

It has been labeled by some as a deliberate war crime designed to permanently destroy arable border lands.

Here is our report from the scene filmed in February

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

The Court of Appeal will deliver its judgment on whether the Palestine Action ban is unlawful, at 11AM tomorrow.

The result will be live streamed. I'll post the link tomorrow morning.

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

Full fascism by the British state.

Destroying weaponry being used to commit genocide is an act of humanity not terrorism.

All solitary with the Filton 4 and their families 🇵🇸