Mark Savage

Lighting a candle and cursing the darkness

[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

The fact that this man could get the nuclear codes again should scare the heck out of all of us.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Agreed, truth shouldn’t be suppressed. Which is why it’s best not to dump it in a landfill site, pour over it a slurry of half-truths, misinformation, insults, blatant lies, random speculation and conspiracy, and then above that stinking mess type the word ‘True.’

[Hannah Barnes @hannahsbee]

NEW: A damning letter from Dr Hilary Cass to NHS England bosses, detailing serious concerns about adult gender clinics has been published. NHSE haven't drawn attention to it, instead releasing an update on implementation of Cass’s recommendations for children’s gender services.🧵

[Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsford]

My ‘Goodbye to Russia’ is ‘Book of the Day’ in today’s @guardian, complete with my 1992 Moscow student id))

Very grateful for this strong first review of my account of witnessing Russia’s slide from sudden freedom & hope to tyranny & terrible war 👇🏼

https://t.co/mOJw7U5O56

[Len Freeman @LenFreeman]

@MichaelLCrick So sorry to hear about Roger Law. Roger had such a gentle, reassuring manner. He was in demand at the BBC and sometimes you had to wait a while for him to get back to you but when he did and gave you the thumbs up, you knew you were in safe hands!

[Adam Wagner KC @AdamWagner1]

Really worrying to hear that the far right are targeting immigration lawyers, including up the road to where I live.

Ultimately, the criminal responsibility for people who riot is the people who are burning and smashing things - and those who directly encourage them, whether at the relevant location or online.

But there does have to be some consideration of why they have quickly decided to target immigration lawyers.

Lawyers represent their clients, like any other service job. They are not responsible for the political choices which appear to have angered some people.

It is undoubtedly the case that in recent years the right, including senior members of the government, have relentlessly attacked lawyers - especially in the immigration sector - and blamed them for political issues which we have no responsibility for.

Boris Johnson did it ("lefty lawyers") and Rishi Sunak kept it up, and people in high positions such as Suella Braverman (former Home Secretary and Attorney General) did it too, and still do it.

There was always going to be a cost to this personification of anti-immigration anger. It was a calculated choice to spread blame away from the politicians (who ultimately have responsibility for immigration policy).

And it cannot be unconnected that after attacking police and mosques, the far right move on to immigration lawyers.

I don't think the (mostly former) politicians have criminal responsibility, but they certainly have moral responsibility.

And I hope that this doesn't escalate as lawyers have so often feared in recent years.

[Mark Savage @marksavage23237]

@CrimeGirI @Beathhigh ‘A Spy Alone’ by Charles Beaumont, a gripping thriller set in post Brexit Britain, by someone (like le Carré) with inside knowledge of the intelligence service.

[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.

[Mark Savage @marksavage23237]

Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries' - BBC News https://t.co/Hnw2EwOwY7

[💚🌹Buffy🌹💚 @buffybatik]

Aldi has a much cheaper alternative tonic to Fever Tree and I honestly can't tell the difference.
At £1.99 it's half the price and doesn't support Trump! What's not to like?

[emily m @maitlis]

Your reminder of how Trump
Used to be seen by his newly declared running mate J. D. Vance.

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

Puberty Blockers. A 🧵 

Children’s healthcare must always be led by evidence. 

Medicine given to children must always be proven safe and effective first.

I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety. 

Let me explain why this decision was taken.

1/9

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Viktor Orbán, the authoritarian PM of Hungary, visited Trump again last night.

Orbán has cracked down on press freedom and judiciary independence in Hungary, while embracing a form of eugenics rooted in white Christian nationalism.

No wonder why he and Trump get along so well.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

So the man they forced out in disgrace - who broke the law and protected a sex offender and lied to his party, the country and Parliament, and who was then kicked out of Parliament for trying to intimidate an independent inquiry into his lies - he’s the one to save them, is he?

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Changing the World One Idea at a Time..

Let's see what y'all feel and say at the end of this thread 🧵👇

1. Concentrated solar power (CSP) plant Cerro Dominador in Chile’s Atacama Desert

[Cartes du Monde @CartesDuMonde]

👉 Algérie 🇩🇿

Pour le média 24h Algérie, l’arrivée du RN au pouvoir c’est le retour de la famille Le Pen dont le doyen, Jean Marie, a torturé des Algériens pendant la guerre. Le journal prévoit un durcissement des relations entre les 2 pays.

21/24
https://t.co/MAXhPJudlz

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

If only there was some profession which could have prepared Starmer for no days off, no early finishes and a life and diary beyond his control.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

🚨We just dropped in on Farage’s election rally with a beaming picture of Putin. Nigel was not pleased.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

BREAKING: We just dropped in on Farage’s election rally with a remote-controlled Putin banner