Michael Breen

An Irish immigrant, who is old enough to know that others aren’t to be feared.

[Nadeem Ahmed @Muqadaam]

“When is the British government going to impose sanctions on Israel for its endless violations of international law?”

Retweet if you agree with Corbyn

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

I have documented the genocide in Gaza since day one. I was among the first to call it “genocide” at the UN. I walked the streets for Palestine. I talked on media, conferences, forums and universities. Neither I nor others were able to stop it.

What Israel is doing in Lebanon is genocide, using the same war crime tactics used in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. I tell you now—while we still alive—that the only thing capable of stopping this genocide in Lebanon is for your countries to stop sending military aid to Israel.

Don't be fooled by current leaders statements calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza and Lebanon. If they really wanted to end it, they would have stopped military aid to Israel.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Hannah Spencer delivers her second speech in parliament, and does so on the Royal Address on behalf of the Green party

"And this is only the second time I have made a speech here, so I hope you will all bear with me if I get any protocols wrong. Um. In my maiden speech, I gave a shout-out to the many professions and communities that haven't been well represented here in Parliament in the past, and I made a promise to help give them a voice."

"And today it feels especially important to keep that promise because there's sadly not enough in the King's Speech that is going to make their lives significantly better. And that is why us Greens have tabled a reasoned amendment for all the people working hard, or to raise a family, or to just get through each day, because everyone deserves a safety net and a chance to get ahead."

"For everyone who wants things to be different, one in three households in Gorton and Denton live in fuel poverty, and the UK has got some of the leakiest homes in Europe. And I know that because I have worked on thousands of them in my last job as a plumber."

"And so if we want to cut energy bills for good, we really do need a properly funded and a properly regulated national home insulation scheme, and to go even bigger on renewable energy. And that is where investment should be going, not into nuclear power."

"And the King's Speech includes some steps in the right direction, but it is nothing like the transformative, progressive programme that this moment demands. It doesn't rise to the climate and nature crisis that is happening now, and that's a crisis that can't be separated from the inequality and cost-of-living crises that are happening too, because it is always the poorest people that suffer the most here in our country and around the world."

"And while certain people will claim that climate action is pushing up bills, we know that that isn't true, and we know that some of the people saying that are being bankrolled by the very companies causing climate destruction and ripping off our constituents."

"And the Representation of the People Bill must go further on cleaning up politics because a greener, more affordable, more secure future is possible if you stand up to those vested interests and if we're prepared to admit that obscene wealth is damaging our country."

"And people out there are so angry at the gap between the super, super rich and all the rest of us getting even bigger, and they want something equally big done about it. They don't want any child to go hungry, and they know that a free hot school meal for every child up to the age of 16 is possible if extreme wealth is taxed fairly."

"They want public transport to be more affordable, and they know that we could start by giving free bus passes to all the under-22s, again, paid for by our tax system being made fairer."

"They want everyone to have a roof over their head, to get a doctor's or a dentist appointment without struggle, and for the NHS to be run for the public good, not to line shareholders' pockets. And they know that change is possible if only this government, a Labour government, would tax extreme wealth fairly."

"Our Green amendment includes new powers to control rents. Greens welcomed the changes in the Renters Reform Act and now plans for more social housing. But far too many people are still struggling to pay their rent and make ends meet. So alongside action to bring down energy and water bills, it is time to get a grip on the cost of renting too."

"And now I was elected to give a voice to a politics that truly represents everyone. This is the first King's Speech I've been in Parliament to hear, and honestly, what I'm hearing isn't gonna give everyone the meaningful change that we and they all know is possible."

"So Greens will have no hesitation to use our individual and collective voices over the coming months to welcome progress when it's made, but crucially, to demand the change that people were promised and the change that people deserve to have."

"Thank you. Hear, hear."

[Socialist Voice @SocialistVoice]

Has Israel chosen the next Labour leader yet?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

There are ~200 berths at Lee Valley Marina

Over 35 years, with normal turnover, that’s around 1,000 boats

Dan Neidle revealed: only 1 ever registered for council tax

Zack Polanski was one of the 999 who didn’t realise the rules applied. The council never chased anyone there. He’s now contacting them to sort any shortfall

What was sold as “Zack Polanski dodging council tax” is actually a story about hundreds of boaters not understanding the rules, not paying, and a council not enforcing them

A genuine mistake that’s being fixed

So why has the media turned this into a full scandal suggesting he’s a tax avoider?

This isn’t journalism — it’s a coordinated effort to tarnish Polanski over an error that 998 others at the same marina over 35 years also made

Meanwhile, barely a peep about Nigel Farage’s £5m from his foreign crypto billionaire backer

Double standards much?

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

JURY FAILS TO CONVICT MAJID!

'The state exhausted considerable resources trying to prosecute me based on emojis, duas (prayers), and posts online'

'I welcome the opportunity of a retrial because it means the evidence of what "israel" has done to Gaza the brutality the systematic destruction of an entire people will once again be placed before a jury of the British public' - @Majstar7

DROP THE RETRIAL.
FREE MAJID. FREE SPEECH. 🇵🇸🇬🇧

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I join Amnesty International in condemning #Eurovision and call everyone with a conscience not to watch it.
BIG THANK YOU to the 5 countries who withdrew from the competition:
Iceland!
Ireland!
Netherlands!
Slovenia!
Spain!

Put Apartheid out of our lives.

[susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى @susanabulhawa]

this is so special. no one will forget this wedding, and the whole world wishes you a happy life together.

[The Resonance @Partisan_12]

BREAKING: 🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet…

It reads: “Iran is 12 days away from developing a nuclear weapon.”

[Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT. @drhossamsamy65]

⛔️The famous Jewish actress Miriam Margolyes: Hitler has triumphed; he has turned us Jews into nationalist, barbaric criminals who kill women and children. I am eighty-three years old, and I have never felt shame for Israel as I do now‼️

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

We can't prosecute Water Companies for polluting every river and most of the seas in England.

We can't prosecute the people who burned 72 people alive at Grenfell.

But if you inconvenience the people selling weapons to commit Genocide.

We can.

[Mountain @sharpeleven]

Starmer’s only real message, throughout his time as Labour leader and Prime Minister is:

“It is wrong for you to oppose the Israeli Genocide in Gaza and I am prepared to destroy your human rights and freedoms in order to punish you for doing so…”

[Tom London @TomLondon6]

Nothing justifies the appalling attacks on British Jews. However, in order to solve a problem, it is necessary to be honest about the causes.

British Jews cannot be made safer, if the discussion ignores the elephant in the room, which is this:-
1. Israel is committing terrible, unspeakable crimes, including the crime of crimes, genocide.
2. Israel's advocates, including Netanyahu, constantly claim to be acting on behalf of all Jews.
3. The Chief Rabbi and Board of Deputies and other leaders of parts of the Jewish community, give Israel their full and uncritical support while British Jews who oppose Israel's war crimes are rarely given a platform in the media.

The result of these three realities above, is to identify British Jews as being linked with Israeli atrocities. This is, of course, wrong and antisemitic. However, it needs to be recognised and understood.

[t/a Underscores Rn’t Us @AndyPlumb4]

Zero arrests have been made following this hit and run in which a Muslim woman was targeted.

And no extra funding has been made available to protect her community.

But commit arson against three Jewish community ambulances, and our government pull out all the stops.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

Our friends at @GoodLawProject have updated their excellent image. I don’t think Wes Streeting would like it much if you shared it. Sooo….. *hits the retweet button*

[Neena Jha @DrNeenaJha]

It is truly unbelievable that in the UK, a doctor is more likely to lose their medical license for opposing a genocide than actively participating in one.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her.

RT if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.

[Iranian Force @MrImranPk]

Retweet if you believe Netanyahu is a war criminal.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

They really don't want you to see this Tweet.

Only 4 views for every LIKE/RT.