Des Kennedy

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

For protection of national heritage, and preservation of Albania’s natural areas - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/xJNG9abSdg via @Change

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

For protection of national heritage, and preservation of Albania’s natural areas - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/YWQTukhRfH via @Change

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

@ThomasOrTK Don’t be evil providing AI and cloud technology being used to perpetrate atrocities in Gaza and beyond.

Google’s actions are damaging the company’s brand and are a massive business risk. The company’s image is being trashed by enabling Israel’s genocide and system of apartheid.

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Billionaires being typical billionaires!
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[HOT SPOT @HotSpotHotSpot]

🇮🇱🇵🇸 BBC presenter on Israel's killing of the entire Al Jazeera crew in Gaza:

"There's the question of proportionality. Is it justified to kill five journalists when you were only targeting one?"

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

Opposition to the Gaza holocaust has always been led from the bottom up. It started with Palestinians documenting their own genocide, then ordinary westerners saw this and began opposing it, then slowly the media and mainstream human rights organizations began following the leadership of the people and applying scrutiny to Israel's atrocities, and then, even more slowly, western governments began feebly pushing back on Israel.

This has all happened in response to widespread public outcry forcing the western political/media class to respond. The mass media cannot retain its legitimacy in the eyes of the public if it keeps churning out brazen genocide propaganda without ever scrutinizing Israel. Governments cannot retain the consent of the governed if they completely ignore a mass atrocity that the public cares deeply about. So they were forced to start moving, or else risk the public turning on them.

The primary lesson here is that we must keep pushing this issue as hard as we can, because it's working. They can't ignore us anymore, and they're feeling the pressure. Their response has been painfully weak and inadequate, but it's infinitely more than we were seeing in the early months of the genocide. We need to keep hammering this thing.

The second lesson here is that our "leaders" are not actually our leaders. We are leading them on the most important moral issue of our time, and they are following us. It is an absolute certainty that western governments and media would be ignoring Gaza if the public had ignored it too. They definitely wanted us to ignore it, and for a long time it really seemed like they expected us to get exhausted and drop it. It wasn't until we made it clear that this isn't getting shuffled down the memory hold with the daily news churn that we really began to see things change.

We are leading this dance. So we need to keep leading. Keep driving. Keep pushing. The louder our voices get, the more movement we see from them. So don't stop.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

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[United Musicians and Allied Workers @UMAW_]

Xiu Xiu and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have both removed their music from Spotify to protest Daniel Ek’s investment and involvement in AI military technology. Musicians don’t want our art funding the war machine! Daniel Ek, do you see the trend?

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population of #Gaza for over three months stockpiled in warehouses–including this one in Al Arish, Egypt–awaiting entry.

The supplies are available. The systems are in place.

Open the gates, lift the siege, allow UNRWA to do its work and help people in need among them 1 million children.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

Gaza Isn’t Starving, It Is Being Starved

This isn’t some kind of unfortunate famine caused by a drought or natural disaster. It is a deliberately manufactured starvation campaign, implemented with genocidal intent.

Reading by Tim Foley.

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

14,000 babies in Gaza could reportedly starve if Israel doesn’t lift its aid blockade. The world is calling on @EmmanuelMacron @MarkJCarney and @Keir_Starmer to sanction Israel, and get food to Gaza’s children – join the call: https://t.co/6U2qzmCC4l

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans are left — and corporate giant @JardineMatheson plans to destroy their only rainforest home for a gold mine. We're calling on Jardines’ executive chairman #BenKeswick to stop the goldrush and halt the expansion -- join now: https://t.co/xXyyzKFzPB

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

@KNEECAPCEOL Feck me there is a s**t storm of BS Zionist comments on this😬, but the fact is yee are good Irish lads calling out unspeakable evil, who are and will be proved to be on the right side of history!!

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

KNEECAP STATEMENT:

Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign.

For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes.

The recent attacks against us, largely emanating from the US, are based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods. We are taking action against several of these malicious efforts.

Let us be absolutely clear.

The reason Kneecap is being targeted is simple — we are telling the truth, and our audience is growing.

Those attacking us want to silence criticism of a mass slaughter. They weaponize false accusations of antisemitism to distract, confuse, and provide cover for genocide.

We do not give a f*ck what religion anyone practices. We know there are massive numbers of Jewish people outraged by this genocide just as we are. What we care about is that governments of the countries we perform in are enabling some of the most horrific crimes of our lifetimes — and we will not stay silent.

No media spin will change this.

Our only concern is the Palestinian people — the 20,000 murdered children and counting.

The young people at our gigs see through the lies.

They stand on the side of humanity and justice.

And that gives us great hope.

Kneecap ❤️

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Targeted and killed for reporting war crimes. R.I.P

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :

“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.

By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.

I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”

— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Liz Bonnin: ‘Moving to Ireland when I was nine was an absolute culture shock’

https://t.co/KLTpjtOddG

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Don’t touch the EUDR: no delays, no amendments. Our lives and future depend on your leadership: we don’t stand a chance without nature. Nor does the economy. @EPP @EPPGroup #Together4Forests

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

Bottom trawling is threatening Europe’s marine protected areas! 🌊 Sign the petition urging the European Commission to #BanBottomTrawling and protect our ocean: https://t.co/SPEDdIknwh

[Des Kennedy @mondokenn]

We shouldn't kill elephants for sport, period. Please sign and share: https://t.co/PUtmhLJMqX