John Oliver:
"Gaza is starving is objectively true. But it is also slightly misleading because it is too passive.
Gaza is being starved - by Israel."
The "Community of Nations" means nothing if you can forcibly starve a people and remain a full member.
“We need unity of purpose and we haven’t got unity of purpose. I’m sorry, but we simply don’t”
Actor Brian Cox says he’s “sick” of “endless debate” and “fed up” of Scotland’s “inability to come together”
#bbcdn
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.
@WilliamE1863@Number10cat@LindseyGrahamSC America wasn't interested in WW2 until Pearl harbour. Too busy hedging their best between democracy and fascism rather like now actually
Here is a recap of the Ukraine situation, for those choosing to reject propaganda and continue seeking truth:
December 1994, Ukraine agrees to give up its nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees from the US, UK, France, China and Russia.
February 2014, Russia invades and subsequently annexes Crimea, President Obama does next to nothing. War through weakness.
July 2019, Trump admin withholds $250 million in military aid to Ukraine to apply pressure to investigate alleged corruption by Hunter and Joe Biden.
February 2022, Russia invades a weakened Ukraine, world expects Zelenskyy to flee and Kyiv to fall within days. Ukrainians fight bravely for 3+ years, inflict hundreds of thousands of casualties on Russian army, weaken Putin politically.
U.S. has sent ~$70 billion in outdated military equipment to Ukraine since start of war, providing opportunity for U.S. military to modernize its weaponry. We’ve sent an additional $30+ billion in budget support, $75 billion in ancillary appropriations related to war.
~50,000 Ukrainians have died defending their homeland, protecting U.S. and Western interests in the process. Meanwhile, the U.S. President and V.P. are calling democratically-elected Zelenskyy a dictator and berating him in Oval Office in pursuit of a financial payoff.
The U.S. should be thanking Ukrainians, who have fought for our common interests with only modest financial support from a country with a ~$30 trillion GDP.
America can and will reclaim its backbone again soon, with better policy and messaging from common sense moderates.
Slava Ukraina.
Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦
“Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” @FoxNews (February 24, 2022) https://t.co/ra8R9PI9oj
Man with slick hair, "I find it quite disgusting how we're talking about human beings who are genuinely.. And it's not illegal to claim asylum in a foreign country"
"Saying they're illegal immigrants.. They're asylum seekers and refugees" #BBCQT
"Illegal immigrants tend to be people who come here legally and overstay a visa, or an application. That's the majority of illegal immigrants"
"We know other countries take on a lot more refugees than we ever do"
"Calling these people: the invaders"
"Or dehumanising them so we can point a finger at them saying: you're the reason we have a housing shortage.. But we've only built 250,000 council houses since Thatcher came into power.. Before that we built 5 million"
"Why do people claim that immigrants are the problem when it's recent governments that are the problem"
'They are asylum seekers and refugees, they're not illegal immigrants'
'Asylum seekers are often fleeing war. They're not invaders, they're humans'
well said audience member
some humanity, finally on #bbcqt
Woman in audience: “What we’re not talking about is Israel’s determination to takeover the Gaza Strip , supported by the US & UK, arming Israel.
We’re mealy-mouthed about the whole ethnic cleansing (of the Palestinians).
I think it’s wrong.”
#Gaza#BBCQT#TrumpNoDisplacement