sidewalksocsci

Waiting a non-zero number of years for the Man to leave the building

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

Pacifist grannies hold placards supporting Palestine Action while fascist thugs openly give Hitler salutes on the streets of Southampton. Guess which of them gets arrested on terrorism charges.

[Legal Futures @legalfutures]

This headline might not be a huge surprise. Some legal aid lawyers may even be aware of its truth...
Government-backed early legal advice “helps clients avoid court” This https://t.co/LHaxsS0Nlf

[Middle Eastern Affairs @OpsHQs]

"Tel Aviv is witnessing rare civil disobedience. A group of Israeli refuseniks are burning their draft papers on the main street. The reason for refusal: 'We will not kill children in Palestine and Lebanon.' The penalty: military prison. But they insist on going to prison rather than enlisting."

[The Vibes Ruiner™️ @BrainsNGrenades]

This woman was one of the greatest journalists this country has ever seen. Tough as nails.

[sidewalksocsci @sidewalksocsci]

M. As

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Please retweet.

[The Fraud @StarmertheFraud]

In 2023, the Labour Party blocked Jamie Driscoll standing the Labour candidate for North of Tyne mayor, getting factional revenge for Labour Together associate Nick Forbes, who Driscoll beat in 2019 on Momentum ticket to be selected as the Labour candidate for Mayor (which he then won). Driscoll was blocked in 2023 after sharing a stage with renowned socialist film maker, Ken Loach.

Today Driscoll won his seat in Monument for the Greens and will likely play a key role in negotiating who will run Newcastle, most likely in a Green/Liberal Dem Coalition. All 78 Newcastle Council seats up for grab. So far 61 have been called.

The Labour Party HAS NOT WON A SINGLE SEAT.

This is where we see, most starkly, the results of the Labour Together project.

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

@gardencourtlaw (2/3) The suggestion that a barrister may face such personal sanction for the content of a closing speech – an unprecedented step in our experience – risks creating a chilling effect across the legal profession.

[Elvis Buñuelo @Mr_Considerate]

The Green Party, which I have never voted for, has betrayed its founding principles, which I have spent decades dismissing. How has such a noble cause, which I have never supported, been so betrayed?

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Badenoch repeating outright misinformation on #r4today unchallenged.

Says Palestine marches are held weekly, walk past synagogues & result in targeting & harassment of visibly Jewish people. All false.

Tommy Robinson marches “get into squabbles”

Just whatever bullshit will do.

[richard bacon @richardpbacon]

Just appalling

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The body of the Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was found by rescuers after several hours of digging in the rubble after an Israeli strike. She is the fourth journalist to have been killed by Israeli forces in seven weeks. This is why the word ‘journacide’ is now being used.

[Hodge Jones & Allen @hodgejonesallen]

Harsher sentencing for protesters is affecting the UK’s reputation abroad.

Giving evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights as part of its inquiry into Security, safety and protest: the role of Human Rights, Raj Chada, Partner and Head of our Criminal Defence Team, argues this is making the UK an outlier in Europe and risks undermining fundamental rights.

The implications go beyond individual cases, raising broader questions about fairness, proportionality, and the future of protest rights.

#RightToProtest #CriminalDefence #Parliament

[Mark Seddon @MarkSeddon1962]

It is reported that the downed fighter aircraft was from USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. Is there any media curiosity as to what it was doing before it was shot down? Are Ministers content to allow UK bases to be used to help bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Age'? https://t.co/uoIJmjhpJH

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

It is blowing my mind how many people don’t seem able to grasp that oil & gas in the North Sea is not “ours” but was sold off to private companies who will trade it on the international market like any other fuel.

We don’t get any kind of privileged access to this fuel.

[goma @soigomaa]

Interesting how wars are named after the country attacked: Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Iran War... That's because if they were named after the attacker, it would be too confusing, since 80% of conflicts would be called the US war.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

The Lebanese Ministry of health is preparing an official complaint which will be lodged with the UN Security Council about Israel’s attacks on journalists and health workers in the country

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon just this morning have killed seven paramedics and wounded seven more. Three journalists covering the attacks have also been killed.

[Together Alliance @UKTogetherAll]

Biggest march against the far-right in British history.

📍 Happening now: Park Lane to Whitehall.

You won't want to miss it.

#Together

[Catherine Baksi @legalhackette]

Concern over ‘rough justice’ in magistrates’ courts, as ministers seek to increase their sentencing powers & deal with more cases there instead of the crown court - @TransformJust1 report in @thetimes. https://t.co/7jAePSogov