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A little bit of everything + Naija-Brit 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 + I shouldn’t have to still say this in 2023, but #BlackLivesMatter #EndSars #EndPoliceBrutalityWorldwide

[Quinn @Mikeedakid1]

Correcting the Record — Royal Edition

The Royal Family’s Real Estate Problem Is Apparently Less Interesting Than Harry’s Mortgage

For years we’ve been told that Prince Harry’s finances are somehow a matter of national importance.

His mortgage.

His Netflix deal.

His book deal.

His speaking engagements.

His security costs.

His business ventures.

If Harry buys a house, it’s news.

If Harry refinances a house, it’s news.

If Harry sneezes near a bank, somebody in the British press is probably writing a story about it.

We’ve watched years of headlines dissecting every dollar the Duke of Sussex earns, spends, borrows, saves, or invests.

And yet somehow, when questions arise about royal housing arrangements, peppercorn rents, royal property deals, and who benefits from them, the volume suddenly gets turned way down.

Funny how that works.

Recent reporting has raised fresh questions about Prince Andrew’s ability to generate income from subletting cottages connected to Royal Lodge while benefiting from a peppercorn-rent arrangement.

Now let’s be clear.

This isn’t about claiming wrongdoing where none has been proven.

It’s about asking why certain financial stories receive relentless scrutiny while others seem to receive a fraction of the attention.

Because if we’re going to talk about money, let’s talk about all of it.

If we’re going to talk about accountability, let’s apply it equally.

If we’re going to ask questions, let’s ask them of everyone.

What makes this so absurd is that Harry no longer receives funding from the Sovereign Grant.

He doesn’t receive public money to support his lifestyle.

He lives in California.

He earns his own income.

He pays his own bills.

Yet somehow his mortgage has become one of the British media’s favorite long-running soap operas.

Meanwhile, stories involving royal estates, royal properties, royal housing privileges, and long-standing financial arrangements often seem to generate significantly less outrage.

Why?

Why is a private citizen’s mortgage more interesting than questions involving royal property arrangements?

Why is Harry’s bank account endlessly fascinating while other financial questions are treated like awkward family business nobody wants to discuss?

The answer might make some people uncomfortable.

Because for years, Harry and Meghan Sussex have been the industry’s most reliable source of clicks, outrage, engagement, television segments, YouTube videos, and newspaper traffic.

Their finances get examined under a microscope.

Everyone else’s finances often get treated with a magnifying glass left in the drawer.

That’s not balance.

That’s not consistency.

And it sure as hell isn’t equal scrutiny.

If the media wants to investigate royal money, investigate royal money.

All of it.

Not just the parts involving the couple you’ve built an entire cottage industry around attacking.

Because from where I’m sitting, the question was never really Harry’s mortgage.

The question is why some people keep counting Harry’s pockets while looking the other way when the spotlight lands a little closer to the palace gates.

Funny as hell how that works.

[Jam. @JAMvsJAM]

This Henry Novak issue is crazy because actively both of these children are children of migration, but we’re flying flags of ‘Britain’ because he was white killed by someone brown.

This just shows it’s never been about your country, and just about your race.

[J @BigJamzLdn]

A Sikh guy kills a white boy and white officers ignore his dying calls but somehow this has become about Muslims and black people.

What a country

[Lisa EDWARDS .. @LisaEDW59580828]

Faces of 11 South Yorkshire sex offenders snared by paedophile hunter groups and undercover cops

Not one word from Reform or Restore
Must be the wrong colour, maybe?

[OO @Tuminu]

@AlexVivyNnabue She isn’t Nigerian. She claims Naija because it became profitable to be one. I mean see the debacle of the SoroSoke candles. She is fully Black American raised + culturally and that’s ok. She is a user who wields her very tenuous Naija/African connection as a tool for benefit

[OO @Tuminu]

@kingsuleiman27 @BeckyEvanzz @TOmuabor They don��t understand that these stories were created to stop the acts of cheating. I know Urhobo & Isoko couples that cheat. Dem dey my friend family. His Uncle Urhobo, his first wife Isoko. Both cheated- tit for tat. Dem + their pikins dey very ok today. Esp as dem rich AF

[Jamie Kay @TheRealJamieKay]

London 👏👏👏

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

Unfortunately, my school teacher is no longer with us to grade this piece through her golden rule of journalism: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

So, let us walk through Laura Kuenssberg's article together and scan it the way she taught me to.

WHO
The article relies heavily on an army of anonymous faces. 'An ally tells me', 'one cabinet minister', 'another minister', 'one source'. This is not verified reporting. It is Westminster gossip and unnamed sources. If sources have no names, they have no skin in the game and no accountability.

WHAT
We are told the race to replace the Prime Minister is officially on. But what has actually happened? One MP resigned from government and another wants to re-enter parliament. Everything else, the timelines, the coronation plots, is speculative drama, gossip, and unnamed sources designed for clicks.

WHERE
The setting is entirely inside the Westminster bubble. An article about such a momentous topic that will affect the lives of millions of citizens contains absolutely no mention of them. There is no word on how the stock market is already reacting or how this uncertainty will impact the entire country and every single citizen.

WHEN
The piece talks about a leadership contest over the summer, yet the author admits this timetable is miles away from being confirmed. A real journalist would know the rules, laws, and procedures, and would offer at least two alternative timelines, including the very real possibility that none of this happens at all.

WHY
We are told Starmer is being pushed because he is a 'slow decision-maker'. This reduces national governance to a personality contest. Why is there no mention of the GDP growth, the many advancements the government announced just last week, or the clear progress made on their manifesto? A proper journalist would look at these undeniable results and search for the deeper, hidden motives of the people challenging the PM.

The Verdict
My teacher would have given this a 2/10. It is a theatre review masquerading as news.

The author lists major issues on the PM's desk, help with energy bills, defense spending, social media safety for children, and so much more. Yet, these crucial issues are treated as mere background decoration for party infighting.

The fact that this comes from the BBC is what should worry us the most.

A broadcaster that built its global reputation on honest, investigative journalism now relies on writers who treat politics like a soap opera.

Between these narratives, figures like Robbie Gibb with questionable political motives, and an Ofcom regulator that does everything except its job, civic trust is being destroyed.

Laura Kuenssberg can go hand in hand with Chris Mason.

We are left to wonder why the two of them are doing this and what their motives are, especially regarding the BBC, which we pay for.

We deserve real facts, not orchestrated drama.

#BBCNews #LauraKuenssberg #ChrisMason #Ofcom #UKPolitics #Journalism #VotersFirst #Decency

[OO @Tuminu]

@Chimaforkeeps @bumabiod @i_am_dimmygee You already told him how to run his home by telling him not to yell at her in front of others.

[Lorna_TVeditor @Lorna_TVeditor]

"Standing against anti-Semitism wherever it appears, while recognising that anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of racism draw from the same well..."

Prince Harry's article shows concerns for both anti-Jewish hate *and* anti-Muslim hate.
And what does the BBC headline do?
👇🏾

[Monisha Rajesh 🍉 @monisha_rajesh]

Prince Harry: “we must stand against both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.” Guess which part has been erased by @SkyNews @ITVX @thetimes and @BBCBreaking

[OO @Tuminu]

To say this so confidently as an adult man? Does he realise he has just told everyone he is an abuser. Abuse doesn’t just have to be physical to qualify as abuse. This is mental & emotional abuse. I hope he takes the time to work on himself because he still falls short as a man

[carter🌚 @carter6f]

“The best punishment a man can give a woman is malice 😭 just ignore her, stop talking to her and come home late…

It’s better than physically beating a woman. Any man that beats his wife is a BIG FOOL”

— Frank Edoho

[Ammar Kazmi 🇵🇸 @AmmarKazmi]

So, this appears to have been a false flag attack by a Jewish man against a mosque, formerly a synagogue, with – I suspect – an Islamophobic motive.

This was hysterically presented as 'antisemitic terrorism', when it seems to be another case of Jewish extremism.

[Craig. @bambibristol]

The fact that there’s more noise about Zack Polanski not paying some council tax on a narrow boat, than there is about Nigel Farage taking a £5m bribe to run as an MP….confirms that it’s pretty fucking impossible to have functioning democracy AND a billionaire owned ‘free’ press

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Lord Rothermere Daily Mail Owner (French immigrant), and Rupert Murdoch Sun owner (Australian immigrant).

These are the immigrants destroying the UK.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: https://t.co/aMMHId49OO

[𝕋o𝕄y 𝕃e 𝕄a𝕘n𝕚f𝕚q𝕦e @MagnifiqueTomy]

🚨Nicholas Kristof, grand reporter au New York Times, signe une enquête qui va faire mal. Très mal. Sa question finale, il l'emprunte à Netanyahu lui-même, celle que le Premier ministre israélien lançait au monde après le 7 octobre : « Where the hell are you ? » Aujourd'hui, Kristof la lui retourne. Et elle tombe comme un couperet.

L'article est accablant. Des Palestiniens, hommes, femmes, enfants, sont violés systématiquement par des soldats, des colons, des gardiens de prison. Des viols avec des matraques, des carottes, des bâtons. Des chiens dressés pour pénétrer des détenus. Des hommes qui urinent du sang après qu'on leur ait ligoté les testicules. Des femmes dénudées, battues, giflées, présentées comme un trophée à chaque relève de garde. Des enfants menacés qu'on leur enfonce un bâton dans le cul s'ils ne coopèrent pas.

Ce n'est pas une exception. C'est une politique. Un rapport de l'ONU parle de « procédure opérationnelle standard ». Une pratique généralisée, encouragée par l'impunité totale. Ben-Gvir traite les détenus de « raclures » et « nazis ». Netanyahu qualifie les poursuites contre des soldats violeurs de « blood libel » et les réhabilite. Et les États-Unis ? Ils appellent ça 'de simples allégations'. Allégations. Qu'ils aillent dire ça aux enfants qui ont vu des chiens les monter.

La question de Netanyahu, « Where the hell are you ? », Kristof la retourne : où étiez-vous pour les Palestiniens ? Où sont les condamnations ? Où sont les sanctions ? Où sont les ambassadeurs qui se déplacent avec des caméras ? Où sont les suspensions d'aide militaire ?

Nulle part. Parce que les victimes ne sont pas les bonnes. Parce qu'être Palestinien, c'est être une victime de seconde zone. Parce que l'Occident a choisi son camp, celui du violeur plutôt que du violé.

Et bien sûr, la hasbara est aux abois. « l’article le plus antisémite des temps modernes ». Leur seul argument : crier au loup pour qu'on ne regarde pas leurs monstres. Mais les victimes, elles, ne crient pas. Elles saignent.

Article du NYT en commentaire.

[OO @Tuminu]

@TKratman @US_Defector @nxt888 The desperation with which you move goalposts so your points make sense is hilarious. Only an imbecile will think Sony meant geographical land as opposed to people.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

A British woman was stopped by police at a train station and told she was under investigation after a passenger on a train reported feeling uncomfortable and alleged she had made comments referencing the Holocaust.

Police said they had received a text message alleging she had denied the Holocaust, and subsequently tracked her down and told her she was being investigated for a "racially aggravated public order" offence.

The woman, Fiona Rose Diamond, an activist with anti-Zionist views, said she was expressing political views about the political ideology Zionism.

She said she had just returned from an oncology appointment in London when she was met by British Transport Police at the station.

She also said she believed the timing and circumstances were not a coincidence.

The activist argued that anti-Zionism is increasingly being deliberately conflated with antisemitism in order to silence criticism of Israel and suppress dissenting political views in Britain.

"I am more than entitled to hold beliefs about a political ideology," she said in the video, adding that her grandfather was Jewish.

The incident has sparked renewed debate over free speech in the UK.

[Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 @JackDunc1]

BBC was so focussed on hounding Green councillors who said "maybe killing palestinian kids is bad" they forgot to warn people about Reform candidates who said "Nigerans should be melted down and used to fill potholes" and "the holocaust didn't happen.