Jonathan Cook
@jonathan-cook.bsky.social
Writer, journalist. Winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. Throttled by Bluesky algorithms.
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Another reminder that, contrary to expectations, Bluesky is by far the most hostile social media platform for genuinely progressive writers like me.
I grow my reach by a follower or two a day. Better to follow me on a site where algorithms aren't a factor, like Substack:
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Lots of people on social media suggesting that the 12 randomly selected jurors must have been biased because they all agreed to acquit the six activists accused of smashing up Israeli drones used to kill children in Gaza.
That argument really isn't the win they seem to think it is.
That argument really isn't the win they seem to think it is.
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Lots of people on social media suggesting that the 12 randomly selected jurors must have been biased because they all agreed to acquit the six activists accused of smashing up Israeli drones used to kill children in Gaza.
That argument really isn't the win they seem to think it is.
That argument really isn't the win they seem to think it is.
It took considerable courage for the jury in the Palestine Action trial to ignore the demands to convict from the judge, government, police and media and instead to weigh the actual evidence.
My latest sets out why jurors were right to reject all the bullying: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-02...
My latest sets out why jurors were right to reject all the bullying: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-02...
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It took considerable courage for the jury in the Palestine Action trial to ignore the demands to convict from the judge, government, police and media and instead to weigh the actual evidence.
My latest sets out why jurors were right to reject all the bullying: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-02...
My latest sets out why jurors were right to reject all the bullying: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-02...
The jury were right to acquit the Palestine Action defendants.
Read my latest article to learn why: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-jury-w...
Read my latest article to learn why: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-jury-w...
The jury were right to acquit the Palestine Action defendants. Here's why
Jurors bravely set aside social conditioning, the natural instinct we all share to defer to authority, and expectations fomented by establishment media. Instead they considered the actual evidence
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February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The jury were right to acquit the Palestine Action defendants.
Read my latest article to learn why: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-jury-w...
Read my latest article to learn why: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-jury-w...
Ex-ambassador Craig Murray explains how the Palestine Action trial was rigged by the government, police and judge to secure convictions – and yet still the jury refused to do as they were told.
They had good reason, as Murray explains: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
They had good reason, as Murray explains: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Filton Acquittals Demolish Starmer and Cooper Lies About Palestine Action - Craig Murray
As the trial finished at Woolwich Crown Court of the six Palestine Action activists who entered the Filton factory to destroy Israeli killer drones, Starmer, Cooper, Lammy and Mahmood are left bereft ...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Ex-ambassador Craig Murray explains how the Palestine Action trial was rigged by the government, police and judge to secure convictions – and yet still the jury refused to do as they were told.
They had good reason, as Murray explains: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
They had good reason, as Murray explains: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Entirely reasonable that there's so much fury that a jury of 12 ordinary people, having heard all the evidence, has reached a verdict that does not accord with the directions of the judge, Starmer's government and the billionaire-owned media.
Who do these people think they are?
Who do these people think they are?
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Entirely reasonable that there's so much fury that a jury of 12 ordinary people, having heard all the evidence, has reached a verdict that does not accord with the directions of the judge, Starmer's government and the billionaire-owned media.
Who do these people think they are?
Who do these people think they are?
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite.
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite
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February 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite.
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
What Israel's idea of "ceasefire" looks like.
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
What Israel's idea of "ceasefire" looks like.
If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action's proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny
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February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
The UK government pinned its case for declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation largely on the trial of the so-called Filton Six, claiming they had proved the group to be violent.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The UK government pinned its case for declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation largely on the trial of the so-called Filton Six, claiming they had proved the group to be violent.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
If ex-UK ambassador Craig Murray's view from the ground in Caracas sounds so plausible, it's chiefly because the US throttling of Venezuela to destroy a rival model of economic governance is a long staple of US aggression abroad.
Read more here: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Read more here: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Trump, Pirate of the Caribbean - Craig Murray
I have now been here a week and I think that I have absorbed enough to attempt a little analysis, as opposed to the simple impressions I gave shortly after arrival. Those impressions remain valid howe...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
If ex-UK ambassador Craig Murray's view from the ground in Caracas sounds so plausible, it's chiefly because the US throttling of Venezuela to destroy a rival model of economic governance is a long staple of US aggression abroad.
Read more here: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Read more here: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Quite sickening to hear Wes Streeting and other ministers accuse Peter Mandelson of "betraying Labour party values".
This is a government whose values did not just embrace child abuse. They actively colluded in the slaughter of children in Gaza by the tens of thousands.
This is a government whose values did not just embrace child abuse. They actively colluded in the slaughter of children in Gaza by the tens of thousands.
February 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Quite sickening to hear Wes Streeting and other ministers accuse Peter Mandelson of "betraying Labour party values".
This is a government whose values did not just embrace child abuse. They actively colluded in the slaughter of children in Gaza by the tens of thousands.
This is a government whose values did not just embrace child abuse. They actively colluded in the slaughter of children in Gaza by the tens of thousands.
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Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s #asiapacificreport @jonathan-cook.bsky.social #Iran #warthreats #waroniran #DonaldTrump #newsmedia #BBC #disinformation
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Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s | Asia Pacific Report
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January 30, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s #asiapacificreport @jonathan-cook.bsky.social #Iran #warthreats #waroniran #DonaldTrump #newsmedia #BBC #disinformation
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International law is clear. If the US attacks Iran, it would be a war of aggression. The job of even supposedly liberal media like the Guardian is to persuade you this is not what is at stake. To disbelieve your lying eyes.
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Listen: The Guardian joins the cheerleading for a war of aggression against Iran
Read by Matthew Alford
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January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
International law is clear. If the US attacks Iran, it would be a war of aggression. The job of even supposedly liberal media like the Guardian is to persuade you this is not what is at stake. To disbelieve your lying eyes.
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Substack has a Notes function that operates like Bluesky. Mine is here: jonathancook.substack.com/notes
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Substack has a Notes function that operates like Bluesky. Mine is here: jonathancook.substack.com/notes
Another reminder that, contrary to expectations, Bluesky is by far the most hostile social media platform for genuinely progressive writers like me.
I grow my reach by a follower or two a day. Better to follow me on a site where algorithms aren't a factor, like Substack:
jonathancook.substack.com
I grow my reach by a follower or two a day. Better to follow me on a site where algorithms aren't a factor, like Substack:
jonathancook.substack.com
Jonathan Cook | Substack
Independent journalism, against the grain. Click to read Jonathan Cook, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Another reminder that, contrary to expectations, Bluesky is by far the most hostile social media platform for genuinely progressive writers like me.
I grow my reach by a follower or two a day. Better to follow me on a site where algorithms aren't a factor, like Substack:
jonathancook.substack.com
I grow my reach by a follower or two a day. Better to follow me on a site where algorithms aren't a factor, like Substack:
jonathancook.substack.com
Reform scents power, so what does it do? It creates a Friends of Israel group.
After all, which self-respecting, mainstream party doesn't wish to offer a warm welcome to genocide supporters?
After all, which self-respecting, mainstream party doesn't wish to offer a warm welcome to genocide supporters?
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reform scents power, so what does it do? It creates a Friends of Israel group.
After all, which self-respecting, mainstream party doesn't wish to offer a warm welcome to genocide supporters?
After all, which self-respecting, mainstream party doesn't wish to offer a warm welcome to genocide supporters?
Lots of people arguing that it's ok for Trump to attack Iran because Iran killed its own people.
So do they think it was ok for Russia to attack Ukraine because for years Ukraine killed its own people in Donbas?
If not, why?
So do they think it was ok for Russia to attack Ukraine because for years Ukraine killed its own people in Donbas?
If not, why?
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Lots of people arguing that it's ok for Trump to attack Iran because Iran killed its own people.
So do they think it was ok for Russia to attack Ukraine because for years Ukraine killed its own people in Donbas?
If not, why?
So do they think it was ok for Russia to attack Ukraine because for years Ukraine killed its own people in Donbas?
If not, why?
The Guardian joins the cheerleading for a war of aggression against Iran.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-guardi...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-guardi...
The Guardian joins the cheerleading for a war of aggression against Iran
Corporate media doesn't represent humanity's interests. It promotes the interests of billionaires and their hangers-on, who make huge profits from a war machine in constant need of excuses to kill
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January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The Guardian joins the cheerleading for a war of aggression against Iran.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-guardi...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-guardi...
There are already deep layers of deceit from western politicians regarding Iran. But that’s not enough for the BBC, which needs to add more of its own.
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Listen: The BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump's
Read by Matthew Alford
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January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
There are already deep layers of deceit from western politicians regarding Iran. But that’s not enough for the BBC, which needs to add more of its own.
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-the...
The BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump's.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-bbc-pu...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-bbc-pu...
The BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump's
The UK state broadcaster streams disinformation into our living rooms – deceptions that not only leave us clueless about important international events but drive us ever closer to global conflagration
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January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump's.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-bbc-pu...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-bbc-pu...
Remember Biden's disastrous "aid pier" to Gaza that broke apart the first time it faced a bit of rough weather. Trump's "Board of Peace" is no more serious as a solution for rebuilding Gaza.
I explain why here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
I explain why here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin
Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret
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January 23, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Remember Biden's disastrous "aid pier" to Gaza that broke apart the first time it faced a bit of rough weather. Trump's "Board of Peace" is no more serious as a solution for rebuilding Gaza.
I explain why here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
I explain why here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin
Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret
www.middleeasteye.net
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC war crimes court for committing crimes against humanity in Gaza, joins Trump's 'Board of Peace' to decide Gaza's future.
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC war crimes court for committing crimes against humanity in Gaza, joins Trump's 'Board of Peace' to decide Gaza's future.
The Guardian finds it perverse that Putin has been invited to join the Board of Peace.
That's the same Board to which fugitive war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has also been invited and that will be chaired by Israel's main arms supplier, Donald J Trump.
That's the same Board to which fugitive war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has also been invited and that will be chaired by Israel's main arms supplier, Donald J Trump.
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The Guardian finds it perverse that Putin has been invited to join the Board of Peace.
That's the same Board to which fugitive war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has also been invited and that will be chaired by Israel's main arms supplier, Donald J Trump.
That's the same Board to which fugitive war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has also been invited and that will be chaired by Israel's main arms supplier, Donald J Trump.
Chief constable upsets Israel lobby by refusing to let violent, racist Israeli football hooligans prowl his city – out of a job.
School cancels MP's visit after parents protest because he's a cheerleader for genocidal Israel – Ofsted announces it's inspecting the school. 🤔
School cancels MP's visit after parents protest because he's a cheerleader for genocidal Israel – Ofsted announces it's inspecting the school. 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Chief constable upsets Israel lobby by refusing to let violent, racist Israeli football hooligans prowl his city – out of a job.
School cancels MP's visit after parents protest because he's a cheerleader for genocidal Israel – Ofsted announces it's inspecting the school. 🤔
School cancels MP's visit after parents protest because he's a cheerleader for genocidal Israel – Ofsted announces it's inspecting the school. 🤔