Lisa Cumming
@lisacumin.bsky.social
Works in & around conflict grappling. (Local peacebuilding • Nonviolence • Peace practice & thinking.)
Worries in the valley, dreams on the moors. Personal account.
Worries in the valley, dreams on the moors. Personal account.
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Lisa Cumming
@lisacumin.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I've kindly been added to some lists with much more interesting folk than me. So if trying to work out whether I'm worth a follow...my day job is accompanying (supporting) people working in local
peacebuilding/conflict work in Britain and...
peacebuilding/conflict work in Britain and...
New IRR report, "Policy and prosecutorial responses to the summer 2024 riots delink the violence from racism, paving the way for anti-immigration and Islamophobic protests and far-right vigilantism to form an infinite loop."
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
Policy and prosecutorial responses to the summer 2024 riots risk fuelling a cycle of racist violence - Institute of Race Relations
Policy and prosecutorial responses to the summer 2024 riots delink the violence from racism, paving the way for anti-immigration and Islamophobic protests and far-right vigilantism to form an infinite...
irr.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
New IRR report, "Policy and prosecutorial responses to the summer 2024 riots delink the violence from racism, paving the way for anti-immigration and Islamophobic protests and far-right vigilantism to form an infinite loop."
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
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A call for young people and student poets: Remembering Srebrenica and the Hands Up Project are looking for young people from the UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Palestine to submit poems for a new Hands Up book and exhibition.
More info on the QR code below:
More info on the QR code below:
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
A call for young people and student poets: Remembering Srebrenica and the Hands Up Project are looking for young people from the UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Palestine to submit poems for a new Hands Up book and exhibition.
More info on the QR code below:
More info on the QR code below:
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The IRR's new report on the 2024 anti-immigrant riots is damning of the UK government response, which it accuses of glossing over the racism involved:
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The IRR's new report on the 2024 anti-immigrant riots is damning of the UK government response, which it accuses of glossing over the racism involved:
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
irr.org.uk/article/poli...
Friday was beautiful on the tops.
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Friday was beautiful on the tops.
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In a letter to multiple European ambassadors today, President Trump says that because Norway failed to give him a Nobel Peace Prize, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”
The letter goes on to demand “complete and total control of Greenland.”
The letter goes on to demand “complete and total control of Greenland.”
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 AM
In a letter to multiple European ambassadors today, President Trump says that because Norway failed to give him a Nobel Peace Prize, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”
The letter goes on to demand “complete and total control of Greenland.”
The letter goes on to demand “complete and total control of Greenland.”
Reposted by Lisa Cumming
Deeply weird and menacing scenes in Minneapolis. ICE agents sat in masks and balaclavas in unmarked, often blacked out cars, watching local residents. They themselves being observed by a network of locals, trying to deter them from mounting raids. Profoundly abnormal.
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Deeply weird and menacing scenes in Minneapolis. ICE agents sat in masks and balaclavas in unmarked, often blacked out cars, watching local residents. They themselves being observed by a network of locals, trying to deter them from mounting raids. Profoundly abnormal.
Reposted by Lisa Cumming
Ugandan security forces are detaining opposition supporters who say the vote was stolen. Sky News reports use of tear gas, live rounds, & stun grenades in the capital Kampala. Ugandans are calling on the international community, saying peaceful avenues are being met with force.
Vid: @SkyNews via X
Vid: @SkyNews via X
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Ugandan security forces are detaining opposition supporters who say the vote was stolen. Sky News reports use of tear gas, live rounds, & stun grenades in the capital Kampala. Ugandans are calling on the international community, saying peaceful avenues are being met with force.
Vid: @SkyNews via X
Vid: @SkyNews via X
Protest is totally understandable against ICE and related violence. Also, hyper local civilian protection is not protest. It's people protecting people from violence. It's neighbour protecting neighbour.
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Protest is totally understandable against ICE and related violence. Also, hyper local civilian protection is not protest. It's people protecting people from violence. It's neighbour protecting neighbour.
BBC R4 news headlining with opinion of Simon McDonald (former diplomat & member of Lords) that Denmark & Greenland need to negotiate for the best deal because it's standard trade practice to acquire land, citing the US buying the Virgin Islands in (checks notes) 1917.
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
BBC R4 news headlining with opinion of Simon McDonald (former diplomat & member of Lords) that Denmark & Greenland need to negotiate for the best deal because it's standard trade practice to acquire land, citing the US buying the Virgin Islands in (checks notes) 1917.
Reposted by Lisa Cumming
2-million-year-old fossil found in northern Kenya, the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known members of our genus, may be the oldest example of an early human.
2-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Be The Oldest Example of an Early Human
An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the earliest known members of our genus.
www.sciencealert.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
2-million-year-old fossil found in northern Kenya, the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known members of our genus, may be the oldest example of an early human.
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My last two shots before my world went dark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
My last two shots before my world went dark.
Not good either way.
"Some 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials." abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
abcnews.go.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Not good either way.
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Photo of the Day.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
January 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Photo of the Day.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
Around HALF of Greenland’s adult population is believed to have attended anti-Trump protests today.
This photo was taken by Sean Gallup for Getty Images. It captures the thousands who gathered in the capital Nuuk, to reject Trump’s threats to take the island.
Reposted by Lisa Cumming
NEWS // Exeter is for Everyone event attendees outnumber anti-migrant marchers 14:1
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
#Exeter #Devon
exeterobserver.org/2026/01/17/e...
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
#Exeter #Devon
exeterobserver.org/2026/01/17/e...
Exeter is for Everyone event attendees outnumber anti-migrant marchers 14:1 - Exeter Observer
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
exeterobserver.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
NEWS // Exeter is for Everyone event attendees outnumber anti-migrant marchers 14:1
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
#Exeter #Devon
exeterobserver.org/2026/01/17/e...
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
#Exeter #Devon
exeterobserver.org/2026/01/17/e...
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Macron now refers to "intimidation or threat", explicitly comparing US behaviour in Greenland to Russia's approach to Ukraine. Sweden's PM says: "We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed". Much, tougher language from Europeans than we have seen before, responding to the US escalation.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Macron now refers to "intimidation or threat", explicitly comparing US behaviour in Greenland to Russia's approach to Ukraine. Sweden's PM says: "We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed". Much, tougher language from Europeans than we have seen before, responding to the US escalation.
Turns out lavish state banquets at castles don't satiate the insatiable.
⚠️ Trump says Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will face a 10% tariff for opposing US acquisition of Greenland.
He says the tariff will increase to 25% on June 1st and remain in place if a deal for the US to buy Greenland is not reached.
He says the tariff will increase to 25% on June 1st and remain in place if a deal for the US to buy Greenland is not reached.
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Turns out lavish state banquets at castles don't satiate the insatiable.
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From Jewish synagogues to Quaker meeting houses, faith groups across the city have been organizing trainings, observing actions of ICE agents.
religionnews.com/2026/01/13/i...
religionnews.com/2026/01/13/i...
In Pittsburgh, pro-immigrant interfaith efforts emerge amid concerns about ICE
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — On Fridays, a group of interfaith believers holds a vigil outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, where over 800 people have been held amid the Trump…
religionnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
From Jewish synagogues to Quaker meeting houses, faith groups across the city have been organizing trainings, observing actions of ICE agents.
religionnews.com/2026/01/13/i...
religionnews.com/2026/01/13/i...
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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Jan. 15 vote, as rival Robert Kyagulanyi, who had been placed under house arrest, flees home. Museveni will have notched a record 45 years in power at the end of this new term.
Uganda elections: Museveni, 81, given five more years to lead Uganda
Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, who is in hiding following a night military raid at his home has rejected the poll results as fake
www.monitor.co.ug
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Jan. 15 vote, as rival Robert Kyagulanyi, who had been placed under house arrest, flees home. Museveni will have notched a record 45 years in power at the end of this new term.
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Why does Iran’s regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: Why does Iran’s regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?
Whatever is to come next must be shaped by the democratic aspirations of Iranians, rather than foreign interventionism
www.irishtimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why does Iran’s regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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"If everyone would just stay out of the Gestapo's way and let them do their job, no one would get hurt."
- Someone in Germany, 1930s
- Someone in Germany, 1930s
January 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"If everyone would just stay out of the Gestapo's way and let them do their job, no one would get hurt."
- Someone in Germany, 1930s
- Someone in Germany, 1930s
"Palantir, the MAGA-aligned software and analytics contractor, has received payments from ICE toward $81 million in contract obligations...ICE materials seen by 404 Media reveal that Palantir is building an app being used by ICE agents, named ELITE, that locates targets on a map-like interface..."
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"Palantir, the MAGA-aligned software and analytics contractor, has received payments from ICE toward $81 million in contract obligations...ICE materials seen by 404 Media reveal that Palantir is building an app being used by ICE agents, named ELITE, that locates targets on a map-like interface..."
Have been hearing firsthand accounts of how difficult things are in Uvira (eastern DRC). Quaker Congo Partnership UK are managing to get money through to people on the ground (should anyone feel able to contribute): donate.giveasyoulive.com/donate?cid=1...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Have been hearing firsthand accounts of how difficult things are in Uvira (eastern DRC). Quaker Congo Partnership UK are managing to get money through to people on the ground (should anyone feel able to contribute): donate.giveasyoulive.com/donate?cid=1...
"Agather Atuhaire, a prominent human rights activist, said soldiers and police had killed at least 10 opposition supporters who had gathered at the house of parliamentarian Muwanga Kivumbi to follow the early results."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Incumbent President Museveni takes strong lead in Uganda election count
Museveni is credited with 76 percent in early results; violence reported with opponent Bobi Wine under house arrest.
www.aljazeera.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"Agather Atuhaire, a prominent human rights activist, said soldiers and police had killed at least 10 opposition supporters who had gathered at the house of parliamentarian Muwanga Kivumbi to follow the early results."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...