Stu B
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Grumpy Old Man. Son, brother, husband and father. Politically disenfranchised. Loves cycling. Worried about the future
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"Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza"
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage?
zeteo.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza"
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
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🚨🧵on Venezuela
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
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While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨🧵on Venezuela
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
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Not just Labour. All unionist party's are a danger to our NHS, they want to sell it to the highest American bidder, and anyone who thinks different needs the head looked at 😡
Labour has had FOUR times the private healthcare donations of every other party
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour has had FOUR times the private healthcare donations of every other party
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour has had FOUR times the private healthcare donations of every other party
Evidently, the private healthcare sector thinks Labour is the right horse to back for advancing its interests, namely NHS privatisation
www.thecanary.co
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Not just Labour. All unionist party's are a danger to our NHS, they want to sell it to the highest American bidder, and anyone who thinks different needs the head looked at 😡
Labour has had FOUR times the private healthcare donations of every other party
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour has had FOUR times the private healthcare donations of every other party
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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A supremely cowardly tweet.
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
A supremely cowardly tweet.
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Lewis Goodall humiliates Labour's Darren Jones who is unable to criticise President Trump for breaking international law by attacking Venezuela
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Lewis Goodall humiliates Labour's Darren Jones who is unable to criticise President Trump for breaking international law by attacking Venezuela
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
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Reminder: Starmer brought Jones into No.10 because the PM thought he'd done such a brilliant job on Labour's budget in the Treasury.
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Lewis Goodall humiliates Labour's Darren Jones who is unable to criticise President Trump for breaking international law by attacking Venezuela
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Reminder: Starmer brought Jones into No.10 because the PM thought he'd done such a brilliant job on Labour's budget in the Treasury.
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1/10 🧵 The U.S. just captured a sitting head of state in a military operation—and Trump says the U.S. will "run" Venezuela “for now.” Whatever you think of Maduro, this is the most consequential unilateral move in the hemisphere since Panama (1989).
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
1/10 🧵 The U.S. just captured a sitting head of state in a military operation—and Trump says the U.S. will "run" Venezuela “for now.” Whatever you think of Maduro, this is the most consequential unilateral move in the hemisphere since Panama (1989).
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Starmer's response to Trump's illegal assault on Venezuela is essentially to say that he will respond later
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Starmer's response to Trump's illegal assault on Venezuela is essentially to say that he will respond later
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America is such a fucked up rogue state.
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
America is such a fucked up rogue state.
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Venezuela now, because he wants the oil.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Venezuela now, because he wants the oil.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
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The US has a history of military intervention in South America.
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
The US has a history of military intervention in South America.
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What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
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Shocking but unsurprising: "Amount poorest households have left over after bills & essential spending has fallen by 2.1% since Labour came to power. The most affluent households have seen their discretionary incomes rise by 10.3%"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
Prime minister Keir Starmer pledges to ‘wage all out war’ on the high cost of living
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Shocking but unsurprising: "Amount poorest households have left over after bills & essential spending has fallen by 2.1% since Labour came to power. The most affluent households have seen their discretionary incomes rise by 10.3%"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Jordan condemns Israeli move to seize control at Ibrahimi Mosque - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jordan-condemns-israeli-move-seize-control-ibrahimi-mosque
Jordan condemns Israeli move to seize control at Ibrahimi Mosque
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="366" data-start="125">Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel’s decision to strip the Hebron Municipality of planning and construction powers at the Ibrahimi Mosque.</p>
<p data-end="857" data-start="368">The ministry’s spokesperson, Ambassador Fouad Majali, said Jordan rejects Israel’s continued illegal and unilateral actions in the occupied West Bank, warning that the latest measures target one of Palestine’s most significant religious sites.</p>
<p data-end="857" data-start="368">He said the move violates international law, the 1954 Hague Convention and United Nations resolutions, including Unesco’s 2017 decision to place Hebron’s Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque on the World Heritage in Danger list.</p>
<p data-end="1055" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="859">Majali urged the international community to act, calling on Israel to halt its violations, protect the mosque’s cultural and religious status and respect Palestinians’ right to self-determination.</p>
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January 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Jordan condemns Israeli move to seize control at Ibrahimi Mosque - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jordan-condemns-israeli-move-seize-control-ibrahimi-mosque
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Israeli forces uproot olive trees and bulldoze land near Ramallah - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-uproot-olive-trees-and-bulldoze-land-near-ramallah
Israeli forces uproot olive trees and bulldoze land near Ramallah
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="318" data-start="126">Israeli occupation forces bulldozed Palestinian land and tore up dozens of olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, on Friday, escalating an ongoing campaign of land seizure.</p>
<p data-end="537" data-start="320">Local sources said Israeli forces pushed into the area around the home of the Abu Awad family, where bulldozers levelled farmland and uprooted long-standing olive trees, a key source of livelihood for local residents.</p>
<p data-end="847" data-start="539">Residents said the destruction did not begin on Friday. Israeli authorities have been carrying out sustained land bulldozing in Turmus Ayya for around three months, during which soldiers and machinery have uprooted an estimated 4,000 olive trees and ploughed through hundreds of hectares of agricultural land.</p>
<p data-end="1078" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="849">The cleared land, locals say, serves the expansion of a newly established illegal settler outpost to the west of the town, part of Israel’s broader policy of settlement expansion and forced displacement in the occupied West Bank.</p>
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January 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Israeli forces uproot olive trees and bulldoze land near Ramallah - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-uproot-olive-trees-and-bulldoze-land-near-ramallah
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🙄The PM hopes that
• an increase in the minimum wage (negated because of fiscal drag)
• cuts to energy bills (that have just increased for the 6th time)
• and the freezing of rail fares, fuel duty and prescription charges (already unaffordable) will make people feel better off.
He does not get it
• an increase in the minimum wage (negated because of fiscal drag)
• cuts to energy bills (that have just increased for the 6th time)
• and the freezing of rail fares, fuel duty and prescription charges (already unaffordable) will make people feel better off.
He does not get it
'It's An Utter Mess': Keir Starmer On The Rack As He Faces Make-Or-Break 2026
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-an...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-an...
'It's An Utter Mess': Keir Starmer On The Rack As He Faces Make-Or-Break 2026
Can the prime minister see off the multitude of challenges he faces in the year ahead?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
🙄The PM hopes that
• an increase in the minimum wage (negated because of fiscal drag)
• cuts to energy bills (that have just increased for the 6th time)
• and the freezing of rail fares, fuel duty and prescription charges (already unaffordable) will make people feel better off.
He does not get it
• an increase in the minimum wage (negated because of fiscal drag)
• cuts to energy bills (that have just increased for the 6th time)
• and the freezing of rail fares, fuel duty and prescription charges (already unaffordable) will make people feel better off.
He does not get it
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“Holding anyone without conviction for over a year without trial, under highly restrictive conditions, raises serious ethical and legal concerns. The prisoners all have, as would be expected in a fair justice system, a right to bail and a fair trial.” Totally agree!
The rights and health of UK hunger strikers must be protected to prevent avoidable tragedy - Rita Issa in the BMJ doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
The rights and health of UK hunger strikers must be protected to prevent avoidable tragedy
The government must remove the punitive remand conditions for protesters, writes Rita Issa
Eight young people have recently been on hunger strike in UK prisons. This is the largest coordinated hunge...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
“Holding anyone without conviction for over a year without trial, under highly restrictive conditions, raises serious ethical and legal concerns. The prisoners all have, as would be expected in a fair justice system, a right to bail and a fair trial.” Totally agree!
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There are now also rather clear orders and advisory opinions by the ICJ laying out that this is in breach of international law
WATCH: MSF Executive Director @sana.msf.ca speaks to CTV about vital humanitarian activities in #Palestine at risk from Israeli registration rules.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There are now also rather clear orders and advisory opinions by the ICJ laying out that this is in breach of international law
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👏🏻👏🏻There, someone's said it.
Labour is a party of privilege and nepotism. And this list is not exhaustive.
Labour is a party of privilege and nepotism. And this list is not exhaustive.
Nepo Baby son of former Labour MP Jack Dromey, Joe Dromey unsurprisingly on the side of privilege.
2 Reeves, 2 Eagles, 2 Milibands, 2 Vaz. McSweeney's wife parachuted a safe seat. Children of Kinnock, Benn, Hoyle, Hopkins all found seats.
Labour is a party of privilege & nepotism
2 Reeves, 2 Eagles, 2 Milibands, 2 Vaz. McSweeney's wife parachuted a safe seat. Children of Kinnock, Benn, Hoyle, Hopkins all found seats.
Labour is a party of privilege & nepotism
“The idea that squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything is fantasy and we do need to expose that.”
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good job no one’s ever actually said that - including me.
So why is Labour again repeatedly lying to avoid taxing the super-rich?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
👏🏻👏🏻There, someone's said it.
Labour is a party of privilege and nepotism. And this list is not exhaustive.
Labour is a party of privilege and nepotism. And this list is not exhaustive.
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🎥 Israel says it will ban 37 humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza starting Jan. 1. “Is someone seriously claiming a Quaker organization is an Islamic militant front?” California-based American surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has volunteered multiple times in Gaza, said to Drop Site News...
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🎥 Israel says it will ban 37 humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza starting Jan. 1. “Is someone seriously claiming a Quaker organization is an Islamic militant front?” California-based American surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has volunteered multiple times in Gaza, said to Drop Site News...
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It's gonna take me awhile (may do a post daily), but this inspired me to do a thread on why each of Yemen's twenty-one diverse governorates is awesome and cool to show a different side of the country
August 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
It's gonna take me awhile (may do a post daily), but this inspired me to do a thread on why each of Yemen's twenty-one diverse governorates is awesome and cool to show a different side of the country
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We're on telly!
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're on telly!
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Israeli settlers plough Palestinian land near Jericho, destroy crops in Jordan Valley - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-plough-palestinian-land-near-jericho-destroy-crops
Israeli settlers plough Palestinian land near Jericho, destroy crops in Jordan Valley
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Bedouin rights organisation al-Baidar, on Wednesday, said that Israeli settlers ploughed Palestinian lands in the Shallal al-Auja area north of Jericho, as part of plans to expand the new outpost, Wafa news reported. </p>
<p>The report said that settlers also destroyed agricultural crops in the community of al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley, northeast of the occupied West Bank.</p>
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December 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Israeli settlers plough Palestinian land near Jericho, destroy crops in Jordan Valley - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-plough-palestinian-land-near-jericho-destroy-crops