We sat together again, chatting away until she got off at her stop. It was one of the loveliest conversations I have had with a complete stranger, which wouldn't have happened if the trains weren't undergoing maintenance today.

On my way back from #OnaS25

Giorraíonn beirt bóthar, cinnte.

3/3

A young woman had helped her onto the bus earlier (she mentioned the men standing around wouldn't help her when she asked, though the Irish Rail worker when we were disembarking was an absolute gent and helped her off) I helped her with her bag off the bus and on to the train. 2/3

Maith thú! Déanfaidh mé mo cheansa anois

Israel’s sedition laws are authoritarian but not unique. As I’ve noted in parts 2 + 3, imperial powers have criminalised dissent for centuries - penalising criticism is the old empire play-book, not a Zionist special. And yes, dodging critique (by suggesting I am antisemitic) here is a rich irony.

The UK+US aren’t inventing anything new - they’re just the latest actors on a centuries-old stage (that they built) + implying that they're being influenced in this strategy is, frankly, letting them off the hook for writing the playbook they're now following. 3/3

Century old-Imperialist eggs are hatching (and yes, some of us called it) From Ancient Rome > British Empire, “democracies” have always criminalised dissent, whitewashed their legacies + leaned on militarised policing to keep people in line. 2/3

It isn’t about some new “Israelisation” of the West (which, besides being a ridiculous claim, flirts with old antisemitic tropes/conspiracies by implying a covert “Jewish takeover"). What this is, actually, is classic imperialism flexing its muscles. 1/3