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Solomon Hughes

@SolHughesWriter

Journalist, Private Eye magazine. Also words in Guardian, Independent, Tribune, Morning Star & more. Shortlisted 2022 Paul Foot Prize. Own views here.

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Frankie Leach(@francesleach_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

History will judge us when they ask what we did to prevent famine and the deaths of thousands when US officials reply “we decided to build a pier from scratch because we didn’t exert enough pressure on the Israeli government to open land crossings and stop bombing civilians”.

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Weird: Pointed on Twitter to Starmer's 'Israel has a right to cut off Gaza water' comment . A bunch- inc. a former MP ,'retired academic' etc say 'Starmer was right, it's OK to cut off water'. But Starmer disowned his comment. They back Starmer by disagreeing with Starmer

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V worth a read for what it says about the Kosovo war (and how it was a blueprint for the disastrous Libyan intervention)

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Flying_Rodent(@flying_rodent) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Which of these crowds does the government speak for. Which does the opposition speak for, and which does the national press speak for. Does it not feel like something very strange is happening here, something it takes all of these people speaking in unison to achieve.

Which of these crowds does the government speak for. Which does the opposition speak for, and which does the national press speak for. Does it not feel like something very strange is happening here, something it takes all of these people speaking in unison to achieve.
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richard brooks(@rbrooks45) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Post Office Inquiry reveals Angela van den Bogerd picked up a bonus even after a judge had condemned her dishonesty, latest ⁦Private Eye Magazine⁩ sets out the huge financial incentives for bosses to ignore and cover-up the scandal -

As Post Office Inquiry reveals Angela van den Bogerd picked up a bonus even after a judge had condemned her dishonesty, latest ⁦@PrivateEyeNews⁩ sets out the huge financial incentives for bosses to ignore and cover-up the scandal -
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Luke Savage(@LukewSavage) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A whole lot of people who've spent years calling the younger generation 'snowflakes' now apparently want armed guys in riot gear to protect them from teenagers sitting peacefully on the ground

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jeremy scahill(@jeremyscahill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The same is true for the U.S. promoting Israel's demonstrably false allegations about a major Hamas command facility underneath al Shifa Hospital. The U.S. also said it had its own independent evidence yet never produced it. That siege of al Shifa last year set the precedent for…

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jeremy scahill(@jeremyscahill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meanwhile, the utterly false allegations Israel made about UNRWA that were promoted and endorsed by the Biden administration (even as Blinken admitted the U.S. had done zero independent investigation) have been unmasked as a sham. But there will be no accountability for these…

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jeremy scahill(@jeremyscahill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So many deliberate distraction operations at play: The leadership of the Democratic Party is pushing the narrative that the *real* problem with the Gaza war is Netanyahu. Pro-Israel charlatans have concocted a false narrative about rampant anti-semitism on US campuses and…

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Greater Manchester Police chief Stephen Watson, who unexpectedly reopened the investigation into Angela Rayner’s addresses, spoke at the last Tory conference.

The appearance raised questions about his political impartiality, as since the event he's garnered Tory support for…

Greater Manchester Police chief Stephen Watson, who unexpectedly reopened the investigation into Angela Rayner’s addresses, spoke at the last Tory conference. The appearance raised questions about his political impartiality, as since the event he's garnered Tory support for…
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Angus Satow(@AngusSatow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pls RT! Looking for testimonies on Labour's Parliamentary selections and allegations of vote rigging via Anonyvoter.

Do you know of a selection that may have been rigged? Was Anonyvoter used? Did the numbers not stack up?

Please get in touch. DMs open, confidences respected.

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John Rees(@JohnWRees) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It is time those responsible for this kind of criminal damage are forced to pay for the repairs. Each and every penny. What a disgrace.

It is time those responsible for this kind of criminal damage are forced to pay for the repairs. Each and every penny. What a disgrace.
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