Against the backdrop of far-right extremism and racist violence in the UK, Channel 4 will once again air critically-acclaimed & award-winning series, #Defiance: Fighting the Far Right, at 10pm Mon 12 — Wed 14 August. Full press release here: channel4.com/press/news/cha… Riz Ahmed

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An essential devastating read that has left my blood boiling for so many reasons. The unethical cash cow of true crime, the mental load and responsibility freelancers carry where commissioners/companies pretend to, the lack of leadership and change. RIP John, you deserved more.

The fact that a senior civil servant who specialised in assessing arms exports to Israel has ended his 18-year career because he thinks the Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes", and not a single national outlet has reported it, is frightening. We have a captive media.

Exactly the same in film, worth reading this whole thread. We all know the problems, articulated very well and considered here, unclear who’s listening that has power to do something about it.

We should all be deeply concerned by the revelations in this thorough article by Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk, about the lobbyists, funders & thinktanks surrounding Keir Starmer's government, its susceptibility to influence and its fading commitment to transparency. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

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The PM of Barbados followed the PM of Israel in addressing the United Nations.

Sending love to my colleagues. We need to be open and honest about how hard this year has been and stop pretending it’s all fine when it isn’t. Lose the shame. It’s not our doing.

Israel’s genocidal mayhem has given me a hideous understanding into the great horrors of the past. How could so many people who regard themselves as decent, humane, ‘moderate’ become complicit in unspeakable atrocities? It’s something I’ve always wondered. After all, only a

‘All the tools at the disposal of those who want the world to act – journalism, protests, outcry and outrage – cannot end this catastrophe, cannot even capture its gravity.’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Find out more about the BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund and join an online Q&A with past awardees. We are lucky to have Jessi Gutch representing the South East. Book tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/qa-what-is-t…

Asif Kapadia, who today deleted his twitter account, is one of Britain's preeminent filmmakers; an Oscar and Bafta winner who used his platform to speak out against an ongoing genocide. Opposing genocide is *not* anti-Semitism. Solidarity with him.

Lmfao at Farage over in the US claiming he speaks for many in the UK. Meanwhile back in the UK a rural county in Sussex has dragged his effigy through town and set fire to it for bonfire night. x.com/DANIELPEMBERTO…

Here’s a video produced by “Led by Donkeys” out of the U.K. that puts down the timeline of how Musk used X to get Donald Trump elected. I would save it because I don’t think it will be up for long.

Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing. The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos. 1/ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

For ArtReview_ I wrote about cinema in 2024, the year the film world turned a blind eye to genocide artreview.com/the-year-in-fi…