today, as my mp zarah sultana was sneered at on live tv, i received an email instructing our team to work from home for the foreseeable as it is no longer safe for my muslim colleague to walk 15 minutes to the office. this is not 'protest'. this is facist domestic terrorism.

Left: Andrew Pierce, "We had this allegation from that MP yesterday that my newspaper has been part of this and she had absolutely no evidence to sustain that" Right: A collage of Daily Mail front pages posted by 'that MP' Zarah Sultana MP after the interview on GMB

Zarah Sultana, "I was born and raised in Birmingham.. The images from this city.. Family WhatsApp group telling each other to stay in.. My sisters wondering if they should go into work.. Friends saying they're going to work from home" "This isn't a way to be living, where you're

Hundreds join clean up operation in Middlesbrough after violent disorder channel4.com/news/hundreds-… via alex thomson

Thames Water fined £104m in Ofwat crackdown on sewage pollution. It's the biggest fine ever imposed on a water company thetimes.com/uk/environment…

Turns out you can interview Muslim women without sneering and interrupting them. Good to know.

The cemetery this morning. Amazing job done by the community last night to clean up. In past 2 hrs people from all backgrounds have been to the Muslim section laying flowers, praying and showing solidarity. This is Burnley, we will not allow those who look to sow hatred divide us

Could Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of the global microcredit movement shepherd Bangladesh's new interim government now that his arch foe Sheikh Hasina is gone? reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

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I am proud to announce that I've asked Tim Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he's delivered for working families like his. It's great to have him on the team. Now let’s get to work. Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/social-…

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Over the years -and I’m becoming a field work veteran - I’ve struggled in understanding #resilience in #conflict affected communities. Is it enduring in the acceptance of the status quo (“our destiny”), or resisting, because something better is inevitably coming (“our hope”)?

Wonderful news. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh interim Govt. Many of us working internationally in poverty have met him over the years. Inspirational. It’s been dreadful to see how badly Hasina treated him. Here’s a good profile. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Telegram has confirmed to me that it's removing calls for violence in the UK. "Moderators are actively monitoring the situation and are removing channels and posts containing calls to violence. Calls to violence are explicitly forbidden by Telegram's terms of service."

Elon Musk We have freedom of speech in the UK; it's written into our law in the 1998 Human Rigts Act. But rights come with responsibilities (I appreciate that's a concept you're not familiar with); there's a requirement not to incite criminality or spread hatred online. We find society