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Richard_Dubourg

@richard_dubourg

Economist. Chemicals/environment/crime/etc.

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Zillur Rahman (@zillrah7) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Those now distancing themselves from the ragtag Jewish Chronicle, it wasn’t enough for them that the paper ran false, dangerous and Islamophobic pieces like this by the deranged Melanie Phillips?

Those now distancing themselves from the ragtag Jewish Chronicle, it wasn’t enough for them that the paper ran false, dangerous and Islamophobic pieces like this by the deranged Melanie Phillips?
William Dalrymple (@dalrymplewill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just to put this out there with clarity: Robbie Gibb, who is responsible for turning the disgraced JC into a right-wing Pro-Netanyahu propaganda rag, is one of five people - including the Director General - on the BBC News (UK) editorial guidelines and standards committee. It’s on

Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 (@delavegalaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In all seriousness, as a former federal prosecutor, I can tell you that a statement like Elon Musk's below DOES require an immediate visit by the U.S. Secret Service. That is the protocol in every similar situation.

HappyToast★ (@iamhappytoast) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"you guys just don't have a sense of humour, my employees laughed and said it was great. What if I'd started it with 'knock knock'? Wait can we start again, what about freedom of speech?"

"you guys just don't have a sense of humour, my employees laughed and said it was great. What if I'd started it with 'knock knock'? Wait can we start again, what about freedom of speech?"
Alexander Clarkson  (@aphclarkson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's worth contrasting the impact of pager bombings with what a wide scale campaign of Israeli airstrikes to hit the same targets would inflict on Lebanese society The salient question is if Israelis could run this kind of more targeted approach in Lebanon, then why not in Gaza?

Alonso Gurmendi (@alonso_gd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Re Israel's pager attack (I'm assuming it was Israel?), there’s two separate sets of applicable rules: the Jus in Bello (JIB) asks “was this a war crime?” and the Jus ad Bellum (JAB) asks “was this a violation of Lebanese sovereignty?” Some initial thoughts 🧵:

Nathan J Robinson (@nathanjrobinson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Israel had absolutely no idea who would be standing nearby when those beepers exploded. They didn't care, because civilian life is meaningless to them.

Henry Mance (@henrymance) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dominic Cummings was paid £140,000-£144,999 in 2020. Adjusted for inflation, that would be approx £172,000-£179,000 today. Sue Gray's salary is £170,000. Here ends today's economics lesson.

Jim the hermit (@sleepyjim0) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At this point we know Jenny Harries (UKHSA head) and Lisa Ritchie (IPC infection control head) are incompetent. It’s a political choice keeping these two in their positions. The responsibility and eventual accountability for all this avoidable disease and death is with the Govt.

Sam Freedman (@samfr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill were paid £140k in 2016 as Theresa May's chiefs of staff, which would be £187k now adjusted for inflation....

Richard_Dubourg (@richard_dubourg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

She's not an ordinary person with ordinary opinions. She makes money out of her account by posting shit. Come on, Bernie. How much is your account worth?