Extremely surprised, in a good way, to wake up to an NYT science section article confronting basic — but controversial and uncomfortable and few people want to think about them — facts about using cows to produce milk. nytimes.com/2020/12/29/sci…

“So we go into this happy new year knowing that our species has learned nothing, can, as a race, learn nothing—that the experience of 10000yrs has made no impression on the instincts of the million years that proceeded.” —John Steinbeck to Pascal Covici news.lettersofnote.com/p/the-old-year…

In this 24-minute film director Farah Nabulsi subtly & sensitively provides a glimpse into 1 family’s world, capturing the danger and degradation that #Palestinians face daily. "A Path with No Alternative: A Review of Farah Nabulsi’s Film 'The Present'" buff.ly/37RtV7S

This episode is all about an unscrupulous politician and a dodgy businessman messing with a "security" product. They haven't considered the consequences because all they care about is votes and profits #DoctorWho

Lol didn’t they already steal a whole country? middleeastmonitor.com/20201231-israe…

A Scandinavian 'Nabob' of the British Empire: The Discovery of a New Colonial Archive m.thewire.in/article/histor…

There's a darker side to English businesses citing Magna Carta to defy lockdown | Hussein Kesvani theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I'll say it again. I sense the approach of a strong wave of 'blood on your hands' denunciations of dissenters in the weeks to come. Dissent is the only limit on Johnson's power to close down our lives. I think sceptics must all be prepared to take some hard pounding.

This is the man who turned Labour into a neoliberal Tory lite party; who has made tens of millions of pounds from brutal dictatorships & the invasion of Iraq - which led to the deaths of over a million people. I honestly don’t give a f*ck what he thinks about anything

In truth the Boris Johnson philosophy is limited to lying and cheating to earn what he considers to be his entitlement. But speaking truth to power is not compatible with a career in client journalism

Youtube reinstates Talkradio's channel after a day following a 'further review' of its content. Background here: bit.ly/3b6BERv

A UK national's citizenship is revoked. When she tries to contest the act, she's refused the right; delaying her right to justice by placing her into legal limbo. And all in the land of Magna Carta ~ "To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice"

Excited to discuss the Case Against #ShamimaBegum with Dr Asim Qureshi 🏞️➡️🌊🇵🇸🕊️ and Fahad Ansari 🇵🇸 (Stop the Gaza genocide)   We’ll be talking: human trafficking, trial-by-media, citizenship deprivation, the UK’s global CT credibility and my Shamima interview with Emma Barnett Tonight 9pm GMT joinclubhouse.com/event/MzBBorK9

Britain is in a dark place. The judiciary bows down to the state's racist agenda while the corporate media stamps in approval. No government accountability, majoritarianism and legal discrimination: a precarious situation for minorities in this country.

We are six times more likely to be the victim of fraud (and it's getting worse) than theft. Yet political parties are stuck in the old-fashioned mantra of 'police on the beat not behind desks' labour.org.uk/press/labours-…