Writer; trainer; editor. @mediawisemj.bsky.social Irish European. NUJ Life Member. Lots to read on my website!

Bristol UK
Joined September 2011
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Farage has been an MP for 14 months. He has been to the US TEN times since then. That's more than Badenoch and Starmer COMBINED. When not in US, he is hosting events for Americans, even fundraising for Trump. He doesn't work for Britain: he works for MAGA.
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In the heart of Gaza’s nightmare, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya stood unyielding, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, beaten and kidnapped by occupation forces in Dec 2024 for refusing to abandon his patients. Today, even though the "ceasefire" has come into effect, Israel bars his release, silencing a healer in chains. His story isn’t just news; it’s a cry for humanity. Demand justice! #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #FreeThemAll
This Doctor should have been safe by now, under protected status, and reveered by international leaders as an icon of Ethics. Instead he is still a hostage of Israel, which has abducted him without ever charging him.
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Anyone want to tell him?
England was named after the people, the English people. The English people are a distinct group of people.
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In memory of all the journalists k!lled in GAZA GEN0CIDE 💔
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Jessica Tarlov said what every official’s too afraid to admit: “The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no proof they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had evidence, they’d face a court, not a drone.” Seven strikes. Thirty-two dead. Zero indictments. That’s not “national security.” That’s extrajudicial murder with better PR.
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Jesse Watters: We don't need friends. If we have to burn down a few bridges with Denmark to take Greenland. We’re big boys. We dropped a-bombs on Japan and now they are our ally… America is not handcuffed by history. (2025) @Acyn
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Nat King Cole, poses with a fan, Gladys Knight, age 7 in 1951.
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There are 33 prisoners in British jails accused of taking direct action to stop the genocide. They each face up to two years on remand before trial, far exceeding the six month custody time limit. Now, a group of them are using their bodies to fight for justice. Support them.
Four prisoners for Palestine are on hunger strike, with more expecting to join if their demands are not met. Their demands include bail, deproscription, an end to censorship and no £2billion contract for Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems. Support the hunger strikers!
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Incredible, pure admiration❤️
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ICE detained this non verbal special needs man in Little Village.Chicago and they were extremely violent with him when he’s unable to speak to them or let them know he’s an American citizen! They’re going to be sued for this one and I pray he’s okay! 🤬🔥
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Its apparently important to mention that a sex offender is Algerian when reporting his arrest... ...but not so important to mention that a hero who saved multiple lives is Algerian when reporting his bravery. The media is shaping a very specific narrative and its very sinister.
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There is not a score high enough for this unbelievable performance!!! 🙌🏼 Flawless 🤩
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October 1945 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the site of the last V2 rocket which fell on Vallance Road in the East End on Mar 27, 1945. 134 people were killed in the attack #eastend #WWII #History
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YouTube has removed the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups, erasing more than 700 videos that documented abuses by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank, a report by The Intercept has found. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights were all banned from the platform in early October after sanctions from Donald Trump’s administration. Videos from the three accounts included testimonies from people who were tortured and an investigation into the 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an IDF sniper. That investigation, by Al-Haq in partnership with British research group Forensic Architecture, found the reporter was deliberately targeted even though it was clear she was a member of the press – contradicting Israel’s claim that her death was an accident. YouTube said the bans were a response to sanctions imposed in September by Trump’s government, which targeted the three groups for assisting the International Criminal Court (ICC) with war crimes cases against Israeli officials. In February, Trump sanctioned the British ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, who secured arrest warrants for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Four judges who approved the warrants were later also hit with sanctions. Katherine Gallagher, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, told The Intercept that the statute Trump cited for his ICC sanctions does not justify deleting footage. “Information, including documents and videos, are specifically exempted,” she said. Tech giants have repeatedly capitulated to pressure to censor pro-Palestinian voices since the start of Israel’s genocide in October 2023. Last month, Instagram deleted the account of Gaza-based journalist Saleh Aljafarawi, who had 4.5 million followers, shortly after he was killed by an Israel-backed militia.
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BREAKING News: The FBI has warned that criminals posing as ICE agents have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexu@l assaults in multiple states.
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Why is the sale of ITV worrying for public service broadcasting?" Dorothy Byrne, "It's deeply concerning when our main commercial news provider in the UK looks like its going to be taken over by a massive US company" "We will now have the situation where ITV News is going to be owned by Comcast. They already own Sky" "Paramount Skydance own Channel 5" "And we mustn't forget that ITV owns 40% of ITN which makes Channel 4 News, this program" "We can't just say it's inevitable that the big global US players take us over" "We should be controlling the narrative about our country from our own country" "We have seen this big American TV players come under a lot of pressure from Donald Trump, and that's a particular worry" "MPs should be moving to make sure there are strong controls in place to protect our political democracy" "Channel 4 News is something very very special in our society
These people still exist!
Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge calls for repealing the 19th Amendment: “Nearly every legalized moral atrocity of the last 100 years was made possible by the female vote.”
At £27.40 for a 10 minute slot (which actually lasted less that 5) at the dentist, who gets the £164.40 per hour the NHS charges? Just curious. (NB. 18 months after referral to dental hospital re gum disease, still waiting for appointment - but may have to lose teeth!)
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“My journey in politics began with Palestine... We said we cared about freedom, cared about justice, we cared about safety, we cared about peace, and yet we did not dare to apply those things to Palestine...” — The Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani