Tony Sutton

Does the government truly believe that by not using the word ‘genocide’ that somehow we’ll all quieten down… go away… allow their vested interests to carry on as normal?
Or are they really genocide deniers? They choose to turn away, while we watch on, in horror.
Are they ignorant or just corrupt?

Due to sail back on Saturday. Sounds like a justifiable experiment…

Squid games

Indulged by spectrum whims today and rescued this AVO 8 Mk5 from the recycling centre. Plastic rather than bacolite, even the strap is pvc. Perfect apart from a tiny parallax error… which I’ll fix. Love it!

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A new axis of evil begins. This time it hasn’t been constructed by countries, but by the governments in power in those countries. The US/Israeli “special relationship” is as toxic as any evil alliance that has gone before. Good people of those nations, I wish you well. The rest can just fuck off.

Celebrate! Looking forward to this one. scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:59...

Meet our playwrights for Drama@TheDepot, Rise and Shine edition.
Join this lovely lot at Leith Depot on Monday April 7th at 8pm, for some perfect pint-sized plays.
Tickets available here
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p.s we tend to sell out so get in quick!

Hear a bit more about Rose Tinted by Morna Young ahead of its First Look reading next Tuesday! 🌹

A story of trauma, an imaginary friend, and the colour pink, Rose Tinted explores the choice between fantasy and reality.

📅 Tue 8 Apr, 7PM

Like many organisations across the creative industries, we’re highlighting artists' right to fair recognition as authors of their own work. Meta’s unlicensed use of creators' works undermines playwrights' rights. Find resources to support here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Palestine Coalition statement on Israel's latest assault on Gaza. Israel has unleashed a major assault across the Gaza Strip, killing over 400 Palestinians, including entire families. Israel has this morning issued forced evacuation orders for multiple neighbourhoods across Gaza, once again displacing many thousands, suggesting it plans to continue its bombardment. This follows 16 days of a complete blockade on the entry of all food, fuel and medical supplies. The 17-month long genocide in Gaza never ended. During the two-month ceasefire,

killing 150 Palestinians in Gaza by drone strikes and sniper fire, while simultaneously causing starvation by imposing a complete blockade. Now, it has torn the agreement to shreds – dismantling it in front of the eyes of the world. Yesterday, David Lammy finally admitted in Parliament that Israel’s blockade on Gaza was a “breach of international law”. But weak words are not enough. For months we’ve asked: How many thousands of Palestinians have to be slaughtered before David Lammy and Keir Starmer finally stop sending weapons to Israel? Yet Britain continues to export components for the F-16 and F-35 fighter jets used by Israel to conduct its bombing campaigns. We demand a full arms embargo

on Israel now. Join our emergency rally at 6pm at Downing Street as we demand: stop bombing Gaza, end the genocide, stop arming Israel. Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Stop the War Coalition, Muslim Association of Britain, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

🚨 Palestine Coalition statement on Israel's latest assault on Gaza.

I’m down. 😔 My ongoing quest to make progress towards serenity is being hampered by wishing ills on certain people in the US and Israeli administrations.
I’m disgusted with myself, but I just can’t help it. On the plus side, paying £3/month on my meditation app subs is proving to be great value.

YouTube video by cheezbergher Japanese Guys Play Soccer With Binoculars On

Going to go a bit off-piste on this one. It’s donkeys-old, but just has to be shared. m.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMK...

“Knowing what we know.”
I don’t use this term very often: Lol

Peter, I’m disappointed in you. C***s is a very bad word. But not bad enough…

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

Omar El Akkad: Western ‘taxpayer money is paying’ for Israel’s war in Gaza We spoke to the journalist and author Omar El Akkad about his new book in which he berates Western countries following the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Brilliant last question by Krishnan, excellent answer by Omar.
Also, why are folks still calling the genocide a ‘war’?
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Gaun yersel’ George, gie them it tight! And gie them both feet, dinnae haud back.

Public service reminder: not all organising happens on social media.

In fact, some organising can only happen off social media/by redirecting energies to offline & in person collaborations.

Sometimes the activism churns below the surface.

Omar El Akkad launches his new book, ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against Us’ at the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh. Live now. You can also view it later.
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We called for solidarity when Hungary's govt targeted bookshops over queer stock, & again when feminist bookshops were targeted in the UK, & we relied on solidarity when our own booksellers were harassed into closing:

Book lovers must stand together against persecution of ALL book workers!

I was going to say it was ‘its’ camouflage against the backdrop, but ‘it’ is actually orangier than the backdrop. The USAWorld masters don’t do a very good job of disguising themselves as humans. Not at all.

The thought that the Union, with its cosy, corrupt support for genocide (and far-right governments) should be saved sends shivers down my spine.

Look at the yellow card timer. The try was ‘scored’ when Adams was on the park. Officials missed it. Grrrr.

And why wouldn’t you? www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

Drama at the Depot showcases 'pint-sized plays' in Leith Already much-loved as a music venue, Leith Depot is now home to a new series of theatre nights, writes Joyce McMillan

What’s happening in Leith? Take a wee look:

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Another brilliant night at Leith Depot and another sell out!
Thanks to our fab director, amazing actors and wonderful writers. Not forgetting our awesome audience, just the best.
Drama@TheDepot is back on April 7th.

Stand up. Or be crushed. The message is clear the world over.

Protect the Protest We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

Protect our right to peaceful protest. Please sign the petition. Else we’re totally f*cked.

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