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David Phillips

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European/British. Life-long democratic socialist with a streak of pragmatism. Believe in a united front against the right-wing extremism that is threatening our democracies and way of life. Music, literature, poetry, walking, ancient history.

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#palestine #gaza #Labour #warcrimes #starmer #famine

02.08.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Put us out of our misery, you mean!

02.08.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Savusavu, Fiji.

30.07.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Savusavu, Fiji.

30.07.2025 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

VPN?

30.07.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

keir starmer threatening israel with recognition of Palestine as a state. you can't make this kind of evil up. my only goal in life now is to outlive this piece of shit so I can take a piss on his grave.

29.07.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With all the way!

30.07.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NZ is prepared to take โ€˜further actionโ€™ over the Gaza crisis โ€“ here are 5 options A joint statement by NZ and 27 other countries opens a door for further action against Israel over Gaza. What domestic and international steps could be taken?

They are 64,000 dead Palestinians too late. Just like every other western style democracy. Fuckers!

theconversation.com/nz-is-prepar...

30.07.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Russian far-right social media accounts encouraging disorder linked to Epping migrant hotel protests Far-right social media accounts from Russia, America and Europe are encouraging disorder at the Epping migrant hotel protests this weekend, LBC can reveal.

www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...

25.07.2025 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Kent County Council found 2 million pound fraud before Reform took control More than 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) of fraud and waste uncovered at a British council in 2024 has been falsely claimed online to have been found after the populist Reform UK party took control of the authority in 2025.

Fact check

www.reuters.com/fact-check/k...

23.07.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WHO says residence and main warehouse in Gaza hit by Israeli forces Staff quarters attacked three times and four people detained, three temporarily, as IDF tanks enter Deir al-Balah

Ooops, another "technical issue". We already know the IDF is the most barbaric in the world, but now it turns out it's the most incompetent. Killing 20,000 children is some fuck up!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

22.07.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ben Jennings on Israelโ€™s strikes on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza โ€“ cartoon The key hub for humanitarian efforts is being targeted by the IDF amid mounting warnings of starvation in the Gaza Strip

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

21.07.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance Move to close Fleming Fund also threatens standing as a reliable global partner

The keir starmer labour party policy seems awfully close to Trumps slash and burn policy.
Obviously avoidable deaths are not in
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Move to close Fleming Fund also threatens standing as a reliable global partner

observer.co.uk/news/science...

20.07.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bottles and flares thrown during another protest outside Essex hotel More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Sunday evening

Good job they weren't peacefully protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. They would have been battered, beaten and arrested by Kier's boot-boys!

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

20.07.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what a fucking disgrace. with a labour party like this, you really donโ€™t need tories or reform

16.07.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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How the UK silenced a scandal: My two year battle to reveal the truth by Lewis Goodall Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice?

Hell's teeth, a proper journalist daring to do what proper journalists used to do! Good work, Lewis!

The implications make me deeply uneasy, and deeply suspicious!

This really is worth reading.

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

15.07.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israeli airstrike kills at least 10, including six children, at Gaza water station, say health officials Nine killed in separate bombing of a home on Sunday and 31 others shot dead near aid distribution site on Saturday

Another day, another outrage!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

13.07.2025 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Another proud day for pro-genocide movement!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

11.07.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have read Cline's 1177BC The Year Civilisation Collapsed and found it to be fairly convincing and would recommend it- although you may have, of course, already done so. However, the title is a little absurd!

The Sea People hypothesis has been out of vogue for a while now.

10.07.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yawns loudly, taps fingers on table and looks skywards!

09.07.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Starmer is a self-avowed Zionist coupled with a strong streak of authoritarianism. This makes him a bastard! However, it does not make him a Nazi!

09.07.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, in Gaza!

09.07.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have to say that I am growing uneasy by your constant fake claims. One minute you are telling me that the government is powerless to do anything (demonstrably arrant nonsense), the next crowing that Labour has suspended arms sales to Israel! Do you see the contradictions?

09.07.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oxfam GB | Does the UK sell arms to Israel?

Just plain wrong again!

www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

09.07.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I take you didn't take my advice! Denial and distraction to a void answering the question!

Half truths again. Britain holds 350 arms export licences with Israel. Labour suspended 30 of them! They did not suspend components for the F35 fighter planes that have wreaked so much damage and death.

09.07.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What 'lot' is it that you believe I belong to? Can you really not think what this government could do?

You need to go and sit in a darkened, empty room and think about it! Here is a starter to fire your undernourished imagination: stop all arms sales to Israel. Off you go now!

09.07.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Preposterous overblown rhetoric! A failure of imagination on your part! As I have said previously, just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you can't do anything. You are utterly absurd!

09.07.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Government is far from powerless. There are many things that could've been done. They have chosen not to. On the contrary they have gone out of their way to support Israel. Worse even, they have resorted to the authoritarian playbook to try and silence dissidents. How proud you must be!

09.07.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The problem is that you have only referred to a few positives without making any reference to the grievous negatives. Castles in the air!

09.07.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Author Arundhati Roy lambasts โ€˜US and Israelโ€™s genocide in Gazaโ€™ at London award ceremony
YouTube video by Middle East Eye Author Arundhati Roy lambasts โ€˜US and Israelโ€™s genocide in Gazaโ€™ at London award ceremony

youtu.be/_sfdcQO7bfc?...

09.07.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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