Lucy Seton-Watson

I despair about all this who is briefing against who nonsense.

Could they just govern.

Damascus, Syria - September 28, 2023: Minerva statue. Allat-Minerva, Allat-Athena. Statue of the 2nd century AD from As-Suwayda, Syria. National Museum of Damascus

Waking up to news 🚨 that 6 (!) Roman statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum, in Damascus, on Monday. No details on which statues yet, but I had a few pics below from the GRB gallery with the famed Al-Lat Athena. Heartbreaking news.
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If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.

They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.

It’s just what they do.

If you didn't love him before #bhafc

What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.

This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.

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To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism

The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Remembrance Sunday graphic reads: Remembering those who served in our armed forces from Britain and the Commonwealth and all those who have suffered as a result of conflict.

Today on Remembrance Sunday, we honour the courage and sacrifice of those who have served in our Armed Forces.

Their service and dedication will never be forgotten. 🌹

#LestWeForget

Ow.

I have read this.
This plan would, in my modest opinion, blow up the EU. And reading about a collision course between France and Germany in days like these is profoundly disturbing. Remember how European integration started.

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

All you lawyers following me: any of you have time to write this?

Yes, noticed. Overton window, spineless, etc.

So far, no acknowledgement of Samir Zitouni's heroism from Ben Habib, Darren Grimes or Tommy Robinson...

#c4news

Is Britain becoming more violent? A look at the data

No, Britain is not a violent place, & is *less* violent than 30 years ago.

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so if you know someone who sounds like they'd enjoy that and be good at it (and if they *live within easy reach of North London*) then do send me a DM. it is currently a full-time job but it could be part-time in a few different ways and there's always flexibility around time off with notice.

I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train

Loathsome.

Israeli settlers filmed torturing lambs in a Palestinian-owned pen in the West Bank The Videos From the Southern West Bank Show Masked Israeli Settlers Entering the Sheep Pen, Abusing and Injuring Lambs on the Ground. Human Rights Activists Say That Settler Violence Against Palestini...

Security footage shows nine masked Israeli settlers torturing lambs in a Palestinian pen in the southern West Bank, killing six and severely injuring four others

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Allah yirhamhum those sweet babies.

Exclusive | State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin’s Appetite for Peace The Central Intelligence Agency had a more positive assessment of the Russian leader’s willingness to talk.

"In July, three analysts who worked in INR’s Russia-Eurasia group were fired. Another analyst resigned."
In my experience, State Department's INR is the best of US intelligence. Therefore, Trump had them sacked.
Trump is an enemy of the US.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

IDF disposes of huge piles of construction waste and rubble from Israel inside Gaza According to Haaretz, the Trucks Transporting the Waste Are Owned by Private Companies. IDF Officers Say the Decision Was Made by Army Commanders and Warn That Hamas Could Exploit the Waste for Its Ow...

Who is shocked to discover that Israel is dumping waste and rubble from Israeli inside Gaza? Top reporting and investigation from @haaretzcom www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-10...

Poor Cuba.

Oh god. They never stop. The lowest of the low.

At a Mass Burial in Gaza, Palestinians Mourn the Unknown Dead

"...all were unidentified save for a number assigned by Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...

'We expected to die': Freed Gazan detainees recount Israeli torture Though overjoyed by their release in the ceasefire, Palestinians — blinded, beaten, and starved in Israeli jails — struggled to absorb unimaginable loss.

‘We expected to die’: Freed Gazan detainees recount Israeli torture

Though overjoyed by their release in the ceasefire, Palestinians — blinded, beaten, and starved in Israeli jails — struggled to absorb unimaginable loss.

www.972mag.com/gaza-freed-d...

I’m frontpage today in Scotland

I filmed Israeli fan violence - Starmer is wrong

www.thenational.scot/news/2555223...

Yes.

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

This is the heart-wrenching story of a man who is uniquely capable of leading peace negotiations and who, for this precise reason, is held hostage and tortured repeatedly for more than two decades by Israel. With the West's connivance, of course... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Yes.