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Oliver Brown

@oijcbrown.bsky.social

Gulf-based analyst, by way of Dorset, London and Milan. Following MENA stuff mostly. Tweeting in a personal capacity. Former Stirling Assynt, PwC, UniCredit, Goldmans and Royal Navy

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Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.

Something has gone very wrong when civically engaged people can have a media diet that means they a) vote b) bare surprised by this and c) are following Cabinet picks.

15.11.2024 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 230    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Whatever your view of the Israel-Hamas war, rape is rape. To trivialise it is to diminish ourselves ... This isnโ€™t some ghoulish competition, where any empathy shown to dead Israelis leaves less available for Palestinians, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Excellent piece by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social saying with power and eloquence something that ideally wouldn't have to be said but, sadly, does. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

01.12.2023 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Dont tease Glenn Maxwell!

07.11.2023 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of all the many strange things that have happened around the world in the last decade, this remains the strangest.

07.11.2023 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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