NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

'What about university tuition fees then? Will you remain committed to scrapping them?'

Starmer: 'They're all pledges Andrew, so the answer to these questions is yes'

'So university tuition fees being scrapped will be in a Starmer manifesto?'

'Yes. That's why it's a pledge'

Regard this as a 'FOR THE RECORD' Post. In his new book, Magic Pill, about so-called fat drugs like Ozempic, Johann Hari says I was prescribed the drug but gave it up because it robbed me of pleasure in food. (See screenshot). This is complete and utter bollocks. 1/

Kendrick time-travelling now

This was brutal

If Keir Starmer misspoke in the LBC interview, why didn't he say that in this subsequent interview, when he was asked about those comments?

Keir claims he did not say Israel had the right to cut off power & water to Gaza, & says he clarified what he meant pretty quickly.

If he misspoke why did shadow ministers go on TV after the LBC interview & defend what he said, & why did he take 9 days to 'clarify' his comments

Palestinian students at Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany received an email from the school that they’ve been recategorized as “stateless” due to governmental “changes in the statistical requirements.”

Germany no longer recognizes Palestinian as a nationality.

I worked as a teacher for a month at a school run by conspiracists who believed they were battling a sinister plot against humanity. The children were taught that crystals could cure them of illnesses and that Bill Gates was going to force them to eat insects.

Here’s the story:

Very exciting job opportunity for an experienced journalist to come and work with us!

Ffs I have lived in Whitechapel for 18 months, go to the pub here, play football here, etc.

Not only is this an obvious lie, but also of all the places I've lived in London, it's where I've felt the strongest sense of community.

the fact that the 40 beheaded babies lie received global news coverage for days on end, while the mass graves of handcuffed people in hospital grounds has received next to nothing, should teach you a very important lesson.

Mass graves uncovered in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied before they were killed and buried. Among the dead are doctors, zip tied and still wearing their scrubs.

Further evidence of Israeli forces extrajudicially executing Palestinian civilians.
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🥳TIME TO CELEBRATE🥂
DIVA, the magazine for LGBTQIA women and non-binary people, has dropped BP from their DIVA Awards nominee list ahead of the Awards ceremony on Friday!
Queer culture a little more fossil free 😍

In Italy, three reporters at #Domani are facing up to nine years in prison for doing their job.

Journalistic organisations from around the world, including SourceMaterial, have signed a petition demanding that Italian authorities respect #PressFreedom editorialedomani.it/politica/itali…

absolutely obsessed with this theverge.com/c/24070570/int…

This has been said by many others, but it bears repeating:
- ISRAEL's air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus was a use of force against both Syria and Iran, and a violation of Art. 2(4) of the U.N. Charter's prohibition on the use of force; ... 2/6

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