Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:

The Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri died on December 24. He made films about occupation—through the eyes of the occupied. Read ⁦Rania Abouzeid's beautiful profile on him from 2024. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Absolutely 💯 True......

Football - the sport of the common man.

Breaking | Asra Media Office says Gaza journalist Momen Al-Halabi, held in Ramon Prison, is suffering blood clots after medical neglect. He has lost the ability to walk amid malnutrition and withheld treatment.

Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS, and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected

Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions. Apple doesn't recognise unions. Amazon is anti-union. McDonald's is anti-union. Starbucks is anti-union. Google is anti-union. Walmart is anti-union. The big corporations are not on your side.

Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”

A Christmas Day tale in 3 parts. 1) Steve Reed - Housing Minister - launches a Xmas Day attack. 2) It's the Labour Governments usual shit. 3) join.greenparty.org.uk Merry Xmas! www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...

This advice is still incredibly valuable as we approach Christmas

The fantastic casting director Shaheen Baig: SB noticed an imbalance in the industry. “There weren’t really many other people like me, Working-class, from Birmingham, mixed race. Even now, it’s not really a very representative industry & that has to change.” www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I highly recommend this book: ON THE ZERO LINE an anthology of writing from Gaza. Co published by ISOLARII & SLOW FACTORY www.isolarii.com/book/ontheze...

Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.

Goodness me, these judicial comments are astonishingly damming of the Campaign Against Antisemitism. news.sky.com/story/regina...

LFC Winning absolutely ugly

🚨SATURDAY POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @slasherrrr.bsky.social & Oscar winner @asifkapadia.bsky.social! And it's a Totally Extra all about Fernando Torres! Loved at Liverpool and in Spain, ridiculed at Chelsea - what's the legacy of El Niño? pod.fo/e/36a50b

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'Prisoners4Palestine, who advocate for the prisoners and their supporters, notified the Home Secretary of the impending hunger-strike two weeks ago, on 20th October. There has been no response from the government since then.'

From Prisoners For Palestine in X and IG (@prisoners4palestine): Kamran Ahmed, one of the Pal Action hunger strikers in the UK, has been hospitalized. See the timeline and calls to action here, and amplify his and other hunger striker demands. Free the Filton 24! www.instagram.com/p/DRhwfrXDDXF

If you've made it this far, we are entering day 46 of the Prisoners4Palestine hunger strike. There are 8 Pal Action hunger strikers who are facing impending death if we do not exert enough pressure to force the state to meet their demands. This isn't a "UK issue," but is a struggle for all of us.

Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid. Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊

Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark.

How encouraging ... the government is finally launching an inquiry into foreign election interference. This was a call made by @iancolinlucas.bsky.social at our recent House of Commons event on preventing disinformation in campaigning. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

🚨 TOTALLY EXTRA 🚨 Chatting all about this fella and his time at #LFC on this weekend's pod... @acjimbo.bsky.social will be joined by @oilysailor.bsky.social, @slasherrrr.bsky.social & @asifkapadia.bsky.social! Got any standout memories, goals - or questions? 🤔

Left: Rachel Reeves at the Labour Friends of Israel annual lunch, "I am a Zionist" Right: Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez, "Those responsible for this genocide must be held accountable sooner or later so the victims find justice, reparations, and some peace"

2073 (2024) by Asif Kapadia The film presents a dystopian future where a time traveler risks everything to alter history and save humanity. Inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 featurette "La Jetée," it combines visionary science fiction with speculative nonfiction to explore contemporary global…

Local boy Asif Kapadia ("Amy", "Warrior", "Diego") is collaborating with EcoCounts to put on a special screening of his new film "2073" in Camden, Monday May 19th. Please sign up on Eventbrite to reserve your free seats before they all go. ecocounts-film-night-2073-and-qa-may-19.eventbrite.co.uk

C’mon Liverpool!

LiVARpool are back!

C’mon Liverpool!

I miss Jürgen Klopp ❤️

Never thought I’d say this but as a Hibs fan (albeit far flung these days) am glad to see Hearts winning at Celtic today. Scottish football badly needs the completion

Come on Liverpool!!

C’mon Villa!