We have had a report saying two women walking up to a protest today at BAe Samlesbury were stopped by Lancashire Police and advised to remove their t-shirts that say 'Free Palestine', as it may "breach the proscription order". And so it begins.

1/2 It's worth reflecting on the fact that the proscription of @palaction.bsky.social comes not because the state is strong, but because it is weak. The established methods of repression and criminalisation have not stood up to the bravery and commitment of activists.

In the current geopolitical and higher ed context, the publication of this special forum on "technologies of armed violence" is very dear to my heart: academic.oup.com/isagsq/issue... /1

Brand new article, in which I examine how arms companies - Thales in particular - try to legitimate themselves through policing discourses, and think about what it means to situate the arms trade as an integral component of global policing. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Here's a beautiful edit of one of our actions at ISA! #EndScholasticide #EndGenocide #FreePalestine #DemocracyAtISA #MembersVote #BDSatISA #TheElephantInTheBallroom #PresidentsAddress

No conferencing as usual during genocide! #EndScholasticide #FreePalestine #DemocracyAtISA #MembersVote #BDSatISA #TheElephantInTheBallroom #PresidentsAddress

No conferencing as usual during genocide! #EndScholasticide #FreePalestine #DemocracyAtISA #MembersVote #BDSatISA #TheElephantInTheBallroom #PresidentsAddress

It's remarkable how little interest there has been in the legacy media about the police moving from the crack down on Palestine direct action and student encampments that it ignored, now to negotiated, usually very cooperative, A-B demonstrations. This is how state repression spreads.

My friend Linka is housebound, and is trying to raise £ for a wheelchair that would change her life. It's obviously extremely messed up that she has to fundraise for this herself, but such is the UK in 2025. Please give something if you're able x www.gofundme.com/f/help-linka...

Today is my birthday and I’m finally launching my crowdfunder for a wheelchair. I’ve spent 5 years housebound and it’s time for that to change. Anything you can give is appreciated, even if that’s just sharing this tweet with your followers ♿️ #NEISvoid #MutualAid #DisabledSky gofund.me/f7901daa

My friend Linka is housebound, and is trying to raise £ for a wheelchair that would change her life. It's obviously extremely messed up that she has to fundraise for this herself, but such is the UK in 2025. Please give something if you're able x www.gofundme.com/f/help-linka...

'How did this happen?' asks The Times, which has run thousands of pieces inciting hatred of trans people.

"I damaged the petrol pump screens as an act of care, because in times of great peril, a caring person has to stand up for what is right. My actions have already cost me greatly. But I regret nothing." - @ritaissa.bsky.social for @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/doct...

From the intro of my forthcoming book (May 2025): *Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea*: "Maritime escape was a long, slow-moving, and unstoppable oceanic wave of resistance, bigger and more powerful than we have ever known." www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566407...

A Conversation piece about our recent report @crossdale.bsky.social @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social @uob-policystudies.bsky.social theconversation.com/repression-o...

The man known for “The soul of soul” which he said about his murdered granddaughter got killed today. The soul of the soul was killed. And the soul is now killed too.

Sanctimonious lectures about violence from a class of people who have spent the last year excusing, justifying and outright supporting some of the most heinous political violence the world has ever seen.

Happy to have worked on this with @berglundoscar.bsky.social @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social Tie Franco Britto and Christina Pantazis. UK leads on arrests, but bigger story is the global elite consensus on repressing activism to avoid real action on climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It is shocking that Turkey’s attacks on the Kurds and the autonomous area of North East Syria are treated as kind of footnote to the Syria story. Be clear: a region of Syria is under major assault; the war is NOT over.

Foreign Secretary in Parliament castigating Assad as a dictator; PM in Saudi Arabia stepping up military relations. Both reported on the same live feeds without a shred of awkwardness or irony.

A lot of ignorance being displayed by the commentariat about North East #Syria (known by the Kurds as 'Rojava'). It is a self-governing, multi-ethnic (not just 'the Kurds'), woman-led democracy. It is extraordinary and must be protected.

How long is too long to wait for the International Studies Association to make a statement on the almost certain return of a travel ban affecting colleagues for our 'global' gathering in Chicago in Feb-March 2025? The deadline to withdraw without penalty is less than a week away. Not a peep AFAICT.

Israeli airstrikes have now killed 3,500 people in Lebanon. It was 3,000 barely two weeks ago. That's 500 killed during this recent period where reports of ceasefire talks making progress have made the rounds. Via @aljazeera.com.

Today would have been the 90th birthday of my father Nicolas Walter. His anarchist philosophy seems more relevant than ever in a world where neoliberal capitalism is so spectacularly failing us. I write for @freedompress.bsky.social about his legacy freedomnews.org.uk 🧵

Edward Said wrote about the racist function of the label "terrorist" back in 1986 in this book review: www.thenation.com/article/arch... The book he was critiquing was "Terrorism: How the West Can Win", by Benjamin Netanyahu.

Another merciless day adding to 13 months & 76 years of colonial genocide in Palestine. We cannot let this become ambient violence as the backdrop to 'normal' life. Our taxes make these massacres possible. #StopTheGenocideMachine

I'm getting what seems like an improbable number of new followers. Did I find myself on a list somewhere, or is bluesky also full of bots?

Comradely reminder that your likes are visible again, just in case you'd forgotten 😉

Oh, by the way, today is Netpol's 15th birthday! If you'd like to support our work, you can at netpol.org/donate

Despite NYPD attempt to disperse, crowd of Jewish protesters still in place. Chants of: "No more weapons! No more war! Ceasefire's what we're fighting for!" via Jewish Voice For Peace

Strong turnout in Nottingham for a #FreePalestine