"Action, like a sacrament, is the visible form of an invisible spirit" (bell hooks) || journalist || campaigner || @amnesty || Easily distracte

stefan.simanowitz@amnesty.org
1/. My @X account was hacked in October & has just been restored So what’s been happening in the interim Sadly, in December Mango died After a pericardial effusion the vet drained fluid from his heart For 6 days he was almost back to his usual self (👇) but the fluid returned
Today is Mango’s 8th birthday He’s my boy Full of love & joy & play If you ask him: “Do you want to go for a walk tomorrow” or “Did you have a nice walk yesterday” he jumps up & get his lead It’s cos he doesn’t dream of the future or cling to the past He lives in the moment.
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Stunning. The full rotation of the Moon as seen through @NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Carlos Pazos ©
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“Our protest is directed against many govts & sporting authorities that know what is happening to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip & still do nothing to stand against Israel’s genocide” At the @UEFAcom match ystdy @AmnestyAustria sent a message to the world
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“They don’t stand a chance, because they can’t beat love. All those old bits from religion about love being all-powerful is true. And that’s the bit they can’t do. They can’t handle it” 55 years ago, @johnlennon released Imagine, a Utopian manifesto for a different way of living
1/. “What they fear is magic. They fear it most of all” A Siberian shaman who spoke out against Putin has been indefinitely confined to a psychiatric hospital Targeting shamans, mystics, seers & prophets is nothing new & isn't confined to Russia THREAD amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Sadly, it seems that “Lovers Leads”👇are no longer a available for sale I hope that me & Mango didn’t contribute to the company’s downfall The world of business can be brutal and unforgiving Just ask Emerson ‘Collywobbles’ Warner, the founder of “Global Dough Balls”
One night in the early 90's, stoned on hydroponic skunk, Peter Sharples came up with an idea he knew would change the world Two decades & an acrimonious divorce later, he sold his house & invested his cash into the idea described by the Dragons as "so stupid it might just work".
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One night in the early 90's, stoned on hydroponic skunk, Peter Sharples came up with an idea he knew would change the world Two decades & an acrimonious divorce later, he sold his house & invested his cash into the idea described by the Dragons as "so stupid it might just work".
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Tonight, Israel’s football team is playing Austria in Linz in the @UEFA Nations League They’re also due to play Ireland & Kosovo “It’s a betrayal of fans, footballers & humanity. Sport shouldn’t be used as a public relations spectacle for states committing atrocities” @amnesty
⚽Israel’s participation in the UEFA Nations League is a betrayal Despite clear evidence that Israel’s football association continues to support illegal settlements, Israel's men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League this autumn. amn.st/6017BGdzID
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Amnesty International stage an “End Genocide” protest at UEFA Nations League Israel game  "Our protest is directed against many governments & sporting authorities that know exactly what is happening in the Gaza Strip and still do nothing." @AmnestyAustria amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Beim Nations-League-Spiel Österreich gegen Israel in Linz fordert Amnesty International Österreich: Konsequenzen statt zuschauen! 1/5
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Journalist Ramita Navai follows a paper trail of government records in a new Dispatches investigation, examining the UK’s conduct in Gaza.
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As speculation as to who will be announced as the new James Bond reaches fever pitch, it’s worth remembering that while opinions may differ as to the best Bonds, everyone is in agreement about the worst Bonds…Israel Bonds Thankfully their sale has now been banned in Europe👇
The sale of Israel Bonds has finally ended in Europe! “This outcome is a testament to the campaigners who protested outside the Ireland's Central Bank for more than a year & to Parliamentarians who demanded Ireland’s compliance with intn'l law." @amnesty amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Israeli state-owned firm Israel Bonds need an EU country’s financial regulator to approve its bond prospectuses in order for sales to go ahead The Central Banks of Ireland & Luxembourg had been doing this for Israel, but public outcry has now ended this euobserver.com/239181/no-isr…
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The sale of Israel Bonds has finally ended in Europe! This outcome is a testament to the indefatigable campaigners who protested outside the Ireland Central Bank for more than a year, supported by the Parliamentarians who kept pushing for Ireland’s compliance with international law. The Central Bank of Ireland confirmed today that on the expiry of the Israel Bonds’ prospectus, their sale in Europe has ended Since 2021 Ireland has been the ‘home member state’ for Israel Bonds. Due to the public pressure in response to Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, in 2025 the Central Bank of Ireland transferred the prospectus to Luxembourg whose competent financial authority approved it. This prospectus expired on 31 August 2026.  In July, Luxembourg’s financial regulator rejected to approve the prospectus for another year. The decision came after increasing pressure from civil society and legal experts. They mobilized and published research to support their call to the authorities to stop the bonds.  amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Journalists brutally murdered in Europe in the last year #DaphneCaruanaGalizia blown up 1 year ago in Malta #JanKuciak & Martina Kusnirova shot 8 months ago in Slovakia #JamalKhashoggi murdered 2 weeks ago in Turkey #ViktoriaMarinova raped & murdered 10 days ago in Bulgaria
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“The struggle is not only for justice for Daphne, but for a country to be governed not by corruption & fear, but by sound institutions & the rule of law.” Michael Vella, Daphne Caruana Galizia's father The streets of Valletta were filled with people calling for #JusticeForDaphne
Protests for Daphne held outside Malta's embassies from Dublin to Berlin mrf.lu/2zpHH
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Prosecutors in Malta have filed an appeal against the not guilty verdict in the trial of Yorgen Fenech for involvement in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Defence lawyers now have 20 days to file their submissions. The world is watching! timesofmalta.com/article/pro…
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My good friend Rodney “Sodge” Adams died a few months ago He once appeared in this film Suited & booted he joins evening rush hour commuters crossing London Bridge then slowly begins to do Tai Chi: a moment of mindfulness, amidst the madness of city life camdennewjournal.co.uk/artic…
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My obituary for my friend, Rodney 'Sodge' Adams, in @thetimes His pioneering screen-printing company helped define the look of punk culture in Britian & provided iconic T-shrits for many social justice charities He was thanked by @NelsonMandela in 1995 thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/a…
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I unexpectedly got to see Fab Morvan (Milli Vanilli) performing at a @LondonFashionWk event this week The story of Milli Vanilli is a tragic one Although they were stripped of their Grammy Award in 1990, @fabmorvan’s book was nominated for a Grammy for Best Audio Book in 2025
CLIVE DAVIS ACTED CLUELESS WHILE MILLI VANILLI TOOK THE FALL?‼️🤔
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Basically this was what SCL/Cambridge Analytica were trialling in Africa & the Caribbean in the early 2010’s Steve Bannon was Cambridge Analytica VP Palantir reportedly taught them how to scape data The methods were used to win the Brexit & first Trump votes See #PalantirPlan
"IT'S A TOTAL HIJACK": How Ex-Mossad Spies Are Running Foreign Governments @antloewenstein doubledown.news/watch/2026/s…
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The investigation into #CambridgeAnalytica was tugging at a loose thread that is connected to the very fabric of our society It was about the way corporate power subverts our democracy to its own ends In early 2020, I stumbled on #Palantir & & started mapping the #PalantirPlan
1/. “We want to make the UK fully autonomous, from a regulatory and geopolitical point of view” Palantir, the shadowy data, surveillance & genomics, that run the NHS COVID data store, plans to shift its entire UK data processing operation from the US! ft.com/content/76fa6a3f-a818…
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An environmental activist duped into a 2-year relationship with an undercover policeman has won her case against the Met police Why do police & #77thBrigade spend millions of £ infiltrating & spying on political activists rather than fighting real crime? theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
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If you get a moment, please write to the Home Office in the next 7 days (the deadline for their sham 'consultation' is 20 Sept)! In case they don't care what the public say, we're also campaigning to get MPs putting pressure on about the #spycops issue👇 ucpi.uk/consultation/mpbrief…
Mark Kennedy spied on climate campaigners, Earth First! & many more. 16 years after he was unmasked, we're still waiting for answers about his undercover operations. Yet another reason why the Home Office shouldn't shut down the #spycops inquiry. Act now: ucpi.uk/
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Victims of intrusive police surveillance have accused the government & @ShabanaMahmood of seeking to cut short the #spycops public inquiry that has been examining widespread misconduct committed by undercover officers This would be an appalling white wash theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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I’m still reeling from the @tom_watson / Palantir news. But I also think it will blow up in both their faces. It’s so transparently desperate. @andyburnham is going to have to respond to people’s disgust & anger at Palantir’s role in the UK state. Read the thread 🧵
Good morning @tom_watson Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey. Hope the 💰💰💰💰is worth it. Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇
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