Classic liberal, secular, tolerant, Hibs fan. Remember, its only twitter. The Order of the Dolphin
Muff, Donegal.
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Aonghas Curran. retweeted
When the British sought to end the slave-trade in the 19th century, African rulers resisted.
The Asante Kingdom, in what is now Ghana, was a major participant in the West African slave trade, including the transatlantic trade.
The ancestors of the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is LEADING the campaign for reparations from Britain, were probably slave-owners. I am not saying this facetiously; it is what the history suggests (thank you @NigelBiggar)
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
Absolutely incredible newsism here.
The 26-year-old Moroccan rapist is somehow younger than his 22-year-old victim.
🔴#ÚLTIMAHORA Detenido un joven de 26 años por agresión sexual a una mujer de 22 en la acampada de la Puerta del Sol
abc.es/espana/madrid/detenid…
Except Israel isn't a rogue state.
It's a modern, democracy that allows religious and civic freedoms that none of its neighbours permit.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
Would you let your 16-year-old daughter walk around a market in Nigeria, Morocco or Tunisia on her own?
No. Nobody would. Not even the most open-border liberal.
So why can't we have that same honest conversation at home?
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
“We’ve all got different politics, that doesn’t mean we can’t work together.”
Lucie Kon, former BBC producer, explains how she was ‘forced out’ by colleagues at the BBC for her ‘zionist’ beliefs following October 7th.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
For years, activists have claimed it is racist to break down sex crime statistics by nationality. This is nonsense.
It should surprise no one that men from cultures in which women are treated as subordinate are convicted of sexual offences at disproportionately high rates.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
Ah, so kids making the gas chamber hiss at Jewish kids is just about Israel is it? I deal with and other absurdities in my Jew-Hatred: the Latest Edition.
The revealing admission in @mehdirhasan’s post - which he completely misses, accidentally or not - is that rising anti-Israel hatred fuels rising attacks on Jewish school kids, because they are Jewish.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
He is utterly fucking useless at politics.
He will make a great leader.
NEW: Scottish Government Minister Stephen Flynn confronted by devastated owner of flooded shop in Largs - @LBC
The replies.
Tonight, Cardiff Castle will light up green to mark Dwarfism Awareness Day. 💚
The illumination celebrates diversity and helps raise awareness and understanding of dwarfism. orlo.uk/S4Qel
ALT Cardiff Castle illuminated at night by bright green floodlights against a dark sky. Caer Castell Caerdydd wedi'i oleuo wrth nos gan fflachlysau gwyrdd disglair yn erbyn awyr dywyll.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
Today I’m wearing my keffiyeh jacket to show my solidarity with Gaza.
Hand-finished in cashmere-and-silk bouclé, £3,250.
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
Someone I know used to be fairly senior at the BBC in the nineties. She told me that she and a new colleague spent six months dropping hints to each other before they felt safe enough to admit they were both right-wing.
“A colleague of mine said to me, if you say you’re a Zionist at the BBC, you might as well say you had your foot on the neck of George Floyd. You’re a murderer. You’re an evil colonialist. You’re a racist. And I’m not any of those things. And neither are the other people I know who are Zionists.”
Extraordinary testimony from the now ex-BBC Exec Producer @imluciekon here. I’ve nothing but admiration for her courage in taking this on. 👇🏼
Aonghas Curran. retweeted
We have now entered the Find Out phase of our civic and joyous nationalism flowering.
“Something has to be done”
Sky @TomSkyNews speaks to Toni Dawson. the owner of an ice cream shop who voiced her frustration at the lack of preparedness from authorities from Storm Boelo, as Largs sees seawater flood shops and ruin shelf stocks
