Ex journalist passionate to link politics& the planet. worked in senior management in Europe mostly, and Africa. political nerd. singer. writer.
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Alison Graham retweeted
The horrendous details in this mass rape case in Manchester are being revealed because despite the husband admitting his guilt 9 men still plead not guilty.
“Detectives found more than a million photographs and videos "cataloging" the husband's abuse on that device”
And one defendant allegedly texted,
"Delete all images from your phone etc as its too risky. Remember what happened to the guy in France.
"Delete me from your phone and life. If she caught you out it would be a whole lot of trouble and end of your marriage and ruin your life”.
Gisele Pelicot is a warning and now this woman will be too. “It’s too risky”. They are both very brave women defending other women too with their actions. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwdr…
Alison Graham retweeted
When MAGA points to someone's name or their faith, they're trying to distract you so they can pick your pocket.
Alison Graham retweeted
BIG | 🇺🇦🛡️‼️‼️ UKRAINE HAS DEPLOYED AN ELECTRONIC WARFARE “DOME” OVER KYIV TO COUNTER RUSSIAN JET-POWERED DRONES! The new defensive network is designed to disrupt the communication links used by Russian operators to remotely control their unmanned aircraft.
According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, the operation involved Ukraine’s leading electronic warfare manufacturers, working around the clock to produce and install equipment. The General Staff, Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, National Security and Defense Council, President’s Office, and other military units participated in the effort, which he said was under the president’s constant supervision. Beskrestnov claims the system forced Russia to pause, modify its Shahed drones, and search for alternative solutions.
The reported deployment highlights Ukraine’s growing emphasis on electronic warfare as a critical layer of air defense. Disrupting Russian drone control links could complicate attacks on Kyiv and force Moscow to invest in further technological adaptations. The effectiveness of the new system will ultimately depend on how well it performs against evolving Russian drone capabilities.
See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo
Alison Graham retweeted
‘Fifteen Minutes’
In the first ten days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, over one
thousand Palestinian children lost their lives. One. Thou-
sand. Children. Every fifteen minutes, a Palestinian child was
killed.
Each one of them was precious. In Ukraine, the Rus-
sian war killed 535 children in five hundred days. Every day,
a Ukrainian child was killed. Each one of them as precious.
Each one of them died in vain.
Defence for Children International said the toll for
Gaza was even higher than the official figures. Many of
the dead remained trapped under collapsed buildings, their
bodies unrecovered.
That’s what the numbers said. But numbers don’t bleed.
Numbers don’t scream. Children bleed. Their parents scream. Their names did not appear in headlines, but their futures were erased in moments. They died in homes, in schools, and in hospitals. Some died while sleeping. Some died while holding on to their brothers and sisters when the bombs struck; their siblings died with them. They cried as they heard the explosions, they screamed, “Mama, Baba!” but the sky still crashed down on them.
Excerpt from….
Alison Graham retweeted
🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦 Germany and Britain are looking for additional air defense equipment for Ukraine, as the US is not supplying enough Patriot
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said this at a briefing. According to him, few replenishments of Patriot systems and missiles for them are coming from the US, and German production of PAC-2 GEM-T missiles is only just beginning.
Berlin and London want to prepare a roadmap for other partners before the Ramstein meeting on November 17 in Brussels. Britain is also studying the possibilities of additional assistance and involving allies.
Alison Graham retweeted
According to Lex Strauss, South Africa 'Big bulls' mean 'big adventures.' Always the damn smug smile on these killers faces. 🤬
#BanTrophyHunting RT
@SARA2001NOOR @Angelux1111 @Gail7175 @Lin11W @PhaedraXTeddy
Alison Graham retweeted
Moscow is getting a taste of what they have been doing to Ukraine for 4 years. 6 Data Centers, 12 oil refineries, and they are gearing up for more, as the Nordic countries are joining Europe in supplying Ukraine!!
Alison Graham retweeted
So... Ryan Bridge, the bloke who sticks Union Jacks on lampposts so that foreigners learn to respect our rules, popped over to Somalia days before his court dates and got put under house arrest for ignoring their rules.
Integration's hard, isn't it Ryan?
Alison Graham retweeted
No, they are not. VOTE!! 💙🩵
Tennessee Democrats are being privately warned by their own party of huge defeats across the Volunteer State -- especially in the Ninth Congressional District. Read more: mighty990.com/tennessee-demo…
Alison Graham retweeted
The night ends with Fastball sitting on my lap just like when she was a kitten. I'm beyond fortunate for the experience with my cats.
Alison Graham retweeted
Meet fellow Michigan detransitioner @JonniSkinner - who was transitioned at the age of 13 years old.
Alison Graham retweeted
This is what voter suppression looks like. Ohio Statehouse Republicans passed a law allowing only ONE early vote location per county, no matter the county size or population. Shoutout to the people that waited in line for hours to vote.
🤖 Made with AI
Alison Graham retweeted
Exactly. Leave a customs union means you resurrect customs borders. The UK did so with 28 others. Leave a single market of regulations means you resurrect regulatory borders. The UK did so with 31 others. Thus adding both of these to those the UK already has with *all* the world's countries...
Customs & regulatory borders between different customs & different regulated territories are the hardest of "frictions" & barriers to trade & growth.
All Brexits were thus always going to fuck over & shrink the UK economy
For goodness sake, stop the claptrap !
It wasn't the "botched Brexit deal" which "put up frictions and barriers" - it was Brexit itself !
It's like leaving a gym, then complaining you've "botched" no longer being a member because you can't use the apparatus !
@EmmaforWycombe
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Thank you Greenpeace 💚
Greenpeace activists create ‘boulder barrier’ in North Sea to deter industrial fishing
Action taken to prevent bottom trawling in the marine protected area and conserve porpoise populations
Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders in the North Sea to snag the dragnets of industrial trawlers fishing in a marine protected area.
Activists onboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise dropped the giant stones to form an underwater barrier around the Southern North Sea marine protected area (MPA) – the UK’s most bottom-trawled MPA.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Alison Graham retweeted
Wow, Ukraine was able to retaliate to Russia hacking its alert system by hacking Russia’s own alert system almost immediately.
Ukraine is stunning Russia with its capability to fight fire with fire.
Ukraine has more than Putin knows.
kyivindependent.com/zelensky…
Alison Graham retweeted
🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @AldiUK understands what Government appears to be missing.
While Government responds to rising food prices by making some imports cheaper, Aldi is investing long-term in British production.
Julie Ashfield puts it perfectly:
“The ability to produce [food] belongs in the same category as water and power.”
And: “Building capacity takes years… decisions must be made before the next shock, not after it.”
Exactly 👍 Orchards, breeding herds, farmers and processing capacity cannot be recreated when a crisis arrives.
Food production is national infrastructure. Food security is national security.
Alison Graham retweeted
Israeli terrorists forces bombed Jabalia again—destroying a makeshift school educating 350 children and a displacement camp full of families who had nowhere else to go. Tents ripped to shreds. Kids’ classrooms wiped out. All under a so-called ceasefire.
There is nowhere safe in Gaza. #Jabalia #Gaza #Palestine
Alison Graham retweeted
I'm grateful to Sandie for taking that chance & putting herself out there because in doing so, the tribunal process revealed just how clueless a union can be. If you're a female working in the NHS, I suggest you join @DarlingtonUnion for clued-up protection.
