Writer, author of novel Whistling Jack. Likes wildlife and sleeper trains. Identifies as a seal.
Penzance, Cornwall UK
Joined March 2009
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Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Messages from an Iranian citizen who has managed to reach me via Starlink:
•Please, for God’s sake, help us.
•We are all extremely scared.
•They killed people very brutally.
•A few of our friends are missing. •Their phones are switched off.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
This horrifying footage must be seen by the entire world. For years, Russia has been misleading the West with talk of its “commitment to peace” and its “desire to end the war,” while at the same time carrying out a bloody terrorist slaughter in Ukrainian cities every single day.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
TEHRAN IS MAKING HISTORY TONIGHT.
Even under blackout, the truth is getting out - thanks to Starlink.
The people will win.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
🚨⚡️BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports say that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted his resignation to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
That's it.
I'm calling it.
This is the Iranian Revolution.
We're literally in the Iranian Revolution.
This is the moment we Iranians have been preparing for our entire lives.
This is going to be bigger than the fall of the Berlin Wall. History is being made by Iranians.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Storm #Goretti is set to bring strong winds along the southern coast of the UK with gusts up to 90 mph (dark red in this animation), and heavy snowfall across parts of central, southern, and western England and Wales.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
#StormGoretti #StormGorettiGWR
Great Western Railway services-
⚠️Based on the bad weather expected, the following alterations will apply:
◾️Services will be suspended between Plymouth and Penzance from 18:00, including all branch lines in Cornwall
◾️Services will be suspended between Exeter and Okehampton / Barnstaple from 18:00
◾️No services will run between Great Malvern and Hereford after 15:00. From 19:00, no services will run between Worcester and Great Malvern.
◾️No services will run from Gloucester to Worcester after 18:00, as well as from Worcester to Gloucester after 19:00
nationalrail.co.uk/service-d…
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️
Strong winds across the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall
Thursday 1700 – 2300
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
BREAKING
Armed regime forces carried out a brutal attack on a hospital in Ilam.
They broke down hospital doors, stormed inside, and opened fire on civilians and the injured.
What the regime is doing to the people of Iran is a crime against humanity.
Be the voice of the Iranian people.
Ilam — January 4, 2026
#Iran
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Maduro was a brutal ruler, it’s true. So is Putin—who Trump supports. So was Bolsonaro, who Trump supports. So was the drug-trafficking former head of Honduras, who Trump just pardoned. So is Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. MBS. Bibi.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
🚨 Shiraz | Jan 3, 2026
BREAKING: On the 7th day of the national uprising, the people of Shiraz have risen up. Major roadblocks are in place as residents join the movement.
#Shiraz #IranProtests
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Once again,
If this uprising fails, everyone you see in this video risks being tortured and hanged.
You need to understand that unlike the West, protesting under the islamic regime in Iran can easily get you killed.
Stand with these brave people.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Protesters marching down a street in the centre of Marvdasht chant slogans in support of Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, on fifth day of protests in Iran.
Location: 29.874124, 52.800150
Verified by @GhonchehAzad
Video: @ManotoNews
@GeoConfirmed
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Hate to confess my naivety but I’m utterly shocked by the silence and lack of support for the Iranian people by British politicians and media.
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Ruth Baron, 99, was a Jewish codebreaker who helped crack Nazi Germany’s Enigma machine and change the course of World War II.
She passed away on December 22, just a few days ago.
She was one of the last surviving members of Bletchley Park—the British codebreaking center that secretly changed the outcome of World War II.
Ruth Bourne was born in 1925 in London to a Jewish family. By the time she turned 18 in 1943, Nazi Germany controlled most of Europe.
At that point, The Holocaust was destroying Jewish lives by the thousands every single day.
Ruth wanted to help. But at 18, with limited options for women during wartime, she didn't know how.
Then she received an unusual summons. Report to a government facility in Buckinghamshire. Tell no one. Ask no questions.
She arrived at Bletchley Park not knowing what she'd been recruited for: inside, thousands of people were working on Britain's most vital secret: breaking Nazi codes.
Operators like Ruth decoded the actual messages, indexed them, analyzed patterns, and passed urgent intelligence to military commanders.
She famously decoded Nazi messages planning operations that would kill Allied soldiers, decoded intel about plan D-Day plans, the largest military invasion in history, and likely helped save hundreds with her work.
She has has passed away at 99. Working in total secrecy, she was a true hero. 🕯️ – at Delray Beach, FL
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
Jimmy Lai should be in the same league as the many political prisoners who garnered widespread attention through international campaigns. People such as:
> Nelson Mandela
> Aung San Suu Kyi
> Václav Havel
Somehow, the international media and Hollywood celebrities are relatively muted.
One can only speculate as to why. Many don’t want to anger Jimmy’s persecutors (the CCP), for they will suffer economic consequences.
Perhaps Jimmy - being both a Christian and a vocal free market advocate - doesn’t align with their values.
Whatever the reason, I hope the UK and US government manage to intervene somehow.
The 78 yr old media mogul who founded Apple Day in Hong Kong has been convicted under national security offenses.
Over the last 5 years he has been held in solitary confinement, awaiting his sentencing. During this time, the Chinese government denied him access to Holy Communion and other sacraments.
As a British citizen, Jimmy could have fled and lived the remainder of his life as a free man. But he chose to stay behind alongside the people of Hong Kong whose plight he has illuminated and defended for so long.
As @benedictrogers writes,
“The two leaders who more than any other have a responsibility to demand his release: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo has at least sent a symbolic message by meeting Mr Lai’s wife and daughter recently. Keir Starmer has condemned the verdict. But both must now join forces to mobilise the world to free Mr Lai
Josephine Gardiner retweeted
CFU wishes you a joyful and peaceful holiday season filled with warmth, laughter, and love.
Thank you to all who stand with us. Your solidarity gives us strength in the fight for freedom and justice.
