Writer. Books include A Crack in Everything, Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand & Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You

London
Joined May 2009
"The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening." - Rosa Luxemburg
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Aberfan is the first TV news story I remember. I was 8 - the age of many of the children who were killed when the coal slag heap collapsed on their school.
9.15am, Aberfan. In silence as they remember the 144 who died in the disaster, 60 years on
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No one was prosecuted for Aberfan just has no one has (so far) been prosecuted for Grenfell.
Do not forget that warnings were ignored Do not forget the cold, choking slurry that rushed a school nor the dismissive, callous response of the English establishment. Aberfan. 60 years.
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I remember the shock of #Aberfan. I was only 7. Those children were the same age I was. They were denied the life l have had. Unutterably sad.
At 9:15am today, Wales will fall silent to remember those who were taken from us in the Aberfan disaster. 60 years may have passed, but we will never forget them.
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Best laugh today
JD Vance: “I don’t think there’s evidence that the Trump family has become enriched by politics.” He really thinks people are stupid enough to believe this.
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Marcus Chown retweeted
What about going after tax avoiders? Every year, HMRC, by its own estimates, fails to collect 46.8 billion of tax. See webarchive.nationalarchives.… How about hiring more people to retrieve this avoided tax before suggesting cutting welfare to the poorest and most vulnerable?
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Childcare for those earning more than £100,000, an inheritance tax cut for the 4.72 per cent of people that pay it… The Tories are no longer even pretending they give a toss about the majority of people in the UK.
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#TraitorTrump is trending, keep it up!
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Trump is a TRAITOR to America and our allies. #TraitorTrump #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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Trump “Zelenskyy wants to make problems for the world and our farmers. He had better damn well stop.” Today is indeed a turning point. It’s the day traitor Trump confirmed that he’s on team Putin.
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At what point is Trump considered a traitor?
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xitter.cf/atrupar/status/2032475… An Impeachable Offense? My fellow Americans: If the information from Western intelligence reports, Ukrainian Pres. #Zelenskyy’s “irrefutable evidence,” and European officials, including the EU’s top diplomat is true and correct, #Russia is aiding #Iran’s ability to target American forces. Russia is allegedly supplying Iran with satellite photos of U.S. bases and warships, signals intelligence, upgraded drones, and attack tactics. The goal is to help Iran strike American troops more accurately. Russian satellites photographed targets like Prince Sultan Air Base just days before Iranian strikes wounded U.S. personnel there. These Russian assisted strikes appear to have contributed to the deaths of American service members and the wounding of hundreds. One recent attack at Prince Sultan Air Base injured around a dozen troops, two of them seriously. Yet the Trump administration has downplayed it all. Officials call Russia’s help “inconsequential” and say it makes no real difference. That response has drawn criticism. A rival superpower is reportedly giving an enemy better tools to attack U.S. soldiers, but the White House acts like it is no big deal. European allies are warning loudly at the G7. Zelenskyy has shown clear satellite evidence. The reports are consistent. Our troops are in greater danger because Russia is sharpening Iran’s attacks according to these sources, yet the administration treats the threat lightly. Strong leadership would face the facts and push back hard, not brush it aside. If Democrats regain the House in 2027 and the evidence shows a clear link from Russian intelligence to American casualties, this could support articles of impeachment. For impeachment purposes, it may be enough that the president knowingly downplayed a verified threat to U.S. troops while Americans were killed or injured as a result.
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Replying to @Republicans
🚨Trump is now working with RUSSIA regarding utilizing AI with military weapons. The same country who gave intelligence to IRAN to kill our service members.
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Trump's own intelligence agencies say Russia is helping Iran target American troops, but he'd rather believe Putin. @michaeldweiss tears into Trump's humiliating deference to the Russian dictator: "He just looks like a pathetic fucking cuck."
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Replying to @staunovo
The triumvirate of evil, looking to carve up Ukraine and feast on the spoils. Trump is a treasonous, backstabbing bastard. America has GOT to get rid of him. Vote, everyone! That is step #1!
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Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle.Embarrassing. Putin knows Trump views himself as an equal so the three of them will meet and carve up Ukraine?
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The WSJ reports that Putin proposed a meeting with Trump and China’s Xi Jinping during an October 9 phone call, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine on terms favoring Moscow. President Zelensky and European leaders would be excluded from the talks.
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Putin wants to carve up Ukraine with Trump and Xi while Zelensky is shut out. Trump is easing sanctions and making fuel deals with Moscow. Putin gets a seat at the table; Ukraine gets sidelined. That’s not peace. That’s selling out an ally.
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Putin proposed that he, Trump and Xi meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow. Zelensky would not be invited. @Lingling_Wei @learyreports @tggrove @jdawsey1 wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f…
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