To be very clear here:

If someone has their hands tied behind their backs, regardless of whether they were a combatant or not, they are classed as “hors de combat”.

Under the Geneva Convention, they are non-combatants and protected people, and it’s a war crime to kill them

chin up laurence, think of it as a money divorce

1/5. I know I’m going on about this a lot but for someone who’s quite invested in historical truth, I think it’s really important to respond now that Kemi Badenoch has unleashed those dogs of culture war, the The Telegraph and @iealondo, by denying the role of colonial exploitation…

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It's #WorldBookDay so why not consider pledging for a copy of my book Invisible Rainbows, which is currently crowdfunding on Unbound!

It's got everything from cutting-edge astronomy to keeping us safe from space threats (with some cocktails too)!

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Highly recommend Sunburn by James Felton which made for enlightening, funny and (necessarily) depressing poolside reading

'You know what this vote to send vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda is missing?'
'Even a semblance of human empathy?'
'Not even close, it's nibbles'

UK courts when you ask if you can break international law:

Again the Prime Minister falsely claims that a 'foreign court' is the issue - in fact it was the UK Supreme Court that found the Rwanda policy unlawful

T€RFs give it a fucking rest 2024 challenge.

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Hi everyone, after the legal costs and court fees, what was left. I donated to these charities.

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the writers of the show used to use this address to talk to fans but eventually stopped using it. in 2008 i discovered it was hijacked and being used to trick fans into installing malware itnews.com.au/news/homer-sim…

I had a previously account banned in 2020 that I had already appealed with evidence and reason multiple times without success.

Last night I appealed again for the craic and said only 'I was banned pre-Elon and want back on his free speech train'.

This morning, this:

Putting my serious hat on for a second:

A friend of mine had the appalling news that they'd lost their brother & nephew to a house fire. A gofundme has been set up to help cover the funeral expenses & try to rebuild the shattered lives of the survivors.

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'Did you get that picture of Liz Truss?'
'Yeah. Real fuckin scared of her own handbag, just like you asked.'