When the subject moves to ethics, @BorisJohnson becomes more guarded
Asked whether he believes one "can derive the ethics from the science" he avoids answering
Perhaps he’s aware that discussions of genomics can easily slip into the subject of eugenics.
I know!
Most of us switch-off at the mention of “genomics”, but it is crucial to understanding how the world is transforming & how “super forecasters” see the need for society to transform too
This thread👇offers a potted summary of just some of what is going on. #GenomeUK
“They cover up crime with scandal & cover up malice with incompetence. They want to project an image of being inept, instead of as having a cruel & well-defined plan”
@sarahkendzior describes it as a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as govt.
And yet, #Palantir & #FacultyAI - companies with links to #CambridgeAnalytica - run the NHS digital platform & have access all our health data, including genetic material
3/. When I got back to London - the sand still in my hair - I handed in my notice
A month later, in May 2009, I became a full-time journalist, started planning for the #FiSahara Film Festival 2010 and - with a small but dedicated team - launched the Free Western Sahara Network.
Before #COVID19 hit, it felt like the world was starting to wake up to the harm of plastics
But with the arrival of #coronavirus,
single use plastic is now seen as ‘safer’ & millions of masks & gloves are ending up in our oceans @GelarehDarabi@AJEnglish
We cannot plead ignorance
We can no longer afford apathy
In the UK, each of us discards about 100kg of plastic per year, mostly in packaging
There’s a ‘trash vortex' / ‘plastic soup’ the size of Texas in the Pacific where there are 6 kilos of plastic for every kilo of plankton
This comes as it was revealed that the prosecutor in the trial of @amnesty’s honorary Turkey Chair, #TanerKilic, has requested that the court uphold his conviction ahvalnews.com/eu-turkey/eu-l…
2/. If the court upholds #TanerKilic’s conviction, he’ll be taken back to jail to serve the rest of his 6yr jail term
He’s already been behind bars for 1+ years
This despite the fact not a SHREAD of evidence has been produced of any criminal wrong doing.
3/. "We’re responsible not only for what we say but what we fail to say by staying silent"
In 2018 when #TanerKilic was in jail, @snowden joined 2m people to demand his release