1/. In 2009, I there was a commotion in the small Tuareg compound where I was staying near Aueglhok, northern Mali
3 boys had chased a deadly snake into a nearby rocky outcrop
Men gathered with sticks & takobas (swords) pushing dry grass into holes & crevices around the outcrop
3 boys had chased a deadly snake into a nearby rocky outcrop
Men gathered with sticks & takobas (swords) pushing dry grass into holes & crevices around the outcrop
2/. The men positioned themselves around the outcrop, waiting by each hole with their weapons raised
They then lit the grass
Snakes are v sensitive to smoke & before long the horned viper emerged from rocks to be swiftly battered to death
And I learned how to smoke out a snake
They then lit the grass
Snakes are v sensitive to smoke & before long the horned viper emerged from rocks to be swiftly battered to death
And I learned how to smoke out a snake
3/. I've been smoking out snakes ever since
Like everything in life, the answers we seek are usually in front of our noses all along
But sometimes - if something is being concealed - you have to smoke it out
Which brings me on to #DominicCummings!
#Cummings #CummingsTestimony
Like everything in life, the answers we seek are usually in front of our noses all along
But sometimes - if something is being concealed - you have to smoke it out
Which brings me on to #DominicCummings!
#Cummings #CummingsTestimony
4/. "They cover up crime with scandal & cover up malice with incompetence. They want to appear inept, instead of as having a well-defined plan”
Since 8/3/20, I've been trying to make sense of the govt's seemly incomprehensible handling of the COVID crisis
Since 8/3/20, I've been trying to make sense of the govt's seemly incomprehensible handling of the COVID crisis
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1252354324136521736
5/. Call me old fashioned, but I just don't buy the idea of Dominic "##Cummings as whistle blower"
He clearly has got axes to grind, but I don't trust him
In 2019 , he refused to appear before Parliamentary Committee, so why has he chosen to appear now?
He clearly has got axes to grind, but I don't trust him
In 2019 , he refused to appear before Parliamentary Committee, so why has he chosen to appear now?
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1396571991025487872
6/. We haven’t smoked #Cummings out
He is playing us: telling us only what he wants on record - painting a picture of chaos & incompetence
He has mentioned Ben & Marc Warner dozens of times but no one asks about that relationship & the links to #CambridgeAnalytica & #Palantir.
He is playing us: telling us only what he wants on record - painting a picture of chaos & incompetence
He has mentioned Ben & Marc Warner dozens of times but no one asks about that relationship & the links to #CambridgeAnalytica & #Palantir.
7/. “Sometimes, there is a subtle change in the wind, the clouds start to clear & the hunted becomes the hunter.” (Emerson Warner)
There are many ways to smoke out a snake
The simplest: Look them in the eye & ask them: “Are you a snake?”
You’ll know...
There are many ways to smoke out a snake
The simplest: Look them in the eye & ask them: “Are you a snake?”
You’ll know...
“Someone please ensure that they have the £530,000 within 24 hours & report back to me it’s been sent” #Cummings wrote to the CEO of NHSX in March 2020
@Dominic2306 tried to dodge contract rules & ordered officials to fast-track a grant to @OurWorldInData
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
@Dominic2306 tried to dodge contract rules & ordered officials to fast-track a grant to @OurWorldInData
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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