Ukrainians continue to send me footage of the destruction being visited in their country. 🧵

1. The center of Mykolaiv, one of the main shipbuilding centers of the Black Sea, after night fighting.
2. The results of shelling in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv (Buchma Street). One woman died, two people were hospitalized, the apartments on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors were destroyed..
3. An apartment building in Bucha, Kyiv region, hit by a Russian shell.
Note these are all civilian targets.

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Feb 21
As Putin recognises the LNR & DNR "Republics" I repost some photos I took when all this began back in 2014 as Russian backed forces seized cities across the east.

Things began in earnest in Donetsk when protestors stormed municipal buildings & began waving Russian flags etc.
In those early days, even though it was clear that something organized wes behind it all, the people were a mix of local thugs and kids and so on.
It was a real mix - but clearly all the flags and slogan and banners were ready
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Nov 14, 2021
COP26 climate summit gets 197 countries to agree to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but India and China water down a clause on fossil fuels.

Two steps forward one step back. This is the pattern of reform in this area; and it costs us time we don't have.
ft.com/content/c891d4…
On the plus side it's the first time the subject has been included in a final COP decision. The agreement asks countries to “accelerate efforts towards” phasing down “unabated coal power”
Again we see a divide between richer countries & those suffering more due to climate change, which tend to be poorer & need payment to help them cope with the effects of climate change. COP26 vows to start a “dialogue” about funding a new organisation to give them support.
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Oct 10, 2021
THREAD: I am on-the-ground in Erbil for the #iraqielections2021. I feel my Iraqi heritage - & these elections - strongly today: the photo is of my great-grandfather, who many years ago was MP for Basra.

So what's been happening & what is likely to happen? Let's get started! Image
I've been looking the elections for a while & also work with sources on the ground, relevant organisations & - where possible - speak to government officials. Hopefully the picture that emerges is as accurate as can be. Critically it's informed by Iraqis who actually live here.
Polls opened at 7am local time (4 hours ago). The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) says voting is going smoothly and free from political or militia pressure (let's see...) The last few weeks has witnessed a typically fraught election period & "intense" campaigning.
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Jul 11, 2021
A new genre has been born....if England win forget the rampant drunkenness, can we take the kitsch?
Seriously, it's a genre.
This is wonderful (I suspect some are piss takes but even better). Via @moylato
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