What we know about #Kakhovka Dam terrorist attack by Russia
In this thread for @BritFriendsUkr I detail the terrorist attack by Russia, the importance of the Dam, the devastation caused and the response from Ukraine’s & the world leaders. /1
The information highlights that Russia has committed #Ecocide on a horrific scale and its time the UK Government and Governments worldwide designate Russia a terrorist state. It is also time Ukraine’s allies give Ukraine all the weapons to kick Russia off all Ukrainian land. /3
Please do share the medium post and thread widely, so as many people as possible know about Russia's terrorist actions. /4
@JBickertonUK Clearly you dont understand the history of 400 years of racism in the United States. I suggest you watch the program by Henry Louis Gates Jr on reconstruction after the civil war. Then look at figures like Booker T Washington
@JBickertonUK Who put a focus on economic empowerment as a way of tackling institutionalised racism, because only eight years after the end of slavery in 1883 until the civil rights act, the Supreme Court ensured that African Americans across all U.S. states had less rights than they did
@JBickertonUK After slavery was abolished and were worse off economically.
This was due to allowing officially segregation which led for many years to apartheid across the USA in businesses, restaurants, shops, schools etc.
It's been hard to describe about what living with chronic post #COVID19 fatigue is like.
This fab piece by @claudiatanner where she spoke to @bcdelaney1, Prof Paul Garner of Liverpool Tropical Medicine School & actress Gemma Hepworth who all had it. /1
Also if you have had the symptoms over a long period of time in the way myself, @bcdelaney1, Gemma and Paul describe please if you have not already talk to your GP and as I have done and Prof Tim Spector of @KingsCollegeLon encourages please self-report your symptoms on their/2
I sympathise more with a person and also am disgusted about the actions of those who have gone in to hate Territory.
I say this as someone who believes he should have been fired for clear workplace bullying of a friend of mine.
I am still puzzled by /1
Why so many people are so desperate to defend something which despite me feeling more sympathetic to the man has clearly got this wrong.
I get the anger towards him too, I really do, but ultimately is it helping, no? And I do believe him about threats to him and his family/2
As his MP @EmilyThornberry should be doing all she can to stop that, not inciting it on Twitter.
Having worked for an MP, I am aware your job is often about helping people where there is no love lost, but the job of an MP is to represent all your constituents, not those who/3
I'm concerned MPs who due to the outdated voting system are putting their health at risk as they need to scrutinise the #CoronavirusBillUK but should have been able to scrutinise this virtually. /1
I'm worried for all those there and think its mad that @MattHancock who looks ill is having to deal with people like @SteveBakerHW and @CarolineLucas who are being so rude to @MattHancock and the other MPs. /2