I was just talking with friends about the recent panels on a United Ireland during Feile, some of which I’ve extremely unfortunately missed, but just some thoughts, that I think @cjhumanrights might have made in a probably more eloquent way: it’s the sheer innovation. Hear me out Up until 2016, when engaged about northern Irish politics abroad, a recurring theme was whether I believed there was a case for reunification, and if it was even possible. At the time, my answers rested on an “if”. There were many aspects, some too complex, to consider.

There is a lot of confusion in this, so since Sunak’s shtick is as old as time, and indeed no one should give his op-ed any clicks, let’s look into what this entails 🧵 (reposted for misspelling his name)

https://twitter.com/MariaWNorris/status/1554766705389441025

The definition of extremism is inherently political and the remit of CT is in fact left to what is *designated*. This is why programmes like PREVENT and CHANNEL are problematic: because they straddle the two. What Sunak is doing here is calling on the (stereo)typical:

I expect @attackerman to write more about the Al-Zawahiri execution-by-drone, because there is so much to unpack. I read this piece (to which I have zero notes, it’s another journalistic 100%) but a very heavy sensation, that 21 years on, Justice is nil. foreverwars.ghost.io/the-war-is-dea… “Reasonable counter terrorism” should be lawful and legally compliant CT that would, amongst other things, provide a fair trial to 9/11 victims and survivors, based on reliable evidence. But there is none, and suspects have been tortured for decades. Evidence of which, classified

Not gratuitous, but a note about the “Nazis did the same confiscating wedding rings before killing Jews” parallels with the Trump border.

That was extermination. It was the last step in a long, planned, policy to exterminate, but initially, it was about deportation. As observers have noticed, especially those working in conflict: genocide is almost impossible without dehumanization first. The climate must be hostile to those about to face rejection and torture. There must be an element of large approval of isolation and rejection.

I've been in Belfast for couple of days - I want to address today's PMQs, but thread about borders & FoM based on 2 people. (You can mute) A longtime friend of mine is finishing up her PhD in access to education. She initially focused strictly on integrated schools, but expanded