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https://twitter.com/battleforeurope/status/1730996255508045968This is not to detract from the horror of the war in Gaza. But rather to highlight an injustice against the children of Tigray which for reasons unfathomable was monumentally mismanaged by the peak bodies of the UN. And about which the truth is overdue in being investigated, revealed or even acknowledged by Western news media.
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1720155810247156169The problem - and this is my opinion not GC’s - is that nobody in the Labour Caucus seems to be willing to step up and take on the position of leader. There were some half hearted attempts to discuss having a leadership vote in caucus after the defeat. But the obvious candidate for caretaker PM Grant Robertson seems to still be unwilling to step up. He should be dragooned IMHO. And if. It him then Parker Sepoloni or Woods.
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1689231395183362048Since the announcement the Nigerian Senate has again refused to authorise the use of Nigerian Troops in an intervention. The decision to put military action back on the table was announced by President Tinubu who is the current chair of ECOWAS.
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1688520081410588672The video >> has a short clip of the full interview with @SecBlinken which is here on BBC World Service's Focus On Africa program https://t.co/Rm47vR3piV.
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1688494314723180544Video #2 - @France24_en Analysis: ECOWAS credibility at risk over Niger intervention >> << a clip from a fresh @France24 english report on the crisis - the full video of this segment (broadcast Saturday) is here >> https://t.co/YqsTHjYHbe
https://twitter.com/jcokechukwu/status/1688106418224640000And from @aljazeera France agrees to seek a diplomatic solution.
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https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1686045829793038336This is what happened...... the models show significant rain across all of Sudan. Which is unprecedented in the 3 years I have been focussed on the weather in the Horn. What the flooding impacts of this may be, I do not know. It depends how long the phenomena lasts for. But the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1684898541653630976August 1 update on the North Atlantic Weather Assembly. Its remaining largely intact. Two Tropical disturbances are feeding it from the West and central Atlantic. Continued flows of water south over Canada Iceland are continuing to feed it. The low circulation over New Foundland… https://t.co/NXBqI1SdEAtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1684717159698640897Closeup from this evening.