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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 9d

The anti-genocide protests are not made against the Jewish community. They're not even made against Israel per se. They are primarily against *our own government*, and it's complicity in the genocide being carried out by the Israeli state. The home secretary's remarks should be seen in that context.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 9d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about the Home Secretarys comments that yesterdays protests about Israels actions were dishonourable (she also said they were unBritish).

Zack is spot on.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 9d

I'll say it again. Our horror at the Gaza genocide and at the atrocity in Manchester comes in both cases from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity in the face of both these evils as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.

Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Home secretary Shabana Mahmood urges pro-Palestine protesters to consider not taking part in marches this weekend.

"Imagine if you lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country ... sometimes a little unity, a little solidarity, some love to other people is required"

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 10d

My tired scream into the abyss: Aaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 11d

'So how do you start a conversation with someone shouting abuse, I ask?
It all starts with “would you like some cake?” Heston replies.'
goodapocalypse.substack.com/p/cake-or-de...

Cake or death?

How cupcakes are helping to defuse far right protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11d

Food, medical care, in-facility stores. There's 💰 to be gained from the business of immigration detention.

Find out more in the launch of Conlon and Hiemstra's new book, plus discussion with Prof Ruben Andersson, on 21 October, 5-6pm BST. Register here ⬇️

www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 12d

My daily scream into the abyss: Aaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 12d

Sounds exciting to me! When I start working again after this PhD, a hoover that doesn't get hair stuck in it will be on my shopping list.

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 13d

The UK-France agreement uses a former EU member state as a return destination without the Common European Asylum System safeguards. Blog: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/sussex-centr...

Outsourcing Through the Back Door. The UK France Deal Undermines the Legal Basis of CEAS | Sussex Centre for Migration Research Blog

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you! And thanks for holding onto hope on my behalf, during this time where I don't really have any.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, I want something better! I've finally joined a political party - obviously the Green one!

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d

Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit.

Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.

Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk

Pm says Britain has been squeamish about illegal immigration.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 20d

A difficult but important read scroll.in/article/1086...

The chilling parallels between famine in Palestine and colonial Bengal

Democratic governments, accountable to their citizens, have a strong incentive to prevent large-scale starvation, as Amartya Sen has noted.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 21d

And books by Behrouz Boochani, such as 'Freedom, Only Freedom'. I haven't read 'No Friend but the Mountains' yet, but that's another of his. Behrouz is a journalist who was held in Australia's offshore detention centre in Papua New Guinea.

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 21d

'Supply Chain Justice: The Logistics of British Border Control, by Mary Bosworth

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 22d

And 'some are thugs, but not most of them'. What are you trying to defend here? And then the person talking about how the govt needs to listen to people's concerns (I can't remember the exact wording).

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 22d

I got into Gogglebox through my brother in law, but seeing a few of their stars' responses to the far right rally has put me off, e.g., 'the person I know who went is not a far right fascist'. They might not be, but nevertheless they purposely attended an obviously far right fascist rally. So...

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 22d

I got into Gogglebox through my brother in law, but seeing a few of their stars' responses to the far right rally has put me off, e.g., 'the person I know who went is not a far right fascist'. They might not be, but nevertheless they purposely attended an obviously far right fascist rally. So...

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 23d

Same

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 27d

'A moving testament to the transformative impact of open hearts and open minds, illustrating that even in the face of adversity, a community can emerge as a guiding light for those seeking refuge and a sense of belonging' m.youtube.com/watch?v=p3LE...

The Lost Guide - The Pickwell Foundation

YouTube video by The Pickwell Foundation

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 27d

And adding to the racism is the opportunity by those racists to make money through securitisation and the private security industry.

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 27d

But, @zackpolanski.bsky.social, leaders of such scenes, e.g., Farage & Musk, haven't suffered from austerity. It's the consequence of hundreds of years of racism, trying to maintain/get back feelings of superiority over others, incl reacting badly to anti-racism movements, e.g., Black Lives Matter.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 27d

A Israeli soldier who was attached to the GHF "relief" operation, and was ordered to shoot at the crowd:

"The officers would shout at me: take them down, take them down. I shot 50-60 bullets per day, I stopped counting the kills. I have no idea how many people I killed, lots. Children".

Haaretz.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 28d

And adding to the racism at source is the opportunity by those racists to make money through securitisation and the private security industry. I found 'Freedom, Only Freedom: The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani' enlightening (Aus offshore detention). Do you have any reading suggestions? Thanks.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 28d

Let me elaborate my disagreement with @zackpolanski.bsky.social in a 🧵. The scenes on our streets are not "the consequences of decades of austerity" but of centuries of racism propagated by the British ruling classes to rationalise the social order they have constructed at home and abroad.

David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 29d

I'm genuinely grateful for the solidarity, irrespective of how rare this is from a politician. But fascism can't be reduced to displaced economic concerns. It doesn't stand up analytically, it won't help politically or strategically, and I really wish the left (of which I'm part) wouldn't do this.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29d

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality.

We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks

Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 29d

Looking at my research data, I see I'll need to reference this in my thesis (not the post, but the data you've based it on) so I'm bookmarking it for later. Thanks!

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah @deepashah.bsky.social · 29d

Hi, could you send me the source(s) for these figures so that I can share them with a contact? Thanks!

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