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Captain Starkiller

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Like #GenderIdentity, politics is not binary. I prefer to #DisagreeAgreeably rather than resort to blocking & insults. That is what Twitter is for. But I respect your right to be rude if that is what you prefer. https://captainstarkiller.blogspot.com

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · Apr 23

The record of Labour and the #NHS is one to be proud of. The Conservatives are the party that fails it. Repeatedly. #PMQs

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 5h

The dystopian reality of a #OneStateSolution ruled by Hamas or the Israeli right is something you may be happy with. I am not. www.algemeiner.com/2024/06/14/t...

This Is How Hamas Treats Gay People; Why Is the World Silent?

Pro-Hamas activists gather in Washington Square Park for a rally following a protest march held in response to an NYPD …

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 6h

It would be great if independent Journalists were allowed to enter #Gaza, but for some ‘strange’ reason Israel does not want independent media access there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #PressFreedom

UK backs joint call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza

Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 7h

So the US plotted to overthrow a government which did not exist? www.theguardian.com/world/2008/m... #GazaBombshell

US plotted to overthrow Hamas after election victory

Vanity Fair magazine reports of secret project for removal of Islamist government in Gaza

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 7h

You cannot state that there were no elections in #Gaza and then admit to elections taking place in the same post! Elections were held and Hamas won the majority of seats in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2017/o...

Tony Blair: ‘We were wrong to boycott Hamas after its election win’

Former prime minister says international community should have tried to pull militant Islamic faction ‘into a dialogue’ over its refusal to recognise Israel

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 7h

#TheKindnessOfStrangers - A gang of scary-looking youths stepped in to save me from being mugged

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The kindness of strangers: a gang of scary-looking youths stepped in to save me from being mugged

I was having some trouble getting the car door to open when I suddenly felt hands around my neck. A voice behind me said ‘give me your purse’

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 15h

I live in the UK. No one bows to #KingCharles like that.

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 15h

Both Hamas and the Israeli right agree with you that a #TwoStateSolution is not possible. I disagree.

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 15h

Where have I ever posted that I want to ignore rape and torture? You have made a claim. #ProveIt.

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 19h

You can argue the same about Palestinians. I would prefer to work to a peaceful #TwoStateSolution. www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04...

The Gaza Bombshell

After failing to anticipate Hamas’s victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and self-defeating Middle East debacle: part Iran-con...

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 19h

The #October7th attacks were horrific. You can ignore it if you want. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-m...

Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears

The BBC has seen and heard evidence that Hamas fighters committed horrific sexual violence in Israel.

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 19h

Israel have been killing Palestinians for a while and now blames Hamas for breaking the #GazaCeasefire www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office

Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 19h

Turkeys voting for Christmas - Support for #ReformUK increasing among British Indians www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Support for Reform UK increasing among British Indians, poll shows

Exclusive: Survey finds 13% of British Indians back Nigel Farage’s party compared with only 4% at last election

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 1d

Keeping a scorecard of deaths is not the way to bring peace to #TheHolyLand. captainstarkiller.blogspot.com/2023/11/lead...

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 1d

As I posted before, those murdered by #Hamas were guilty of what? Extremists on both sides want to oppress their own people and eradicate the other.

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 1d

Those murdered on #October7th were collaborators?

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 1d

Have you reported him for it? captainstarkiller.blogspot.com/2025/10/is-k...

Is Keir Starmer complicit in genocide?

Two years ago, an attack was launched from Gaza that brought about a response from Israel. The attack was intended to remind Jews in Israel...

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 1d

What’s my point? It is that it is not a binary situation of one being good and one being bad. The IDF have attempted Ethnic Cleansing and Hamas have murdered over a thousand Israeli’s. But #LGB rights are protected in Israel, they are not in the Palestinian areas.
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Revolution Blues @revbluessusie.bsky.social · 3d

What is your point?

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 2d

Those murdered by #Hamas were guilty of what? Extremists on both sides want to oppress their own people and eradicate the other.

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 2d

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Airplane! Coffee Scene: The Original and the Spoof

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

I know that too many on both sides have suffered, too many have been taught to hate and extremism on both sides has resulted in the deaths of too many innocents. Or are we to #AgreeToDisagree on this as well?

a sign that says coexist on it with a peace sign and a star of david

ALT: a sign that says coexist on it with a peace sign and a star of david

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

The Palestinian Authority was elected into power in #TheWestBank with Gaza electing Hamas. Both elections were free and fair, but the democratic mandate has expired. Both have suppressed #LGB rights let alone T, Q and others. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3211772...

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Palestinian gays flee to Israel

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

Here is another source, but I expect that you will side with those on the right and the left who refuse to accept that the UK played a role in bringing about the #GazaCeasefire uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-envoy-...

Trump envoy praises UK’s ‘vital role’ in Gaza talks

Steve Witkoff lauded the ‘incredible input’ of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

Before laws that have given the electorate an equal voice, women were wrongly considered to be less able than men. Rewind 200 years and only certain men were allowed to vote. youtu.be/LS37SNYjg8w?... #VoterSuppression #Misogyny

Women: Know Your Limits! Harry Enfield - BBC comedy

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Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

#Starmer worked for UK jobs when he got to his knees to suck off Trump “earning” a 10% #TrumpTariff. What would #JeremyCorbyn do to protect British jobs and workers?

Captain Starkiller @cpnstarkiller.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t see #ZackPolanski getting to his knees to suck off Trump the way #Starmer has done to “earn” 10% #TrumpTariffs. What rate would the Greens be able to negotiate?