Mike Jempson
@mediawisemj.bsky.social
Irish European writer & granddad; NUJ Life Member; much to read on my website www.mikejempson.eu
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#OtD 8 Feb 1943 Lepa Svetozara Radic, a 17-year-old partisan from Bosnia-Herzegovina was captured by the Germans. The Nazis offered her her life if she gave up the names of her comrades, but she showed "unprecedented defiance", refused and was executed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
#OtD 8 Feb 1943 Lepa Svetozara Radic, a 17-year-old partisan from Bosnia-Herzegovina was captured by the Germans. The Nazis offered her her life if she gave up the names of her comrades, but she showed "unprecedented defiance", refused and was executed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
The use of taxis for medical appointments, authorised by by HO, was because HO kept moving asylum seekers from town to town instead of dealing with their claims. Self-serving hypocritical headlines.
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The use of taxis for medical appointments, authorised by by HO, was because HO kept moving asylum seekers from town to town instead of dealing with their claims. Self-serving hypocritical headlines.
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The federal administration’s actions over the past year—including dismantling USAID, cutting ties with the WHO, and overhauling vaccine recommendations—are expected to take a huge toll on health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Vanessa Kerry.
From air pollution to disease outbreaks: Assessing health impacts of Trump administration policies | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Trump administration actions over the past year are expected to take a huge toll on health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Vanessa Kerry.
hsph.harvard.edu
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The federal administration’s actions over the past year—including dismantling USAID, cutting ties with the WHO, and overhauling vaccine recommendations—are expected to take a huge toll on health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Vanessa Kerry.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Alice Sollier (née Mathieu-Dubois) French doctor. 1887 1st Black French woman to qualify as medical doctor. 1st French female physician to be director of private healthcare facility. 1 of 72 women whose names proposed to be added to #EifffelTower New #Wikipedia pg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_S...
February 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Alice Sollier (née Mathieu-Dubois) French doctor. 1887 1st Black French woman to qualify as medical doctor. 1st French female physician to be director of private healthcare facility. 1 of 72 women whose names proposed to be added to #EifffelTower New #Wikipedia pg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_S...
I really do not understand why Israel is allowed to continue with its crimes - still killing Palestinians despite a ‘ceasefire’; restricting access and egress at the Rafah Crossing and limiting humanitarian aid; not to mention their terrorism in the West Bank.
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I really do not understand why Israel is allowed to continue with its crimes - still killing Palestinians despite a ‘ceasefire’; restricting access and egress at the Rafah Crossing and limiting humanitarian aid; not to mention their terrorism in the West Bank.
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Gay Iranians face death after Trump betrayal
Two gay Iranian men who fled to the US after being arrested in Iran for ‘homosexual conduct’ now face deportation under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger
Two gay Iranian men who fled to the US after being arrested in Iran for ‘homosexual conduct’ now face deportation under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger
Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran
“They are textbook asylum cases,” attorney Rebekah Wolf told The Advocate. “People from a country where who they are is criminalized and punishable by torture or death — that is literally the definition of an asylum seeker.”
www.advocate.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Gay Iranians face death after Trump betrayal
Two gay Iranian men who fled to the US after being arrested in Iran for ‘homosexual conduct’ now face deportation under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger
Two gay Iranian men who fled to the US after being arrested in Iran for ‘homosexual conduct’ now face deportation under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger
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Barry McCall, former NUJ President: “A true newshound, Paddy Clancy RIP was one of the finest tabloid journalists of his generation. He was also the leader of Dublin’s first and only freelance strike.”
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tri...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tri...
Tributes paid to versatile veteran Paddy Clancy
Tributes have been paid to former NUJ activist Paddy Clancy, who died at the weekend following a short illness.
www.nuj.org.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Barry McCall, former NUJ President: “A true newshound, Paddy Clancy RIP was one of the finest tabloid journalists of his generation. He was also the leader of Dublin’s first and only freelance strike.”
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tri...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tri...
If not before!
BREAKING: Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill tells Sky's Trevor Philips that the country has the ability to take control of their fortune as she suggests there could be a border poll by 2030
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
If not before!
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#OtD 1 Feb 1922 British authorities in Hong Kong banned the striking Chinese Seamen's Union, raided its office, seized furniture, books and documents, and closed the premises. Workers declared a sympathy general strike, and next month the strike won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7700...
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#OtD 1 Feb 1922 British authorities in Hong Kong banned the striking Chinese Seamen's Union, raided its office, seized furniture, books and documents, and closed the premises. Workers declared a sympathy general strike, and next month the strike won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7700...
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#OtD 1 Feb 1916 police seized and later destroyed anti-war literature in a raid on an anarchist club in Stockport during WWI. Five anarchists were arrested in a later raid for dodging military service (inc Charles Bradlaugh Warwick, pictured) stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1072...
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#OtD 1 Feb 1916 police seized and later destroyed anti-war literature in a raid on an anarchist club in Stockport during WWI. Five anarchists were arrested in a later raid for dodging military service (inc Charles Bradlaugh Warwick, pictured) stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1072...
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Today, Israeli airstrikes killed 27 Palestinians in Gaza.
The genocide never ended — and we will never stop campaigning until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The genocide never ended — and we will never stop campaigning until there is a free and independent Palestine.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Today, Israeli airstrikes killed 27 Palestinians in Gaza.
The genocide never ended — and we will never stop campaigning until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The genocide never ended — and we will never stop campaigning until there is a free and independent Palestine.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Pro-Israel lobby groups have flown British MPs out to the country at least 56 times since the Gaza genocide started.
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
‘Friends of Israel’ groups have funded 56 trips for British politicians
Lobby organisations spent £133,000 flying MPs to Israel in two years since the genocide began
www.declassifieduk.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Pro-Israel lobby groups have flown British MPs out to the country at least 56 times since the Gaza genocide started.
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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York-born Guy Fawkes was executed on this day 1606 with other Catholic plotters against James VI of Scotland and I of England. Asked why he had so much gunpowder, he allegedly replied that his intention was ‘to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains’.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
York-born Guy Fawkes was executed on this day 1606 with other Catholic plotters against James VI of Scotland and I of England. Asked why he had so much gunpowder, he allegedly replied that his intention was ‘to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains’.
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.
Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo | CNN
A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.
edition.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.
Somewhat ironic if not downright odd to see men pontificating about ‘feminists against feminism’ in #Prospectmagazine
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Somewhat ironic if not downright odd to see men pontificating about ‘feminists against feminism’ in #Prospectmagazine
On #HolocaustMemorialDay the Gomitas Institute www.gomidas.org publishes my translation of ‘Beyond the Darkness: Crimes from another era’ #Armenian Mihran Mavian’s experiences in 3 Nazi death camps. Bridging generations with the shocking experiences of a humble Communist cobbler. Www.mikejempson.eu
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January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
On #HolocaustMemorialDay the Gomitas Institute www.gomidas.org publishes my translation of ‘Beyond the Darkness: Crimes from another era’ #Armenian Mihran Mavian’s experiences in 3 Nazi death camps. Bridging generations with the shocking experiences of a humble Communist cobbler. Www.mikejempson.eu
There have been others who died at the hands of ICE, they may not have been white, but they deserve to be remembered too, especially on #HolocaustMemorialDay
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 AM
There have been others who died at the hands of ICE, they may not have been white, but they deserve to be remembered too, especially on #HolocaustMemorialDay
So it’s all about the location - not the people, according to Trump. What an insult and a disgrace. Let’s see if Israel’s guns & drones fall silent, and the floodgates of aid really do poor through the Rafah crossing.
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 AM
So it’s all about the location - not the people, according to Trump. What an insult and a disgrace. Let’s see if Israel’s guns & drones fall silent, and the floodgates of aid really do poor through the Rafah crossing.
Utterly pathetic signing ceremony in Davos.
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Utterly pathetic signing ceremony in Davos.
A rogues gallery is assembling in Davos to sign the orange toadwart’s malevolent control mechanism for the future of the Palestinian people.
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A rogues gallery is assembling in Davos to sign the orange toadwart’s malevolent control mechanism for the future of the Palestinian people.