John Morgan

John Morgan

@leafymorgan.bsky.social

Work: International development | conflict states | good governance | trade Play: Chelsea | travel | cooking, eating and drinking

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This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name?

Hundreds of people will have been stabbed in the UK this week, each of them a terrible crime. But only the stabbing (allegedly) committed by a Sudanese refugee has led to riots. Why is that?

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In a blatant act of provocation yesterday, Sadiq Khan allowed Christians to perform the Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square - a disgraceful show of dominance by a religion from the middle east.

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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan. Trump avoided military service 5 times. How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.

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every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

Whenever people say we should have fewer migrants, ask them which specific ones they want to have fewer of. (Checking in from the Whittington Hospital in North London, where an array of people with foreign accents have helped with my tests today. Thanks to you all 🙏)

Praṇay Manocha@pranman.com

Every time an immigrant doctor or nurse or emergency worker saves someone's life, we should have an article about their story, how they arrived from Nigeria, studied medicine, paid rent, work hard, to how they saved a 15 year old girl's life. Let's see what this poll says then.

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Replying to @julienhoez.eu

Today it Starlink in Ukraine. Tomorrow? How about AWS? Azure? Google? Remember who were there to kiss the ring at the inauguration. And instead of Ukraine, how about Germany? Italy? UK? Start US tech dependency due diligence today. And divestment tomorrow. Every tech is now a political weapon

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"It is quite ironic to see a decade later, the political and economic elites of Western countries trade accusations of censorship, while in the background actively working to suppress or distort freedom of expression." — #AJOpinion by Khalid Albaih ⤵️

aje.ioThe West has been in denial about censorship for far too longIt is time for Western societies to stop lecturing others and open their eyes to their own realities of repression.

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You scratch my back; I’ll scratch yours. Case was worst Cabinet Secretary I can ever recall. Completely failed in his duty to uphold the core principles of the UK civil service- integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Played a huge role in the growing rot of our political establishment.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social

So, after Nick Timothy on "How to win an election" and David Frost on "How to do a great trade deal", the Telegraph adds another to its list of star columnists...

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Monday is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. I filmed Nazis in Charlottesville and Orlando chanting 'Jews will not replace us' Walter on the left and Werner in the middle were tattooed 10 numbers apart in Auschwitz. They never met til 70 years later

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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

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Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe? Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.

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Challenge accepted! 🎤I am the very model of a modern crashed economy I've underperformed vegetables like lettuces and broccoli I know the cheese of England, and I want a Keir apology From pork markets to pensions too, my life is tragicomedy

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So I'm standing in the grocery store parking lot and it's freaking cold. A very classy old woman sees me and walks the entire distance across the lot. "You give that man shit," she says. Then walks away. That's Canada. The criminal might buy off porn stars. He will never force Canada to bend.

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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General Mills Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft

popular.info10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...

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This is good news that you can absolutely guarantee will get next to no coverage anywhere.

Gavin Hales@gmhales.bsky.social

Now with the addition of the homicide rate per 100,000 population (using ONS mid-year population estimates)