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Stefan Simanowitz

@StefSimanowitz

"Action, like a sacrament, is the visible form of an invisible spirit" (bell hooks) || journalist || campaigner || @amnesty || Easily distracte

[email protected] Katılım Şubat 2010
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Stefan Simanowitz
Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
1/. My @X account was hacked in October & has just been restored So what’s been happening in the interim Sadly, in December Mango died After a pericardial effusion the vet drained fluid from his heart For 6 days he was almost back to his usual self (👇) but the fluid returned
Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz

Today is Mango’s 8th birthday He’s my boy Full of love & joy & play If you ask him: “Do you want to go for a walk tomorrow” or “Did you have a nice walk yesterday” he jumps up & get his lead It’s cos he doesn’t dream of the future or cling to the past He lives in the moment.

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Artur Nadolny
Artur Nadolny@ArturNadol7566·
SEXED UP AND COVERED UP Imagine starting a war because you copied and pasted someone's old university paper and forgot to fix the typos. You don't have to imagine it. It happened. In September 2002 the UK government published a dossier claiming Saddam Hussein could deploy weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes. Almost no evidence behind it. A second dossier followed in February 2003. Colin Powell quoted it at the UN as proof of Iraqi deception. One day later Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) found large parts of it were copied almost word for word from a thesis by Ibrahim al-Marashi, a PhD student. They even copied his typos. Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) had already demanded the first dossier be "sharpened" and made "revelatory." John Scarlett's intelligence committee went from admitting there was "very little intelligence" to signing off firm WMD claims. No new evidence appeared in between. David Kelly knew the difference. The government's own weapons expert told @BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan (@mragilligan) the dossier had been sexed up. He was named as the source, grilled by MPs on live television, and found dead days later. Hutton ruled it suicide. Doctors and MPs have disputed that verdict ever since, and no inquest was ever held. Parliament voted 412 to 149 for war anyway. The Chilcot Inquiry took 13 years to confirm what a journalist and a dead scientist had already said. Nobody went to prison. Blair runs a think tank now (@InstituteGC). Kelly doesn't get that choice. Sources @Channel4News @BBCNews @guardian @mragilligan Others.
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Good Law Project@GoodLawProject·
A new freedom of information request has revealed that 145 Palantir staff have been given access to NHS systems, exposing the true scale of the tech giant’s creeping takeover. goodlawproject.org/more-than-100-…
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
Today is #InternationalEmojiDay. I'm currently researching a book about the life of Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, the man who some say invented the emoji in 1959. He died in penury, but I am campaigning for him to be recognised posthumously. #CollywobblesDay @Emojipedia
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1/. In 1958, novelist William Keepers Maxwell, wrote to his friend, Sylvia Warner: “There should be a symbol on the typewriter for a sigh, a deep sigh & for the wringing of the hands.” Her brother, inventor Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, saw the letter. In 1959 created the emoji

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ceciarmy@ceciarmy·
Está atrapado en un bucle temporal del que no puede salir.
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@covidinquiryuk @covidinquiry @CovidJusticeUK @Charles83230639 @DrEricDing @BylineTimes @drmeenalviz @DawnButlerBrent @HackneyAbbott @RoryStewartUK @PaulBrandITV @RishiSunak @Peston @BobbyFriedman @BorisJohnson @wagamama_uk @WHO @piersmorgan @justinmadders @labourlewis @libdemdaisy @MichaelRosenYes @MattHancock @AnnaLouiseMR @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @GaryLineker @lizziedearden @hannahdev @NHSMillion @bbclaurak @Telegraph No shit Sherlock! The #CovidInquiry finds that the UK squandered £10bn on PPE during the #Covid pandemic The “VIP lane” was “unfair” & “inherently biased” Nearly two-thirds of the £14.9bn spent on PPE across the UK was “wasted” #COVID19 #Coronavirus ft.com/content/2a560e…
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@covidinquiryuk @covidinquiry @CovidJusticeUK @Charles83230639 @DrEricDing @BylineTimes @drmeenalviz @DawnButlerBrent @HackneyAbbott @RoryStewartUK @PaulBrandITV @RishiSunak @Peston @BobbyFriedman @BorisJohnson @wagamama_uk @WHO @piersmorgan @justinmadders @labourlewis @libdemdaisy @MichaelRosenYes @MattHancock @AnnaLouiseMR @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @GaryLineker @lizziedearden @hannahdev @NHSMillion @bbclaurak @Telegraph We know that Johnson did NOT “stick to the science like glue” Every epidemiologist & virologist will tell you that, without a vaccine, #HerdImmunity is an ‘outcome’ never a ‘strategy’ Yet the govt briefed @peston that it was their ‘strategy’ on 12/3/20👇 Who briefed Peston?
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1/. On 5 March 2020, the PM was asked why Britain hadn't locked down He replied saying "one the theories is that we could #TakeItOnTheChin" A year ago today - briefed by No.10 - @Peston revealed the govt strategy was to “allow the virus to pass through the entire population”.

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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@covidinquiryuk @covidinquiry @CovidJusticeUK @Charles83230639 @DrEricDing @BylineTimes @drmeenalviz @DawnButlerBrent @HackneyAbbott @RoryStewartUK @PaulBrandITV @RishiSunak @Peston @BobbyFriedman @BorisJohnson @wagamama_uk @WHO @piersmorgan @justinmadders @labourlewis @libdemdaisy @MichaelRosenYes @MattHancock @AnnaLouiseMR “I wasn’t aware of Eat Out To Help Out until it was announced…It didn’t come through the Covid Taskforce” Extraordinary! Simon Case, who was responsible for Covid policy at time, tells the #CovidInquiry he unaware of Sunak’s EOTHO scheme? #CovidInquiry
Jim Reed@jim_reed

Case was in the room when many of the most important pandemic decisions were made. He was also in WhatsApp chats with people like Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain, the head of comms in Downing Street. These were interesting to say the least... So some selected highlights for you.

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Politics UK
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK·
🚨 NEW: The last woman to be hanged in the UK has been given a conditional pardon by the King on Government advice Ruth Ellis shot and killed her abusive husband on 10 April 1955, but as an "act of mercy", her hanging has been replaced with life imprisonment
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@MagdalaTavern @DailyMirror A year after we turned the Magdala Tavern into a theatre for an incredible night of performance on the 70th anniversary of the Ruth Ellis shooting in Hampstead, Ellis has been given a conditional pardon by the King #RuthEllis
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK

🚨 NEW: The last woman to be hanged in the UK has been given a conditional pardon by the King on Government advice Ruth Ellis shot and killed her abusive husband on 10 April 1955, but as an "act of mercy", her hanging has been replaced with life imprisonment

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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@MagdalaTavern @DailyMirror “What made this event so meaningful was how it gave the audience permission to feel the full complexity of each character’s experience without needing to take sides. When we begin relating to one another as humans first, we can start to redefine justice” x.com/messages/media…
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Hampstead High St@HampsteadHighSt

Ruth Ellis remembered at a special performance on Sunday at the @themagdalaNW3 to mark the 70th anniversary of her passing. @GladeTheatre @StefSimanowitz #RuthEllis #magdalapub youtu.be/cZ0iyd_noGE?si… via @YouTube

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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
On 10 April, the @GladeTheatre are turning the Magadala Tavern into a pop up theatre for a poignant night of performance, exactly 70 years after Ruth Ellis gunned down her abusive lover on the steps of the pub To get involved in the evening, contact me hamhigh.co.uk/news/25039427.…
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
“On your bike, Messi” An #Argentina supporter decides to watch the #ArgentinaEgypt match in Edgware Road at Shishawi, the famous Egyptian restaurant The good humoured fans get involved So does a van full of police officers who sensibly escort him to a more appropriate pub!😂
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @NHSEngland 148/. Bannon was VP of #CambridgeAnalytica who were rprtdly taught how to scape data by #Palantir Bannon was instrumental in Brexit & Trump‘s victory We know the WHAT We need to understand the WHY A new govt is an opportunity to confront this scandal👇
Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz

Labour have pledged to recoup the billions the govt wasted on dodgy #COVID PPE deals but they ALSO need to unpick the NHS contracts granted to #Palantir Palantir employs Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm as well as lobby firm FTI whose director, Abdi Duale, is a Labour NEC member

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amnestypress
amnestypress@amnestypress·
Environmental activist Esra Işık has been convicted for taking part in a peaceful protest against a project to expand a coal mine in her community “This is devastating blow for Esra & those struggling to stave off eviction & environmental destruction” amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@medicalmodelbri To find out the “why” as well as the “what” check these #PalantirPlan threads stretching back to April 2020👇
Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz

@gaslitnation @democracynow @mehdirhasan @jeremyscahill @Snowden @yanisvaroufakis @Harryslaststand @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK @peterjukes @openDemocracyUK @owenjonesjourno @JonAshworth @BestForBritain @HackneyAbbott @DavidHenigUK @Bbmorg @dave43law @BladeoftheS @MrBrendanCox 5/. Among the first appointments #DonaldTrump made in his 1st term was to give 3 senior #Palantir executives top State Dept/Strategic/Tech positions Were the #PalantirThree appointments a quid pro quo? Did the #Trump & #Brexit victory fit into a wider #PalantirPlan? #Trump2025

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@medicalmodelwithabriochebun@medicalmodelbri·
🚨NEW FOI RESPONSE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED: All records of meetings, including meeting notes and follow-up contact, and correspondence between Wes Streeting MP and Palantir. #incoming-3454138" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">whatdotheyknow.com/request/corres… #palantir #streeting
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SON LAİK BÜKÜCÜ 🇹🇷
SON LAİK BÜKÜCÜ 🇹🇷@TheLaikYobaz·
Trump’ın yanında yer alan garip kıyafetli kişilerin yer aldığı fotoğraf dünyada gündem oldu. Görüntü sonrası en çok sorulan soru ise: “Yanındakiler kim?”
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Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT.
Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT.@drhossamsamy65·
⛔️Who are these weird people that Donald Trump was meeting with at the White House today?‼️
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Adam Parkhomenko
Adam Parkhomenko@AdamParkhomenko·
Does anyone have any more information on these lizard people that Donald Trump was meeting with at the White House today?
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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
“I hit the ground like a watermelon!” As well as stun grenades, Greek police use motorbike units against peaceful protestors One woman described how 2 police officers came at her on a motorcycle, one swinging a baton which hit her Moving press conference & event in Athens
Διεθνής Αμνηστία@AmnestyGreece

💥Η διαμαρτυρία δεν είναι πεδίο μάχης! ❗Οι χειροβομβίδες κρότου-λάμψης προκαλούν μόνιμες βλάβες & δεν έχουν καμία θέση στον έλεγχο πλήθους. 📢Να απαγορευτεί η χρήση χειροβομβίδων κρότου-λάμψης από την αστυνομία στις διαδηλώσεις. Υπόγραψε την έκκληση👇 amnesty.gr/action/petitio…

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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
“The sensation was as if I had been struck by a large iron bar” In 2022, student Giorgos Mavros suffered a perforated eardrum, hearing loss & other injuries after police deployed stun grenades during a peaceful student demo in Thessaloniki Four years on, he’s still suffering
amnestypress@amnestypress

Stun grenades routinely cause burns to victims, hearing loss/damage, as well as other blast & fragmentation injuries The type of stun grenade used by the Greek police emits a sound intensity of 170 decibels – louder than a jet engine at close quarters👇 amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

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Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
“The stun grenade hit the left side of my head & exploded next to me. If it had exploded in front of my head we wouldn’t be speaking now” Greek photojournalist  Marios Lolos was injured by a stun grenade thrown by a police officer in  2025 while covering a demonstration
amnestypress@amnestypress

Greek authorities must end the pattern of unlawful use of force against protesters & journalists by the police & ban the use of stun grenades in policing assemblies. Military-grade devices have no place in policing protests anywhere in the world. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

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Stefan Simanowitz
Stefan Simanowitz@StefSimanowitz·
@doctor_rahmeh @riddlespalace & coming soon👇 “Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS” #WesStreeting The UK is #Palantir’s Petri dish Whole-genome sequencing will give access to population wide genomic data & levels of knowledge, wealth & power only dreamt of
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@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @NHSEngland @FT 155/. UK Health Sec @wesstreeting aims to digitise our health data, but involving US spy-tech giant #Palantir could put patient privacy at risk In the coming years, NHS data will no doubt include population-wide genomic data See @GoodLawProject petition goodlaw.social/q04k

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Dr Rahmeh Aladwan
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan@doctor_rahmeh·
To make sure British citizens realise what's going on, Palantir can now: • Build and run the National Firearms Registry, tracking the addresses and medical files of 500,000 gun and explosives holders across all 43 police forces. • Map your digital footprint by trialling police systems (like Project Nectar) that pull your texts, call logs, emails, and social media data into a single profile. • Track your physical movements by linking live number plate trackers, CCTV locations, and mobile phone tower pings. • Process unverified intelligence by feeding anonymous tips and police notes about who you meet into automated linking models. • Profile police officers using data-matching tools that actively scrape the device logs, vehicle uses, and system logins of a force's own employees. • Access direct NHS data through a £330 million contract, using admin privileges that let engineers view patient environments before the files are scrambled (pseudonymised). This is the same Palantir used to coordinate the largest simultaneous terrorist attack in history by the IOF in Lebanon. This is the same Palantir used by the IOF since 2014 and actively being used in Gaza.
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Politics UK@PolitlcsUK

🚨 NEW: Palantir has signed a multimillion-pound deal with all police forces in England and Wales to run the national firearms database [@billcurtis0]

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@ArturNadol7566 @Channel4News @campbellclaret @BBC @mragilligan @InstituteGC @BBCNews @guardian