Jon Smith OBE

What on earth has happened to my country ??

What a moment wha a dichotomy 👋👋🙃

And after my mum , came the amazing mother of our 2 kids Ross and Scott - happy Mother’s Day to the uniquely wonderful mum that is Janine ❤️❤️xx

Haven’t seen you for over 50 years mum - but every day somehow is Mother’s Day … thanks for being our guiding light - always !!💕🙏🏽xx

Absolute ability and calm strength - at 16 …. And nothing to do with war, protest or politics…. Just football - thank you Max Dowman 🥅⚽️ !!

Off Gulf topics - my “ Caught Offside”podcast made Number 18 in the top 100 soccer podcasts list. feedspot.com/fs/tk/GEbRwGMh… if you fancy a read

Brilliant.

@BBCWiltsSport Curious observer of great club with good manager …hope it works out for them

Key off-field points from the recent #STFC round table discussion 👇 🏟️ Stadium redevelopment remains a priority 🏃 Beversbrook not seen as a long-term training ground 🧑‍💼 Christian Morfuni appointed non-executive director as part of a "succession plan"

@BBCWiltsSport His son is in place as Clem facing another Director legal suit in Australia. Legal action is now in pre filing according to fans and local media chap …? !

In the Bible - it rained 40 days and 40 Nights so Noah could build and float his ark - in Britain this year , it’s now rained for 41 days and nights ! Uuummm…..🤔

In my ‘tolerant’ city of Brighton antizionists are going door knocking to push ppl to boycott Israeli products. They’re marking down who isn’t interested. Feels like they’re making lists of bad Jews. This is REALLY SCARY.

Think this is what Keir Starmer feels like this week ?

Sometimes rules just don’t make sense ! Liverpool/ ManCity 95+ minutes …Insanity!!

Good words as always @henrywinter - and very much echoed by me . He was so often on the side of positive resolution. I really enjoyed working with him , challenging him - and respecting him . RIP David

How can we accommodate these people who hate us and our way of life so much ??!😡

The first thing you see when arriving at the big pro-Pal march today in London is a huge flag of the murderous Islamic Republic of Iran. The butchers who slaughtered thousands of protesters and are STILL hunting them. Never tell me these ppl are interested in human rights.

Thank you again @NickFerrariLBC - you are a rare bright light for the jewish community in a dark time for us 🌈🩵

Thanks again @omid9 - we’re with you …🌈

This is honestly unbelievable, and at this point it's impossible not to notice the pattern. For two straight years during the Israeli–Gaza war, the entire “podcast news” ecosystem wouldn't shut up for a minute about how there are supposedly no journalists in Gaza. No reliable sources. No way to verify anything. And yet, somehow, minutes after every strike, they knew exactly how many people were killed. Not just that, they also knew exactly how many were women and children under the rubble, and how every single one of them was innocent, with not even one combatant among the dead. They didn't even hesitate repeating it. They showed no skepticism. They didn't even bother pretending to have basic professionalism by saying, “Let’s wait for confirmation.” They treated Hamas press releases as if they were God’s words to Moses, while still lecturing everyone else about misinformation. Now look at Iran. For over two weeks, there have been mass protests. It wasn't a war or a battlefield. These were protests by civilians against their own regime. There was a near-total blackout of information. The internet was completely shut down. Journalists were silenced. And suddenly, the same voices who “knew” everything in Gaza know absolutely nothing. How come?. No interviews. No “heated” debates. No wall-to-wall outrage. No urgency to verify numbers. No repetition of the horrific death tolls being rumored, numbers ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 people killed, and possibly more. Not even curiosity. Just silence. And again, let’s be very clear about the difference here. These aren't war casualties. These are Iranian citizens protesting. Doing the most basic thing people believe is a universal human right. The kind of protest that is endlessly celebrated when it happens in Israel against Bibi, “see, they hate Bibi too,” or anywhere in the West. But in Iran, protesting gets you shot, beaten, disappeared, or executed. And somehow, that doesn't move the needle at all. And let me add this: I am not someone who believes every issue has to be compared to every other issue. I don't believe in whataboutism. But after two years of nonstop moral lectures, selective outrage, and absolute certainty about facts that were impossible to know, it's more than fair to ask a few very simple questions. Where did all that confidence go? Where did all that moral urgency go? Where did all those voices suddenly disappear to? Because although I hesitate to call people antisemitic when it comes to Israel, I'm stuck here, because it's very transparent that when Jews are defending themselves, everyone suddenly knows everything, and knows exactly how evil and demonic they are. But when Iranians are being slaughtered by their own regime, the same people suddenly know nothing at all. So to all the podcasters who claim the mainstream media failed because of bias and inconsistency: what’s up?

@elon70669 👍🏼