

Russell Maynard
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@rusmaynard
I've worked in Community, Harm Reduction, Housing and Health for over 20 years. Opinions are my own and not those of the organizations I work with.




A British surgeon who treated dying and injured children in Gaza says his evidence of war crimes was ignored by Keir Starmer. Professor Nick Maynard talks to us about his experiences, including how he had to watch babies starve to death after Israel’s deliberate blockade of food, and how Starmer skipped meetings with him and other doctors who had worked in Gaza amid the ongoing genocide. The UN also released two reports last month confirming a genocide and the IDF’s targeting of children, yet the UK government still remains an ally of Israel and refuses to use the term ‘genocide’ for the years long assault on Palestine. Professor Maynard also shares his experiences in a new film, Life Support. Find a screening here: Lifesupportfilm.co.uk


Canada is standing aside as the US seeks to destroy the #ICC, a court 🇨🇦 helped create, & ruin the lives of those who have dedicated their life to combating the worst atrocities. Forget elbows up; where is our spine @AnitaAnandMP @MarkJCarney? We must urgently defend the ICC.


Labour’s rewriting of history is quite something. The main problem was NOT that Labour was “too slow to call for a ceasefire” as Andy Burnham & Yvette Cooper now say it is. The problem was Starmer, a human rights lawyer, saying Israel cutting off water and electricity was acceptable - and taking 9 days to correct the record. Ongoing UK intelligence, military & trade co-operation during a genocide Ministers refusing to listen to surgeons trying to advocate for killed/maimed children Backing Trump & Netanyahu without question for almost two years. The list goes on and on and on….

Majority of U.S. workers support an AI wealth fund as tech layoffs surge, survey finds cnbc.com/2026/07/12/maj…


Anyone have any idea what happened to that Venezuelan president we kidnapped 7 months ago?

I am saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Senator Graham. I appreciated our many conversations and his insights. We discussed many foreign policy issues, particularly his relentless efforts to end the war in Ukraine. My thoughts and prayers are with Lindsay Graham’s family, friends, and community.





The International Criminal Court seeks to become the unaccountable arbiter of a new global law — empowered to prosecute and arrest our citizens at will and existentially threaten American sovereignty. We will teach the ICC the full meaning of American resolve.




“It’s a shame to have a congressman invent out of whole cloth an event that. . . simply doesn’t represent what happened.” @HavivRettigGur disputes Ro Khanna’s account of his West Bank encounter, arguing that all available evidence tells a very different story.