John Peters
@johnthejack
Unbeliever (political & relig), Wales rugby, #c4news, porridge, #MEcfs johnthejack.peters https://johnthejack.com/
As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality. A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.
Doctors and health officials report wave of hunger deaths in Gaza on.ft.com/46iUoK6
Just stating a fact, not judging those who have: I was aware who he was but I never saw Hogan in anything. #c4news
More heartbreaking news. Tesla sales and shares are down. #c4news
'As far away as Wales.' We're in a different time zone. #c4news OK point was fair given it was Essex, a long way for police reinforcements.
Need deal to end war. Netanyahu wants it to continue. Palestinians must provide plan for governance w/o Hamas after Israeli withdrawal. Must be international pressure to end 'genocide', form of holocaust in terms of Gaza. Trump could end it tomorrow. @gershonbaskin #c4news
‘The hunger first targets those with pre-existing health conditions. Said has Cerebral Palsy and has gone for 3 days surviving only on water.’ Such heartbreaking scenes from Gaza, where ‘people are neither dead or alive, but walking corpses.’ 😢 #C4News #GazaGenocide
'The World Food Programme says 1/3 of Palestinians, that's some 700,000 people are not eating at all for several days in a row.' Good but shocking report by @jrug #c4news
Even if it were true Hamas are stealing the aid, then the way to stop it would be to flood Gaza with food and medicine. There would then be no value to Hamas in stealing it. #c4news Either way, they should let it all in.
Stokes has gone off the boil a bit with his batting, but it's great to see him bowling like this. Brave by Pant. #ENGvIND
Secrecy, like privacy, is essential to our society. But without proper scrutiny from judges and politicians it spares our decision-makers’ blushes, not the victims of their blunders. We all lose out from that. (£), economy, legal system and defence By @edwardlucas
Interesting point: Because of the prolonged legal arguments death penalty is “protracted agony for everyone concerned. This way — shut the jail door, turn the lock, toss the key. Call it good.” (£)thetimes.com/us/news-today/…
the steepest fall in quarterly revenue in more than a decade and missed Wall Street’s expectations amid faltering demand. Shares in the company dropped 4 per cent in after-hours trading (£) thetimes.com/business-money…
Professor Alessio Avenanti said these findings “highlight how biological rhythms, often overlooked in decision-making contexts, can subtly but significantly shape the outcome of high-stakes evaluations”. (£)thetimes.com/uk/science/art… By @kayaburgess
Amanda Thorpe says she was in turmoil after her husband told her he ‘didn’t want to be here any more’. The former England and Surrey cricketer Graham Thorpe told his wife he “wanted to go to Switzerland” weeks before his death, an inquest has heard. (£)thetimes.com/sport/cricket/…
