Robin Saikia (Drink & Think Venice)
@robinsaikia
Author of 'Drink & Think Venice: The Story of Venice in Twenty-Six Bars and Cafés' (A Blue Guide Travel Monograph) available here: https://t.ly/0p0KF
Preparing for the North America release of Drink & Think Venice on August 27, here's a super podcast - I was interviewed this morning by my friend and colleague David Hewson. @trevorw1953 @GilesMacDonogh @Faudaville @Cat_Bauer robinsaikia.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/dri…
Wisdom from Samuel Coleridge (d otd 1834): “The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment.” “A great mind must be androgynous.” “What comes from the heart goes to the heart.”
starving or not, weaponising & withdrawing aid is a war crime. That's where the discussion should stop in my opinion.
Michael Rosen: "Try saying, 'In the last two years, two million Jews have been starved and bombed with the most up to date weaponry in the world apart from atomic/nuclear.' Imagine the horror and rage from the world, and the interventions made in order to try and stop it." #Gaza
Try saying, 'In the last two years, two million Jews have been starved and bombed with the most up to date weaponry in the world apart from atomic/nuclear.' Imagine the horror and rage from the world, and the interventions made in order to try and stop it.
I commend the UK ambassador for her strong statement at the UNSC. I urge the UK and other governments who are finally raising their voice against the abysmal inhumanity unleashed against the Palestinian people, to walk the talk and impose sanctions on Israel now. Together we can…
BREAKING: 🇬🇧🇮🇱 UK totally roasted Israel at the UN today - for the genocide in Gaza, calling Jewish settlers 'terrorists' "The IDF has killed starving Palestinian civilians trying to get aid. Settler terrorism and talk of imposing the illegal E1 settlement plan are flagrant…
Victory. Starvation, murder and land-theft more like.
Who’s coming to visit Israel after the victory? 🇮🇱
Torino. Protestant Interdenominational English Speaking Congregation, part of the Waldesian Church in Turin. @DrFrancisYoung
The sooner Netanyahu and Israel get shut down for good, the better. Diabolical wickedness and hypocrisy.
As Gaza starves, Netanyahu jokes about McDonald’s vs Burger King with ‘manosphere’ podcasters Nelk Boys theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Absolute nonsense. God is a Christian, deeply immersed in the KJV New Testament, and very much veering towards the CofE, in terms of the Anglican choral tradition, though He has some time for Rome, especially re art.
God is JEW
Women repairing or possibly putting the finishing touches to a barrage balloon. An extraordinary painting by war artist Leslie Cole.
Amihai Eliyahu, a very wicked man. share.google/t6P2Xw6LWxp6jm…
Israel’s cheerleaders spend their time denying crimes that Israel’s own leaders are proudly broadcasting to the whole world. It is the most insane atrocity denial in history, where you can see the atrocities with your own eyes, and hear the confessions from the perpetrators
BBC Proms2025 -Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC SO conducted by Sakari Oramo with violinist Augustin Hadelich in Mendelssohn's Concerto. Plus, music by Strauss, Stravinsky, and Anthony Davis. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Will they get a modelling and fashion career thrown in too, if they're nice to Uncle Donald?
The $1,000 Trump accounts are an investment in our children’s future washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…
They'd better make sure Trump himself isn't making the decisions. Starry-eyed redneck shows up thinking there's a fat college fund 20 years hence, etc. The same model gained traction in UK for a while, interestingly.
The $1,000 Trump accounts are an investment in our children’s future washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…
An instructive thread for the piles of pro-IDF crap who say photos of children starved to death by Israelis in Gaza are fake, because the mother in any given photo looks "overweight".
Children’s metabolisms are two to three times faster than adults. A toddler needs 80 to 100 calories per kilogram per day, while an adult needs 25 to 30 calories per kilogram per day. This makes children starve faster than adults. This is basic human physiology.
The dance of death, expertly performed.
Good morning from the IDF.💚 What do you wish them today?🙏
Wicked people in Christian countries used to say the very same thing about Jews, of course.
Not a single Muslim country is willing to take in Palestinians, because they know exactly who they are and what havoc they bring with them. Why do European countries do so?
This is the sort of dangerous bollocks that not only intensifies Israel's genocide project but also whips up antisemitism. Everyone loses.
“I will bless those who bless you…” (Genesis 12:3) Standing with Israel isn’t just political—it’s prophetic. God’s covenant with Abraham still echoes through history. Israel isn’t perfect. But it is chosen. And when you stand with what God has chosen, you’re aligning with a…
Classic 1930s-style nonsense.
If you spot no logos on clothing, unbranded shoes, no identifying marks/tattoos, facial covering and head covering/balaclavas then this is all paid propaganda designed to provoke and divide by our very government. I will not only make London safe and secure but I will also rid…
Getting a sense of how the ancient Greeks heard music, reconstructing scores and fragments, playing and singing, and much more. @StevenIsserlis @houghhough @trevorw1953
For those interested in the story of ancient Greek music, here is a conversation I had last week with #faryafaraji, a tremendously knowledgeable musicologist and presenter: youtube.com/watch?v=86fNg7…
Fascinating thread on #Zionist indoctrination - Tyler Levitan posts pics of his projects at Jewish day school, 1999/2000.
Going through boxes from my parents’ storage, I stumbled upon a school project I did at the Jewish day school I attended for 9 years. It’s from either 1999 or 2000 & is very disturbing. A 🧵 about Zionist indoctrination of Jewish children outside 🇮🇱. Pics of the project below 👇