Jon Simons
@jonhsimons.bsky.social
Short walks around Nottingham. Israel-Palestine anti-occupation. Environmental and climate justice action. Some woodwork. Occasional cultural theory
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Pro-Palestine Artist Misan Harriman Is Not Antisemitic. It’s Dangerous to Imply He Is
Bad-faith attacks, like those currently being lobbed against Harriman, cheapen the real challenges of confronting antisemitism and ultimately make Jewish communities less safe, writes Daniel Levy.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... This headline would give me more pleasure if, in the process of screwing each other, this awful pair hadn't fucked so many others.
‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
Israeli PM says he has ‘full coordination’ with US president amid reports that Washington no longer consults him
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www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... I wish this were the only news this morning.
‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall
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Ministers are exploring triggering the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract. I've signed the open letter to Wes Streeting calling on him to get Palantir out of the NHS. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/we...
Wes Streeting: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS - Foxglove
Wes Streeting: trigger the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS. ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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More evidence that the US+Israel war on Iran is a war of choice, and a bad choice, causing unnecessary loss of life, injury, fear and damage. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say
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I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Tell the UK Gov: Ban Trade with Israeli Settlements - Now. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t...
Tell the UK Gov: Ban Trade with Israeli Settlements - Now
Join UK-based Israelis in calling for a ban on all trade with Israeli Settlements - sign our public letter now! We, UK-based Israeli citizens, call on the UK to ban all trade in goods and services wi...
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I just signed a petition: QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK. #BoycottBloodyInsurance Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/qb...
QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK
Without insurance, Reform UK cannot function, cannot hold events, and cannot spread its toxic agenda. QBE has a choice: stand with the people and the planet, or stand with the polluters and the purvey...
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There isn't even anything here that gets us from phase 1 to phase 2 of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli forces occupy over half of Gaza and Hamas are reasserting themselves in the other half. That's a recipe for more violence, not a path to peace. aje.io/x009p3
❗Breaking News ❗ Trump to propose swapping Alaska for Ukrainian territory seized by Russia. (Not true, of course, but why should only the male stream media be allowed to lie?)
Yesterday, Notts FoST’s weekly vigil focused on the children who have been killed by this relentless war and starvation. Whether Jewish or Palestinian, each child deserves a right to life, food, shelter, and an education. We must end this war of annihilation. #StandingTogether
I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax
Drax, the University of York and the North Yorkshire Combined Authority have just submitted a bid to host an AI data centre at Drax, powered by burning millions of trees. The Government recently de...
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Today, 25 Nottingham FoST members came together to protest against the continued war of annihilation, the abandonment of the hostages, and the US veto on a draft resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. Our vigil was brilliantly introduced by FoST member Jeffrey Cohen. 💜
📝 Yesterday, UK union leaders delivered Keir Starmer an urgent letter at 10 Downing Street. 📣 “The Climate and Nature Bill would protect and safeguard nature—while creating 1000’s of jobs, bringing social and economic justice to communities across the county.” 🐝 zerohour.uk #CANBill
Our weekly vigils in Nottingham and Barnet, growing in size and welcome. Our message of solidarity, of an alternative to war, hatred and inequality, must win. There's only one 'side': that of peace, justice and freedom for all.
Here's a suggestion for Donny T. Rump and his ever so stable genius negotiations for Ukraine peace. If you want to give away Ukrainian territory you should buy it first. I'm sure you can get a great deal, or perhaps swap each province for a US state.
🌍 Steve Reed wanted the Climate & Nature Bill to proceed. Ed Miliband promised to work on the #CANBill's objectives. Mary Creagh pledged to deliver “binding nature commitments”. 🚨 Labour Ministers are speaking out. ⏳ What’s the delay for new, joined-up, science-led climate and nature legislation?
🌿 Steve Reed MP on Climate and Nature Bill | Environmental Audit Committee, 24 March 2025
YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill
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In Jerusalem and Istanbul Mass protests to depose the autocrats.
There’s a plan for peace on the table – and our government is trying to hide it. The plan, put forward by the Arab League and the Palestinian Authority last week, is the only solution that will get us, Palestinians and Israelis, out of the nightmare we’ve been living in for 17 months. (1/3)
It's a good sign that today's Gaza hostage/detainee exchange has gone ahead, despite the Trimpfantile loose talk that endangers life from the White House. But there is still no certainty that the Israeli government will progress to the second stage of the deal. #ceasefirenow #bringthemhomenow
Axe Drax protest THIS FRIDAY 12.30-2pm Green Heart Park, near the new library The government has made the terrible decision to keep subsidising Drax power station until 2031 Join us for a pop-up action - we’ll have flags and placards - just come along to help. #AxeDrax @biofuelwatch.bsky.social
"We are often urged to be prepared for our local disaster, be it blizzard, earthquake, hurricane or fire, but no personal preparation can compensate for the lack of the collective preparation that is meaningful international climate action." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit
The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting
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40 Years Ago I Became a Settler. 10 years later and one intifada later I had unlearned the settler mentality by engaging in dialogue with Palestinians. My latest blog: israelipeaceimages.com/2025/01/01/4...
40 Years Ago I Became a Settler
40 years ago to this day I became a settler in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I certainly did not think of myself as a settler at the time. Aged 23 and after a decade growing up in a Zionist…
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The fall of Assad's regime demonstrates the limitations of force in politics. The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is also a regime based on force, which will end. israelipeaceimages.com/2024/12/12/w...
Who “only understands force”? On the limits of force in politics
The sudden, rapid and unanticipated collapse of Assad’s Ba’athist regime in Syria a few days ago is an historic episode that demonstrates the limitations of force in politics. A brutal …
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I signed this not because it's the only step that the UK government should take on Israel-Palestine now but because its a step they might just have the courage to take: www.thenational.scot/news/2477478...
UK Israeli group calls on Keir Starmer to sanction 'extremist' ministers
OVER a hundred prominent Israelis living in the UK have called on Keir Starmer’s government to issue sanctions against “extremist” Israeli…
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