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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 6h

Aya has been in hospital this week getting emergency surgery after her spinal pain got drastically worse. She has to pay the bill and will need follow-up work to keep it from getting worse again. Please help her if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/help-ayas-... 🍉 #Gaza

A Palestinian woman is silhouetted against a fence which is topped by barbed wire. The sun is low on the horizon behind it.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 9h

It's unseasonably hot in Gaza today as it is in parts of the UK, but by the end of this month the autumn storms will begin. Samaa needs to fortify the ruin she lives in to keep its walls from being torn away by the force of the wind. Can you help her buy materials? chuffed.org/project/157569 🍉 #Gaza

A Palestinian woman and her small daughter stand together, holding hands, on the ground floor of a partially ruined apartment block, its crumbling staircase visible behind them.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 11h

In Gaza even those who have access to a reliable water supply get only as much as they can carry, so even young kids have to help. The containers are heavy and the queues are long. "This is not a life a child should have to live. Please help us," says Waseem. gofund.me/35fdca7d 🍉 #Gaza 🇵🇸 💧

Four pictures of a very young Palestinian boy carrying two water containers, each of which is a third of his own height, along a long sandy track through ruins and piles of rubble.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 14h

I realise why there's a lot of upset about the English Greens' decision to pass its motion on Zionism yesterday. I think it was a mistake, but here's the thing: it was _a_ mistake, and in light of how other parties are screwing up, I think we need to keep things in proportion. Bear with me on this.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the things that people in Gaza are really scared of, beyond the horrors of day to day life, is that they'll disappear from the world and from people's memories. Genocide is much easier when no-one is looking. Please keep talking about them, and donate if you can. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ahmad was always close to his mother, and when the war began he became her protector. Her health declined sharply because she could no longer get her diabetes medication, and she suffered serious eye damage. Now he needs your help to keep supporting her. chuffed.org/project/157281 🍉 #Gaza

A smiling Palestinian man and his mother stand in the hallway of the house where they lived before the war.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Omar is still suffering from dyssentry, which means that most of what he eats and drinks goes straight through him, and there isn't enough of it to begin with. As he gets still weaker - he's now unconscious most of the time - his body is less able to fight the infection. tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx 🍉 #Gaza

The tightly swollen abdomen of an otherwise very thin four year old Palestinian child.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Don't get us wrong. Ukrainians are not being offered peace. We will either fight to remain free on our own land — or, if conquered by Moscow, be forced to fight its imperial wars against other free nations. That is the choice russia is generously offering. Not war or peace.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Waseem is trying to establish a steady pattern of fundraising so that he can reliably manage expenses and there will be no more days when he is suddenly unable to feed his children. If you can't give much, a small weekly donation is a practical choice because it helps to create stability. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Samaa lost her home very early in the war and has lived through almost three years of repeated displacements, hunger and terror. She and her husband have done all they can to protect their daughters, but anyone would be overwhelmed in this situation. They need support. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every year I do my best to cover as many of the short films contending for the Oscar shortlist as possible. Here's the first of this year's interviews, with David Arrow and Amber Paul, about their exquisitely crafted US historical drama 'The Drive'. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... 🎬

A white woman with upper middle class 1960s US hair, make-up, earrings and driving gloves sits at the wheel of a car.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Four-year-old Ahmed's condition is getting worse. Along with the other lesions on his skin, one on his abdomen has caused the flesh to open up. He is in extreme pain and screams all the time. His family is terrified of losing him, but can't afford treatment. chuffed.org/project/mahm... 🍉 #Gaza 🆘

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm always a bit dubious about the quality of More in Common's analysis, but I am amused by their latest piece of research, which says that the single word people use more than any other to describe Andy Burnham is 'trying'. Well, quite.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Recently Ahmad has set modest fundraising targets as he tries to budget for his family's needs, but still not managing to meet them. He needs clean water & medicine for his mother, and food & gas to cook it so he doesn't have to burn things that give him breathing problems. Can you help? 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I find myself at more and more supposed inclusivity events where people assert that we're all culpable where social problems are concerned because we're not spending enough time talking to one another in person, and seem completely oblivious to how exclusionary that attitude is. <sigh>

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Soad's son Omar, her only surviving relative, is a dangerously low weight and suffering from amoebic dyssentry. He has recently become seriously fatigued and sleeps most of the time. If untreated, kids in this condition can stop waking up. Please help her to help him. tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx 🍉 #Gaza 🆘

A young Palestinian boy sleeps with his head on a brown floral pillow.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I see a lot of people sharing and talking about the updated Google Maps images of Gaza. Here, courtesy of Wasseem Al Madhoun, is a glimpse of what that looks like from the ground. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a teacher, Samaa has a good understanding of how children think. She has useful skills with which to help normalise life for her daughters, but she's painfully aware of what she can neither explain nor protect them from, and the harm that will do. Donations at least spare them hunger. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nabil's school fund is still $50 short this month. Could you help make up the difference? Getting to go to school makes him really happy. He works hard and is top of his class, and he also teaches his little brothers. He is determined to use what he learns to help people. gofund.me/35fdca7d 🍉 #Gaza

A ten year old Palestinian boy stands in front of a heap of rubble. He is carrying a rucksack, smiling and making a thumbs-up gesture.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At this time of year, cold storms with heavy rain begin to hit #Gaza, and Heba and her family are at risk of eviction because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. It's enough of a struggle just to buy food and safe drinking water. Can you help? gofund.me/c3bf6fb78 🍉

A Palestinian woman in black clothing takes a selfie in front of the ruins of a building, with one of her young sons on each side of her.

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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is Julia at the start of the war in #Gaza, trying to make sense of the bizarre landscape in which she found herself. Now her baby sister is the same age and the situation is even worse. If you have anything to spare, please help to make their world a little brighter chuffed.org/project/157569 🍉

A one year old Palestinian girl, wearing a red jumper with friendly sheep faces on it, stands beneath ruined buildings on a slope covered with rubble. Her hands are pressed together and she is looking around, perplexed and concerned.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Whilst donors in the wider world gradually become fatigued and drop out, Ahmad has no choice but to keep on going every day, no matter how hard it gets. There are always new problems to solve and new challenges to overcome, but the one thing he can't do without help is buy the food his family needs.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's an interview I did out of Fantastic Fest with Jorge Thielen Armand, about 'Death has No Master' and what it's like to make a film in Venezuela today. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... 🎬

A dark-haired Italian woman in a white shirt stands in a equitorial forest, looking down at the camera.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Poor little Omar suffered from amoebic dysentery earlier in the war and now it has returned, a result of having no choice but to drink contaminated water and eat unsafe food. He is skeletally thin otherwise, but painfully bloated. Please help his mum, Soad, buy medicine. tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx 🍉 #Gaza

The abdomen of a young Palestinian boy, which is severely bloated even though his body is thin.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's harder and harder to get enough money to survive in Gaza. Most people can't find any kind of paid work, and donations are still decreasing. For Samaa, with two children to support, it's very worrying. If you want to help, a small regular donation provides some security and confidence. 🍉 #Gaza

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m sure some of you are rolling eyes at my naivety but it seems fairly straightforward to me that we *could* have a better, fairer world and It seems to me that we have occasionally achieved that goal (hello, NHS glory days, council housing etc.)

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I just learned that some US people pronounce Nietzsche 'nee-chee', and now I'm imagining a cute anime version.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mahmoud is struggling to afford medicine and dressings for little Ahmed, who has a serious skin disease. Specialist help is unavailable in #Gaza so the family is desperately trying to keep him alive at home. They also need food. Can you help? chuffed.org/project/1905... 🍉

A small Palestinian boy lies on cushions. There is a canula attached to a tube going into his bandaged right wrist, he has injuries on his face and an elastplast on his chin. His eyes are bruised from crying.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For something a little different, I spoke with a composer for yesterday's piece - Stephen Lukach reflected on how he composed the score for Fantastic Fest & BeyondFest creature feature 'Beware Boiúna'. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... 🎬

An indigenous Amazonian woman covered in tar drags herself to safety alongside something black, scaly and very large.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Friends, please don’t let Nabil’s dream of education stop here," writes Wassim. 💔🎓 "Only $100 remains to complete his school registration. Even a small contribution can help him stay in school and continue building his future." 🙏🇵🇸 Can you help? gofund.me/35fdca7d 🍉 #Gaza

Two pictures of a ten year old Palestinian boy. In one he is standing by the side of a tent, wearing a black top and carrying a blue rucksack. In the other he is wearing a beige top and standing on a broad sandy path between a row of tents and a heap of rubble much taller than he is, with ruined buildings in the distance.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This kind of thing is infuriating and it is constant. PIP is an in-work benefit designed to cover the extra costs related to disability (and for most people it's desperately inadequate). Many people are only able to work because of the equipment, transport etc. that PIP makes available to them.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Samaa is doing her best to raise her children in as normal a way as possible so one day they will be able to fit into a place where there is no war. This only increases her cognitive dissonance as she walks through ruins ever day and hears bombs fall at night. Please show her some support. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In Gaza the ground you pitch your tent on costs money. Safe drinking water costs money. Doctors often work at cost but medicine has to be smuggled in, so it's very expensive. Ahmad has to look after his elderly parents and has little left to buy food. Can you help? chuffed.org/project/157281 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Somehow I managed to share this with the wrong picture yesterday, so here's trying again - my interview with @greggbishop.bsky.social about his new film 'The Heretiks', which was at Fantastic Fest earlier this month. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... 🎬

A group of witches dances around a fire in the woods.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Soad and her son Omar haven't received any donations for two days. No donations means no food, and Omar is already in precarious condition. he'll die if he doesn't eat soon. He urgently needs the chance to build up his weight. Please help them if you can. tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx 🍉 #Gaza 🆘

A tearful young Palestinian boy presses up close to his mother, who looks deeply fatigued.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's very difficult to look after babies in Gaza. Many people resort to using plastic bags when they can't get nappies, but even those can be hard to find now, and they can cause skin problems. Although she's one now, Talia still needs milk to get nutrients she can't live or grow without. 🍉 #Gaza 🍼

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Aya needs $190 to keep Majd's treatment going this week, so that there can be a real prospect of him walking again. The girls want their dad back, but they also need new clothes (their old ones are all worn through) and they need to eat. Can you help? www.gofundme.com/f/help-ayas-... 🍉 #Gaza

Young Palestinian girls cluster together beside rubble and sand.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Waseem's family has received no donations for three days, and has been unable to buy food. All they have left is stale bread, and not enough of it for the five of them. Please help if you can. Don't leave his boys to go to bed hungry again. gofund.me/35fdca7d 🍉 #Gaza

A ten year old Palestinian boy in a stained t-shirt stands outside a tent holding a dry naan bread. He looks fatigued and there are bruises under his eyes as if he has been crying.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As the internet deteriorates and much of what we loved about it is lost or falls prey to corporate manipulation, it's worth celebrating the fact that it still has the power to save lives. It - and you - are the reason Samaa's family is still alive. Let's continue to support her. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

By Jove, I see there is a whole thread full of people inserting 'fuck' into Shakespeare's work as if it were not full of equivalent terms salient at the time. <sigh>

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

About to go into my third AGM of the week. Sometimes I feel like I am in too many organisations.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That's Fantastic Fest over now (and I'm moving on the Beyond Fest), but I still have a couple of interviews to go. Here's one with Gregg Bishop about his Hallowe'en witch adventurre 'The Heretiks' (with ridiculously talented rising star Luke Speakman). www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... 🎬

A white Italian woman with dark hair, wearing a white shirt heavily stained with blood, is elbow-deep in a pond, with tropical forest behind her.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ahmad has been getting very tired lately, partly as a result of humger, partly from fatigue caused by the length of the war, and partly from despair. He hasn't been getting much help and that's hard from him to understand because he's someone who has always helped others. He needs support. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Every day there's another calamity in Gaza. When they're close to home, Sama really struggles, trying to hold onto the hope that this will end someday and that her children will get to live in a better world. If you can, please help her to feed and clothe them and keep them safe. 🍉 #Gaza

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Soad and Omar are suffering from a major decline in donations. They struggle to cover the cost of Omar's medical treatment as well as buying food, and there are days when they don't eat at all. He is dangerously underweight. Please help them if you can. tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx 🍉 #Gaza

A small Palestinian boy sleeps with his head on a floral pillow.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some fascinating stuff coming out here (though I can't really say I'm surprised).

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Waseem's mother urgently needs help to replace her broken glasses. Her sight is already very limited due to failed surgery & without them she can't get around safely in the dangerous environment that Gaza has become. Just a few more small donations would change everything. gofund.me/35fdca7d 🍉 #Gaza

An older Palestinian woman sits in a small room with a stone-flagged floor. She looks downcast. A hand reaches into the frame, holding a badly mangled pair of glasses.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I see this monstrosity and I think of what happened,about twenty years ago now, to cryptic crosswords, when newspapers sacked the last few really good compilers and started recycling their old clues. There was an immediate and lasting decline in quality.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I recently spoke with Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab about their film 'Shadows of Beirut', which deals with a Lebanese-English woman's experience of reconnecting with the place where she was born. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026...

Two dark-haired people wearing black sit on a golden sandy beach looking out to sea. A bald white man in swimming trunks is paddling in the gentle waves.

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