Reposted by Mark Knoopthe pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I kinda think Burnham only looks good because he's been able to position himself as opposed to the London end of the party, and once he gets back into Westminster and goes for leadership, it'll become clear he's the same as all the rest 2143
Reposted by Mark KnoopSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026On Friday at 6pm, I’m hosting a listening party for my new @nmcrecordings.bsky.social album. Come along and have a first listen to this new album. I’ll also be dropping some of my favourite cocktail recipes in the chat (and invite you to do the same!) seanclancy.bandcamp.com/merch/se-n-c...seanclancy.bandcamp.comSeán Clancy: Where the Paths End Listening Party from Sean ClancyListening Party from Sean Clancy. 061
Mark Knoop @mknoop.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Loved making this album with @seanlclancy.bsky.social ! 152
Reposted by Mark KnoopSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Bonjour tout le monde. I'm delighted to say that a month from now on 15 May, @nmcrecordings.bsky.social will release my lasted album. It contains 5 pieces performed by Plus Minus Ensemble. It was recorded by Spud Murphy & mastered by Andrew Weathers. ⚡⚡⚡ nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/... 2217
Reposted by Mark KnoopZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity. 16173941868
Reposted by Mark KnoopJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes. History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead. 9490155
Reposted by Mark Knoopmichaelbarenboim.bsky.social @michaelbarenboim.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Last night, israeli occupation forces raided Al Kamandjati Center located in Qalandiya Refugee Camp, destroying all musical instruments inside the center. This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/instagram.comAl Kamandjati - الكمنجاتي on Instagram: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم. حيث قامت قوات ا...427 likes, 15 comments - alkamandjati on January 27, 2026: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم... 610171
Reposted by Mark Knoopmichaelbarenboim.bsky.social @michaelbarenboim.bsky.social · 27/11/2025A fantastic resource. They finally have their own website. Have a look! archiveofsilence.org 26539
Reposted by Mark KnoopSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Thanks to @journalofmusic.bsky.social for a nice lil review of our Plus Minus // Ultan O Brien concert last week. Fair play to Ultan & Plus Minus for such an enjoyable show… @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/reviews/faer...journalofmusic.comFrom Faeries to Field Recordings, Plus or MinusThe British new music group Plus-Minus Ensemble made their Irish debut last week at Whelan's (1 October), performing works by Jessie Marino, Bernhard Lang and Seán Clancy. Brendan Finan reviews. 053
Reposted by Mark KnoopKeith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it. 4222685510165
Reposted by Mark KnoopSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Day 1 of recording with Plus Minus Ensemble in the bag. Lovely to be in the Dublin Mountains with the mighty Spud Murphy at the helm. New album out with @nmcrecordings.bsky.social in 2026… exciting times ahead @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social 1133
Reposted by Mark Knoopelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 04/09/2025opiniojuris.org/2025/09/02/w...opiniojuris.orgWe Need to Talk About Genocide[Guy S Goodwin-Gill is Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney] Few if any of us will ever meet Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel… 065
Reposted by Mark KnoopSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Plus Minus + Ultan O Brien… one month from today in Dublin. Music by: Ultan O Brien (has hair) Jessie Marino (has hair) Bernhard Lang (does not have hair) Sean Clancy (itsa me) (has not much hair) Has @enthusiasticeunuch.bsky.social ever steered you wrong? billetto.ie/e/plus-minus...billetto.iePlus Minus Ensemble + Ultan O'BrienEnthusiastic Eunuch, In Association With The Arts Council Presents Plus Minus Ensemble performing J... 173
Reposted by Mark KnoopChris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Blogged: street protests aren't very effective, so perhaps we should consider other forms of political action: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...stumblingandmumbling.typepad.comAchieving political changeCan MPs be bribed? This question is central to whether the left should change its tactics. I say this for the simple reason that demonstrations and marches just don't work. Protestors have been on the... 183
Reposted by Mark KnoopLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 31/07/2025‘The proscription of Palestine Action crosses a new threshold. In the injunction proceedings, Mr Justice Chamberlain accepted that PA had not committed violence against any person or endangered life or created a risk to health or safety.’ David Renton in the next issue www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukDavid Renton · What is the meaning of support?With the proscription of Palestine Action early in July, the question of what support for a terrorist group means has... 2199
Reposted by Mark KnoopLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 22/07/2025🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London. We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism. 7032531246
Reposted by Mark KnoopLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 13/07/2025‘The willingness of the average British citizen to convict someone of smashing up a plane to prevent more deaths would be hard to guarantee. Now there is no need to worry.’ Huw Lemmey on Palestine Action, online early from the next issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukHuw Lemmey · Short Cuts: Who’s afraid of Palestine Action?I believe there is a moral case for disarming the machinery of war that is killing innocent civilians in Gaza with the... 0209
Reposted by Mark KnoopMark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 30/06/2025www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comPalestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out | Juliet StevensonWe have laws to deal with crimes linked to protest. What this is really about is ministers complicit in the Gaza atrocities seeking to silence dissent, says actor Juliet Stevenson 033
Reposted by Mark KnoopAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Well done to Channel 4 for doing what the BBC should have done themselves www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...theguardian.comChannel 4 to air BBC-commissioned documentary Gaza: Doctors Under AttackBBC last week announced it had dropped the film over concerns it may create a ‘perception of partiality’ 381339379
Reposted by Mark Knoopmusic we'd like to hear @musicwedliketohear.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Join us for Music We'd Like to Hear's 20th season which begins Friday this week and continues for the next two Fridays! Featuring a glittering array of brilliant music and musicians! Come and join the celebration! Tickets available here www.eventbrite.com/cc/music-wed... 0166
Reposted by Mark KnoopJewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Congrats to the incredible organizers who made this huge win possible! We know that this victory was earned through tireless research, organizing, continued pressure by the Mask Off Maersk campaign, Palestinian Youth Movement, and global popular pressure for a people’s arms embargo. 4268102
Reposted by Mark KnoopCafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Coming up this week - eavesdropping returns to Cafe OTO for another four-day festival, curated by Juliet Fraser, which includes four evening double-bill events and a weekend-long forum of provocations exploring 'Experiments in Magic': www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/eaves... 0103
Mark Knoop @mknoop.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I'm happy to share that this summer I'll be running a course at Musiikin aika / Time of Music in Finland together with my friend and colleague Matthew Shlomowitz. Please share with your students! musiikinaika.org/en/olde-skoo... (Photo from my last trip to Viitasaari in 2017.) 050
Reposted by Mark KnoopApartment House @apartment-house.bsky.social · 21/01/2025General booking now open for the celebration our 30th year concert, April 28th, at Wigmore Hall. A new version of Erik Satie’s Socrate for ensemble + iconic early Philip Glass works including the European premiere of his Music in Eight Parts. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...wigmore-hall.org.ukApartment House 081
Mark Knoop @mknoop.bsky.social · 11/01/20252025 kicks off next week with some collaborations with wonderful musicians. Firstly on Saturday 18th in Oslo, together with Mira Benjamin and Andrea Silvia Giordano, the fabulous pairing of the music of Galina Ustvolskaya and Robert Ashley. 20:30 @ Caféteatret, Oslo nymusikk.no/arrangemente... 150
