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Philip Churm

@thechurm.bsky.social
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Journalist, Lecturer, Media Consultant … Lefty! Lancastrian in Devon via Birmingham. 🍉 linktr.ee/TheChurm

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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
If #Teuta succumbs to starvation, her death will forever be linked to the #UKgovernment ‘s complicity in genocide. news.sky.com/story/fears-...
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Fears Palestine Action hunger striker will die in prison after 43 days without food
Teuta Hoxha's body is the "only form of resistance she has and that's what she is using against the state", her sister says.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Good to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social totally destroy #Reform ‘s Leila Cunningham’s racist rhetoric on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social tonight.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
I wasn’t expecting it - but I’m not surprised. (There may have been earlier and bigger issues he should have resigned over though!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
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BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, says “mistakes have been made”.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
There will still be those who deny that it’s genocide but the numbers are dwindling and the evidence is increasingly indisputable. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
As Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland & Spain say they'll pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, BBC director general Tim Davie says the Eurovision Song Contest has "never been about politics." I can count at least 16 examples of politics affecting the competition!
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Is it just me or does anyone else, who’s passionate about tackling the genocide in Gaza, think Yvette Cooper is a dangerously bad choice for UK Foreign Secretary? www.mpwarcrimes.co.uk/parliament/y...
mpwarcrimes.co.uk
Is Yvette Cooper A War Criminal?
View the voting record for Yvette Cooper regarding the ongoing Palestinian Genocide.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
When a dangerous and evil government wants to hide its atrocities it will target journalists. History shows it’s often the death knell of such governments. Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike cpj.org?p=503486
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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by Israel’s killing in Gaza on Sunday of five Al Jazeera staff — correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camer...
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Reiterating my last post on this ... news organisations need to be wary of risking sound, robust editorial judgement by succumbing to 'easy' soundbites and flashy visuals. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farage appearances on Sky News spark thousands of complaints
It comes after Reform UK set up its own broadcast studio to pump out slick, TV-style videos online
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I'm not a Lib Dem supporter but Ed Davey's concern that the BBC are lazily succumbing to a Reform-led PR agenda is totally justified. www.politicshome.com/news/article...
politicshome.com
Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Exclusive: Ed Davey has met with BBC boss Tim Davie to complain about the broadcaster’s coverage, which the Liberal Democrats claim is weighted too...
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Genuinely saddened to hear of the death of #cleolaine She was a great musical artist with a phenomenal range.
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Bad Boy 🔻 of Mandalore 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇾🇪🇮🇷 @dindjarinsway.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
In ONE day, 200,000 people have signed up to build something special. From Nazsti Farage to Kid Starver, the political establishment smears people of conscience trying to stop a genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸 as terrorists. Join Zarah & Jezza: yourparty.uk Like, repost, share & spread the word. 🗣
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Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Something needs to change. The current system is not working. Corbyn at least is sticking to his principles. Could this be a chance to recover a better kind of community and rule which our children will thank us for? Your Party share.google/8zNuLUpNowHH...
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Your Party
We're building a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up here...
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Police will not take any further action against Kneecap news.sky.com/story/police...
news.sky.com
Police taking no further action after investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury performance
Avon and Somerset Police will take no further action over Kneecap's performance at Glastonbury.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
AI can be useful tool in seeking out resources but can be dangerous if it filters sources to pursue specific ideologies.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The Lib Dems have reported the BBC to Ofcom for giving "undue prominence" to Reform UK in its coverage of the UK-France deal yesterday
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 11/07/2025
Welsh First Minister goes further on Gaza than I’ve heard any senior Labour figure go. Eluned Morgan says she defers to Helena Kennedy in her view that Israel is engaged in genocidal behaviour against Palestinians.
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NurseGenius @nursegenius1019.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
French dock workers refused to load weapons for Israel. Be like the French
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
First statement from @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social following the announcement by @zarahsultana.bsky.social to leave Labour and form a new party:
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Might there be a new party emerging on the left of British politics? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zarah Sultana says she is quitting Labour to start party with Jeremy Corbyn
Former Labour leader Corbyn has not yet confirmed his involvement to the BBC.
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country. Join us. The time is now. Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Russia’s propagandists on Telegram and TV have started calling the Azerbaijani people ‘Nazis’ and pointing out the 300km border between Russia and Azerbaijan. We know how this story unfolds. Forever War works to keep Netanyahu in power and Putin could do with a distraction right now.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
NB: A chant by a politically-motivated artist is not antisemitic. This argument is, in itself, antisemitic “because it (wrongly) conflates Jewish people as a whole with a genocidal army.”
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
It’s not his personal safety he’s worried about. The ‘safety’ of his arguments and beliefs, however, would likely be torn apart!
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My statement on the government's absurd and authoritarian proposal to proscribe Palestine Action.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Excellent news. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/co-op-a...
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Co-op announces it will stop selling products from Israel
The Co-op has said it will no longer source carrots from Israel, along with several other products from "countries of concern."
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Badenoch could have come out of this well. All she had to do was say that she would support Starmer to get his benefit reforms through. That would have caused him maximum anguish.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
"There are deep-rooted changes in the structure of the international and regional order that no political force, no matter how powerful or tyrannical, can stop," Abdul-Malik al-Ejri is quoted as saying in The Nation: www.thenation.com/article/worl...
thenation.com
The War the World Has Feared for Decades Is Here
The US and Israel have launched a war of aggression against Iran, based on lies. We are all now in deep, uncharted waters.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
St George, England’s patron saint, is a symbol of diversity and inclusion ... because he wasn’t English! Possibly of Middle Eastern descent, he's revered in Christianity & Islam & admired in England, Ethiopia, Palestine, Georgia & Turkey. He shows that "Englishness" is about shared values and unity.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Superb handling of Fred Fleitz by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on #Newsnight He was precisely as rude and arrogant as you would expect from a hardline Trump supporter.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 06/01/2025
As followers range from 11k on Mastodon to 235k on X, I first compared normalized engagement: likes, shares + comments per 1000 followers. You can see the big changes in Twitter/X over time, plus the stark differences in engagement between FB/LI versus Threads/Bluesky, with Mastodon in the middle.
A bar graph showing the number of engagements on the same climate post across different social media platforms.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
. @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells #elonmusk he should "crack on with this 'getting to Mars'". 👍 news.sky.com/story/jess-p...
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Jess Phillips hits back at Elon Musk and says he should 'crack on with getting to Mars'
Jess Phillips has said she has "more important things to be thinking about" than Elon Musk after he accused her of being a "rape genocide apologist".
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
A deeply disturbing development in an already tragic story.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/11/2024
Palestine is recognised as a sovereign state by 146 countries, representing 75% of UN members. So, which nations recognise it in 2024? ⤵️
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Which countries recognise Palestine in 2024?
The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 146 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Splendid.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
“Journalists are first, but everyone else is next” says Carole Cadwalladr: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
With the Christian far-right dominating US foreign policy, the aim appears to be a genocidal crusade rather than any attempt at conciliation.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Early morning walk in the park.
Park. Early morning. Sun breaking through trees.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Something has gone very wrong when civically engaged people can have a media diet that means they a) vote b) bare surprised by this and c) are following Cabinet picks.
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Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks
U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Reinforced by remarks from Bank of England boss, Andrew Bailey, do we need to embrace the EU much more closely again? www.politico.eu/article/dona...
politico.eu
Is Donald Trump about to wreck Brexit?
The U.S. president-elect’s return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination (Guardian) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination
Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and tin foil hat conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
It’s clear, Twitter/‘X’ served its purpose for Musk and we’ll soon remember it like MySpace and Friends Reunited!
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Anyone you see on your timeline right now praising RFK Jr. is a person you never need to take seriously on anything ever again. It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A similar scheduled event in 2022 was cancelled after plans were made public, reports suggest.
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Philip Churm @thechurm.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
As I join the eXodus from other social media platforms - I wondered what powerful, hard-hitting, controversial, political or witty thing I should make as my first post. So, here is a photo of a cat!
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