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@samaritansirl
@samaritansni
and we would like to invite you to take part in a Samaritans Awareness Day challenge, this Wednesday 24th July (24/7- get it? 📷), to help us raise awareness of our helpline. Find out more at:
@akalamusic
Rape castrations cigarettes electric shocks and fire were all used by the Brits to torture Kenyans all under Churchill’s rule.
Remember when Obama sent back the bust of Churchill? His grandad was tortured under the British army.
OF COURSE HE SENT IT BACK
Ireland:
“We always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English”
Fuck the fuck off. If there’s ever a quote in the history of the world to drive me up the wall it’s that one.
It was a “famine” in the same sense that we had a “famine” over here.
He starved over 4 million Bengalis in 1943.
“I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion”
I mean his attitude was so horrible that Leo Amery, British Secretary of State in India , said that he “didn’t see much difference between his outlook and Hitlers”
Churchill refused all said to Bengal. Canada and US offered rice and he refused.
Well start with Afghanistan. While he was there Churchill discovered his passion for war and viewed the Pashtuns as beneath him. Going so far as saying that “all who resist will be killed without quarter.” That they “needed to recognise the superiority of race”
They literally took boats full of rice from starving people to ship to the Middle East where it wasn’t even needed? When they asked for food Churchill said that the famine was their own fault for “breeding like rabbits”
Yeah basically Churchill’s remembered fondly.
“History is written by the victors” takes on a particularly chilling tone taking into account all of this.
Also I’m not a historian. I just like to read and inform myself. Check
@crimesofbrits
for more xo
Done
Ok I’m going to share a story with you regarding a crisis pregnancy I had many years ago, I have previously shared this story on my own account but think it might be good to revisit it. I was 15 when I became pregnant, 15 when I gave birth too. My eldest is now 27
#togetherforyes
He also shut down schools because he saw them as “training grounds for rebellion”
It’s like
@akalamusic
says “When a people are enslaved one of the first things they’ll do is stop them reading cause it is understood intelligent people will rise and take their freedom”
He wrote about how
“We systematically, village by village destroyed the houses, filled up the wells, blew down the towers, cut down the great shady trees, burned the crops and broke the reservoirs in punitive devastation”
Then tonlut a cherry on top he appoints Charles Wickham to head up the training of the Greek security police.
Anybody know who Charles Wickham is?
He was a commander of the RUC between 1922-1945 in British occupied Ireland.
In other words, a prick.
Anybody want to guess what happened next?
The following day 200,000 people took to the streets in a riot and this is when the army turned on the people and fired. Under Churchill’s orders.
See he haaaaated ELAS and EAM. (These guys literally ran Nazis out of the country)
So before my mentions start filling up with people defending him saying BUT WHAT ABOUT WORLD WAR II??????!
These actions here show how they were motivated solely by the paranoia fear and hatred for communism.
“I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against the uncivilised tribes, it would spread a lively terror”
I’m assuming after he said this he laughed maniacally?
He bombed Mesopotamia a full village wiped out in 45 minutes.
Let’s move to Greece.
Under the orders of Churchill, the British Army opened fire on protestors on the streets of Athens in 1944. 28 were killed and there was over 120 injured.
British demanded that all protesters/guerilla groups were to disarm immediately
Iran was “a prize from fairyland beyond our wildest dreams”
Well... not Iran. Iran’s oil.
Churchill was in the middle of Iran’s affairs for YEARS. He excluded Iranians from natural resources and encouraged looting When most lived in severe and abject poverty.
no i do not care about the date for the so-called 'royal wedding' because i reject all royalty and monarchical systems except for the Burger King, who i would gladly die for.
Доброго ранку,
@Ukraine
. Прийми маленький подарунок від нас у формі виконання гімну України гельською мовою від Eoghan Ua Conaill 💙💛🇮🇪 Хорошого Тобі дня!
See, Churchill’s whole plan for Greece was to restore the monarchy and Soviet forces were well received in Greece.
He backed the right wing government that came in because of course he did. Even though it was THAT VERY RESISTANCE that drove Nazis from Greece??
Black and Tans? Churchill’s fucking idea. The Tans absolutely terrorised the Irish. They attacked civilians and raided property around the country carrying out “reprisals”
He went on to describe them as “Gallant and honorable officers”
When Mohammad Mosaddegh threatened England interests, Churchill was ready to protect them no matter what.
He helped organise a coup. Democracy eh? Funny old thing.
See Churchill? He’s a direct descendant of the “‘Marquis of Derry” (no. I’m not giving him his title) This was the guy who helped put down the United Irishmen rising in 1798.
Turns out being a prick to the Irish is genetic.
Kenya.
Churchill believed in protecting the institutionalised racism spread through their colonies to exploit the population and take their resources.
Obviously believed the fertile highlands were for white colonial settlers. He forcibly removed the local population
The BBC sent coded messages over to the Shah to let them know when to overthrow the government. Sorry, democratically elected government. Instead of ending broadcasts with “its now midnight in London” they said “its now exactly midnight”
In 1914 Churchill came up with the idea of the British government being the major shareholder in the Anglo-Iranian oil company. It wouldn’t pay Iran dividends before paying tax to British Exchequer. Illegally taxing Iranian government.
A massive shout out to my niece Ella, making her way by air ambulance to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London later this morning.
Ella has been in Crumlin Children's Hospital since last March.
#EllasJourney
Oh and I mean the auxiliaries that was all Churchill too. The guys who carried out the Croke Park massacre where they fired into a crowd at a GAA match killing 14.
As if he gave a shit. Slept soundly in his bed. What’s 14 against the 4million in India? Prick.
South Africa:
Churchill summed up his time here by saying “It was great fun galloping about” (there were also British run concentration camps at the time here) he believed that Afrikaners should be allowed “self rule” in other words exclude PoC from voting.
Iraq.
Churchill was “Secretary of State for the Colonies” in ‘21. This is when he decided air power was superior to troops on the ground and he just bombed the shit out of any resistance
That didn’t squash his thirst for blood though. He went on to push the use of air power against Sinn Fein members in 1920.
Suggested that aeroplanes should be dispatched with orders to use “machine gun fire bombs” to scatter them.
@des_grogan
Des, how could someone who caused such murder on a global scale be considered a hero?
This is a genuine question. I just don’t understand after reading that thread how you could still see him positively?
Troops arrived heavily armed with machine guns and a fucking howitzer. There was a howitzer positioned at the city chambers and they sent tanks.
To
A
Protest.
Scotland:
Thousands of workers on strike in a moving act of defiance. 60k people in the city centre of Glasgow the British government sent troops to Glasgow to arrest union leaders.
Churchill reaaaally hated Socialism. Labour was gaining momentum up there.
He stated to Parliament that
“We must be bound by the interpretation which the other party places on it and it is undoubted that the Boers would regard it as a breach of that treaty if the franchise were in the first instance extended to any persons who are not white”
And Dya know what he said about the Irish in the midst of all this.
“Bloody Irish what have they ever done for our wars”
Literally dehumanising the entire country again in terms of resources (people) and what that could procixe for imperialist land grabs.
@des_grogan
The difference is that they’re remembered for what theyve done. Churchill is remembered solely as a great man and these atrocities are never ever mentioned.
A beautiful dawn over the Phoenix Park
Me and my mum walking today for me - who found the light in the dark - and for my brother - who 16 years ago next month - did not.
#DIL2018
#DarknessIntoLight
Churchill was mad to partition Ireland. He really wanted to keep the navy bases that he had. In 38 they were given back to Ireland. The prick tried to rob Berehaven back in 39 by proposing they take it by force. In 41 he wanted to bring in conscription to Northern Ireland
Unfortunately my time on this account is near an end. Thanks to everyone who’s shared, commented and kept an open mind. Follow me
@BoalsGoals
I’ll be here until 12 tomorrow anyway.
I’d like to close by saying that I hope we
#repealthe8th
soon and grant our women a right to choice
@des_grogan
And also they were fighting to expel a foreign power that had invaded their country? Churchill was going around colonising and starving the world?
Hi! I’m Tomás Kenny
@KennysBookshop
. I’m a third-generation bookseller. My Granny and Granddad set up their shop in Galway in 1940 and we’ve been selling books ever since! I’ll be talking about great books, bookshops and some of the unusual items that come into a shop like ours!
milk is another thing that I always forget! always end up running out on Christmas. easily done!
also easily forget that the so called 'famine' was an act of genocide by the British state!
Oh and batteries! Don't forget to stock up!
Let's take a moment to celebrate
@darraghdoyle
. For years he's been quietly & voluntarily working as guardian of this
@ireland
account. Offering an important platform for Irish voices & ideas. He does amazing work at
@EPICMuseumCHQ
& elsewhere & is a fine, fun & kind human being.
right thats me done with
@ireland
. tank u 2 every 1 (except the trolls). u can find me over on my normal account (
@prayforpatrick
) from now on.
before i go i just want to say fuck racists, fuck facists, fuck sexists, fuck fine gael, fuck fianna fail, fuck labour & fuck the queen
Remember that a black transgender woman, who was a sex worker and an activist, threw the first brick at Stonewall.
Her name was Marsha P. Johnson.
She is a testament to how intersectional and diverse this community is within itself - and how relentless it is.
Speaking of Nigeria...
Irish people, who are you supporting at the
#WorldCup
since we’re not in it?
I’m backing Nigeria, and I urge you to as well.
A) they wear green
B) their flag is 66% the same as ours
C) their patron saint is St Patrick
D) they drink more Guinness than us
Is anyone in any doubt that Brendan Gleeson will 100% capture the essence of Trump in the new Showtime mini-series for release in November. Eerie accuracy in promo pics
Meet Paula,
@nursepollyrgn
. Nurse, midwife, member of
@midwives4choice
. Mam, Nana, from Tallaght, Dublin. Firmly prochoice and believes each person is entitled to care and kindness. Loves music, gigs, festivals. Adores pumpkin carving 🎃💖💚💜💜🧡🖤❤️
I have to admit the laughter from some people in the audience tonight when Savita was mentioned on
#CBLive
was horrific, afford her and her family the dignity and respect in her death that they were all denied during her care in an Irish Hospital
#togetherforyes
#repealthe8th
💔
Irish Man's Tinder
pic 1: squad pic with 30 of The Lads
pic 2: in a gaa jersey
pic 3: holding a baby (which isn't his, explicitly explained in his bio)
pic 4: drink spilt down his top
The first thing I want to share with you is a photo from my favourite place in the world, The Wooden Bridge onto Bull Island (aka Dollyer). On a wet day this place can be deserted. It's just you and the constant lapping of the waves.😍 Anyone else care to share their fave spaces?
Almost 4 million people have started learning Irish on
@duolingo
making it the 11th most popular language in the world on the app. Have you tried it? Táimid i mbun seomra ranga faoi láthair - come join our Classroom code: cutxgx
I am delighted to announce as my successor
@RefCom_ie
who will be posting factual real information all week, so please keep an eye out for them in the lead up to 25th May, ❤️💜💖💚🧡💙
#TogetherForYes
#Repealthe8th
I’m
@DanMulhall
, Ambassador
@IrelandEmbUSA
. This week we’ll celebrate Irish-America and the remarkable ties that bind our nations, experience a unique
#StPatricksDay
in DC, and meet the teams across the U.S. working to promote Irish values & interests and support our people here.
I could not resist coming down to see for myself the
@WhiteHouse
resplendent in green for
#StPatricksDay2021
. It’s a marvellous sight. Thank you
@POTUS
for honouring
#Ireland
in this way. Its Irish architect, James Hoban (c.1762-1831) would be pleased.
Well, well, well.
They said it couldn't be done.
They said no one had ever launched a successful Twitter coup against
@ireland
and lived to tell the tale.
Well look at me now.
Other Ireland has become Ireland.
And Ireland is going to get Fancy.
Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Kenny - a third generation bookseller at
@KennysBookshop
in Galway. The shop was set up by my grandparents in 1940. I'll be tweeting this week on what is one of our busiest weeks of the year - Black Friday week - about all things books and bookshop life! 📚
I was adopted from Hanoi in 1991, which makes me one of the older adoptees from Vietnam in Ireland. This was quite hard for me growing up in rural Ireland because I had very few people to relate to, not just around me, but in the media too.
That’s me away! Thanks so much for joining my week on Ireland, I hope yis has as much fun as much as I did.
From here on you can find me on my usual handle
@vanessaifeoma
or on instagram
@vanessaifediora
and I hope I get to meet you at the Zone In exhibition! Byeeee
On this
#InternationalWomensDay
I would like to bring attention to a woman who has been lambasted by history, and horribly misrepresented. I’m talking about Katherine Parnell, and I would like to explain why you should never call her “Kitty” O’Shea. 1/15
Post a picture as a comment of a place in Ireland that you feel like the whole world should experience once in their lives. It can be a geographical location or a building. This should be cool to see.
All of the bravery, all of the different reasons for each person who has also made that choice, although as I always say ‘some choice’, it’s not a celebration or indeed something we take lightly, for each one of us it is a necessity. For each one of us it is deeply personal.
this day keeps getting stranger and stranger.
i was just @ the local fruit shop and told the shopkeeper 'i'm looking for one of those little oranges'.
he said 'mandarin?' so i said '我在找那些小桔子之一' and he told me to get out of the shop.
very strange.
Hello Ireland! My name is Vanessa, I’m from Belfast and moved to Dublin last year. I’ll be with you this week, sharing pictures, talking about my project Zone In and whatever other nonsense we encounter as the week unfolds. Wish me luck!
Irish vs Welsh
river: 'abhainn' in Irish, 'avon' in Welsh
Scotland: 'Albain' in Irish, 'Alban' in Welsh
badger: 'broc' in Irish, 'broch' in Welsh
leg: 'cos' in Irish, 'coes' in Welsh
black: 'dubh' in Irish, 'du' in Welsh
family: 'teaghlach' in Irish, 'teulu' in Welsh
We are not cruel, we are not unkind, we are caring lovely people, we deserve better, we deserve to be cared for here in our own country. Despite what any person decides to do we all deserve better, despite what anyone else says or thinks, we deserve better. I am voting
#Yes
When I first heard that people living with HIV on effective treatment cannot pass on
#HIV
to sexual partners. I had trouble trying to get my head around it. Because it challenged the status quo and decades of beliefs I had about
#HIV
A Quiet Place was again a really great example of what happens when you have disabled representation. John Krasinski (who I always call Josh for some reason I'm so sorry) recently said in an interview that casting deaf actress Millicent Simmonds was 'non negiotable'