Ben Cowles

@Cowlesz

Web editor at Morning Star (), co-host of . Anti-capitalist. Opinions & politics not necessarily those of my employer and vice versa

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Joined November 2010
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    Feb 22

    Revealed: EU kept backing the Libyan Coastguard even when its own reports warned about the mistreatment of refugees in Libya

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    Voted for & . ✊

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    19 hours ago

    There has been a lot of work and discussion behind the scenes at the Morning Star this week. We have a lot of work to do in regaining the trust of the trans community and it’s allies, and I’m relieved to see that being recognised.

    We failed in our duty to equality and liberation
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    Jan 25

    🚨 REGISTRATIONS OPEN! Book your place now for this year's Media Democracy Festival 🗓Saturday 14 March 📌Clore Centre, 🎟Free tickets:

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    22 hours ago

    this morning: hundreds of migrants and refugees remain stuck at Kastanies crossing point Tear gas deterrence by Greek authorities continues when they get too close to police cordon Refugee who shot this video says they are afraid to go back, intend to stay

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    20 hours ago

    My teenage daughter sent me this 👇🏽 😱

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    Feb 28

    Thank you. This work is sorely needed. Our is so compromised. And all the while people don't understand this, we are severely handicapped in combating the existential threats we face. A dangerous, nihilistic & utterly cynical ethos prevails.

    We're working on a major statistical analysis of the UK press, showing how the public is being misinformed about UK foreign policy and how the press acts largely as a platform for military/intelligence establishment. In next week.
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    Feb 28

    I just don't understand why people would vote for a guy who is pretty much another Ed Miliband but objectively more dull and much less endearing

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    Feb 28

    Refugee rescue ships ask Italy why they've been singled out for coronavirus quarantine: Sea Watch and SOS Mediterranee/MSF say they must urgently return to saving men, women and children from drowning

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    Feb 28
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    Surrender yourself immediately to the Hague for your part in Tony Blair's war crimes

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    Feb 28

    Displaced people freely crossing borders should be more than a bargaining chip by states playing political power games. It must become an intentionally and universally applied right, always.

    Around 300 migrants started walking through northwest Turkey towards its borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
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    Feb 28

    Beard shaving to combat the coronavirus was fake news (but remains uncorrected by most MSM)

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    Feb 25

    Before getting elected, I didn't realise how much billionaires and big business lobby MPs. They don't do it because they're generous. They do it because they want a government that works for them, not for you.

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    Feb 28

    We are honoured to have you, as an adviser!

    Honoured that and asked me to be an adviser for . We need new media for independent and bold :
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    Feb 28

    Dear journalists not tweeting a single word about 's show trial now - sorry, but we did notice when you were tweeting endlessly about him in the past, smearing and mocking him year after year. We did notice.

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  16. Feb 28

    I've seen some truly awful tweets today coming from a crowd I absolutely do not wish to be associated with.

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  17. Feb 28

    I feel sick to the stomach to know the paper made trans people feel this way and that it contributed to the general oppression they feel on a daily basis. It is good to see articles like this one holding the paper to account. I hope there will be more

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    Feb 28

    This is how the prison in The Hague looked like for the butchers from Yugoslavia. They could read books, use computers, watch movies, cook, even play table footbal. Compared to prison where is in solitary confinement, it was Hilton! Does it make you angry?

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  19. Feb 28

    Wondering why there's wall-to-wall coverage of the coronavirus? Here's your answer 👇

    By the way, the wall-to-wall coronavirus coverage is what coverage of climate collapse would look like if giant corporations didn't stand to lose financially from drastic action to protect the climate and save our lives.
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    Feb 27

    Err, Jeremy Corbyn was already Britain's Bernie Sanders until our well fed media rode him out of town on a rail. However, the position to be Britain's is still open.

    Strange as it may seem, Keir Starmer could be the British Bernie Sanders | Patrick Maguire
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    Feb 28

    We have a global epidemic and we just lost 21% of Australian forests to fire, 80% of insects, Amazon is on the edge, Arctic sea ice likely to go in a decade or so (which will advance warming by 25 years). Coronavirus is completely trivial, a speck, compared to climate collapse.

    So we have a global pandemic with and spoilt school kids led by are planning to strike in Bristol today. This event should be cancelled and these kids should be sent back to school. Lefty teachers encouraging taunting need to be sacked. Do you agree?
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