Hamas has agreed to disarm – but Israel’s answer is yet to materialise

• Post author:Grace
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

Hamas has reportedly agreed to a deal to disarm its forces, in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Donald Trump – chair of the so-called ‘Board of Peace‘ (BoP) – announced the deal late on 30 July 2026. However, Israel has not yet confirmed its agreement to its side of the bargain. Hamas has stated that it won’t carry out any stage of the disarmament unless Israel holds up its side of the deal by withdrawing. However, given that Israel has killed over 1,100 Palestinians since October’s ‘ceasefire’ began, any potential promise from the occupier could hardly be worth less.  Likewise,…

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Meta enters AI-training agreement with far-right ‘propaganda rag’ Newsmax

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:31 July 2026
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Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has entered into an AI ‘content partnership’ with far-right ‘news’ platform Newsmax. According to the company’s announcement, Meta’s platforms will use Newsmax content to train their AI how to answer questions from users: Under the agreement, Meta will have access to Newsmax’s digital news content. Meta will be able to draw upon Newsmax’s significant current reporting as well as archived content across its platforms to support AI queries across Meta’s apps and devices. Expensive lies from Meta The agreement means users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will find replies from their AI guided by a company…

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‘The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap’ is a radical manifesto and it’s going to change Christmas

• Post author:Antifabot
• Post published:31 July 2026
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When my copy of ‘The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap’ dropped through my letterbox, I didn’t expect it to entirely change my outlook on Christmas. Weird sentence, isn’t it? But somehow this book managed it. The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap Did you know that every year, the UK throws away around 227,000 miles of single-use wrapping paper? That is enough bleached, dyed and sellotaped trash to stretch from your living room, all the way to the moon. We buy this crap paper, which is made from felled trees, and it’s covered in metallic inks, making it unrecyclable. We wrap all…

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Spain deploys army to Moroccan colony after mass influx of refugees

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

Spain has deployed the military after up to 50,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta, a common crossing point and Spanish colonial enclave on the north African coast. Authorities are tightlipped about the mass crossing but up to 34 people are reported to have died. Time magazine reported: While surges in illegal crossings have happened before in Ceuta, it’s unclear what caused the recent one. Thousands of migrants have streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa from Morocco, prompting local officials to call for help from Spain’s national government in Madrid to restore the border. pic.twitter.com/S2fTWapBzR — The Associated…

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Unite – no ballots to Gibraltar members as Graham faces international officer rival

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

With just twelve days remaining of the Unite general secretary contest, the union has failed to deliver ballots to any of its members in Gibraltar. Incumbent Sharon Graham has been heavily criticised for her treatment of union staff. Her rival in the election is Simon Dubbins, Unite’s international officer. Unite say: ‘tough luck’ An email from the union to Gibraltar members blames Spanish postal services for the non-delivery. And it indicates that, even if members don’t receive ballots in time to post them back to the UK before the 11 August deadline, then tough: Dear Member, GENERAL SECRETARY ELECTION – GIBRALTAR…

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Police arrest dozens at Palestine Action protest

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:31 July 2026
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The Met Police has again arrested dozens of mostly older protesters at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for protesting against Israel’s genocide and the UK’s ‘terror’ ban on protest group Palestine Action. Activist photographer ‘BetterThanReal’ was on the scene for Skwawkbox and the Canary to capture the events. As always, the protesters were entirely peaceful, good tempered. And they were mostly older, including – again – Jewish Holocaust survivors and retired priests: But the police gathered in large numbers to drag off their targets: The victims included an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor, showing once again that the regime’s ‘terror’ clampdown has nothing to do…

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FIFA considers 64-team World Cup because apparently 48 wasn’t enough

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

FIFA is considering expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 tournament. This would mark the competition’s 100th anniversary. According to documents seen by Reuters, football’s governing body will begin a formal review of the proposal on 14 August. An independent organisation will be asked to assess whether the expansion is workable. Its findings are due by 11 September, before FIFA decides whether to take the idea any further. FIFA’s latest light-bulb moment The proposal came from South America’s football confederation, CONMEBOL. It believes the centenary World Cup should include more nations than ever before. The review will…

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Boy George exits ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ after releasing pro-genocide track

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

Former pop star Boy George has pulled out of his planned appearance from next week in the London Palladium’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The withdrawal comes shortly after the performer released a track supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which he denies is a genocide. George’s manager said the decision had been made with the “utmost respect” for those involved in the show’s production. This ‘respect’ claim is despite manager Paul Kemsley’s assumption that “many people purchased tickets in the hope of seeing George perform”. Genocide apologist No mention of the disgust at his support for the apartheid occupation’s slaughter and…

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Burnham restores the whip to Diane Abbott and deplorable bigot Joani Reid

• Post author:Grace
• Post published:31 July 2026
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With Andy Burnham not two weeks into his tenure as PM, the new Labour leader has restored the whip to both Diane Abbott and Joani Reid. Both MPs went through independent disciplinary processes. Starmer suspended Abbott for a second time back in July 2025. Both suspensions related to a 2023 letter in the Observer, in which Abbott claimed that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people experience prejudice but not racism. The letter triggered the first suspension, and her defence of that opinion in a 2025 interview triggered the second. Reid, for her part, relinquished the whip voluntarily in March 2026. The Metropolitan Police…

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Hackney votes to end 58-year Haifa twinning, citing “anti-racist values”

• Post author:Charlie Jaay
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

Hackney’s Green Party-led Council has voted to end its 58-year-old twin-city agreement with Haifa, a port city that “Israel” violently captured in 1948. Councillors have upheld the vote as a commitment in their May 2026 local elections manifesto. They have pledged to end the twinning arrangement at “the earliest possible opportunity,” the details of which are under consideration. The decision follows years of pressure by Palestine solidarity activists. The decades-long campaign involved a broad coalition of groups. These included the Greens, Stop the War, Hackney Independent Socialist Collective, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The campaign gathered steam in 2024. At…

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‘Try-again’ PM Burnham lauds nukes and militarism during BAE visit

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

New PM Andy Burnham’s left-wing credentials have lasted about as long as left-out milk. Less than a fortnight into his reign, the gimmicky Scouser was spotted bowing to The Holy Nukes in a visit to BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness death factory. BAE won’t fix what’s broken Burnham told reporters: Keeping this country safe is the first responsibility of any government – but security is not only about what we build; it is about who builds it, and who benefits from it. Nukes, naturally, are well known for bestowing safety. In a press release ahead of the visit on 30 July, the government insisted:…

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Militarist chancellor Healey wants military oversight of defence budget

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:31 July 2026
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Newly appointed chancellor John Healey has opened the door for the UK military to shape defence budgets. His proposal is another step away from democratic oversight of how public money is spent. And it’s all part of a defence spending ideology that’s full of holes! Declassified UK reported on 30 July: Britain’s new chancellor John Healey has asked for a military officer to accompany him at the Treasury, it has emerged. The move indicates how much weight Healey will place on weapons procurement after resigning as defence secretary last month in protest at Keir Starmer’s military spending plans. The UK-based outlet…

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Data breach exposing UK-allied Afghans to Taliban reprisals ‘completely foreseeable’

• Post author:Joe Glenton
• Post published:31 July 2026
• Post last modified:31 July 2026

The UK defence committee has found a data breach which left UK-aligned Afghans exposed to the Taliban was “completely foreseeable”. The 2023 breach, kept secret until 2025 due to a court order, meant that a spreadsheet containing personal details of 18, 500 Afghans was made public. Afghan resettlement programme The Taliban took over Afghanistan after the US and UK left in defeat in 2021. The details were part of the UK’s so-called Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). This British governmental scheme was meant to help relocate Afghans who had worked for the Brits in roles which made them targets for…

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Hackers steal data from DfE and police among others

• Post author:Grace
• Post published:30 July 2026
• Post last modified:30 July 2026

Hackers have stolen huge amounts of personal data from the Department for Education (DfE) and the Police National Legal Database (PNLD), exposing sensitive details online. The attack reportedly targeted 14 other institutions, with a UK university being among them. Both the DfE and PNLD have reported the breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The cybercriminal group claiming responsibility calls itself the ExfilSquad. The group, virtually unheard of before the attack, posted sections of the stolen data, including the names and addresses of parents and staff,  on a leak website as proof. According to screenshots seen by the Guardian, they’re demanding…

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Israel has spent over $1bn on propaganda since it began Gaza genocide

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:30 July 2026
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Israel has spent more than a billion US dollars on ‘hasbara’ — foreign influence — campaigns since 7 October 2023, according to new analysis by the Quincy Institute. The figure is calculated from US ‘foreign agent’ registration and represents direct spending by the colony. Indirect spending through pro-Israel groups and billionaires is not included. In the introduction to its paper, the institute says that it used: FARA data, Israeli government procurement documents, and interviews with dozens of sources to trace the size and effects of this shift. But the paper notes that even the $1 billion figure likely falls far short…

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Netanyahu and Israel fanatic plotted to use sex claims against ICC prosecutor

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:30 July 2026
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Benjamin Netanyahu and now-dead Israel-fanatic, US senator Lindsey Graham, conspired to use sexual misconduct claims against ex-International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan. Khan was removed last week by the ICC’s political ‘Bureau of States Parties’ over allegations of sexual misconduct after an intense pressure campaign by the US and Israel. A panel of judges appointed by the bureau found no evidence of any such misconduct, but the states voted to ignore the judges’ findings and dismiss Khan. For issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli defence minister, Yo’av Gallant, for crimes against humanity in Gaza, Khan and his family…

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WATCH: Senior diplomat admits US sabotaged 2022 Russia-Ukraine peace deal

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:30 July 2026
• Post last modified:30 July 2026

Neocon lobbyist, Victoria Nuland, was US Under-Secretary of State — one of Joe Biden’s highest foreign affairs officials — as the Russia-Ukraine war started. And she has just admitted (perhaps ‘boasted’ is a better word) that the US sabotaged the 2022 peace deal Ukraine was about to sign with Russia. Former prime minister, Boris Johnson, was the US’ tool, Nuland has claimed. Victoria Nuland finally admits it US officials and Boris Johnson killed the 2022 peace talks so the war could continue. Everything they’ve told you about Russia/Ukraine is a lie. pic.twitter.com/tLM2eYPnDH — Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 29, 2026 Russia-Ukraine foil:…

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UEFA will boycott FIFA competitions if corporate plans go ahead

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:30 July 2026
• Post last modified:30 July 2026

World football has entered its most serious institutional crisis in decades, after the 55 national associations that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced their unanimous agreement to boycott all FIFA tournaments, foremost among them the World Cup, should FIFA President Gianni Infantino proceed with his plan to privatise FIFA competitions and sell stakes in them to private-sector investors. The decision followed an emergency meeting convened by UEFA amid mounting European opposition to the proposal, which officials on the continent regard as a threat to the future of the game and to the nature of international tournaments…

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Luke Littler’s dominance sparks GOAT debate

• Post author:Faz Ali
• Post published:30 July 2026
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Luke Littler’s latest triumph has pushed a familiar question back into the centre of darts: is anyone, in any sport, operating at his level of control right now? His World Matchplay defence in Blackpool, sealed with an 18-9 win over Gerwyn Price, was another reminder of how far ahead he is of the field. It was his second straight Matchplay title, another major added to a season in which he has already swept every PDC ranked crown available. Littler’s numbers in 2026 make the argument difficult to resist. He has won every major, controlled every long‑format match, and produced averages that…

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FIFA opens disciplinary case against Argentina

• Post author:Faz Ali
• Post published:30 July 2026
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FIFA has launched disciplinary proceedings against Argentina following several alleged breaches during the 2026 World Cup, with the governing body examining incidents from both the semi-final win over England and the final defeat to Spain. The case centres on discriminatory behaviour, team misconduct, protocol failures, and the use of an inappropriate political message. Specifically the Falklands banner displayed after Argentina’s 2-1 semi-final victory in Atlanta. The banner, which read “the Falklands are Argentine” is being treated as a potential breach of article 13 paragraph 2 c) of the FIFA disciplinary code, which prohibits demonstrations of a non-sporting nature at football events.…

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