Mairi Mackay

@marmackay

Freelance journalist in London. Views = mine. RT = not endorsed.

London, England
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Joined February 2009
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  1. 30 Jan 2018

    Incredibly sad to hear of the death of Gene Sharp. His work gave hope and method to many, many people. If you want to know more about this extraordinary man, you can watch How to Start a Revolution, 's film about his life here

    Dr. Gene Sharp, author of the revolution handbook 'From Dictatorship to Democracy' dies at home aged 90 …
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    9 Sep 2017

    Absolute devastation in the US Virgin Islands after . Forests wiped out as far as the eye can see

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  3. 31 Aug 2017

    'The women’s bodies were not their own': Another awful reminder that is not the only monster in Syria.

    The Syrian women speaking up about being violated...
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    30 Aug 2017

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    30 Aug 2017

    'I remember him because he looked so young' portrays lives of recruits before they joined

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    30 Aug 2017

    Every time I watch intl' TV analysis program on Yemen with zero Yemeni speakers, I learn how Yemeni voices are not important.

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  7. 30 Aug 2017

    “Even though they knew I was an active neo-Nazi who was making anti-Semitic jokes, they didn’t stop training me on weapons.”

    Spoke to German ex-soldiers on the fight to tackle far-right extremism & erase the legacy of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
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  8. 29 Aug 2017

    'Your don't know the devastation you've left behind': A boy's tragic journey from gentle soul to ISIS jihadi:

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    21 Jul 2017

    Brexiteers now retreating to fantasy history about how lovely the empire was. Much less scary than confronting the future they've created.

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    11 Jul 2017

    im sorry but this is incredibly fucking funny

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    10 Jul 2017

    This tweet is 🔥

    Good morning Mr. President. It would never have occurred to my mother or my father to ask me. Were you giving our country away? Hoping not.
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    9 Jul 2017

    Donald Trump’s alarming G20 performance via

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    6 Jul 2017

    Superb interview by Die Zeit with President Erdoğan. Combative. Revealing. Full transcript is long but v worthwhile.

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    5 Jul 2017

    More than 300,000 South Koreans might die within days in a war with the North. And that’s without nuclear weapons.

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    28 Jun 2017

    A New Company Will Have "Fake Meat" on the Shelves Next Year via

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    26 May 2017

    'Please don’t call us terrorists': Important context on the complex issues surrounding the British-Libyans who fought against Gaddafi

    "You cannot compare IS’s aims to ours: They’re fighting for chaos; we fought for peace"
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  17. 6 May 2017

    No women in that crowd unsurprisingly

    Some very happy white men celebrate their vote to end insurance protections for women
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    5 May 2017

    Half of 7,500 referrals last year resulted in 'some sort of mental health diagnosis' via

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    27 Apr 2017

    The press freedom map is getting darker and darker. That fact should be a massive wake up call.

    'Downward spiral': UK slips to 40th place in press freedom rankings
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    23 Apr 2017

    “You must not only draw right, but also aim your arrow with all your might.” –Henry David Thoreau

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