Invest NI has handed over £9.73 million and £5.67 million of public money to RLC Group and Moyola, respectively. Both companies openly boast about manufacturing parts for F35 jets. These are the same planes dropping bombs on innocent Palestinians. 🧵 1/2

Given that Invest NI knew EAE had worked on F-35 projects for the aforementioned companies, did Invest NI conduct due diligence and contact the company to assess whether they continue to provide services for F-35 projects once Israel’s bombing campaign commenced? 11/13

These two companies have been supplying F-35 planes, components and spare parts to the Israeli military so they can drop 2,000lb bombs on Gaza. 10/13 https://t.co/EJnEvwCyGs

As Invest NI conducts an internal review into public funding for companies linked to Israel’s F-35, our member-funded investigation has revealed the clearest link yet between Invest NI and the two main partners of the F-35 programme — BAE systems and Lockheed Martin. 9/13

He argued that while the fighter jets are used by quite a few countries, “it would be fair to say that the Northern Irish public funding is, through this fund, supporting the Israeli air force.” 8/13

The Irish Independent reported earlier this year that Martin Butcher, Oxfam’s policy adviser for arms, conflict and international humanitarian law said “at least some” public funding “will be assisting in the maintenance and repair of F-35s”. 7/13 https://t.co/G5UdBWvEmi

Israel is using its fleet of F-35 planes at five times the normal rate - these planes are used to drop 2000lb bombs on Palestinian people in Gaza. Israel has recently purchased even more F-35 planes to continue its genocidal onslaught. 6/13 https://t.co/Ofu20EAR2I

In another meeting between Invest NI and EAE, the meeting notes released state that the company “outlined that business remains extremely busy with a number of current projects being undertaken including (redacted) BAE Systems (redacted) for F35 (redacted)”. 5/13

Although much of the information released has been redacted, it states that “EAE are automation specialists” that “provides manpower support for (redacted) and F35 for Lockheed Martin in the UK”. 4/13

Documents we received under the Freedom of Information Act show that on February 19th, 2018 Invest NI had a meeting with EAE which according to official records was “to discuss potential for EAE to become an Invest NI client”. 3/13

Belfast-based Electronic Automation Engineers (EAE) that has received £157,365 in funding from Invest NI. This comes only months after our FOIs which exposed three publicly funded NI-based companies that manufacture components for F-35s. 2/13 https://t.co/hYqpc3W9vW

The Detail editor Trevor Birney and former Detail journalist Barry McCaffrey have made British legal history today after a tribunal ruled against two police forces which spied on them.

Utterly bizarre! This story had the lowest figures in terms of people viewing it out of anything I've written in recent weeks. To me it is the most important. Do people here genuinely not care about public money going to companies supporting Israel? https://t.co/mMKHiKqeq2

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has been challenged on whether Invest NI has funded companies who are providing support to the Israeli Army. Invest NI has given millions of pounds in public funding to companies who make parts for F-35 fighter jets. https://t.co/mMKHiKqeq2

NI Water is literally full of 💩 - spilling sewage 38 times for 265 hours near Castlerock’s bathing waters in 2023. Our members crowdfunded a sand art piece at Castlerock Beach to send a message to NI Water: stop pumping out sewage and start protecting our waters ⬇️

American politics may be exhausted but, in spite of it all, the ingredients exist for a potential renewal that cannot – and will not – come from either elitist centrism or Trumpian reaction.

🚨 Since the start of October, Israel has intensified its genocidal siege on northern Gaza, especially the town and refugee camp of Jabalia. 🧵

SCOOP: Guardian editor Katharine Viner personally intervened to block a piece by a preeminent Palestinian author for describing Gaza as "the holocaust of our time". Meanwhile staff claim they are subject to a "double standard" on Israel & Palestine:

BREAKING 🚨: 65 climate groups, backed by trade unions, call on @RachelReevesMP to fund a just transition for North Sea workers and their communities. Climate justice = worker justice!

🚨 BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED 🥫 3 Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over 2 of Van Gogh paintings in the 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery. ➡️ Support people in resistance: https://t.co/Rh65arOwa1