Ed Torsney
-
Israeli forces are systematically targeting journalists in Gaza and Lebanon, killing them and their families in brutal “double‑tap” strikes. From the murder of documentary filmmaker Fatma Hassona to the assassination of reporter Amal Khalil, evidence points to a deliberate strategy of eliminating witnesses to conceal war crimes and genocide. This investigation traces the pattern, the…
-
In the spirit of Roland Barthes, Ed Torsney’s philosophical analysis explores the terrifying alchemy of Israel’s “Generative AI for Good” deepfake initiative. By manufacturing synthetic testimony of rape survivors to justify political ends, we have entered a new rhetorical age where the image no longer records the world—it remakes it. This essay unpacks the semiotics…
-
Opposing a genocide should never be illegal, but the British establishment disagrees.
-
Did Zack Polanski invite Zarah Sultana to defect from Your Party and join the Greens instead? The Times ran this story yesterday. What do you think, is it true? Is it a good idea?
-
On Remembrance Sunday, Edward Torsney considers “Never Again”. To Ed it means we should oppose the genocide of Gaza, stop Israel and stop the corporate ghouls profiting from the deaths of countless Palestinian children. This is the true spirit of Remembrance. Poppies for Palestine.
-
In the Nuremberg trials, those guilty of atrocities were made accountable regardless of their rank. The excuse of just following orders was not acceptable. In the Gaza genocide, the Hind Rajab Foundation aims to apply the same principles and put all those guilty of atrocities on trial at courts around the world.
-
The Ukraine war began when NATO betrayed promises made to Russia at the end of The Cold War. NATO expansionism and aggressive Western Imperialism forced Russia into defending its people. Ed Torsney explains how historical fact trumps western propaganda.
-
Western-Backed Supremacy and Trump’s Racist Slurs: A Vile Assault on Palestinian Humanity In a grotesque display of bigotry, US President Donald Trump once again spewed venomous rhetoric against Palestinians, deploying a derogatory slur that lays bare the racist dehumanisation at the heart of Western-backed Israeli apartheid. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) rightly condemned Trump’s…
-
The Génocidaire Netanyahu visited the US this week. Despite an active warrant for his arrest for crimes against humanity from the International Criminal Court, he wasn’t detained in the US, nor was his plane forced to land or shot down when passing through French and Italian airspace. As State Parties to the Rome Statute of…
-
“In heaven’s name why are you walking away? Hang on to your love.” – Sade, 1984. In an era where digital connectivity transcends geographical boundaries, social media platforms have become conduits for real-time broadcasting of global events. Currently the world is witnessing a genocide in Gaza. All the definitions of genocide were found to have…
Edward Torsney 