@HarryBoota

RN Veteran | Engineer | Entrepreneur | Human Rights Advocate Ideas, invention, geopolitics & the occasional challenge to conventional wisdom. Freedom of Speech

Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Joined January 2013
So, who is Harry Boota? I've been on X / Twitter since 2013 and somehow managed to produce more than 12,000 posts/reposts without ever properly introducing myself. 😂 Perhaps it's time. I'm 70 years old, but retirement and I have never really understood each other. I spent 23 years in the Royal Navy, serving through the Falklands and the first Gulf War. I was an electronics engineer, working on radar, sonar and communications systems — back when repairing something actually meant finding out why it didn't work. Since leaving the Navy I've been an entrepreneur, retailer, engineer, community representative and occasional inventor of things that probably shouldn't have entered my head in the first place. 😂 I run businesses. I experiment. I design things. I take things apart. Sometimes I even manage to put them back together. I'm also deeply interested in human rights, geopolitics and injustice — and I'm quite prepared to challenge governments, institutions and conventional wisdom when I believe something doesn't add up. I don't claim to have all the answers. But I have retained one habit from engineering: If something doesn't make sense, I want to know why. So from now on, this account is going to be a little more organised. There'll still be politics and human rights. But you'll also see engineering, inventions, business, science, technology, observations from seven decades of life — and probably the occasional completely mad idea that we'll try to determine isn't quite as mad as it first appears. You won't always agree with me. Good. Agreement isn't a prerequisite for conversation. If you're interested in ideas, evidence, debate and looking at familiar problems from unfamiliar angles, stick around. I'm Harry Boota @HarryBoota And apparently I'm not ready to retire just yet. 😉
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👇🏻👇🏻Yet it is said that #Islam and #Muslims are the cause of violence and terrorism in the world, and they want everyone to believe that. 👇🏻👇🏻 Countries with the highest rates of prostitution in the world: 1. Thailand (Buddhism) 2. Denmark (Christianity) 3. Italy (Christianity) 4. Germany (Christianity) 5. France (Christianity) 6. Norway (Christianity) 7. Belgium (Christianity) 8. Spain (Christianity) 9. UK (Christianity) 10. Finland (Christianity) Countries with the highest theft rates in the world: 1. Denmark and Finland (Christian) 2. Zimbabwe (Christianity) 3. Australia (Christianity) 4. Canada (Christianity) 5. New Zealand (Christianity) 6. India (Hinduism) 7. England and Wales (Christian) 8. US (Christianity) 9. Sweden (Christianity) 10. South Africa (Christianity) Countries with the highest alcohol addiction rates in the world: 1. Moldova (Christian) 2. Belarus (Christian) 3. Lithuania (Christian) 4. Russia (Christian) 5. Czech Republic (Christian) 6. Ukraine (Christian) 7. Andorra (Christian) 8. Romania (Christian) 9. Serbia (Christian) 10. Australia (Christian) Countries with the highest murder rates in the world: 1. Honduras (Christian) 2. Venezuela (Christian) 3. Belize (Christian) 4. El Salvador (Christian) 5. Guatemala (Christian) 6. South Africa (Christianity) 7. Saint Kitts and Nevis (Christian) 8. Bahamas (Christian) 9. Lesotho (Christian) 10. Jamaica (Christian) The world's most dangerous gangs: 1. Yakuza (No religion) 2. Agberas (Christian) 3. Wah Sing (Christian) 4. Jamaica Bosses (Christian) 5. Primero (Christian) 6. The Aryan Brotherhood (Christian) The world's biggest drug cartels: 1. Pablo Escobar - Colombia (Christian) 2. Amado Carrillo - Colombia (Christian) 3. Carlos Lehder Rivas (Christian) 4. Griselda Blanco - Colombia (Christian) 5. Joaquin Guzman - Mexico (Christian) 6. Rafael Caro Quintero - Mexico (Christian) Yet it is said that Islam and Muslims are the cause of violence and terrorism in the world, and they want everyone to believe that. Who started World War I? Not Muslims... Who started World War II? Not Muslims... Who killed nearly 20 million indigenous Australians? Not Muslims... Who dropped bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan? Not Muslims... Who killed nearly 100 million Native Americans in South America? Not Muslims... Who killed nearly 50 million Native Americans in North America? Not Muslims... Who kidnapped over 180 million Africans from Africa, of whom 88% died and were thrown into the sea? Who did this? Not Muslims... Terrorism or militancy was not initiated by Muslims, yet they are being defined as such. If a non-Muslim commits a terrorist act, it's a crime! But if Muslims try to assert their rights, it's called terrorism...! Isn't this a well-planned conspiracy!!!??? ------ Let us unite to build an enlightened world of peace, harmony, love, and compassion; let us take a sincere pledge and be vocal in every field and forum.
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Ms @KemiBadenoch , history is rather more complicated than a political slogan. The biblical #Israelites , the ancient kingdoms of #Israel , the Jewish people, the #Zionist movement and the modern State of Israel established in 1948 are related historically — but they are not interchangeable. Jewish people undeniably have an ancient historical and religious connection to this land. Acknowledging that should not be controversial. But neither should acknowledging the other half of the history. #Palestinians were already living there. The creation of Israel in 1948 was accompanied by war and the mass displacement of Palestinians—the #Nakba — creating a refugee population whose dispossession remains unresolved. One people's history of persecution does not erase another people's history, their homes or their human rights. And an ancient connection to a land cannot provide a modern government with unlimited political or territorial entitlement. If ancient history alone determined present-day sovereignty, much of the world's map could be reopened. Nor should criticism of the policies of today's Israeli government be confused with hostility towards Jewish people. @netanyahu government is not #Judaism , and the modern State of Israel is not the biblical Kingdom of Israel. Please educate yourself on this part. Jewish history deserves respect. Palestinian history deserves respect too. History should help us understand the rights of both peoples—not be selectively edited to erase one of them.
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The Ed Sheeran debacle underlines a great truth. Every evil in history is made possible by those who stay silent, not just those who cheer it on.
"When a great evil is taking place, it's not just those who cheer on and do the evil." "It's the people who don't speak out when they know evil is taking place." @owenjonesjourno says Ed Sheeran's neutrality is cowardice. @TheAngelaRippon | @theJeremyVine | #JeremyVine
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They have strong morals and humanity which should shame every politician who still supporting the #IsraeliTerrorism ans #GazaGenocide‌
Ed Sheeran's own band have dropped out of his tour. They've dropped him like he dropped Macklemore 😭😭😭
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أقوى بيان عن غزة على لسان الرئيس الفرنسي الأسبق دوفيلبان: "لم تعد لنا قيمة على الساحة الدولية، غزة أكبر فضيحة تاريخية، لا أجرؤ حتى مثيل لها، يجب أن أبحث لأحصل على أرقام الوفيات الحقيقية في غزة لأن الإعلام لم يعد يتحدث، هذه فضيحة وليست حربًا، نحن تائهون وسندفع الثمن".
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Can some sane person please explain this to me? How exactly does Britain sanctioning illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank make British Jews less safe? British Jews are not Israeli settlers. British Jews are not @netanyahu. British Jews are not collectively responsible for the policies of the #israeli government. In fact, surely suggesting that action against an Israeli government policy is somehow action against British Jews is precisely the conflation we should be fighting? #Antisemitism against British Jews is vile and should be confronted without hesitation. But opposing illegal settlements is not antisemitism. Sanctioning settlement activity is not antisemitism. Supporting #Palestinian rights is not antisemitism. So what is going on when politicians such as @TiceRichard blur those distinctions? Is this really about protecting British Jews — or is the accusation of antisemitism being used to make legitimate criticism of Israeli policy politically untouchable? British Jews should never be held responsible for Israel's actions — including by politicians who claim to be defending them.
Labour is kowtowing to the antisemites on its backbenchers. The sanctions on Israel leave British Jews less safe and inflict serious damage on the UK–US security relationship.
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Replying to @araghchi
🚨BREAKING: UK announces trade ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Ambassador @MikeHuckabae , this is becoming ridiculous. #Israel is not #Judaism . The Israeli government is not the Jewish people. And illegal West Bank settlements are certainly not the Jewish people. Britain proposing restrictions on goods produced in settlements regarded as illegal under international law is a foreign-policy decision. You are perfectly entitled to disagree with it. But branding that disagreement “Jew hate” cheapens the very serious meaning of #antisemitism. And asking “what about Russia?” is particularly strange when Britain already operates an extensive sanctions regime against Russia. Criticism of @netanyahu is not hatred of Jews. Opposition to settlement expansion is not hatred of Jews. Supporting #Palestinian rights is not hatred of Jews. An ambassador should understand those distinctions better than most, if you have even an ounce of coursge. Stop using Jewish people as a shield against legitimate criticism of Israeli government policy.
"This is an irrational action... if the UK is really interested in dealing with issues they feel like are wrong, where are the sanctions against North Korea, China, Russia?" US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who has accused the UK government and Ed Miliband of 'Jew hate' speaks to @annaefoster about the plan to sanction goods and services from West Bank settlements.
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The UK sanctions on Russia include over 3400 designations. The UK also has a sanctions regime against North Korea. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief… gov.uk/guidance/democ…
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If you knowingly and deliberately supply weapons to the genocidaire, then you are complicit in genocide. Get your copy of 'The Gaza Tribunal: Britain's Complicity in Genocide' here: shop.thecorbynproject.com/pr…
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Did you know❓ The Israeli government spent £50,000 lobbying Reform UK. This came before deputy leader Richard Tice told MPs not to talk about Israeli influence in British politics👇 declassifieduk.org/israel-sp…
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I think people are being unfair on Andy Burnham. Yes, he's still sending RAF flights to Israel, and yes he's U-turned on his housing & nationalisation plans already, and yes he's letting Sainsburys use kids as slave labour, but, um... Sorry I forgot where I was going with this...
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Just saying before being judged!
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The Holocaust was one of humanity's greatest crimes. Its memory belongs first and foremost to its victims and survivors — it should never become a political weapon with which a modern government silences criticism or demands support for another war. Europe does not owe @netanyahu obedience because Europeans committed horrific crimes against #Jews eighty years ago. Nor does remembering the #Holocaust require Europeans to support every action of the #Israeli government, its occupation, its settlement policies or its conduct towards Palestinians. “Never Again” cannot logically mean never again for one people, while the suffering of another is excused. It should mean never again to dehumanisation, collective punishment, persecution and the destruction of civilian life — whoever the victims are and whoever is responsible. And no, Mr Netanyahu, refusing to join another Middle Eastern war is not “moral weakness.” Sometimes the moral courage is refusing to join it.
NETANYAHU PUTS ALL OF EUROPE ON NOTICE for not joining the war on Iran. “Israel will not forget what you did to us in the holocaust.” Remember the leadership of Israel sees Europe, the United States and the west in general as the new Rome that must pay for the destruction of the temple in 70 AD…
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Mr @Mike_Pence , “right over wrong” is a principle. Standing with a country regardless of what its government does is not. If Israel is America's ally, that does not place the Israeli government beyond criticism, international law or moral accountability. “Good over evil” cannot mean Israeli lives matter but Palestinian lives don't. “Liberty over tyranny” cannot mean liberty for Israelis while Palestinians live under occupation, dispossession and settlement expansion. And “our values” surely cannot mean giving any government a blank cheque simply because it is an ally. I oppose the murder of #Israeli civilians. I oppose #antisemitism . And by exactly the same moral standard, I oppose the killing and suffering of #Palestinian civilians. That's what having values actually means, Mr Pence: applying them even when your friends are the ones violating them.
Israel is America's most cherished ally. We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause, her values are our values, and her fight is our fight. We stand with Israel because we believe in right over wrong, in good over evil, and in liberty over tyranny. We stand with Israel because that's what Americans have always done, from our country's very earliest days. - The Case for Israel An excerpt from my new book, “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience,” first published in The Washington Free Beacon (June 2026) freebeacon.com/israel/the-ca…
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Mr @netanyahu , that is a remarkably convenient rewriting of Scripture. Genesis 12:3 says God will bless those who bless Abraham. Numbers 24:9 contains similar words concerning the biblical Israelites. Neither verse says: “Bless the government of the modern State of Israel, established in 1948, or God will curse you.” Biblical Israel and the modern Israeli state are not interchangeable concepts — and Benjamin Netanyahu certainly isn't the biblical nation of Israel. You don't get to appropriate an ancient covenant and turn it into divine immunity for the actions of a modern government. Christians are perfectly capable of respecting the Bible, opposing antisemitism and valuing Jewish life while condemning the killing and suffering of Palestinian civilians. God is not a political shield for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Benjamin Netanyahu:🔥🔥🔥 “Those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse it will be cursed. This is what the Bible says.” Do you believe this man?
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There is no place for violence, neither against political leaders nor anyone else.” Remarkable words from Benjamin @netanyahu . His government, alongside the United States, has participated in a war in which Iran's senior political and military leadership has been deliberately targeted and killed — including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family. Yet when Netanyahu makes an unsubstantiated claim that Iran tried to kill one of his sons — without saying which son, when, where or how — we suddenly receive a lecture on the sanctity of political leaders. Does that principle apply to Iranian leaders and their families too? Does it apply to Palestinian civilians? Does it apply to the children killed in Gaza? You cannot demand moral protection for yourself while treating the lives of those on the other side as expendable. “No place for violence” is a principle only if you apply it to your enemies as well as yourself. Otherwise it is merely hypocrisy.
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A religious leader reportedly calling for the extermination of an entire people — including women and children — is not preaching faith. He is preaching extermination. If an Imam said this about Jews, the world would rightly condemn him. If a Christian priest said it about Muslims, the world would rightly condemn him. The standard cannot change because the speaker is a Rabbi and the victims are Palestinians. Judaism is not the enemy here. Jewish rabbis themselves have condemned violence against innocent Palestinians. Religious extremism is the enemy — whatever scripture, flag or faith someone uses to sanctify it.
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There was a girl in Rotherham. Twelve when the first man raped her. Fourteen when social services pulled her from school and called it "consensual." She was doused in petrol and told to burn if she talked. She was one of 1,400. Between 1997 and 2013, while the Alexis Jay Report later confirmed industrial-scale child sexual exploitation in Rotherham Metropolitan Borough, John Healey sat in Parliament representing that same borough. Twenty-nine years. Three constituencies. Same streets. Same schools. Same suffering. In September 2012, The Times broke the story nationally and demanded an inquiry. Healey opposed it. His own website preserves the excuse: "I had an open mind but was not convinced this would help the abused girls." Not convinced. While the men kept raping and the state kept not looking, Healey wanted more time. Two years later, the number was still 1,400. Then came the money. In 2014, UKIP MEP Jane Collins stood in Doncaster and accused Healey and two other Labour MPs of knowing about the abuse and doing nothing. They sued her for libel. In February 2017, Mr Justice Warby ruled in their favour. Collins was ordered to pay £54,000 to each MP. Healey pocketed fifty-four thousand pounds from a woman who accused him of failing those girls. Total damages: £162,000. Total costs: over £670,000 billed to UKIP. He did not hand it back. He did not donate it to survivors. He kept it. Now look at the donors. While positioning for Defence Secretary, Healey accepted £40,000 from two individuals, Nigel Grinyer and Barbara Follett, whose addresses the Register of Members' Financial Interests lists simply as "private." £40,000 in shadowy cheques while he prepared to accuse Nigel Farage of "secret donations." Then the tax. November 2025. Defence Secretary Healey failed to pay council tax on his London second home. An "administrative error," his office claimed. Sources confirmed he intended to claim the £1,469 back through parliamentary expenses. The man setting the national budget planned to bill you for his own oversight while his party stripped nine million pensioners of Winter Fuel Payments. Then the charity. Kin Kids. A Rotherham support group for kinship carers. Healey publicly backed it, pushed for its charitable status, attached his name to it. Its founder, Vicki MacGregor, was later convicted of child sexual abuse offences. Healey vouched for a paedophile's charity in the same borough where 1,400 children were raped on his watch. Then the regicide. June 2026. Healey resigns as Defence Secretary with a public letter damning Starmer as "unable" and the Treasury "unwilling" to defend the nation. Six weeks later, Starmer is gone. Andy Burnham is Prime Minister. Burnham makes Healey Chancellor of the Exchequer. The knife goes in. The chair is warm. Now the legacy. The Child Trust Fund: Healey's brainchild. Promised as a gift to every British child. Today it sits as £1.6 billion of children's own money gathering dust in forgotten accounts, while fund managers extract £100 million annually in fees. A scheme that became an annuity for the City. Housing: As Minister for Housing, Healey declared that more people renting rather than owning was "a good thing." The man now drafting the national budget opposes the concept of working families owning their homes. The ledger: ∘ 1,400 confirmed victims during his tenure. ∘ "Not convinced" an inquiry would help them. ∘ £54,000 from a UKIP MEP for being called out. ∘ £40,000 from private donors while demanding Farage's transparency. ∘ £1,469 in unpaid tax, billed to you. ∘ £1.6 billion of children's money left to rot. ∘ One paedophile's charity, vouched for. ∘ One coup. One promotion. One Chancellorship. St Peter's School, York. Founded 627 AD. Christ's College, Cambridge. Fabian Society. TUC campaigns. Twenty-nine years on the taxpayer. Zero days in a real job. Zero days answering to anyone outside the machine. That girl in Rotherham? She's thirty-seven now. She lives with it every day. John Healey lives in Downing Street. He signs your cheques. He decides how much of your money you keep. Every signature from the man who was "not convinced" an inquiry into her rape would help her. That's your Chancellor.
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