#englandriots — Public Fediverse posts

#TheGuardian editor seems to think staying on a #facist run platform is ok & doesn't acknowledge the #Fediverse in their opinion piece about whether #Labour should leave #Twitter / X

They conclude:

"The uncomfortable reality is that no other platform offers quite the same immediate access to influential figures or acts like a breaking news network in the same way. "

There is no justification for staying on Twitter, it only supports the fascists.

#Riots
#EnglandRiots
#AntiFacism

#TheGuardian editor seems to think staying on a #facist run platform is ok & doesn't acknowledge the #Fediverse in their opinion piece about whether #Labour should leave #Twitter / X

They conclude:

"The uncomfortable reality is that no other platform offers quite the same immediate access to influential figures or acts like a breaking news network in the same way. "

There is no justification for staying on Twitter, it only supports the fascists.

#Riots
#EnglandRiots
#AntiFacism

#TheGuardian editor seems to think staying on a #facist run platform is ok & doesn't acknowledge the #Fediverse in their opinion piece about whether #Labour should leave #Twitter / X

They conclude:

"The uncomfortable reality is that no other platform offers quite the same immediate access to influential figures or acts like a breaking news network in the same way. "

There is no justification for staying on Twitter, it only supports the fascists.

#Riots
#EnglandRiots
#AntiFacism

#TheGuardian editor seems to think staying on a #facist run platform is ok & doesn't acknowledge the #Fediverse in their opinion piece about whether #Labour should leave #Twitter / X

They conclude:

"The uncomfortable reality is that no other platform offers quite the same immediate access to influential figures or acts like a breaking news network in the same way. "

There is no justification for staying on Twitter, it only supports the fascists.

#Riots
#EnglandRiots
#AntiFacism

#TheGuardian editor seems to think staying on a #facist run platform is ok & doesn't acknowledge the #Fediverse in their opinion piece about whether #Labour should leave #Twitter / X

They conclude:

"The uncomfortable reality is that no other platform offers quite the same immediate access to influential figures or acts like a breaking news network in the same way. "

There is no justification for staying on Twitter, it only supports the fascists.

#Riots
#EnglandRiots
#AntiFacism

The way it is.

This video deserves being seen by more.

@DoubleDownNews

#racism #EnglandRiots #immigration #RefugeesWelcome #veterans #Tories #RedTories #Farage

https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/august/8/former-british-soldier-exposes-uk-riots

The way it is.

This video deserves being seen by more.

@DoubleDownNews

#racism #EnglandRiots #immigration #RefugeesWelcome #veterans #Tories #RedTories #Farage

https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/august/8/former-british-soldier-exposes-uk-riots

The way it is.

This video deserves being seen by more.

@DoubleDownNews

#racism #EnglandRiots #immigration #RefugeesWelcome #veterans #Tories #RedTories #Farage

https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/august/8/former-british-soldier-exposes-uk-riots

The way it is.

This video deserves being seen by more.

@DoubleDownNews

#racism #EnglandRiots #immigration #RefugeesWelcome #veterans #Tories #RedTories #Farage

https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/august/8/former-british-soldier-exposes-uk-riots

Thousands of #AntiRacism #protesters take to streets across #England to counter far-right rallies

Demonstrators form human shields in towns and cities, after 6,000 police drafted in to tackle disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
#EnglandRiots

Thousands of #AntiRacism #protesters take to streets across #England to counter far-right rallies

Demonstrators form human shields in towns and cities, after 6,000 police drafted in to tackle disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
#EnglandRiots

Thousands of #AntiRacism #protesters take to streets across #England to counter far-right rallies

Demonstrators form human shields in towns and cities, after 6,000 police drafted in to tackle disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
#EnglandRiots

Thousands of #AntiRacism #protesters take to streets across #England to counter far-right rallies

Demonstrators form human shields in towns and cities, after 6,000 police drafted in to tackle disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
#EnglandRiots

Thousands of #AntiRacism #protesters take to streets across #England to counter far-right rallies

Demonstrators form human shields in towns and cities, after 6,000 police drafted in to tackle disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/07/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-take-to-streets-to-counter-far-right-rallies
#EnglandRiots

Thank you to all #antifascists in #England today! This is how you do it!

WHOSE STREETS! OUR STREETS!

:antifa:

#antifascism #antifa #EnglandRiots #UKriots #EDL #fascists #fascism

Thank you to all #antifascists in #England today! This is how you do it!

WHOSE STREETS! OUR STREETS!

:antifa:

#antifascism #antifa #EnglandRiots #UKriots #EDL #fascists #fascism

Thank you to all #antifascists in #England today! This is how you do it!

WHOSE STREETS! OUR STREETS!

:antifa:

#antifascism #antifa #EnglandRiots #UKriots #EDL #fascists #fascism

Thank you to all #antifascists in #England today! This is how you do it!

WHOSE STREETS! OUR STREETS!

:antifa:

#antifascism #antifa #EnglandRiots #UKriots #EDL #fascists #fascism

Thank you to all #antifascists in #England today! This is how you do it!

WHOSE STREETS! OUR STREETS!

:antifa:

#antifascism #antifa #EnglandRiots #UKriots #EDL #fascists #fascism

#Newcastle #FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #EnglandRiots

#Newcastle #FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #EnglandRiots

#Newcastle #FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #EnglandRiots

#Newcastle #FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #EnglandRiots

#Newcastle #FuckTheFash #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #EnglandRiots

'#EnglandRiots live: #CounterProtesters gather as police brace for more unrest

Hundreds of people on to the streets in towns and cities across the country as police and businesses prepare for violence'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/aug/07/uk-riots-far-right-latest-unrest-southport-stabbings-politics
#Riots

'#EnglandRiots live: #CounterProtesters gather as police brace for more unrest

Hundreds of people on to the streets in towns and cities across the country as police and businesses prepare for violence'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/aug/07/uk-riots-far-right-latest-unrest-southport-stabbings-politics
#Riots

Can it not just be called ‘extreme right’ instead of ‘far right’ - it IS extremism after all . #englandriots

Can it not just be called ‘extreme right’ instead of ‘far right’ - it IS extremism after all . #englandriots

It needs to be said over and over again, especially in times like these. #ukpol #UKriots #EnglandRiots #keepenglandmulti

I didn't yet read all of this, but what I read looks helpful for our antifascist movement.

thinking, doing, changing: *Responding to the racist UK riots*

"Over the last week horrific Islamophobic and racist violence has broken out across England and also in Belfast – crowds destroying libraries and advice centres, attempting to set fire to hotels housing people seeking asylum in the UK, and attacking Muslims and people of colour in the street. It’s deeply disturbing for folks of colour across the country wondering if they and their loved ones are safe, and what safety precautions they might need to take to just go about living their lives. For everyone who has experienced racism, it is triggering painful memories and racial trauma on top of these latest threats. No-one should feel under threat simply for existing. …"

https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2024/08/07/responding-to-the-racist-uk-riots

#EnglandRiots #UKriots #England #UK #fascists #fascism #farright #EDL #antiFascism #antifa

I didn't yet read all of this, but what I read looks helpful for our antifascist movement.

thinking, doing, changing: *Responding to the racist UK riots*

"Over the last week horrific Islamophobic and racist violence has broken out across England and also in Belfast – crowds destroying libraries and advice centres, attempting to set fire to hotels housing people seeking asylum in the UK, and attacking Muslims and people of colour in the street. It’s deeply disturbing for folks of colour across the country wondering if they and their loved ones are safe, and what safety precautions they might need to take to just go about living their lives. For everyone who has experienced racism, it is triggering painful memories and racial trauma on top of these latest threats. No-one should feel under threat simply for existing. …"

https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2024/08/07/responding-to-the-racist-uk-riots

#EnglandRiots #UKriots #England #UK #fascists #fascism #farright #EDL #antiFascism #antifa

Have felt utterly heartbroken in recent days by the situation in my hometown of #Middlesbrough… but also heartened by how the community has come together to reassure, restore and recover.

The contrasts of humanity, eh? Massive appreciation for those who helped with the clean-up, and who showed that the first picture here, of damage to a beloved heritage asset and valued place of learning, is *not* who we are. 🙏

#Teesside #NorthEastEngland #Riots #EnglandRiots

Have felt utterly heartbroken in recent days by the situation in my hometown of #Middlesbrough… but also heartened by how the community has come together to reassure, restore and recover.

The contrasts of humanity, eh? Massive appreciation for those who helped with the clean-up, and who showed that the first picture here, of damage to a beloved heritage asset and valued place of learning, is *not* who we are. 🙏

#Teesside #NorthEastEngland #Riots #EnglandRiots

Following the riots in England - it’s all over the news- I wonder whether arrested people should have their DNA taken? Then as a matter of course there could be analysis done to find out where they were originally from? Just an idea. #englandriots

Following the riots in England - it’s all over the news- I wonder whether arrested people should have their DNA taken? Then as a matter of course there could be analysis done to find out where they were originally from? Just an idea. #englandriots

From African Stream:

"A third of people from ethnic and religious minorities in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault. That’s according to research published by experts from three UK universities last year.

As for the cause, renowned rapper and activist Akala lays out its historical origins and blames colonial elites. He was responding to English far-right activist Tommy Robinson during a public debate.

Akala also gives a powerful example of how racism manifests itself in society. Christopher Alder was a former Black British paratrooper killed in UK police custody in 1999. Footage later revealed British police officers laughing and making monkey noises over his dead body.

To add insult to injury, authorities then gave Christopher's family the wrong body to bury and only told them about it more than a decade later.

His appalling treatment was 25 years ago; has much improved since then?"

#UK #England #UKriots #EnglandRiots #Akala #TommyRobinson #racism #fascism #EDL

From African Stream:

"A third of people from ethnic and religious minorities in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault. That’s according to research published by experts from three UK universities last year.

As for the cause, renowned rapper and activist Akala lays out its historical origins and blames colonial elites. He was responding to English far-right activist Tommy Robinson during a public debate.

Akala also gives a powerful example of how racism manifests itself in society. Christopher Alder was a former Black British paratrooper killed in UK police custody in 1999. Footage later revealed British police officers laughing and making monkey noises over his dead body.

To add insult to injury, authorities then gave Christopher's family the wrong body to bury and only told them about it more than a decade later.

His appalling treatment was 25 years ago; has much improved since then?"

#UK #England #UKriots #EnglandRiots #Akala #TommyRobinson #racism #fascism #EDL

Scottish Government issues 'protest' statement ahead of #Glasgow '#FarRight' rally promoted by Tommy Robinson

By Alistair Grant
Published 2nd Aug 2024

"The Scottish Government has warned the right to peaceful protest should not be used to justify hateful or violent behaviour ahead of a planned rally in Glasgow promoted by #TommyRobinson. A '#ProUK rally' has been planned for the city’s George Square on September 7, with the English Defence League (#EDL) founder, whose real name is #StephenYaxleyLennon, posting about the event on social media.

"It follows violence in #Southport, Merseyside, this week after the killings of three young girls in a knife attack. Police said the scenes were sparked by supporters of the #farright claiming those present backed the EDL – although the organisation has not existed for around a decade.

"Police across the country are bracing for more protests following the Southport stabbing attack, as one force said disorder 'simply will not be tolerated'.

"The Muslim Council of Britain said hundreds of mosques were strengthening their security and putting in place protective measures ahead of more planned protests. There are fears Islamic places of worship could be targeted during demonstrations expected to take place over the weekend.

"A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'The unacceptable violent disorder witnessed in other parts of the United Kingdom this week does not constitute peaceful protest. There is no current intelligence indicating similar incidents are likely in #Scotland, but we will continue to monitor developments.'

"Mr Yaxley-Lennon shared a post on social media that said the Glasgow event would coincide with 'other pro-UK rallies'. The post said the event would be a 'peaceful protest to share our distrust and fear of the future'.

"Mr Yaxley-Lennon did not indicate whether he planned to attend, tweeting only: 'The British are rising.' Mr Yaxley-Lennon is the subject of an arrest warrant after leaving the country shortly before a major legal case against him."

Read more:
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-government-issues-protest-statement-ahead-of-glasgow-far-right-rally-promoted-by-tommy-robinson-4727020

#EnglandFirst #AmericaFirst #Fascism #neonazism #Racism #AntiImmigrant #NationalFront #UKRiots #EnglandRiots #Scotland #WhitePower #whitesupremacist

NEO-NAZIS ACCUSED IN LONDON RIOTS

July 5, 1981
New York Times

[...] "The trouble apparently began when two busloads of #skinheads arrived in #Southall, not far from Heathrow Airport, for a rock concert given by a skinhead group in the Hambrough pub.

"Southall has a large #Indian and #Pakistani population, and the skinheads have provided many recruits for the #whitesupremacist #NationalFront organization.

"Many Britons were shocked today as they watched television, waiting for the start of the men's Wimbledon tennis final, to see film of a pitched battle in the London streets, with fire engines and police vans burning along with buildings.

"The police said they had no evidence that the white youths were members of the National Front, a small extremist group that has been accused of #neonazism but local officials said they were sure that the front was involved.

"'The skinheads were wearing National Front gear, #swastikas everywhere, and National Front written on their jackets,' said a spokesman for the Southall Youth Association. 'They sheltered behind the police barricades and threw stones at the crowd. Instead of arresting them, the police just pushed them back. It's not surprising people started to retaliate."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/05/world/neo-nazis-accused-in-london-riots.html

#LondonRiots #EnglandRiots #Rascism #Fascism #History #Histodon #ACAB #SouthallYouthMovement #AntiImmigrant #Riots