The Iceberg <
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On 09/08/2024 13:11, Pelle Svanslös wrote:> • The more than 100 far-right gatherings that were expected to take > place on Wednesday failed to materialise following the mobilisation of > 6,000 riot officers and the deterrent effect of the swift
arrests and > court appearances of those accused of participating in the weekend’s > violence.> • Instead, thousands of anti-racism protesters held their own counter > rallies, everywhere from Newcastle to Bristol to Birmingham, London and >
Brighton. They formed human shields to protect asylum centres, and waved > placards saying “refugees welcome” and “reject racism, try therapy”.> • Police made a number of arrests around the country, many of them > stemming from online
activity.> • The messaging app Telegram said it will be “removing channels and > posts containing calls to violence” in the UK. The app, which gained > prominence in far-right circles as one of the last places that the EDL > founder, Stephen
Yaxley-Lennon (better known as Tommy Robinson) was > allowed to post, has become a go-to app for the far-right.> • Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons speaker, wrote to MPs suggesting they > review their security in the wake of the threat of further riots –
and > that some might want to consider working from home.> • London mayor Sadiq Khan called on people in the city to “check on > their friends and neighbours and show them that care and compassion is > what Londoners are all about”.> •
Conservative shadow policing minister Matt Vickers, and Conservative > leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick both made criticisms of Keir Starmer, > with Jenrick saying the prime minister “has made a mistake in that he > has not shown equal treatment to
all forms of violence perpetrated by > whoever it is, wherever it is in the country”.> >
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/aug/07/uk-riots-far-right-latest-unrest-southport-stabbings-politics#top-of-blog> > Compassion & Law & Order &
Therapy. And the far-right threat is again > thwarted.the "more than 100 far-right gatherings" across the UK were a total hoax, that you dumb leftist maroons totally fell for! you really "smashed racism" didn't you Pelle AHAHAHHA LOL
https://x.com/
andrewlawrence/status/1821458739313922532
Funny
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