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You don’t fight fascists by pretending their ‘concerns’ are ‘legitimate’.

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Coming soon: Al Jazeera uncovers disturbing links between British right wing activists, the far right and loyalist paramilitaries. #Glasgow #Belfast #London

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/

Talking to Politico at the Labour party conference, Narayan said he had used “AI-generated synthetic focus groups provided by a private company… to test public opinion on AI and other issues”.

Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:

Eva, it's behind you.

You should prosecute politicians when they break the small laws, because you won’t have the chance later, when they break the big ones.

The pure joy on the faces of England’s young ball boys and ball girls after Lamine stopped to shake their hands 🥹✨ A moment they’ll probably never forget ❤️ (via england)

Smirk.

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

Good question, Dave 🥰

City now get sued by United for enough for them to wipe the debt, only for the Glazers to bank the money for themselves and refuse to buy a left-back.

Nicked from elsewhere...

i’m no hercule poirot but

Those absolute head bangers have convinced themselves that Churchill, King Charles, Henry V and Brunel aren’t proper English. Robert the Bruce isn’t Scottish. They are modern phrenologists. They spend the weekend working out what George Best was.

"I cannot accept this kind of thing [like what Ratcliffe said]. Football is made by immigrants: all the greatest players come from different waves of immigration." Éric Cantona has criticized the recent racist remarks made by Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe. 👇

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The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position

Do you remember this video? Rangers fans were beaten badly after putting up nazi stickers on the city's walls and displaying far-right flags before the Athletic Bilbao match. It was one of the most unforgettable football moments of 2025. The Basque Country has always been antifascist.

Oh, Viz.

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Lord give me the arrogance of a tax exile who feels the right to comment on the tax policies and general running of a country who you have deprived of billions by registering yourself in Monaco

I knew Johnny Marr was selling off many of his guitars. I hadn’t read the profits from 10 of them would be split between The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association & the National Autistic Society. With all the lies & bigotry being aimed at Autistic folks, it’s a good time to know Mr Marr is an ally.

I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...

DJ Shadow released his debut album ‘Endtroducing.....’ 30 years ago on September 16, 1996 album.ink/DJShadowEnd96

In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Crypto billionaire Ben Delo has given Reform UK £36m, the largest donation to a British political party on record. Delo, who co-founded the crypto exchange BitMEX, says the business was honestly run and never lost customer funds. ➡️ Watch Page 94, the Private Eye podcast: youtu.be/GqNXMniIPMQ

What a line! 😂

Must just be a coincidence that two of Reform's main donors have been convicted of money laundering related offences (Delo and George Cottrell).

Extraordinary story from @upshottowers.bsky.social about vain, vengeful, far-right money-sponge Jim Ratcliffe and his ongoing legal dispute with Ben Ainslie.

#mufc

At least five companies have handled donations from Tommy Robinson’s supporters. According to Dispatches, four never filed accounts and three went into liquidation owing money to HMRC. Former DPP Sir Max Hill KC says the pattern could warrant a tax evasion investigation. #C4Dispatches

One company that handled donations connected to Tommy Robinson was Hope & Pride Ltd. Its director, Robinson’s ex-wife Jenna Lennon, was banned from being a company director for seven years after failing to account for more than £1m coming in and £1m being paid out. #C4Dispatches

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.

The police knew the night before the Dover protests happened that far-right thugs had arrived in a village nearby and planned to use it as a launchpad. They showed “no interest” in the tipoff from locals.

We have made a full documentary about what really happened at Reform conference. If you only watch a bit of it please make it these 39 seconds. You won't regret it.

Another compilation video from yesterday's fascist paramilitary 'storm' action in #Dover town and at the Port of Dover. #FarRight Some national security-related observations below.

Re-normalise mainstream politicians harshly condemning fascist public disorder without fear of losing voters to the far-right.

Well, that explains the inflation!!!