#braverman!

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May 16, 2024 - Another example of pro-Palestinian student protesters practicing great media discipline, as Cambridge students give fascist MP Suella Braverman the silent treatment when she tries to fish for soundbites for the far-right GBNews. [link]

[jtownraindancer]

sharing this little gif I made of casey in sports night because the man does such silly little dances and I also agree that bobby should be more of an embarrassment in public, actually 😌

I need a scene with Bobby doing dad dance moves in the 118 firehouse. (Seriously, watching Parenthood feels like seeing Bobby in an AU.)

(Sorry about the video quality; it’s not my video and it’s all I could find on YouTube.)

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Kate Braverman, from her poetry collection titled Lullaby for Sinners; Poems; "Journey/Prayer," (edited)

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hello and welcome to the uk is a fucking hell country, part 284829494

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Anti-monarchists receive ‘intimidatory’ Home Office letter on new protest laws

Home Office claims timing of new powers, taking effect days before king’s coronation, is coincidental

Ben Quinn, Rajeev Syal and Vikram Dodd

Official warning letters have been sent to anti-monarchists planning peaceful protests at King Charles III’s coronation saying that new criminal offences to prevent disruption have been rushed into law.

Using tactics described by lawyers as “intimidatory”, the Home Office’s Police Powers Unit wrote to the campaign group Republic saying new powers had been brought forward to prevent “disruption at major sporting and cultural events”.

The new law, given royal assent by Charles on Tuesday, means that from Wednesday:

Protesters who block roads, airports and railways could face 12 months behind bars.

Anyone locking on to others, objects or buildings could go to prison for six months and face an unlimited fine.

Police will be able to head off disruption by stopping and searching protesters if they suspect they are setting out to cause chaos.

Jun Pang, a policy and campaigns officer at Liberty, said: “Key measures in the bill will come into force just days before the coronation of King Charles – a significant event in our country’s history that is bound to inspire a wider national conversation and public protests. At the same time, the government are using a statutory instrument to bring draconian measures that the House of Lords threw out of the bill back from the dead, once again evading scrutiny and accountability.

“It’s worrying to see the police handed so many new powers to restrict protest, especially before a major national event. When the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force, the police repeatedly misused them – in part because they simply did not understand them. Similarly, when Queen Elizabeth died, we saw police acting in inappropriate and heavy-handed ways towards protesters that violated their rights.”

Shami Chakrabarti, the former shadow attorney general, said: “During the passage of this illiberal and headline-grabbing legislation, ministers admitted that the new offence of ‘locking on’ is so broad as to catch peaceful protesters who link arms in public.

“Suspicionless stop and search is notorious for racial disparity and it is staggering that more of these provisions have brought into force so soon after Louise Casey’s devastating report [on the Met police]. The home secretary can blast ‘ecowarriors’ but this legislation may be used against anti-poverty and Ukraine solidarity protesters too.”

A statement from the home secretary, Suella Braverman, said: “This legislation is the latest step the government has taken against protesters who use highly disruptive tactics to deliberately delay members of the public, often preventing them from getting to work and hospital, as well as missing loved ones’ funerals.

“The range of new offences and penalties match the seriousness of the threat guerrilla tactics pose to our infrastructure, taxpayers’ money and police time.”

full article here

so just to sum this up, peaceful protesting can now land you in prison for a year and you might face an unlimited fine which i believe is up to £5000, and police can now stop and search you if they believe youre "setting out to cause chaos"

its specifically being put in place right before charles' coronation, but these are now considered criminal offenses so theyre not exclusive to it.

you know, a country where you can be put in prison for a year for peaceful protesting really doesnt sound like a fucking democracy to me.

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[purpleweredragon]

The Holocaust survivor introduced herself as someone forced to flee Belgium – the country where she was born – in 1943 and travel “across war-torn Europe and dangerous seas” before coming to the UK in 1947.

“Now, when I hear you using words against refugees like ‘swarms’ and an ‘invasion’, I am reminded of the language used to dehumanise and justify the murder of my family, and millions of others.

Why do you find the need to use that kind of language?”

Ms Braverman responded by saying she “won’t apologise for the language that I’ve used” to “demonstrate the scale of the problem” around immigration.

[favroitecrime]

Suella Braverman was sacked.

Emmanuel Macaron is calling for a ceasefire.

Several countries have called back their ambassadors & one has shut down its embassy.

Joe Biden is telling Netanyahu they’re losing support.

Officials in government offices in the West especially have been releasing secret admissions about how many are distraught and disgusted with what’s happening.

Starbucks & Mcdonalds & other businesses being massively boycotted are trying to go for sales and deals to get customers.

Do not for one second think your protests and boycotts aren’t working. They are. They’re listening & they’re caving. The people united will never be divided. Say it loud, say it proud, free Palestine.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

What the fuck is this fascist bullshit?

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

[wilmotfornow]

THE COUNTER WORKS. THIS A NUMBERS GAME.

We know where they are, who they are and where they will be. They cant keep secrets for shit. Everywhere they are, they burn shit, they break shit, they chase people down the street, they pull people out of cars and start beating on them. Don’t give these people the credit of saying they are angry or frustrated. There are real material conditions that led to this violence but these people are drinking and laughing while they chase their victims, trapped them in buildings to be burnt alive. This isn’t an expression of desperation, its a power trip emboldened by our wanker politicians and media. These people do not represent the working class. They represent the worst impulses of losers who have been told their greatness can be stolen by outsiders.

Where the counter is, they don’t get to act out those impulses on their preferred victims. Hundreds of souls stopped the fash making it to the Mercure Hotel when the cops didn’t. Counter protestors took hits but the fash never even made it to the steps. The anti-fascists are out with water and first aid kits and burner phones. They pull people to their feet when they fall down. They help victims get to cars and hospitals and homes.

If you can run away, you can counter. If you can link arms, you can counter. If you can hold someone while they cry, you can counter. If you can say no to someone whose trying to get you to do something stupid, you can counter. You might save lives. Find out where they are, outnumber them everywhere they are. Stay safe as you can.

[useless-englandfacts]

shout out to gary lineker for causing an absolute meltdown in both the government and the bbc <3

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Adam Braverman & Bobby Nash

[nitewrighter]

Conduit/Kenny Braverman would be such a fun villain for My Adventures with Superman. Imagine being a Supervillain who is like, "I literally couldn't give a shit about Superman. My beef is with Clark Kent and Clark Kent alone. I've known him since we were both babies and I'm gonna kill that guy." And it's this Clark:

[mournfulroses]

Kate Braverman, from her poetry collection titled Lullaby for Sinners; Poems; "She,"

[notasapleasure]

She said she was unable to stop the Pride flag being flown in her department against her wishes. “What the Progress flag says to me is one monstrous thing: that I was a member of a government that presided over the mutilation of children in our hospitals and from our schools,” she said.

THEY ARE NOT 'ALL THE SAME'.

Thank FUCK we voted these ghouls out.

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