#hell country

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

hey so remember those new protest laws that make peaceful protest illegal? yeah? wanna see them in action?

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Head of UK’s leading anti-monarchy group arrested at coronation protest

Republic’s Graham Smith held at protest on King Charles III’s procession route in central London

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter, Sat 6 May 2023 08.31 BST

The head of the UK’s leading republican movement has been arrested at an anti-monarchist protest on King Charles III’s procession route.

Graham Smith had been collecting drinks and placards for demonstrators at Trafalgar Square when he was detained by police on the Strand in central London.

It is understood Smith was detained after bringing a megaphone to the demonstration. The Met police had tweeted earlier this week that they would have a “low tolerance” of those seeking to “undermine” the day.

Harry Stratton, a director at Republic, who arrived as Smith and the others were detained, said: “They were collecting the placards and bringing them over when the police stopped them.

“The guys asked why and they were told: we will tell you that once we have searched the vehicle. That’s when they arrested the six organisers. We asked on what grounds they had been arrested but they wouldn’t say. It is a surprise as we had had a number of meetings with the police. They had been making all the right noises”.

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dont you love it when your government decides to not even bother hiding the fact the fascist tendencies theyre leaning more and more into?

#uk police #uk politics #britpol #british politics #british police #monarchy #anti monarchy #the guardian #harry stratton #graham smith #daniel boffey #charles #charles iii #coronation #hell country #police misconduct

[caterjunes]

[image ID - bart simpson: "this is the worst supreme court decision of my life." homer simpson: "this is the worst supreme court decision of your life, so far." end ID]

#keeping it fun and funky fresh #us politics #(supreme court overturned roe v wade today june 24 '22 darlings 😔) #(clarence thomas penned a solo opinion that they should do gay marriage gay sex & contraception next. so we have that to look forward to.) #hell country #successful posts #unfortunately #roe v wade

[gay-jewish-bucky]

This past shabbat WWII Veteran was invited to parliament and, after prompting from the house of commons speaker (who has now resigned), was celebrated with a standing ovation from the Canadian federal government as a Ukranian/Canadian "hero"...

Yeah, turns out this "hero" the speaker recognized from his district fought for the Nazis and somehow, allegedly, no one realized that before inviting him and celebrating him...

#jumblr #jewish #judaism #antisemitism #tw antisemitism #antisemitism tw #holocaust mention #shoah mention #canada #canpoli #hell country

[faggilyeverafter]

I don’t know how many of you are keeping up with this, but you know how Mermaids was taking the LGB Alliance to court? Apparently Mermaids is now being investigated by the charity commission instead for giving binders to transmasc kids. The news is framing it as if its something Mermaids was keeping secret, and saying binders are really unsafe medically (not true, literally the safest option), and “they’re going behind the parents backs” as if a lot of parents aren’t transphobic. Yeah, lets think about the potentially abusive parents here instead of the kids that need help. I hate it here

#hell country #transgender #trans #transphobia #transmasc #ftm

[stirdrawsandreblaws]

hey uh can we stop doing the "both parties are the same" shit now?

#politics #hell country

[humandisastersquad]

albo has covid and i honestly hope the bastard gets long covid so that he may finally start taking this fuckign pandemic seriously and reinstate covid protections

#auspol #apparently it was picked up during a 'routine PCR test' #meanwhile us peasants barely have access to them bc the state govs have been shutting them down #and if you're lucky enough to actually live near one you can access #you have to beg your gp for a referral and hope theyre not a minimising dipshit and dismiss you #hell country

[rubensmuse]

god bless america today i paid $11 for an uber to get to my bus stop for my bus which stops kinda close to my new job but not so close that i didn't have to hike 18 minutes on the side of a busy overpass

#hell country #urban planning #just squirrelly things

[tesco-finest-aromantics]

yay the government is soon going to work on banning trans healthcare for anyone under 25 and eventually all trans adults, whether nhs or private

#caique posts #i am so happy about this news :D /s #hell country

[bisonofyesterday]

It's really cool that the only president ever impeached twice is allowed to just Run again according to variable state governments and the one big government can't do anything about that because it's too focused on being useless and funding over-the-seas murder that's really cool the US is normal and functional

#bisonspeaks #i dont think he'll win but the fact that this is going to be a close shave again? fuck off #this place really sucks dude #and don't even get me started on Fox “Insurrectionist” News that my parents watch all the fucking time #that Project 2025 BS better collapse spectacularly #hell country

[rydrake6]

On the drive home from the gender clinic today, I saw those benches that have the bars in the middle of them. Pretty sure that was my first time really noticing hostile architecture in person. It also made me realize that the more you look at the places in America, the more it seems like it's just a dystopian hell on earth.

#hostile architecture #hell country #(derogatory) #america #dystopia

[the-light-of-stars]

Oh for those who aren't german btw:

That last post I reblogged is about how a bunch of politicians that are members of a german party that is expected to get at least 20% of votes in the next election, including very high ranking members, had a meeting where they discussed plans to "eliminate" and exile all people with an immigration background in germany.

And yes they'll probably still be allowed back into parliament, probably they'll even gain votes for this

#hell country

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

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.

#hell country #britpol #british politics #britain #king charles #coronation #uk politics #uk #uk police #suella braverman #charles windsor #the guardian #tories #tory government #conservatives #idk what to tag here #but fucking hell

[caterjunes]

feeling some sort of way* about my home state passing such draconian anti-trans laws that i'm not sure if i can safely visit my parents anymore

#personal #keeping it fun and funky fresh #* raging rending garments pulling hair sobbing keening gasping but all in my head at the same time #like. i pretty much Have to fly there. and i'd have to use the bathroom in the airport. #and now to do that i'd have to break the law or misgender myself and risk assault either way #i hate it here i hate it i hate it #hell country

[gay-jewish-bucky]

I feel like this comment on a post about the current state of trans rights in America (which is horrific don't get me wrong) says a lot about the quality of Holocaust education we receive here in Canada.

#jumblr #jewish #judaism #not tagging this with any canpoli shit bc i dont want people arguing in support of this weirdo #which i will get #hell country #holocaust mention #nazi mention #antisemitism #tw antisemitism #antisemitism tw #begging people to learn the word genocide independently of the holocaust #there were many more genocides and none of them should be used as a yardstick

[timetokrill]

game show where you have to guess if something is a prescription drug or a kingdom hearts character

#krill chirps #my stuff #kingdom hearts #im watching a video about health insurance btw #hell country

[shoeshineyboy]

it’s beyond parody at this point.

#uk politics #hell country