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That it was distasteful is a given, but the idea that at any point it reaches the standard of incitement to do any act, let alone murder, is simply bonkers.
Peter WalkerWith the full caveat that I'm not a lawyer, I'd be astonished if police took any action against Zack Polanski. Sure, it was distasteful and a mistake, but re-posting someone else's post in which this was one of 20 images*, and deleting it on being told of the content, is not incitement to murder.
Is anyone else now unable to search their own tweets on Musk's X site? Has something changed in the T&Cs
I Am IncorrigibleSheesh. I use twitter to search my old 250k+ tweets for information. At some point, I assume very recently, Musk changed the search algorithm so that when looking for my own tweets that include specific words, other people's posts (that include my search terms) appear interspersed with my own.
Now we are even reversing the small wins of the past three decades. And although we passed a Net Zero law (without legislating for any of the concomitant action to make that meaningful) we must now watch the world burn as we head to, maybe, achieving #NetZero carbon by 2050. #ClimateEmergency
Be in no doubt, within 10-15 yrs, real climate wars will begin in earnest. Climate conflict is already upon us, with civil wars over resources, & access to water - conflict that manageable action & affordable investment over the last 50 years could have militated against. #ClimateEmergency
Never forget Farage and Reform's lauding of Lucy Connolly, who clearly attempted to incite the murder of asylum seekers and refugees by burning them alive. bsky.app/profile/jame...
James Ball"Free Lucy Connolly" and "jail Zack Polanski" are not remotely intellectually consistent as positions. Anyone who's said both – hi Zia! – can be dismissed as an insincere grifter. And that's even before you factor that Connolly's post was significantly worse *and* made during a time of riots.
The Tories replaced the EUs CE mark with the UKCA - a quality mark that is not recognised in the EU. As a result, anyone wanting to export goods into the EU from the UK, will soon need to pay for two different quality marks if they want to sell in the EU & UK. Nice. #BrexitReality
European CommissionA small mark, with big power. For more than 30 years, the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking has allowed many products to be moved and marketed freely all around the EU, regardless of where it’s manufactured. 1/2🧵
An example of “don’t obey in advance” How @markruffalo.bsky.social and others have held back Ellison’s MAGA Media Takeover Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover (Gift Article)Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.www.nytimes.com
Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...
UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global raceTwo new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader.www.ukri.orgAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine HeymansI'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is interesting to see VC investment in the UK continue to expand in 2025 under, what the right wing press would have you believe, was a would be communist Labour govt.
Duncan LamontWe should be better at saying how great Britain is at building great businesses Biggest venture capital market in Europe, the world’s third largest We have research institutions + entrepreneurial talent + a global financial centre Sentiment influences outcomes. Let’s be more positive!
Also, if Farage is so concerned about "violent imagery" in politics, why didn't he come out against the Arron Banks funded Leave.EU and their virulently anti-Muslim and anti-refugee hate posts during the Brexit campaign? #r4today bsky.app/profile/imin...
I Am IncorrigibleHere's just one set of ads that Leave.EU published on Facebook and other social media during the Brexit campaign. Compare and contrast with their 'life after Brexit' bs in the video above That's how we know all racists voted for Brexit Sickening that they got away with this vile campaign #bbcpm
On the Dulwich College allegations: it isn't one disgruntled ex-classmate. Over a dozen former pupils, independently, have described the same antisemitic "gas them all" chant & racist abuse. Farage denies it, but the weight of corroboration is hard to dismiss. #r4today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmatePeter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.www.bbc.co.uk24 June 2016: just 8 days after Jo Cox, a sitting MP, was shot dead by a far right, racist, Brexit fan, Farage declared Brexit won "without a single bullet being fired." He had to apologise for it. Read that timing again. #r4today Source: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
Nigel Farage Slammed For 'Forgetting' Murder Of Jo Cox With 'No Bullet Fired' Comments'Unbelievably insensitive and crass.'www.huffingtonpost.co.uk2019: Farage told a crowd "we'll take the knife" to "overpaid" civil servants once Brexit was done. An MEP called it a clear incitement to violence. Not a slip, a deliberate line, repeated. #r4today Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
Nigel Farage: No police action over 'take the knife' commentsAn MEP had suggested the Brexit Party leader's words in a speech last week was an 'incitement to violence'.www.bbc.co.ukFarage wants Zack Polanski arrested over a t-shirt joke about a guillotine. Fine, let's hold him to the same standard. His own record on violent rhetoric is far worse, and far less deniable. 🧵 #r4today Source: www.itv.com/news/2026-07...
www.itv.comI Am IncorrigibleAs Nigel Farage expresses performative outrage over a cartoon on a t-shirt, I'm old enough to remember 2019 when Nigel Farage said he would "take the knife to civil servants" just five weeks after a civil servant was knifed in an attack outside the Home Office. #r4today
It's so sad to see, but it is interesting that we are often told to think that older people becoming more right wing with age is something to do with personal economics, when in reality it's just as likely to be due to age related mental decline & pre-frontal cortex deterioration. #Cleese #r4today
George MonbiotJust loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
