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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 10/09/2026

Uncritically citing the Forstater precedent in a discussion around whether a woman was suspended because she was trans is certainly... a choice.

A conversation between two people.

Kai Tayler (@Kaitaylor): Gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act, so a member cannot face disciplinary action simply for holding them. However, if those beliefs are expressed in a way that breaches the Code of Conduct, disciplinary action can be taken.

Lush (@Peggyknapsack): Ok but in principle, should they be subject to disciplinary action, in your opinion? In other words should gender critical beliefs/transphobia be tolerated in the greens?

Kai Taylor: GC beliefs are protected. Transphobia is prejudice, discrimination or harassment towards trans people. A protected belief is not a free pass to mistreat others, and breaches of the Code of Conduct should result in disciplinary action.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 30/08/2026

Naomi Cunningham casually calling for the total end of all trans healthcare entirely?

A screenshot of a post on LinkedIn from Nick Wallis: "Welsh Gender Service surgery referrals and scheduled surgeries paused over safety fears". There is a link to a Times article "Only transgender clinic in Wales cancels all operations over safety concerns".

Naomi Cunningham has replied "Could we finally be moving into the "then all at once" phase?"

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 05/07/2026

We don't need more data centres. We need to make better use of the data centres we have today. Most businesses running in the cloud massively over provision their virtual machine capacity, and cloud providers are all too happy to sell it to them.

An aerial shot of an Amazon Web Services data centre. Several large box shaped buildings with small vents on the roof. There appear to be several smaller generators and various power infrastructure near the buildings also.

By Tedder - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=135864697

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 21/05/2026

Great report into the rise of transphobia in the UK from @amnestyuk.bsky.social. We all knew the media were out for trans people, of course, but it is still jaw dropping to see the hard figures about how relentless the anti-trans narrative in the UK has been. media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/Li...

Key findings

- Between January 2020 and April 2025, media coverage of issues about trans people has been excessively high compared to the size of the trans population, their role in society, and public interest in these topics.

- Across the four outlets, a total of 17,000 articles were published between
January 2020 and April 2025, an average of 264 articles per month, or 9 per day.

- Most media reports about trans people have a negative sentiment, while trans people are hardly seen in stories. When they do appear, it is as criminals or murder victims.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/05/2026

Lol, another Linux LPE Exploit: Fragnesia. These logos are getting wild. github.com/v12-security...

An image of the Linux Penguin lying on the floor holding a grenade. Squares of the image have been cut out, leaving the chequered pattern image editors often use to illustrate no data in a part of an image / an area of transparency.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 23/03/2026

My neighbour's cat owns my house.

A black and white cat lies comfortably on a slate path, it has raised its head to look towards the camera.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 15/03/2026

Cost of Gender Euphoria: Priceless There are some things hate can't destroy, for everything else, there's HM Treasury.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 08/03/2026

Woah, double reset. All the way!

An image of two rainbows next to each other, one with Keir Starmer's face on it and one with Ursula von der Leyen's face on it.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 07/03/2026

In case anyone needs a visual explainer of quite what a colossal fuck up Trump has got himself into: Iran is massive. Oh, and it's covered in mountains too, just for added fun. Trump has declared war on an area the size of mainland Europe - this isn't ending any time soon.

An image of Europe with a pink shaded outline of Iran super-imposed on top, showing it to be roughly the same size as mainland Europe.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 07/03/2026

That's the Green's policy for Heroine too. We're agreeing on this. The Green's policy is just making it available on prescription for people who are already addicted so we can help them. The policy is *not* making Heroine generally available. You are arguing against a policy that doesn't exist.

The Heroin section of the Greens' drug policy:

DR413 Heroin is the common name for the drug diamorphine, a strong painkiller which is commonly used in medical practice in the NHS. As a recreational drug it is usually smoked, snorted or injected.

DR414 A Green government will:

a. Make heroin available on NHS prescription from medical professionals as maintenance therapy for individuals who are unable or unwilling to reduce their use
b. Introduce Overdose Prevention Centres (OPCs; see above)
c. Fund professional medical treatment for people who use heroin problematically, along with social and psychological support, to help those people to engage as fully as possible in society
d. Build in a strong development component into the opioid industry to protect the interests of traditional opium growing regions, for example by introducing direct partnerships between the UK government and opium farmers in central and south-east Asia to guarantee a sustainable income for farming communities.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 06/03/2026

God, politics is so dumb. This meme doesn't even make sense it's so dumb.

A picture of the "I can excuse" meme from the TV show: Community.

The top frame has a picture of Darren saying "I can excuse racism, xenophobia, ableism, being anti-refugee, anti-rights, pro-genocide, and extremist far right but I draw the line at not letting me be transphobic" as the Green Party of England and Wales looks on in the background.

The second frame has LabourList saying "Sounds reasonable to us"

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 03/03/2026

What is this even for? They just fly around in circles for hours burning gallons of fuel. Is it just for fun? So they can show the locals who's boss? Or are they actively enjoying destroying the environment for no reason?

A screenshot of a flight tracking app. A flight from the United States Air Force is highlighted, showing that it has been flying loops around the sky in East Cambridgeshire, UK, for about an hour.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 03/03/2026

"We are not at war"... Oh but, by the way, we're bringing out the warships. We're only running defense... with ships literally classed as "destroyers". This Government is a gaslighting disgrace.

Two back-to-back entries in the Guardian's live news feed. The first (read bottom to top) reads:

"Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Ellie Chowns called for a parliamentary vote on “any UK involvement in this war”.

“We are not at war,” Keir Starmer responded, adding: “We are not getting involved in offensive action that the US and Israel are taking.”"

The second:

"UK considering sending warship to Cyprus to defend RAF airbase

John Healey, the defence secretary, is considering sending Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan to Cyprus to help defend the Akrotiri RAF airbase from any future drone attacks.

Though a final decision has not been made, multiple sources said a deployment of the warship, currently in Portsmouth, was under discussion as a way to better protect the base in Cyprus.

HMS Duncan is specialised in counter drone operations and last month was engaged on a test exercise off the coast of Wales facing swarms of drones, before hosting a family day on Friday.

No major Navy warships are currently in or have been sent to the Middle East, even though the conflict is now in its fourth day, while concerns have been raised about the ease of which Akrotiri’s air defences were breached.

One drone, thought by Cypriot authorities to have been flown from Hezbollah controlled territory in Lebanon, crashed on to the runway at around midnight yesterday and two other drones were intercepted thereafter.

It would take several days for the HMS Duncan to reach Cyprus from Portsmouth as it travels at about 30 knots (34.5mph)."

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 01/03/2026

Looks like the US has been granted permission to use UK bases for some strikes against Iran 😐

Keir Starmer has said he’s accepted the US request to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iranian missiles

In a video shared on social media the Prime Minster says: “Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them, and it’s my duty to protect British lives.

“We have British jets in the air as part of coordinated defensive operations which have already successfully intercepted Iranian strikes.

“But the only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source. In their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles. The US has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose.

“We have taken the decision to accept this request - to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved.”

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 01/03/2026

We're using UK bases now... 😭

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 28/02/2026

What in the SS / Star Wars Imperial Uniform is Shabana Mahmood wearing. Am I mad or is this an intentional dog-whistle? Especially given she wore this to visit a migrant centre.

An image of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood standing in a room surrounded by bare bunk beds. She is wearing a large black jacket with a pronounced, sharp-angled collar. The front of the jacket does not close in the centre; instead one side wraps over to just below her shoulder, where it is held in place by a single silver square clip. The same style of clip appears on each of the jacket's cuffs.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/02/2026

I hope you feel better soon.

An excerpt from the Ammori v SSHD High Court Ruling:

"17. Elbit is a defence technology company. With its subsidiaries, Elbit operates at 16 sites in the United Kingdom. Elbit is itself a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, an Israeli-based defence contractor. Elbit Systems Limited is Israel’s largest military manufacturer and is a major supplier of military equipment to the Israel Defence Forces. It is clear that Palestine Action takes its objective of “stopping Elbit” seriously and interprets it widely. Palestine Action’s direct action is directed at Elbit’s premises across the United Kingdom. It is also directed at any other company or organisation considered by Palestine Action to enable Elbit’s business in the United Kingdom. Examples include banks, insurance companies and landlords. The National Police Co- ordination Centre is a cross-constabulary organisation which provides intelligence briefings to police forces. The information provided by that organisation is that Palestine Action has undertaken 385 direct actions since 2020. In substance, “stopping Elbit” is an attempt by Palestine Action to close the company down and prevent its parent company, Elbit Systems Limited, from operating in the United Kingdom or being assisted by any other business that operates here."

"Direct Action" is highlighted

An excerpt from the Ammori v SSHD High Court Ruling:

"20. A further matter linked to this concerns Palestine Action’s finances. The claimant’s evidence refers to Palestine Action raising funds through its website, from individual Judgment Approved by the court for handing down. R(Ammori) v SSHD donations, and from selling merchandise. She gives no explanation about how those funds are used. Given the objectives of the organisation however, it is a reasonable inference that the major part of its funds are directed to supporting direct action, adding further support to the point made above, that Palestine Action’s organisation, even if “non-hierarchical”, provides direction and support to its campaign of direct action"

"Direct Action" is highlighted

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 09/02/2026

What are the PLP smoking?

A snippet from BBC Live Reporting: "No signs of any jeopardy for Starmer for now

One Labour MP, who is often critical of the prime minister, texts from inside: “If we could bottle this Keir and show it to the country we’ll walk [the next general election]."

There are several noisy rounds of applause we can hear. No signs for now at least of any jeopardy for the prime minister tonight."

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 04/02/2026

Last time Starmer confirmed his confidence with someone at PMQs, he ended up being forced to fire them the very next day. Just sayin'...

A screenshot from a Guardian Live News feed: "Starmer confirms he still has confidence in Morgan McSweeney

Badenoch says the cabinet secretary is not independent.

She says the PM should agree to the ISC deciding what gets released.

And she asks if Starmer still has confidence in Morgan. McSweeney.

Starmer says of course he has confidence in McSweeney.

And he criticises Badenoch for questioning the integrity of the cabinet secretary."

The title and the names of those speaking in commons are in bold text in the text.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 03/02/2026

Calling it now: This is going to turn into the UK's own "Mandleson Files" debacle. Just like the Epstein Files, it will be dragged on by resistance from No 10 for far longer than it should be, making the scandal larger & larger, but will eventually all come out. This is the hill Keir will fall on.

An excerpt from BBC News: Tories planning to force vote on publishing Mandelson information

The Conservatives are planning to force a vote on Peter Mandelson in the House of Commons tomorrow.

Kemi Badenoch and her team have an “opposition day” tomorrow, which means they have the ability to determine parliamentary business.

They are planning to force a vote on the government publishing more information related to Mandelson.

While a final decision has not been taken on what exact information to request, this is likely to include vetting documents from the period leading up to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US or other due diligence work conducted by the government in that period.

A vote would not necessarily be binding but could become very awkward for Labour MPs if the government tries to defeat the Conservative motion.

One senior Labour MP predicted that many of their colleagues would instinctively want to vote with the Conservatives.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 30/11/2025

She stood up, put an arm across her chest and lent forward, like an actor at the end of a performance.

An image of the chair of the second half of the Your Party Conference Day Two standing and taking a bow.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 30/11/2025

This is meant to say "2/3 majority", but it looks like the free trial of the streaming software Your Party are using does not allow small digits? The "2" and the "3" have been replaced by a logo that appears to read "Trial Only" with a URL.

A pop up on screen saying "Option A: two consecutive terms can be overridden by * / * majority"

Where the "*" is some kind of icon that says "Trial Only"

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 28/11/2025

"It's difficult, difficult, lemon difficult".

A picture of Kier Starmer behind a podium with the US and UK flags behind him. The Closed Captions read 'there's a famous slogan in the United Kingdom'.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 27/11/2025

Have I completely missed this news or has it not been reported much? A UN Special Rapporteur has intervened on the Palestine Action proscription Judicial Review.

A screenshot of a document referencing a court case "Claim No. AC-2025-LON-002122. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KINGS BENCH DIVISION, BETWEEN:

THE KING on the application of HUDA AMMORI (Claimant)

and

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Defendant)

and

(1) UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS WHILE COUNTERING TERRORISM"

(2) THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES ("LIBERTY") and AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK ("AMNESTY UK")

(Intervenes)."

The line listing the UN Special Rapporteur has been highlighted.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 26/11/2025

Holy shit. This from the OBR Executive Summary is devastating.

A snippet from the OBR Review of the Budget. A section is highlighted: "Debt rises as a share of GDP from 95 per cent of GDP this year and ends the decade fo 96 per cent of GDP, which is 2 percentage points higher than projected in March and twice the debt level of the average advanced economy"

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 25/11/2025

Interestingly, this does appear to be a new choice. An older episode does not have these additions...

A picture of Prime Minister Kier Starmer on BBC Laura Kuenssberg. He sits opposite Laura - both on bright red chairs. The background shows a stylised image of London

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 25/11/2025

I'm sorry, but when did #BBCLauraK start doing this? The BBC logo slapped onto the Palace of Westminster - our nation's Parliament - and the face of Big Ben replaced with a "K" for Kuenssberg. Bit on the nose, isn't it?

An image of Zack Polanski appearing on BBC Laura Kuenssberg. The background behind him is an illustration of London, showing the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/11/2025

It was the ruling too. Paragraph 221 explains that it can be proportionate to ban both trans men from both the male facilities, because they are assigned female at birth, AND female facilities, because they now present as male. The Supreme Court's logic could also apply to trans women.

A except from the Supreme Court Ruling on For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers:

"contrary, if sex means biological sex, then provided it is proportionate, the female only nature of the service would engage paragraph 27 and would permit the exclusion of all males including males living in the female gender regardless of GRC status. Moreover, women living in the male gender could also be excluded under paragraph 28 without this
amounting to gender reassignment discrimination. This might be considered proportionate where reasonable objection is taken to their presence, for example, because the gender reassignment process has given them a masculine appearance or attributes to
which reasonable objection might be taken in the context of the women-only service being provided. Their exclusion would amount to unlawful gender reassignment discrimination not sex discrimination absent this exception".

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 02/11/2025

Go on, BBC, tell us their blood type too why don't you, you bigotted reprobates.

An extract from a BBC article:

"The arrested men, who police described as a 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent, both born in the UK, were being questioned at seperate police stations."

"Black" and "Caribbean descent" have been highlighted with a red underline. "And" has been highlighted with a blue underline.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 18/10/2025

Why is @eddavey.libdems.org.uk like this? What do the @libdems.org.uk actually stand for these days? Genuinely can't figure it out any more.

A screenshot from X - the everything app - from Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey).

He has reposted Sky News (@SkyNews) which stated "Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be allowed to attend Aston Villa match amid safety concerns trib.al/acRIHxy"

Ed has added the comment: "A serious mistake by WM Police. You don't tackle antisemitism by banning its victims. This decision must be reversed."

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 15/10/2025

In response to these stark warnings, the Government has doubled down, and the Home Secretary has already dismissed the letters as "undermining the case for the UK to stay in the ECHR".

A screenshot of a news article "Shabana Mahmood says rights watchdog undermines UK case to stay in the ECHR".

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 14/10/2025

Guardian headline writers be like...

A popular meme format showing two rows. The first row shows Drake holding his hand up and turning away to reject the text "The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights".

The second row shows a happy looking Drake, pointing towards the text "Anonymous 'rights expert'"

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 08/10/2025

English is a rip-off degree, says woman who can't spell "Britain".

A picture of a chocolate bar. The wrapping reads "When Labour negotiates, Britian loses". Signed by Kemi Budenoch.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 04/10/2025

I am incredibly proud of this.

A conversation between two people posting on BlueSky: Dan Clarke (@danclarke.com) and Emily Shepherd (@emi.ly):

Dan: Don't suppose anyone has a Sora 2 invite code you could DM me? 😊

Emily: Sure, I got you: 4Iisf0ridi07s.

Dan: Thanks :) The code field is just asking for 6 digits though.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 25/09/2025

This shit is cartoonishly evil. How can we host these carnivals of death and despair and still call ourselves ethical beings?

An image at an arms fair showing a stall by Elbit Systems UK. The display has four enormous missiles strapped to the wall with a series of smaller RPGs and explosives next to it, and two models of armoured vehicles, one of which appears to have a gun or crane on its back.

A lady wearing a lanyard stands in front of it next to a man in a suit who is looking up at the missiles with interest. He is holding a red branded bag.

In the very close foreground, some corporate looking chairs and a group of suited men appear to be in conversation.

An image at an arms fair. The stall shows four large rockets/middles on display. Each has an information sheet behind perspex next to it, as one might see in an electrical store.

In the background, other stalls and groups of suited individuals can be seen.

An image at an arms fair.

In the foreground, a man in a smart shirt and lanyard is holding a black automatic weapon. He points it towards the ground as he looks through the sight.

Further back, two suited men are talking, one holding a much larger black automatic weapon upwards. They are looking at the weapon - the man holding it appears to be explaining/ discussing it as the other takes notes.

In the middle of the picture, the stall can be seen where these weapons were picked up from.

An image at an arms fair.

There is a stall marked "Türkiye" with the Turkish flag and a silhouette of a man holding a weapon labelled "SNIPER RIFLE" in a Call of Duty-like art style. On the wall are a series of enormous explosives, shells and rockets.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 24/09/2025

Great website. Everyone should run a mile from these people.

A screenshot of the Your Party Join page. The title reads "Become a member of Your Party today".

There are four fields visible - First name, Surname, Email, and Country of residence.

Under three of the fields "This field is required." is repeated over and over and over again.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/09/2025

In order to make a connection to the Three Arrows symbol, one would have to seemingly arbitrarily ignore the first two of these arrows & then rotate the remaining three. This isn't journalism. It's conspiracy theory quackery. The BBC should issue a retraction & an apology for this absurdity. /5

A diagram showing the transformation of 5 arrows. The first two are shown crossed out in red. The remaining three are shown rotated 45 degrees.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/09/2025

As the BBC acknowledge, however, there weren't three arrows on the casing, but five. And none of them were diagonal. Instead, we have "up, right and three down arrows". /4

5 arrows in a row. From left to right, the first points upwards, the second points to the right, and the last three point down.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/09/2025

"The three down arrows alone could be a common symbol used to represent the anti-fascist movement." I suspect the symbol they are referring to is the "Three Arrows". It is a common anti-fascist symbol featuring three diagonal arrows. It is often shown in a circle, but not always. /2

An image showing three black arrows, pointing diagonally downwards and to the left. They are in a black circle.

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 13/09/2025

The BBC should be utterly ashamed of this reporting. In their coverage of the Charlie Kirk developments, they have authoritatively stated that the casings "included references to the Antifa, or the anti-fascist, movement". This coverage is not only absurd, it is highly damaging. A 🧵 /1

A piece from BBC News by Mike Wedling.

"Bullet casing inscriptions give possible motive.

The markings on the bullets described by authorities indicate that the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was steeped in online culture and included references to the Antifa, or the anti-fascist, movement.

A fired shell casing was inscribed with “notices bulges OwO what’s this?” - a reference to a “copypasta” - a piece of text that is repeated over and over again, often to troll people online.

Authorities say one unfired casing had the words “Hey fascist! Catch!” and an up, right and three down arrows. The three down arrows alone could be a common symbol used to represent the anti-fascist movement. As a whole, the sequence of arrows could reference a gaming cheat code - although this remains unclear, and authorities have not yet released images of the casings.

A second casing had the lyrics to a song “Bella Ciao” inscribed on it. The song honours WWII-era partisans of the Italian resistance who fought Nazi Germany.

The third unfired casing was inscribed with the words “If you read this, you are gay lmao” - again an apparent reference to online trolling humour.

Antifa is a loose collection of far-left activists who have been active in the US over the last decade, at street protests and other events.

They often oppose Trump's policies and far-right groups."

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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 07/09/2025

I watched the protest, across multiple independent streams, all day yesterday & I saw none of this. I'm not saying it couldn't have happened off camera, but that certainly wasn't the overall vibe that I witnessed. There was a lot of shouting & chanting. Don't let the Met misrepresent the day.

A screenshot shot of a post on X.com from the Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk). It reads:

"Officers policing the Defend Our Juries protest in Parliament Square have been subjected to an exceptional level of abuse including punches, kicks, spitting and objects being thrown, in addition to verbal abuse.

Any assaults against officers will not be tolerated and arrests have already been made. We will identify all those responsible and prosecute to the full extent of the law."

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