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Today's edition of the @WSWS_Updates carries three sharp & important comments on the death of #QueenElizabethII.
Chris Marsden's comment on the the #queensfuneral draws a parallel to that of Edward VII in 1910. 1/
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The bombastic spectacle preceded the outbreak of WWI by just 4 years, followed by the overthrow of the Tsars in Russia in 1917 and the German Kaiser in 1918. Similarly, the glorification of monarchy, pomp & backwardness today heralds nothing so much as war & revolution. 2/
In her article, Jean Shaoul details only one of the horrific massacres in Africa that #QueenElizabeth presided over: the bloody crushing of the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya in 1952-56, with an estimated 150,000 dead 3/: wsws.org/en/articles/20…
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My sisters partner made a horse cake for the #queensfuneral and-
It belongs to the internet now reddit.com/r/photoshopbat…
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Nice to see Kwasi Kwarteng clearly taking a personal call at the Queens funeral and having a bit of a laugh

The chancellor can't even show any respect at this most solemn occasion

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I mean, the fecking arrogance of this present government

Even a funeral is not sacred
Credit to Dr Bethany Usher @bethanyusher for originally posting this video
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1/ On @MSNBC Michael Beschloss just told the story of Gandhi sending the Queen a wedding present—a piece of cloth that he spun himself. Gift was downplayed at the time. Beschloss said gift was sign of how Queen made everyone feel special. 😧 #Queen #funeral
2/ I usually love Michael B’s take on everything on @MSNBC. But this is a GROSS oversimplification of that moment. #QueenElizabethII
3/ When the British colonized India they outlawed the spinning of Indian tapestries. Britain’s Indian “subjects” (non-citizens) were only allowed to grow the raw cotton. Then it was exported to Europe, spun in similar style and sold back to Indians at a profit. #queensfuneral
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Paris Metro renames station 'Elizabeth II' in honour of The Queen 🚇

#queensfuneral Sign for Elizabeth II metro...
As the world turns to Westminster for the State Funeral of The Queen, a number of homages and tributes to Her Late Majesty are appearing across the globe 🌍

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France, in particular, has been prominent in sharing its affection for the UK following the passing of the monarch, with French President Emmanuel Macron sharing an affectionate speech in the hours after news of her death was announced 🗣️

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Spider crawls across Queen's coffin during funeral 🕷

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🔴Today marks a momentous occasion in British history, as Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is taking place

🔴As of 11am today the most senior members of the royal family, along with senior politicians and monarchs from across the globe, gathered to say goodbye to Her Late Majesty
👑Aside from feeling emotional at home, some viewers noticed something unusual on the Queen's coffin as the funeral began

🕷Several viewers took to social media to note the appearance of a spider on the Queen’s coffin as the ceremony took place
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Unbelievable images and sounds as the Queen’s coffin is taken in procession from Westminster Hall to @wabbey on a gun carriage pulled by 142 Royal Navy men and women.
Led massed Pipes and Drums if Scottish and Irish Regiments, Gurkhas and RAF
Solemn. Stunning. Ceremonial
Inside @wabbey Prince George 9, and Princess Charlotte 7, walk behind the coffin their great-grandmother (GanGan).
They walk between William & Kate and Harry & Meghan.
Behind the coffin in Procession is The King and Queen Consort and the late Queen’s other children
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Before the Queen’s coffin was carried from @wabbey by the Bearer Party, The Sovereign’s Piper played the traditional lament: ‘Sleep, dearie, sleep’. As Piper, Paul Burns, walked out of view, the sound of the pipes remained and slowly faded away…
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1/n LET’S PLAY GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR!!!!
Well as my last attempt⤵️to #StopTheWar in #Ukraine failed to get any traction I thought my 2nd attempt should start with a bang or in the words of #DrStrangelove"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
2/n It seems I am not scary enough to scare sense into some participants of the current war, I thought trying to use a selection of #GNUTerryPratchett words from #Discworld #Jingo & #Hogfather along with some horrors of war concepts might persuade #WarCriminals in the conflict
3/n that a better path might be available to them and others if the war ended quickly but as another Author @Kurt_Vonnegut said of horrors in another War #SoItGoes🤷‍♂️
I started with the words
“LET’S PLAY GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR‼️‼️”
From the #WarGames film
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Boris and Carrie Johnston barging past Theresa and Phillip May, only to be stopped by officials and made to obey the correct order of process. And now he's in full sulk 🤣
#BorisJohnson
#CarrieJohnson
#QueueJumpingFail

Receipts for the Naysayers 😎
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#BorisJohnson
#CarrieJohnson
#QueueJumpingFail
#nuclearsulk
That face you make when you're a narcissistic, petulant arse who's been sent to the back of the queue in front of a global audience.
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Double rainbow appears over Buckingham Palace and Westminster on eve of Queen's funeral 🌈

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#queensfuneral The beautiful phenomenon (Image: Alex doherty)
Royal fans were delighted to see a vivid double rainbow over Buckingham Palace and Westminster as the sun was setting this evening (September 18), on the eve of the late Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

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Numerous Brits in the capital were left in awe at the sight as dozens of images were posted across social media.

Journalist Annelise Nielsen captured the amazing sight on camera 📸

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Royal family dress code for Queen’s funeral explained, including Kate and Meghan’s veils

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#queensfuneral Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton both wore veils at the Quee
Of course members of the family, extended family and politicians will be wearing black, but there will be other key details incorporated into the outfits.

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The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, will likely wear black veils on the day.

⚫️ Members of the royal family, and non-working royals, will wear a traditional black veil in some form which is known as a “mourning veil”. Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a black dress and black bo
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Colonised Slaves of the Colonisers!!

Does any other country that many slaves as ours?

Broken Parenthood creates broken Childhood & even the so called experts are broken in Colonised Societies to not #decolonise

Colonisers #Queen is #NotMyQueen
Colonised Slaves of Coloniser #Queen seems to have lost their mother Queen while local Peasants don’t seem to be bothered that much

Classical competition among Slaves to outdo each other

What a fall for the CIVILISATION when #ChildrenOfCivilisation suck up to own oppressors 🤦🏻‍♂️
Love how Colonised Coolies make fool of own self trying their best to shake hands many times 🤣🤣

Look at child & possibly dad desperate hand while their Master ignores them so many times
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