Please beware the Twitter accounts sharing seemingly harmless nostalgia, which are, in reality, spreading xenophobia and racism. @Otto_English has dubbed this trend #Shitstalgia. Here is a case in point: Sandy of Suffolk.... 1/n Sandy was quick to say her thread wasn't intended to be racist, but does that stack up? #Shitstalgia
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Roger M Hoe is the Reform Party's candidate for parliament at the next election for Beverley Holness. Perhaps we should take a closer look at his previous tweets and stated opinions?

Why do you think that the oft convicted far right activist Tommy Robinson (aka Tommy Ten names), former member of the EDL and the BNP, an Islamophobic racist, is described by Roger M Hoe as a "patriot"?

Ginny H Ball is the Reform Party's candidate for parliament at the next election for Rutland and Stamford. Perhaps we should take a closer look at her previous tweets and stated opinions?



Why would Ginny H Ball suggest the British born and British educated political and women's rights commentator Shola Mos-Shogbamimu should be deported?

Since he has written that current disability benefits are too generous, you can watch Matthew Parris failing to manage living off benefits for just a week back in 1984. Spoiler alert: he runs out of money with 2 days to go, and can't pay for his energy.
Don't forget that time Matthew Parris advocated eugenics. This commentary from @brokenbottleboy is essential reading. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/eugenics-if-…

Susan Hall has been selected by Conservative members to become the party's mayoral candidate for London after winning 57% of the vote. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… I wonder what Conservative party HQ makes of Susan Hall's now deleted tweet about Dan Wootton, given the @BylineTimes revelations of a couple of days ago?
bylinetimes.com/2023/07/17/gb-…

Ted Cruz: the thoughts and prayers cut and paste king.

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1655018501898207233

Unsurprisingly, American people want change.

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1655177452778319872?t=_dpuKfgJYJOr0VrY5DhG6Q&s=19

It's May 2023 and Darren Grimes is still hoping King Charles doesn't remember that he only recently called him the "Clown Prince". Coronation day and Darren Grimes is bursting with loyalty and allegiance to King Charles III, the man who under a year ago was dubbed "Clown Prince" by Grimes.

Sophie Corcoran's response to the Golliwog pub racists is interesting. To her, the highly offensive display is just "dolls in a pub". She also chooses to quibble about the level of police resources used, because she cannot fathom that the solution is the need for more police. Sophie Corcoran attempts to politicise child grooming gangs. But The Parliamentary Home Office Committee's report praised Kier Starmer as DPP and Nazir Afzal as CCP for their efforts to prosecute.

Hannah from Yeovil called LBC and read aloud part of Suella Braverman’s “invasion” speech from Hansard. The word “migrant” was removed, and the word “Jew” substituted. As Hannah says, I defy you to say the language is not similar to 1930s Germany. #GaryLineker twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Language matters.

https://twitter.com/snigskitchen/status/1633849403789197317?t=-BNiJ-N6UAVfyMzdPaH1yg&s=19

Exhibit 78: #ParentingGate
William and Kate are hands-on parents, who prioritise their children over royal duties, which is praised. Amid rumours Meghan may not attend the Coronation, prioritising her children, particularly Archie, whose birthday is the same day, is bad. Exhibit 79: #OKRoyalWomenSpecialGate
To celebrate International Women's Day (Feb 2023), OK magazine decided to run a Royal Women special edition. Anyone notice who has been missed out?

Tomorrow is when Twitter will start the pay for blue tick nonsense. This means malicious users can pay to pretend to be other people. It will also mean the algorithms will be changed so that your friends and mutuals will have their tweets deprioritised. What to do? I'm supposing they will not remove Twitter lists. Create lists. One for people whose tweets you enjoy. Another for friends and mutuals you don't want to lose in the chaos. Consider making lists for sources of credible news and information you want to see.

About to make a Turkish style courgette and yoghurt dip to have with super delicious Turkish bread. So here is one white courgette, one carrot, and half an onion, all peeled. I employed old fashioned elbow grease and grated them all.

Jordan Peterson is trending. Here he is talking to Stefan Molyneux about intelligence and race. Stop justifying this man: he's clearly a racist. Here is Jordan Peterson trying to deny and/or belittle the existence of racism. Cool use of air quotes there, my dude.

Time for a thread. Let's have a look how the Conservative/right wing commentators are now backpedalling furiously. We begin with Darren Grimes. He confidently declared on GB News that Prince Charles was a 'clown prince' rather than the Crown Prince. This was tweeted, seemingly with approval, by GB News in July this year.

It's so difficult being a so-called "journalist" who is really just a pro-Conservative political commentator. You feel the need to demand the presence of an unwell 96 year old woman for political purposes. Then days later you realise that same woman is all too mortal. For shame. Please don't respond with nasty snark. Firstly, the passing of any person should be marked with either sympathy, respect or silence. Secondly, snark and negativity will not serve you well - you may find yourself receiving a terrible backlash. Be mindful. Be careful.

Please note that anyone who replies to this thread on the occasion of the passing of the Queen seeking to make any form unpleasant comments will be blocked, and if necessary reported. Please either grieve or express your views elsewhere. Exhibit 67: #MourningGate
BBC News' on screen caption omits mention of Meghan who is clearly pictured also viewing the floral tributes at Windsor. Rebecca English (Daily Mail) tweeted and deleted a false claim Harry and Meghan did not meet the public. Mistake or deliberate?

Exhibit 47: #BookGate
The Daily Mail features 5 articles in 24 hours about Meghan writing a book, with front page ad criticising that you "couldn't make it up". Because no members of the Royal family have written books, right? Exhibit 47: #BookGateContinued
More books by members of the Royal Family. Where was the criticism then?

It is a shame that Mayoral candidate @LozzaFox thinks only military heroes deserve statues. But should he win, I look forward to seeing the following VC winners commemorated in statue form..... [THREAD] Samuel Hodge
Badlu Singh
Kulbir Thapa
Khudadad Khan

Exhibit 39: #PrivacyGate
Any parent in the public eye would understandably want to keep their kids out of the gaze of the paparazzi. Yet look at how differently the two royal couples are treated for it. Exhibit 40: #ExpensiveClothingGate
If in the public eye as much as Meghan and Kate, one has to dress well. That doesn't come cheap. McQueen and De La Renta are both top designers, neither are cheap. Why is £94k worth of clothing OK for one, but the other "has expensive taste"?

Who are all the hypocrites who voted against abolishing the Tampon Tax back in 2015 but have had a sudden change of heart? First up, Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe. Next we have Bernard Jenkin, Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex. The patronising way in which he calls Stella Creasy "feisty" really shows his commitment against sexism. Nice job!

Please stop quoting pasta prices. A packet of pasta won't feed a family alone. You never cater for all the sauce ingredients, kitchen implements, cooking gear, energy, time. You fail to budget for competing demands of home heating, rent, water rates & council tax, among others. Until you people recognise that others are entitled to a degree of variety in their food, nutrition instead of empty calories, fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing, shoes, internet access (don't pretend job seeking and many other services and needs are possible without it!)...