Archived Tweets / Research Data
Codes & Themes w/wo Theoretical Memos
(derived through a process of inductive, qualitative, data analysis)
@ScottieOdendahl [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [11]: Janet Daley: Like Mccarthyism, America will soon wake up to wokeism | Off Script [URL redacted]
#Culture #Politics #US #UK #woke #cdnpoli
#TauntWokeism
#ToponymAmericaNorthUS
#ToponymEuropeUKEngland_
#ToponymAmericaNorthCanada
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheTelegraphStevenEdginton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUlbpfkm7n0&t=22s
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheTelegraphJanetDaley
#IRLHistoricalFigureJosephMcCarthySYNMcCarthyism
#1776_USDeclarationOfIndependence4thOfJuly
Context #AdvocacyCABCDisabilityCaucus [forum]
Supplementary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/23/fanatical-intolerance-liberal-left-sin-against-reason/ #BehaviourToleranceInFanatical #PoliticsLiberalismLiberalWorldview #OrgClassifPPUKLabourJeremyCorbyn
Context #AdvocacyCABCDisabilityCaucus [forum]
Supplementary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/23/fanatical-intolerance-liberal-left-sin-against-reason/ #BehaviourToleranceInFanatical #PoliticsLiberalismLiberalWorldview #OrgClassifPPUKLabourJeremyCorbyn
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@HayleeSaha [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [02]: @Jimwyllie5 Some say ….
The #EU is imploding the euro is tanking Italy 🇮🇹 is in need of a bailout the #PIGS are all bankrupt #woke EU energy policies have created energy dependence/Crisis & companies are relocating to the U.K. 1/2 [URL redacted]
#OrgEUEuro
#TauntPIGS [Wikipedia] i.e.
#ToponymEuropePortugal,
#ToponymEuropeItaly,
#ToponymEuropeGreece, and
#ToponymEuropeSpain.
Addendum the #ReasoningFallacyBiasCognitiveConfirmationIToldYouSo #BehaviourSmugness tenor of this tweet strongly suggests a #OtheringCaricatureBrexitBrexiteer perspective. Put bluntly, who benefits from wishing ill of the EU? Such characterisation also evokes a metaphorical othering exemplified by the #PhenomnBrexit #CatchcryLoveEuropeButNotEU, where #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ was (erroneously) understood to be separate from #ToponymEurope, creating a distinction (evoking #MetaphorSpatialTerritory_ symbolism) where #ToponymEuropeUKBritishIsles and #ToponymEuropeContinental are framed as being wholly distinct (and so incurring no impediment through their divorce). This reminds me of #IRLScholarGeorgeLakoff's #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT analysis as per: "Consider Brexit, which used the metaphor of 'entering' and 'leaving' the EU. There is a universal metaphor that states are locations in space: you can enter a state, be deep in some state, and come out that state. If you enter a café and then leave the café, you will be in the same location as before you entered. But that need not be true of states of being. But that was the metaphor used with Brexit; Britons believed that after leaving the EU, things would be as before when the entered the EU. They were wrong. Things changed radically while they were in the EU" (23 July 2016). http://george-lakoff.com/2016/07/23/understanding-trump-2/ #PoliticsNationalismRomantic
Addendum the #ReasoningFallacyBiasCognitiveConfirmationIToldYouSo #BehaviourSmugness tenor of this tweet strongly suggests a #OtheringCaricatureBrexitBrexiteer perspective. Put bluntly, who benefits from wishing ill of the EU? Such characterisation also evokes a metaphorical othering exemplified by the #PhenomnBrexit #CatchcryLoveEuropeButNotEU, where #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ was (erroneously) understood to be separate from #ToponymEurope, creating a distinction (evoking #MetaphorSpatialTerritory_ symbolism) where #ToponymEuropeUKBritishIsles and #ToponymEuropeContinental are framed as being wholly distinct (and so incurring no impediment through their divorce). This reminds me of #IRLScholarGeorgeLakoff's #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT analysis as per: "Consider Brexit, which used the metaphor of 'entering' and 'leaving' the EU. There is a universal metaphor that states are locations in space: you can enter a state, be deep in some state, and come out that state. If you enter a café and then leave the café, you will be in the same location as before you entered. But that need not be true of states of being. But that was the metaphor used with Brexit; Britons believed that after leaving the EU, things would be as before when the entered the EU. They were wrong. Things changed radically while they were in the EU" (23 July 2016). http://george-lakoff.com/2016/07/23/understanding-trump-2/ #PoliticsNationalismRomantic
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@BellaRones [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [337]: #NetZeroCarbon #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis @AlboMP Stop this stupid EV push it won't work in Australian. It will only work for inner City #WOKE Latte sipping wankers. [URL redacted]
#OrgIntlUNFCCCNetZeroEmissions [Wikipedia]
#PhenomnClimateChangeEmergency
#PhenomnClimateChangeCrisis
#OrgClassifPPAUSAustralianLaborPartyALPAnthonyAlbanese
#TheoryDragonsOfInactionDiscredenceDenialScam
#OrgClassifPPAUSAustralianGreens
#MetaphorVersusRuralUrban
#MetaphorVersusEverydayPeopleLiberals
#OtheringElitesOutOfTouchLatteSipping https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/latte-sipping
"ELECTRIC CAR?
CHARGING STATION 1,000 MILES AHEAD. GOOD LUCK."
#MemeChargingStation1000MilesAhead
#PhenomnRangeAnxiety [Wikipedia]
#LiteralVehicleCarPluginHybridElectricVehiclePHEV
#TheoryDragonsOfInactionPerceivedRiskFunctional
Context https://clairesfootsteps.com/driving-across-nullarbor-plain/ #ToponymOceaniaAustraliaGreatAustralianBightNullarborPlain [Wikipedia]
Addendum I'm curious about why this states "1,000 MILES" i.e. #LiteralImperialSystemOfUnitsMiles and not a metric equivalent - as of course, unlike #ToponymAmericaNorthUS, #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ and #ToponymAmericaNorthCanada - #ToponymOceaniaAustralia (like #ToponymOceaniaNewZealand) adopted the metric system in full - commencing in the mid-1960's and completing in the 1980's [Wikipedia] And so, you would think that #LiteralInternationalSystemOfUnitsKilometres would have much more currency than miles (unless the target audience for this message was an adult before Metrication - meaning that they are now ~75 years old or that perhaps, the message wasn't produced by someone intimately familiar with Australia...).
Context https://clairesfootsteps.com/driving-across-nullarbor-plain/ #ToponymOceaniaAustraliaGreatAustralianBightNullarborPlain [Wikipedia]
Addendum I'm curious about why this states "1,000 MILES" i.e. #LiteralImperialSystemOfUnitsMiles and not a metric equivalent - as of course, unlike #ToponymAmericaNorthUS, #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ and #ToponymAmericaNorthCanada - #ToponymOceaniaAustralia (like #ToponymOceaniaNewZealand) adopted the metric system in full - commencing in the mid-1960's and completing in the 1980's [Wikipedia] And so, you would think that #LiteralInternationalSystemOfUnitsKilometres would have much more currency than miles (unless the target audience for this message was an adult before Metrication - meaning that they are now ~75 years old or that perhaps, the message wasn't produced by someone intimately familiar with Australia...).
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#HandleYouTubeClownWorldYT
The
#ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ (a country) as a container - evoking a
#MetaphorSpatialContainerOpenClosed
The meme seems to use a screen-shot from the opening sequence of this footage:
#NMUKBBCHuwEdwards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GH8j1eG9u4
Context "a containment metaphor is an ontological metaphor in which some concept is represented as: having an inside and outside, and; capable of holding something else." https://glossary.sil.org/term/container-metaphor
Supplementary this paper explores the use of the container metaphor in #IRLAuthorVirginiaWoolf's #1925_MrsDalloway using #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT: [academic source] #_Focal
Context "a containment metaphor is an ontological metaphor in which some concept is represented as: having an inside and outside, and; capable of holding something else." https://glossary.sil.org/term/container-metaphor
Supplementary this paper explores the use of the container metaphor in #IRLAuthorVirginiaWoolf's #1925_MrsDalloway using #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT: [academic source] #_Focal
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#OrgIntlUN
#ToponymEuropeUKScotland_
#ToponymEuropeNordicScandinaviaSweden
#ConspiracyTheory_GreatReplacementEurabia https://www.newsfollowup.com/about.html
#ToponymEuropeGermany
#ToponymEuropeUKEngland_
Supplementary https://fair.org/home/cultural-marxism-the-mainstreaming-of-a-nazi-trope/ #ConspiracyTheory_CulturalMarxism https://www.dhm.de/archiv/ausstellungen/lebensstationen/2_138.htm #NewspaperDETabloidDerSturmer #OtheringHateAntisemiticCanard #NewspaperUKTheLight [Wikipedia] https://communitysolidaritystrouddistrict.org/2023/07/06/far-right-in-the-light/ And https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65821747
#NMQAAlJazeeraMohamedHassan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHQAfk_5Ekk #ConspiracyTheory_GreatReplacement #PowerControlSegregationRemigration #PowerControlSegregationIdentitarianism #IRLDenialistRenaudCamus #IRLBusinesspersonRobertMercer #2017_UniteTheRightRally #IRLPoliticalStrategistSteveBannon #IRLPrivateCitizenCurtisYarvinAKAMenciusMoldbug #OrgEUEuropeanDemocracyShieldEDS https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/package-european-democracy-action-plan/file-european-democracy-shield #OrgClassifPPSECenterpartietAbirAlSahlani [Wikipedia]
Supplementary https://fair.org/home/cultural-marxism-the-mainstreaming-of-a-nazi-trope/ #ConspiracyTheory_CulturalMarxism https://www.dhm.de/archiv/ausstellungen/lebensstationen/2_138.htm #NewspaperDETabloidDerSturmer #OtheringHateAntisemiticCanard #NewspaperUKTheLight [Wikipedia] https://communitysolidaritystrouddistrict.org/2023/07/06/far-right-in-the-light/ And https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65821747
#NMQAAlJazeeraMohamedHassan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHQAfk_5Ekk #ConspiracyTheory_GreatReplacement #PowerControlSegregationRemigration #PowerControlSegregationIdentitarianism #IRLDenialistRenaudCamus #IRLBusinesspersonRobertMercer #2017_UniteTheRightRally #IRLPoliticalStrategistSteveBannon #IRLPrivateCitizenCurtisYarvinAKAMenciusMoldbug #OrgEUEuropeanDemocracyShieldEDS https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/package-european-democracy-action-plan/file-european-democracy-shield #OrgClassifPPSECenterpartietAbirAlSahlani [Wikipedia]
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@AntoinetteFiumefreddo [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [04]: Congratulations to @HeathrowAirport #Heathrow for this fantastic & #Patriotic symbol, it's about time we #Brits started being proud of our flag again, shut these farcical #leftist #woke crybabies up! #ENG #Scotland #NorthernIreland #Wales #British [URL redacted]
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@UnknownReback [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : #unionjack #flag #uk #Brexit #unionflag #Union Flag #bbcnews #proudtobebritish #BBCBreakfast #woke #stgeorgesday #wokelefties #UKGovernment #ukflag #BrexitReality #BristolRiots #BatleyGrammar #Batley #BatleyGrammerSchool [URL redacted]
"LEFTIES ARE SAYING THAT THE UNION JACK IS OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS AND FOREIGN VISITORS TO GREAT BRITAIN
SHARE IF YOU COULDN'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT THESE IDIOTS THINK....."
#TauntLefties
#SymbolEmblemFlagUKUnionJack
#IdentityMuslim
#TauntFlagWaving
#TheoryAffectiveResponseIndignation
#PoliticsNationalismBritish
#InvectiveFitInOrFuckOff?
#ReasoningFallacyAppealToAnonymousAuthorityAKAWeaselWord [Wikipedia] [fallacy]
Supplementary #AdvocacyUKHopeNotHateJoeMulhall "Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the right-wing media has celebrated, with the Daily Mail dubbing those behind it an 'army of patriots.' While there is nothing wrong with flying the nation's flags, HOPE not hate can reveal that the key organisers behind much of this activism are hardened and extreme far-right activists. While many instances of flags being raised, or crosses being painted on roundabouts or walls, are being carried out by ordinary people inspired by posts on social media, the main organising force behind the campaign is 'Operation Raise the Colours'. HOPE not hate can reveal that the co-founder and organiser of the group is longtime Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson) ally Andrew Currien (AKA Andy Saxon). Formerly a key member of the English Defence League's leadership bodyguard team, and now running security for the far-right party Britain First, Currien has previously been jailed for his part in a racist death." [HOPE not hate] #CampaignIdeologicalOperationRaiseTheColours [Wikipedia] [skeet feed] [tweet feed] #OrgSyndicateVigilanteUKRaiseTheColours [Wikipedia] #AdvocacyTurningPointTPUK #NewspaperUKTabloidTheDailyMail #PoliticsFascismNaziNeoFarRightAltRightRadicalRight #IRLIdeologueStephenYaxleyLennonAKATommyRobinson #IRLPrivateCitizenAndrewCurrienAKAAndySaxon #OrgClassifPPUKBritainFirst
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheObserverWillJennings "It was not the first time Musk has sought to stir division in Britain. At the height of tensions during the 2024 riots he announced to his 200 million X followers: 'Civil war is inevitable.' Addressing the protest organised by far-right activist Robinson in September, Musk again used inflammatory language: 'Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that's the truth.' ... While it was never perfect, X has become a pay-for-play playground for conspiracy theorists, racists, grifters and anyone else willing to buy a blue tick or boosted by Musk's algorithms because their message aligns with his dystopian worldview. Most of all, buying X gave Musk a huge foghorn that enables him to insert himself as the main character in any political conflict he chooses." https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/elon-musk-wont-stop-its-time-the-british-government-got-off-x-for-good #IRLEntrepreneurElonMusk #BrandTechSocialMediaXFKATwitter #2024_UKFarRightProtests #MetaphorWarfareCivil #MetaphorDeceitDisingenuousGrift #NarrativeUtopiaDystopia
#IRLYouTuberPatienceXina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYy-w2BNQGs #CatchcryDifferingOpinionsAsNeutralPerspectives #SymbolEmblemFlagPalestine #PhenomnPolarisationDivisiveIssue #IdentityLGBTQIAPrideFlag #IRLScholarKehindeAndrews #NMAUSkyNewsAustraliaChrisKenny #NewspaperUKTabloidTheDailyMailJackHardy [Muckrack] #HandleTikTokHumanDilemma #PhenomnCulturalExpressionGraffiti #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonTowerHamlets #IRLPoliticianLutfurRahman [Wikipedia] #HandleTikTokAllCruising #MetaphorVersusUsThemPatriotismIsLoveCriticismIsHate
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheObserverAndrewAnthony "Robert Eden, a longtime resident, is adamant that there is absolutely no bigotry involved. 'If I thought they were racist,' he says, 'I would go up every lamppost, wherever they are, and rip them down. They just want them to be racist to have something to say. They just want to complain.' Who are 'they'? 'Basically,' he says, lowering his voice conspiratorially, 'the Muslims.' There are certainly no complaints from two local Muslim cab drivers I speak to. 'I can't see the problem,' one says. 'If people want to be patriotic, let them. Some think it's far-right, but I don't think it is.'" https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/run-it-up-a-flagpole-and-see-if-it-really-is-patriotic #PhenomnBigotry #OtheringDiscriminationRacism #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandBirminghamWeoleyCastle [Wikipedia] #2025_ #OrgSyndicateLoyalistUKWeoleyWarriors #SymbolEmblemFlagUKStGeorge #PoliticsPatriotism #PoliticsNationalismXenophobicNativism #BehaviourInjuryFeelingRessentiment_ ?
#MagazineNewStatesmanHarryClarkeEzzidio "'I don't really have an emotional response to it, [though] I think a lot of people do,' one of the shop's white customers - who did not want to give his name - said of the national flags whilst getting a skin fade. 'Unpacking that is a very, very complicated thing to do... They mean different things to different people.' When a symbol is so widely recognised, but has a malleable meaning and definition, scepticism abounds. ... 'The social contract's broken,' Joseph Moulton, the boyish-looking organiser behind Flag Force UK, told GB News. Wearing a crisp white shirt and gold cross pendant, he highlighted the gulf between the 'people [who]... want a cause' and 'completely out of touch councils'. " https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/08/flags-and-loathing-in-birmingham #OrgSyndicateLoyalistUKFlagForceUKJosephMoulton https://flagforceuk.com/ #NMUKGBNews #OrgClassifPPUKConservativePartyMiriamCates #NMUKGBNewsCharliePeters #SymbolHairstyleSkinFade #TheoryTheSocialContract #BeliefTheismChristianityCross #TheorySymbolization #PhenomnGovernanceLocalGovCityCouncil [Wikipedia]
#NewspaperUKOnlineDorsetEye "A self-styled 'community patrol' in Bournemouth has been exposed as a far-right vigilante operation steeped in anti-migrant hatred, despite its claims of neutrality and public service. The group, calling itself Safeguard Force, boasts of 200 volunteers and thousands of pounds in donations, but beneath its fluorescent vests lies a toxic mixture of racism, intimidation, and fantasies of violence against asylum seekers." https://dorseteye.com/behind-the-hi-vis-far-right-militias-masquerading-as-community-safety-in-dorset/ #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandDorsetBournemouth #OrgSyndicateVigilanteUKSafeguardForce [commentary] #CharacterisationVigilanteAndOrMilitia #PhenomnImmigrationRefugeeAsylumSeeker #OtheringHateIslamophobiaAntiMuslim #PowerControlMicrofascismIntimidation #PowerControlMicrofascismProvocation
#NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesOllyHaynes "However, Byline Times can reveal that one of Safeguard Force's founders, Gary Bartlett, a Dorset-based small businessman, helped organise protests against asylum seeker hotels and moderates a Facebook group containing Islamophobic and anti-migrant posts in which he asked for support for Safeguard Force. And a key spokesperson for the group stood for Reform this February. Bartlett is the admin, alongside a handful of others, of 'Taking Back Our Country', a Facebook group which organises nationalist and anti-migrant protests in Dorset." https://bylinetimes.com/2025/08/14/founders-of-apolitical-patrol-group-in-bournemouth-include-asylum-hotel-activist-and-reform-candidate/ #PhenomnImmigrationRefugeeAsylumAccommodation #EDUUKUniversityOfOxfordCentreOnMigrationPolicyAndSocietyCOMPASTheMigrationObservatory https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/asylum-accommodation-in-the-uk/ #OrgClassifPPUKTheBrexitPartyReformUK #HandleFacebookTakingBackOurCountry #IRLBusinesspersonGaryBartlett
#VlogAITrailerHome Part One (from the beginning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1CsqNOjy3s #SymbolEmblemFlagUKStGeorge #MetaphorVersusUsThem #LiteralAnimalLion #ConspiracyTheory_GreatReplacement #PhenomnNotInMyBackyardNIMBY [Wikipedia] #CharacterisationWeaknessComplainer #OrgClassifPPUKLabourSadiqKhan ? #IdentityLGBTQIABearPride #IdentityLGBTQIAPrideFlag #SymbolHairColourBlue #SymbolHijabNiqabBurqa #ToponymAfghanistan #LiteralPolice #CharacterisationTaxPayer #OrgRUSovietUnionOfSovietSocialistRepublicsUSSR i.e. #PoliticsCommunism #CatchcryBigGovernment #CharacterisationWeaknessPussy #CharacterisationWeaknessHypersensitivity #CharacterisationWeaknessVictimismVictimMentality #ReasoningFallacyStrawman #TheoryAffectiveResponsePanic #CatchcryDifferingOpinionsAsNeutralPerspectives #TauntHypocrisy #PhenomnPolemic Part Two (from halfway through): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1CsqNOjy3s&t=162s #PoliticsPatriotism #PoliticsNationalismRomantic #IRLHistoricalFigureWinstonChurchill #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ #PoliticsNationalismBritishLion #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonBuckinghamPalace #FictionalCharacter007JamesBond #IRLActorDanielCraig #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonTowerBridge [Wikipedia] #IRLActorRowanAtkinson #SymbolNationalAnthem #SymbolEmblemFlagUAUkraine #SymbolEmblemFlagPKPakistan #SymbolEmblemFlagPalestine #OrgEUFlag #FictionalCharacterPaddingtonBear [Wikipedia] #IRLFamilyRoyalUKHRHQueenElizabethII #OrgUKBAFRoyalAirForceAerobaticTeamAKARedArrows [Wikipedia] #MetaphorVersusUsThemPatriotismIsLoveCriticismIsHate #TheoryPoliticsOfEternity
#Website404Media [Wikipedia] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs47jAwWJcI https://www.404media.co/the-ai-slop-niche-machine-is-here/ #TechArtificialIntelligenceAIGenerativeAISlop [pop culture wiki]
#NMUKSkyNewsKaterinaVittozzi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0KU9SktT4&t=212s #OrgClassifPPUKTheBrexitPartyReformUKNigelFarage #ToponymAfricaEastSomalia #OtheringHateIslamophobiaUnvettedYoungMaleRefugees #TheoryAffectiveResponseNarrative #MetaphorSpatialIslandNation #IdentityClassBlueCollar #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandYorkshireWestWakefield ?
#NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesNicolaKelly and #NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesOllyHaynes [Muckrack] "The 'Raise the Colours' flag-raising campaign, which claims to be a 'grassroots' campaign for 'unity' and has drawn the support of mainstream political parties and widespread coverage in the British media, has pivoted to stabbing through dinghies and harassing and racially abusing migrants and aid workers in the camps of Northern France ... UKIP leader Nick Tenconi has also been seen in the camps targeting migrants. In one video, Tenconi is seen proclaiming: 'Northern France is now British territory!' Approaching a group in Calais, he shouted: 'You are not welcome in Britain', and asked if they were 'planning to come to Britain illegally.' Individuals acting alone have also been seen in the camps and on the beaches of northern France, including activists with large followings such as 'Ross the Don'. Charity workers say that the number of British far right groups attempting to harass and intimidate migrants and aid workers has increased since the signing of the UK-France 'one in, one out' deal." https://bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/raise-the-colours-flags-campaign-nigel-farage-migrants-aid-workers-on-french-beaches/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJw0CuQc3Kg #OrgClassifPPUKIndependencePartyUKIPNickTenconi #OrgSyndicateAccordGrassrootsMovement #BeliefTheismChristianityForgivenessMercy #IRLPrivateCitizenRossChildsAKARossTheDon [forum] [tweet] #BeliefTheismChristianityCrucifix #MetaphorWarfareBattleCapitulateSurrender [tweet]
Supplementary #AdvocacyUKHopeNotHateJoeMulhall "Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the right-wing media has celebrated, with the Daily Mail dubbing those behind it an 'army of patriots.' While there is nothing wrong with flying the nation's flags, HOPE not hate can reveal that the key organisers behind much of this activism are hardened and extreme far-right activists. While many instances of flags being raised, or crosses being painted on roundabouts or walls, are being carried out by ordinary people inspired by posts on social media, the main organising force behind the campaign is 'Operation Raise the Colours'. HOPE not hate can reveal that the co-founder and organiser of the group is longtime Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson) ally Andrew Currien (AKA Andy Saxon). Formerly a key member of the English Defence League's leadership bodyguard team, and now running security for the far-right party Britain First, Currien has previously been jailed for his part in a racist death." [HOPE not hate] #CampaignIdeologicalOperationRaiseTheColours [Wikipedia] [skeet feed] [tweet feed] #OrgSyndicateVigilanteUKRaiseTheColours [Wikipedia] #AdvocacyTurningPointTPUK #NewspaperUKTabloidTheDailyMail #PoliticsFascismNaziNeoFarRightAltRightRadicalRight #IRLIdeologueStephenYaxleyLennonAKATommyRobinson #IRLPrivateCitizenAndrewCurrienAKAAndySaxon #OrgClassifPPUKBritainFirst
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheObserverWillJennings "It was not the first time Musk has sought to stir division in Britain. At the height of tensions during the 2024 riots he announced to his 200 million X followers: 'Civil war is inevitable.' Addressing the protest organised by far-right activist Robinson in September, Musk again used inflammatory language: 'Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that's the truth.' ... While it was never perfect, X has become a pay-for-play playground for conspiracy theorists, racists, grifters and anyone else willing to buy a blue tick or boosted by Musk's algorithms because their message aligns with his dystopian worldview. Most of all, buying X gave Musk a huge foghorn that enables him to insert himself as the main character in any political conflict he chooses." https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/elon-musk-wont-stop-its-time-the-british-government-got-off-x-for-good #IRLEntrepreneurElonMusk #BrandTechSocialMediaXFKATwitter #2024_UKFarRightProtests #MetaphorWarfareCivil #MetaphorDeceitDisingenuousGrift #NarrativeUtopiaDystopia
#IRLYouTuberPatienceXina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYy-w2BNQGs #CatchcryDifferingOpinionsAsNeutralPerspectives #SymbolEmblemFlagPalestine #PhenomnPolarisationDivisiveIssue #IdentityLGBTQIAPrideFlag #IRLScholarKehindeAndrews #NMAUSkyNewsAustraliaChrisKenny #NewspaperUKTabloidTheDailyMailJackHardy [Muckrack] #HandleTikTokHumanDilemma #PhenomnCulturalExpressionGraffiti #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonTowerHamlets #IRLPoliticianLutfurRahman [Wikipedia] #HandleTikTokAllCruising #MetaphorVersusUsThemPatriotismIsLoveCriticismIsHate
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheObserverAndrewAnthony "Robert Eden, a longtime resident, is adamant that there is absolutely no bigotry involved. 'If I thought they were racist,' he says, 'I would go up every lamppost, wherever they are, and rip them down. They just want them to be racist to have something to say. They just want to complain.' Who are 'they'? 'Basically,' he says, lowering his voice conspiratorially, 'the Muslims.' There are certainly no complaints from two local Muslim cab drivers I speak to. 'I can't see the problem,' one says. 'If people want to be patriotic, let them. Some think it's far-right, but I don't think it is.'" https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/run-it-up-a-flagpole-and-see-if-it-really-is-patriotic #PhenomnBigotry #OtheringDiscriminationRacism #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandBirminghamWeoleyCastle [Wikipedia] #2025_ #OrgSyndicateLoyalistUKWeoleyWarriors #SymbolEmblemFlagUKStGeorge #PoliticsPatriotism #PoliticsNationalismXenophobicNativism #BehaviourInjuryFeelingRessentiment_ ?
#MagazineNewStatesmanHarryClarkeEzzidio "'I don't really have an emotional response to it, [though] I think a lot of people do,' one of the shop's white customers - who did not want to give his name - said of the national flags whilst getting a skin fade. 'Unpacking that is a very, very complicated thing to do... They mean different things to different people.' When a symbol is so widely recognised, but has a malleable meaning and definition, scepticism abounds. ... 'The social contract's broken,' Joseph Moulton, the boyish-looking organiser behind Flag Force UK, told GB News. Wearing a crisp white shirt and gold cross pendant, he highlighted the gulf between the 'people [who]... want a cause' and 'completely out of touch councils'. " https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/08/flags-and-loathing-in-birmingham #OrgSyndicateLoyalistUKFlagForceUKJosephMoulton https://flagforceuk.com/ #NMUKGBNews #OrgClassifPPUKConservativePartyMiriamCates #NMUKGBNewsCharliePeters #SymbolHairstyleSkinFade #TheoryTheSocialContract #BeliefTheismChristianityCross #TheorySymbolization #PhenomnGovernanceLocalGovCityCouncil [Wikipedia]
#NewspaperUKOnlineDorsetEye "A self-styled 'community patrol' in Bournemouth has been exposed as a far-right vigilante operation steeped in anti-migrant hatred, despite its claims of neutrality and public service. The group, calling itself Safeguard Force, boasts of 200 volunteers and thousands of pounds in donations, but beneath its fluorescent vests lies a toxic mixture of racism, intimidation, and fantasies of violence against asylum seekers." https://dorseteye.com/behind-the-hi-vis-far-right-militias-masquerading-as-community-safety-in-dorset/ #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandDorsetBournemouth #OrgSyndicateVigilanteUKSafeguardForce [commentary] #CharacterisationVigilanteAndOrMilitia #PhenomnImmigrationRefugeeAsylumSeeker #OtheringHateIslamophobiaAntiMuslim #PowerControlMicrofascismIntimidation #PowerControlMicrofascismProvocation
#NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesOllyHaynes "However, Byline Times can reveal that one of Safeguard Force's founders, Gary Bartlett, a Dorset-based small businessman, helped organise protests against asylum seeker hotels and moderates a Facebook group containing Islamophobic and anti-migrant posts in which he asked for support for Safeguard Force. And a key spokesperson for the group stood for Reform this February. Bartlett is the admin, alongside a handful of others, of 'Taking Back Our Country', a Facebook group which organises nationalist and anti-migrant protests in Dorset." https://bylinetimes.com/2025/08/14/founders-of-apolitical-patrol-group-in-bournemouth-include-asylum-hotel-activist-and-reform-candidate/ #PhenomnImmigrationRefugeeAsylumAccommodation #EDUUKUniversityOfOxfordCentreOnMigrationPolicyAndSocietyCOMPASTheMigrationObservatory https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/asylum-accommodation-in-the-uk/ #OrgClassifPPUKTheBrexitPartyReformUK #HandleFacebookTakingBackOurCountry #IRLBusinesspersonGaryBartlett
#VlogAITrailerHome Part One (from the beginning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1CsqNOjy3s #SymbolEmblemFlagUKStGeorge #MetaphorVersusUsThem #LiteralAnimalLion #ConspiracyTheory_GreatReplacement #PhenomnNotInMyBackyardNIMBY [Wikipedia] #CharacterisationWeaknessComplainer #OrgClassifPPUKLabourSadiqKhan ? #IdentityLGBTQIABearPride #IdentityLGBTQIAPrideFlag #SymbolHairColourBlue #SymbolHijabNiqabBurqa #ToponymAfghanistan #LiteralPolice #CharacterisationTaxPayer #OrgRUSovietUnionOfSovietSocialistRepublicsUSSR i.e. #PoliticsCommunism #CatchcryBigGovernment #CharacterisationWeaknessPussy #CharacterisationWeaknessHypersensitivity #CharacterisationWeaknessVictimismVictimMentality #ReasoningFallacyStrawman #TheoryAffectiveResponsePanic #CatchcryDifferingOpinionsAsNeutralPerspectives #TauntHypocrisy #PhenomnPolemic Part Two (from halfway through): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1CsqNOjy3s&t=162s #PoliticsPatriotism #PoliticsNationalismRomantic #IRLHistoricalFigureWinstonChurchill #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ #PoliticsNationalismBritishLion #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonBuckinghamPalace #FictionalCharacter007JamesBond #IRLActorDanielCraig #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandLondonTowerBridge [Wikipedia] #IRLActorRowanAtkinson #SymbolNationalAnthem #SymbolEmblemFlagUAUkraine #SymbolEmblemFlagPKPakistan #SymbolEmblemFlagPalestine #OrgEUFlag #FictionalCharacterPaddingtonBear [Wikipedia] #IRLFamilyRoyalUKHRHQueenElizabethII #OrgUKBAFRoyalAirForceAerobaticTeamAKARedArrows [Wikipedia] #MetaphorVersusUsThemPatriotismIsLoveCriticismIsHate #TheoryPoliticsOfEternity
#Website404Media [Wikipedia] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs47jAwWJcI https://www.404media.co/the-ai-slop-niche-machine-is-here/ #TechArtificialIntelligenceAIGenerativeAISlop [pop culture wiki]
#NMUKSkyNewsKaterinaVittozzi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0KU9SktT4&t=212s #OrgClassifPPUKTheBrexitPartyReformUKNigelFarage #ToponymAfricaEastSomalia #OtheringHateIslamophobiaUnvettedYoungMaleRefugees #TheoryAffectiveResponseNarrative #MetaphorSpatialIslandNation #IdentityClassBlueCollar #ToponymEuropeUKEnglandYorkshireWestWakefield ?
#NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesNicolaKelly and #NewspaperUKBrdshtBylineTimesOllyHaynes [Muckrack] "The 'Raise the Colours' flag-raising campaign, which claims to be a 'grassroots' campaign for 'unity' and has drawn the support of mainstream political parties and widespread coverage in the British media, has pivoted to stabbing through dinghies and harassing and racially abusing migrants and aid workers in the camps of Northern France ... UKIP leader Nick Tenconi has also been seen in the camps targeting migrants. In one video, Tenconi is seen proclaiming: 'Northern France is now British territory!' Approaching a group in Calais, he shouted: 'You are not welcome in Britain', and asked if they were 'planning to come to Britain illegally.' Individuals acting alone have also been seen in the camps and on the beaches of northern France, including activists with large followings such as 'Ross the Don'. Charity workers say that the number of British far right groups attempting to harass and intimidate migrants and aid workers has increased since the signing of the UK-France 'one in, one out' deal." https://bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/raise-the-colours-flags-campaign-nigel-farage-migrants-aid-workers-on-french-beaches/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJw0CuQc3Kg #OrgClassifPPUKIndependencePartyUKIPNickTenconi #OrgSyndicateAccordGrassrootsMovement #BeliefTheismChristianityForgivenessMercy #IRLPrivateCitizenRossChildsAKARossTheDon [forum] [tweet] #BeliefTheismChristianityCrucifix #MetaphorWarfareBattleCapitulateSurrender [tweet]
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Supplementary #IRLScholarGeorgeLakoff "Consider Brexit, which used the metaphor of 'entering' and 'leaving' the EU. There is a universal metaphor that states are locations in space: you can enter a state, be deep in some state, and come out that state. If you enter a café and then leave the café , you will be in the same location as before you entered. But that need not be true of states of being. But that was the metaphor used with Brexit; Britons believed that after leaving the EU, things would be as before when the entered the EU. They were wrong. Things changed radically while they were in the EU." https://george-lakoff.com/2016/07/23/understanding-trump-2/ #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT
Addendum Additionally, much of the pro-Brexit campaigning employed a #MetaphorClosedSystem, where mythology around the #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ being an island (and therefore separate and discrete) was leveraged. The "£350 million per week" savings claim is a ket example of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8qO1nyYoM
Supplementary #IRLScholarGeorgeLakoff "Consider Brexit, which used the metaphor of 'entering' and 'leaving' the EU. There is a universal metaphor that states are locations in space: you can enter a state, be deep in some state, and come out that state. If you enter a café and then leave the café , you will be in the same location as before you entered. But that need not be true of states of being. But that was the metaphor used with Brexit; Britons believed that after leaving the EU, things would be as before when the entered the EU. They were wrong. Things changed radically while they were in the EU." https://george-lakoff.com/2016/07/23/understanding-trump-2/ #TheoryLinguisticsConceptualMetaphorCMT
Addendum Additionally, much of the pro-Brexit campaigning employed a #MetaphorClosedSystem, where mythology around the #ToponymEuropeUKEngland_ being an island (and therefore separate and discrete) was leveraged. The "£350 million per week" savings claim is a ket example of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8qO1nyYoM
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#IdentityBritish
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#MetaphorInterdependencePlank
Supplementary http://www.progressivepulse.org/brexit/a-disastrous-referendum-design-and-a-fatal-flaw #OtheringCaricatureBrexitFrauderendum #BrandAggregateIQDataServicesAIQ https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/a-b-c-company-with-ties-to-cambridge-analytica-broke-canadian-law-here-s-why/article_62497cbf-2017-5a66-8c08-30c94bb38fc3.html
Supplementary http://www.progressivepulse.org/brexit/a-disastrous-referendum-design-and-a-fatal-flaw #OtheringCaricatureBrexitFrauderendum #BrandAggregateIQDataServicesAIQ https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/a-b-c-company-with-ties-to-cambridge-analytica-broke-canadian-law-here-s-why/article_62497cbf-2017-5a66-8c08-30c94bb38fc3.html
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@ArnoldLayaou [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : @BBCNews #panicbuying #COVIDー19 #news #woke @LeaveEUOfficial @BBCPolitics @BbcHys
@Nigel_Farage @DefundBBC Apparently my comment was deemed it broke BBC HYS house rules why? Does it incite violence or are the bbc his team are all left woke knee bending flossers. [URL redacted]
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