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In which the UK is still a violently racist country full of violently racist white people
Violent racist hate attacks by violent white racists, including police officers and other representatives of the UK government, are still a regular week-in-week-out occurrence in the UK. Anyone who tries to tell you differently is a liar - a racist liar.
"A major police investigation is underway after officers were captured on camera tasering a ( Read more... ) -
In which there are English-Gambian music, Malian music, and The Bird of the River
- Sona Jobarteh is a kora player, born in London into a family of traditional (and world famous) West African musicians (from Mali via Gambia). (1) Fatafina, 5mins, utu, is a hopeful song about pan-Africanism, from the album Fasiya. (2) Live at the Africa Festival in Germany, 8mins, utu, with a full band and backing singers. (3) Jarabi, 6mins, utu ( Read more... ) -
In which there are more racist death threats but life goes on (for some of us)
- Reading Warsan Shire: "my alone feels so good, i'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude."
- Watching another UKIPper issuing death threats against a non-white Brit: parliamentary candidate and disaffected-Conservative-come-UKIPper Robert Blay was filmed threatening to shoot Conservative politician Ranil Jayawardena, who has been ( Read more... ) -
In which there are folky funky pop and pics
- Listening: a mini then and now playlist for Linda Lewis, with equally mini picspam.
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In which the Metropolitan police 'deleted evidence of sex and race discrimination'
Source by Owen Bowcott @ theguardian.com
Metropolitan police 'deleted evidence of sex and race discrimination'Force removed records during inquiry into complaint by black female firearms officer PC Carol Howard, tribunal finds ( Read more... ) -
In which there are examples of widespread institutionalised racism in the criminal justice system
For anyone in any doubt about institutional racism in the criminal justice system there are some example stats on "stop and search" and drug possession crimes (i.e. possession for personal use, NOT dealing) below.
Anyone in any doubt about the extent of police corruption will find this article informativeAnyone in any doubt about the extent of ( Read more... ) -
In which there are news and views, and now I need booze
1. The USians are developing a weapon that would enable them to bomb anywhere on Earth in under one hour: the media are spinning the story away from that angle though, obv. Remember: the politicians and their paymasters don't want you to look behind the curtain. They want us to tell ourselves that our societies/children are most threatened by a few ( Read more... ) -
In which there is proven police corruption
I understand that many people have been lucky enough to experience the police as trustworthy public servants and those same people tend to be sceptical of claims to the contrary. For your benefit (and Truth, History, & Great Justice, obv) I've decided to archive this article about police corruption, first printed in the Independent newspaper in ( Read more... )