Ned Nederlander Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Any mention of him on Twitter attracts the more special amongst us - just reported around 5 posts for clear & outright racism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) The Independence issue aside, I cannot think of a time when we needed a credible alternative to Labour and the Tories more than at the moment. Instead we have a drastically weakened SNP. Dark days indeed. Edited October 25, 2023 by Granny Danger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 25/10/2023 at 14:35, Ned Nederlander said: Any mention of him on Twitter attracts the more special amongst us - just reported around 5 posts for clear & outright racism. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/27/backlash-after-elon-musk-labels-scottish-first-minister-humza-yousaf-racist "Elon Musk has provoked a furious backlash in Scotland by accusing Humza Yousaf of being “a blatant racist” after the tech billionaire saw a highly selective clip of a speech by the first minister. Musk, the owner of Tesla, Space X and the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to a 45-second clip of Yousaf listing all the senior public posts in Scotland held by white people which was posted on X by an anonymous account called End Wokeness." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/27/backlash-after-elon-musk-labels-scottish-first-minister-humza-yousaf-racist "Elon Musk has provoked a furious backlash in Scotland by accusing Humza Yousaf of being “a blatant racist” after the tech billionaire saw a highly selective clip of a speech by the first minister. Musk, the owner of Tesla, Space X and the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to a 45-second clip of Yousaf listing all the senior public posts in Scotland held by white people which was posted on X by an anonymous account called End Wokeness." The irony being that Musk's wealth is built on slave labour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Elon Musk Loyal fleg to be seen at Ibrox on Sunday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Very kind of Elmo to give Humza a popularity boost like this. Maybe he's not all bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Saw this earlier and michty me but it induced comment from some absolute frothers https://twitter.com/HumzaYousaf/status/1717839073371451790 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I was at a meeting today about LA taxation avoidance (yes as boring as it sounds) but the flunky sent from the SG was adamant that the legislation enabling the Council Tax multiplier on second homes will still be laid before the parliament in November as planned previouslu with a view to it being statute by 1 April. When pressed how this would interact with the announced C/Tax freeze the line was that it was hoped LAs would act "in the spirit of the announced freeze". There is zero chance that if legally allowed to impose a 200% multiplier on second homes, some Councils won't do exactly that, especially if not SNP administrations. Watch this space but it might yet be a case of when is a Council Tax freeze not a Council Tax freeze.....answer, when you own a second home !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 23 minutes ago, HTG said: Saw this earlier and michty me but it induced comment from some absolute frothers https://twitter.com/HumzaYousaf/status/1717839073371451790 He's managed to enrage the Musk white supremacist blue tick devotees and Rangers da's. I'm not sure either demographic is in a position to accuse anyone else of being racist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Musk is a certifiable right wing nut these days. Getting attacked by Musk is a badge of honour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said: when is a Council Tax freeze not a Council Tax freeze.....answer, when you own a second home !!! Good 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) The Twitter account Musk replied to, End Wokeness, had quote tweeted the Yousaf clip from this account: https://twitter.com/ChurchillsCiga7 Edited October 27, 2023 by Freedom Farter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeTon Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 hours ago, HTG said: Saw this earlier and michty me but it induced comment from some absolute frothers https://twitter.com/HumzaYousaf/status/1717839073371451790 The replies + the number of right-wing American blue tick loonies in recent days has really shook me a bit. I knew they were, obviously, extremely bad for racist shite but that's a total bombardment of hate, lies and everything in-between. It's as if Social Media's just said "f**k it" in the last few weeks. The anti-semites are out, the Islamists are out, the racists are out, the Communists are out, and the Rangers da's are out. All of society's worst groups have all popped up at once. A worrying time, indeed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeTon Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 And then we have this utter imbecile who insists in his every tweet that Scotland is a region... Right up that Churchill guy (mentioned above)'s arse, as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I think it is long passed the time we deal with all billionaires. You don't become a billionaire without exploiting people. Where's my pitchfork? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Machina Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 10 hours ago, ClydeTon said: And then we have this utter imbecile who insists in his every tweet that Scotland is a region... Right up that Churchill guy (mentioned above)'s arse, as well. No hint of irony that the actor who played Malcolm Tucker came out in support of Scottish independence last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Should be pointed out again that Pauline McNeill, Labour MSP and their justice spokesperson, follows ‘End Wokeness’ on twitter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 35 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Should be pointed out again that Pauline McNeill, Labour MSP and their justice spokesperson, follows ‘End Wokeness’ on twitter The sensible moderates among the British nationalists/unionists know well that there's a large fascist contingent to their movement. They don't ever oppose it, most remain silent and some - like Pauline McNeill there - encourage it. This is because the sensible moderates recognise the utility of their fascist fellow travellers. They know the never ending torrent of sexist insults directed at Mhairi Black gets to her and plays a role in her stepping away from politics. They know the racists' fixation with Humza Yousaf, which is now an international anglosphere coalition of racists, distracts him from doing his job. With Iona Fyfe, someone none of us would've otherwise heard of had she not been targeted, the sensible moderates will stick the boot in on her rather than criticise the fascists hounding her. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 9 hours ago, Trogdor said: I think it is long passed the time we deal with all billionaires. You don't become a billionaire without exploiting people. Where's my pitchfork? Can't be @rsed looking for it, but some bloke in Game of Thrones was speaking to the Diana Rigg's character said something like "we are the many and you are the few. What happens when the many stop being afraid of the few?" Of course, the bloke and all his pals died in a massive explosion not much later on, but he made a fair point at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 24 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Can't be @rsed looking for it, but some bloke in Game of Thrones was speaking to the Diana Rigg's character said something like "we are the many and you are the few. What happens when the many stop being afraid of the few?" Of course, the bloke and all his pals died in a massive explosion not much later on, but he made a fair point at the time. It was the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce) if memory serves. It is true, the whole system was designed by the 1% and they just get richer and richer. At some point the rest of us are going to go "WTAF". I have my torch and pitchfork on standby. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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