Jedit posted:

They're just trying to remind people of World War II. But in that war it was the Axis themselves who coined the name; Mussolini (possibly cribbing from the premier of Hungary) declared that Rome and Berlin would form the new axis of power around which Europe would turn.

Jedit posted:

They're just trying to remind people of World War II. But in that war it was the Axis themselves who coined the name; Mussolini (possibly cribbing from the premier of Hungary) declared that Rome and Berlin would form the new axis of power around which Europe would turn.

bump_fn posted:

https://twitter.com/MassiveAttackUK/status/1357671781952331778

bump_fn posted:

https://twitter.com/MassiveAttackUK/status/1357671781952331778

Fumble posted:

Did Banksy log into the wrong account?

goddamnedtwisto posted:

"Axis" is the cooler name, it has to be said. I was sure the name had been used before by an alliance in a European war but apparently not, or at least not that ten seconds of Wiki-ing can find.

Fumble posted:

Did Banksy log into the wrong account?

Guavanaut posted:

Bobby Deluxe posted:

In other news, Rileys gonna Rile:



E: apparently he's seeking legal advice over this tweet, and her saying / implying that he was thrown out of the labour party for antisemitism, as opposed to that he left by not renewing his fees

kingturnip posted:

The group who changed their name after the onset of the first Gulf War to avoid people linking them to the conflict have always been pretty left-wing.

Bobby Deluxe posted:

Smack barm, nonce wet and babbys yed etc


In other news, Rileys gonna Rile:



E: apparently he's seeking legal advice over this tweet, and her saying / implying that he was thrown out of the labour party for antisemitism, as opposed to that he left by not renewing his fees

https://www.facebook.com/959780427477483/posts/3533536996768467/

What's sad is that I can already see how this pans out. Riley uses her legal insurance to spin the case out into irrelevance, playing the victim and getting Bastani monstered in the process while he's doubtlessly under a silencing injunction.

If it ever actually makes it to trial, her lawyers will point out that she simply called him one of the [i]ringleader[s/i] of antisemites, so she just has to prove that his followers are antisemitic.

Case is thrown out, and her mates in the press gleefully report he lost his case against Riley over antisemitism, knowing drat well how that will be read by the Eddie Marstans of the world.

She really is a vile human being.

Bobby Deluxe posted:

Smack barm, nonce wet and babbys yed etc


In other news, Rileys gonna Rile:



E: apparently he's seeking legal advice over this tweet, and her saying / implying that he was thrown out of the labour party for antisemitism, as opposed to the reality that he left his CLP.

https://www.facebook.com/959780427477483/posts/3533536996768467/

https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1357720496922632198?s=19

What's sad is that I can already see how this pans out. Riley uses her legal insurance to spin the case out into irrelevance, playing the victim and getting Bastani monstered in the process while he's doubtlessly under a silencing injunction.

If it ever actually makes it to trial, her lawyers will point out that she simply called him one of the [i]ringleader[s/i] of antisemites, so she just has to prove that his followers are antisemitic.

Case is thrown out, and her mates in the press gleefully report he lost his case against Riley over antisemitism, knowing drat well how that will be read by the Eddie Marstans of the world.

She really is a vile human being.

Jewish Chronicle posted:

Miriam Shaviv rehashes the old chestnut, calling the London Beth Din conversion process into question. She highlights the increasing intermarriage problem across the Jewish spectrum and suggests that Liberal Judaism’s recent allowance for mixed faith blessings under a Chupah “acknowledges and makes some attempt to deal with reality,” She maintains that the London Beth Din easing the conversion process will alleviate some of the intermarriage plight amongst next generation United Synagogue families. In other words, make it easier for non-Jews to convert to the faith for the sake of marriage.

Her argument is flawed on several counts. First, to suggest that Liberal Judaism allowing mixed faith blessings under a Chupah “makes some attempt to deal with reality,” is tantamount to saying, “providing whisky to an alcoholic goes some way to help dealing with his dependency.” It doesn’t ‘deal’ with the problem. It merely enables and exacerbates it.

Second, Liberal Judaism’s own conversion process is far easier than the London Beth Din, requiring minimal observance. Clearly that has done very little to prevent intermarriage, hence their desperate measure of condoning mix-faith Chupas.

Third, which part of the process does Shaviv think the London Beth Din should ease up on? Keep kosher but park around the Synagogue corner on Shabbat? Religion involves intellectual and emotional commitment: a profound conviction of what the believer perceives as absolute truth regarding the ultimate values of life, or reality. By implication, then, it is the most serious decision one could make.

One does not change convictions or moral standards for the sake of being accepted in certain circles, or even for the sake of marriage. A country will accept as new citizens only such candidates who are willing to accept the prevailing constitution, code of laws and norms of that nation, and agree to share in all obligations and responsibilities. So, too, with citizenship in the faith of Israel.

Intermarriage is a real threat to the survival of the Jewish people. But the sad fact that mainstream Orthodoxy is failing to inspire the next generation is not rectified by changing our moral principles and adopting fraudulent means to ease people into the faith. To effect a proper change we have to reform ourselves, not our faith and morality. Dealing with intermarriage necessitates expending greater energy in outreach, devising modern methods to enable Jewish singles to meet one other, exploiting more on-line opportunities and a myriad creative ways that can engage the next generation.

More than anything, charity begins at home. The conversation about marrying Jewish doesn’t begin at the dating age of sixteen. It starts well before that, in early childhood. In the words of a “National Jewish Population Study” as far back as 1973: “a strongly Jewish upbringing,” and “parental opposition to interdating” are key factors in preventing intermarriage. Jewish parents ignore that at their peril. Don’t go blaming the London Beth Din afterwards.

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Posted for the reply at the bottom.

https://twitter.com/CptCatastrophe/status/1357802546384031745?s=20

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

If Bastani quit (which he probably did as have many of us) he won't be under a silencing injunction will he? That's if you get suspended from labour? Or do you mean something different?

quote:

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Who can apply?
I would like to hear from 16-25 year olds in Wales and particularly those who

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Have strong opinions on things including or not including democracy or politics
Are interested in creating cut-through content across multi-media platforms
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Live in one of these five constituencies –

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... lots more info on the link....

Tesseraction posted:

Finally at the age where I'm no longer looking at "18-25" and thinking I'm just outside of that window but now feel like

serious gaylord posted:

Didn't Riley get that case thrown out against the guy who said she was a ringleader and targetted that 16 year old girl by claiming shes not responsible for other peoples tweets?

Bastani has said hes seeking legal advice.

namesake posted:

People like Bastani should defend themselves from lovely defamation like that but you're fooling yourself if you think that'll make anything stop.

Jose posted:

https://twitter.com/BoardofDeputies/status/1358135768649244676?s=20

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

How did it pan out (the meeting)? Did the manager understand about the sickle cell anaemia?

Dogatron posted:

She works in HR, of course she didn't. She was more worried about me wearing scrubs that might be contaminated with DEATH. She sent me two extra e-mails highlighting the importance changing out of my scrubs before violating her office with my prestilence, despite mentioning it in the first one. So I wore my Class War t shirt to work that day. She was alright about it to be honest and I probably didn't need to cough as much as I did, but gently caress HR.

I doubt anything will come of it but if they ask for another meeting I'm going Trade Unioned up.

Vitamin P posted:

Bastani's an interesting case, when Long-Bailey was sacked for retweeting an Independent article by Maxine Peake he pointed out, correctly, that Peake should be suing gently caress out of the Labour Party for libel that her piece was antisemitic in the slightest.

It's obviously not financially viable for most people to defend themselves against defamation but I honestly think Bastani would see the greater benefit in doing it.

therattle posted:

The Israeli security services did not train the police who killed George Floyd. They did not learn that tactic from the Israelis. The American police are quite capable of figuring out how to oppress people all by themselves - they’ve had enough practise. Drawing a link between George Floyd’s murder and Israel where there is none is what? An innocent mistake? A classic antisemitic trope is blaming Jews (or the Jewish state) for all the ills in the world. US police are trained by many other countries but only Israel was mentioned. Curious.

OwlFancier posted:

Thankyou for posting that because I couldn't remember where to find it.

OwlFancier posted:

Do tell if it's nice, I remember it being nice but I've never been able to find it since that one time years ago.