The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #974
Josh and Calvin discuss the surprising new development in the English riots, the intensification of the information wars, and the Islamic revolution in Bangladesh. Give Send Go - "Buy Torsa Island for Christendom"
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Police braced for more than 100 far-right demos tonight as officers mobilise nationwide - Independent
UK braces for day of unrest amid fears of 100 more far-right riots - Al Jazeera
Britain shuts up shop amid threat of 100 far-Right rallies - The Telegraph
Police braced for more than 100 planned protests and 30 counter protests - Belfast Telegraph
Thousands of extra police on duty as communities brace for up to 100 protests - ITV
Waiting for cars to arrive - Milly Outerbridge - X
Walthamstow - Novara Media - X
Walthamstow Muslims - Mr Andy Ngo - X
Crowd size - Paul Mason - X
Brave Walthamstow protester blasts 'silly' riots with anti-Nazi placard ahead of far-right fears - Mirror
Allahu akbar - Ashlea Simon - X
There's no "EDL" in Croydon - Sargon of Akkad - X
Riot - Bill Gates Is A Psycho - X
Eight people have been arrested in London for assaulting emergency workers - Politics UK - X
North Finchley - Georgia - X
I can't believe the North Finchley EDL stood them up and left them standing around all evening looking a bit silly. I'm sure they'll be out next time. - Sargon of Akkad - X
Lewisham, South London - Stan Collymore - X
Lewisham EDL also absent. Something is very strange about these protests. - Sargon of Akkad - X
Hastings - Nick Dixon - X
Worst chant ever - Steve Laws - X
Brighton - Mr Andy Ngo - X
Four silly men - Mr Andy Ngo - X
Newcastle - Indus Legacy - X
Liverpool - Liam Thorp - X
An actual protest (of mostly teenagers) - CDP 1882 - X
Armed Muslims - CilComLFC - X
Police cannot contain - B First Party - X
"Mostly peaceful" - Discord
Police “scared off rioters” - Discord
All used the same picture and framing - Harry Lotus Eater - X
It's the same on their channels. Titles are word for word the same. Too lazy to even change up the line given to them by the Nudge Unit. - BimBimWat - X
Bunch of photo ops - T848M0 - X
Meme - was it a right wing trick? To get the left out on a rainy Wednesday evening - Twitter image
Was it the work of one man? - Hope Not Hate - X
HnH did talk about the fact people wouldn’t likely turn up - Hope Not Hate - X
Did not discourage counter protest - Hope Not Hate - X
Nick admits the post was a hoax - Mahyar Tousi - X
Nudge Unit - Institute for Government
Behavioural Insights Team - Wikipedia
“Trusted” - BBC
Today in print - Calvin Robinson on Twitter
Where do they all get the exact same misinformation from? - Calvin Robinson on Twitter
Off-message, off-brand - Steven Edginton on Twitter
Today in TV - Calvin Robinson on Twitter
"Ban social media during unrest?" - Calvin Robinson on Twitter
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down and fled to India - Britannica
new interim government in place, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - Britannica
Attack on temples and homes - Visegrád 24 - Twitter
Hindu temple - Salman Sima - Twitter
Burned tower block - Maalouf - Twitter
Islamists attack a Hindu village in Bangladesh - Visegrád 24 - Twitter
Hanging bodies - Discord
Hindu women in Bangladesh are being bound - Doug in Exile - Twitter
Hindu volunteers are guarding a residential colony - M.Jha - Twitter
Students, other Muslims protect temples, churches amid Bangladesh unrest - Al Jazeera
'There is no law and order. And Hindus are being targeted again' - BBC
How Bangladesh’s students carried out world’s first Gen Z revolution - The Independent
Uncensored picture - Gettr
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