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BoldonLad

Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
Location
South Tyneside
Just had a rare browse of Facebook and unfriended an old colleague because her page was filled with hatred.

You can guess the sort of things:
Telling everyone from other countries to f*** off out of "GREAT Britain"...
Calling for the death penalty for foreign criminals...
'Humorous' memes suggesting violence towards foreigners is okay...
And a whole lot more.



The incredible thing is we worked at the Border Agency!

Maybe they had to fill a diversity quota? ;)
 

AndyRM

Elder Goth
Social media misinformation predicted riots on the streets of North Shields tonight so I went for a look...

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It's fair to say that this is a very white, very working class area with high levels of unemployment and other social issues. Thankfully we've managed to resist smashing the place up so far.
 

Mazz

New Member
Just had a rare browse of Facebook and unfriended an old colleague because her page was filled with hatred.

You can guess the sort of things:
Telling everyone from other countries to f*** off out of "GREAT Britain"...
Calling for the death penalty for foreign criminals...
'Humorous' memes suggesting violence towards foreigners is okay...
And a whole lot more



The incredible thing is we worked at the Border Agency!

Reminds me of Ian Foot . He's on Facebook too 😆

View: https://youtu.be/pp8aW78zxNE?feature=shared
 

glasgowcyclist

Über Member
Social media misinformation predicted riots on the streets of North Shields tonight so I went for a look...


I did the same this afternoon in Glasgow. There was supposedly a ‘protest’ meant to happen in George Square which I thought would simply be misinformation designed to sow fear and apprehension to as many areas as possible. That’s exactly all it was.

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The square had only tourists and pigeons, oh, and one press guy with a videocamera who packed up shortly after I took this photo.
 

All uphill

Well-Known Member
To be fair, there is a crime being committed in the second photo.

This spacing monstrosity, which I can only assume stems from the wrong sized council sign being ordered and it being put up anyway. Probably ordered it in imperial or something.

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Is the sign not to help short-sighted bus drivers who left their glasses at home?
 

BoldonLad

Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
Location
South Tyneside
Social media misinformation predicted riots on the streets of North Shields tonight so I went for a look...

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It's fair to say that this is a very white, very working class area with high levels of unemployment and other social issues. Thankfully we've managed to resist smashing the place up so far.

Yes, I noticed that Northumbria Police actually put posts on some Social Media, pointing out that posts claiming there would be "action" on North Tyneside were fake news. Such posts of course help promote fear and apprehension, without actually having to risk arrest. I suspect most are posted by well meaning, but, misguided individuals.
 
The way the 'Tyneside' bit is so near the edge of the building makes me feel cross and a little bit anxious. I'd probably have to take a different route to the bus station. In fact that whole picture is a bit of a dog's dinner on the font front. There's too much going on. It needs some Comic Sans to lighten the mood.
 

albion

Guru
Years since I visited the town.
Yet I pass through the promenade regular.

They did a great job at the cycle path when you get to Tynemouth Priory. It seems to work for everyone.
 

AndyRM

Elder Goth
The way the 'Tyneside' bit is so near the edge of the building makes me feel cross and a little bit anxious. I'd probably have to take a different route to the bus station. In fact that whole picture is a bit of a dog's dinner on the font front. There's too much going on. It needs some Comic Sans to lighten the mood.

Come to the conclusion that they forgot about the NTC text below the crest, because without that it's fine.
 

lazybloke

Regular
Social media misinformation predicted riots on the streets of North Shields tonight so I went for a look...

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It's fair to say that this is a very white, very working class area with high levels of unemployment and other social issues. Thankfully we've managed to resist smashing the place up so far.

Half-expecting to see my old colleague on the news tonight, hurling bricks.
 

slowmotion

Active Member
Social media misinformation predicted riots on the streets of North Shields tonight so I went for a look...

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It's fair to say that this is a very white, very working class area with high levels of unemployment and other social issues. Thankfully we've managed to resist smashing the place up so far.
Top Men, North Shields!

Meanwhile, elsewhere...
The weather has been hot, and the football season's over. What's a street fighting man supposed to do?

The hysterical reporting is probably not entirely unconnected to the fact that it's the Silly Season for journalists.
 
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