Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?

Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260620-big-tech-is-stoking-unrest-in-the-uk-why?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#UK #BigTech #SocialMedia #Belfast #Riots #Migration #Politics #Musk #Tech #TommyRobinson #Pogroms

No bail for brothers accused of wreaking havoc after Newcastle riot
By Ben Clifford

A court hears two brothers were tracked riding recklessly for 13km and attempted to evade police following a riot in Newcastle.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/brothers-refused-bail-over-mayfield-riot-newcastle/106822814

#Courts #Riots #Police #Crime #BenClifford

Riots tore Belfast apart – solidarity brought us together

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/19/riots-tore-belfast-apart-solidarity-brought-us-together-28844714/

Gays, Crazies, and Motherfuckers: #Anarchists in the Stonewall Uprising
Towards a #Queer History of Riots and Affinity Group Organizing

What can today’s rebels learn from the Stonewall riots? Why did the uprising have such an impact? To answer these questions, we explore the previously unacknowledged significance of at least two anarchist groups—the Motherfuckers and the Crazies—in the rebellion and the movements that emerged from it. Along the way, we trace a queer genealogy of #anarchist organizing methods in North America from the #Stonewall Uprising through the WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 to today.
#resist #riseup #riots #revolution #queerhistory #pride #history #happypride #americananarchists

Read entire article below:

https://crimethinc.com/2026/06/17/gays-crazies-and-motherfuckers-anarchists-in-the-stonewall-uprising-towards-a-queer-history-of-riots-and-affinity-group-organizing

Belfast victim Stephen Ogilvie has woken up from induced coma but faces challenges ahead, family say

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/17/belfast-victim-stephen-ogilvie-woken-induced-coma-faces-challenges-ahead-28815758/

Elon Musk says he’ll sue German broadcaster ZDF over ‘hunt for migrants’.

Elon Musk said he was taking legal action against one of Germany’s public broadcasters after it reported that he had called for “a hunt for migrants” in Belfast.

The broadcaster had highlighted Musk’s role in encouraging anti-migrant protests in Northern Ireland that turned violent.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260616-elon-musk-says-hell-sue-german-broadcaster-zdf-over-hunt-for-migrants?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Musk #ZFD #Germany #Belfast #NorthernIreland #UK #Media #Journalism #Riots

The Knicks Won the Championship. So Why Are People Rioting?

https://theinterfaithintrepidart.com/2026/06/14/the-knicks-won-the-championship-so-why-are-people-rioting/

Knicks win!

I don't follow basketball, but I will give my little speech about sports "riots". They have the same cause and response as "protests that turn into riots".

There is a group of emotionally charged individuals celebrating (or protesting) peacefully, though maybe loudly. Eventually, most of them go home. Then, bad actors and agitators, the folks who just want to engage in violence, come out and start fights and light things on fire and break windows. Crucially, these people were not part of the original celebration or protest, and don't give a shit about the focus of it.

Basically for every fun mosh pit, there are a few assholes who start throwing punches.

And then everyone who doesn't care about protests, or sports, or punk music holds their noses and says "UGH! I can't believe people will riot for such stupid reasons. Those ANIMALS!"

#knicks #basketball #protests #riots