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cm0002 Sep 8, 2025

Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester

Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester - Lemmy.World

>A painting by Banksy of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice before quickly being covered up by guards. > >Banksy confirmed the artwork was his by posting a picture of it on Instagram on Monday morning. Local workers said security guards were in position in front of the artwork, which is thought to be a reference to pro-Palestine protests. > >One, Matteo, said he passed by at 8.30am on Monday when the guards were trying to stop people from taking pictures. More staff then arrived with supplies to cover it up. > >[https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/b3102da6-7672-4803-a85c-13eeb08870ca.jpeg]

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Lucidlethargy Sep 8, 2025

I know the US is arguably most famous for fascism right now, but wtf is going on over there in the UK?

I can protest here in the US all I want still, despite Mango Moussolini.

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boheme

In case you're genuinely out of the loop, here's a quick recap:

UK ships supplies for the Israeli army

Group called Palestine Action decides protesting is not enough, commits to sabotage

UK declares Palestine Action to be a terrorist organization

Protesters voicing/showing support for Palestine Action get arrested on terrorism charges

So now, if you want to get arrested in the UK, you only need a piece of paper and four words: "I support Palestine Action". It's really that easy to become a terrorist these days. It used to be you needed to bomb a pub for that, or at least be somewhere in the relative proximity when somebody else did it.