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Speaking Statues
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We organise discussions & create informative content around colonialism, postcolonialism, and neocolonialism in order to raise awareness about the impacts of imperialism in the world.

UK based.

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@sainsburysuk.bsky.social just why?

#AI is biased. Yet without regulation we're feeding it into our daily lives.

What safeguards & protection will you be implementing to ensure said biases don't negatively effect marginalised communities?

#FacialRecognitionCameras

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The debate: Are facial recognition cameras in shops a step too far? - BBC News
As Sainsbury's uses facial recognition cameras to crack down on shoplifting, four experts debate the technology's pros and cons.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So will the #MetPolice now accept that it remains systemically and institutionally racist?

And stop gaslighting the many victims who have had to endure their bigotry and targeted violence?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Racism #PoliceBrutality #BLMUK #BBCPanorama #InstitutionalRacism
Met officers sacked for gross misconduct after BBC Panorama Charing Cross investigation
The chair of the panel called the conduct of Sgt Joe McIlvenny and PCs Philip Neilson and Martin Borg a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ask any British 'expat' how well they speak the language they live and work in?

Can they speak and write in Thai? Or Twi? Or Spanish?

Do they know *ANY* of the country's traditions or history?

We'll wait 😒

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Labour #Migrants #EnglishLanguage #MigrantsWelcome
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Free speech for them. 1984 for the rest.

Where sharing a quote that Trump ACTUALLY SAID will get you arrested and given a bond so ridiculous it beggars belief 🤦🏿‍♀️

Free speech....Yehhh! Great example, US...

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#FreeSpeech #Trump #Tennessee #LarryBushart #CharlieKirk #MAGA
Post from NowThis Impact - YouTube
In Tennessee, sharing a Trump meme in a local Facebook group could get you charged with a Class E felony for ‘threatening mass violence.’
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October 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day 🙌🏿

And sincerely f@£k Columbus Day and all it stands for🖕🏿

Not sure if the day is relevant to you??

Check out our post:
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay2025 #Colonialism #NigelFarage #ReformUK #Racism #FarRight #AntiMigrantProtests #LabourParty
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy Chuseok to all celebrating! We hope you enjoy delicious food and happy times with friends and family 🥰

#Chuseok2025 #HappyChuseok2025 #Chuseok #HAPPYCHUSEOK
October 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our Home Secretary suucckkkkk 🙄

Labour. Do. Better.

We remain standing in solidarity with the Jewish community. We remain standing against ALL racial and religious based hate.

#ShabanaMahmood #ManchesterAttack #PalestinianLivesMatter #GenocideinPalestine
#Labour #LabourGovernment #KeirStarmer
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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I am shocked and appalled by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day for the Jewish community.

My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone affected.
October 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Nigel Farage isn't racist and we've started construction on a house on a cloud 🙄

....Again, Keir Starmer enables the far right and shows how weak he is.

We'll say it for him;
Nigel 👏🏿 Farage 👏🏿 Is 👏🏿 A 👏🏿 Racist 👏🏿

#NigelFarage #Racism #Labour #ReformUK #KeirStarmer #MigrantsWelcome #NigelFageIsRacist
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
BBC again encourages hate and uses one-off cases to rage bait.

Then, it wonders why migrants and POCs are scared or that the far right are gaining dangerous momentum 🙄

When will the media in this country realise THEY are contributing to the division and scaremongering??

#BBCNews #AsylumSeekers
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#BBC we're taking this as a badge of honour🤷🏿‍♀️

Lol, *we're* the ones in the wrong for calling out their constant platforming of the far right bigot and his party of hate 🤔

Make 👏🏿 It 👏🏿 Make 👏🏿 Sense 👏🏿

#NigelFarage #Racism #Race #ReformUK #FarRight #FreeSpeech #MigrantsWelcome #IndefiniteLeaveToRemain
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why is the BBC giving this racist, xenophobic, bigot airtime??

BBC, is this neutrality?? Giving a minor party constant prime press??

Then you wonder why the far right has been emboldened or why POCs are increasingly being targeted??

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#FarRight #ReformUK #NigelFarage
Reform plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants
The party says scrapping the scheme and restricting migrant access to benefits will save hundreds of billions of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our consistent kissing up to #DonaldTrump is 🤢

An autocrat who spreads hate, enables genocide, and relishes bigotry.

But who cares?! Not Keir 🤪 That's for sure.

Let's just bend over backwards and give him the keys to Buckingham Palace while we're at it🥰

#KeirStarmer #TrumpStateVisit #UK #Racism
September 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Conservatives: Free speech is the most important thing! Who cares about the historical or social context?! It's my right!

Anyone else: *words*

Conservatives: YOU'RE STIRRING UP HATE AND DIVISION! HOW DARE YOU?! HE WAS A MARTYR! YOU SHOULD NEVER WORK OR BE ALLOWED IN PUBLIC EVER AGAIN!

#FreeSpeech
September 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
'Making a statement is too political'

One of the largest social media platforms is run by an alleged white supremacist.

Hundreds of thousands of far-right supporters (some with kids!) marched on the capital.

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#UniteTheKingdom #TommyRobinson #FarRight #London #LondonProtest #UK #Racism #Race
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our country is unwell.

And the longer our gov. enables hate and tries to justify xenophobia and racism... The stronger the far right becomes.

'Tommy Robinson New Era' is trending. Keir Starmer's government MUST take this seriously.

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#UniteTheKingdom
#UK #TommyRobinson
#Labour #Racism
September 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tommy Robinson and his legion of far right bigots can proudly strut around London. Encouraging far-right myths and blatant racism.

...But a group calling for an end to a genocide is the problem... 🤔

#TommyRobinson #FarRight #London #LondonProtest #PalestineAction #Racism #Labour
September 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Anyone else watching (and enjoying) this drama unfold?

'Tens of thousands sign petition against France loaning Bayeux Tapestry to British Museum | The Independent'

Karma is coming in hot 🥰💃🏿
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#BayeuxTapestry #BritishMuseum #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
#Colonialism #France
two women are laughing with their tongues out and one of them is holding a glass .
ALT: two women are laughing with their tongues out and one of them is holding a glass .
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August 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Reading the hate and xenophobia in the comment's section supporting #NigelFarage's plans can be hard.

But what's truly headache inducing is the sheer amount of misinformation and regurgitated conspiracy theories 🤦🏿‍♀️

#ReformUK #MigrantsWelcome #AsylumSeekersWelcome #FakeNews #Fascism #FarRight
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Anyone else notice that the #BBCNews are *LOVING* the views for Farage's hateful rhetoric, so are platforming every bit of bigotry he utters?

How is this neutral?

Just say he's got the BBC's vote and be done with it😒

#Farage #FarageFascism #AsylumSeekersWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #Racism #ReformUK
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
'Israel also denies there is starvation in the territory, in direct contradiction to what more than 100 humanitarian groups, witnesses on the ground, and multiple UN bodies say.'

Oh, the #BBC is finally realising that Israel often LIES.

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#Israel #Gaza #GazaGenocide #PalestinianRights #UN
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Telegraph has no shame.

To publish something that incites hatred, division, racism and xenophobia, #TheTelegraph really has lost all editorial integrity.

Is clout really worth enabling the #FarRight? Or starting another load of #RaceRiots?

#NigelFarage #AsylumHotels #AsylumSeekersWelcome
August 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
2025, and we're still debating whether the #TransatlanticSlavetrade was cruel, inhumane, and unjust?🤦🏿‍♀️

Anyone else already tired and dreading the next couple years?

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#DonaldTrump #USHistory #Slavery #HistoricalErasure #SmithsonianMuseum #Woke #Racism #Race #SlaveryAwareness
August 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM