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2026-10-09 18:43:34 UTC

“‘Kensington Kemi knows who her people are. Millionaires, not Mansfield,’ Jenrick said. ‘The wealthy, not workers.’” This from a hypocrite whose party recently took £72 million from a couple of crypto billionaires. #ReformUK

2026-09-28 08:20:02 UTC

“‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza.” And “More than 50 arrested at Palestine Action support rally.” Still getting it wrong! #Palestine #Gaza

2026-09-17 10:12:55 UTC

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And Netanyahu?

2026-09-15 09:38:15 UTC

“State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%.” This of course is the propaganda figure. Most pensioners won’t get £10,000. #Pensions

2026-09-10 11:29:59 UTC

“Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements.” Hopefully this will stop a lot of antisemitism. #Israel #AntiSemitism

2026-09-08 12:21:18 UTC

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These people volunteer to save lives often in very dangerous circumstances. Fascists have no shame. #RNLI #Fascism

2026-09-07 13:43:18 UTC

“Five activists from the climate protest group Just Stop Oil were convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance after they organised protests to block the M25 motorway in November 2022. Roger Hallam, co-founder of Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, while his fellow activists Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were sentenced to four years each.” They should have worn black and balaclavas. #Fascism #Justice

2026-09-05 13:55:58 UTC

So predictably no arrests have been made at the Dover protest. Imagine if this were a Palestine or Just Stop Oil demonstration. I don’t think we can trust the police to defend us from fascism. #Dover #Police #Fascism

2026-09-05 12:59:29 UTC

In a month it will be 90 years since Cable Street. It’s time to start taking anti fascism seriously. #Fascism #Dover
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2026-09-02 21:50:35 UTC

“JD Vance says he’s doing ‘God’s work – and if that leads to the end times, OK’. Vice-president says on evangelical podcast he would feel ‘not shocked if the antichrist was walking among us’.” How has it come about that we are being ruled by the insane? #JDVance

2026-08-29 09:38:16 UTC

“Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil.” That’s a lot of CO2. It’s a shame madmen rule the world. War and greed will be the end of us. #Climate #War #Trump #Capitalism

2026-08-24 16:53:08 UTC

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I’d rather live under the Russian regime than be dead.

2026-08-24 16:40:16 UTC

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Peace.

2026-08-24 16:21:22 UTC

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I’m a pacifist. That’s exactly what I’d do. War will carry on until people stop fighting.

2026-08-24 12:45:27 UTC

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Thus making us a target and moving ever closer to #WW3 #Russia #Ukraine

2026-08-24 08:59:42 UTC

“Minister tells social media firms to take down dangerous driving content in wake of fatal A66 crash in Middlesbrough.” Great. Are they also going to take Top Gear and motor ‘sport’ off the TV and other programmes that encourage fast and dangerous driving? #TopGear #Driving

2026-08-05 11:36:58 UTC

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EVs are not the answer just another environmental disaster to make the rich rich and the world poorer. #EVs #Environment #Mining #Capitalism

2026-08-04 15:57:57 UTC

“BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring.” As long as one’s profits are still able to cover the air conditioning on one’s yacht I’m afraid you suckers are just going to have to fry (and probably starve). #Climate #Oil #Capitalism

2026-07-27 15:04:08 UTC

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But oddly Boy George thinks it’s fine. #BoyGeorge #Israel #Palestine

2026-07-16 09:12:00 UTC

“Why does the US want to ‘dismantle’ the international criminal court?.” Because they are criminals? #Trump #MAGA #USA

2026-07-09 09:42:49 UTC

“Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights.” Why is the world run by madmen? #USA #Israel #Iran

2026-07-08 19:55:25 UTC

“UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security. MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security.” Just imagine what it will be like when the supermarkets run out of food. And it might be soon. #Climate #Food #Environment

2026-07-07 09:02:49 UTC

“Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot. The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production.” This is why it’s so important to imprison climate protesters. One doesn’t want anything hurting those lovely profits. #Oil #Climate #Capitalism

2026-06-29 14:47:19 UTC

“But here’s the important thing; it will only be based here. The job of No 10 North will be to make power flow into the Midlands, into the South West, into the East of England and yes, into London.” So definitely time for Scotland and Wales to be independent and Ireland reunited. #AndyBurnham #Labour

2026-06-24 18:00:35 UTC

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So why is Michael Portillo one of the chief architects of this disaster all over our TVs like a rash? #Privatisation

2026-06-09 16:52:01 UTC

“Police chief urges those ‘who know nothing about Northern Ireland’ not to stir up disorder via social media.” And that means you #Farage and all your racist henchmen including sleazy Sullivan’s pal #RobertJenrick

2026-05-27 07:42:37 UTC

“Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero.” And “Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’” And “It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping.” Tony always on the wrong side of history! #ClimateCrisis #TonyBlair #Labour

2026-05-25 14:58:00 UTC

“Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal.” Wonderful. We can buy and burn more and make the world even hotter. #Oil #ClimateCrisis

2026-05-18 07:41:59 UTC

“More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity.” Look it’s a bit of a shame we are going to destroy the liveable planet but think of the profits. #Capitalism #AI #ClimateCrisis

2026-05-16 08:59:39 UTC

“Eurovision is almost here! But how much do you know about Europe's biggest pop spectacular?” I know one of the competitors is a warmongering genocidal terrorist state and that’s really all you need to know. #Eurovision #Israel

2026-05-05 10:25:19 UTC

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You can’t have all those lovely ‘green’ EVs unless you destroy much of the world for the required minerals. #Environment #EVs

2026-05-05 08:31:53 UTC

“Reversing Thatcher’s failed legacy of privatisation can be a Labour vote-winner.” More likely a Green vote winner. #Green #Labour #Renationalisation

2026-05-01 16:19:47 UTC

“Most British Jews say they have no intention of going anywhere, but …. A recent survey suggests that one in five are thinking about leaving for Israel in the next five years.” If anybody thinks the murderous warmongering terrorist state of Israel is a suitable place for them maybe we are better off without them. #Israel #Antisemitism

2026-04-29 10:35:40 UTC

“‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told. Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity.” He’s not wrong! #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Capitalism

2026-04-15 11:31:02 UTC

“$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds. Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026.” As long as the world is like this we are doomed. #Oil #Capitalism #ClimateCrisis

2026-04-13 09:19:41 UTC

“Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds. MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS.” So this is where the doctors lost wages are going. #NHS #WesStreeting #Privatisation #Capitalism

2026-03-24 14:10:26 UTC

“Israel says it will take control of large buffer zone in southern Lebanon.” Why is Israel allowed to occupy other countries contrary to international law? #Israel #Lebanon #Palestine #Syria

2026-03-03 12:00:40 UTC

“Trump says he is 'very sad' that the UK-US relationship is 'not what it was'.” Meanwhile most of us in the UK are absolutely delighted and hope our relationship with this murderous state weakens further. #USA #Iran #UK

2026-02-27 17:24:18 UTC

“Nigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reported.” So anti democratically Trumpian. #Reform #Farage

2026-02-21 11:41:34 UTC

“‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks. Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end.” Sound advice. ICE are bounty hunters and you could be their next bonus. #ICE #USA

2026-02-11 18:06:52 UTC

“Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say. Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points.” We are getting close to a point where we masses,if we want our children to survive, will have to rise up and overthrow our mad masters. #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Capitalism

2026-02-10 10:37:56 UTC

“Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address. Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban applies.” When you are busy stealing people’s land and perpetrating a genocide you don’t want to save a young boys life. #Israel #Palestine

2026-01-30 12:56:39 UTC

“Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank. ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say.” And so the genocide and ethnic cleansing continues. And our governments do …? #Palestine #Israel

2026-01-26 11:19:36 UTC

“A Windrush generation man who arrived in Britain as a child 60 years ago has spent several months homeless and destitute, after officials questioned whether he had the right to live in the UK.” I thought #Labour were going to stop this nonsense. #Racism

2026-01-17 10:15:37 UTC

“Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’.” More likely ‘board of piece’ of Palestine we can steal. #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank

2026-01-11 13:27:50 UTC

“US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans.” So at least 100 killed. Most of them civilians. And it doesn’t look like US oilmen are welcome. Tragic. #USA #Venezuela #Trump

2026-01-01 00:52:08 UTC

“Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states.” This MAGA pro life stuff only works before you are born! #Trump #MAGA

2025-12-18 14:12:21 UTC

“Experts have warned that the world’s ability to feed itself is under threat from the “chaos” of extreme weather caused by climate change.” Don’t worry. It’s only the poor who will die (at first). #ClimateCrisis #Food

2025-11-17 12:42:03 UTC

“‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed. A new study suggests heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least 1,000 years after emissions target reached.” Not to worry. If I make a shed full of money from my oil shares I can afford the air conditioner. #Capitalism

2025-11-06 19:31:53 UTC

“Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon. Three towns attacked despite truce with Hezbollah in what Israeli military says was effort to prevent group rearming.” What people don’t understand is that in Israeli the word ‘truce’ means you must stop defending yourselves but we can carry on killing you. #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine

2025-10-28 12:55:01 UTC

“An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’.” I don’t think the end of the world needs to be hastened. The super rich are doing quite enough to hasten it already. #ClimateCrisis #Environment

2025-10-22 09:47:18 UTC

“Intelligence on ‘extreme’ Maccabi fans with history of violence led to Villa Park ban. West Midlands police were told supporters randomly attacked Muslims in Amsterdam last year.” Obviously randomly attacking Muslims not a problem for Keir and co. #Starmer #Labour #Maccabi

2025-10-19 13:35:28 UTC

“Gaza ceasefire under pressure as Israeli army carries out airstrikes in Rafah.” Bit of an understatement. #Gaza #Israel #Palestine

2025-10-18 18:02:48 UTC

“Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office. Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11.” When are they going to be stopped? #Israel #Palestine

2025-10-18 10:24:57 UTC

“Prince Andrew’s fall from grace complete as monarchy cuts him loose.” Not quite complete. He’s still a prince and very rich no doubt partly at our expense. #AbolishTheMonarchy

2025-10-12 17:42:09 UTC

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Shouldn’t Israel and the US pay. They destroyed it. #Gaza

2025-10-10 18:38:13 UTC

“Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, accepted a £1,400 stay at the French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, a Conservative donor and the wife of Russia’s former deputy finance minister, new filings show.” These #Reform links to Russia run deep.

2025-10-06 18:54:24 UTC

“Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in.” Our grandparents who fought racist fascists will be spinning in their graves. #Racism #Fascism #Tories

2025-09-29 10:07:52 UTC

“Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Gaza peace plan at the White House.” The wolves discussing what happens to the sheep pen. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA

2025-09-27 10:13:43 UTC

“Keir Starmer has tasked a Conservative peer with writing a new planning bill to remove the ability for environmental groups to delay projects such as Heathrow’s third runway with judicial reviews.” Another hammer blow to our freedoms democracy and environment. #Labour

2025-09-18 20:32:54 UTC

“Trump suggests that networks who cover him 'negatively' should lose their licenses.” As the US descends into #Fascism we in the UK must not be complacent. Our very own #MiniTrump is doing well in the polls and will no doubt follow the lead of his hero.

2025-08-30 15:55:13 UTC

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And the Steele report?

2025-08-25 20:00:02 UTC

“Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts. Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistake.” When is the UK government going to stop supporting #Israel. It appears complicit in war crimes and it’s vital for the future of humanity that war crimes get prosecuted. Otherwise ….

2025-08-24 13:29:38 UTC

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I would rather have hardly any cars on the roads.

2025-08-24 13:02:52 UTC

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A cheap way to ravage the planet.

2025-08-16 10:32:25 UTC

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And why is the world always shown with Africa below Europe? Time the South Pole was on top.

2025-08-11 10:18:41 UTC

Davies-Jones said: ‘I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties.’ Bravery! Most arrested were over 50 and quite a few over 80! This makes our government and police a fascist laughing stock. #PalestineAction

2025-08-06 09:25:05 UTC

“MasterChef returns with sacked hosts Wallace and Torode.” Known racist and misogynist on our TV! Why does the BBC employ such gross people in the first place and why on earth don’t they scrap this show. #BBC

2025-08-05 18:34:24 UTC

“Police warn of mass arrests if Palestine Action protest goes ahead.” The UK gets a bit more like Belarus every day. #Fascism

2025-08-03 12:01:21 UTC

“Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?” Absolutely not if it impacts on the value of one’s oil shares. #ClimateCrisis #Oil #Capitalism

2025-08-02 10:02:25 UTC

“US President Donald Trump has fired the boss of one of America's most important economic institutions hours after weaker-than-expected jobs data stoked further alarm about his tariff policy.” Shoot the messenger! #Trump

2025-07-30 15:35:42 UTC

An Israeli viewpoint. “As a dual British-Israeli citizen who survived 471 days in Hamas captivity, I am deeply saddened by Prime Minister Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood. This move does not advance peace – it risks rewarding terror. It sends a dangerous message: that violence earns legitimacy.” The last sentence pretty much sums up the history of #Israel.

2025-07-20 12:28:38 UTC

“Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people killed while waiting for aid in Gaza.” Is it time to dismantle the genocidal terrorist state of Israel, repatriate the murderous settler colonists and return Palestine to the Palestinians? #Israel #Palestine

2025-07-16 18:06:35 UTC

“Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs from Labour over repeated breaches of party discipline.” For repeated breaches of party discipline’ read ‘showed a bit of compassion and Labour principles’ #Labour #Starmer

2025-07-15 13:05:30 UTC

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How do you tell they are ‘not affiliated to Hamas’. I would imagine most Gazans and indeed Palestinians are violently anti Israeli. So probably best (in the eyes of Zionists) to kill them all. Which pretty much seems the plan.

2025-07-12 12:34:43 UTC

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And we are supporting this?

2025-07-11 12:32:00 UTC

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I think the perfect crime is one where you don’t get found out. #Israel the #US and its allies like the #UK have been found out. But they don’t care and indeed here in the UK protest is criminalised. #Genocide

2025-07-06 09:06:50 UTC

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Are they still being held?

2025-07-05 08:48:22 UTC

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It’s from today’s Guardian.

2025-07-05 08:37:16 UTC

“‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula. Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies.” Well now Palestine Action are evil terrorists all one can do is congratulate Israel and the IDF on how well the genocide is going. #Israel #Palestine #Gaza

2025-07-02 18:31:11 UTC

“Palestine Action: “We are confident that this unlawful order will be overturned. As United Nations experts have made clear, spraying red paint and disrupting the British-based operations of Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems, is not terrorism. The terrorism and war crimes are being committed by Israel against the Palestinian people – armed and enabled by this government.” Oh dear I absolutely agree with a potential terrorist. #PalestineAction

2025-06-24 10:30:20 UTC

“More pets being put down due to rising vet bills.” The ugly side of private equity #Capitalism. #Vets

2025-06-17 16:21:26 UTC

“New data from Nasa has revealed a dramatic rise in the intensity of weather events such as droughts and floods over the past five years.” But don’t forget how attractive those oil profits are! #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism

2025-06-16 15:20:41 UTC

“In Gaza, Israel destroyed its reputation. Attacking Iran is a belated and dangerous attempt to restore it.”
Nesrine Malik. On the contrary it reinforces it as a rogue state heaping illegal atrocities on its neighbours. #Israel #Palestine #Lebanon #Syria #Iran #Yemen

2025-06-15 09:37:11 UTC

“Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft, including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers, were being sent "for contingency support across the region".” What exactly are we supporting? Genocide? Ethnic cleansing? Unprovoked aggression? #UK #Israel

2025-06-03 14:53:07 UTC

“God gave us Israel, all of it”. No she didn’t. #Palestine #Israel

2025-06-02 12:28:31 UTC

Starmer on war “Every part of society … Every citizen of this country … Has a role to play.” I think a useful role would be to join the PPU. #War #Peace #PeacePledgeUnion

2025-06-02 09:47:41 UTC

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We are all Jock Tamsons bairns!

2025-05-31 14:03:49 UTC

“Labour’s poll ratings have plummeted – so is Starmer’s future in question?” Let’s hope so and the appalling McSweeney as well please. #Labour

2025-05-28 17:37:51 UTC

“John McDonnell calls for grassroots leadership challenge to #Starmer government.” About time too! #Labour

2025-05-27 08:31:58 UTC

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/27/uk-must-impose-sanctions-on-israel-to-meet-legal-obligations-say-more-than-800-lawyers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2025-05-24 09:27:22 UTC

“In Kosovo, Nato intervened in 1999 after mass killings and the threat of further ethnic cleansing. Why aren’t Gazans being protected in the same way?” That is a very good question. #Israel #Palestine

2025-05-23 12:10:14 UTC

“Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’. Children and elderly dying from starvation, minister warns, as dozens killed in overnight strikes.” Maybe we have been emboldening Israel far too much. #Israel #Palestine

2025-05-12 12:22:00 UTC

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Yes. It’s interesting how left wing policies under Corbyn, despite all the antisemitism nonsense, won more votes than right wing Starmer twice. #Labour

2025-05-09 12:46:10 UTC

“Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’.” No wait a mo. We sell arms to both. It is our business and very good business too! #War #India #Pakistan #USA #UK

2025-04-26 11:08:00 UTC

“The new guidance says that, in places like hospitals, shops and restaurants, "trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities". It also states that trans people should not be left without any facilities to use.” So we will have to have men’s, women’s, trans men’s and trans women’s and probably another for people like me who are easily confused. #Transphobia #Toilets

2025-03-30 15:04:15 UTC

“The Princess of Wales has said nature has been her family's "sanctuary" over the past year, in a special message for Mother's Day.” When your family own vast estates it’s easy to access and enjoy nature. Many live in congested and polluted inner cities. Perhaps we should share nature out a bit more Kate. #AbolishTheMonarchy #TaxTheRich

2025-03-23 21:50:04 UTC

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Once we get rid of the poisonous cars think of all those waste of space car parks we could rewild.

2025-03-23 15:36:52 UTC

“Keir Starmer has spoken of how he personally “likes and respects” the US president, Donald Trump, and understands what he is trying to achieve.” So the official Labour line is to “like and respect” the US march towards fascism? #Labour #Trump #MAGA

2025-03-21 17:04:01 UTC

“Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US. Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig.” Want a night or two in a cold detention cell. Visit the MAGA USA. #USA #MAGA #Fascism