Extinction Rebellion

[Miss-Shelf]

Can you imagine how confusing it will be if everyone comes in hi-vis next time?

 

[cupid_stunt]

should set the boat alight

With people still locked-on to it?

 

[Pickman's model]

With people still locked-on to it?

no, give them time to get clear

but you'd see the cops scuttle off

 

[FridgeMagnet]

ime people named cory are twats, and when coupled with morningstar there'd be no doubt in my mind you'd be dealing with a 'loon

Cory Doctorow is pretty sound.

 

[rekil]

My best friend when I was 5ish was a Corey. #NotAllCoreys Until his family moved. Wanker.

This is on in Dubbelin.

'This is an emergency': Extinction Rebellion comes to Dublin as sit-down protest blocks O'Connell Street

Also attending the protest today was Ciarán Cuffe, a Green Party councillor who is now running in the European elections.

This chancer can get fucked for a start.

 

[Pickman's model]

Cory Doctorow is pretty sound.

Another non-north london Cory, perhaps outside the m25 they're made of better stuff

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Another non-north london Cory, perhaps outside the m25 they're made of better stuff

His office used to be in north London - it wouldn't surprise me if he also lived there. Admittedly he is Canadian and now lives in San Francisco.

 

[TopCat]

Have the police thought this through? They have become the roadblock. If they vacate then ER move back in?

 

[xenon]

ime people named cory are twats, and when coupled with morningstar there'd be no doubt in my mind you'd be dealing with a 'loon

not Cory Doctoro though.

 

[xenon]

Corey Taylor? Alright, you can have that one.

 

[TopCat]

They can capture the pink boat but other than that are just exacerbating the impact.

 

[redsquirrel]

Flavour That Cory Morningstar is 100% raving loon m8. Her twitter machine follows and her site's 'Recommended' tab is a who's who of crankery, many of whom have featured on the Beeley thread. There's also a whole section for Syria conspiraloonery and cheerleading for that somewhat unlikely friend of the earth Bashar al Assad. At least Thunberg hasn't quoted Hitler or posted links to holocaust denier Anthony Lawson's hot take on 9/11.

Cheers for the info.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

They can capture the pink boat but other than that are just exacerbating the impact.

As I wandered out of the cordoned-off area there were already people starting an impromptu roadblock just outside it.

Not like central London is starved of blockable junctions.

 

[SpookyFrank]

the doughnut of Babylon

Looks like these lot are missing a few pages from their copy of 'kettling for dummies'.

 

[8ball]

Looks like these lot are missing a few pages from their copy of 'kettling for dummies'.

Yeah, I'm still undecided as to the purpose of the inner ring.
Is it to stop them all escaping on the boat?

 

[Santino]

It's the top of a teapot with the lid missing.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Yeah, I'm still undecided as to the purpose of the inner ring.
Is it to stop them all escaping on the boat?

It's the big gaps in the outer ring I'm confused about.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Yeah, I'm still undecided as to the purpose of the inner ring.
Is it to stop them all escaping on the boat?

I think it's to give them room to 'unlock' those that are 'locked-on' to the boat, with the intention of moving the boat without people being dragged along with it.

An attempt to remove a focal point for protesters.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Looks like these lot are missing a few pages from their copy of 'kettling for dummies'.

Looks like a dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Metropolitan Protest games.

Events will include..... ?

1. Water cannon target practice.

2. Pyramid Kettling.

 

[8ball]

It's the big gaps in the outer ring I'm confused about.

They're handy for getting food and supplies in, and they've got the idea in a broad-brush kind of way.
Seems fairly innocuous compared to the idea that about a third of them seem to think they are there to protect a pink boat from a mob.

 

[8ball]

I think it's to give them room to 'unlock' those that are 'locked-on' to the boat, with the intention of moving the boat without people being dragged along with it.

An attempt to remove a focal point for protesters.

Yeah, I guess the first part makes sense.
Not so sure about the second bit.

"You know what will effectively hide this pink boat? A luminous yellow garland of coppers, that's what".

 

[cupid_stunt]

Yeah, I guess the first part makes sense.
Not so sure about the second bit.

"You know what will effectively hide this pink boat? A luminous yellow garland of coppers, that's what".

Remove 'locked-on' people > remove boat > one focal point disappears.

They are only on stage one ATM.

 

[kenny g]

Would be interesting if another four pink boats appeared at other junctions.

 

[Gramsci]

Apparently they've started picking off people at Waterloo Bridge, a couple of dozen so far, several hundred more to go.

I was there at around three and it was ok.

 

[editor]

I've just come back from the Oxford Circus and Marble Arch protests. Incredibly well organised. They even brought along their own toilets, stage and solar power arrays.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Marble Arch is like a proper campsite now, all the facilities. Waterloo Bridge isn't bad either actually - it was looking a lot more long term this afternoon than it was on Monday (not surprisingly).

 

[editor]

I'm heading down to Waterloo Bridge now.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I liked the sign on the side of the stage at WB saying "look at the issues, don't look at the hippies". Self awareness is important

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I'm heading down to Waterloo Bridge now.

Pics later?

 

[editor]

Pics later?

Damn straight!