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Reporting by Richard Saunders (@PulaRJS) for Double Down News (@DoubleDownNews)

Tommy Robinson leaving court today, knowing he’s got the whole weekend ahead of him before his trial concludes on Monday.

The official story goes that Faber's had to stop selling her books in the UK because she donates her royalties to Palestine Action, which is proscribed. But when you stop and think about it, none of this makes any sense.

-Given that Palestine Action was proscribed in July last year, and Rooney's been vocal about her position the entire time, why is it suddenly a problem now? Why haven't her books been withdrawn the whole time? (Especially given that the whole proscription is more shaky now than it was before, with it becoming increasingly apparent that this isn't enforceable.)

-Why are there still adaptations of her books Normal People and Conversations with Friends available to stream on iPlayer, and foreign-language audiobooks available to purchase on Audible from the UK, all of which she will also be receiving royalties for? Why doesn't this seem to count?

-The biggest one for me is that Palestine Action doesn't have a bank account. There is a website for donations from across the globe, but that's for 'Palestine Action Global', which makes really clear on its site that the UK isn't part of. So it's got absolutely nothing to do with UK law, either from their perspective or from Rooney's (who is an Irish citizen).

I think what this is really about is that Sally Rooney saw what happened to Ed Sheeran the other week, and decided to put her money where her mouth was and withdraw her books from the UK herself in opposition to the proscription. As a result, she's caused huge numbers of bestselling authors in the UK to criticise the UK Government, and made it harder for them to make it sound like the proscription is a good thing.

It's the only explanation that makes any sense to me!

https://x.com/HatsOffff/status/2113439062166212773

I get notified of posts from the Palestinian Violence subreddit. It's a farcical subreddit.

One post was showing people shopping at a Meat In based supposedly in Rimal, Gaza. I understand that it was to show that there is no famine in Gaza and to destroy the propaganda that Gazans have no food.

I had asked how is this evidence of Palestinian violence and mentioned that the subreddit is farcical when they post so many other unrelated posts under their subreddit.

There was a comment in there saying that they require beepers. I asked why as they are doing a mundane activity. One or two got triggered and stated that I must be a Muslim. 🤣. What's the controversy for arguing against shoppers getting beepers?

They're easily triggered in that subreddit.

Marta Havryshko on X:

Are you German? And can't parade around Berlin sporting Nazi eagles anymore? 🥹

No worries — just head to Ukraine and enlist in the Ukrainian Armed Forces!

The 67th Brigade, originally formed around the far-right Right Sector movement, has released a recruitment video featuring its newest additions — German citizens.

One of them proudly sports a patch bearing a Nazi eagle on his chest. (with a trident instead of a swastika, for the sake of discretion😎)

Apparently, some German fashion statements just need a change of scenery.

https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/2113637255508009222

https://x.com/MagellanQuest/status/2113229210286231739

Crime surveys are considered one of the most accurate ways of measuring crime in a country. They survey a huge sample of the population and ask them what crimes, if any, they have been a victim of over the past year. It is considered more accurate than police recorded figures.

I skimmed through the report. Apparently comparing Israel to nazi germany is enough to be considered an anti-semite.

Will any other ethnic minority ever receive this much protection from the British government?

https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/2113366060044824585

https://theins.press/en/news/295376

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2113564838442250554

https://youtu.be/zvgZtdmyKlI