Le bombe del 1993 e la discesa in campo di "una nuova forza politica”
Tullio Cannella: «“Verso la fine del 1993, nel corso di un incontro con Filippo Graviano, questi, facendo riferimento al movimento “Sicilia ... Scopri di più!Decreto di Archiviazione, Procedimento penale n. 2566/ 1998 (Domani)
Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time in 18,000 Years
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Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time in 18,000 Years
Photo by C. Fritz, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Toulouse Brian Eno once defined art as “everything you don’t have to do.Josh Jones (Openculture.com)
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Train delayed due to people trying to hang flags from bridges, passenger says
Rail expert Noel Dolphin says he was told his train was delayed due to "people being lowered over bridge parapets to attach flags".BBC News
Anagrammi, doppi sensi, giochi di parole
I doppi sensi e i giochi di parole sono sempre stati la nostra passione ma nel tempo abbiamo scoperto un modo nuovo di approcciarsi alla scrittura per far riflettere e nascondere messaggi “subliminali” nelle frasi: gli anagrammi che, se usati bene, diventano un mezzo di satira potentissimo.
101 Anagrammi Zen
Cosa vuoi che sia un anagramma, si prendono le lettere di una parola e se ne creano altre di senso compiuto cambiando le posizioni di consonanti e vocali. Eravamo comunque convinti che dagli arci-noti “donna” “danno”, “mela” “male”, “la verità rivelata” o “teatro” “attore” non si potesse andare troppo lontano.
Alla fine però ci siamo dovuti ricredere quando abbiamo conosciuto un libro “101 anagrammi zen” da cui si è sviluppata una comunità molto attiva sui social commerciali (X, Facebook, Instagram).
Il primo incontro con 101 anagrammi zen è stato una notizia del Corriere Della Sera su Gianni Morandi e nei commenti al post in Facebook era scritto così:
101 anagrammi zen:“Gianni Morandi —> i manoni grandi”.
L’artista in questione ha davvero le mani grandi, e con quell’anagramma abbiamo capito quanto tali giochi di parole possano diventare un’arma potentissima, perché se parlando di Adamo ed Eva esce fuori il solito “mela = male”, ecco arrivare “social = il caos”! Oppure “Piero Angela = genial opera”, “Giacomo Leopardi = godiamoci parole” (ma anche “godi, porco maiale”)!
In seguito, sfogliando la pagina, abbiamo trovato satira potente verso politici e personaggi sportivi ma anche frasi a effetto l’una stereotipo dell’altra.
Ci sono persone secondo le quali un uomo e una donna non possono essere amici? Perfetto! Noi non siamo d’accordo con un simile pensiero perché siamo un uomo e una donna amici da diversi anni, ma un partecipante al network degli anagrammi ha creato un gioco molto carino che noi riportiamo così com’è, scusandoci per non citare l’autore del quale ci sfugge purtroppo il nome:
“L’amicizia tra uomo e donna?” —> “T’amo, inizia un caldo amore”.
Ma come si creano questi giochi di parole?
Fin dai primi giorni in cui abbiamo conosciuto “101 anagrammi zen” ci chiedevamo come fosse possibile ottenere la frase anagrammata come continuazione, sensata, di quella originale e nel tempo abbiamo capito il trucco: prendi l’originale, estrai una parola chiave da cui partire e sposta le lettere; sicuramente, l’autore dell’anagramma sull’amicizia, avrà estratto “amore” dalla frase “l’amicizia tra uomo e donna” e piano piano ha ricomposto gli altri termini con le lettere mancanti.
Nulla di magico quindi, è tutta questione di quali siano le idee dell’enigmista! Infatti noi potremmo continuare l’anagramma ponendo le dovute condizioni. Amore sì, ma…
L’amicizia tra uomo e donna? —>T’amo, inizia un caldo amore! —>
Iniziamo, ma cada l’untore!
Giusto perché se l’amicizia è con Valentino Talluto non si metta in testa di fare strani scherzi perché lui addosso ha l’HIV quello cattivo, non quello senziente dei nostri racconti.
Ma parliamo d’altro. Gli omofobi quando si lamentano di venir silenziati per le loro farneticazioni, mettono sempre in mezzo “il pensiero unico”.
Questo è fin troppo banale, già “eros + peni = pensiero” sarebbe sufficiente a identificare i soggetti ma ce ne sta uno ancora di più esplicito:
Eros + i peni in culo = il pensiero unico
Oppure “l’unico pensiero? —> Eros, peni in cu…” Insomma basta, ci siamo capiti.
Abbiano solo il coraggio di negarlo, adesso! Meglio che ci auto-censuriamo.
Dopodiché, essendo noi un blog a tema “stigma e HIV”, abbiamo accettato la sfida creando il personaggio virus HIV senziente che aiutasse gli umani a risolvere i problemi. E come? Con gli enigmi, naturalmente! Solo con la pratica si riescono a trovare giochi coinvolgenti anche se, alla fine, non li usiamo spesso perché non tutti amano fermarsi a riflettere quando leggono.
Costruire un anagramma positivo
Il più semplice: “genitore uno —> untore genio”, oppure “chi vuole —> culo e HIV?” Non necessita una laurea in enigmistica per arrivarci. Diverso invece è per un evento musicale su cui abbiamo trovato un messaggio pazzesco.
Il cantante Elio e il figlio di Enzo Jannacci avevano organizzato una serie di concerti estivi chiamata:
“Ci vuole orecchio in tour”.
Va bene, “in tour” è fin troppo banale. Sposta la “u” all’inizio e la “i” alla fine, senza toccare le lettere in mezzo: “untori” è sotto gli occhi di tutti.
Dopodiché scomponendo “orecchio” esce “io cerco” lasciando fuori l’h, che noi porteremo sulle parole precedenti: “io cerco untori, chi vuole”.
Ma considerando “chi vuole” come anagramma di “culo e HIV”…
“Ci vuole orecchio in tour”, vale a dire “io cerco culo, untori e HIV”. Bene, complimenti. Annuncio sporcaccione servito in un piatto d’argento.
Oppure su un giornale ci è capitato sotto gli occhi questo: “a scuola positivo”, riferito a un ragazzino che si era presentato in classe col covid e aveva fatto strage.
E noi per non farci mancare l’anagramma abbiamo usato le lettere in questo modo:
“Si, culo a posto, vai —> a scuola positivo!”
Immaginando la scena del ragazzotto col sedere per aria e chi gli dà un bello sculaccione.
Amilcare Pollini
Riportiamo dal CICAP (Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sulle Pseudoscienze) la storia di Amilcare Pollini. Questo personaggio, morto nel 1957, si riteneva “il duomo di Milano” (dio più uomo) insomma un sedicente nuovo Messia. Poi non importa se la parola “duomo” deriva da “Domus” cioè casa, e con eventuali incroci fra uomo e divinità poco abbia a che fare.
Il tizio, influenzato dalla moglie “filosofa esoterica”, si è inventato una teoria secondo cui “ogni parola rivela la sua funzione” e “la lotta fra Dio e il demonio si nasconde nelle parole”.
Perfetto amico, per te l’anagramma maschilista “donna” = “danno” è azzeccato ma intanto caro Amilcare fatti creare un personaggio ispirato a te.
Fonte: “Sì, il duomo di Milano sono io“, articolo che invitiamo a leggere per conoscere la curiosa storia di questo enigmatico personaggio.
Concludiamo omaggiandolo con la sua passione, “Amilcare Pollini —> il clima in parole”.
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I have fond memories of Byte mag. I discovered it in about 1980, when most computers were huge vastly expensive boxes in aircon rooms, but also we were just getting stuff like the ZX80 et al, that actual people could afford and play with. Byte helped people like me understand that we could do this stuff ourselves, and write our own programs. They published listings in BASIC, as all the new 'personal computers' had a BASIC interpreter.
Happy days.
Edit: I seem to recall that they also featured short fiction from Jerry Pournell? Good fun.
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La Matrix, que no es The Matrix
Hace mucho escribe una entrada sobre esta «red», y caí en que muchos ni la conocen o llegan a ella, porque el nombre se relaciona con la película tan conocida, del mismo nombre. Pues a Neo, Trinity…h4ckseed
Storm with a Swiss Shepherd friend today.
Didnt appear to have a language problem.
Hat jemand von euch zufällig Ahnung von VDSL/VDSL2?
Ich bekomme mit meinem #DSLAM und meiner Fritzbox 7490 zwar erfolgreich ADSL2+ zum laufen, aber über VDSL2 im Default Profil kommt kein Sync zustande.
Die Box scheint den Logs im DSLAM nach auch ständig zu reconnecten
Das DSLAM kann bis VDSL2 (Zhone Bitstorm HP 150)
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was ich weiss, die vollen 40Mbit im upload machen da Instabilität. Muss man auf 100/30 oder 100/20 runterdrehen bei meinem.
Bin erst in 2000km zu Hause, schaue dann... Welches das genau war...
The image depicts a coastal scene with a rainbow arching across the sky. In the foreground, there is a body of water with visible waves, suggesting a breezy day. The water appears dark blue, contrasting with the overcast sky. On the left side of the image, a small settlement is visible, consisting of several white buildings with dark roofs, likely houses or small structures. The landscape is relatively flat, with some greenery and a few trees. In the background, a faint mountain range is visible, partially obscured by mist or low clouds. The rainbow, with its distinct colors, adds a vibrant element to the otherwise muted scene. The overall atmosphere is serene, with the rainbow providing a striking visual element against the cloudy backdrop.
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Das Bild zeigt den offenen Innenraum eines Desktop-PCs. Im Vordergrund sind mehrere Hardwarekomponenten sichtbar. Links befindet sich der CPU-Kühler mit einem Fan, der von mehreren Kabeln an den Stromversorgungsschacht angeschlossen ist. In der Mitte sind mehrere Festplatten in den Lüftungsschienen montiert, und rechts sind mehrere Lüfter und der Stromversorgungsschacht zu sehen. Die Kabel sind unordentlich verlegt, was auf eine mögliche Wartung oder Installation hinweist. Im Hintergrund sind Bücherregale mit Büchern und DVDs zu sehen, was auf eine persönliche Arbeitsumgebung hinweist.
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Würd mich nicht wundern, wenn es seit 13 Jahren durchläuft...
D., dessen Tower mit viel breiteren SCSI-Kabeln angefangen haben, weil man nur so mehr als 2 HDD anschließen konnte. Wo jetzt ein kleines Kästchen genügt.
Bürokratieabbau als #Demokratieabbau
"Bürokratieabbau klingt harmlos – ist aber längst zum politischen #Kampfbegriff geworden. Im Namen vermeintlicher Entlastung drohen zentrale #Menschenrechte ausgehöhlt zu werden. [...] Die neoliberale Forderung nach weniger Staat und weniger einschränkende Regulierung war recht leicht dechiffrierbar als eine Politik zugunsten der gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Eliten."
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#Rechtsrutsch #Neoliberal #Demokratie #Bürokratieabbau
Bürokratieabbau als Demokratieabbau: Ein Lehrstück
Bürokratieabbau klingt harmlos – ist aber längst ein politischer Kampfbegriff. Zentrale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte werden ausgehöhlt.www.migazin.de
#technology
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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
The fast food chain is reassessing its use of the tech after a number of errors were shared widely online.Shiona McCallum (BBC News)
Hong Lei warns of the continued danger of Japanese militarism as China prepares for key anniversary - Friends of Socialist China
We previously reported on the 26 foreign heads of state or government who will attend China’s September 3 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fasci…Friends of Socialist China
The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst
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#artificialintelligence #ai #machinelearning #technology #tech #robotics #innovation
The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst
Shock sell-off after study warns most investments in artificial intelligence get zero returnsMatthew Field (The Telegraph)
Maria Carolina del Liechtenstein, una sposa romantica. E sul capo la tiara più preziosa dello scrigno di famiglia
https://www.vanityfair.it/article/maria-carolina-del-liechtenstein-sposa-tiara-piu-preziosa-dello-scrigno-di-famiglia-royal-wedding?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Maria Carolina del Liechtenstein, una sposa romantica. E sul capo la tiara più preziosa dello scrigno di famiglia
Da un lato un abito boho-chic di pizzo riccamente ricamato, dall'altro il rigore di una tiara asburgica preziosa e di grande valore storico.Giorgia Olivieri (Vanity Fair Italia)
Gekke vraag, maar ik had op de basisschool een onderwijzer en die bracht kinderen soms onder hypnose en later was ik een keer bij een bijeenkomst van een hypnotiseur. Allebei zeiden ze dat ze mij niet onder hypnose konden brengen, maar bij heel veel anderen lukte dat wel.
Nu denk ik wel eens: Wat als een groot deel onder ons gehypnotiseerd is en waarom werkt dat niet bij iedereen?
There is this theory that hypnosis is actually an everyday thing. We do it all the time with ourselves: when we muse about ideas, when we daydream, when we startle. We are sometimes more or less open to suggestions, be it auto-suggestions or suggestions from outside.
To come back to your question. I think Adam Curtis kind of answers it in his documentaries this way: Feelings have during the 20th century become an essential "playing field" for politics. Many of us are emotionally influenced by media. Spindoctors use metaphors ("flood of migration") to suggest. One of the most vital sources of these spindoctors are the think-tanks of the (neo-)liberal movement and the counter-culture which go together since 60 years.
Actually to me it is atm not crystal clear if and how explicit attempts of "(mass) hypnosis" or NLP (hypnosis' trite brother) have ever been made by politicians (though I would be very interested to know.)
I know that e.g. Churchill and Hitler were aware of Le Bon's book about mass psychology that argues how masses of people are hypnotically suggestable almost 100 years ago. So I can not imagine that politicians or parts of "the elite" today are not aware of the power of the suggestions they give in public language.
Some consume completelly different news.
It is the end of summer (in my part of the world at least*).
I started the summer with the Silly Summer Hatting project, the summary of which is shown below (& you can still see the full size images on the hashtag).
Planning an hour or two later of not doing much at all, so if you missed out, and would like to sneak your pet in at the last moment drop a reply to this thread.
*and working with meteorological rather than astronomical autumn, obvs.
lol– isn't this literally the plot of #AynRand's #Fountainhead?
The pseudo-intellectuals among the #MAGA types purport to be Ayn Rand acolytes. Her individualist diatribes against socialism as the highest ideal, used architecture as a vehicle. She preached that "classic" design for everything was the path of stagnant dullards, unlike her protagonist.
Meanwhile maga pushes exactly that – everyone has to wear the same hat and conform to the leader's ideology. Who's the collectivist now?
Europe's economic woes aren't just another downturn, they're a sign of a systemic unraveling.
The interconnected crises of debt, deindustrialization, and political gridlock in Britain, Germany, and France reveal that the core contradictions of neoliberalism are reaching a breaking point.
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#eu #europe #socialism #economy #economics
The Terminal Crisis of European Neoliberalism
The European project stands at the precipice of collapse, with its fundamental contradictions exposed by accelerating economic deterioration across core member states.Dialectical Dispatches
Medicamento Promissor Melhora a Sobrevivência de Pacientes com Câncer de Mama - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do
Um estudo clínico recente indicou que a pílula abemaciclib, usada no tratamento do câncer de mama, reduz significativamente o risco de recaída em determinadosGazeta Brasil
La Panacea di tutti i mali. Ancora un successo
Applausi per la 25esima replica del ’classico’ della Compagnia Invicta
Laut Infinite-Monkey-Theorem wird, wenn man Affen auf Schreibmaschinen tippen lässt, zufällig irgendwann Shakespeares #Hamlet entstehen. Jedoch müsste dafür das gesamte Universum voller Affen sein. Und selbst dann würde es ewig dauern. 😳😂🤷♂️
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Und tote und lebendige Affen müssfn zufällig verteilt sein.
Dann ist im Binärcode zoter/lebendiger Affe berrits alles enthalten. In jeglicher Sprachversion und Zeichencodierung.
Es müsste nicht ewig dauern, es könnte ja theoretisch schon einer der ersten Affen zu Beginn das ganze Werk runterschreiben - es ist möglich, nur halt nicht seeehr wahrscheinlich.
Aber wozu 🤷♂️ Es gibt ja "Hamlet" schon und man würde den getippten Seiten nicht unbedingt ansehen, dass Affen sie getippt haben.
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Mozart's 'Zaide or the Path of Light' with Devieilhe, Desandre, Prégardien and Behle from Salzburg - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Salzburg Festival. Mozart's 'Zaide or the Path of Light' is a pasticcio with excerpts from the Singspiel fragment 'Zaide', the cantata 'Davide Penitente' the incidental music for 'Thamos, King in Egypt', as well as other works from the period 17...www.worldconcerthall.com
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Tradicionalmente se decía que al abogado y a la puta, si se les pagaba por adelantado, había que rogarles para que se movieran.
@angelastella @P00k4
A los diseñadores nos piden muchas cosas, como a las putas.
Nos piden trabajar a deshoras, como a las putas.
Nos piden muestra para saber si nos contratan...
Nos piden un plus por el mismo pago...
@angelastella Yo lo leo como cualquier trabajo por cuenta propia como el diseño, la abogacía, la albañilería o el sexo servicio.
Los empleadores queremos todo con las tres B y además a la hora que lo pedimos y para ayer.
Trabajos en relación de dependencia hechos a distancia también. En informática la explotación es fenomenal. No ayuda para nada carecer de representación sindical por incapacidad ideológica.
Jacob Elordi al Festival di Venezia 2025: «Frankenstein è più me di quanto io sia me stesso, qualcosa che, se si riesce a raggiungere, può anche farci perdere»
https://www.vanityfair.it/article/jacob-elordi-festival-venezia-2025-frankenstein-piu-me-di-quanto-sia-me-stesso-qualcosa-se-si-riesce-a-raggiungere-puo-anche-farci-perdere?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Jacob Elordi al Festival di Venezia 2025: «Frankenstein è più me di quanto io sia me stesso, qualcosa che, se si riesce a raggiungere, può anche farci perdere»
Dal teen idol di The Kissing Booth alla consacrazione in Euphoria, Saltburn e Priscilla: al Lido Jacob Elordi presenta Frankenstein di Guillermo del Toro. «Un sogno che inseguo da quando avevo 14 anni»Stefania Saltalamacchia (Vanity Fair Italia)
This #FreeCADFriday, I am using @FreeCAD to design a 3d-printable laser optic mount system for interferometry experiments!
The main element are the kinematic mounts for precisely aligning all the optics. I have opted to use a flexure based design which required a lot of prototyping to get right (and there is still a lot of room for improvement...).
𝄞 ♮ Barnet Boy 🇮🇹
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒓
in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •On our side of the pond they hang them on the backs of their massive trucks, usually with truck nuts, and drive down the highway. Eventually one will come loose and cause an accident.
I always tell Melissa it's to remind the simpleton that they're still in America. 🙄
Charlotte Walker
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •It's been going on here for years. Normally the Trump people are flying the flags on their trucks so it's the same thing here, racism.
Personally I don't understand the idiots here. Most claim to be super Christians but then treat anyone not exactly like them or their social class like garbage.
Chipotle Axelotl (aka Julian)
in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •@That_One_Guy I'd love to find a way to counteract this. The flagshaggers are a growing minority and need to be stopped before it's seen as acceptable.
I thought about going to each and every flag near me and writing "England loves refugees" on them but it's not practical.
It would be great if there were a flag - like the pride flag - to epitomise "we reject racist scum and welcome refugees" and I would hang that out wherever I could.
It would be great if some of these bigots were arrested for vandalism.
Realistically I will lobby my MP and council to remove this shit at pace, but I don't have high hopes.
Charlotte Walker
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •Yes, because people that are sick of the surge in sexual assaults around immigrant hotels and subsequent proliferation of grooming gangs are racists.
@purplepadma@beige.party @That_One_Guy@mastodon.world
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •Want to hear something shocking and depressing about this?
Recently Mrs B, the Youngest and I were driving through a nearby town and witnessed a mob spraying roundabouts and putting flags on lampposts. It was like a bigots carnival.
Mrs B called 111, the non emergency Police number. Explained what was going on and the operator said "these are English flags and we are in the country of England so it is not a crime". Straight up. Defacing traffic safety measures is fine now apparently according to the authorities.
True story.
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •@TwoClownsEating Today I saw every white rectangular block of a zebra crossing had received a red cross.
These people are too far gone.
Ben
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@helenclayton
Not far enough. Here's my house.
Mat B
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And this is Ben's dog...
Charlotte Walker
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This is my dog. And I put red white and blue food dye in its food and make it do England shits like when this country was great.
Darren
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She was at a Reform rally most likely.
Mrs B was shaken, the "we are in the country of England" bit (verbatim) was telling. Dark days.
Charlotte Walker
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •@TwoClownsEating oh dear…
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Reform UK council removes St George and union flags over safety fears
Raphael Boyd (The Guardian)MJ Ray
in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •Sue Briccay
in reply to Mat B • • •@TwoClownsEating
A good response to these (usually police staff, ie civilian) call-takers who think that they know the law, is:
" Really, what is your collar number please?
Let's see if your Professional Standards department agrees with your legal analysis here ... " 😉
@helenclayton @purplepadma
Mat B
in reply to Sue Briccay • • •Well, indeed.
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
in reply to Mat B • • •@TwoClownsEating @essjayjay @helenclayton
Flying a physical St Georges flag or Union flag is permitted, *provided* whoever doing it has permission to be on the land.
Attaching it unauthorised to street furniture is a legal grey area, its possible trespass or a civil offence/contravention of Council byelaws but not normally a criminal act (or else many local event promoters and businesses would be getting nicked for their unauthorised adverts).
However, wandering into live traffic lanes and vandalising road infrastructure *is* definitely a crime (and a major safety risk to road users), and would even warrant a 999/112 call..
Helen Clayton
in reply to Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK • • •Highways Act 1980
www.legislation.gov.ukOnly Ohm
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •I saw this video a few days ago and it buoyed my spirits somewhat, so I'm sharing it here.
We need more people like the brave individual in this video to stand up to these greasy thugs.
AlexanderVI
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