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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] brewery@feddit.uk 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Danny Tommo is a man of the people so we should leave him alone!

For examples:

Daniel Thomas went to a private school in Hampshire.
He was charged with kidnapping to which he pleaded guilty.
He is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon"s (aka Tommy Robinson) close associate and for a time his bodyguard.
He"s been banned from France after his "protests" there.
He's traveled all over the country instigating various types of "protests", showing he clearly has no full time job but is managing to fund himself or get money from somewhere.
He's a "born again Christian" which he sometimes shows on his live streams by kissing his cross on his necklace (this is true and was so fucking bizarre!).

His quotes after he went to Belfast:

What I’ve witnessed in Belfast has given me the inspiration to realise that when everyone gets involved who’s committed, a change can be made. We are going to produce a patriotic army of thousands and thousands of English and British men that are done with protesting, done with walking down roads, and want to make a difference.

He started the Patriot Platform which publicly organised the Portsmouth mob but guess the police are too busy arresting the obviously more dangerous grannies who dare to hold up signs.

[–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe retract your last paragraph?

BBC News - Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6eq8e98wnr7o

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

He was arrested after the fact for one specific action he filmed himself doing, and the blow up of this on social media and the news. My point is that he managed to bring together many masked and black clothed men together, which seemed to surprise the police, whereas he has been acting in plain sight the entire time so maybe they are not focussing on these true acts of terrorism that's been happening all across the country for some time.