Four hospitalized after man with weapon roams Edinburgh

Rozaliya ☭ 🏳️‍🌈19

Billionaires and trillionaires encourage these sorts of attacks. Elon Musk in particular has been openly fanning the flames of violence for months now.

god's strongest mike gapes voter16

I'm waiting for the riots tomorrow in Edinburgh and the likes of Farage calling for cold rage against the attacker...

iamyou84.bsky.social7

They know what they're doing.

Drawn7

And as others have noted - the press and politicians still won't call it terrorism. Not enough cardboard signs, I guess.

Max6

Are you still on Twitter, Zack?

Oswyn6

Awful stuff. For some reason the BBC have stuck down the story halfway down their front page. Very odd.

Dame Katie Of All This And That5

Elon needs to be prosecuted for what he's said.

athingtosay.bsky.social4

Mad it ain’t headline news

Javier Garcia3

Farage yet to verbalise his pure, cold rage at this attack? Funny that.

Alan Eastwood2

To be honest, this one-upmanship from all sides when these attacks occur is not helpful.

Dave Johnson2

Stop posting on Musk's social media platform. Lead by example.

Jack London82

This is down to Farage, Robinson, Musk and Lowe and the rhetoric of hatred they inspire

Sarah Louise Ellis 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♥️⭐🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷68

Call it what it is BBC. TERRORISM. An act of violence, committed by a TERRORIST. It's not some drunken loon, or someone with "mental health" issues. This falls purely on the far right freaks in this nation and on the individual responsible for these heinous acts. Bet it doesn't make headline news

Martin33

Riots in Edinburgh tonight then? Oh wait…

Javier Garcia28

What are the “free speech” wankers going to make of this, I wonder? “He’s clearly mentally ill?” “This wouldn’t have happened if boats and planes and tunnels didn’t exist?”

Alskicav23

It's all well & good arguing that under 16s need to be protected from social media, but what is to be done about radicalisation of adults online? How will the language of hatred by politicians & agitators be addressed? Free speech is important, but lies and incitement to violence should be tackled

Slimwasherman11

Wonder if Farage will come out of hiding to comment on this? Radicalised white man on the rampage sounds like something he should have an opinion on.

Janey Llou (Jane to my friends)11

And the likes of little Tommy 10 names will say fuck all.

LondonDiscuss10

I imagine Elon Musk and co will be all over this..

Tea Junkie8

It's only by the fourth paragraph that the BBC informs us that counter terrorism officers are involved in investigating the attacks.

Has Nigel Farage been asked for comment on this? I’d like him to be asked on camera if he would encourage this type of behaviour or condemns it? And then asked at every opportunity until he gives a clear answer.

Robin Tudge7

I was at the Shell petrol station he attacked. He chased two Somalis for being Somali and the taxi driver was Asian - unhurt, thank God. This is down to the vile Restore/Reform/Robinson lot. Murderous cancer.

MrMirth7

The spectre of fascism is real.

Steve Jary7

Has Farage called for a pogrom yet?

Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ6

Will we see calls on X for white people's houses to be burnt down tonight?

Andrew6

The BBC mean RACIST motive. It not anti this or anti that. It’s hatred of other people. It’s RACISM. Say it as it is.

kevinmcnamee.bsky.social5

In the USA this is a mass casualty event with an easily purchased weapon of war.

chriskimberley.bsky.social5

awaits pure cold rage comments from farage

Travellersuzy5

"pure cold rage". This is on Farage, Robinson,Musk and Lowe 💔

Barry Parmegiana5

Stochastic terrorism, with Mahmood and Farage among those responsible. Which won't lead to any Cobra meetings, obviously.

Jeff4

"Bare-chested white racist" I think they mean.

Lacks the Necessary Aptitude.4

Cobra meeting any time now.

Catio Miles4

Farage presser demanding cold revenge?

PhilT6024

If ever you needed an example of how careful one needs to be with your language, when the mentally vulnerable are listening!! The trouble is, Reform & Restore actually want to encourage things like this!!

Tocoso4

If anyone has had the misfortune to listen to a whole Yaxxley-Robinson speech this is the kind of anger he calls for. He incites radical behaviour through his radical online preaching. Things need to change,

KS_19683

Do we know anything more abt how the victims are?

Rick3

Where is Nigel? Where's the outrage?

Sheena K3

Am sure Reform and Farage will be advocating pure cold rage and the media will be asking what can be done from the community……

glasgowdiamond.bsky.social3

Barely getting reported which tells you everything about UK media.

Jago20123

Yup. We need protecting from people like this. ☹️

Peter Brash3

Do we know who the hate preachers who radicalised him are?

batsfordio.bsky.social3

These are the 'legitimate concerns' we keep hearing about, yes?

Robster Thermidor2

Of course, the right will say he was mentally ill.

Alan Pennie 2

Good to know they've nabbed the attacker.

Lord Fenwick2

No shirt to ensure people could see that it wasn’t terrorism.

Olwenmcg2

Too many people have had their perception scewed/been radicalised by shoddy reporting in all media including mainstream and on social media, especially twitter as well as by political spivs and charlatans associated with the likes of Reform/Restore.

An Old Man2

Doubt whether farage will be talking about this.

Jud2

Good job MPs dont talk about pure cold rage. Other things like this may happen 😒

Donald Coppen2

“Protecting the country” he claims as all the police have to come out and detain him and paramedics have to treat those he’s attacked. Is he MAGA?

Julia2

It's so effin' ugly 😰

Brexit? My Arse!2

“Cold pure rage” Nige? Nige? Hello?

couchtripper2

I'd bet £3 he's military.

Kevin Sole6

Will it be reported as an attempted beheading?

Paul Dawkins 🍉6

The emergency COBRA meeting should start any time now, right? Because the fascists calling for "pure cold rage" and to "take the country back" weren't subtle about what they wanted-- exactly this.

Gillc5

Definitely don’t want riots in the streets but I’m pretty sure the right wing won’t give this a second glance

Stuart #FBPE 🇪🇺2

I hope that fucking lunatic gets some 'two-tier' justice. Preferably both tiers rapidly descending on its vacant braincase. Vile.

I'm sure when he's inevitably found to be an avid follower of Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk they'll decide it couldn't possibly be their rhetoric that inspired him...

Simon Morden3

As far as I understand the rules of engagement, brown Scotsfolk are now allowed one free riot.

Suzanne 🇵🇸 she/her3

I just looked on the Guardian, and there's still absolutely nothing there about it. I suppose it takes longer for Libby or Severin to squeeze an SNPBad out of it. Nothing from dithering Keir either, and this would be a weekend where he might want to look a bit Prime Ministerial.

lbg1876.bsky.social2

Will Starmer declare a. National emergency as in Golders Green and for once be morally consistent? But no one believes that.The Friends of Israel cabal across our major parties should be tried for treason for supporting child killers, land thieves, mass killers of civilians and rapists with dogs.

Tracey2

Ah but I'm sure he has legitimate concerns.

paul-e24.bsky.social5

I’m confident that Farage and Yaxley-Lennon will be sharing their outrage at this attack

Mr Wa4

Horrific. Cue the calls for diaspora Scots to condemn this in the strongest terms and pledge to root out the fundamentalists amongst us. …or…wait, never mind, we only do that when the perpetrator is, um… Carry on.

Simon2

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