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Owen Jones column in The National

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ArtfullyCrumpled · 05/01/2024 23:04

Oh ho ho! What a move by The National to have Owen Jones as the new columnist. Hahahaha!

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Ohyoudodoyou · 07/01/2024 21:19

He is the singularly most boring and whingey 'journalist' around, he just blurts on and on. It's this ranting culture when someone has a following on social media, the need to keep up figures as opposed to turning out quality articles/content.
He used to rattle my cage but I simply scroll past him on Twitter now that I am using it. He has nothing of interest to say for me personally.

Ohyoudodoyou · 07/01/2024 21:14

Crikey he'll be working for the Hamas Herald next, a fashion column along with recipes.

roarrfeckingroar · 07/01/2024 20:50

What does the tweet say?

Precipice · 07/01/2024 20:31

If it makes any difference, 'not being in control of your faculties' while you are being brutally assaulted might be a blessing. It can hardly be a blessing to be fully conscious and fully aware of what is being done to you. Also a classic 'look at what this woman made a man do' in his blaming an unpleasant male commenter wishing rape on him on JT.

In February 2022, OJ was bemoaning that a 'neutral buffer zone' hadn't been set up between Russia and the West. What would this mean? A country which has no autonomy and can't do such pesky things hostile to Russia as... making moves towards membership of NATO and the EU.

Not a man who has much of worth to say about any military conflict.

nauticant · 07/01/2024 19:24

If you paste the link into a browser where you're not logged in to Twitter you should be able to see the tweet.

Redshoeblueshoe · 07/01/2024 19:20

Sorry what did Owen actually say, I'm blocked by him

DewHopper · 07/01/2024 17:04

nauticant · 07/01/2024 16:54

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1743319727865270343/photo/1

WTAF? No fucking words.

stomachameleon · 07/01/2024 17:02

Owen jones is scum. I can't believe what I have just read.

SidewaysOtter · 07/01/2024 16:13

etmoiandme · 06/01/2024 11:24

Yup, even though the women-bashing was front and centre the antisemitism was always rumbling away in the background. The events of the last couple of months has given him an audience for the latter (beyond even his wildest dreams could have wished for). So he's pretty much come out as a full blown antisemite. Which is pretty profitable for grifters like him, so he's living his best life right now IMO and probably can't believe his luck.

I don't reckon he has plans to leave the Graun either unless he's pushed. But I think he's spreading his wings to other broadsheets in case his days are numbered there, especially if he knows himself his comments are becoming more outlandish and hate-filled by the day.

The drugs comments yesterday were a new low and he knew fine well what he was doing putting the comments out there.

https://twitter.com/VictoriaPeckham/status/1743225071315927250

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The tweet has been deleted - what did it say?

DewHopper · 07/01/2024 15:59

nauticant · 06/01/2024 08:24

Have a look at what's happened to Owen Jones youtube channel recently:

https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/owenjonestalks

Scroll down to see the massive increases in subscribers and views, and note when this started.

This is the type of content Jones has been publishing to capitalise on this:

https://archive.ph/gBcEa

Bloody hell.

TartanTable · 07/01/2024 13:51

For the love of the wee man! First XL Bullies and now OJ!

What other animals can we send to Scotland!?

donquixotedelamancha · 06/01/2024 16:06

etmoiandme · 06/01/2024 11:29

I don't think defence of Palestinians is antisemitism, far from it. I do however think antisemitism is antisemitism and in my opinion he's been reeking of it for the last 10 years or so.

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Owen Jones has been subtly antisemitic for many years.

He doesn't give a shit about Palestinians any more than Trans people or poor people. These are just groups he likes to identify as the saviour of as a think excuse for his hate mongering.

If tomorrow it became fashionable in left wing circles to attack Hamas he'd be claiming the media is run by a Muslim conspiracy instead.

SinnerBoy · 06/01/2024 13:03

To be fair, he does look like a grown up Oor Wullie.

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ArtfullyCrumpled · 06/01/2024 11:42

The National is from the same stable as The Sunday Herald.

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Waitwhat23 · 06/01/2024 11:38

Chersfrozenface · 06/01/2024 11:12

Owen Jones has been contributing stuff to The National since at least 30 March 2023, and his latest thing for the Graun was dated 22 December 2023, so he's been scribbling for both for some time, evidently.

https://www.thenational.scot/author/profile/320657.Owen_Jones/

Is The National touting him as a new regular columnist now, rather than, say, as occasional contributor?

Yep - x.com/ScotNational/status/1742954112377856127?s=20

Waitwhat23 · 06/01/2024 11:33

HoneyButterPopcorn · 06/01/2024 11:24

I can only assume he’s been snarky about Scot’s at some point so that won’t go down well.

who funds this comic? I can’t believe it is self funding.

It doesn't appear to be funded by the Scottish Government -

www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202200304597/

Owned by Newsquest -

www.newsquest.co.uk/about-us

etmoiandme · 06/01/2024 11:29

reallyoldhippy · 06/01/2024 11:25

Defence of Palestinians is one of the very few things that the toxic gnome gets right. Strange to see so many so-called feminists keen to dismiss as anti-semitism any criticism of the slaughter of tens of thousands of women and children.

I don't think defence of Palestinians is antisemitism, far from it. I do however think antisemitism is antisemitism and in my opinion he's been reeking of it for the last 10 years or so.

reallyoldhippy · 06/01/2024 11:25

Defence of Palestinians is one of the very few things that the toxic gnome gets right. Strange to see so many so-called feminists keen to dismiss as anti-semitism any criticism of the slaughter of tens of thousands of women and children.

etmoiandme · 06/01/2024 11:24

RandySavage · 06/01/2024 10:25

He's so consumed with his Jew hatred that he's forgotten to hate women for a while.

Yup, even though the women-bashing was front and centre the antisemitism was always rumbling away in the background. The events of the last couple of months has given him an audience for the latter (beyond even his wildest dreams could have wished for). So he's pretty much come out as a full blown antisemite. Which is pretty profitable for grifters like him, so he's living his best life right now IMO and probably can't believe his luck.

I don't reckon he has plans to leave the Graun either unless he's pushed. But I think he's spreading his wings to other broadsheets in case his days are numbered there, especially if he knows himself his comments are becoming more outlandish and hate-filled by the day.

The drugs comments yesterday were a new low and he knew fine well what he was doing putting the comments out there.

https://twitter.com/VictoriaPeckham/status/1743225071315927250

https://twitter.com/VictoriaPeckham/status/1743225071315927250

HoneyButterPopcorn · 06/01/2024 11:24

I can only assume he’s been snarky about Scot’s at some point so that won’t go down well.

who funds this comic? I can’t believe it is self funding.

theilltemperedclavecinist · 06/01/2024 11:21

RandySavage · 06/01/2024 10:25

He's so consumed with his Jew hatred that he's forgotten to hate women for a while.

A very long time ago, I knew a man who thought that women rule the world, and men are just their catspaws, and that's why they have to do all the fighting and the heavy work.

Hmm, thought I. So the world is run by a secret cabal of people who, in real life, are subjected to discrimination and violence. I wonder what that reminds me of?

Years later, he came out as transgender. They haven't let him join the secret cabal yet though, the bigots.

Chersfrozenface · 06/01/2024 11:12

Owen Jones has been contributing stuff to The National since at least 30 March 2023, and his latest thing for the Graun was dated 22 December 2023, so he's been scribbling for both for some time, evidently.

https://www.thenational.scot/author/profile/320657.Owen_Jones/

Is The National touting him as a new regular columnist now, rather than, say, as occasional contributor?

RandySavage · 06/01/2024 10:25

He's so consumed with his Jew hatred that he's forgotten to hate women for a while.

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