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Portsmouth this evening

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Shmoigel · 06/09/2026 23:09

Has anyone else seen the news about what’s happening in Portsmouth this evening
A boat has arrived in Hampshire and the protesters from Dover are currently in the sea blocking passage with hundreds more on the quay blocking coaches waiting.

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Braveboys · 07/09/2026 06:36

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eltondon · 07/09/2026 06:38

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‘Brave Boys’ Really? This is the battle of the Somme

Linnende · 07/09/2026 06:38

PerkingFaintly · 06/09/2026 23:46

Because small boat arrivals are down this year.

This doesn't suit those groups who need "stop the boats" as a recruitment tool, so they're upping the drama while they can.

They say the small boat arrivals are down this year, but boats have got bigger.

Slightyamusedandsilly · 07/09/2026 06:43

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Lugol · 07/09/2026 06:44

mynipsWILLpointnorth · 06/09/2026 23:46

Are the boats carrying refugees, people escaping violence, war and poverty?

From France?

noblegiraffe · 07/09/2026 06:46

Now they're "boys" and not "young men of fighting age"?

IDrinkTeaAllTheTime · 07/09/2026 06:47

ShakeMeUpJudie · 07/09/2026 00:05

Honestly, get yourself an account. It’s the best way to get actual information about what’s going in the world without the distorting filter of the media.

It’s the best way to become a paranoid conspiracy nut and lose a good amount of brain cells. Importing Labour voters - I’ve heard it all now 😂.

Spamatemyraisens · 07/09/2026 06:48

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When 20 % of far right protesters have been convicted of domestic abuse then I doubt many women feel safe around them, particularly behind closed doors where the cowards perpetrate these crimes.

I have no idea who the far left are. I don't think you do either. You just use it as a cover all to try and denigrate the opinions of those who don't agree with you.

"Brave boys" - what a load of horse shit!

Dexternight · 07/09/2026 06:51

The boats need to be stopped.
The genuine refugees seeking asylum need a safe passage.
Perhaps by plane.
A detailed through investigation into how genuine the asylum seekers are needs to be carried before they are allowed to board the plane to arrive.
Destitute with nobody and nowhere to go from a place of war etc.

The organizers of the boats are exploiting people and need to be stopped.

Septembersunrays · 07/09/2026 06:53

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Not a surprise is it.
The assluym gravey train is huge.
There is another deep dive article in the times which says assluym seekers know even if their claim is rejected 98% of arrivals remain in the UK.
That's shocking.

They game the system with the help of our money to fight various human rights claims.

Braveboys · 07/09/2026 06:54

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RVectensian · 07/09/2026 06:54

I'm on the Isle of Wight, my poor Facebook feed is a quagmire of local groups ranting about the RNLI

ShitHoleDweller · 07/09/2026 06:54

I think adding HMOs to communities around the country is the thing that’s finally got ordinary people up off their sofas. Well done Andy 👏

ClearFruit · 07/09/2026 06:55

ShakeMeUpJudie · 06/09/2026 23:45

The men are very brave. I hope they all stay safe.

Lots of love on Twitter for a grandma who has canoed out to the demonstrators with battery chargers and other supplies.

'Lots of love...'

For God's sake 🙄

ShitHoleDweller · 07/09/2026 06:55

RVectensian · 07/09/2026 06:54

I'm on the Isle of Wight, my poor Facebook feed is a quagmire of local groups ranting about the RNLI

I bet donations have been down for a while.

Septembersunrays · 07/09/2026 06:57

Spamatemyraisens · 07/09/2026 06:48

When 20 % of far right protesters have been convicted of domestic abuse then I doubt many women feel safe around them, particularly behind closed doors where the cowards perpetrate these crimes.

I have no idea who the far left are. I don't think you do either. You just use it as a cover all to try and denigrate the opinions of those who don't agree with you.

"Brave boys" - what a load of horse shit!

Are the fat left the ones who arrive with all the placards from the unions ?

Braveboys · 07/09/2026 06:57

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malificent7 · 07/09/2026 06:59

What a lovely island we have become:
Reformers, racists, flag shaggers, tax dodgers, bigots, Andrew Tate apologists, Prince Andrew apologists, white supremacists, angry about money as we can't be arsed to get properly well paid jobs but instead blame others. Great.

Im not pro mass illegal immigration at all but I do miss the 2 seconds of tolerance and compassion we had for our fellow humans some time in about 1995.

Basketcasebill · 07/09/2026 06:59

PinguMoll · 07/09/2026 01:06

I bet everyone pearl clutching at my posts live in middle class leafy areas and never have to encounter the realities of 'diversity '

Birmingham is the same. I live just outside it and it’s no better here now, it’s getting worse all the time.

It’s not safe in our local park anymore.

JustconsumerItem · 07/09/2026 07:00

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Farage being so anti them I feel is interesting to say the least.

Braveboys · 07/09/2026 07:00

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DestituteDesperate · 07/09/2026 07:01

Well, this was inevitable, years of this happening, years or even decades of people being labelled when objecting to illegal boats coming relentlessly, day after day.

Supersimkin7 · 07/09/2026 07:01

So it’s turned nasty.

What a surprise.

Ilovecrispytofu · 07/09/2026 07:02

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Are you aware that repeating lies endlessly does not make them true? 🙄

Westfacing · 07/09/2026 07:03

Women in Dover were given bottled water and helped through by the British boys. They were pictured on a train smiling and raising a glass to the boys saying they'd never felt safer.

I bet many of the brave boys have convictions for domestic violence

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