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Notorious Donald Trump-backing Tufton Street has its internet cables cut by activists (www.thecanary.co)
submitted 7 months ago by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
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Activists from Shut The System sabotaged telecommunications cables leading to far-right lobbyists’ headquarters at 55 Tufton Street on Saturday 4 January.

They passed a note under the door saying this:

The greed-fuelled climate denialists and racists in this building are silencing warnings about the lethal risks of climate change while sewing hatred and division across our communities, all to prop up their wealthy, corporate friends and funders.

Shut The System does not tolerate murder and racism. We have cut off your Wi-Fi in defiance against the millions of deaths on your hands.

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[–] enkille@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The non-violent underground climate group cut through fibre optic cables ...

My dumb ass read this and thought they were a literal subterranean activist group that would go around cutting cables

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 15 points 7 months ago

I read "Notorious Donald Trump" as if he had a new rap name.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 7 points 7 months ago

The Molemen are finally getting their revenge on the Surface People.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah. Let's get a million chapters of this nationwide

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Don't need to, all the dicks are in London. For example I can't imagine a Clapton chapter is really going to achieve very much.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Get 'em worldwide. Solidarity.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

We have cut off your Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

They are speaking to their audience. Seems they picked the right word to me!

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If we are playing that game, also it says they cut the fibre to the building, so the Wi-Fi should be fine.

Funny how people conflate Internet connectivity with wireless networking.

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago

sky does it on purpose to sell you bullshit internet packages.

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago

I wrapped a desk fans' blades in tinfoil and left it by their router, motherfucker I cut their wifi off 30 times a fucking second!

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago

oh no how are the terfs and the lgb alliance gonna get their operating orders now

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

We have cut off your Wi-Fi ...

The non-violent underground climate group cut through fibre optic cables ...