Alissa Azar on Nostr: In Middlesbrough, the far right appears to have set up check points in the streets. ...

In Middlesbrough, the far right appears to have set up check points in the streets. They’re asking if the drivers and people in the vehicle are white, only if they are are they allowed through. There are videos of the neo-nazi participants sharing cases of water with the police regardless of the fact that other posts and videos show that just hours prior the far right was throwing projectiles at police.

There are other videos showing racists lynch mobs going door to door hunting down immigrants and people of color in Middlesbrough.

Catching up on some more from the UK, it appears the antifascists that were protecting the refugees at the hotel in Bristol yesterday ended up having to disperse for safety as they ended up being severely outnumbered by the far right. At this point there was a decent police presence and the neo-nazis ended up setting the hotel on fire. Before the far right advanced, police were threatening antifascists and legal observers with arrest, they shoved and assaulted antifascists, and multiple people reported police threatening them with their horses using the animals as a weapon. Unsure how the fire ended and whether or not anyone inside was injured.

There should be zero confusion to anyone as to where the police stand in all of this. Whether in the UK or in the US, cops and the klan go hand in hand. Police will always protect, enable, and coordinate with their unbadged far right buddies. There is endless documentation and proof of police being a part of far right groups that engage in this kind of violent behavior, as well as evidence of police colluding and assisting these groups and people. It is clear as day which side they are on.