Woman throws milkshake at Nigel Farage on first day of campaigning | Nigel Farage | The Guardian

Nigel Farage had a milkshake thrown over him on his first day of campaigning in Clacton, the Essex constituency where he is making his eighth attempt to become an MP. The Reform UK leader was coming out of a pub after a rally on Clacton’s beachfront when a young woman drenched him with what appeared to be a banana milkshake from McDonald’s.

The woman, who gave her name as Victoria, told the BBC she had not come to the event to throw the drink but did so because Farage “did not stand” for her. Farage had earlier told crowds of supporters that young people’s minds were being “poisoned” in schools as he promised to stand against what he called “woke nonsense”.

  • Abracadaniel [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    we appear to have photographic evidence that "everyone clapped" congratulations

    that rules.

    • booooop [any]
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      1 month ago

      I strongly believe/hope that most people want to do this but have the same type of invisible forcefield that keeps us from running of a cliff holding us (because me included) back

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    1 month ago

    That is a spectacularly good photo.

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    • CyberSyndicalist [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      because leftists vegan milkshakes are secretly made from anthrax cement to kill chud politicians

      this is not a kelly bit but the actual narrative the media went with when Andy Ngo got milkshaked

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      1 month ago

      In the UK it's not gonna get you anymore than a slap on the wrist but it also makes the person that receives one look utterly fucking pathetic. Also making these fascists look like utterly pathetic weaklings is one of the better ways to deal with them.

      It also cuts short whatever they're doing and makes them fuck off. You want an event with a fascist over with? Milkshake. They need to take a shower now. They're gonna leave.

      • CarbonScored [any]
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        1 month ago

        The last person to milkshake Farage got 150 hours unpaid work and a civil fine of ~£500 (which got crowdfunded).

        Worth every stain on his suit honestly. It's a good way to destroy that 'strongman' image these fascists fixate on cultivating.

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          1 month ago

          Yeah exactly. Community service, oh how awful to be made to do some sweeping and some litter picking to clean up the very area you live in! Terrible. Horrible. I would never do that voluntarily!

          I do think the biggest one is undervalued though. It's sticky and it's milk, if they don't deal with it immediately then it gets nasty. It cuts short whatever they were doing, it makes them leave. This has tangible tactical benefits that make it a valid and useable strategy.

      • Highalectical@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 month ago

        Hot coffee to the eyes is more my speed, although that would probably get one arrested. That woman is based regardless.

        • CoolerOpposide [none/use name]
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          1 month ago

          That’s dangerous though. If you’re going for maximum comedy with minimal harm there is none better than the milkshake

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    I thought the bald guy next to Farage was Fetterman and she was trying to scare him into another heart attack lol

    • Comp4 [she/her]
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      1 month ago

      Lets not compare every bald person with that ghoul.

  • huf [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    i dont understand. the milkshake is your common thin wrapper around a nonflammable liquid. what was her plan here? this aint no the-doohickey

  • CoolerOpposide [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    Why can’t [redacted]

    It’s ok OP I’ll say it.

    Why can’t every politician on the planet who is not a socialist get milkshaked every day for the rest of their lives until they stop being evil?

  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Something extremely satisfying about the milkshake mid flight and his gormless face not reacting. It's like a slow mo punch from a Rocky Movie

  • jack [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 month ago

    holy shit that photo of her going down the stairs to applause is chefs-kiss, she looks fucking great, she's obviously pleased as hell with her anti-fascist direct action, if there were a photo of me that looked like that I'd carry it around in my wallet and show it to everyone I met

    @WhyEssEff@hexbear.net can you emote it plz

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      holy shit that photo of her going down the stairs

      At first only posted the glob of 3 photos. Then I scrolled down the Bluesky thread and I saw the original of her. I realized that if I cropped that photo to be focused on her and the guy clapping - it was perfect.

  • Leon_Frotsky [she/her, undecided]
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    1 month ago

    I remember Owen Jones (left wing talking head who's sort of adjacent to Novara media) saying it was a good thing on twitter yesterday and then conservatives going "so was it a good thing when a neo Nazi attacked you and tried to kill you by slamming your head into the pavement? smuglord" in his replies as if they're remotely the same thing