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Emrys

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22. He's been a laughing stock for a few years in the UK, and decided the grifting was more rewarding in the US

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 04:29 PM

Jan 29

His nicknames on this side of the Pond include "Altar Mitty", and his antics have included trying to get his "followers" to crowdfund buying a Scottish island where he and they could hang out and ... well, who knows? If I didn't live in Scotland, placing his proposed and failed settlement a bit too close for comfort, I'd be all for removing him and his ilk from anywhere they were likely to inflict themselves on the rest of us.

His last claim to fame was a failed attempt to get the actions to "YMCA" going when onstage with Trump - from which, for some reason, Robinson didn't die of embarrassment:

https://www.instagram.com/calvinrobinson/reel/DBr9YaPRx20/

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Far right "priest" gives "Elon salute" aka Nazi salute at pro-life conference. [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 OP

The crowd laugh and his smirk... lame54 Jan 29 #1

It's not a pro-life conference. Let's not use their fake terms. themaguffin Jan 29 #2

Normalize the Zeig Heil salute yankee87 Jan 29 #3

Yes we are supposed to become habituated to Nazi terms and behaviors. Irish_Dem Jan 29 #7

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes usonian Jan 29 #4

And in another time he'd be first in line for the gas chamber. BannonsLiver Jan 29 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author sakabatou Jan 29 #9

People in the UK tried to explain this point to him repeatedly T_i_B Thursday #32

They Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork Baron2024 Jan 29 #6

OK lonely bird Jan 29 #8

He can call himself whatever he wants. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #13

Agreed Nigrum Cattus Jan 29 #25

His ordination is... lonely bird Jan 29 #29

Agree to disagree. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #30

Actually no. T_i_B Thursday #33

So he's in two cults for the price of one then. Dave Bowman Jan 29 #26

The Church of England refused to ordain him T_i_B Thursday #34

Fake priest is an incel nutjob dalton99a Jan 29 #10

You have to be really far right to get sacked from GB News muriel_volestrangler Jan 29 #16

He'd already gone down the anti-Semitism rabbit hole T_i_B Thursday #35

His Fucking Around with the salute means he's Found Out his new sect has kicked him out too muriel_volestrangler Thursday #42

I'm wondering if he'll end up on a "no-fly" list! T_i_B Friday #43

He's been a laughing stock for a few years in the UK, and decided the grifting was more rewarding in the US Emrys Jan 29 #22

The world is riddled with maggots, the maggots are getting fat sakabatou Jan 29 #11

Nazis within Germany itself murdered 8,000 disabled children. Nazis killed 1,300,000 more children outside Germany. ancianita Jan 29 #12

Nowhere did I say this was an implication of Christians. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #14

Nowhere did I say you did, brother. ancianita Jan 29 #19

What is there to be positive about right now? ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #21

That's one perspective, given the trends of news. ancianita Jan 29 #23

I better buy up on ammo. Emile Jan 29 #15

Post removed Post removed Thursday #39

I doubt Jesus wants a nazi priest in his flock.... spanone Jan 29 #17

It is no longer the rightwing... Think. Again. Jan 29 #18

If, *IF*, Musk's salute was some "misunderstanding" sarisataka Jan 29 #20

Priest? That's a stretch...he's a grifter like the rest of them PortTack Jan 29 #24

Despicable beyond words. Joinfortmill Jan 29 #27

How Very Benedict XVI Deep State Witch Jan 29 #28

Does he actually think the Nazis wouldn't target him? iemanja Jan 29 #31

fans of fascism NEVER envision themselves as its victims Skittles Thursday #37

pro-life and pro-nazi Skittles Thursday #36

The former computer science teacher, video games journalist, and Jackson Five reject had his ministry license revoked. C0RI0LANUS Thursday #38

Per Catherine Rampell (WAPO/CNN), he's been defrocked by the Anglican Church PunkinPi Thursday #40

This is the Anglian Catholic Church T_i_B Thursday #41