Stephen Coates

"Extraordinary footage" - The Sunday Times, 2025.
I do photography and video in South Yorkshire and beyond, with a particular interest in local activism.

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Stand up to racism in Manchester marching while being heckled by far right auditors. #manchester #protest

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Festivities near Number 10 North.
#manchester

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@LSNetworks_UK Will you be getting IPv6 at all? Back when I used A&A L2TP the main selling point was a /48 of IPv6 addresses :).

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I can't help but think "Travel Safe Officers" dress remarkably like Police Constables.
#leeds

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And now the 4TB IronWolfs are around £180 and the Barracudas about £150.
#hdd #harddisk

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In 2021 I bought a 4TB IronWolf HDD for £95.
In 2023 I bought a 4TB Barracuda for £90.
Currently they are about £140 and £120 respectively.
Just leaving that here as a benchmark.

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Last ones...
@lorddeedah @SheffieldPiP
#sheffield #protest #patriots #raisethecolours #antifa

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Some better quality photos from this afternoon's #Patriots #protest and SUTR/SCARF counterprotests in #Sheffield.
Far right side was led by YouTuber Ryan Rampage.
Far left sides tried to block the march at every opportunity, but both arrived at the station eventually.

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Police force back the counter protesters to allow the march to pass, before forming a large line, blocking the ring road.
Earlier, a protester kicks a megaphone at the Peace Gardens.

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Traffic jam #sheffield #protest

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Scuffles as people try to stop march #sheffield

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Counter protesters chant "Free Free Palestine" while protesters tell police to "Do Your Job" as counter protesters wear masks and loiter on the wrong side.

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Protests starting in #sheffield. So far <100 for Patriots & 200ish for stand up to racism.

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I've lost all enthusiasm for immigration protests, so here's an AI generated image which I think sums them up nicely.

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#Sheffield Star website: Vivaldi vs Firefox vs Claude.

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TBH, Claude is actually really good normally, but he does get a bit confuzzled now and again.

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Claude trying to ascertain whether the Data Protection Act 1998 exists/existed and whether 1998 might be a typo for 1998 and whether 1998 means 1998.

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"Wankers March"

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@Lorddeedah Its rare, but I do occasionally come across anti-white racism. Its mostly from woke do-gooders though. Don't think I've ever encountered racism from ethnics.

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Why are these two tickets cheaper than one ticket?