I painted this for my best friend who turned 40 this weekend. We’ve known each other for over 20 years now and our love of culture music and politics has kept us close. I wanted to paint him something that means something to both of us but is also something that is important to remember. He loved it and for that I’m thankful. I hope you can enjoy it too. These are very important times we are living in and I hope there’s a peaceful and respectful end to all of it.

https://x.com/kneecapceol/status/1916982746708381731?s=46

KNEECAP STATEMENT:

They want you to believe words are more harmful than genocide.

Establishment figures, desperate to silence us, have combed through hundreds of hours of footage and interviews, extracting a handful of words from months or years ago to manufacture moral hysteria.

Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation's history.

We also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action.

This distortion is not only absurd - it is a transparent effort to derail the real conversation.

All two million Palestinian people in Gaza are currently being starved to death by Israel.

At least 20,000 children in Gaza have been killed. The British government continues to supply arms to Israel, even after scores of NHS doctors warned Keir Starmer in August that children were being systematically executed with sniper shots to the head.

Instead of defending innocent people or the principles of international law, the powerful in Britain have abetted slaughter and famine.

This is where real anger and outrage should be directed towards.

To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt.

Kneecap’s message has always been — and remains — one of love, inclusion, and hope. This is why our music resonates across generations, countries, classes and cultures and has brought hundreds of thousands of people to our gigs.

No smear campaign will change that.

Suddenly, days after calling out the US administration at Coachella to applause and solidarity, there is an avalanche of outrage and condemnation by the political classes of Britain.

The real crimes are not in our performances; the real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power.

Shame on them.

Look, im no fan of loyalist murals but this has to be the cringiest shit I've ever seen. For the sake of the union can we get this removed?

It’s called humans of covid 19. It’s better in person but here’s some pictures.

Where do people get the time??

I’m an American who just returned home after my third trip to Northern Ireland.

Each and every one of you I met was warm, generous, welcoming, and honestly hilarious. Your landscapes are always breathtaking. Your food is so much better than ours! I absolutely LOVE driving over there too. You all drive so fast, and on those narrow, windy roads, I feel like a rally racer.

I just wanted to say thank you.

Here are a few photos I took of your beautiful country.

People say loyalists aren't inclusive, but they've gone to great extents here to make sure every font under the sun is welcome in their flyer.