Fergus Murray
@fergus.oolong.co.uk
Monotropic writer, science tutor, Autistic community organiser and independent researcher. Based in Edinburgh.
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Fergus Murray
@fergus.oolong.co.uk
· Jan 24
Hi everyone!
I'm Fergus Murray. I'm a science person, writer of nonfiction, and #Autistic community organiser (Chair of @amasedin.bsky.social). Also #ADHD, but I often just say I'm monotropic.
I'm here to post and learn more about #neurodiversity, politics, science, language and other things.
I'm Fergus Murray. I'm a science person, writer of nonfiction, and #Autistic community organiser (Chair of @amasedin.bsky.social). Also #ADHD, but I often just say I'm monotropic.
I'm here to post and learn more about #neurodiversity, politics, science, language and other things.
I thought I might make a pinned thread of my threads here (some of which are effectively photo albums) starting with this long Introductory thread:
bsky.app/profile/ferg...
bsky.app/profile/ferg...
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Better life quality, better healthcare, better social equality
It exists and we could have it too, if we demanded it
If we made these governments change
But instead we are comatose fighting to survive instead
All because some rich, powerful people want it this way
It exists and we could have it too, if we demanded it
If we made these governments change
But instead we are comatose fighting to survive instead
All because some rich, powerful people want it this way
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Better life quality, better healthcare, better social equality
It exists and we could have it too, if we demanded it
If we made these governments change
But instead we are comatose fighting to survive instead
All because some rich, powerful people want it this way
It exists and we could have it too, if we demanded it
If we made these governments change
But instead we are comatose fighting to survive instead
All because some rich, powerful people want it this way
In retrospect, they feel like a sick prank.
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
In retrospect, they feel like a sick prank.
Shhh, don't tell them that!
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Shhh, don't tell them that!
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I've been browsing my East Lothian photos at www.henniker.scot/east-lothian/
Here's 2 sample photos (more info in the Alt text).
Here's 2 sample photos (more info in the Alt text).
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I've been browsing my East Lothian photos at www.henniker.scot/east-lothian/
Here's 2 sample photos (more info in the Alt text).
Here's 2 sample photos (more info in the Alt text).
That's a great shot!
Unsettlingly vertiginous.
Unsettlingly vertiginous.
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
That's a great shot!
Unsettlingly vertiginous.
Unsettlingly vertiginous.
This has been a source of massive frustration for years.
Labour is like a huge sack full of cats who hate each other, purely because whenever they've managed to get into power they've been too cowardly to replace our antiquated electoral system.
Labour is like a huge sack full of cats who hate each other, purely because whenever they've managed to get into power they've been too cowardly to replace our antiquated electoral system.
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This has been a source of massive frustration for years.
Labour is like a huge sack full of cats who hate each other, purely because whenever they've managed to get into power they've been too cowardly to replace our antiquated electoral system.
Labour is like a huge sack full of cats who hate each other, purely because whenever they've managed to get into power they've been too cowardly to replace our antiquated electoral system.
Yeah, for a while there I was worried that the SNP had pissed off so many people now that Labour might get an undeservedly okay result in May's election.
Don't think I need to worry about that any more!
Don't think I need to worry about that any more!
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Yeah, for a while there I was worried that the SNP had pissed off so many people now that Labour might get an undeservedly okay result in May's election.
Don't think I need to worry about that any more!
Don't think I need to worry about that any more!
Indeed - doubly so with ruthless liars like Starmer though!
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Indeed - doubly so with ruthless liars like Starmer though!
Quite a few of these around the place!
Also: it's great to see you here! Been a while, but we used to follow each other on Twitter, and I've appreciated your photos for many years.
Also: it's great to see you here! Been a while, but we used to follow each other on Twitter, and I've appreciated your photos for many years.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Quite a few of these around the place!
Also: it's great to see you here! Been a while, but we used to follow each other on Twitter, and I've appreciated your photos for many years.
Also: it's great to see you here! Been a while, but we used to follow each other on Twitter, and I've appreciated your photos for many years.
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A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has concluded that the president of Israel incited genocide in Gaza.
The president is currently on a state visit to Australia.
The president is currently on a state visit to Australia.
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has concluded that the president of Israel incited genocide in Gaza.
The president is currently on a state visit to Australia.
The president is currently on a state visit to Australia.
THANK you!
I'm so tired of not being able to repost from organisations, journalists and politicians because they haven't bothered taking simple making their posts accessible.
I know it can be hard for small organisations to remember these things, but they're genuinely important!
I'm so tired of not being able to repost from organisations, journalists and politicians because they haven't bothered taking simple making their posts accessible.
I know it can be hard for small organisations to remember these things, but they're genuinely important!
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
THANK you!
I'm so tired of not being able to repost from organisations, journalists and politicians because they haven't bothered taking simple making their posts accessible.
I know it can be hard for small organisations to remember these things, but they're genuinely important!
I'm so tired of not being able to repost from organisations, journalists and politicians because they haven't bothered taking simple making their posts accessible.
I know it can be hard for small organisations to remember these things, but they're genuinely important!
My gods, it's been a while since I re-read Starmer's Ten Pledges, helpfully catalogued in an accessible format on the CLPD site.
He really didn't mean a single word of *any* of these, did he?
www.clpd.org.uk/resource/kei...
He really didn't mean a single word of *any* of these, did he?
www.clpd.org.uk/resource/kei...
Keir Starmer’s Ten Pledges
See below Keir Starmer’s 10 Pledges to Labour members made during his leadership bid. There is also a link to download the pledges at the bottom of this page. — My promise to you is that I will maint...
www.clpd.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
My gods, it's been a while since I re-read Starmer's Ten Pledges, helpfully catalogued in an accessible format on the CLPD site.
He really didn't mean a single word of *any* of these, did he?
www.clpd.org.uk/resource/kei...
He really didn't mean a single word of *any* of these, did he?
www.clpd.org.uk/resource/kei...
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Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Side note: I really hate it when Google keyboard corrects 'their' to 'they're' without me noticing it, but not *quite* enough to delete and repost this.
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Side note: I really hate it when Google keyboard corrects 'their' to 'they're' without me noticing it, but not *quite* enough to delete and repost this.
At least they're still committed to abolishing the House of Lords eventually, I guess, even though by the time they're manifesto was published they'd already rowed back on their extremely clear commitment to abolish it in their first term, which is the only one they're going to get. 😐
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
At least they're still committed to abolishing the House of Lords eventually, I guess, even though by the time they're manifesto was published they'd already rowed back on their extremely clear commitment to abolish it in their first term, which is the only one they're going to get. 😐
Oh, the manifesto promised immediate reform? Great, that must have happened already then, right?
There's been so much going on, I must have missed it.
There's been so much going on, I must have missed it.
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Oh, the manifesto promised immediate reform? Great, that must have happened already then, right?
There's been so much going on, I must have missed it.
There's been so much going on, I must have missed it.
Oh yeah, that was it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Oh yeah, that was it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
What was it Starmer said about the House of Lords in order to get elected, again?
Ex Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
What was it Starmer said about the House of Lords in order to get elected, again?
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Clive Lewis MP: This deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter Thiel is an oligarch who despises democracy... Even the Swiss army has rejected Palantir...
#R4Today
#R4Today
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts' on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Clive Lewis MP: This deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter Thiel is an oligarch who despises democracy... Even the Swiss army has rejected Palantir...
#R4Today
#R4Today
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I told @time.com I'd like to see those who have betrayed this country, betrayed our party, betrayed our movement, to face the full force of the legal system and the law.
time.com/7372763/epst...
time.com/7372763/epst...
How the Epstein Files Broke Britain
"It's something that's had the potential to engulf this government in a way that I don't think any other scandal has."
time.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I told @time.com I'd like to see those who have betrayed this country, betrayed our party, betrayed our movement, to face the full force of the legal system and the law.
time.com/7372763/epst...
time.com/7372763/epst...
It's fascinating just how bad the Guardian's political instincts are, as a newspaper.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It's fascinating just how bad the Guardian's political instincts are, as a newspaper.
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I work mostly with neurodivergent kids who've had really awful experiences in mainstream state education (and many of them are in England, actually) so I am pretty keenly aware of problems, and certainly not against reforms in principle!
What I've read hasn't made me optimistic, but we'll see...
What I've read hasn't made me optimistic, but we'll see...
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I work mostly with neurodivergent kids who've had really awful experiences in mainstream state education (and many of them are in England, actually) so I am pretty keenly aware of problems, and certainly not against reforms in principle!
What I've read hasn't made me optimistic, but we'll see...
What I've read hasn't made me optimistic, but we'll see...
Ha, that is great! Does he play a lot of Minecraft?
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Ha, that is great! Does he play a lot of Minecraft?