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...
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Jeremy Corbyn doesn't share Peter Mandelsons politics & has never had anything to do with him.
Keir Starmer kicked Jeremy out of the party (and then gave Peter Mandelson a top govt job)
And he actually thinks this is something to boast about? #PMQs
Keir Starmer kicked Jeremy out of the party (and then gave Peter Mandelson a top govt job)
And he actually thinks this is something to boast about? #PMQs
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Jeremy Corbyn doesn't share Peter Mandelsons politics & has never had anything to do with him.
Keir Starmer kicked Jeremy out of the party (and then gave Peter Mandelson a top govt job)
And he actually thinks this is something to boast about? #PMQs
Keir Starmer kicked Jeremy out of the party (and then gave Peter Mandelson a top govt job)
And he actually thinks this is something to boast about? #PMQs
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Thank you for support from Monkey Cage listeners - I am asked many questions - this by @skepchick.org is the beginning of some answers - to be supportive of trans people & trans allies made me an extremist and too political - this explains some of that process
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
skepchick.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Thank you for support from Monkey Cage listeners - I am asked many questions - this by @skepchick.org is the beginning of some answers - to be supportive of trans people & trans allies made me an extremist and too political - this explains some of that process
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
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Looking around DC which fell out the national narrative for being occupied but still is. Confirmed.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Looking around DC which fell out the national narrative for being occupied but still is. Confirmed.
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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
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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).
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.
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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.
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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.
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...
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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.
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This might sound like hyperbole.
It is not.
They took a decision they were warned would cause trans kids to die. Trans kids died. They covered that up and attacked those trying to expose their cover up.
They deserve to go to prison and nobody will ever be held accountable.
It is the UK way.
It is not.
They took a decision they were warned would cause trans kids to die. Trans kids died. They covered that up and attacked those trying to expose their cover up.
They deserve to go to prison and nobody will ever be held accountable.
It is the UK way.
Wes Streeting and Louis Appleby should go to prison over this. It's a massive scandal and they covered it up. They knew what they were doing restricting access to care and they did it anyways because of politics.
February 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This might sound like hyperbole.
It is not.
They took a decision they were warned would cause trans kids to die. Trans kids died. They covered that up and attacked those trying to expose their cover up.
They deserve to go to prison and nobody will ever be held accountable.
It is the UK way.
It is not.
They took a decision they were warned would cause trans kids to die. Trans kids died. They covered that up and attacked those trying to expose their cover up.
They deserve to go to prison and nobody will ever be held accountable.
It is the UK way.
I was very pleased to realise that my niblings are all officially Canadian.
I'm not saying that Canada is perfect, I'm saying that the bar is pretty low right now.
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I was very pleased to realise that my niblings are all officially Canadian.
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The article fails to include essential context, such as just how thoroughly debunked Cass Review has been, but more than that, as highlighted by @entirelyharmless.bsky.social, imagine them writing a piece about whether any other marginalised group has rights and what repercussions of that would be.
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The article fails to include essential context, such as just how thoroughly debunked Cass Review has been, but more than that, as highlighted by @entirelyharmless.bsky.social, imagine them writing a piece about whether any other marginalised group has rights and what repercussions of that would be.
Looks like it's time to whip out that old BBC complaints form again
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Looks like it's time to whip out that old BBC complaints form again
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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They’re completely wedded to the idea of a binary split. And… well, that’s just bad science.
February 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM
They’re completely wedded to the idea of a binary split. And… well, that’s just bad science.
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Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
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I'm going to share more of what is happening in MN right now.
A white woman who recently had a baby and is overproducing breast milk is donating her excess breast milk to a 16 year old girl whose mom was take by 🧊, so she can feed her baby sibling because she's too afraid to go outside.
People who
A white woman who recently had a baby and is overproducing breast milk is donating her excess breast milk to a 16 year old girl whose mom was take by 🧊, so she can feed her baby sibling because she's too afraid to go outside.
People who
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I'm going to share more of what is happening in MN right now.
A white woman who recently had a baby and is overproducing breast milk is donating her excess breast milk to a 16 year old girl whose mom was take by 🧊, so she can feed her baby sibling because she's too afraid to go outside.
People who
A white woman who recently had a baby and is overproducing breast milk is donating her excess breast milk to a 16 year old girl whose mom was take by 🧊, so she can feed her baby sibling because she's too afraid to go outside.
People who
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The US is deporting Palestinians to the Occupied West Bank, as in, under the control of the country that displaced them and forced them to seek refugee status in the first place.
Via a private jet owned by an Israeli buddy of Trump.
Via a private jet owned by an Israeli buddy of Trump.
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on private jet belonging to Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The US is deporting Palestinians to the Occupied West Bank, as in, under the control of the country that displaced them and forced them to seek refugee status in the first place.
Via a private jet owned by an Israeli buddy of Trump.
Via a private jet owned by an Israeli buddy of Trump.
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
I've now sunk enough time into a historical rant about Starmer and the Labour Party that I'll be slightly annoyed if he resigns before I have a chance to finish it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I've now sunk enough time into a historical rant about Starmer and the Labour Party that I'll be slightly annoyed if he resigns before I have a chance to finish it.
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US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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So if an Irish Citizen who lived and worked in USA for 20 years, married to a US citizen can be snatched & thrown into overcrowded internment camp, rife with disease, on starvation rations, intimidated by guards..
I can’t go to USA as an Irish Tourist I might join him or maybe shot as a terrorist 🤷🏼♂️
I can’t go to USA as an Irish Tourist I might join him or maybe shot as a terrorist 🤷🏼♂️
Irish man detained for five months in 'concentration camp' by ICE
Seamus Culleton, who has been living in the US for almost 20 years and is married to a US citizen, said "I don't know how much more I can take", it's "torture".
news.sky.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
So if an Irish Citizen who lived and worked in USA for 20 years, married to a US citizen can be snatched & thrown into overcrowded internment camp, rife with disease, on starvation rations, intimidated by guards..
I can’t go to USA as an Irish Tourist I might join him or maybe shot as a terrorist 🤷🏼♂️
I can’t go to USA as an Irish Tourist I might join him or maybe shot as a terrorist 🤷🏼♂️
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February 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Recommending again the huge range of blogs and resources on the Autism Central website, by and for neurodivergent people and parents (whether neurodivergent or not).
www.autismcentral.org.uk/news will take you to the blogs, and general articles & news, for example.
www.autismcentral.org.uk/news will take you to the blogs, and general articles & news, for example.