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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 8h

The Traitors is based on Mafia game, developed in 1986 at Moscow university.

The game demonstrated that an secretly informed minority ( the traitors) can easily manipulate an uninformed majority (the faithful)

John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 9h

Sure, I’d count myself as a civic nationalist.

But that’s why I object to the hijacking of the saltire to signify nativism

John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 11h

I read somewhere that it’s based on Werewolves & villagers, which was devised by a communist to show that, a few people, with all the information, can easily manipulate a mass of people, who are ignorant…
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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 11h

I’m glad you’re not intimidated. I’m glad you feel ownership of the flag. I was just despairing at the intention of the Tommy Mcrobinsons

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 1d

Hello from Scotland Seth. Long time fan, first time poster.

Don’t name your band The Rangers.

Unless you guys sing offensive songs and want to be the support act & go bust

#footballjoke

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 3d

Like Brutal Grim or brutal edgy / funny / satirical ?

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Scotland have never been more successful.

Scotland have never been harder to watch.

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 3d

Took the wee man. Torture.

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Paul Evans @pauliewaulie.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a perfect storm;

1. Defunded journalism creating a vacuum that is cheaply filled by unchallenged bias.
2. Algorithms promoting anger
3. New undetectable ways of buying political control
4. Electoral politics having no resilience to cope with this.

Unchecked, it ends in fascism. Not if. When.

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Amy @amzomac.bsky.social · 7d

It's a breath of fresh air to see journalists exposing the real stories for a change.

The UK is increasingly profitting from genocide & our government is demonstrably complicit.

Lammy & Starmer are for the Hague.

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 9d

Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values

Last week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re...

www.channel4.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 9d

Well this will definitely make him look totally innocent

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 9d

TRUMP ON GHISLAINE MAXWELL PARDON: WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT

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4yrsofdiscontent.bsky.social @4yrsofdiscontent.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you Green Brigade!!!

Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 10d

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~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 10d

Imagine you're at a writers' retreat with the lads and you're all showing off a draft after dinner and then your mate's girlfriend goes here is the novel Frankenstein which I just wrote

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 10d

Concentrate for 15 minutes.
Read all the way through.
#solidaritywithPalestine

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

www.theguardian.com

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Oldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · 10d

Putting Russell Martin’s hair on Russell Martin until Rangers win two games in a row under Russell Martin

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 11d

Love that #LewisCapaldi comes on the Graham Norton show and by sheer personality eclipses Oscar Winners, Taylor Swift and all.

A mad wee Celtic fan from Whitburn. Go on yerself !

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 12d

Never boring.

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Global Movement To Gaza UK @gmtguk.bsky.social · 14d

Kieran Andrieu has been kidnapped by The IOF against his will on 01/10.

Tell the UK Governement to end it's complicity with Israel and bring him home.

End the genocide.

#SailToGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla #BreakTheSiege #GlobalMovementToGaza #FreePalestine #MobiliseNow

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 14d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 14d

The breathtaking courage of everyone on board the #GlobalSumudFlotilla heading to Gaza. The IDF currently kidnapping them.

#FreePalestine
#Flotilla

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 15d

The Global Sumud Flotilla heading for Gaza is due to enter Israeli-controlled waters tonight. The Italian naval ship accompanying them has offered to move anyone who wants to onto their ship before that. Italy has said once the flotilla enters Israeli-controlled waters, they cannot protect them.

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 17d

And guess what ? DARTH VADER IS HIS DAD!

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 18d

"Like so many of these so-called think tanks, the Tony Blair Institute dances to the tune of its funders"

Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...

George Monbiot on Blair, Starmer and the capture of democracy

I spoke with the celebrated journalist and activist about ‘junk tanks’, dark money - and how we can fight back

democracyforsale.substack.com

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John MacL @johnmacl.bsky.social · 18d

“I came for the football. I stayed for more”

[ money like a greedy amoral vain ball clown ]

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19d

This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting

Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European parliament. More details soon … Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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