SueD
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Mostly #ScottishIndependence & #SlavaUkraini I am an internationalist. Brexit is a clusterbùrach. Destined for #Prevent reprogramming. @[email protected] Blue Tick by @raiphsays 🏴🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸🇸🇾🇬🇪🇺🇦
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Understanding how the framework of our democracies works is essential. Understanding just who built those frameworks is perhaps even more essential. Here's a deep dive that helps explain technocrat urges and why existential MAGA is still here. Good read.
Great deep read on how technocrats and autocrats build on each other, and stopping this looping threat to democracy.
"Facts are what is true about reality. Values are what matters in life. Data tells you which policies achieve which outcomes. It cannot tell you which outcomes are worth pursuing."
"Facts are what is true about reality. Values are what matters in life. Data tells you which policies achieve which outcomes. It cannot tell you which outcomes are worth pursuing."
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
A Response to Ruy Teixeira
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Understanding how the framework of our democracies works is essential. Understanding just who built those frameworks is perhaps even more essential. Here's a deep dive that helps explain technocrat urges and why existential MAGA is still here. Good read.
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❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: I wish to remind our allies that NATO was created to defend the West against the Soviet aggression, that is against Russia. And its foundation was solidarity, not selfish interests. I hope that nothing has changed.
November 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: I wish to remind our allies that NATO was created to defend the West against the Soviet aggression, that is against Russia. And its foundation was solidarity, not selfish interests. I hope that nothing has changed.
This ... Independent Scotland roll on
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This ... Independent Scotland roll on
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I’ve written for the FT on art and AI. Can we use it to find lost Rembrandts? www.ft.com/content/8f07...
Is AI killing the art connoisseur?
Such specialists are an endangered species but computer attribution is often wrong — and can be out by as much as a century
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’ve written for the FT on art and AI. Can we use it to find lost Rembrandts? www.ft.com/content/8f07...
De USing NATO is probably a good thing ..
When an allegedly US draft peace agreement includes a clause about the US mediating between NATO and Russia, and if the president keeps talking about NATO as if the US isn't part of it, this shouldn't be much of a shock. The US is ceasing to be a NATO ally.
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
De USing NATO is probably a good thing ..
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Ukrainians who fail ‘filtration’ interrogation held prisoner in Russian ‘refugee’ point until FSB fabricates charges
khpg.org/en/1608815312
khpg.org/en/1608815312
Ukrainians who fail ‘filtration’ interrogation held prisoner in Russian ‘refugee’ point until FSB fabricates charges
Russia’s ‘filtration’, aimed at ferreting out those seen as too ‘pro-Ukrainian’ is already profoundly illegal, with the details of how criminal charges are concocted, positively terrifying
khpg.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ukrainians who fail ‘filtration’ interrogation held prisoner in Russian ‘refugee’ point until FSB fabricates charges
khpg.org/en/1608815312
khpg.org/en/1608815312
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How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
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First Minister John Swinney has taken part in the STUC St Andrew's Day March and Rally in Glasgow today
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
First Minister John Swinney has taken part in the STUC St Andrew's Day March and Rally in Glasgow today
Just waiting for someone to expose Gibb as Yet Another russian stooge .. his destruction of the BBC wld absolutely fit the Kremlin agenda ..
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just waiting for someone to expose Gibb as Yet Another russian stooge .. his destruction of the BBC wld absolutely fit the Kremlin agenda ..
Oh ..
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Oh ..
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Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Ukraine is indomitable..
To be honest we don't know how much damage in Kyiv was caused by falling debris and possibly EW.
Power infrastructure was hit again and 600,000 lost electricity and many were without water.
Half those affected had services restored by lunchtime.
Power infrastructure was hit again and 600,000 lost electricity and many were without water.
Half those affected had services restored by lunchtime.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ukraine is indomitable..
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A good article on the US regime's plan to fund russia's conquest of Eastern Europe.
Russia is pitching a peace-through-business plan to a Trump team envoy Witkoff, offering sanctions relief and U.S. investment in exchange for Ukraine freezing the front line and giving up NATO. A must-read really given the ongoing circumstances.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A good article on the US regime's plan to fund russia's conquest of Eastern Europe.
Doing more for Climate Action than the entire US ..
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Doing more for Climate Action than the entire US ..
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29 November a Day of Global Solidarity with the Palestinian People theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/29/2...
29 November a Day of Global Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November), was established by the UN in 1977 to mark the 1947 partition resolution. In Orkney, on Saturday 29 November, islanders…
theorkneynews.scot
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
29 November a Day of Global Solidarity with the Palestinian People theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/29/2...
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The Russian shadow fleet tanker *Virat* was reportedly struck again by naval drones in the Black Sea early this morning. After burning through the night from the first hit, the ship took additional damage to its starboard side. Turkish tugboats remain distant, with no rescue request issued.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Russian shadow fleet tanker *Virat* was reportedly struck again by naval drones in the Black Sea early this morning. After burning through the night from the first hit, the ship took additional damage to its starboard side. Turkish tugboats remain distant, with no rescue request issued.
I'd settle for just exocising the populism & russian influence out of our politics..
We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
![I confess that I always had difficulty with interpreting the Biblical precept to love our neighbours “as ourselves” until I read some of the words of C.S. Lewis. He pointed out that we don't exactly love ourselves when we fall below the standards and beliefs we have accepted. Indeed we might even hate ourselves for some unworthy deed.
None of this, of course, tells us exactly what kind of political and social institutions we should have. On this point, Christians will very often genuinely disagree, though it is a mark of Christian manners that they will do so with courtesy and mutual respect. [Applause] What is certain, however, is that any set of social and economic arrangements which is not founded on the acceptance of individual responsibility will do nothing but harm.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbnsfdtxoothg654ujxe3p25/bafkreicrdgbtvm54qnmttwe6crhxwt4be5v3izjmqtnvlxmaljwg5wolai@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I'd settle for just exocising the populism & russian influence out of our politics..
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Just 4000 more signatures to go before this hits 100,000! Sign it if you haven't already!
This parliamentary petition for an inquiry into Russian interference in the UK has just passed 50,000 signatures. Help it get to 100,000, to trigger a parliamentary debate! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Just 4000 more signatures to go before this hits 100,000! Sign it if you haven't already!
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Zelensky: the regime launched more than 600 drones and 36 missiles at Ukraine last night, hitting energy facilities, civilian infrastructure, and residential areas. Several districts of Kyiv suffered damage to housing, with fatalities and many injured. The footage shows the Dniprovs'kyi district.
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Zelensky: the regime launched more than 600 drones and 36 missiles at Ukraine last night, hitting energy facilities, civilian infrastructure, and residential areas. Several districts of Kyiv suffered damage to housing, with fatalities and many injured. The footage shows the Dniprovs'kyi district.
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Anyone willing to amplify propaganda for a terrorist state should be held to account.
RT, Russia Today, where George Galloway frequently appears, isn’t just Russian state TV. They were an integral part of the torture system, including in my own case.
RT, Russia Today, where George Galloway frequently appears, isn’t just Russian state TV. They were an integral part of the torture system, including in my own case.
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Anyone willing to amplify propaganda for a terrorist state should be held to account.
RT, Russia Today, where George Galloway frequently appears, isn’t just Russian state TV. They were an integral part of the torture system, including in my own case.
RT, Russia Today, where George Galloway frequently appears, isn’t just Russian state TV. They were an integral part of the torture system, including in my own case.
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Kyiv tonight‼️
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Kyiv tonight‼️
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As a third country the UK will always be at a disadvantage.
With independence and EU membership, Scotland will be able to benefit from the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With independence and EU membership, Scotland will be able to benefit from the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Talks over UK joining EU defence fund break down over entry fee
The two sides had been at odds over a fee to allow UK defence firms to access a greater share of loans.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
As a third country the UK will always be at a disadvantage.
With independence and EU membership, Scotland will be able to benefit from the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With independence and EU membership, Scotland will be able to benefit from the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy with Eliot Higgins
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
Excellent ... less than 10k to go ... share and share again .. make the Westminster Kremlin stooges sweat blood .. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Excellent ... less than 10k to go ... share and share again .. make the Westminster Kremlin stooges sweat blood .. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...