John MacDonald
@1johnmacdonald.bsky.social
Abrach. Ex-everything. Watch this space.
Humans. The smarter they get, the stupider they get.
A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Humans. The smarter they get, the stupider they get.
Authentic Scotch.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Authentic Scotch.
'US abandons Kurdish allies.' I've seen this movie.
US abandons Kurdish allies as Syria’s new government seizes control
US abandons Kurdish allies as Syria’s new government seizes control
A force that helped defeat Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government
www.irishtimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
'US abandons Kurdish allies.' I've seen this movie.
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Trump won’t, perhaps, invade Greenland for now. The US is losing its allies - choosing enmity and chaos instead. So what do ‘medium powers’ and the EU (a bigger power but not a superstate) do now? my latest blog.
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
‘Middle Powers’, European Union Agility (or not) and UK Looking On
Trump won’t, perhaps, invade Greenland. But the US is choosing enmity and chaos over its allies. So what do ‘medium powers’ and the EU do now?
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Trump won’t, perhaps, invade Greenland for now. The US is losing its allies - choosing enmity and chaos instead. So what do ‘medium powers’ and the EU (a bigger power but not a superstate) do now? my latest blog.
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
I'm not smart enough to understand 'the art of the deal'.
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
I'm not smart enough to understand 'the art of the deal'.
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‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
Probably the last time we'll do this. Savouring the moment 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Probably the last time we'll do this. Savouring the moment 🎄
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This is my new book (26/026). It's the 1st time in years that I'll be published as 'Shona' rather than 'S.G.'and I am very happy to be reclaiming my name. It's about a reading society formed in a northern Scottish town in the 1830s. Drama ensues. (My mother-in-law crocheted the shawl 🧶)
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is my new book (26/026). It's the 1st time in years that I'll be published as 'Shona' rather than 'S.G.'and I am very happy to be reclaiming my name. It's about a reading society formed in a northern Scottish town in the 1830s. Drama ensues. (My mother-in-law crocheted the shawl 🧶)
Powerless, rudderless Europe continues its genuflection to Trump. What a truly unedifying spectacle.
June 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Powerless, rudderless Europe continues its genuflection to Trump. What a truly unedifying spectacle.
It's not 'complicated'. It's crystal clear.
May 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It's not 'complicated'. It's crystal clear.
The gradual extinction of the Teuchter Wagon sticker. One of the great Highland tragedies.
May 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The gradual extinction of the Teuchter Wagon sticker. One of the great Highland tragedies.
Congratulations to Bologna and their Scottish captain, Lewis Ferguson. 🏴
¡El Bologna es campeón de la Coppa Italia!
Más de medio siglo después los de Vincenzo Italiano obtienen el trofeo ante el Milan, con gol de Dan N'Doye.
Más de medio siglo después los de Vincenzo Italiano obtienen el trofeo ante el Milan, con gol de Dan N'Doye.
May 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Congratulations to Bologna and their Scottish captain, Lewis Ferguson. 🏴
'Mixed clans'. Culloden.
April 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
'Mixed clans'. Culloden.
Màiri Mhòr nan Òran -
March 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Màiri Mhòr nan Òran -
Long day on the road today. C'mon the Hoops.
March 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Long day on the road today. C'mon the Hoops.
Hindyref. Bu Chòir. x.com/DavidsonMagn...
Magnus Davidson on X: "The Highlands and Islands comprise 9% of Scotland’s population but produces 47% of its renewable electricity. We pay a higher rate than the south of Scotland per kWh used. The Highlands and Islands need independence now." / X
The Highlands and Islands comprise 9% of Scotland’s population but produces 47% of its renewable electricity. We pay a higher rate than the south of Scotland per kWh used. The Highlands and Islands need independence now.
x.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hindyref. Bu Chòir. x.com/DavidsonMagn...
Spot the union dividend.
January 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Spot the union dividend.
New shinty season fast approaching. Here's the Balliemore Cup draw -
January 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New shinty season fast approaching. Here's the Balliemore Cup draw -