Altnaharra
@altnaharra.bsky.social
Independence supporter living in the north east of Scotland #StillYes
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Starting to think that the President going completely mad might force his party to act next year.
He's always said crazy things but he's moved to another, and more politically dangerous, level recently.
He's always said crazy things but he's moved to another, and more politically dangerous, level recently.
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Starting to think that the President going completely mad might force his party to act next year.
He's always said crazy things but he's moved to another, and more politically dangerous, level recently.
He's always said crazy things but he's moved to another, and more politically dangerous, level recently.
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“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives’,” Alkanj recounted, before Ahmed tackled the shooter, taking his rifle.
this guy, honestly. amazing.
this guy, honestly. amazing.
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives’,” Alkanj recounted, before Ahmed tackled the shooter, taking his rifle.
this guy, honestly. amazing.
this guy, honestly. amazing.
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the proximate reason i post here — beyond the fact that i like a lot of you and enjoy reading your thoughts and jokes and observations — is that this is a non-algorithmic platform where people share lots of stuff and people read what is shared. that's still valuable even if it doesn't "influence!"
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the proximate reason i post here — beyond the fact that i like a lot of you and enjoy reading your thoughts and jokes and observations — is that this is a non-algorithmic platform where people share lots of stuff and people read what is shared. that's still valuable even if it doesn't "influence!"
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If Merz can deliver on both the frozen assets loan and the Mercosur deal, this will be the best week for his (now rather frayed) “Germany is back” narrative since the debt brake vote in mid-March.
Often, Berlin is the main veto player when it comes to decisive EU action. But this week, for once, Berlin is a key driver of getting both the reparations loan and Mercosur over the finish line.
This time, the EU's ability to act act fully hinges on Rome's and Paris's will to jump.
This time, the EU's ability to act act fully hinges on Rome's and Paris's will to jump.
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If Merz can deliver on both the frozen assets loan and the Mercosur deal, this will be the best week for his (now rather frayed) “Germany is back” narrative since the debt brake vote in mid-March.
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“…more people stayed home (41%) than voted for the winning Labour party (34%). These figures also don’t take account of the 8.2mil. people who are entitled to vote but aren’t registered to do so. Shockingly, only 1 in 5 eligible voters voted for the party that was swept into gov’t with a landslide…”
Lunchtime reading - or maybe just an amuse-bouche from the absolute doorstopper that is "The British General Election of 2024" from @robfordmancs.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, @psurridge.bsky.social and me.
The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed
Voters cared a lot less about tax than you might think.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“…more people stayed home (41%) than voted for the winning Labour party (34%). These figures also don’t take account of the 8.2mil. people who are entitled to vote but aren’t registered to do so. Shockingly, only 1 in 5 eligible voters voted for the party that was swept into gov’t with a landslide…”
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
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A reminder, following the conviction of Jimmy Lai, that two senior British lawyers—a former Law Lord and a former Supreme Court President—continue to lend respectability to the Hong Kong legal system by sitting as non-permanent judges on its highest court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A reminder, following the conviction of Jimmy Lai, that two senior British lawyers—a former Law Lord and a former Supreme Court President—continue to lend respectability to the Hong Kong legal system by sitting as non-permanent judges on its highest court.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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I've written for Psyche about some of the extraordinary things institutional trust enables us to do, and why we have to live with the fact that big organisations screw up.
Modern life relies on trust in civic institutions. Through a historical lens, this Idea looks back at the vast benefits trust once delivered, traces how scepticism has grown and touches on ways we might restore trust while retaining healthy scepticism @rostaylor.bsky.social
We’re losing trust in civic institutions – can we get it back? | Psyche Ideas
Historically, trust in institutions freed us to do extraordinary things. They can be flawed, but we lose them at our peril
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I've written for Psyche about some of the extraordinary things institutional trust enables us to do, and why we have to live with the fact that big organisations screw up.
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"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
In defence of echo chambers
This week, some common terms from naval language, and a map of left behind places. But first, what’s the problem with filter bubbles anyway?
jonn.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
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Big pharma goes to war with ‘filler fatigue’
After years of non-surgical aesthetic treatments, women are now returning to the ‘natural’ silhouette
🔗 Eva Wiseman
https://bit.ly/4oOTRoE
After years of non-surgical aesthetic treatments, women are now returning to the ‘natural’ silhouette
🔗 Eva Wiseman
https://bit.ly/4oOTRoE
Big pharma goes to war with ‘filler fatigue’ | The Observer
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December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Big pharma goes to war with ‘filler fatigue’
After years of non-surgical aesthetic treatments, women are now returning to the ‘natural’ silhouette
🔗 Eva Wiseman
https://bit.ly/4oOTRoE
After years of non-surgical aesthetic treatments, women are now returning to the ‘natural’ silhouette
🔗 Eva Wiseman
https://bit.ly/4oOTRoE
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Czech initiative Gift for Putin received a €4.12M anonymous donation to support Ukraine. Funds will go to 26 projects including combat drones, plastic explosives, training aircraft, and the Galka drone system. The initiative previously funded a rocket launcher, T-72 tank, and Black Hawk for Ukraine.
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Czech initiative Gift for Putin received a €4.12M anonymous donation to support Ukraine. Funds will go to 26 projects including combat drones, plastic explosives, training aircraft, and the Galka drone system. The initiative previously funded a rocket launcher, T-72 tank, and Black Hawk for Ukraine.
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A thread worth your time:
Few thoughts on the "Polish exodus" from the UK.
1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks.
2. Migration is really complicated.
3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure.
4. What you can do?
THREAD 🧵
1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks.
2. Migration is really complicated.
3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure.
4. What you can do?
THREAD 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A thread worth your time:
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Public should heed forthcoming rules on single-sex spaces, says UK equalities chief
Public should heed forthcoming rules on single-sex spaces, says UK equalities chief
Mary-Ann Stephenson says official guidance will not usher in ‘toilet police’ in businesses and public places
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UK politics live – latest updates
“Nobody is expecting a toilet police” but people should follow the rules when guidance is finally issued on single-sex spaces, the chair of the equalities watchdog has said.
Mary-Ann Stephenson said that “generally speaking, we expect people to follow the rules and make sure that there is adequate provision”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Public should heed forthcoming rules on single-sex spaces, says UK equalities chief
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How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
December 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
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Yes to independence has now overtaken no voters 🤩
If you're still undecided and want to know how long it will take us to get back into the EU - watch this brilliant video featuring supportive MEPs from the European Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msb9...
If you're still undecided and want to know how long it will take us to get back into the EU - watch this brilliant video featuring supportive MEPs from the European Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msb9...
Europe: We’ll Help Scotland Rejoin EU Quickly
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yes to independence has now overtaken no voters 🤩
If you're still undecided and want to know how long it will take us to get back into the EU - watch this brilliant video featuring supportive MEPs from the European Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msb9...
If you're still undecided and want to know how long it will take us to get back into the EU - watch this brilliant video featuring supportive MEPs from the European Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msb9...
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Other work of the Ladybird artists
Redwings in Winter
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Redwings in Winter
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Other work of the Ladybird artists
Redwings in Winter
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Redwings in Winter
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Much of the West’s misreading of #russia: its nature, its motives, its war, comes down to ignorance, sometimes inadvertent, oftentimes chosen.
Here goes my best attempt to fill the knowledge gap, in collaborate with @claireberlinski.bsky.social
claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-gift-o...
Here goes my best attempt to fill the knowledge gap, in collaborate with @claireberlinski.bsky.social
claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-gift-o...
The Gift of Defeat
What Russia needs and America won't give
claireberlinski.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Much of the West’s misreading of #russia: its nature, its motives, its war, comes down to ignorance, sometimes inadvertent, oftentimes chosen.
Here goes my best attempt to fill the knowledge gap, in collaborate with @claireberlinski.bsky.social
claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-gift-o...
Here goes my best attempt to fill the knowledge gap, in collaborate with @claireberlinski.bsky.social
claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-gift-o...
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Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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Raphael Ravenscroft played the saxophone (at session musician rates) on two tracks in Gerry Rafferty’s album “City to City”. Baker Street is the best known, but I’ve always thought the playing on this track was better youtu.be/wG4DzRCSbwE?...
Gerry Rafferty - Island (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gerry Rafferty
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December 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Raphael Ravenscroft played the saxophone (at session musician rates) on two tracks in Gerry Rafferty’s album “City to City”. Baker Street is the best known, but I’ve always thought the playing on this track was better youtu.be/wG4DzRCSbwE?...
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From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
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Octopus Teapot by Japanese ceramic artist Keiko Masumoto #Womensart
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Octopus Teapot by Japanese ceramic artist Keiko Masumoto #Womensart