Chris Lavelle
@chrisplavelle.bsky.social
Senior Project Manager at Uni of Glasgow | Chair of Glasgow Eco Trust | Drumchapel Ladies Coach | Green Party Socialist | Views own |
I also ramble at https://horizonglasgow.uk/
I also ramble at https://horizonglasgow.uk/
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“I've got a really bad feeling about this whole AI thing.”
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman joined John Harwood to break down the Trump economy, diving into AI and tariffs.
Watch the full conversation:
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Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman joined John Harwood to break down the Trump economy, diving into AI and tariffs.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“I've got a really bad feeling about this whole AI thing.”
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman joined John Harwood to break down the Trump economy, diving into AI and tariffs.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman joined John Harwood to break down the Trump economy, diving into AI and tariffs.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
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All in one day:
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
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Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
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December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
All in one day:
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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You might be off out Christmas shopping this weekend, but you'll be hard pushed to find a shop wearing its Christmas finery any better than House of Fraser back in 1981 😍
#Glasgow #Christmas
#Glasgow #Christmas
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You might be off out Christmas shopping this weekend, but you'll be hard pushed to find a shop wearing its Christmas finery any better than House of Fraser back in 1981 😍
#Glasgow #Christmas
#Glasgow #Christmas
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Them: vegans will never change anything. Us: Precision Fermented Dairy Alternative Receive ‘No Questions’ Approval From FDA
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Them: vegans will never change anything. Us: Precision Fermented Dairy Alternative Receive ‘No Questions’ Approval From FDA
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This is as likely as Zarah and Jezza having a cheeky snog behind the Yorp office photocopier
The UK must follow Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s lead and boycott Eurovision.
We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.
We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is as likely as Zarah and Jezza having a cheeky snog behind the Yorp office photocopier
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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A gallimaufry of twats?
The Telegraph has become a home for a large collection of offensive twats. What is the collective noun for Telegraph journalists? My suggestion is twattery
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A gallimaufry of twats?
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We get the politics the few pay for.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crypto investor donates record £9m to Reform UK
The sum from Christopher Harborne is the largest ever single donation by a living person to a British political party.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We get the politics the few pay for.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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From the section of society that says 'people from some communities don't integrate' now comes 'people from some communities shouldn't be MPs.' Can it be more obvious that these odious bigots are just full of shit?
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
From the section of society that says 'people from some communities don't integrate' now comes 'people from some communities shouldn't be MPs.' Can it be more obvious that these odious bigots are just full of shit?
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I beg to differ...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I beg to differ...
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Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
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Wasn't on my 2025 bingo card that #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & me would make 2025 top 25 book of the year lists in the @financialtimes.com and (conservative) @telegraph.co.uk, but not show up on @sciam.bsky.social's top *sixty seven* list 🤨
(Trump-era timidity)?
(Trump-era timidity)?
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wasn't on my 2025 bingo card that #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & me would make 2025 top 25 book of the year lists in the @financialtimes.com and (conservative) @telegraph.co.uk, but not show up on @sciam.bsky.social's top *sixty seven* list 🤨
(Trump-era timidity)?
(Trump-era timidity)?
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The largest beagle breeding facility in the WORLD is in the UK - and they aren't breeding them to be companion animals. The beagles bred at MBR Acres are sold for use in drug and chemical testing 💔 🐶
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The largest beagle breeding facility in the WORLD is in the UK - and they aren't breeding them to be companion animals. The beagles bred at MBR Acres are sold for use in drug and chemical testing 💔 🐶
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Wiping student debt could attract more young to rural areas. Follow Norway and Canada and consider the move for certain "priority professions" to encourage more young people to settle in challenging areas like the Highlands. Also needs housing action. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566899...
Writing off student debt could help tackle depopulation
Writing off students loans could help boost dwindling populations in rural Scotland, according to a new report.
www.heraldscotland.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Wiping student debt could attract more young to rural areas. Follow Norway and Canada and consider the move for certain "priority professions" to encourage more young people to settle in challenging areas like the Highlands. Also needs housing action. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566899...
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Thanks @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
We're growing a team - keeping up the huge momentum and ready to do so much more in the May elections!
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We're growing a team - keeping up the huge momentum and ready to do so much more in the May elections!
join.greenparty.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
We're growing a team - keeping up the huge momentum and ready to do so much more in the May elections!
join.greenparty.org
We're growing a team - keeping up the huge momentum and ready to do so much more in the May elections!
join.greenparty.org
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Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon.
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon.
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But their Dear Leader respects women so much.
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
But their Dear Leader respects women so much.
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Reduce my risk of death? Where do I sign up for this amazing diet?
…Oh wait. 😏
…Oh wait. 😏
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reduce my risk of death? Where do I sign up for this amazing diet?
…Oh wait. 😏
…Oh wait. 😏
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How can Glasgow need a mayor to tackle a supposed productivity gap when its productivity is steadily growing and outstripping all but one English city, all already with mayors? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/03/h...
How can Glasgow need a mayor to tackle a supposed productivity gap when its productivity is steadily growing and outstripping all but one English city, all already with mayors?
Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald yesterday continued its Scottish Labour campaign with a report from a non-transparent think tank, Centre for Cities, to suggest it needs a mayor to tackle it…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How can Glasgow need a mayor to tackle a supposed productivity gap when its productivity is steadily growing and outstripping all but one English city, all already with mayors? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/03/h...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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If you rely on BBC News, this is what you get.
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Support independent, no-nonsense media. Sign up now.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you rely on BBC News, this is what you get.
If you're a free subscriber to Vegan Horizon, this is what you get.
Support independent, no-nonsense media. Sign up now.
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If you're a free subscriber to Vegan Horizon, this is what you get.
Support independent, no-nonsense media. Sign up now.
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UK thinktank: Glasgow needs mayor to tackle £7.3bn productivity gap. Report “feels lazy and not properly interrogated.” Indeed, devolution to local government yes, but mayors add nothing other than further centralisation. Tokenism at best. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566788...
Glasgow ‘holding back’ Scotland’s economy without metro mayor, report warns
Glasgow is underperforming by £7.3bn a year, a new report warns, as it calls for a 2027 metro mayor to drive growth across the City Region.
www.heraldscotland.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
UK thinktank: Glasgow needs mayor to tackle £7.3bn productivity gap. Report “feels lazy and not properly interrogated.” Indeed, devolution to local government yes, but mayors add nothing other than further centralisation. Tokenism at best. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566788...
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At least it's not archery lessons...
'Matt Mansell, a father of three based in Guildford, runs a technology company, as well as a property development business, and says he needs his Land Rover Defender 110 for ferrying around clients and children'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Matt Mansell, a father of three based in Guildford, runs a technology company, as well as a property development business, and says he needs his Land Rover Defender 110 for ferrying around clients and children'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
At least it's not archery lessons...
'Matt Mansell, a father of three based in Guildford, runs a technology company, as well as a property development business, and says he needs his Land Rover Defender 110 for ferrying around clients and children'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Matt Mansell, a father of three based in Guildford, runs a technology company, as well as a property development business, and says he needs his Land Rover Defender 110 for ferrying around clients and children'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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3 year ban, community service, you only killed someone, could happen to anyone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman sentenced for fail-to-stop collision in Bridgwater
Jane Hill, from Bridgwater, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
3 year ban, community service, you only killed someone, could happen to anyone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The right to trial by jury is an important factor in delicate balance between the power of the state and the power of the individual" – Keir Starmer (1992)
'Watch: Diane Abbott obliterates Starmer using his own 1992 words'
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'Watch: Diane Abbott obliterates Starmer using his own 1992 words'
thedailybritain.co.uk/watch-diane-...
Watch: Diane Abbott obliterates Starmer using his own 1992 words - The Daily Britain
Diane Abbott and senior Labour figures warn David Lammy’s jury trial reforms are a “massive mistake” as Keir Starmer’s past comments on jury rights resurface.
thedailybritain.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"The right to trial by jury is an important factor in delicate balance between the power of the state and the power of the individual" – Keir Starmer (1992)
'Watch: Diane Abbott obliterates Starmer using his own 1992 words'
thedailybritain.co.uk/watch-diane-...
'Watch: Diane Abbott obliterates Starmer using his own 1992 words'
thedailybritain.co.uk/watch-diane-...