@malibooo.bsky.social
Facilitator of marag dhubh at Isle of Skye Black Pudding Co, and development officer for Dunvegan Community Trust. Mum to a lovely bunch of teens.
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OCTOBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4850 landholdings (76.55% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income which is not rising as fast as expansion expenditure so may have to slow the project down. Subscriptions start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OCTOBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4850 landholdings (76.55% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income which is not rising as fast as expansion expenditure so may have to slow the project down. Subscriptions start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
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My daughter @islaratcliff.bsky.social has just released a single Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) from her forthcoming album which is a Scottish trad interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons published 300 years ago in 1725. Album is due out November islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/track/autumn...
Autumn Leaves (Autumn 1), by Isla Ratcliff
track by Isla Ratcliff
islaratcliff.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My daughter @islaratcliff.bsky.social has just released a single Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) from her forthcoming album which is a Scottish trad interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons published 300 years ago in 1725. Album is due out November islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/track/autumn...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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She's got it
April 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
She's got it
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Given that just 4.25% of the world's population lives in the United States of America this might be the moment for the 95.75% of the rest of us to leave them to it.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Given that just 4.25% of the world's population lives in the United States of America this might be the moment for the 95.75% of the rest of us to leave them to it.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
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Gaza … and my 21 min talk on Donald Trump is “flagged” by TEDx for views on his cultural psychohistory from the Highland Clearances. Somebody can’t have liked it. Wonder why? My remarks reference historical sources from his mother’s home island. Watch at: youtu.be/4-vxUtmtKKc?...
Spiritual Activism: Donald Trump and the second sight | Alastair McIntosh | TEDxFindhornSalon
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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February 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Gaza … and my 21 min talk on Donald Trump is “flagged” by TEDx for views on his cultural psychohistory from the Highland Clearances. Somebody can’t have liked it. Wonder why? My remarks reference historical sources from his mother’s home island. Watch at: youtu.be/4-vxUtmtKKc?...
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Normal people: You should ban child torture
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
February 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Normal people: You should ban child torture
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
Labour Party: Well, we met some people from the How to Torture Your Child Discord and they said a ban would actually be *more* harmful
Centrists: Truly this is a complex issue 🤔 There are no easy answers 😞
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Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
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Teach a man to fish and he’ll eventually claim he just always had that knowledge innately and then try to explain to you how fishing works
January 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Teach a man to fish and he’ll eventually claim he just always had that knowledge innately and then try to explain to you how fishing works
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 9/20
January 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 9/20
I've been looking at the latest census data for NW Skye, which shows a dramatic decimation of the under 50yo population, and a dramatic increase of the retirement aged population, far more dramatic than the national, highland, or western isles trends.
January 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I've been looking at the latest census data for NW Skye, which shows a dramatic decimation of the under 50yo population, and a dramatic increase of the retirement aged population, far more dramatic than the national, highland, or western isles trends.
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I can't often share crowdfunders, but Catherine MacPhee tradition bearer & Isle of Skye archivist still needs £2k for her important cross-cultural indigenous work in Brazil. (Mind, opt to bypass the platform's greedy "tip"!) justgiving.com/crowdfunding/catherine-macphee?utm_id=66&utm_term=266Mz7yme
Help raise £2500 to support with volunteering in Brazilian Amazon
Iʼm raising money to support with volunteering in Brazilian Amazon. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
justgiving.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I can't often share crowdfunders, but Catherine MacPhee tradition bearer & Isle of Skye archivist still needs £2k for her important cross-cultural indigenous work in Brazil. (Mind, opt to bypass the platform's greedy "tip"!) justgiving.com/crowdfunding/catherine-macphee?utm_id=66&utm_term=266Mz7yme
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 8/20
January 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 8/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 7/20
January 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 7/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 6/20
January 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 6/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 5/20
January 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 5/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 4/20
January 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 4/20
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UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts.
UK prices 8% higher, housing cost 44% higher.
Low income families - German families 21% or £2,300 a year better off; Dutch 39%.
Yet no curbs on profiteering, exploitation institutionalized.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK prices 8% higher, housing cost 44% higher.
Low income families - German families 21% or £2,300 a year better off; Dutch 39%.
Yet no curbs on profiteering, exploitation institutionalized.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study
Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European average
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts.
UK prices 8% higher, housing cost 44% higher.
Low income families - German families 21% or £2,300 a year better off; Dutch 39%.
Yet no curbs on profiteering, exploitation institutionalized.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK prices 8% higher, housing cost 44% higher.
Low income families - German families 21% or £2,300 a year better off; Dutch 39%.
Yet no curbs on profiteering, exploitation institutionalized.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 3/20
January 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 3/20
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What's ahead for the Highlands and Islands this year? I'm taking a look at the main issues in the @scotnational.bsky.social today. 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/248...
www.thenational.scot/politics/248...
Rhoda Meek: Here are my Highlands and Islands predictions for 2025
THE beginning of the year is a time when many of us look forward. With hope, with trepidation, and with just enough of a head tilt to avoid looking…
www.thenational.scot
January 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What's ahead for the Highlands and Islands this year? I'm taking a look at the main issues in the @scotnational.bsky.social today. 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/248...
www.thenational.scot/politics/248...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 2/20
January 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 1/20
January 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 1/20
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I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever