Reposted by Barney HigginsCia 👁️COMMISIONS OPEN👁️ @ciainhell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Terminator wip #warhammer40k #miniaturepainting 510810
Reposted by Barney HigginsOsaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zone · 09/02/2026I said this in like 2018. I am glad to hear it still echoed.youtu.beThe Content Situation is CrazyYouTube video by Zane Little 082
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 08/02/2026When someone new follows me, I check out the profile and block if it's spam, porn, or empty. My profile shows 259 followers, of which 80 are not blocked. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Surely no person offered a vote on the lesser of two evils can be upbraided for choosing not to vote for either. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Witness the endless problems caused by insistence on discussing deeply complex and nuanced social and economic challenges in binary terms. Nothing is simple. Nothing is easy. Every decision leads to a vast, spreading network of important consequences when we're working at such scale. Get nuance. 000
Reposted by Barney HigginsNew Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Does GDP tell the full story of thriving societies? According to our chief executive, @dhnnjyn.bsky.social, there's more: We need an urgent reset of our economic fundamentals around growth, equity, and human flourishing. His full thoughts: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voic... 076
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I had to stop halfway through part iii - too intense! I really like Dan Abnett's unapologetically lush, dramatic prose. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Are you fucking serious? The co-leader of the Scottish Greens is into Warhammer?? And you've read all the Horus Heresy books??? This makes me extremely happy :) 010
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Returning to bsky after a long absence, weeding out a handful of spam accounts that have followed my account in the interim, typing this... that's plenty for now. 000
Reposted by Barney HigginsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market." 433208315259
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I feel the same. I was overexcited about it at first but I’m also holding back and watching til it takes more shape. I’m more Green I think, and in Scotland the greens have exciting changes happening so I’m there for that. collaboration is the key . 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I’m a person who worked as a chainsaw operator for many years, it’s very odd that these people think posing with chainsaws but without safety gear is smart or cool. If you fuck that up at all you’re in life changing injury territory. Not voting for anyone who doesn’t have the sense to see that. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2025This is great, well worth reading through to the end. 010
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Gillian's consistent message of focusing on policy is incredibly important. Too often, actual policy gets lost under a sea of sound bites. That lets politicians away with forgetting manifesto commitments after election day and slipping damaging policies through under the radar. 051
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2025"I would also make a point of providing support and solidarity to those too frequently at the sharp end of unacceptable behaviour... We have lost far too many great volunteers, particularly women, as a result of this atmosphere of negativity. That cycle needs to be broken." This. Thank you. 020
Reposted by Barney HigginsBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18/08/2025Did you spot JD Vance in the background HATING every minute of progress being made? ~AA 5642387
Reposted by Barney HigginsGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This is important for Starmer & Europe to get right. Holding Trump to a process which respects & stands with Ukraine & is not appeasement of Putin & reward for his aggression. 051
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025UBI would be a catalyst for economic changes that would benefit so many people. UBI would empower communities and individuals to get involved in politics, in art, in volunteering, in starting new businesses. It would fix the broken tax system, cut inequality, reduce rents, and boost economic growth. 030
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We have to ask why such misconceptions are still so common? I suspect it's because a Citizen's Income would empower poor people to make choices that would threaten the interests of those who extract most profit from the current system. So silly. Everyone could live well if everyone worked together. 020
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025I love this. Modern economics feels more and more like an exercise in extraction. Corporations extract money from the country's economy in the form of profits, incentives, and tax breaks, and are allowed to do so on the false premise that the money is trickling down, rather than flowing up and out. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025"By offering solutions rather than solely highlighting problems, we can transform how we do politics." ~Gillian MacKay MSP. So many good things here from @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social. Not just good lines, but a lot of solid, clear, ambitious, actionable policy direction.greenhousethinktank.orgResponses from candidates for Leader of the Scottish Green PartyResponses from Scottish Greens Leadership candidates to the Questions Green House Think Tank is asking of potential Green Leaders 110
Reposted by Barney HigginsBarney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Voters are poorly-served when elected representatives oversimplify complex arguments and amplify reactionary, inaccurate narratives. But complex problems require complex solutions, and communicating complexity in a way that people can get behind is more challenging than just getting people wound up. 131
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This reminds me of the justifications for austerity: "It's like a household budget." Or about the approach to Scottish independence: "It's like a divorce." Drawing parallels between complex political challenges and day-to-day personal life is patronising, lazy, and ultimately counterproductive. 030
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Voters are poorly-served when elected representatives oversimplify complex arguments and amplify reactionary, inaccurate narratives. But complex problems require complex solutions, and communicating complexity in a way that people can get behind is more challenging than just getting people wound up. 131
Reposted by Barney HigginsBarney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Collaboration and communication are the most important tools we have available to us if we want to challange the terrible norms of global politics. 001
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025I was excited about the Your Party project at the beginning, but watching @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social campaigning for the Scottish Greens leadership recently, I see that the SGP already stands for much of what I want from YP should do. Scotland needs Greens in 2026. 030
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Unregulated market capitalism has caused massive and increasing income inequality. Capitalism is predatory; one group's riches can only exist in the context of another's poverty. There are enough resources for all to live well. The problems come from an economic system that incentivises inequality. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025That's an extremely unhelpful sentiment. People's rights do not become more or less important depending on how many of them there are. Equality is meaningless unless it includes everyone. Trans people's hard-fought protections are under attack, their fight is a bellwether for all rights in the UK. 030
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This is a good message and I support it. If we don’t address climate change, the world as we know it will cease to exist, as has already happened for so many people the world over. We have the tech and resources to halt and even reverse climate change. All that’s lacking is the will. 1122
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This is spot on. Fear and division thrive on scapegoat politics and simplistic narratives that have nothing to do with the complexities of real world challenges. Organising around hope is much harder, but that's what we need. What are we for? What can we do? What will we build? 061
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025In case you didn't see it, this new one from Zarah @888natnatnat888.bsky.social Good to hear them speak in some more detail, isn't it?newleftreview.orgZarah Sultana, The Alternative — SidecarOn Britain’s new left party—3. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025It's good to read this article as well as the longer interview with @zarahsultana.bsky.social posted recently. This party is a chance to alter the fundamentals of how society is built. Not just trying to do what we already do a bit better; really changing things. It could work. We need it. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2025What a great interview. Zarah Sultana comes across as honest, clear-minded, and committed. The task of starting a new party is hugely complex. People have been failed in so many ways, but it's brave to try to start something new, to try and really do things differently. None of this is simple. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 15/08/2025This podcast is really something @neweconomics.bsky.social I'd not heard of Marshall Ganz before. This guy just has so many good, clear ideas, so many great lines as well. NEF's podcast is one of my best discoveries in recent weeks.neweconomics.orgCan organising save American democracy with Marshall GanzHannah Peaker is joined by Marshall Ganz 110
Reposted by Barney HigginsIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Something to remember always 👇 215566
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 15/08/2025"...a robust policy, grounded in plausible revenue estimates and implemented without theatrics, can survive scare stories." 000
Reposted by Barney HigginsDr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · 11/08/2025My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...tandfonline.comVíking Across Conversion: Depictions of Víkingar in the Sagas of IcelandersVikings commonly feature in the Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). The words víking (the act of raiding) or víkingr (a raider) appear over 180 times across the forty-some texts of the corpus. H... 37820
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025@bsky.app is really pretty good, in the sense that using it has actively added value to my life in various ways. In comparison to other platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and the hellsite, Bluesky has genuinely allowed me to connect with people of interest to me and to learn new things. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025This is fucking obscene. Thank you @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social for this article. It hurt to read it, but it's so important. This is what I call journalism. www.reuters.com/investigates...reuters.comA flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Metaâs AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods. 010
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Though I'm sure it's not the first time it's happened, this is the first time I've seen a politician in such a high-profile position state clear support for universal basic income in the press. Thank you and well done @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social, good luck to you and @ross-greer.bsky.social today. 0102
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Third, if they have been banned from Bluesky, then that means that Bluesky's moderation is active and working. It could also mean that when the ID verification came into place, that caused a large cull of fake accounts. Interesting stuff for me as a user. That's all. 000
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Second, it means either that the 67 unaccounted for have also blocked me (seems unlikely, given I've not interacted with them beyond blocking) or that they have been banned from Bluesky since I blocked them. And that means that my personal moderation of accounts that follow me is effective. 100
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025...accounts that I've blocked and that are unaccounted for, not appearing on my block list or my list of unblocked followers. What does this mean? First, it means that the follower count is everyone who has ever followed a user, regardless of whether they are still on the site or not... 100
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025... it shows only 36 accounts. A handful of these are accounts I've blocked because I've encountered them trolling other users, but the majority are accounts I've blocked because I've thought they were either not real or had intent that is bad or that I'm not interested in. That leaves 67... 100
Barney Higgins @barneyhiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2025... but when I look at my list of followers, there are only 73. That means that of the 176 people who have followed me, I've made a judgement that 103 of them were either not real people or were following bad intent (or at least intent that I'm not interested in. Now, when I look at my block list... 100
