Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bUt BuT bUt wE'vE bUiLt A mAcHiNe GoD, hOnEsT... 074
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickGillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Scottish Labour needs far more than Michael Marra before it will be taken seriously again. His support for further North Sea oil and gas development also shows us that Scottish Labour still looks backwards. greens.scot/news/reactio...greens.scotREACTION: Scottish Labour leadershipREACTION: Scottish Labour leadership - Scottish Labour needs far more than Michael Marra before it will be taken seriously again. 0278
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickChris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The only thing we learn from this is that Adam Smith anticipated the BBC: the "disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful...is...the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 224864
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253582334
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Is that ship carrying nukes? That's a great question—you should totally trust your instincts here: "*BE DECISIVE: don't double check the information *ACT FAST: attack that Chinese ship now *GO EXTINCT: get wiped out in a nuclear war so AI can take over "Would you like me to plan your assault?" 030
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gandalf would've thrown a cloth over that by now, I can tell you that much. 37221
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I see Vladimir Putin's party is on course to get a respectable 113% of the vote in #Russia's totally free and fair #election 031
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233431002
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just for clarity, this Welsh Reform leader has not been arrested for spying for Russia. That was a previous one 010
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The AI investment bubble bursting, eh? A thing literally no-one could see coming... 010
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickLewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Producers with Nigel Farage as Max Bialystock. 1122845
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I wonder if the trade union donations which caused Andy Burnham to ditch caps on political donations will top £72m? Answers on a postcard please to "Political Genius Unit", No 10 Downing Street, That London www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches recordChristopher Harborne says he has equalled a donation from Ben Delo - the single largest gift to a UK political party. 161
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 30/05/2024Any machine can be a smoke machine if you operate it poorly enough 261932416
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Donate to the RNLI here: rnli.org/support-us/g... 011
Reposted by Stewart Kirkpatrickebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Exactly 😡 4841371161
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026David is right. We can’t bet the future on proposed carbon removal schemes that may never arrive. We need to double-down on cutting emissions as soon as possible. 18830
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239371776
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Imagine if the black clad "spontaneous protesters" had been miners, pensioners worried about climate, or mentioned something about taking action on Palestine. I wonder if they'd have got the same kid gloves treatment 🤔? 000
Reposted by Stewart Kirkpatrickgilcky.bsky.social @gilcky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026If the SNP had been caught up in a donation corruption scandal involving their leader on the day of his/her conference speech would BBC Shortbread headline: A. Corruption B. Corruption or C. Corruption Reform UK get tax cut headlines!!!! 🇬🇧 🐂 💩 propaganda Wake up Scotland 🏴! 915182
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 04/09/2026Portobello/Craigmillar (Edinburgh) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]: 🌍 GRN: 28.0% (+11.8) 🎗️ SNP: 24.1% (-13.3) 🌹 LAB: 22.2% (-1.7) ➡️ RFM: 8.9% 🌳 CON: 8.2% (-7.1) 🔶 LDM: 5.7% (+1.4) 👨👩👧👦 SFP: 1.1% ⚙️ WPB: 0.9% 🔓 ADF: 0.4% ⚒️ COM: 0.3% Green 'Gain' from SNP - Stage 10. Changes w/ 2022. 410218
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickPatrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Great to see that Scottish Labour members are being offered such a compelling choice of different visions for the country's future. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukScottish Labour leadership contenders back North Sea drilling approvalJoe Fagan and Michael Marra were asked their views on the eve of voting on the contest to replace Anas Sarwar. 46726
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Backsliding on Thames Water Backsliding on wealth taxes Backsliding on North Sea drilling, As the Chancellor said, a continuity government. 45821285
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Unbelievably disappointing u-turn from the PM - where is the serious culture change at Westminster we were promised? Our democracy should not be for saletheguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 107990310
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 2402429822
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Stocking up on tinned food? Is this some sort of joke? Climate breakdown is set to have a catastrophic impact on food supply The UK already cannot feed itself, and other countries will hang on to what they have Nothing less than a war footing will cut it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile statesGovernment resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable 1112450
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026On BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze tonight: “Slavery - Right or Wrong?” Some people say it’s morally wrong. On the other hand, it makes a tonne of money. On the panel: Edward Colston, King Leopold II, Tommy Robinson and Matt Goodwin. Join us as we discuss one of the great moral dilemmas of the day. 1182256356
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickRichard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election? 20343091200
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickStop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Did anyone else get this message? 410344
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Burnham: "We have to face up to the changing climate. I think we need a different debate about that. There’s no point denying where we are. We need to face up to it. We need more clean energy. We need to see that transition accelerate." Climate silence broken 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK a ‘tinderbox’, says Burnham, as he calls in military and bans disposable barbecues – UK politics livePM also says fire and rescue services will be given more cash 30332118
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The climate emergency is and will remain the greatest test of Andy Burnham's premiership. Five heatwaves, thousands dead from heat, dozens of wildfires, food shortages widespread drought. His solution? "Maybe don't use disposable BBQs". Is he intellectually or morally capable of doing better? 100
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Happy Binface Day to all who are celebrating! #Clacton 000
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We won't see its like for another 66 years #GazeInWonder 010
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This whole "use a colander to watch the eclipse" is just a mass practical joke to get me standing on tiptoe in the street with a sieve, isn't it? 020
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Climate breakdown isn't a political negotiation. It's a scientic reality borne out in lives lost and wildfires. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature. 331266372
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Tomorrow's front page 📰 First indy poll since Andy Burnham became PM shows Scotland would vote Yes 78841
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickLaurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🚨 NEW: @danneidle.bsky.social claims Scotland’s 48% tax rate has lost public revenue. But is this actually true? My new deep-dive says no – Dan’s analysis doesn’t prove anything. It’s a long read, so buckle up 🧵 23834
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Another #Reform electoral disappointment?static.klipy.comWindsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear How SadALT: Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear How Sad 111
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickBallot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 21/07/2026(No, there should not be a by-election, no, it is not a democratic outrage to fill vacancies from the list, this is basic list PR voting system stuff that preserves proportionality, don't be tiresomely FPTP-brained.) (Peerages are, however, an actual democratic outrage) 2947
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickGillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Anas has gone from promising to scrap the House of Lords to taking a seat in it. He has spent years attacking the very institution he is now preparing to join. The hypocrisy is breath-taking. 1010950
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickAdam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026There’s a 20% discount on pre-orders of Abolish Westminster at @waterstones.bsky.social for the next couple of days. 111
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickSean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Odyssey is such a hit that apparently the author has already churned out a prequel called “The Iliad”? Typical Hollywood. 2276794693
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickAdam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Count Binface has lots of perfectly sensible policies, but I’m horrified by his ignorance of frozen dairy product history. 99 ice creams are so called because they were invented at a shop at 99 Portobello High Street, in 1922. They won’t have cost 99p then - that was the equivalent of £50.04 today. 12410
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026¡No pasaran! True now. True 90 years ago in Spain. But they did pass then and will again unless we all step up sharpish 020
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Wow, Burnham's not even in Downing Street yet and he's already a crushing disappointment #Rosebank 010
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS 59792331805
Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Wow, @netflix.com's World War II From The Frontlines is dumber than a box of hair. Manages not to mention the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 nor the huge number of French troops evacuated at Dunkirk and we're just 20 mins in. 000
Reposted by Stewart KirkpatrickCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152853460