Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 23hI remember the global condemnation when the Taliban blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas...en.wikipedia.orgBuddhas of Bamiyan - Wikipedia 937153
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Trump’s Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge A 50-foot construction corridor scraped through the 272-foot carving in Cabeza Prieta refuge, where DHS had waived cultural-site protections" 125452
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialKieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026- Let's allow this despotic regime to flood our national sport with money in order to launder its image, what's the worst that could happen [years pass] - ah dammit 1307
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Scotland had 70 to 90% of all North Sea oil resources. Aberdeen should be like Dubai but it isn’t. Grangemouth oil refinery was shut down recently and Scotland no longer has one. Where did all the money go? Who made the decisions? #westminster #shambles 100
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.social(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026👇 021
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialDee the KittyServant @mixitupdeedee62.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why did he take the call from John Swinney, if his (Burnham's) father had just died? He clearly had a full conversation with JS, so that tells me, it was BEFORE Burnham knew his father had died, otherwise, the call wouldn't have happened. My GOD I am FUMING at the cynicism of that! FUMING! 3148
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham's crude emotional manipulation in linking the death of his father to John Swinney's claim he will be the last UK PM inadvertently revealed the poverty of Westminster's arguments against Scottish independence. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/b...weegingerdug.wordpress.comBurnham’s crude emotional manipulation reveals the poverty of Westminster’s caseThe only living politician mentioned by Andy Burnham during his jam tomorrow speech to the Labour party conference was John Swinney, and that was only in order to take a nasty, underhanded and emot… 815789
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 30/09/2026England wetting itself about Andy Burnham speech just shows how messed up they are. Thatcher started rot and Farage is waiting to put final spade on UK corpse. Scotland of course voted for non of this which is why I am not excited at all. 020
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In Scotland, we provide free personal care for older people without punishing pensioners. Andy Burnham removing the triple lock would simply repeat the mistakes of Keir Starmer. The blame for the UK’s financial mess lies with successive Westminster governments, not pensioners. 19286145
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialSteve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I realise you guys all lapped it up, and it was good to see a statesperson show true emotional engagement, but, honestly, ”My dad, who lived in Liverpool, was a good man who believed in opportunity for all and voted Labour so England has to own Scotland” is a fucking dreadful argument. 56421
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialIndependent Voices @indyvoices.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wouldn’t disagree with much that Burnham said today in what was an excellent speech. But… 90% of the substance is focused on England catching up with Scotland (Bus fares, rail nationalisation, water in public control, free social care and PR in elections). Not much for Scotland except Unionism! 89655
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For me, we need to be shifting the balance of revenue raising from NI to Income Tax as the population ages, to make the system fairer. 2214
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The one I like is the idea that the state pension should be means tested. We already do that in the most efficient way the state has ever found: Income Tax. People really do seem to think pensioners pay no tax at all 🤷🏻♂️ 2185
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Finally heard bbc/Gary Robertson remind people that Glasgow city council are trying to fix the equal pay mess left by previous Labour councillors 010
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132711210
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference. 521589861
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gavin Bazunu statement on withdrawing from Ireland squad 9313121
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’d underline here that “we” have not fucked it here: “Britain” has not disastrously screwed up. 99.9% of the populace are largely blameless, or they are just clueless dickheads. This situation was deliberately created by a comparatively tiny clique of political insiders and their media friends. 212429
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...democracyforsale.substack.comBREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates. 77895436
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Did you know meteors have seven different stages (plus a bonus one)? Actually, no one did until a recent paper came out. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-seven-... 🔭 🧪badastronomy.beehiiv.comThe Seven Stages of Brief (meteor phenomena)How an asteroid passes through Earth’s atmosphere and eventually becomes a meteorite 110914
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My socialist miner grandfather and his mates got a train from Ayrshire to Edinburgh in 1930s to counter protest (fight) Mosley fascist blackshirts. Problems these days is there is no obvious left leaning alternative to inspire people. Just failed neo liberalism. We are fucked imo 000
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396452565
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Saltire being commandeered in by rhe racist/ fascists. 000
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialLordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026 531549744
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialStay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why is Farage so triggered by the UK taking defence measures against Russian misinformation? 🤔🤔🤔 1611012311
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026something has gone very, very wrong with the UK 1143334751
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/20265. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board. 40807259
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is apparently what Daniel Thomas did next, which will hopefully land him in jail But still feel the fact he's mobilising fascists like a Poundshop Mosley to try to force hateful future on us all should worry decent people. (not my video) 45923
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialWillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Criticise the UK/UK Government: -What a wanker, tax exile, thieving prick, shut up. Criticise/Shaft Scotland/Scottish Government: -Captain of industry, knows his onions, fawning interview and double page profile. 2101
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl... 6744281397
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This isn’t funny. Commodities traders only do this when they’re in extreme distress 231101160
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialWillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026But then Labour and the Tories would have to declare BBC Scotland. 0116
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Fuddery! Why I don’t trust uk Labour or Andy Burnham. 010
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialStephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 1832995
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Is it #sacktheboard time yet for Celtic supporters? 000
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialDr Craig Dalȝell @thecommongreen.scot · 16/09/2026And so it remains almost impossible to leave Scotland except by air or by travelling through England. We shall continue to be, it seems, a landlocked island nation. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPlans for Scottish ferry to mainland Europe scrappedForth Ports said it had doubts over the 'long-term viability' of the route between Rosyth and Dunkirk. 352
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/08/2026So we end up with a situation where UK outperforms most of its peers on education, but rather than that making everyone happy it makes everyone angry that they put in the work, acquire the skills, and end up with crap outcomes, often worse than their parents. Full piece: www.ft.com/content/1c4a...ft.comTo fix education, fix the economy firstWeak educational outcomes often owe more to economic performance than education policy 522041
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I suggest that a country that elects Boris Johnson then Keir Starmer on crushing landslides, who become reviled public enemies within 18 months and have to be booted out by the same media outlets that fought to put them in power in the first place, has some pretty serious Democracy Issues. 28723
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialBUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Coming up on Newsnight; PinkPantheress performs her new single, we see if Alison Hammond can beat the Orbotron, and a family from Milton Keynes could win a 2-week all-inclusive holiday to Cape Verde" x 8435
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialWillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Already the BBC and all the other media hoors have given this racist backwater 10 times the coverage of all 3 devolved leaders meeting on Monday to demand the right to choose their own future and fuck this comedy racist nonsense UK into the sun and/or dustbin of history where it belongs. 082
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialBex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: Ed Sheeran to represent Piddington at Eurovision 201156278
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialGene Haunt 👻🇨🇦🇵🇸 @avin-oops.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Middle England today 151539382
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialAndy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 16/09/2026It's a shame we can't have nice things because one operator has a monopoly on all the lowland east coast ports from which you might sail to Europe 🤷♂️ 75518
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026Macklemore just fried Ed Sheeran on IG 😬 268117913464
chitterinlicht.bsky.social @chitterinlicht.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Due to the abject failure of the UK government to upgrade the electricity grid network to cope with abundant Scottish wind energy, Scotland must house these massive data centres to soak up the cheap excess wind electricity being generated. Also we have ‘cheap’ land and loads of water. 111
Reposted by @chitterinlicht.bsky.socialMike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social · 14/09/2026FromFB: Why will the UK not have a new EU Referendum? Because it would have to admit people can change their mind, and that Scotland would also be entitled to another one, as it was even longer ago. #Brexit #ScottishIndependence 2219777
