Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 15/10/2026If a Palestinian objects to the ideology used to justify kicking them from their homes, or murdering their relatives: They are branded a racist. You can only turn the world on its head for so long. 19637152 637
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage. 641053332 1.1K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🙌 We had a great day campaigning in Blairgowrie on Saturday! 🏴 Let’s keep the momentum going! #BelieveinScotland 05826 58
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They all knew ahead of time who he is... 6311649210405 16.5K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialTalking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/21/h...talkingupscotlandtwo.comHow Scotland went from being the murder capital of Europe to one of the safest places in the world – On BBC Latin America but not BBC Scotland? – Por el amor de Dios, ¿por qué?From the BBC’s Latin America service and on the BBC Future site but kept away from the main BBC UK site, far less BBC Scotland, the above, and: Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCr… 02214 22
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: The new leader of Glasgow City Council has said he is supportive of banning balaclavas in public www.thenational.scot/news/2... 24212 42
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/09/2026If you really hate it when music and film stars do politics, here’s the answer: give us politics that works | Nesrine Maliktheguardian.comIf you really hate it when music and film stars do politics, here’s the answer: give us politics that works | Nesrine MalikThe problem is not famous people speaking out, as they always have. It is the feeling that leaders have failed, obliging celebrities to fill the vacuum, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 1011836 118
culterhrm.bsky.social @culterhrm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK | Simon Jenkins 000 0
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I came into politics to ensure Scotland becomes an independent country, and I am determined to achieve that objective. 🏴 1612657 126
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5943728613398 37.3K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026There's only one solution to the danger of an AI-triggered nuclear war: decommission all nuclear weapons everywhere. On paper, the major powers are signed up to this objective. Now they need to do something about it. 18673136 673
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So the ‘negotiation’ involves blowing smoke up Putin’s arse, asking him what he wants then attacking Ukraine for refusing to concede it. Never forget the huge swathe of UK media & political figures who celebrated Trump’s ascent while claiming to care about Ukraine. Absolute heels, the lot of them. 681195311 1.2K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda) 15246382043 4.6K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The answer to our political funding crisis is simple and obvious. It would send our politics in the opposite direction to its current, disastrous trajectory. So why won't Labour MPs pick it up? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comPolitical donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George MonbiotAs revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot 491029393 1K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialTalking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 12/09/2026talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/e...talkingupscotlandtwo.comEven under Plaid Cymru rule BBC Wales can maintain professional journalism standards miles above the BBC Scotland scare storiesTwo headlines sum it all up for us? Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 … 21410 14
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026if you’re against the RNLI, yeah, you’re one of the bad guys 09117 91
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026After James Orr was filmed by undercover reporters, Cambridge University has told the Guardian that it "is looking into these matters". What about the other extensive concerns raised about Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge, by Byline Times?theguardian.comCambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UKJames Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral law 826883 268
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The majority of people today, Scots and English, presume that England has always been a fount of civilisation, conferring cultural blessings on her rude northern neighbour. This was patently not the case, writes Billy Kay ✍️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/politi... 15733 57
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Capital gains tax revenues make the case for the Taxing Wealth Report www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08... New data shows that increased capital gains tax rates raised more by themselves than some estimates for a wealth tax might deliver, as I predicted.taxresearch.org.ukCapital gains tax revenues make the case for the Taxing Wealth ReportThe naysayers about my Taxing Wealth Report have always said that some of my suggestions, such as equalising the tax rates on income and capital gains, would not deliver the level of income that I sug... 28649 86
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Karoline Leavitt has been celebrating her imminent departure from the White House Press Secretary role, so we figured we'd do the same - but via a parody of ABBA's "Thank You For The Music": youtu.be/o9l1xArp2RMyoutu.be"Thank You for the Bullsh!t" - Marsh Family parody of ABBA (on Karoline Leavitt leaving White House)YouTube video by Marsh Family 17221100 221
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Keynes transformed economics, making clear how markets fail and that governments have to intervene to deliver wellbeing. We need another Keynes now. I used AI, among other tools, when creating this post. I also used about 50 years of experience writing about economics. 614553 145
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialLarry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 09/08/2026⚠️ LATEST: Why Trump Is NOTHING Like Hitler. 👀 Please watch and share this latest report from #BrokenNews youtu.be/z2IdtjKUsX0youtu.be⚠️ Why Trump Is NOTHING Like Hitler - #BrokenNewsYouTube video by Larry & Paul 913666 136
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Govt planning c. 100 new data centres by early 2030s, mostly in already water stressed areas. They have no legal obligation to disclose how much water they use. Meanwhile Govt launches £75m publicity campaign to urge us to reduce water use & privatised water companies waste 19% thro leaks. Madness 36828426 828
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Gibraltar and Northern Ireland both voted Remain in 2016, and both now have carve-outs in UK-EU agreements. The SNP's Europe minister is calling for a similar 'special deal' for Scotland 👇thenational.scotEurope minister demands EU deal for Scotland amid Gibraltar border changes 67945 79
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026As of 4pm today the candidates were confirmed, & the race for the Clacton by-election is officially on between @countbinface.bsky.social & Farage. Here's our parody of "Englishman in New York" by #Sting - titled "Garbage Can Who Can Talk" - to reflect on the challenger 🎶🚀#noAI youtu.be/9NH5JpqrIzYyoutu.be"Garbage Can Who Can Talk" - Marsh Family parody of "Englishman in New York" about Binface v FarageYouTube video by Marsh Family 20253130 253
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialDr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I’m interested in how a career politician who owns a controlling stake in, and is a director of, a political party of which he is also President, can describe himself as ‘not actively involved in politics’. Can anyone help? 1618426 184
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Amazing work by Reform in picking Robert Jenrick as the man to tour the broadcast studios to portray Nigel Farage and his party as a model of probity 1001521546 1.5K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The Conservatives are for "the super rich" says Robert Jenrick, whose own campaigns have been funded by a billionaire Israeli mining heir and a firm controlled by a sanctioned oligarch 47990364 990
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 03/07/2026EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour must launch an immediate probe into whether they have 'been compromised by Russian intelligence services', the SNP have said 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2... 23322 33
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.social65yearcitizen @usa24freedom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026 518133445447 13.3K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Just another day in autodestruct mode. 31726185 726
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"Manchesterism" is the UK's new big thing. Unemployment in Manchester 6.5% Unemployment in Scotland 4.3% Child poverty in Manchester 37% Child poverty in Scotland 21% But Manchester DOES have loads of empty luxury flats. Seems the UK needs less Manchesterism and more ScotGov. 11241127 241
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A thousand times this. The BBC would also benefit from not giving a shit what the Daily Mail has to say about anything. 1113188654 3.2K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialDaily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Nigel’s poster is going viral 4210142 210
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Sorry to re-up this, but the media silence on the massive, country-changing shift towards arbitrary justice and authoritarianism is almost the most astonishing aspect of the case. The new dispensation is being normalised even as it's happening. Please spread it far and wide. We need to know. Thanks 17669356 669
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter 1440382277412 38.2K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Ah yes, if only we knew the special stuff that only the government knows, we would agree with everything it does. Says every authoritarian state, everywhere. 32777160 777
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialJim Prescott @jimprescott.bsky.social · 17/06/2026In 2004 a human rights barrister & part of the appeal defence for the "Fairford Five", made a defence similar to that of the Palestine Action activists who broke into RAF Brize Norton last year. His name? Keir Starmer - who now even labels people who support these conscientious acts as terrorists. 719465 194
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George MonbiotThe right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 581580851 1.6K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The judge banning Palestine Action says they're nothing like the suffragettes. Yes - the suffragettes' actions were far more extreme: www.owenjones.news/p/palestine-... 22435149 435
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Had a quick call with Craig Ferguson, who is now on his last stretch of his epic 3,000 mile walk across the US, to break some important news… 🏴 713053 130
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The right-wing arsonists claim that violence is spiralling because of migrants. That is a lie. 7228108 228
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialRachel Haynes @rgch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Another excellent thread from Debunking Queen @monkemma.bsky.social (official title). Note the deliberate use of FURY in the headline, aimed to manifest the outcome. Our media is an abomination. 0209 20
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/06/2026JD Vance and the United States have no right to lecture the UK on law enforcement or how to police. Sort your own house out. 741332468 1.3K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Reform: scrap sick pay, legalise fire and rehire, repeal Equality Act, leave ECHR. Net migration down 48% but half of Britons think it's risen. Stefanovic: if the media explained this, would anyone support Reform? 👇 1021288 212
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHorrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George MonbiotCouncils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 12323421150 2.3K
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialTalking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 31/05/2026As the disgusting witch hunt goes on, a reminder of what she did for us: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/21/g...talkingupscotlandtwo.comGlasgow hospital infection inquiry – How under Scottish Labour, hospitals were ‘death traps’ of hospital acquired infections and how Nicola Sturgeon sorted it reducing the level to an eighth of the le...BBC News 9 January 2017 In the midst of the frenzy of ill-informed reporting on the Glasgow hospital infections inquiry, important facts you’ll never hear. From the Journal of Hospital Infect… 16041 60
Reposted by @culterhrm.bsky.socialweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 31/05/2026My latest blog piece. Seeing the path ahead clearly. I won't be blogging much over the next couple of weeks due to health issues, but the Murrell scandal does not seem to be having the effect the SNP's enemies might hope. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/s...weegingerdug.wordpress.comSeeing the path ahead clearlyI’m not going to be blogging so much over the next couple of weeks. For the past year or so I’ve had a cataract in my right eye, which has rapidly worsened over recent months such that … 128937 89
culterhrm.bsky.social @culterhrm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | Jonathan Liew 000 0
