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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The world’s scientists breathed a sigh of relief this week as temperatures in the UK dropped below 35 degrees, meaning that everything is fine and we can go back to burning fossil fuels forever without any worries. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1682, August 2026.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

PM would consider independence referendum if 'clear consensus' emerges - BBC News share.google/gC3R8IisECmh... However counting whether that consensus exists is still banned, and the PM ignored Scotland entirely on his "listening tour" so there's that.

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PM would consider independence referendum if 'clear consensus' emerges

Andy Burnham had previously told First Minister John Swinney that a second referendum is "off limits".

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Interesting fact about the Strait of Hormuz. With a width of 21miles, The Omani coast would be targetable by WW1 artillery. So in theory, with weapons technology a century old Iran could maintain its blockade without even needing a boat.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 27/07/2026

There can be no excuses for speaking at a fascist rally which brought racism, intimidation and even nazi salutes to our streets. We can not allow fascists any place in Scotland and they must be rejected by all parties.

An article in the National: Reform UK blasted for not sacking councillor who spoke at Glasgow 'fascist rally'

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Rob Morgan @durutti74.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The DWP are asking for people to contribute evidence for a forthcoming review of Carers Allowance and how it operates. Admittedly this is niche, but please spread the word so it reaches the right people. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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Carer's Allowance: call for evidence

This call for evidence is being administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to gather information and views to build on the Department’s existing evidence. What we hear will help shape ...

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Mongoose Publishing @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Are you ready to protect the Earth against malignant entities from other dimensions? Sign up for the new Dark Conspiracy RPG, coming to BackerKit on August 11! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... A free PDF will allow you to create your first Operative upon launch! #ttrpg #DarkConspiracy

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johnh259.bsky.social @johnh259.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Free Book! Get The Crystal Void, the first Gaston Dubois adventure here! Sharpe meets HP Lovecraft in the fires of the Peninsular War. Book four coming September! bit.ly/john-houliha... #booksky

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 12/07/2026

“The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.” Søren Kierkegaard

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Re: fair phone. All up a bit naff. Not only do they charge inflated prices but they overpack their product in cardboard and use AI for customer service. Good for the environment eh?

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm 1000% certain this was a 2000ad story.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

@thedicemechanic.bsky.social the origin of 2d20 is not that clearcut. The saga of Infinity is a 2 pint minimum...and that's just for the core book.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Awesome seeing Aeotearoa getting some love from dtrpg. If you're seeing this, put your hand in your wallet and support it! Why are you still here? Run!

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Ok so Andy B is big on devolution AND Scotland is a net producer of energy WHILE England has significant demand issues AND Scotland wants to be Nuclear free. So does that mean the new reactor being talked about will be moved closer to where the demand is?

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Andy Burnham provided 'error-filled' pitch for Wales, news site says - BBC News share.google/niiDHWfSSUUu... For someone so keen on devolution it'd have been good if he read up on it first. That's 2/3 countries he's gotten wrong. Cant wait to hear his plans for N.Ireland.

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Andy Burnham provided 'error-filled' pitch for Wales, news site says

The news site said the MP provided an article similar to others written for Scotland and London.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

@philmoorhouse.bsky.social You've made some excellent vids about Labour Comms. Have you looked at their SocMedia stuff for Scotland? Its woeful.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

@coyoteandcrow.bsky.social Have you considered printing in the UK. We're baseline 10% tariff and GMS can provide a landing point so that the shipment is split for EU/us fufilments

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Teaching Freya about taxation and I think she understands it too well. She had 6 bacon bites and I had 1. I told her that we share annnd now she has 6 bacon bites, is eating mine, and laughing manically while gesturing with 1 finger.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

It occurs to me that Maga is the ultimate success of Osama Bin Laden. He successfully stripped the vaneer off of the USA with the sept11 attack and with it created the preconditions for Trumpism. Sure Putin's involved but OBL scared the US into this state.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

"Liberty dies in darkness" except it doesn't Liberty bleeds to death in front of centrists clutching their pearls about democratic mandates and institutions.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I wonder how many current and future intelligence community handshake deals Musk has just screwed up by killing USAID?

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

www.bbc.com/news/article... So that's the redundancy letters sent out for Scotland's only refinery. Anyone thinking about voting Labour in the next election should think about this. 90% of the UK pop is in England, so there is no electoral math, where the wants of England don't trump our needs.

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Grangemouth staff sent redundancy letters ahead of closure

Scotland's only oil refinery is set to close by the summer with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion” From the new Private Eye, out now.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Reading a lot of Redhat comments about how the USA would win a war with anyone it chooses to fight. This is true, but like the quote goes irrelevant. Nobody ever wins against a bigger foe by fighting fair & the antivaxxers are a gaping hole waiting to be exploited.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My suspicion is that Mexico turned around and said "well if you crash our economy we won't be able to patrol the border or fight the Cartels. I mean it's not like they target politicians and their property. Your call."

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

And regardless, because businesses have already taken change actions and nobody trusts Trump to stick to a deal, prices will go up anyway.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Dear Reuters feel free to substitute any and all DT headlines with "Blithering continues: No end in sight."

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

...and if you really must you can always add elves. Give this a look. Tanya does amazing work and is certainly pushing the boat out on the themes an RPG can cover. And now...as I have 5 mins im off to get my +5 cortado

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

"They stole my work" - Open AI. "You don't say" - Artists

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Summing up Musk's AFD speech in 1 sentence. "Yes it was, no I'm not sorry."

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It occurs to me that the USA needs to be sent a care package of Allo Allo. Has it dated? Oh hell yes, but laughing at Nazis is a good start and it's about due a remake.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I am now sufficiently old enough to remember when this would have been an unbelievable parody. Fully expecting a cannibalism/wicker man scandal in the next 6 months. Will be happy to be proved wrong.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

www.cbr.com/february-1-g... Attn: James Cameron. It's only hard to write sci-fi if the technology is the focus. Focus on the people. Recognise Skynet is a unique intelligence and don't humanise it with sentiment.

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February 1 Will Be a Great Day for The Terminator Fans

James Cameron now considers The Terminator "qualitatively obsolete" but it's still one of the best films in the franchise.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Freya's home from school and rather than do a drawing she's decided to defy physics.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Good luck to all the Scots in the yellow, amber and redzones tomorrow. As for the rest of you...I hope your both well.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

On a positive note, the idea of Nazism is still so bad that even Maga don't want their heroes to be called Nazis.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Good morning Bluesky. Today would have been Janey Godley's birthday. In tribute to her, let's make #TrumpIsACunt trend.

Janey being spoken to by a police officer while holding her Trump Is A Cunt sign in front of Trump's golf course

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

As a parent you always worry about your kids, particularly when they're non-verbal. But then your "wee" 9yr old bypasses the lock to her playgroup's garden rather than wait outside 5 mins and it becomes a different kind of worry. Worry seasoned with pride, but still worry.

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Jim Johnson @ineti.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Advertise your Bluesky account in 3 words: Star Trek. Writing.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Zuckerberg removes accuracy reqs and moderation at the same time as rolling out AI assistant. Supposition: meta-ai is inaccurate as all hell and Zuckerberg wants to hide it.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Last night my son (17) came home from his GFs and we hung out while sorting his Mark Scott Award project. It was the most fun I've had in years. He's become a remarkable man and great fun to hang out with.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I'm anti-AI for a lot of reasons, but the main one is the underlying narrative of "it's not a person it doesn't deserve pay or workers rights" If a system is capable of economic activity, it is entitled to own a fair proportion of the profit.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Ultimately, any social media site that is not democratically controlled is minutes away from becoming twitter. Accept that everything you see is a marketing exercise for the present hegemony. It is up to you to maintain your values even as the comforting lies of our neighbours dissolve.

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Benn Graybeaton @graybeaton.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

One of the best feelings in the world is when you send out a product for backer proofing. We @nightfall.games sent out SLA Borg yesterday and so far so good. A couple of comments back, but nothing world ending. We'll see what Monday brings but the lads did a great job and it looks awesome!

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