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James Mackenzie

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Bex @bexg93.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.writetothem.com Everyone in Scotland opposed to these useless, monsterous hyperscale AI data centres should contact their MSPs and councillors to them them know your vote is on the line if they do not vote in favour of a moratorium.
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WriteToThem
WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.
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Ali King @aliking.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Absolutely criminal that the CCA archive is being flogged off www.heraldscotland.com/news/2641379...
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Buyers sought for Glasgow's unique arts archive
Art lovers, collectors, institutions and anyone with an interest in Glasgow‘s creative heritage will be able to purchase a major piece of it now…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I especially love this diagram.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A good explainer about why it’s wise to be very skeptical of industrial carbon capture schemes…. projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
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False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
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Hope Roth @hoperoth.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I don’t wish to alarm anyone, but it’s so hot in France that the government just temporarily banned public alcohol consumption. www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday, June 21, as a ferocious heatwave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol in public spaces in departments under this alert during the annual Fête de la Musique festivities.
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Eve Livingston @everebecca.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Do you live in Glasgow & come from a Commonwealth background? I'm running the next @greatergovanhill.com community reporter training as part of the Commonwealth Games Festival - learn journalism skills & explore intersections of sport, culture and the Commonwealth Apply now! bit.ly/GGCommonwealth
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Commonwealth Games Festival - Community Reporter Training
As part of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Festival, Greater Govanhill magazine is offering a free 6-week community journalism training course for people in Glasgow's Southside who come from non-U...
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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 20/04/2026
Absolutely fantastic statement for the Telegraph to make in their article where not only did the provider of their MRP forget to remove Greens from constituencies and suggest Reform's strongest seat in Scotland would be Strathkelvin and Bearsden, *they didn't even do D'Hondt correctly*
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Notorious RBMK @comraderobot.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
hello If I don’t find out the exact 5 hot sauces they’re taking to moon I will die I don’t use my 19k count for much but I would like to cash it in on this pls
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ARTEMIS II SPICE LEVEL
There are 5 different hot sauces flying around the Moon with the crew.
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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland @sccscot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
- WE'RE HIRING - Advocacy Lead 'It is vital that we re-establish the priority of climate action amongst the public, with politicians and decision makers, and win wide support for urgent change and leadership.' Could this be you?👇 www.stopclimatechaos.scot/job-opportun... #climatejobs #scotland
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Job Opportunity: Advocacy Lead for SCCS - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
Key Details • 5 days (35 hours) per week, • £35,000, initial 1 year contract but could be extended subject to funding, • Home-based in Scotland with access to Central Belt meetings required. • Applica...
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tpwrtrmnky. @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Trans day of every tabloid shuts the fuck up about us forever. Trans day of let us have our healthcare and leave us the fuck alone. Trans day of tearing down the panopticon. Trans day of let us control the narrative instead of deferring to some cis sexologist's hallucination.
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bozza @bozza.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
guy from our IT department who deals with a lot of our bullshit is genuinely called Joseph Stalin how the mighty have fallen
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Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 28/02/2026
Look it's very simple, Britain faces an existential threat of socially conservative Muslim voters bringing in Sharia law by voting as a bloc for woke progressives who will turn all our children trans.
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Repeat Blunderer @doghousereilly.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Labour’s response to the by-election tracker: 1, Starmer sends a letter saying the voters are bastards, I sense the hand of Galloway behind this 2, Mahmood statement: we’re going to be even more cartoonishly evil 3, we’re going to actively support more war crimes
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 24/02/2026
@rentouljohn.bsky.social wassup
John Rentoul
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Suffice to say that Twitter-Troll-Labour has not yet learned to love Peter Mandelson
16:08 • 03/04/2021
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
You can't tell if this was a case of vandalism or if he had it commissioned.
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Pat Kane @patkane.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The good people behind the Tom Nairn conference are setting up an events series called “Make Hope Possible” (after Raymond Williams quote). Very much worth supporting - first talk here with @CarolineLucas and @AdamRamsay. Signs of life… makehopepossible.org/tickets/
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Tickets - make hope possible limited
Make hope possible proudly presents: Caroline Lucas in conversation: why Scotland needs another England 10th March 2026- Edinburgh11th March 2026 – Glasgow Caroline Lucas has been prominent in British...
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Reflector Dish 📡 🇵🇸 @eccentricks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I momentarily forgot about the existence of vet's fees and was really confused about how expensive the butter was.
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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
There‘s lots of political incidents that still need clear accountability but if the Epstein stuff just gets turned into a stupid meme for zany tik toks and reels and there’s no justice then I feel like it will make people more insane than usual. How can anyone carry on pretending like it’s normal
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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 10/02/2026
Anas Sarwar launched his Holyrood campaign almost entirely on the foundations of how much people are right to hate and fear trans people and they should be segregated from society. Within a few weeks he then completely botched a coup on his own boss and his career looks likely to be over. Fitting.
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Anthony Wells @anthonyjwells.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Tables are up now. The number of respondents for the headline voting intention, once don't knows and won't votes are removed, is 51. <Meaningful stare>
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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 29/01/2026
big L for transphobes to end the week, you say?
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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🗣️ It is important that a variety of voices, organisations & people are heard in the Scot Gov Climate Change Plan consultation. ⌛ Time is short - it closes tomorrow. 👇 Good ideas from the @sccscot.bsky.social coalition in the link below to get you started! 1/2
Image of the first page of the SCCS briefing. Follow the link in the thread to access the full document.
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I remain awestruck that you can be chief WH correspondent of the New York Times while apparently accepting the version of history that you were taught in grade school in the 1970’s
After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation's land.
• Listen to this article • 11:40 min Learn more
By Peter Baker
Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent.
He and his wife, Susan Glasser, asked President Trump about Greenland during a 2021 interview for their book on his first term.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
people keep being like “hey sorry for the beef last week/year/decade” and I cannot even describe to you how little you care about or even remember any internet beef when you see 50 cars full of masked paramilitaries roll into your immediate neighborhood every day. all is forgiven, fight with us
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Alan Woke 2 @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Okay, but this tragedy has happened right now under Starmer's Labour.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia 

Filmography 
1986 - Stand By zme
1987 - The Princess Bride
1989 - When Harry Met Sally
1990 - Misery
1992 - A Few Good Men
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HawaiiWorms @hawaiiworms.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I had to look twice at this because at first I thought Colin the Caterpillar had been in some kind of awful accident
photo of a Tesco magazine cover from December 2025. The cover features a rich chocolate Swiss roll, referred to as a "DRUM ROLL," filled with cream and whole cherries, topped with more cream, fresh cherries, chocolate shavings, and white, star-shaped decorations.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 08/12/2025
read the first two "Culture" series books while vacationing, and though they are ripping yarns and perfect beach reads (especially Consider Phlebas) the standard view amongst the technology brothers that they are somehow serious looks at a plausible (if deep) future never really occurred to me
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Turing Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
i do think there is a degree of deserved poo-poohing that police/prison abolitionists have earned through their inability to articulate their ideas in a readable way but i find it very funny when that comes from americans who believe in equally insane shit like "a for-profit healthcare system"
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
Screenshot of a headline reading: "Refugees' jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister."
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James Mackenzie @mrjamesmack.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
if you live in Edinburgh, or nearby, and love trams ... you've not got long to do the consultation consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/tram-nor...
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Trams from Granton to Edinburgh BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Beyond - Your details - City of Edi...
Find and participate in consultations run by City of Edinburgh Council
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It is great how on its face ridiculous it is when these transphobes go on about “dangerous biological men“ and its 10 of the hottest women youve ever seen lmao
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Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 31/10/2025
I for one will not be satisfied until he has the "Andrew" taken away as well. He has three middle names, let him use those.
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James Mackenzie @mrjamesmack.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
this is great, FYI Edinburgh people
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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
One of the really, really toxic elements of stale 2-party politics is the notion that parties "own" voters. It's on full display here.
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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 26/09/2025
lol
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2025
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass. Let's discuss!
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Peter, or Pete, if you like. @dasjarg.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
If I'd arrived in Whitby on the Demeter, I'd be more circumspect about demanding they "stop the boats."
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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
🚨 Uplift is hiring a Senior Political Adviser (Scotland)! 🚨 📍 Edinburgh, Scotland 💼 Fixed-term, 1 year contract 💰 £49,503 - £54,093 🗓️ Apply by 11pm, Tuesday 30th July 👉 Find out more and apply: cdn.prod.website-files.com/65fb154b5e34...
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Action to Protect Rural Scotland @aprscotland.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
How misinformation brought down a National Park. APRS Director @kat-jones writes in The Herald about the vested interests that brought down the proposed Galloway National Park and why this is a sobering lesson for all environmental campaigners. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
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Powerful vested interests killed new national park at birth - SNP should be ashamed
The news that Galloway is no longer under consideration to be Scotland’s next National Park should send a chill down the spine of everyone…
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James Mackenzie @mrjamesmack.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
big lad in front of me at the Kristen Hersh gig has a tshirt on that says THE TALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD which isn't true but I sort of admire it
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James Mackenzie @mrjamesmack.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
amazing that David Attenborough has put out a film about the world's seas on his 99th birthday, including footage from Scotland's beautiful inshore, all very much worthy of @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social's motion to Parliament and comment from @bluemarinef.bsky.social news.stv.tv/scotland/sir...
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Sir David Attenborough praised for 'influence' on his 99th birthday
SNP MSP Emma Roddick put forward a motion in the Scottish Parliament praising him for 'his tireless service to humanity and nature over seven decades'.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The Minister for National Security here, bragging that he has secured support at the US President’s residence for bombing food and aid deports. This comes after their army was caught executing 15 aid workers at point blank range, in cold blood.
I had the honor and privilege of meeting with senior Republican Party officials at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. They expressed support for my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed in order to create military and political pressure to bring our hostages home safely.
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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Let me just say that Mridul Wadhwa is a bona fide heroine and an inspiration and the attacks on her were some of the most upsetting and enraging I've seen. If this country had one shred of decency it would honour her, not attempt to drive her out of public life. Fuck Britain.
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James Mackenzie @mrjamesmack.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
What a stint. The party changed for the better in so many ways thanks to his work.
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