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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 21h
Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the dead Seven people - three men, one woman & three children - were killed by loyalist terrorists because of Drumcree in the 1990s. I covered the terrible events. Is this forgotten? What’s happening now mocks their loss. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Shame on them: Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the dead
Our Writer at Large covered the Northern Ireland Troubles extensively. Here, he remembers the lives lost over Drumcree and says Loyalist protestors…
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 6h
New picture of RAF Fairfield suspect emerges
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 6h
So I just asked Donald Trump’s AI a question…
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 7h
It’s fascinating that English progressives seem so keen to celebrate Burnham as a leftwing hope whereas in Scotland the view is ‘nope, it’s just words - prove it or beat it’. Independence provides a completely different prism. I feel genuine sympathy that English progressives seem to feel so trapped
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 9h
Three panel comic. Panel 1: a woman pushing a shopping cart into a grocery store. In the baby seat of the shopping cart is an unusual orange creature with a trunk and antennae. The security guard standing in the doorway says, “ma’am, you can’t bring that in here.” Panel 2: the woman turns around and gestures at the creature. She says, “come on… he’s not hurting anyone.” Panel 3: the security guard points matter-of-factly at a sign on the wall behind him. The sign reads in bold red letters, “NO SHNOOBS. NO EXCEPTIONS.” It features a picture of an identical orange creature, the humble shnoob.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 7h
Thoughts on Andy Burnham's speech? Genuine contributions just as welcome as stupid shitposting
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 9h
'Every Orangeman who wants to walk the Garvaghy Road needs to know this: they desecrate the memories of the dead' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social
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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 19h
Crying at how the new intern at work was born in 2005 and knows about the Blair government because "we studied it in sociology".
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14h
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 12h
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 18h
Is it me, or does Michaelmas start earlier every year?
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 12h
'Nearly 30 years have passed since this dreadful, stupid and pointless march was last allowed to happen. Now we’re back to where we thought we’d never be again.' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16h
Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #UnlockingWomensArt
Painting of a dramic scene reflecting two women in the process of beheading a prone man
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NevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social · 18h
Important Reading - this past should stay there. It's a duty today to ensure it does!
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Ewan Sanderson 🎵✨🌳🏔️ @dreichweegie.bsky.social · 18h
Read this and then read again as I just did, if it doesn't shock you to the core then there's no helping humanity. I believe @heraldscotland.bsky.social should make this a free to read article then promote it on every channel they publish on. Nothing should return us to the evil days The Troubles.
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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 18h
At its core the building of a peaceful Europe after the horrors of WW2 was the critical requirement for the willingness to live peacefully alongside each other. Marches in front of people’s homes that at their core intimidate and re-traumatise those residents are not peaceful.
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Ewan Sanderson 🎵✨🌳🏔️ @dreichweegie.bsky.social · 18h
I've read Neil's article, twice, and now fear for the future of Northern Ireland, Bryant has an unenviable task however I don't believe he has the cajones to stand up to blatant thuggery dressed as a polite chat behind a barn in the rolling countryside of Armagh.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 21h
This is what’s going to replace all those degrees in literature, languages, and philosophy. We don’t need to wait for war or weather or even AI to destroy us. Our own stupidity seals our fate.
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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 21h
'This isn’t about rights and liberties. This is about telling Catholics that Protestants own the land, this is about saying "we’re the boss here, you may call this your street, but it’s our street". 'This is the old colonial mindset on show'
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RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 21h
A very good article that cuts right to the heart of Drumcree
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 21h
Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the dead Seven people - three men, one woman & three children - were killed by loyalist terrorists because of Drumcree in the 1990s. I covered the terrible events. Is this forgotten? What’s happening now mocks their loss. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
heraldscotland.com
Shame on them: Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the dead
Our Writer at Large covered the Northern Ireland Troubles extensively. Here, he remembers the lives lost over Drumcree and says Loyalist protestors…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For any confused Americans, dogging is a traditional British term for walking the dog, if you're ever over here and see someone with their pet make sure to tell them how much you love dogging. That nothing makes you happier than seeing that wagging tail and panting mouth out on the heath.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Homophobes are very grateful to the transphobes who pathed the way for this. The racists can’t wait to get their turn. It’s only a matter of time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Christian 'discriminated' against in job retraction over LGBT views, court hears
Felix Ngole was rejected for a job after his potential employer discovered his views on homosexuality.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Said much about Russia, Freddo Frog?
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a bat hangs upside-down from a telephone line at sunset. The bat is in front of a billboard advertising the Florida Mega Jackpot, which is valued at $5,318,008 - represented with a digital ticker. Panel 2: the POV flips to the bat’s upside-down perspective, which makes the digital numbers look like they spell “BOOBIES”. The bat appears delighted.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ancient Yemen Limestone Funerary Stele, c. 2nd Century B.C. – 2nd Century A.D. www.reddit.com/r/AncientCiv...
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BBC interview with kids in 1966 predicting the year 2000. Quite accurate is it? Also do you observe the fluency of the children? Nowdays they would speak with ah, oh, okay, whateva.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s something very weird about this RAF terror case. I’ve reported on terrorism for 35 years and I’m struggling to recall a single case of a terror suspect being released on bail
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m bewildered by this chat from the Scottish Greens opposing Scottish police being sent to support officers in Northern Ireland. Police in NI are stopping Orangemen going ahead with their parade, not assisting them. Are the Greens supporting a loyalist march or do they just not understand NIreland?
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers. She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015. £300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. " via Harry Eccles
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exit, pursued by a fucking bear
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ah yes the circle of life
• Dispatched
Sep 25 23:03 pm
In Transit
Sep 26 09:52 am
Delayed
Sep 26 10:57 am
Held By Carrier
Sep 26 15:07 pm
Destroyed
Sep 26 15:08 pm
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dionysus doomscrolling on his iPhone, artist unknown, Athens circa 340BCE
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just watched The Guardian podcast where Marina Hyde is asked why she picked JK Rowling as her dream Prime Minister and she just dodges the question saying, “Oh, I don’t want to get into a whole thing.” Such a coward’s trick from someone who markets themselves as a straight talker.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dionysus doomscrolling on his iPhone, artist unknown, Athens circa 340BCE
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Next up: ‘Is your addiction to talking shit about complex scientific subjects you know nothing about helping you?’
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ok so help me here: I went down a wiki-hole and found myself reading about the ridiculously named ‘house burping’: what we call, um, opening your windows to air the house. This article makes it sound like Americans never open their windows. Is this true or bollocks? If true: fucking yuck by the way
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House burping - Wikipedia
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kids drinking iced coffee at interviews is not the cause of mass youth unemployment…
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Originally recorded in archives in 1595, the Kirbister Farmhouse, located in Birsay, Orkney is the last un-restored traditional 'firehoose' (firehouse) in Northern Europe. #medieval #scotland #history IG: @graenwulf www.instagram.com/graenwulf?st...
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was released on September 25, (1975) 51 years ago today.
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Irish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The SNP has won five Scottish elections in a row. Scotland wants Independence. Scotland deserves another Independence Referendum. #ScottishIndependence #Indy2 #SaorAlba
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fragment of a face, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 0-650 CE, clay, 7 x 4.6 x 2 cm, National Museums of Berlin, Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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