Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 4hSo the Tory position is that revealing the truth about Putin's involvement in the Brexit campaign is 'dangerous and divisive'? Is that really the ground they want to fight on? They should never be allowed anywhere near government again! 000
Reposted by Rod LyallSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Penny Wong has had 24 hours, but still nothing. No statement of concern, no raised eyebrow... and no late signing of this very reasonable joint statement of foreign ministers. The Australian govt's craven failure to say [let alone do] anything critical of the Trump regime is humiliating. #auspol 1919183
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Could hardly be a better day for this to be published! emergingcricket.com/columns/less...emergingcricket.comLess is Absolutely Not More - Emerging CricketFIFA is reportedly going to abandon 90-minute football, and base the World Cup, and all international games, entirely on penalty shoot-outs, because the younger generation can’t be bothered with a […] 020
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In no other format of cricket could this happen. Which is why the vandals running the game have to be stopped. 010
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Fascinating. I lived in Doune Quadrant for a while, and no idea. 010
Reposted by Rod LyallKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026One Nation are a white supremacist, right wing extremist party & should be spoken of as such. They’re a danger to our community. They’re inciting hate crimes & making us all less safe. 0287
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I wrote that before seeing that Trump had refused to accept international monitoring! 000
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Democrats need to ask Canada and Mexico to send election monitors to guarantee fairness and integrity in the midterms . . . 210
Reposted by Rod LyallMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW EPISODE: When asked earlier this year if he regretted not seizing voting machines and ballots after the 2020 election, Donald Trump said, "Well, I should have." Now he's telling us exactly what he plans to do in this year's midterms, and this time, we should believe him. youtu.be/MBLiMjSXrosyoutu.beTrump Just Admitted His Post-Election Plans. Believe Him.YouTube video by Democracy Docket 361893932
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump hates California much more than he hates Iran . . . 020
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Was that a warning or an invitation? 'Could' is a pretty weaselly word. 000
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 06/10/202632% of Americans approve of Trump's performance? Unless the billionaires and frat boys get to count extra, that's a VERY depressing statistic! 000
Reposted by Rod LyallShero_2024 @shero2024andloki.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ok, this one! I am so infuriated that states can use taxpayer funds to pay for private schools. Then these so-called schools can pick and choose their students. 😡😠😡 163
Reposted by Rod LyallPhilip Chapman @pgpchappers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We are about to start an extraordinary run of test cricket around the world. Regardless of the results, we need to celebrate it, watch it and especially go to games if you can. There is an opportunity to show, over the next 12 months that test cricket can grow. 072
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If I prayed, my orisons would be pretty overcrowded at the moment. 000
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The financial issue could be solved with a Test Support Fund, especially if the BCCI stopped taking most of the ICC's money. 020
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Personally, I'm all for a divisional structure. I'd go 6 + 6 + 6, with the third a revived Intercontinental Cup, with first-class status and promotion/relegation. I'd make some form of multi-day domestic cricket a prerequisite for taking part. 001
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Interesting discussion. Note though that the link between ICC Full membership and Test status no longer exists, theoretically at least. You could be admitted to FM status anyway. Guesses restaurants. the first non-Test FM? 000
Reposted by Rod LyallAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 26/09/2026April, the last full fixture of the spring: “Feet, Scottish, feet!” – they rucked the fear of God Into Blackheath… —“London Scottish”, by Mick Imlah (1956–2009) – born #OTD, 26 September from THE LOST LEADER (Faber, 2008) #poem #poetry #rugby #WW1 www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/london-... 1134
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The American people must . . . use democratic means to save our democracy." Maddow nails it 100%. 010
Reposted by Rod LyallRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll be on MS NOW with @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 5PM Eastern tonight/Friday -- see you there! @deadlinewh.bsky.social 24641107
Reposted by Rod LyallThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026CARTOON OF THE DAY… 408127225447
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026exhibitions.ushmm.org/propaganda/1...exhibitions.ushmm.orgThe German Newspaper Industry - State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda - United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumPrior to 1933, Berlin alone supported more than 140 daily newspapers. After the Nazi takeover, the regime eliminated freedom of the press. 000
Reposted by Rod LyallAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 19/09/2026Sir David Lyndsay’s masterpiece of #Renaissance #theatre 𝘈𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 was first performed for James V in 1540, & is “probably the most dramatically & politically radical piece of theatre produced in 16th-century Britain” #BookWormSat doinghistoryinpublic.org/2025/08/12/d...doinghistoryinpublic.orgDavid Lyndsay’s Ane Satyre of the Thrie EstatisBy Kate McGregor (@ks_mcgregor) David Lyndsay is perhaps Scotland’s best, but least well known, poet and playwright.[1] Yet his work both reflects the vibrant culture of early modern Scotland and t… 2238
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A lot happened between 1540 and 1552, and I suspect the very substantial differences between the Linlithgow performance and the text as we have it reflects this. 110
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's a sad truth that putting on a red rosette doesn't turn you into a decent human being. 0131
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So no objection to Russians supporting the war in Ukraine, then? Or 'good Germans' in, say, 1942 saying 'I always root for my country when it's at war'? 120
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Social Democratic vote down, "Moderates"' vote up. Looks like a win for the right to me! 000
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Is it just me, or are the yuppie kids of the Swedish 'moderate' right truly scary? 000
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It took me about 30 seconds on Friday to decide that the IAAF had fallen flat on its greedy face, and that it had created a monster. I am profoundly happy that I haven't watched a ghastly second of it. Black infield? Even more hysterical DJs than usual? No medals, just money? Utter bullshit. 100
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026An Australian billionaire called Clive Palmer has thrown money at his far right 'party', and the electorate has largely given him a two-word answer. It would be nice to think UK voters are equally resistant to such right-wing nonsense. Not holding my breath, though . . . 0114
Reposted by Rod LyallAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 12/09/2026How we could ever have come to this pass? Is all we are asking… “Question & Answer”, by James Findlay Hendry (1912–1986) – born #OTD, 12 Sept With G.S. Fraser & Henry Treece, author, poet & translator J.F. Hendry was a contributor to the “New Apocalypse” poetic movement of the 1930s #poem #poetry 173
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Zionism and antisemitism are two sides of the same coin. 000
Reposted by Rod LyallLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"I am proud of my Jewishness and unwavering in my support for the State of Israel. And there is absolutely no contradiction between this and my support for the State of Palestine. Indeed quite the opposite" It's worth reading the UK Foreign Secretary's speech in full www.gov.uk/government/s...gov.ukForeign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-PalestineForeign Secretary's oral statement to the House of Commons on Israel-Palestine as delivered. 0116
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Note to @albomp.bsky.social and @senatorwong.bsky.social: don't you feel uncomfortable when you see Ed Miliband's lucid and courageous speech to the Commons today? Are you too in thrall to the Zionist lobby to see what's right? #auspol 020
Reposted by Rod LyallJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/09/2026👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣 864102724576
Reposted by Rod LyallNina Markl 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is what happens when centrist parties run with the far-right talking points until they’re entirely normalised — the only people who win in that scenario are far right extremists and everyone else gets hurt (yes, every time, trust me, i’ve witnessed many austrian elections) 14383129
Reposted by Rod LyallJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026HAPPY LABOR DAY "There's power in a factory, power in the land Power in the hand of the worker But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand There is power in a union" youtu.be/VwP-5ac51Dw?...youtu.beBilly Bragg - There Is Power in a Union (Pride Original Soundtrack Version)YouTube video by Billy Bragg 35519
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Pretty much a no-brainer, I would have thought. But on the other hand . . . 010
Reposted by Rod LyallSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Defence officials today tried to prevent the sharing of public evidence on social media at a hearing into Defence land sales. The fact I am posting this should tell you how that went. 63542214
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In a half-decent democracy this would lead to a succession of resignations, sackings and demotions. Not holding my breath. 000
Reposted by Rod LyallDr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 04/09/2026I wonder how much this guy will get hounded by the right-wing press? 252
Reposted by Rod Lyallmr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Iodine tablets may save you from radiation but will they save Australia from being the USA's pathetic little fossil fuel weevil underpants? No. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comNuclear submarines in a major city? Sure why not! | First Dog on the MoonFortunately there is an emergency plan even though everyone insists there will be no emergency 8235101
Reposted by Rod LyallBertus de Jong @bdjcricket.bsky.social · 30/08/2026bdjcricket.substack.com/p/its-a-hard...bdjcricket.substack.comIt’s a Hard Rain – Half-Million Dollar Washout Looms in SterlingThe Netherlands Women need to get one more ODI played in Scotland to avoid a calamitous funding cut next year - an absurd situation that may prefigure the future of all Associate ODI competition. 095
