iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's a fine autumnal night in Kirkcaldy as @raithroversfc.bsky.social welcome @livingstonfc.bsky.social in the Worlds Greatest Football League.

110

Reposted by Stewart Ness

People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think a good cheap starter way Scotland could reckon with its imperial legacies is by renaming every single street named after Queen Victoria and bringing down every single monument to the imperial army's campaigns in the colonies. Who do you think would oppose this - Yoons or Nats?

4424

Reposted by Stewart Ness

People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is what was so funny about the one time racists tried to do a "hanging Scottish flags everywhere to make migrants feel unsafe" thing a la the English flag. My job was near a series of lampposts that were thus flagged. All I felt looking at it was a sense of pride and elevation.

4302

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When one door closes, another one opens...other than that, it’s a decent motor.

2286

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's match day in the worlds greatest football league as The Mighty @raithroversfc.bsky.social welcome @arbroathfc.bsky.social to Starks Park. It's a dry day with the last hints of summer giving way to September crispness. Autumn isn't here, but it's in the post.

131

Reposted by Stewart Ness

para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Open letter to the Independence Movement. We are all being played by the UK Unionist Establishment aided and abetted by an all too willing UK Press and Broadcasters. What has happened over the last 10 years is textbook to the point its 'bloody obvious' Read on - 1/

915382

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Away days are back, baby! Everyone's favourite team, @raithroversfc.bsky.social, travel 12 minutes along the A92 to face panto villains Dunfermline Athletic in the world's greatest football league, the Scottish Championship. Rovers have as strong a squad as they have had in years.

100

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's game day in the worlds greatest football league as everyone's favourite team @raithroversfc.bsky.social welcome @ayrunited.bsky.social to San Starko.

250

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The article purports to be about the UK, but only mentions England and Wales. It's very much an article on those two countries, so why not make that clear? Does the author realise that England does not equal the UK?

243

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It's back, baby! The world's greatest football league returns as everyone's favourite team @raithroversfc.bsky.social welcomes newly promoted @stenhousemuirfc.com to San Starko in the Scottish Championship. #Scotland #Football

140

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Barbiewithatude @barbiewithatude.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ding Fucking Dong

083

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Corrupt, embarrassing, an utter failure: Trump's catastrophic handling of America's 250th anniversary iandunt.substack.com/p/ice-ice-ba...

iandunt.substack.com

Ice, Ice Baby: America's national decline

The 250th anniversary is corrupt, embarrassing and an utter failure. It's the perfect encapsulation of Trump's US.

34535153

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 01/07/2026

well that's fucking amazing. good lord, lmao, thank god this comedian pulled it out of the fire.

5033501199

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

He might be speaking to frustrations that the Scots, Welsh, and Irish (in NI) have been articulating for over half-a-century, but it's clear enough that Burnham's devolution vision is very much an English one, first and foremost.

32910

Reposted by Stewart Ness

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It has been remarkable to watch the libs discover that yes, their heroes were actually serious about the performance art cruelty stuff. And like, it is not like they were not warned and warned about this, over and over again. Well, here we now are. What have we learned?

A travesty. What in God's name is the matter with her.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC NEWS
deme Office
Refugees will be told to repay €10,000
under new asylum rules
Ministers will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum supp...

1740184

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A wee run out today, with Vaughan getting two headers. Delaney, Robertson, Gibson, Turner, Telfer and Millen all had good games.

031

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Every year, hundreds of young people arrive in Scotland alone with no family, no familiar faces, and a complex asylum system to navigate. At Guardianship Scotland, we make sure they don't face it alone. Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about the asylum process in Scotland.

01010

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

229119663097

Reposted by Stewart Ness

John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Good luck to Steve Clarke, the men’s team and every fan making the journey - the whole nation is behind you. Delighted to be in Boston to be part of this special occasion. Scotland, let’s make history! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

620960

Reposted by Stewart Ness

John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The scenes we saw in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ayr last night are unacceptable. Scotland is a welcoming nation and those who choose to make their lives here are valued members of our communities. Racism, hatred and intimidation have no place in Scotland. We must stand against it.

57679230

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is a very good piece on police interviews and the right to silence in Scots law (which - online know-alls please note - is not the same as in England), with reference to Nicola Sturgeon's decision not to answer police questions. www.scottishlegal.com/newsletter/6...

scottishlegal.com

Today's SLN: 28th May 2026

37244

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🇬🇧 British Political Spectrum Quiz My result: Eco-Socialist Economic: strongly collectivist Social: strongly progressive Sovereignty: strongly cosmopolitan Military: strongly anti-interventionist Authority: libertarian Constitutional: strongly reformist Take the quiz: quiz.jmoxley.co.uk

quiz.jmoxley.co.uk

British Political Spectrum Quiz

Find out where you sit on the British political map across six dimensions.

000

Reposted by Stewart Ness

RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Would agree with this. Some of our fans really struggle to get just how desperately many wanted an end to OF dominance and that we are no longer the guys that beat Barca against the odds in the eyes of the non-SPFL neutral.

281

Reposted by Stewart Ness

People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Scotland over the last 20 years has progressively become an infinitely better country in part because we gave up on the illusion that the Labour Party is a necessary element of the political left.

310619

Reposted by Stewart Ness

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It really is far too late for this: the total contempt of the British ruling class for the public is IMO quite neatly summarised in their agreement that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the best option from choices they hated, and fuck you if you didn’t like it.

theguardian.com

Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union | Rafael Behr

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

810716

Reposted by Stewart Ness

William Humphrey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @williamhumphrey.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

France introduced food caps on 5000 items, typically 1/4 of supermarket offerings back in 2023....to help consumers. Scotland now propose the same on 50 essential items, and Unionists scream 'communism' 🙄

0105

Reposted by Stewart Ness

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Yeah, I think I’ll wait until I hear a lot more about this before I start worrying about it. In particular, I’ll wait to see whether it’s the bit highlighted in the second photo that is the actually concerning part.

ANGRY YOUNG WOMEN by @emilylawford and @Scarlett_Mag
It was a Wednesday night and seven members of the University of Leeds' feminist society had invited me to join their book swap. I asked how they felt about the young men they knew. "I don't care for them," said a girl called Ruby imperiously. "They're not bad people, but they refuse to call out their friends who make other girls uncomfortable. They'll laugh at jokes that are sexist, racist, homophobic, they don't care about political issues... I don't think they like women a lot." If a man is attracted to you, she said, he might talk about things like toxic misogyny. If he doesn't fancy you, he won't bother. "I feel like a lot of it is quite sexually motivated with men."
I asked if they'd consider dating a man with different political views. They all immediately said no. "I don't think I'd even be friends with nne " caid nne dirl "Thev dan't ceAvall as

They weren't excited about their futures.
They didn't like the men they knew, or the idea of those they didn't. Men were just a threat who had the potential to harm or trap them. This will almost certainly make relationships harder: fewer than half of young women feel men understand them. Young women are much less likely than men to date people who disagree with their politics. People will get lonelier, and angrier. Young women are twice as likely to not want children as young men. And it's getting worse. Women under 25 are most likely to believe things are "stacked against me, no matter how hard I try".
A significant majority of young women feel isolated from the rest of the country. The two main political parties aren't reaching out to them specifically. Many women told me they teared a Retorn government pressuring them
to have babies. (Highlighted text) Many say they will vote for the Greens in the upcoming local elections, (highlight ends) but few seem to believe that will make a difference.
They don't feel represented by mainstream politics, and they don't think anyone cares.

1113119

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

It's game day in the world's greatest cup competition as everyone's favourite team @raithroversfc.bsky.social travel to Fir Park to take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Challenge Cup Final.

110

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It's Friday night under the lights as everyone's favourite team, @raithroversfc.bsky.social, welcome Scott Browns Ayr United to San Starko in the world's greatest football league.

110

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's game day in the world's greatest football league as everyone's favourite team, @raithroversfc.bsky.social, welcome Airdrie FC to San Starko.

120

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It's match day in the world's greatest football league as everyone's favourite team, @raithroversfc.bsky.social, travel along the road to Dunfermline Athletic FC for the Fife derby.

230

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Independent Voices @indyvoices.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I finally wrote a new blog post! This is one for the geeks; looking at what differentiates different pollsters and what is good and not so good about their polling samples. I tried to objectively compare the eight main #Indyref polling companies. Read it here: indyvoices.info/rating-the-p...

Bar chart summarising the combined scores (out of 300) for the main #Indyref pollsters. It shows Ipsos top on 293, followed by Find Out Now on 284, Norstat on 279, Survation on 276, Savanta on 271. The lowest three are Yougov on 271, Opinium on 265 and More in Common on 264.

079

Reposted by Stewart Ness

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere." - Elie Wiesel

nobelprize.org

Nobel Peace Prize 1986

The Nobel Peace Prize 1986 was awarded to Elie Wiesel "for being a messenger to mankind: his message is one of peace, atonement and dignity"

09045

Stewart Ness @stewartness.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

It's game day in the world's greatest football league as everyone's favourite team, @raithroversfc.bsky.social , welcome league leaders @stjohnstonefc.bsky.social to San Starko.