Did you know that since the SNP nationalised Scotrail it has helped to contribute £4Bn to the Scottish economy, instead of paying out dividends to rich shareholders? indyposterboy.scot/nationalised...

#writingprompt #storystarter #NovelIdeas #amwriting #wordsprint inventingrealityediting.com/2...

why the SNP Scottish government has developed its own Scottish NHS app - no access to our 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿NHS records and no access to Palantir or any US vulture health companies. Remember that when unionist parties complain of a separate NHS app. x.com/carolecadwal...

We deserve a system within which we can fulfil our collective and individual potential. #scotland #independentscotland #scottishindependence (This isn’t just true for my wee country, this is true across the whole globe ❤️❤️)

Looks like the Lanark Museum was looking into how this might be removed and restored back in 2016. I suspect the costs were too high for them to attempt www.facebook.com/share/17qbER... See down the thread for more details of the history #histSTM 📜

Last day before Big Monday 2026, when the year really kicks in. Everything up until tomorrow is a sort of no man’s land. #newyear #bigmonday

"i've got eight slugs in me, one's lead and the rest are bourbon" is one of the all-time greatest noir lines in history

1952 Official Handbook to the Port of Dundee with a cover showing Dundee's location as against other northern European ports and a fine illustration of an ocean going cargo vessel, sadly unattributed. #scotland #dundee #shipping #1950s ↘️ flic.kr/p/2rPPVVc

Fascinating documentary about John Grierson the Scottish documentary filmmaker, often considered the father of British & Canadian documentary film. youtube.com/watch?v=R0ns...

First book of 2026 for me is the short story collection from Enrique Vila- Matas. Vampire in Love, 2016 I’ll be continuing the Spanish theme through another three titles. #booksky

Remember this (from Carole Cadwalladr) “We have more power than we think. That’s the key line. Nothing is pre-ordained. We get to decide what happens next” Not them. We need to use that power.

I read (and finished) 60 to 70 novels this year. In 2026, I want to read at least 50, but I want to read in a more directed way, themed lists basically. What are your reading objectives for 2026? Any books on your reading list already? Any theme to your reading? #booksky #reading #readinggoals

Greenland has rewritten what it means to be a small state in a complex world. An independent Scotland could do the same, writes Toni Giugliano ✍️

A well executed and fun piece of analysis!

The people in my dreams don’t think of me at all. Just like in real life.

I have a can of ‘Punch’ flavour monster. I have a bottle of black cherry Kraken. An obvious solution is presenting itself.

There is the stupidest piece of conventional wisdom in DC circles that is something like "Actually with social media nowadays, protesting isn't covered like it is used to and therefore no longer serves a purpose." Complete bullshit.

I went and got a pork pie so I had something to unwrap today. The parcel contained exactly what it looked like it was going to contain. A very tasty and calorie dense snack. 100% of my present unwrapping experience this year has been positive. 😃

I do not miss my dad, who spent every Christmas from I was 11 until he died with his second wife and her daughter, and did not include me. I do not miss my mother, who spent every Christmas with her partner and his children and did not include me.

This 12th-century tower in Ray, Northern Iran, circa 1860s, is known as Toghrul Tower. It serves as the tomb of Turl Beg, a Seljuk ruler who died in 1063, situated near the outskirts of Tehran

I have realised that I am devoid of whimsy.

Anyone can read the redactions of the Epstein Files by just copying and pasting them into a word doc. The people at Trump's Justice Department are so stupid they used Adobe Acrobat to black out the documents.

These are the 42 best gigs and concerts taking place in Scotland throughout 2026 👇👀

Frank's Film Review: Hamnet ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Visually, "Hamnet" is a feast for the eyes. Chloé Zhao’s direction is nothing short of masterful, elegantly capturing the rugged beauty of the English countryside and the intimacy of family life. Every frame is rich in texture and emotion. Here's the review...

Back in October, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, held the second annual San Quentin Film Festival. There, film-industry professionals, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, and other system-impacted filmmakers took seats alongside each other.

Capitalism tomes at the double... Prospect Magazine (UK) reviewed Capitalism and Its Critics alongside Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History. Thanks to Tom Clark for a thoughtful article. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7184...

10am on a Monday morning and not one fucker has messaged or phoned me to ask what they are meant to being doing or solve a problem for them. Bliss!. #holidayspirit

@anthonyjoshua226.bsky.social Thanks, man! 😃

Chase DeMoor demonstrating that even a man with a criminally receding chin can be punched in the face multiple times. 😃😃 #andrewtate

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Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

Weirdly, so far this book is making me experience all the fierce love of learning and institutions of learning that have been central to who I am since I was a small child, not making me despair

While 42m Americans lost food assistance, Trump threw a Great Gatsby party. But this wasn't a celebration - it was a wake. The death knell for bloated American capitalism. They know it's ending. We know it too. The champagne bubbles burst, but the dawn is coming www.plagueisland.com/p/the-great-...

Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Criticism

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Vending Machine at Night (2020) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

#NowPlaying Sault's ridiculously great debut album from 2019. I loved how nobody knew who the fuck they were or even which country they came from.

I’m looking for books that feature magic shops, cafés etc which only appear when they are needed or can only be accessed by certain people. Any suggestions? #books #reading

New arrival!

How do people fixate on public acclaim when a thumbs-up from one person with great taste is so much better The searing eye of public awareness terrifies me and every success story warns that you gotta make art for 20 weirdos, I wish it could stay like this forever.

Absolutely fucking not and ma dead maw can shut the fuck up anaw.

Why is my bank app offering me a ‘wrapped’ but iBooks and Kindle don’t? #books

I can’t find any information about the artist/sculptor anywhere.

Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment

The stunning FIFA peace prize trophy eloquently symbolises the unequal division of goods and labour in the capitalist world system, celebrating Trump’s life work in intensifying and safeguarding these structuring mechanisms. My compliments to the chef. #trump #fifa #trophy #peace

A chase across Paris; the madness of Ted Hughes; a painter goes off-grid in New Zealand; the hunt for a president's love letters; an odd woman and the city; hooptedoodle-free crime; and more. Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:

@babyshamblesuk.bsky.social Phenomenal gig last night at the O2 Academy, Glasgow. Thank you ❤️