There's a lot in here about the history of nationalisms and the aims of a genuinely radical No Borders movement that goes beyond a slogan that's given me a lot to think about

Ralf Ruckus and I discuss the emergence of nation-states, the construction of the 'migrant', the role of left-wing nationalism in the failure of anti-imperialist struggles, and whether the No Borders movement points toward a revolutionary strategy for overcoming working-class divisions.

Because they think it is good, because *it is what they want to do*, regardless of whether it is good or whether it’s popular or politically damaging. This is what they meant by Sensible Moderate Centrist politics. This is who they are.

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Game's gone (complimentary)

Damn, "Good Riddance" re-formed?

Yes, and you call them Burnhams, despite the fact they are obviously grilled.

Support your local kebab mahal

Get yourself in the World Cup mood with this bop

The England fans should sing Give Me Novacaine by Green Day but change it to Give Me Harry Kane

Absolute scenes at the fan park in Lisbon when they equalised

Wrote about my favourite songs on Bleed American, watching Jimmy Eat World, and merch dashmundo.micro.blog/2026/06/12/b...

If you do not want to hear another jangle pop Scottish World Cup song then that is fine because me, @dashmundosky.bsky.social, and @josherick3.bsky.social did not write a jangle pop Scottish World Cup song

Absolutely worth registering and reading the whole thing on this. There is a very real problem at the heart of this in terms of concentration and what we normalise.

This is exactly it. The work is the point.

Had a lovely time reading this, can't recommend this + the previous novel "A Memory Called Empire" higher to sci fi enthusiasts

CYCLE OF HATE and then the pic is this

The entire reason AI is being deployed in schools is to funnel money out of schools and into tech companies. Whatever reasons you've convinced yourself that AI edtech is necessary, regardless of how "useful" you think it is, it's sole purpose is to pad the pockets of the wealthy.

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

Data visualization is my passion

A segment from the opening poem of 'polblar tmolkop' by @andrewblair.co.uk! polblar tmolkop is available to pre-order via thebraag.co/shop 🛸🛸

I think it's under-appreciated how much user-hostile recipe sites and news articles smothered in pop-ups and video ads have negatively polarized the average normie against the open web, and helped to drive adoption of AI as an alternative way to get basic information

Embarrassing on today of all days 😞 it's MSP rendering up here

Kerala in India, which gave the world its first democratically elected communist government, has voted the left out.

Anyway my Monday night game has room for more these days so if getting to Leith Academy for 6pm on Mondays is easy for you, hit me up!

Made perhaps my greatest ever joke ever, here's an offering to the Edinburgh Minute/Colonialism crossover to appreciate it

Freddie Woodman in 2066

Ironically the BBC stumbled on a really important story: Desperate asylum seekers being forced to turn to fraudulent fee-charging “advisors” to navigate a system that is intentionally impossibly baroque and from which all sources of free advice have been removed. But no: they chose Fake Gay Panic.

My only bluesky post that was also probably an MSN messenger banner at some point

Green Day are class.

There are three ethical ways to find out about new music: 1) See a band open up for a band you already like at a venue that only serves vegan food 2) Hear them on a label comp that you paid $19.99 for to hear a tossed-off B-side from one band you already like 3) AA+ or better PS2 soundtrack

So excited to launch Her Upper Hand today - a 6-part podcast by women in Glasgow who’ve been negatively affected by gambling. I’ve worked with the group since January, training them up and supporting them to tell the stories they want to tell in podcast form. Find it where you get your podcasts!

happy tamil new year, maybe this year I'll re-download the language app and start (re?)learning again

The Edinburgh music scene simply isn’t ready for what’s about to hit it

GYM FOR KIDS

My Google photos seems to think Me is a different entity to myself and/or I

Snowing in april

Me on Salah. www.theanfieldwrap.com/2026/03/youl...

Just live with the assumption that everyone's a daughter of Jude Law and you'll be fine

Tenacious D is just goth Hamilton (derogatory)

Except trams

This just isn't true. The 1951 convention requires state parties to facilitate the integration and naturalisation of refugees because the people who drafted it weren't moral vacuums or stupid enough to think that persecution that made people flee for their lives would magically go away in a year.

Five years ago this week, Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, sparking protests & promises of change But now, woman officers abused by colleagues tell me reforms have victimised them more instead of protecting them For @theobserveruk.bsky.social: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

"It’s a few minutes before 10am on a dreary January morning in Glasgow, and I’m the only woman in a corridor full of men." I started my 2026 camped out in Glasgow's domestic abuse court. Read all about it @dispatchmedia.bsky.social (you can sign up for free!) dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...

HIDING BENEATH A MANHOLE COVER, REACHING JUST MY HAND OUT TO OFFER PASSERS BY A LOVELY PANCAKE. MANY ACCEPT IT, SOME SAY OH SORRY I ALREADY SHROVE. IT FEELS GOOD TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK. IN MY DAMP PIT I AM HAPPY

Anyway my Monday night game has room for more these days so if getting to Leith Academy for 6pm on Mondays is easy for you, hit me up!

Really good guide for filling out the govt consultation on migrant settlement (that's proposing some BAD STUFF). Do it tonight, it's the deadline, took me 10 minutes or so. www.praxis.org.uk/consultation

Pretty stressed out that Green Day may not say Fuck ICE on a huge telecast pre superbowl and I'll have to not listen to them for a whole year as a result (i.e. my personal Superbowl) but this is promising www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...