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I’ve been doing some in-depth reporting on the Prairieland cases, and had to get this out first as I continue to dig: I spoke with Ana Bell, sister of Des, who it turns out co-owns and runs an indie bookstore. We talked about the case, the judge, book banning, ICE killings, and living through this:

I'm glad Spain beat Argentina but England fans behaving like it's tantamount to an England victory gives me the ick

Argentina players kicking off at the final whistle says it all

What's the worst veg to get in your veg box and why's it kohlrabi? It's basically broccoli stalk. I'm nit a huge fan of getting globe artichoke either. They're delicious but an absolute faff to prepare. I just buy them canned.

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What are we doing here, BBC?

In the abstract I don't object to MPs being paid what they are but stuff like this kinda gives away the fact it's not actually a full time job

If Souad can't raise enough money to cover her rent by tomorrow, she and little Omar will be out on the street again, with nobody to help them. Omar is ill and a very low weight now, so this would be catastrophic for him. Can you help them? tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx #Gaza 🍉

I was at Durham Miner's Gala last weekend and was reminded of this gem. Ah, the discourse.

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The rebuilt Le Havre is, rightly, a World Heritage Site and this is what we do to our post war built heritage.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit... man, I missed this at the time: “Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’."

Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

Except for the rich, cars didn't replace horses and carts. For the vast majority of people, they replaced trains, trams, buses and bicycles. Many people didn't want to give up their existing modes of transport: they were forced to because cars drove them out of business or made them too dangerous.

I've seen so many people (men, primarily) clutching their pearls over what she said (and misgendering her), calling her all sorts, yet zero awareness that she was quoting the person they're suddenly so bothered about. Oh that they cared about the living as much as mean words about the dead.

Khalil's expenses to cover Nourin's hospital stay after her miscarriage have now gone over $400. Please give if you can, and please share this if you can't.

Remember the magical nudity detection software being mandated for UK phones, the one which prompted Jess Phillips' resignation? It's not just that the product is snake oil. The whole company is smoke and mirrors. Albeit smoke and mirrors invested in by Rupert Lowe of the Restore party.

I'm definitely team Spain for the final. It's not often I'd support the former metropole against its former colony but 1) This Argentina team are extremely dirty players 2) the Falklands nonsense 3) Spain has a centre-left government and Argentina a borderline fascist one.

Just had meeting with kiddo's school. She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years. All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board. The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2

It's actually kinda sweet that hard right Argentinian nationalists pushed the "Malvinas are Argentina's" narrative so hard they prompted left wing pro-independence Scots to look into it and conclude that Argentina's claim is so piss-weak to be laughable.

Forget the Falklands face off, Argentina versus England is actually the decline derby. No other nation comes close to the century of discourse on national failure, economic disappointment or fading political power which has gripped both of these countries. Who will grant their people respite?!

An evolving list of the worst people in the already-awful Labour Party

The anti-Amnesty EDM has a fifth signature, Mary Glindon, Labour

Today is the 11th anniversary of the Gender Recognition Act here in Ireland. I will always celebrate this day as the State finally recognized my gender. Decades of campaigning led to the Act. I owe a debt to those who went before me We were the 4th country in the world to bring in such legislation

They've been on the Soros conspiracy bandwagon right from the start. This is their founder: And if you search X for "For Women Scotland" and "Soros" it will bring up a ton of deleted tweets, but you can work out what they're about from the replies/what they're replying to.

You can read the full investigation in @lrb.co.uk And subscribe to Democracy for Sale to get all the stories! democracyforsale.substack.com www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

The local greengrocer was taken over by a Palestinian man a few months ago. They've an great selection of tomatoes, aubergines and watermelons. I bought some Scotch bonnets earlier and he asked if I was sure and warned me about them. I reassured him I know as I've lived in London for a long time.

I base my attitude to the England team purely on what lowers my chance of ever hearing That Fucking Song™ ever again, but I can work out which outcome better leads to it

🔴 For the past year @lucasamin.bsky.social and I have been investigating Palantir in the UK What we found was a company with unrivalled political access, selling a product many data experts in the NHS don’t use, and don’t rate Please read and share democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...

Horrible idea. If some music biz veterans want to set up a Glasgow rock museum/mausoleum, fine, but not in the CCA, which is about creating new work, nurturing the local cultural community and bringing the world to Scotland.

When was Blair ever positive about immigration?

Bring back hating your political opponents and hoping they rest in piss! The willingness to speak nicely of dead scum is a symptom of the decline in actual democracy

Had the Archangel Michael finally got his arse into gear?

Understandably buried with all the other news that is happening, but it turns out that the Sheikh of Qatar - who you may remember for recently gifting Trump a $400m 747 - also died today.

Deeply saddened to learn of the loss of my dear friend Satan, the Prince of Lies. Though we often disagreed about matters such as the appropriate role of torture in the afterlife, I will most remember how his quick wit and affable nature made our weekly golf outings a ritual. He will be missed.

Yes it was a very wide ranging report including statistics on spending by Christian Evangelical movements/anti abortion groups but in the Scottish press it’s only the mention of FWS/Rowling that gets mentioned. Some groups were literally platformed at the ARC Conference 2 weeks ago.There is a furore

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

My delightful home town is in the news again. "The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said the "most probable cause is thought to be accidental ignition due to embers from a nearby bonfire"."

My favourite trade union banners from Durham Miners' Gala Thanks to @drstewartsmith.bsky.social for photo of the NEU banner

Thanks to everyone who has sponsored and shared. Women are dying here in Europe and fascists have their eyes on our rights too. I’ve upped my fundraising target. I want to fight back ajbellgreatscottishrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/gemma-clark

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A roundup of recent activities for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social @wejazzhelsinki.bsky.social @bandcamp.com with copious links. Microtonal jazz, David Torn, Scottish jazz and poetry in the 1970s, Guttersnipe... ionengine.substack.com/p/friday-rou...