well, i finally submitted the phd thesis

merry christmas ❄️

friends fear she is replaying breath of the wild

hey so how is everyone coping with trying to shop for a christmas party and then having reality intrude about how much the entire world has fucked the food aid system because i personally am not dealing with it well

just found out that people are losing their mind about folic acid fortification in flour and i don't even know where to start

Anyway there is one actual true living embodiment of "monumental" architecture that reflects social democratic values and you absolute children hate it for some reason

Our Manager Vic writes in the Scotsman today about the impact of all of the many court cases that have happened this year on the real lives of trans people: archive.ph/UoLR1

honestly this half season of stranger things feels like a slog i'm just sticking with for the zeitgeist but also like the zeitgeist has moved on

the bbc is promoting a reform win of 24 votes on a 22% turnout in a council by-election as the authentic voice of a whole town (and thereby scotland) i don't know what you take from this other than that they want reform to win

oh my god i had missed ethiopian and eritrean food so much

this is literally the topic of the best paper i wrote for my masters before i even moved to scotland! it's the thing i found most striking about scottish politics and culture when viewed from abroad and one of the things that made me keen to get involved when i did eventually move here

are phone screens more scratch-prone than they used to be? i carried my pixel 5 around in my pocket quite carelessly for years without a single scratch but the phone i got a few months ago is absolutely riddled with tiny shallow scratches

the new scotrail ai announcer is absolutely horrific (and yes i mean the new-new one, not iona) for the love of god just bring back the original scotrail lady

so... uk people... is there a legal way to get heated rivalry here or nah? i know i could get it but would genuinely like to contribute to viewership numbers for queer content

Out for Independence is happy to report that our motion regarding the threat posed by the EHRC Code of Practice was passed by acclaim at the SNP's National Council on 13th December. The SNP will remain committed to the rights of trans, non-binary and intersex Scots.

can't even process how horrifying the news out of sudan is

cool and normal country

just found out all the star trek shows are leaving netflix in january, actually bereft

if i were the thought leaders of scottish unionism over the last decade i would personally contemplate whether i contributed to this at all by swearing oaths to all available gods that farage and the SNP are equally bad

the fuck is this christmas day forecast

deep down i think brits don't believe bilingualism (or multilingualism) is possible despite this not even being a monolingual country

This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time "Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?" Chair says "have English as a second language" Caption changes the meaning entirely "Don't speak fluent English"

watching a fascinating argument unfold where someone who has clearly never heard of or played a jrpg is denying that e33 even is an rpg

not the most troubling thing about this whole situation by far but like lgbt charities are fighting for our lives out here and this lot is paying for balloon arches for their press conferences

this was... not on the top of my list for police reform asks i can't remember the last time i even thought about the freemasons

With constructive amendments from colleagues across the chamber, our motion deploring recent comments by Nigel Farage about Glasgow’s schoolchildren passed unanimously. Reform didn’t even show up to try to defend their party line.

very important: there are so many tiny wrens in the back garden right now

Excellent journalism from my colleague Xander Elliards, looking at the Sandie Peggie verdict and which parts of haven't received much media attention. From Peggie harassing Dr Upton, to racist jokes and her evidence being deemed "not credible", there is a LOT. www.thenational.scot/news/2568550...

laoganma still has its place but i think sichuan red oil might be my new best friend

We've written & published a short summary statement regarding the Sandie Peggie V NHS Fife Health Board employment tribunal case & the judgment given yesterday. Much of the media coverage has missed key information, the most important aspect being that all claims against Dr Beth Upton were dismissed

🚨 STATEMENT 🚨 Please read Out for Independence's statement on the Employment Tribunal ruling in the Sandie Peggie v Fife Health Board case. ✌️

LGBT+ people in Scotland should see the Record the same way Scousers see the Sun imo

seriously you should buy monroe's book it is genuinely excellent

right don't let me be posting on here too much today friends, i'm desperately trying to get the thesis away before christmas

After the long trip I was tired of waves. My foot hit rock. The dreamed sails collapsed, ragged. I planted him in this country like a flag.

this keeps coming up in the american context but it's true everywhere if you join a party in scotland you'll get made a branch officer the first meeting you turn up and if you stick around a few months you'll be arguing with the party leader if you have the time and energy seriously just do it

not entirely sure i love the guardian's headline that scottish voters are "embracing" reform and that this is a blow to our self-image as a welcoming country yes there are arseholes, yes they have supporters, but headlines like these are also what shape the normalisation of those attitudes

how worth it is it to keep playing hades 2 after you've finished the "task"? i still have hearts to unlock etc but it feels like those are gatekept behind a sheer number of runs or doing more of the fates lists which i'm honestly just bored of at this point

uk pals, remember how i keep saying the supermarket sandwich is essentially unknown in canada? there's literally a whole article here trying to explain the concept of preprepared convenience store food www.cbc.ca/news/world/7...

it is 12:44 pm and it is so incredibly grey and grim

despite adhd, not being keen on gore, and absolutely hating sitting still i'm going to go see kill bill: the whole bloody affair on Monday 4.5 hours plus extended scenes. definitely a good idea, right?

i don't think the "the city centre is dead" crowd ever actually go into the city centre like the place i'm at is so crowded you can barely move between seats

Read the Declaration of Arbroath, for fucks sake. It exalts this. It asks you to have pride in the fact your ancestors were migrants.

Anti-immigrant sentiment is in fact in itself anti-Scottish. The Scottish nation as an idea was brought here by immigrants on Fergus Mòr's sixty ships from Ireland. Our cities were built by migrants from Flanders and Normandy. The concept of opposing migration and pretending to be Scottish is silly

just had my first mince pie of the season ❄️

not to be all #blessed but it's a cold and rainy night and my partner made me kimchi chigae for dinner things can be nice sometimes

exactly this - effective and timely adhd diagnosis and treatment prevents all the problems wes streeting claims to care about. it keeps people in education and work, improves those education and career outcomes, possibly keeps people out of prison, extends lifespans, and might even prevent dementia

“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.” A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...

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