Lovely obituary of Anna Ritchie: www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Seems to that the development of huge, incredibly energy-hungry data centres to power an AI that is hyper overblown and mostly used gif making funny images is going to undo all of the steps forward we've made to prevent our burning up our home planet and the myriad species on it. 😬

Ooh, reform just making up titles now? Shadow King, Shadow Prince of Darkness, shadow winner of Crufts....this could be fun! #fud

"A British government which insists that it will not consent to Scotland having a say on its own future is conceding the UK is not a union at all. It's a prison." Wee GingerDug

So what happens when Reform take over your local council? This. #KentCountyCouncil

This is a failure of journalism, on a really basic level, but it is also a failure of political leadership. It was going to fall simply in the basis of what the previous govt did. But Starmer somehow conspired to actively spread the impression it was rising.

This is what's ahead for the UK in 2029 according to polling. A Reform government made up of people who don't understand their job's responsibilities and refuse to take part or contribute because they blame the processes rather than their own ignorance. The UK is doomed.

Hahaha The Queen's Arms are not open for Ryan Bridge and his Raise the Colours rotters Big up Brum, send them packing 👏👏👏

I find the level, speed, and depth of radicalisation frightening. This isn't about safety or fairness. Her core assertion is that someone else ticking a box somehow dilutes her womanhood. How is this different to what bigots were saying a few years ago on marriage to exclude people like her and me?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social is very well read. I wonder has he seen this new title?

Channel 4 News's Clare Fallon tracks down Nigel Farage who was absent from Parliament today avoiding questions about the £5m donation She asks him about it He jumps into his car and drives off

Tesco are making £4bn a year in profit. About 50% of their staff are on Universal Credit. Why don't we crackdown on this unneeded benefit for billionaires?

Banned 🚫 On TikTok No 💡 idea 💡 Why, I was able to download RT far and wide I need your support #GlobalFlotilla

A leading 'Raise the Colours' flag activist, who claims to be fighting to "protect our women" from migrants, has pled guilty to assaulting a woman bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/f...

We just thought we’d repost this video from last March before the Keir Starmer of it all goes out of date...

England does not own Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. And it is not our right or responsibility to save England from its own democratic choices.

holy goddamn shit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Now Imagine a virtual border Scotland ❌ Schengen Zone England ❌ No Schengen Zone A soft border between two countries One that is progressive The other country antiquated Now imagine being in the Euro Zone and all its benefits and rewards #Unabhängigkeit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Excellent intervention from Dave Doogan MP today, "when you're sold an outcome on a false prospectus on a referendum, it's probably no big deal to have a rerun of that referendum so you can make an informed decision about your constitutional future" #indyref2 #ScottishIndependence

In other news, the government today announced 26 life peerages for hereditary peers, including for one Duke, three Earls, and three Viscounts. Such is the break with the status quo. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Casual no tie Starmer comes across less as 'everyman' and more as 'she's turned the weans against us'

@sorchaeastwood.bsky.social absolutely DESTROYS Labour's utter failures in the handling of the Mandelson fiasco 🔥

"Peter Mandelson & Morgan McSweeny are the wheels on the bike that Keir Starmer rode into power on." SNP MP - Dave Doogan isn't buying the "I didn't know" defense from Keir Starmer on the Mandelson vetting disaster.

I found this and it may bring a smile!🙂 This is called the "feather-drying dance of the Great blue Heron"

Protesters staged noise demo through the rich Seattle neighborhood of #Laurelhurst that lobbied against noisy helicopters flying sick and injured kids over their mansions to Children's Hospital. 🤪 It got a bit noisy.

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All together now! ... "But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥 #RefUKkers

Channel 4 News is generally the best of a bad bunch in UK news broadcasting but it was odd in their report on the Scottish and Welsh elections today that they said Plaid and SNP had failed to win majorities but didn't say both countries use PR systems which make majorities almost impossible.

Bloody hell.

Does anyone else think that Reform MSPs are going to find the much less permissive expenses system at Holyrood a bit, shall we say, confining? Also, I hope there is a strong Presiding Officer and deputies backed by all MSPs. And which party will be the OP?

Like @kezdugdale.bsky.social I spent most of yesterday refreshing Ballot Box Scotland. @afaulds.bsky.social has done an incredible job with this site - if you can, chuck him a few quid to help him keep it going. Thanks to Allan and the team yesterday - extraordinary work.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish people have clearly voted for a second independence referendum. 🔎 Here is why this time, the mandate is stronger than ever: www.believeinscotland.org/biggest_ever...

Historians will see these elections as seismic. The 2-party W/M system has just died yet its main protagonists can't acknowledge this fact; the 3 Celtic nations of the UK are aligned in a clear desire to determine their own futures, and; England is heading for an isolationist future with Reform ...

The nail smacked squarely on the head. Democracy for Scotland ends at the gates of Westminster!

HOLYROOD 2026 TURNOUT SECOND-HIGHEST IN HISTORY So the 2026 election was the second highest ever turnout in Scottish Parliament history? This despite the BBC and the Scottish MSM saying the opposite… 👇

Good morning it's hard to sleep after elections but I tried. I never got to try the little livestream setup I had (though did get on Bylines Scotland during the day), but whoooo would be interested in a wee "day after the count" reflections one at like 4ish?

Thank you, Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good news as this was being touted as a potential Reform win.

Joanna Cherry suggesting that Angus Robertson’s downfall was identity politics when he was beaten by LORNA SLATER OF THE GREENS is very funny.

Exclusive footage of Wes Streeting backing the Prime Minister this morning.

The Scottish people have spoken … and now Westminster will ignore our voice A pro-independence majority will be elected once again in the Scottish Parliament. And once again, London will deny a referendum This is a democratic outrage and it must be resisted My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

As Labour loses more than 1,300 seats across the country and is wiped out in Wales, Keir Starmer is “the right man to do the job” and will bring a new hope for Labour into the future, says science and technology secretary Liz Kendall

Starmer, like The Guardian, is tone deaf. He's doubling down on "delivering for the whole country", claiming he'll "carry on" and "listen to what people have said". These are the death throes of a mendacious, manipulative politician. #ScottishIndependence www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are now more transgender MSPs now than there are Joanna Cherrys, a win for us all

🥳 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP WIN! Congratulations to Mairi McAllan, elected for Clydesdale. A vote for leadership, delivery and Scotland’s future.

Keir Starmer's Labour party is a busted flush. But if England's going to try to ape America by electing right-wing thugs who don't give a straw for them, it's even more vital that we get #ScottishIndependence.