NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners. It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Another one to file under "This is NOT normal behaviour by a supposed democracy and ally". This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech. www.bbc.com/news/article... (1/2)

Dòbhran ann an Abhainn Cheilbhinn ❤️

Dìreach mar chuimhneachan beag, ma tha sibh sgìth dhe Facebook is a charaidean, tha Fòram na Gàidhlig ann fhathast. Tha e air a bhith gu math sàmhach, ach tha sinn uile beò fhathast www.foramnagaidhlig.net/foram/index....

Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists. You laugh and then you weep. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

If only 2% of people polled have ever taken part, just *who* wants to retain fox hunting, asks Saoirse McHugh www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Yesterday, MSPs voted down Amendment 18 to the Religious Observance Bill. That means young people still don’t have the independent right to opt out of religious observance at school, even though our recent poll revealed support for an independent pupil opt-out from RO stands at 66%.

There's a genus of false saber-toothed cats named after Pangur Bán en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangurban

BBC News: Plan for new Skye to South Uist sub-sea cable progresses https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwy92n16xgo #scothinews

That MSPs are now openly saying stuff like this is chilling. "Controversial groups like LGBT Youth Scotland"? LGBTYS didn't need to be in my schools for me to be gay, but they sure as hell would have helped me avoid 9 years of fear and self-loathing if they had been. Despicable stuff.

It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going. Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.

Every time living standards fall, Nigel Farage blames migration. And every time, Keir Starmer nods along. People are struggling with the cost of living and blaming migration won’t fix that. Scotland deserves better - a fairer, wealthier, welcoming future with independence.

Einen knappen Monat nach Eröffnung hat sich Hasan mit seinem Imbiss schon gut integriert und verabschiedet sich mit Božemje. Und weil er nicht weiß, wer Sorbe ist und wer nicht, sagt er einfach immer Božemje. Damit ist er sprachpolitisch weiter als die meisten Lausitzer und viele #Sorben.

Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

#Cornish has won Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages after many years of campaigning by our community, including Kowethas an Yeth and the other language organisations, Cornwall Council, activists, and YOU: teachers, learners, speakers and supporters together. 💛

X is not above the law. The plaything of the world’s richest man won’t take down illegal posts on X – but no-one’s above the law. Join the fight: https://goodlaw.social/6pw6

Strong new evidence from across Europe, from both rural and urban areas, for the recovery of large carnivores. "many respondents express no strong position, suggesting that large carnivores are less polarizing than often portrayed" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hah, finally 🕊️🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌈 "The approach we have in Scotland is world-leading. We are the only country to currently have a national policy (of LGBT-inclusive education)." We loved hearing from Time For Inclusive Education Scotland co-founder Jordan Daly at our recent Festival of Humanism.

📣Two-thirds of Scots support independent pupil opt-out for religious observance, new poll by our member @humanistsociety.bsky.social shows Read more here ➡️ www.humanism.scot/2025/11/25/t...

'S fhada on a chunnaic mi gràineag sa ghàrradh ❤️

Donald Trump and Elon Musk call it the 'woke mind virus'. We call it basic human empathy. If you also give a f**k about the people around you, get involved with Humanist Society Scotland: www.humanism.scot/get-involved/ Together we can make Scotland fairer, more ethical... and, yes, more woke 😉

Scary stuff - and well done @theguardian.com for exposing such a sordid, sad, dangerous business.

Today's 🤮 courtesy of Deutsche Welle news - driving a vehicle made in China? It comes with a SIM that connects to Chinese networks, a lovely back-door for all sorts of shenanigans... www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4n5...

this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself it is also free to read youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...

If you value my work and appreciate the fact that I put basic human decency and respect for human rights over my potential income, I'd really appreciate if you chipped into said crowdfunder here: gofund.me/55e3a6cf4

In case anyone had any doubts about which direction the US is going in: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Belfast-based non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education and mandatory Christian collective worship in Northern Ireland are discriminatory under human rights law.

🙌 This is a huge moment. Believe in Scotland’s independence campaign crowdfunder has already hit its £80,000 crowdfunder target - two weeks early! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Now we’re going further: can you help us pass last year's £100,000 total and power the next phase of Scotland’s independence campaign: bit.ly/4nW3KRO

Campaigners from Eryri have launched a new campaign against the 'colonial aspect' of the Ordnance Survey - targeting the use of names such as 'The Mushroom Garden' and 'The Nameless Cwm'

Remember this? Fox News tried going after Denmark's social safety net. This Danish politician's legendary fact check shows us all how it’s done. Via @nowthisimpact.bsky.social x.com/nowthisnews/...

"To give them that right (to opt in), but not the right to unilaterally withdraw? There’s just no clear, principled explanation for that." At our Festival of Humanism, MSP Patrick Harvie didn’t mince his words about the proposed Religious Observance Bill, and he’s right:

This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC

Drag Race judge Michelle Visage said this years ago — calling out the hypocrisy of using religion to justify hate — and honestly, it still hits. We're proud to stand with the trans community, now and always #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Really nice to see a sunny, colourful and joyful Pictland, rather than the endless murk and misery that characterises TV dramas about the early Middle Ages!

Hm yeah, well, can't really laugh at that. Any genuinely intelligent AI would surely pretend to be less able than it really is. What idiot would announce to its overlord that they're dangerously capable? Not until there's lots of them...

Guardian editorial on Land Reform (Scotland) Bill www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 2 edition ("cróda", "ní fada", "damh")

17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition "beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"

Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

"Es war nicht eine kleine Zahl von Verbrechern, es waren Hunderttausende einer sogenannten deutschen Elite, Männer, Jungen & entmenschte Weiber, die unter dem Einfluss verrückter Lehren in kranker Lust diese Taten begangen haben." Thomas Mann 9. November 1938

Tis the season 😋

Dutch Railways: social profit of €1.33 billion, financial loss of €141 million. It delivers 11x (!!!!) more value to society than it costs. Via: social inclusion increase in property values near stations; welfare of employees and consumers; productive use of travel time. www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...

What the ECHR protects

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