the USA should not be allowed to host a major sporting tournament again in our lifetimes, man

See for example the French and British who have recognized the "State of Palestine" but who are apparently fine with importing goods built by illegal Jewish settlers who live on the territory of that State

Hearts fans, welcome to anti-shanklandism

This all reads like we're about to get the reveal of a second, maybe third family

Peter Murrell's admission has consequences for us all

This is a worthy observation and allies with my Nairnite belief that the victory of devolution represents a victory of the Scottish bourgeoise in its ongoing conflict with the old deformed UK state

THE WEEK IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL PATTER 2025/26: Vol. 39

Duolingo strikes again

It doesn't just detract from those characters, it detracts from the hero characters. Obi-Wan is a meant to be a paragon of the virtues of the Jedi of the Old Republic. He can't be as effective a symbol in that if every Jedi is a saint.

Just like the UDS, the story of the Scottish anti-trans movement is one of people so captured by their bigotry that they'll willingly torch their own democracy over it.

Celtic winning the league and the cup with 3-1 victories is very funny tbf

any analysis of JK Rowling's radicalisation which doesn't explicitly discuss the independence referendum and her personal hatred of Nicola Sturgeon is incomplete

"Labour looks like its voters live the life that their grandfathers and grandmothers dreamed of"

This has convinced me that the Mandalorian and Grogu is awful

The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands issue a top of the line, incredibly rate, never before seen kind of statement where they threaten to maybe, one day, possibly, hypothetically impose on companies helping Israel build settlements.

idk I feel like it says something and bodes poorly that *20 years* living in a place doesn't make you "local" enough for the prospective future MP and Prime Minister.

Hello Andy this is your campaign manager speaking. I am advising you today to please keep saying this shit

This is genuinely a hilarious response to a voter

Call me a crackpot, but I genuinely think Burnham is at risk of actively depressing Labour turnout and failing to scoop enough switchers from Reform.

this Labour Government has largely presided over the sharpest uptick in racial, religious, and LGBT+ violence in my lifetime and it's hard to really stress just how much Labour actively chose this

I will begrudgingly add Edinburgh to this. Waverly is a great station to arrive into, especially if you walk out the ramp way.

I'm catching up with Gibson's reforms to Parliamentary timetables and honestly, it's some lark that Gibson is actually making a lot of minor improvements and specifically targeting the Tory wrecking behaviour

Least organic separatist movement since DNR/LNR

if you have ever been on a protest and got kettled you will be banned from being an MP, is the loose translation here

i enjoy how brits regularly just forget the empire happened

one of the more fascinating aspects of /labour/ mps specifically is that on civil liberties they have been real turkeys voting for christmas for at least a hundred years

Aye cause that was what Holyrood was missing. Not more legislative slots, not more ministerial question sessions or expanded membership. More grandstanding at FMQs.

Remember to call it Labour’s bathroom ban as they love to claim ownership of progressive legislation they’ve brought in so they need to claim ownership of segregation as well

Comrades, it WILL go lower

You could just ignore her, lads. Nobody is forcing you to repeatedly make a big red spanked arse of yourselves, where the public can see.

Honestly, not too fussed about this. Flynn going to the Economy and Transport brief is the clearest sign Swinney wants to give him a do-nothing brief combined with one that gets you hated.

SO funny and based!!!!!!

Genuinely amusing how many people this continues to rile up

Wings over Scotland is going to post some weapons-grade conspiracy theories

I look forward to how all the "but he's so good at foreign policy" Starmtroopers rationalise "loosening sanctions on Russia because doing anything to reduce fuel consumption is too scary and hard". Grim we still have to have this weak, visionless idiot in power for at least a few more months

It is maybe my most reactionary opinion but short of personal emergency, you should be barred for life if you try to your football ground early

Somewhere, someplace in Edinburgh, John Swinney is cackling rn

*stares in SFA/SPFL

"Gentlemen the Raj is the jewel in our crown. It's both why we can afford and why we need the Indian Army!"

I wonder if there's a way to do something via business rates or even council tax/reformed property tax

One serious, genuine, real problem with a lot of mainstream Western historiography prior to the 1970s or so at earliest is that it was written by people who affirmatively believed imperialism is a neutral to positive concept.

It is very funny when people go "where did all the money from the Empire go???" when it was explicitly spent on American guns, ammunition, aircraft and food between 1914 and 1945

Can't really argue with this, although the lack of a keeper who has played this season is mildly concerning.

Once the cup is done, I will go full bore Scotland World Cup mode. We will prevail lads and yes sir, I can boogie.

The essence of football is texting your pal "is your mother well?" 5 minutes after his team has been pumped at Fir Park

football has never been about entertainment. it is about occasionally winning and seeing your best mates miserable

They train army sharpshooters to be this accurate