Alisdair Calder McGregor
@acmcgregor.bsky.social
Queer, Liberal, European. He/Him. I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing.
Pinned
I liked it better when the Robots were stupid and the Humans were intelligent.
We should do that again.
We should do that again.
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Slur
Slur
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Adam and the Anus
Adam and the Anus
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Krankie Goes To Hollywood
Krankie Goes To Hollywood
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Slur
Slur
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It’s another Labour U-turn! My @libdems.org.uk colleagues and I have been calling for the Government to drop their unworkable and costly compulsory digital ID plans - delighted they have seen sense! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID
Scheme intended to verify someone’s right to work in the UK will be optional, government admitted in 13th U-turn since taking power
www.thetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s another Labour U-turn! My @libdems.org.uk colleagues and I have been calling for the Government to drop their unworkable and costly compulsory digital ID plans - delighted they have seen sense! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Yah that tracks. Early prototype of what became nasty shite like "Huel" and the rest of that tasteless muck.
Dilberitos (1999-2003): A line of licensed vegan microwave burritos tied-in with the comic strip "Dilbert". Available in Mexican, Indian, Barbecue, and Garlic & Herb. Noted for it's poor taste and food engineering that packed all 23 essential vitamins and minerals into each one
January 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Yah that tracks. Early prototype of what became nasty shite like "Huel" and the rest of that tasteless muck.
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I hope JK Rowling takes a good look at how Scott Adams is being eulogized and treated right now. It's a real ghost of christmas future moment for her and her legacy.
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I hope JK Rowling takes a good look at how Scott Adams is being eulogized and treated right now. It's a real ghost of christmas future moment for her and her legacy.
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We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
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Police discovered a vast graveyard of remnants of bygone special interests in the residence of Ffiona Maw, 40, with the accused allegedly having kept trophies from over 200 victims.
Grisly! AuDHD woman‘s home contains graveyard of special interests
An auDHD woman is basically a serial killer but for special interests, authorities have claimed. Police discovered a vast graveyard of remnants of bygone special interests in the residence of Ffiona…
thedailytism.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Police discovered a vast graveyard of remnants of bygone special interests in the residence of Ffiona Maw, 40, with the accused allegedly having kept trophies from over 200 victims.
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The nuuttipukki costume is great inspiration for folk horror, by the way.
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The nuuttipukki costume is great inspiration for folk horror, by the way.
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2025 ended with a backlash against disabled people supposedly getting “free BMWs” on Motability. To kick off 2026, the @theipaper.com asked me: what do disabled people in Britain really get from the state? And what do they actually need? inews.co.uk/opinion/mota...
Angry about Motability? Disabled people face a far bigger crisis
Forget free luxury cars, many disabled people in Britain struggle to afford regular meals
inews.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
2025 ended with a backlash against disabled people supposedly getting “free BMWs” on Motability. To kick off 2026, the @theipaper.com asked me: what do disabled people in Britain really get from the state? And what do they actually need? inews.co.uk/opinion/mota...
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Starmer demonstrates, alas, that just because you’re boring doesn’t mean you’re necessarily sensible.
January 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Starmer demonstrates, alas, that just because you’re boring doesn’t mean you’re necessarily sensible.
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
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in the wise words of Vladimir Lenin, there are decades where nothing happens and weeks where PLEASE DEAR GOD STOP THE NEWS CYCLE FOR LIKE 15 MINUTES
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
in the wise words of Vladimir Lenin, there are decades where nothing happens and weeks where PLEASE DEAR GOD STOP THE NEWS CYCLE FOR LIKE 15 MINUTES
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Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
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Hurry! Only one week left to obtain the early bird ticket for members for Spring #LDConf - deadline is 19 January!
Join us for debates, interesting speakers, discussions on hot topics, training and much much more: libdems.org.uk/conference
Join us for debates, interesting speakers, discussions on hot topics, training and much much more: libdems.org.uk/conference
a clock in the middle of a forest with the hands on the numbers 7 and 6
Alt: a clock running in the middle of a forest
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Hurry! Only one week left to obtain the early bird ticket for members for Spring #LDConf - deadline is 19 January!
Join us for debates, interesting speakers, discussions on hot topics, training and much much more: libdems.org.uk/conference
Join us for debates, interesting speakers, discussions on hot topics, training and much much more: libdems.org.uk/conference
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Ofcom may take decisive action against X, like requiring it to apologise in eight months on a webpage so buried that nobody will read it.
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Ofcom may take decisive action against X, like requiring it to apologise in eight months on a webpage so buried that nobody will read it.
I think the ritual flensing of the worst of the new influx helps a lot; the newcomers get to learn by observation what bsky will tolerate and what it regards as beyond the pale.
January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I think the ritual flensing of the worst of the new influx helps a lot; the newcomers get to learn by observation what bsky will tolerate and what it regards as beyond the pale.
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It's 2026.
Everything is on fire. I don't have a job. Or much of a clue.
But I do have stories.
If you can help me to build an audience, please share.
anarchy-rules.ghost.io
Everything is on fire. I don't have a job. Or much of a clue.
But I do have stories.
If you can help me to build an audience, please share.
anarchy-rules.ghost.io
Anarchy Rules
The idea of a story + a story of ideas.
anarchy-rules.ghost.io
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's 2026.
Everything is on fire. I don't have a job. Or much of a clue.
But I do have stories.
If you can help me to build an audience, please share.
anarchy-rules.ghost.io
Everything is on fire. I don't have a job. Or much of a clue.
But I do have stories.
If you can help me to build an audience, please share.
anarchy-rules.ghost.io
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You know how you hire someone and it takes them a month or two to become fully productive?
If you've ever created a team from scratch to do something your organisation has never done before, it takes a year or two.
Project financing forces everything to be done by new teams.
If you've ever created a team from scratch to do something your organisation has never done before, it takes a year or two.
Project financing forces everything to be done by new teams.
Megaprojects like high speed rail or nuclear power should be commissioned and funded on a rolling annual basis, not a per-project basis. Spin up your High Speed Department and give them £10bn a year to build railways until you say stop.
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
You know how you hire someone and it takes them a month or two to become fully productive?
If you've ever created a team from scratch to do something your organisation has never done before, it takes a year or two.
Project financing forces everything to be done by new teams.
If you've ever created a team from scratch to do something your organisation has never done before, it takes a year or two.
Project financing forces everything to be done by new teams.
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American cloud providers are quite unhappy that every data sovereignty concern from EU customers has been proven correct over and over again
To the extent that tech resistance is possible at the corporate level, I would expect it to come from Microsoft and, frankly, the old guard defense companies. The more that your customers are foreign organizations with national security concerns, the more likely you are to not like what’s happening.
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
American cloud providers are quite unhappy that every data sovereignty concern from EU customers has been proven correct over and over again
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If (and that's a big if) the UK does go through with a ban, a large chunk of the UK users (those who can't work out a VPN anyway) will drain into Bluesky. Lots of them will be the absolute dregs of humanity. Block early, block often.
Extremely unusual that the Bluesky team is working late on a Sunday night to verify Canadian political parties and elected officials who are rumored to be mulling over a coordinated X ban with Australia and the UK.
When there's smoke, there's fire.
When there's smoke, there's fire.
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If (and that's a big if) the UK does go through with a ban, a large chunk of the UK users (those who can't work out a VPN anyway) will drain into Bluesky. Lots of them will be the absolute dregs of humanity. Block early, block often.
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keir starmer is about to cave to the world's most prominent creator of child sexual assault imagery.
remember that the next time @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co do a bit of tranny bashing in the name of 'protecting women & girls'.
remember that the next time @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co do a bit of tranny bashing in the name of 'protecting women & girls'.
Government to give update on X row after Musk lashes out over potential ban – latest
Government to give update on X row after Musk lashes out over potential ban – latest
Government to give update on X row after Musk lashes out over potential ban – latest
www.independent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
keir starmer is about to cave to the world's most prominent creator of child sexual assault imagery.
remember that the next time @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co do a bit of tranny bashing in the name of 'protecting women & girls'.
remember that the next time @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co do a bit of tranny bashing in the name of 'protecting women & girls'.
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
I could really use a decade where nothing happens now.
Could we stop having weeks where decades happen?
Could we stop having weeks where decades happen?
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I could really use a decade where nothing happens now.
Could we stop having weeks where decades happen?
Could we stop having weeks where decades happen?
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Let me tell you: some of our countries aren’t where we left them.
Jane Zwart, from her luminous collection ODDEST & OLDEST & SADDEST & BEST
#smallpoemsunday
Jane Zwart, from her luminous collection ODDEST & OLDEST & SADDEST & BEST
#smallpoemsunday
January 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Let me tell you: some of our countries aren’t where we left them.
Jane Zwart, from her luminous collection ODDEST & OLDEST & SADDEST & BEST
#smallpoemsunday
Jane Zwart, from her luminous collection ODDEST & OLDEST & SADDEST & BEST
#smallpoemsunday