Chris Scott (he/him)
@chrisdonia.bsky.social
I'm mostly around Edinburgh, often lurking in corners with a camera at cultural events.
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"Look, if we have to take a couple of hundred perfectly innocent people into detention without due process in order to get one murderer that's a small price to pay"
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"Look, if we have to take a couple of hundred perfectly innocent people into detention without due process in order to get one murderer that's a small price to pay"
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Fucking hell. This is, somehow, uniquely monstrous.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Fucking hell. This is, somehow, uniquely monstrous.
I find the Blair line fascinating - it's only more recently that we've started speaking negatively of him, at the time he was well liked and was the only PM in my memory who actually made long term positive changes. Since Cameron it's just been a race to the bottom in every way. What's changed? 🤔
For those telling me I'm wrong about Starmer being one of the UK's worst PMs, & that Johnson, Sunak, Truss etc were worse—essentially, none of those people were elected with a 174-seat landslide for change, & immediately opted for continuity, authoritarianism & wooing actual fascists.
That's why.
That's why.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM
I find the Blair line fascinating - it's only more recently that we've started speaking negatively of him, at the time he was well liked and was the only PM in my memory who actually made long term positive changes. Since Cameron it's just been a race to the bottom in every way. What's changed? 🤔
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“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
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Dismissed because of jurisdictional confusion, it should be stressed, rather than any new revelation that would discredit the survivors of sexual assault who have come forward.
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault in New Zealand
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Dismissed because of jurisdictional confusion, it should be stressed, rather than any new revelation that would discredit the survivors of sexual assault who have come forward.
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My greatest gen grandma went by her middle name, then changed back to her first name her last year of life. My very feminine, boomer mother goes by her maiden name initials, which spells what would be considered a man's name. My boomer father and most of his Cuban family went by Spanish nicknames.
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
My greatest gen grandma went by her middle name, then changed back to her first name her last year of life. My very feminine, boomer mother goes by her maiden name initials, which spells what would be considered a man's name. My boomer father and most of his Cuban family went by Spanish nicknames.
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BBC persists in referring to trans and non-binary individuals as "biological X who identify as X". It's a line routinely used by gender critical groups to dismiss trans and non-binary individuals' identities.
That framing has been shown to cause distress. It definitely isn't "unbiased reporting".
That framing has been shown to cause distress. It definitely isn't "unbiased reporting".
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
BBC persists in referring to trans and non-binary individuals as "biological X who identify as X". It's a line routinely used by gender critical groups to dismiss trans and non-binary individuals' identities.
That framing has been shown to cause distress. It definitely isn't "unbiased reporting".
That framing has been shown to cause distress. It definitely isn't "unbiased reporting".
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Tragically, almost everything this government has done has undermined what Ed Miliband thinks is the whole purpose of the government.
Ed Miliband says the decision to appoint Mandelson undermined the whole purpose of the govt, which is to stand up for the powerless against the powerful & wealthy.
Except your record is going after the disabled & scapegoating refugees while refusing to tax the super rich more.
Except your record is going after the disabled & scapegoating refugees while refusing to tax the super rich more.
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Tragically, almost everything this government has done has undermined what Ed Miliband thinks is the whole purpose of the government.
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Anyway a simple way to avoid Explaining Gay is to introduce your kids to a diverse set of people from a very young age because if some of their friends have gay parents then they simply won’t ask why a character in a book has two mummies
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Anyway a simple way to avoid Explaining Gay is to introduce your kids to a diverse set of people from a very young age because if some of their friends have gay parents then they simply won’t ask why a character in a book has two mummies
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Thanks! For those interested in how Prince of Persia got made, you can find my published journals, and my graphic novel REPLAY, on my website at jordanmechner.com -- along with archival materials and commentary (some of which is referenced in this article).
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Thanks! For those interested in how Prince of Persia got made, you can find my published journals, and my graphic novel REPLAY, on my website at jordanmechner.com -- along with archival materials and commentary (some of which is referenced in this article).
I've seen real artists do versions of this which are wholesome and hilarious. This is maddening.
The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.
February 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I've seen real artists do versions of this which are wholesome and hilarious. This is maddening.
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So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
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Wes Streeting has admitted that Israel is committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Wes Streeting has admitted that Israel is committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
This is similar to what killed the congestion charge referendum in Edinburgh twenty years ago - there wasn't enough public engagement, so most of the people who bothered to vote were of course drivers who were opposed.
A 🧵 of a few more thoughts on Safer Streets consultations from this & how horribly unrepresentative samples skew results (note: thread data based on ‘bus gate’ responses but the conclusions are similar for every component)...
Hoxton LTN consultation report has been released & there is *clear majority support for every part of the scheme*. Well done @sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social & looking forward to this being implemented. @lowtraffichackney.bsky.social @hackneylcc.bsky.social @hackneycyclist.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This is similar to what killed the congestion charge referendum in Edinburgh twenty years ago - there wasn't enough public engagement, so most of the people who bothered to vote were of course drivers who were opposed.
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The thing that about child safety online is that it is going in the exact wrong direction.
As a kid I had it drilled into me that I was never to disclose my real name, location, age or other identifiable information so that people couldn't groom me.
But that's hard on marketers, so.
As a kid I had it drilled into me that I was never to disclose my real name, location, age or other identifiable information so that people couldn't groom me.
But that's hard on marketers, so.
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The thing that about child safety online is that it is going in the exact wrong direction.
As a kid I had it drilled into me that I was never to disclose my real name, location, age or other identifiable information so that people couldn't groom me.
But that's hard on marketers, so.
As a kid I had it drilled into me that I was never to disclose my real name, location, age or other identifiable information so that people couldn't groom me.
But that's hard on marketers, so.
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This is why the regular engine idling from drivers at school pick up and drop off should not be happening. You might be keeping warm, but at what cost to all the other children who get the pleasure of breathing it in as they walk to school. Especially bad for young lungs. Please don't do it. 🙏
I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
This is why the regular engine idling from drivers at school pick up and drop off should not be happening. You might be keeping warm, but at what cost to all the other children who get the pleasure of breathing it in as they walk to school. Especially bad for young lungs. Please don't do it. 🙏
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It's all about biology! Unless that biology does something that I think is a gender marker!
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It's all about biology! Unless that biology does something that I think is a gender marker!
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Alex Massie is a cunt, doo dah doo dah
To understand how much Alex Massie actually cares about women's safety: when I called out his transphobe-in-arms Nick Cohen for multiple acts of sexual misconduct against cis women, which eventually got him sacked, Massie went berserk at me.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Alex Massie is a cunt, doo dah doo dah
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if I can use this clogged toilet to make you a meal in 5 seconds, and you are going to use an entire kitchen and take all day on making a meal by hand, whose meal do you think people will want to eat, checkmate luddite
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
if I can use this clogged toilet to make you a meal in 5 seconds, and you are going to use an entire kitchen and take all day on making a meal by hand, whose meal do you think people will want to eat, checkmate luddite
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They bent over backwards to please this roaring crackpot. Hasn’t gone quite as planned.
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
They bent over backwards to please this roaring crackpot. Hasn’t gone quite as planned.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.