James Aithie 🏴
@jamesaithie.bsky.social
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"- Soren Kierkagaard
Dumfries and Galloway / Isle of Lewis 🏴
Dumfries and Galloway / Isle of Lewis 🏴
Pinned
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Bit gusty down at the beach!
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Bit gusty down at the beach!
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
It's like Johnny Nice Painter, but instead of descending into a morbid obsession with 'BLACK' it's all about 'RATINGS' and 'STUPID REPORTERS'
Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for asking about justice for Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. Your organization should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It's like Johnny Nice Painter, but instead of descending into a morbid obsession with 'BLACK' it's all about 'RATINGS' and 'STUPID REPORTERS'
This is not Trump's idea, this is pure Putin. It's basically that playground thing, where you grab another kid by the wrist, and force them to slap themself in the face with their own hand, whilst saying "Stop hitting yourself! Why are you hitting your own face?"
He’s going to tear down the Kennedy Center. The entire building. He tore down half the White House and no one stopped him; now he’s doing this. It’s annoying how many people are pretending they don’t understand this is what he’s openly saying he’s going to do.
February 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This is not Trump's idea, this is pure Putin. It's basically that playground thing, where you grab another kid by the wrist, and force them to slap themself in the face with their own hand, whilst saying "Stop hitting yourself! Why are you hitting your own face?"
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In honour of Melania, here's a reminder that the thing Kane is applauding in this popular gif isn't good. It's very bad! It's his wife singing poorly in an opera he paid for.
a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing in front of a crowd .
Alt: Orson Welles as Kane in evening dress, applauding too hard to hide his humiliation.
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In honour of Melania, here's a reminder that the thing Kane is applauding in this popular gif isn't good. It's very bad! It's his wife singing poorly in an opera he paid for.
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Quick review of Saipan (2025)
Irish Traitors is incredible.
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Quick review of Saipan (2025)
Or because they write Trump's scripts?
Why do Israeli sources always have the best dope on Trump's talks with Iran? My theory: because the hack into and monitor Wikoff's WhatsApp account.
February 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Or because they write Trump's scripts?
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We all know how this ends.
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
We all know how this ends.
Mandy (2018) Panos Cosmatos 📽️
Surrealist revenge horror. 91% - Rotten Tomatoes
Surrealist revenge horror. 91% - Rotten Tomatoes
Stolen from Facebook (where I do NOT have an account, thank you very much). Anas Sarwar and his good friend, "Mandy" Mandelson showing...something.
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Mandy (2018) Panos Cosmatos 📽️
Surrealist revenge horror. 91% - Rotten Tomatoes
Surrealist revenge horror. 91% - Rotten Tomatoes
Delighted to be appearing in Newmachar on 6th February, in support of the Community Library, to talk about my latest Forensic Scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod novel THE DEAD AND THE DYING.
More info and ticket links on my events page: https://bit.ly/LinsEvents ##CrimeFiction #BloodyScotland
More info and ticket links on my events page: https://bit.ly/LinsEvents ##CrimeFiction #BloodyScotland
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Decent start to this game. Currently ARSe 0-0 CHEeks ⚽
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Decent start to this game. Currently ARSe 0-0 CHEeks ⚽
The same lie is being told in the UK.
Mike Johnson lies that voter ID "is an 80 or 90 percent issue on the polling nationwide"
February 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The same lie is being told in the UK.
So basically, he only worked for the bent Labour leaders.
. @skynewsrss.bsky.social states that "Peter Mandelson has served every Labour leader in the past 40 years". Not quite correct. He did not serve or work for John Smith or Jeremy Corbyn when each was Labour leader.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
So basically, he only worked for the bent Labour leaders.
Amputee Captain America can verify this, as he is clinging on for dear life. (No I do not know the backstory here).
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Amputee Captain America can verify this, as he is clinging on for dear life. (No I do not know the backstory here).
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Bit gusty down at the beach!
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Bit gusty down at the beach!
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
#DumfriesAndGalloway 🏴
#ScottishIndependence 🏴📚📺
Delighted to say that Archiving the Referendum is now out in the world and available to buy! Do you like #tv, #archive, and #indyref ? Why not treat yourself to a copy!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Archiving the Referendum
This book provides insights into BBC Scotland’s role in shaping narratives around the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
link.springer.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
#ScottishIndependence 🏴📚📺
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The Peter Mandelson scandal is not just abt Mandelson. It is about:
The influential friends of Mandelson who colluded with him;
His contacts & networks in the UK political system & media;
His corporate class allies & advocates;
All punting a worldview that deregulation & inequality are unavoidable.
The influential friends of Mandelson who colluded with him;
His contacts & networks in the UK political system & media;
His corporate class allies & advocates;
All punting a worldview that deregulation & inequality are unavoidable.
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The Peter Mandelson scandal is not just abt Mandelson. It is about:
The influential friends of Mandelson who colluded with him;
His contacts & networks in the UK political system & media;
His corporate class allies & advocates;
All punting a worldview that deregulation & inequality are unavoidable.
The influential friends of Mandelson who colluded with him;
His contacts & networks in the UK political system & media;
His corporate class allies & advocates;
All punting a worldview that deregulation & inequality are unavoidable.
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BBC Radio 6 Music
Lauren Laverne
Now Playing
Mandy, Indiana
Cursive
Lauren Laverne
Now Playing
Mandy, Indiana
Cursive
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM
BBC Radio 6 Music
Lauren Laverne
Now Playing
Mandy, Indiana
Cursive
Lauren Laverne
Now Playing
Mandy, Indiana
Cursive
"Scotland, you've got red on you!"
Also, if SNP take 2 of the Tory seats in Scotland, they will have more seats than them in Westminster. 🤣
#ScottishIndependence 🏴
Also, if SNP take 2 of the Tory seats in Scotland, they will have more seats than them in Westminster. 🤣
#ScottishIndependence 🏴
Scotland and England far apart in the latest @YouGov poll. #Reform majority in England. In Scotland Labour collapse & @theSNP yellow across the country.
Polling: @YouGov
Graphics: @LeftieStats
Polling: @YouGov
Graphics: @LeftieStats
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
"Scotland, you've got red on you!"
Also, if SNP take 2 of the Tory seats in Scotland, they will have more seats than them in Westminster. 🤣
#ScottishIndependence 🏴
Also, if SNP take 2 of the Tory seats in Scotland, they will have more seats than them in Westminster. 🤣
#ScottishIndependence 🏴
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AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
For Gulls who like buoys who like buoys who like gulls…
A quirky Valentines (or galentines or birthday) card with a terrible pun based on a song - soz
Blank for your message
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/6736...
#valentinesday #galentinesday #greetingscard #birds #gull #bsnm
A quirky Valentines (or galentines or birthday) card with a terrible pun based on a song - soz
Blank for your message
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/6736...
#valentinesday #galentinesday #greetingscard #birds #gull #bsnm
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Trump "I've never been to Epstein Island. That guy told a lie. He's terrible."
Says the guy who has never knowingly told the truth, including about having never visited Epstein Island.
Says the guy who has never knowingly told the truth, including about having never visited Epstein Island.
Trump: [Trevor Noah] said I spent time on Jeffrey’s— Jeffrey Epstein's island. I didn't. He's a lightweight, this guy, I think he's terrible.
February 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Trump "I've never been to Epstein Island. That guy told a lie. He's terrible."
Says the guy who has never knowingly told the truth, including about having never visited Epstein Island.
Says the guy who has never knowingly told the truth, including about having never visited Epstein Island.