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 🏴
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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.
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The Canadian groundhogs predicted early spring, American predicted late spring, but it's 2026 so we all know who to believe.
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The Canadian groundhogs predicted early spring, American predicted late spring, but it's 2026 so we all know who to believe.
Thing is, the corporate class ARE the Government. The UK isn't a country, it's a (corrupt) corporation, just like the USA...
Killing Them Softly (2012) 📽️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK-...
Killing Them Softly (2012) 📽️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK-...
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Thing is, the corporate class ARE the Government. The UK isn't a country, it's a (corrupt) corporation, just like the USA...
Killing Them Softly (2012) 📽️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK-...
Killing Them Softly (2012) 📽️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK-...
Wow, I've heard of explosive diarrhea, but this is next level.
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Wow, I've heard of explosive diarrhea, but this is next level.
Lucy Adams bringing her A game in the knitwear department, on Reporting Scotland tonight.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Lucy Adams bringing her A game in the knitwear department, on Reporting Scotland tonight.
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Thriller set in a world of state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Four - Edge of Darkness, Series 1
Political thriller series set in a world of state security.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Thriller set in a world of state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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About to finish The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, I was the same age as the main narrator at the time the book was set and it is really evocative of that time
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
About to finish The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, I was the same age as the main narrator at the time the book was set and it is really evocative of that time
"Hey, hook me up with that Alex Selkirk. They're saying he's Greatest. Of. All. Time. Shagger."
"Erm, that's not quite what they're saying."
"Erm, that's not quite what they're saying."
317 years ago today, after being stuck there for four years and four months, Alexander Selkirk was rescued from Más a Tierra – now known as Robinson Crusoe Island, because he inspired Defoe’s novel. The book, though, omits to mention one of the ways he passed his time: by fucking goats 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"Hey, hook me up with that Alex Selkirk. They're saying he's Greatest. Of. All. Time. Shagger."
"Erm, that's not quite what they're saying."
"Erm, that's not quite what they're saying."
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Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
I hope they didn’t think we forgot about impeaching Kristi Noem. 181 cosponsors and counting, 40k+ letters sent, and countless calls telling Representatives to get on board.
Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
Wonderful stuff! Now we just need #ScottishIndependence so that we can buy a bottle of whisky for under £50, because the way things are heading with UK Gov's taxation on the spirits industry. 🏴
Delighted to open Luss Distillery today, on the banks of Loch Lomond.
It will support local jobs, local tourism and it’s a real vote of confidence in Scotland’s economy.
Wishing the whole team every success! 🥃
It will support local jobs, local tourism and it’s a real vote of confidence in Scotland’s economy.
Wishing the whole team every success! 🥃
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Wonderful stuff! Now we just need #ScottishIndependence so that we can buy a bottle of whisky for under £50, because the way things are heading with UK Gov's taxation on the spirits industry. 🏴
What is the point in having billions and billions, and living in exile in a foreign country, if the following US Administration just cuts a new deal and has you extradited back to the US, and then jailed?
Answer: utter desperation, and also in Trump's case, utter stupidity.
Answer: utter desperation, and also in Trump's case, utter stupidity.
I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
What is the point in having billions and billions, and living in exile in a foreign country, if the following US Administration just cuts a new deal and has you extradited back to the US, and then jailed?
Answer: utter desperation, and also in Trump's case, utter stupidity.
Answer: utter desperation, and also in Trump's case, utter stupidity.
#IsleOfBarra #OuterHebrides 🏴
Full-speed ahead for Barra campus
https://welovestornoway.com/index.php/articles/41336-full-ahead-with-barra-campus
#scothinews
https://welovestornoway.com/index.php/articles/41336-full-ahead-with-barra-campus
#scothinews
Full-speed ahead for Barra campus
The Scottish Government has told Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and NHS Western Isles to press ahead with the Barra and Vatersay campus and to restart design work as soon as possible.
welovestornoway.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
#IsleOfBarra #OuterHebrides 🏴
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What a fantastic goal! Dominic Solanke
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
What a fantastic goal! Dominic Solanke
Someone in #Edinburgh giving away cafe style chairs on FB marketplace.
www.facebook.com/share/18NsoV...
www.facebook.com/share/18NsoV...
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Someone in #Edinburgh giving away cafe style chairs on FB marketplace.
www.facebook.com/share/18NsoV...
www.facebook.com/share/18NsoV...
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I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
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Which of you knitters will sell me a red anti-nazi Minneapolis bunnet? I will pay for time, materials and talent!
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Which of you knitters will sell me a red anti-nazi Minneapolis bunnet? I will pay for time, materials and talent!
I posted this late last night when it went online, but here it is again for morning people. My review of Friends Again – and Lloyd Cole in support! – playing their first show in more than forty years.
"Friends Again? Nothing on the Old Fruitmarket stage suggested anything other than delight in each other’s company and joy in playing these songs."
I went to see a very special show and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
I went to see a very special show and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Groundhog Day!!!! My favourite.
February 2, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Groundhog Day!!!! My favourite.
Bit dangerous for the referee to be running about with scissors isn't it?
"Yellow or red cards in the act of scoring to be made at the referees discretion"
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Bit dangerous for the referee to be running about with scissors isn't it?
They definitely deserve a full series, based on this review of the one-off. Come on who doesn't want a 'pigs in wigs' period drama! 📺
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
Sabrina Carpenter fangirling Miss Piggy, Beaker losing his eyes … yes, Kermit and co are back for a trip down memory lane – and it’s a perfect, saucy joy
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:12 AM
They definitely deserve a full series, based on this review of the one-off. Come on who doesn't want a 'pigs in wigs' period drama! 📺
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Russian bots supporting Russian bods.
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Russian bots supporting Russian bods.
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"To be a woman is to be a performance artist."
- @carriecourogen.bsky.social on Jane Fonda and KLUTE
- @carriecourogen.bsky.social on Jane Fonda and KLUTE
The Best Actress in the World: Jane Fonda in Klute (1971)
If much of Fonda’s life both before and after 'Klute' was marked by losses of her own identity, 'Klute' captures a rare and specific transitional moment.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
"To be a woman is to be a performance artist."
- @carriecourogen.bsky.social on Jane Fonda and KLUTE
- @carriecourogen.bsky.social on Jane Fonda and KLUTE
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Billie Eilish: "No one is illegal on stolen land"
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Billie Eilish: "No one is illegal on stolen land"