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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"I regret appointing that toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Government & the UK, and was clearly a wrong 'un. Soz about that." #Mandelson
Continues to employ toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Gov & the UK, & is clearly a wrong 'un. #McSweeney
#PMQs
Continues to employ toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Gov & the UK, & is clearly a wrong 'un. #McSweeney
#PMQs
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"I regret appointing that toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Government & the UK, and was clearly a wrong 'un. Soz about that." #Mandelson
Continues to employ toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Gov & the UK, & is clearly a wrong 'un. #McSweeney
#PMQs
Continues to employ toxic individual, who has caused irreparable damage to the Gov & the UK, & is clearly a wrong 'un. #McSweeney
#PMQs
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In case anyone hasn’t seen one of the greatest videos of all time m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue1U...
Mike Skinner Backstage Peter Mandelson Went Mad | Turn The Page Live | The Streets
YouTube video by stan tonkin
m.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
In case anyone hasn’t seen one of the greatest videos of all time m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue1U...
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The greatest TV theme of all time.
BBC Radio 3
Essential Classics
Now Playing
Anne Dudley & Dover Street Jazzomaniacs
Jeeves and Wooster (Theme)
Essential Classics
Now Playing
Anne Dudley & Dover Street Jazzomaniacs
Jeeves and Wooster (Theme)
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The greatest TV theme of all time.
Lord David Frost being a slimy liar* on #PoliticsLive, and basically admitting that he'll be joining Reform UK at the earliest opportunity.
*must be a day of the week with an 'a' in it.
*must be a day of the week with an 'a' in it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Lord David Frost being a slimy liar* on #PoliticsLive, and basically admitting that he'll be joining Reform UK at the earliest opportunity.
*must be a day of the week with an 'a' in it.
*must be a day of the week with an 'a' in it.
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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Just a few brief notes on John Huston's THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN...
boxd.it/cYzu7x #FilmSky
boxd.it/cYzu7x #FilmSky
A ★★★½ review of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Judge Roy Bean: "The last time that bear ate a lawyer, he had the runs for thirty-three days..." Three years after BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID, Paul Newman was back in the saddle for a film that'...
boxd.it
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just a few brief notes on John Huston's THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN...
boxd.it/cYzu7x #FilmSky
boxd.it/cYzu7x #FilmSky
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Today's the day! We're in court with Reform right now ⚖️
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Today's the day! We're in court with Reform right now ⚖️
This month in Scottish film events, look out for celebrations for Valentine's Day (and Galentine’s Day), a tribute to the foreboding cinema of Béla Tarr and so many great screenings at Glasgow Film Festival 🩷 💜
Scottish Film Events: February 2026 - The Skinny
Look out for celebrations for Valentine's Day (and Galentine’s Day), a tribute to the foreboding cinema of Béla Tarr and so many great screenings at Glasgow Film Festival.
www.theskinny.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
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Good thread from Joel, sparked a thought, is the problem that we've lost a make do and mend attitude? Everyone is so quick to throw the baby out with the bathwater, rushing toward the next big thing to get rich or just shout "first!", when we should be fixing what's broken, not introducing new.
At an industry event last night one (old media) journalist said “we may need institutions like the BBC because internet searches don’t return separate news stories now, but an AI summary that is usually wrong.”
Watching an industry shrug and surrender to a competitor that DOES NOT WORK.
Watching an industry shrug and surrender to a competitor that DOES NOT WORK.
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Good thread from Joel, sparked a thought, is the problem that we've lost a make do and mend attitude? Everyone is so quick to throw the baby out with the bathwater, rushing toward the next big thing to get rich or just shout "first!", when we should be fixing what's broken, not introducing new.
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Sparrows in Winter, Shozo Ozaki.
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Sparrows in Winter, Shozo Ozaki.
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European Movement UK now has over 27,300 members. 🚀
It was 26,000 last month.
We need to build fast, because this will become the national campaign to rejoin the EU.
Join us!
👉👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-ab
It was 26,000 last month.
We need to build fast, because this will become the national campaign to rejoin the EU.
Join us!
👉👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-ab
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
European Movement UK now has over 27,300 members. 🚀
It was 26,000 last month.
We need to build fast, because this will become the national campaign to rejoin the EU.
Join us!
👉👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-ab
It was 26,000 last month.
We need to build fast, because this will become the national campaign to rejoin the EU.
Join us!
👉👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-ab
The BBC are just itching to force a General Election ASAP to get Reform in.
Henry Zeffman: "Because Keir Starmer appointed Mandelson as his ambassador, this is a scandal about a man whom this govt appointed to one of their plum diplomatic roles not even quite a year ago. I think the political implications for the govt, for Starmer, are still spiralling"
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The BBC are just itching to force a General Election ASAP to get Reform in.
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BBC Radio 6 Music
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
Hot Chip
One Life Stand
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
Hot Chip
One Life Stand
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 AM
BBC Radio 6 Music
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
Hot Chip
One Life Stand
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
Hot Chip
One Life Stand
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Paris by night, 1951 by Portuguese Modernist painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva #WomensArt
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Paris by night, 1951 by Portuguese Modernist painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva #WomensArt
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We're sorry to bother you at a time like this, Mrs Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then.
#PoliceSquad
#PoliceSquad
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We're sorry to bother you at a time like this, Mrs Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then.
#PoliceSquad
#PoliceSquad
There's always one, isn't there? Sorry, I actually meant there's only one remaining, isn't there?
A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There's always one, isn't there? Sorry, I actually meant there's only one remaining, isn't there?
He'll not be attending ANY of the World Cup games then?
"The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday"
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo's @swin24.bsky.social
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo's @swin24.bsky.social
The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
He'll not be attending ANY of the World Cup games then?
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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)