Dr Malcolm Harvey
@malch.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen.
When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, every problem looks like something you can increase tariffs on.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM
When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, every problem looks like something you can increase tariffs on.
Mrs H is called Fiona.
Currently awaiting an opportunity to deploy this...
Currently awaiting an opportunity to deploy this...
January 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Mrs H is called Fiona.
Currently awaiting an opportunity to deploy this...
Currently awaiting an opportunity to deploy this...
Sunday Post 11/01/26.
Not saying anything I haven't already said 100 times before: Trump is a bully and the US is no longer a reliable ally.
Not saying anything I haven't already said 100 times before: Trump is a bully and the US is no longer a reliable ally.
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Sunday Post 11/01/26.
Not saying anything I haven't already said 100 times before: Trump is a bully and the US is no longer a reliable ally.
Not saying anything I haven't already said 100 times before: Trump is a bully and the US is no longer a reliable ally.
Can you convince the FM that the Scottish Government (as well as individual members) should also he abandoning it?
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Can you convince the FM that the Scottish Government (as well as individual members) should also he abandoning it?
Yep. Can't bite the hand that feeds you stories...!
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Yep. Can't bite the hand that feeds you stories...!
I've asked the FM on here a few times, with no response.
Like you, I'm surprised no MSPs have done so yet (albeit they are all probably on it in a personal capacity too and would look a bit hypocritical).
Like you, I'm surprised no MSPs have done so yet (albeit they are all probably on it in a personal capacity too and would look a bit hypocritical).
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I've asked the FM on here a few times, with no response.
Like you, I'm surprised no MSPs have done so yet (albeit they are all probably on it in a personal capacity too and would look a bit hypocritical).
Like you, I'm surprised no MSPs have done so yet (albeit they are all probably on it in a personal capacity too and would look a bit hypocritical).
FMQ for today:
"To ask the First Minister (@johnswinney.bsky.social), in light of the Scottish Government (@scottishgov.bsky.social) continuing to maintain a presence on Elon Musk's platform "X", if he and the Scottish Government support the production of sexualised images of women and children."
"To ask the First Minister (@johnswinney.bsky.social), in light of the Scottish Government (@scottishgov.bsky.social) continuing to maintain a presence on Elon Musk's platform "X", if he and the Scottish Government support the production of sexualised images of women and children."
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
FMQ for today:
"To ask the First Minister (@johnswinney.bsky.social), in light of the Scottish Government (@scottishgov.bsky.social) continuing to maintain a presence on Elon Musk's platform "X", if he and the Scottish Government support the production of sexualised images of women and children."
"To ask the First Minister (@johnswinney.bsky.social), in light of the Scottish Government (@scottishgov.bsky.social) continuing to maintain a presence on Elon Musk's platform "X", if he and the Scottish Government support the production of sexualised images of women and children."
Jimmy Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Jimmy Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital.
Its been dreadful. Almost like they're terrified Trump will sue them again...
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Its been dreadful. Almost like they're terrified Trump will sue them again...
Currently reading William Cooper Jnr's epic biography of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
I genuinely believe he's less of a traitor to the US and its values than JD Vance.
And he literally broke the US apart.
I genuinely believe he's less of a traitor to the US and its values than JD Vance.
And he literally broke the US apart.
January 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Currently reading William Cooper Jnr's epic biography of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
I genuinely believe he's less of a traitor to the US and its values than JD Vance.
And he literally broke the US apart.
I genuinely believe he's less of a traitor to the US and its values than JD Vance.
And he literally broke the US apart.
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A uniformed, masked agent of the state executed a woman. This is what authoritarianism looks like, and it goes hand in hand with anti immigration policies. Remember that when political leaders attempt to conceal their rabid racism behind ‘legitimate concerns’.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A uniformed, masked agent of the state executed a woman. This is what authoritarianism looks like, and it goes hand in hand with anti immigration policies. Remember that when political leaders attempt to conceal their rabid racism behind ‘legitimate concerns’.
What even is 'truth' any more?
When the US Vice President can go on TV and create a new reality, and his idiotic base believe him, how do you combat that?
We SAW what happened. But that doesn't matter, because he's rewriting history to suit his narrative.
When the US Vice President can go on TV and create a new reality, and his idiotic base believe him, how do you combat that?
We SAW what happened. But that doesn't matter, because he's rewriting history to suit his narrative.
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
What even is 'truth' any more?
When the US Vice President can go on TV and create a new reality, and his idiotic base believe him, how do you combat that?
We SAW what happened. But that doesn't matter, because he's rewriting history to suit his narrative.
When the US Vice President can go on TV and create a new reality, and his idiotic base believe him, how do you combat that?
We SAW what happened. But that doesn't matter, because he's rewriting history to suit his narrative.
WE SAW THE VIDEO YOU LYING DICKHEAD.
Vance: "She was trying to ram this guy with her car, he shot back, he defended himself, he's already been seriously wounded in operations before. And everybody that is repeating the lie that this is some innocent woman who was out for a drive in Minneapolis, you should be ashamed of yourselves"
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
WE SAW THE VIDEO YOU LYING DICKHEAD.
I think its probably that AND the fact Trump is currently suing them.
Falling over themselves to give the benefit of the doubt.
Falling over themselves to give the benefit of the doubt.
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I think its probably that AND the fact Trump is currently suing them.
Falling over themselves to give the benefit of the doubt.
Falling over themselves to give the benefit of the doubt.
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The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
The BBC, in its live text, cravenly reports Kristi Noem's blatant lie about the shooting and says the Mayor of Minneapolis "disputes" those lies.
The video of the murder is on social media. You can see the evidence.
It is not in dispute. It is a lie.
To report otherwise is cowardly.
The video of the murder is on social media. You can see the evidence.
It is not in dispute. It is a lie.
To report otherwise is cowardly.
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The BBC, in its live text, cravenly reports Kristi Noem's blatant lie about the shooting and says the Mayor of Minneapolis "disputes" those lies.
The video of the murder is on social media. You can see the evidence.
It is not in dispute. It is a lie.
To report otherwise is cowardly.
The video of the murder is on social media. You can see the evidence.
It is not in dispute. It is a lie.
To report otherwise is cowardly.
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This is how you do it.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is how you do it.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
This is the kind of stand every mainstream politician and media outlet needs to take now.
Enough of the cowardice, the pacificying of fascism.
Call it out, directly and clearly.
Enough of the cowardice, the pacificying of fascism.
Call it out, directly and clearly.
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is the kind of stand every mainstream politician and media outlet needs to take now.
Enough of the cowardice, the pacificying of fascism.
Call it out, directly and clearly.
Enough of the cowardice, the pacificying of fascism.
Call it out, directly and clearly.
Gotcha. That changes mine considerably!
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Gotcha. That changes mine considerably!
What's the difference between stayed and visited?
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What's the difference between stayed and visited?
In other news, guess which schmuck has a course to deliver on US Foreign Policy starting in a couple of weeks...?
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
In other news, guess which schmuck has a course to deliver on US Foreign Policy starting in a couple of weeks...?
NATO is over.
Its a relic of the 20th Century anyway, but the US threatening to invade a NATO state means it has no value to anyone any longer.
Its a relic of the 20th Century anyway, but the US threatening to invade a NATO state means it has no value to anyone any longer.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
NATO is over.
Its a relic of the 20th Century anyway, but the US threatening to invade a NATO state means it has no value to anyone any longer.
Its a relic of the 20th Century anyway, but the US threatening to invade a NATO state means it has no value to anyone any longer.
This is what it actually looked like:
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is what it actually looked like: