Mcbookaldson 📚🎮🏴
@mcbookaldson.bsky.social
Short Scot, designer, video game addict, slave to fantasy fiction and chief toy picker-upper. Quite likes jigsaws. She/her.
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Timeline cleanse time!
“Draw me like one of your French girls.” #catsky
“Draw me like one of your French girls.” #catsky
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It seems it’s only a matter of time for Scotland to become independent.
October 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It seems it’s only a matter of time for Scotland to become independent.
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Cuillin finally convinced me to move some books and my mug of tea so that he can have the shelf above the radiator to himself. Hope your bum is warm enough ya wee thief. #catsky
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Cuillin finally convinced me to move some books and my mug of tea so that he can have the shelf above the radiator to himself. Hope your bum is warm enough ya wee thief. #catsky
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New Review - let’s start the week with some excellent fantasy Scotland 1745 and two women finally able to share their secrets. I strongly recommend Daughters of Nicnevin by @shonak.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Daughters of Nicnevin — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Flame Tree Press for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Flame Tree Press Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £4.95 e...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New Review - let’s start the week with some excellent fantasy Scotland 1745 and two women finally able to share their secrets. I strongly recommend Daughters of Nicnevin by @shonak.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Bluesky desperately needs a location filter. I have very little interest in Scottish sports and even less about US sports. /rant #featurerequest
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Bluesky desperately needs a location filter. I have very little interest in Scottish sports and even less about US sports. /rant #featurerequest
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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In discussion with a few likeminded peeps such as @justinleeanderson.com and @rainewilson.bsky.social please find a list of some news sources we check in on regularly including @chadbourn.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social here on BSky.
Some Reliable News Sources for Critical Readers
Discover reliable news sources committed to facts and the well-being of ordinary people, amidst today's biased news landscape.
stewarthotston.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In discussion with a few likeminded peeps such as @justinleeanderson.com and @rainewilson.bsky.social please find a list of some news sources we check in on regularly including @chadbourn.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social here on BSky.
Proper snort tea out my nose laugh there. God I love a good pun.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Proper snort tea out my nose laugh there. God I love a good pun.
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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It’s bigger than you think.
The Far Right Hits The BBC
The assault on free media gathers pace
chadbourn.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s bigger than you think.
Name a villain you sympathise with.
Has to be Joe Abercrombie’s Glokta. Although, not sure if he’s classed as a villain or a victim but either way, love him.
Has to be Joe Abercrombie’s Glokta. Although, not sure if he’s classed as a villain or a victim but either way, love him.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Name a villain you sympathise with.
Has to be Joe Abercrombie’s Glokta. Although, not sure if he’s classed as a villain or a victim but either way, love him.
Has to be Joe Abercrombie’s Glokta. Although, not sure if he’s classed as a villain or a victim but either way, love him.
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The latest #SPFBO review:
A mix of mystery, adventure, and heart, The Lost War brings classic quest fantasy to life with warmth, humour, and a twist that still stuns on reread.
fantasy-faction.com/2025/the-los...
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social one for the scoreboard!
A mix of mystery, adventure, and heart, The Lost War brings classic quest fantasy to life with warmth, humour, and a twist that still stuns on reread.
fantasy-faction.com/2025/the-los...
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social one for the scoreboard!
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The latest #SPFBO review:
A mix of mystery, adventure, and heart, The Lost War brings classic quest fantasy to life with warmth, humour, and a twist that still stuns on reread.
fantasy-faction.com/2025/the-los...
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social one for the scoreboard!
A mix of mystery, adventure, and heart, The Lost War brings classic quest fantasy to life with warmth, humour, and a twist that still stuns on reread.
fantasy-faction.com/2025/the-los...
💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social one for the scoreboard!
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
Controversial opinion I know but…. I don’t get Mac and cheese. It’s a side dish at best. I mean, I love cheese, but a big bowl of beige mush? Don’t get it. I’m also not a fan of pizza, it’s just a warm open sandwich - thin, crispy is ok but otherwise, meh. Tell me there are more like me!
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Controversial opinion I know but…. I don’t get Mac and cheese. It’s a side dish at best. I mean, I love cheese, but a big bowl of beige mush? Don’t get it. I’m also not a fan of pizza, it’s just a warm open sandwich - thin, crispy is ok but otherwise, meh. Tell me there are more like me!
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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Tonight of Fat and Jobless, Cuillin tries to hide from his landlord by camouflaging himself into his bed. #catsky #timelinecleanse
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tonight of Fat and Jobless, Cuillin tries to hide from his landlord by camouflaging himself into his bed. #catsky #timelinecleanse
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This wife talking about her husband becoming radicalised by Farage and those like him really is quite extraordinary in its heartbreaking understatement.
"He absolutely wanted it to be [a terrorist attack]. The grin on his face. He wanted an I-told-you-so."
"He absolutely wanted it to be [a terrorist attack]. The grin on his face. He wanted an I-told-you-so."
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
LBC caller describes her husband’s ‘grin’ after train stabbing
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This wife talking about her husband becoming radicalised by Farage and those like him really is quite extraordinary in its heartbreaking understatement.
"He absolutely wanted it to be [a terrorist attack]. The grin on his face. He wanted an I-told-you-so."
"He absolutely wanted it to be [a terrorist attack]. The grin on his face. He wanted an I-told-you-so."
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Putting your clocks back this weekend? Useful advice here...
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Putting your clocks back this weekend? Useful advice here...
No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local colour appreciated.
Jamie Rae, Pretty One/Fairytale, from Impulse in Cadzow Street, Hamilton. My Dad took me in, I must have been 11.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local colour appreciated.
Jamie Rae, Pretty One/Fairytale, from Impulse in Cadzow Street, Hamilton. My Dad took me in, I must have been 11.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local colour appreciated.
Jamie Rae, Pretty One/Fairytale, from Impulse in Cadzow Street, Hamilton. My Dad took me in, I must have been 11.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local colour appreciated.
Jamie Rae, Pretty One/Fairytale, from Impulse in Cadzow Street, Hamilton. My Dad took me in, I must have been 11.
On today’s episode of fat and jobless…
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On today’s episode of fat and jobless…
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I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Hamilton at The Theatre Royal tonight, was fab. Worth the wait, cast, singing and choreography are outstanding. Brilliant.
Still cursing Book of Mormon though for ruining all theatre shows since. Can’t imagine anything surpassing it. Maybe Rocky Horror, but that’s got a solid place in my heart.
Still cursing Book of Mormon though for ruining all theatre shows since. Can’t imagine anything surpassing it. Maybe Rocky Horror, but that’s got a solid place in my heart.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hamilton at The Theatre Royal tonight, was fab. Worth the wait, cast, singing and choreography are outstanding. Brilliant.
Still cursing Book of Mormon though for ruining all theatre shows since. Can’t imagine anything surpassing it. Maybe Rocky Horror, but that’s got a solid place in my heart.
Still cursing Book of Mormon though for ruining all theatre shows since. Can’t imagine anything surpassing it. Maybe Rocky Horror, but that’s got a solid place in my heart.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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A far-reaching study from the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union found that current affairs-related summaries from four major AI chatbots were rife with errors. www.techbrew.com/stories/2025...
News summaries from AI chatbots have major accuracy problems
A study from the BBC and EBU found that 45% of responses had significant issues.
www.techbrew.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A far-reaching study from the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union found that current affairs-related summaries from four major AI chatbots were rife with errors. www.techbrew.com/stories/2025...