Nisscroft
@nisscroft.bsky.social
retired ex crofter,book lover,trans/gay ally.
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“The proliferation of evil is the most telling sign of a late-stage civilisation: the volume and frequency of evil at this stage becomes so high that it becomes normality”
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Biology Lessons In Degrowth: The Three Stages of Civilisation
My first job out of graduate school was also my first and only job offer.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“The proliferation of evil is the most telling sign of a late-stage civilisation: the volume and frequency of evil at this stage becomes so high that it becomes normality”
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If You Get This Amazon Product Recall Message, It’s An Attack
If You Get This Amazon Product Recall Message, It’s An Attack
Delete this message immediately — your Amazon account is under attack.
www.forbes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
If You Get This Amazon Product Recall Message, It’s An Attack
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Voice Club is a voice coaching scheme set up by @essehouse.bsky.social to offer subsidised sessions for people looking to learn the basics of transfeminine vocal control in relaxed, online sessions
If you register, you can try a group taster session for just £7.50
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
If you register, you can try a group taster session for just £7.50
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Voice Club is a voice coaching scheme set up by @essehouse.bsky.social to offer subsidised sessions for people looking to learn the basics of transfeminine vocal control in relaxed, online sessions
If you register, you can try a group taster session for just £7.50
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
If you register, you can try a group taster session for just £7.50
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
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So excited for my pal @celestialrobin.bsky.social - She is debuting her show "Momentously Normal" at the Glasgow Comedy Festival in March.
If you are local - get down to support. Tickets are just £8.80.
Get your tickets here: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/robin...
If you are local - get down to support. Tickets are just £8.80.
Get your tickets here: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/robin...
Robin Hague: Momentously Normal - Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Momentously Normal or "Answers to Cistener's Questions". Thrill at the momentous normality of a trans person! Gasp as she answers the questions you should
www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
So excited for my pal @celestialrobin.bsky.social - She is debuting her show "Momentously Normal" at the Glasgow Comedy Festival in March.
If you are local - get down to support. Tickets are just £8.80.
Get your tickets here: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/robin...
If you are local - get down to support. Tickets are just £8.80.
Get your tickets here: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/events/robin...
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First one happened today. May be of interest to some of you. 👇
Looking for guidance to change your voice toward the feminine, but can't afford a Vocal Therapist?
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Esse House UK
www.essehouse.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
First one happened today. May be of interest to some of you. 👇
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Please share and spread the word to people that may benefit form this.
Increasing reach is just as valuable as donating.
Increasing reach is just as valuable as donating.
We are SO excited for Voice Club to launch tomorrow!
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
Looking for guidance to change your voice toward the feminine, but can't afford a Vocal Therapist?
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Please share and spread the word to people that may benefit form this.
Increasing reach is just as valuable as donating.
Increasing reach is just as valuable as donating.
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We are SO excited for Voice Club to launch tomorrow!
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
Looking for guidance to change your voice toward the feminine, but can't afford a Vocal Therapist?
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Esse House UK
www.essehouse.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
We are SO excited for Voice Club to launch tomorrow!
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
A huge thank you to our volunteers, paid contractors offering their discounted services, and everyone who has shown support.
Sessions are still available throughout February. Check out the website for more info, or to register.
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
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In our local pharmacy today to get something over the counter. They asked what it was for, took a look, issued a prescription for something better, and handed it to me.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
In our local pharmacy today to get something over the counter. They asked what it was for, took a look, issued a prescription for something better, and handed it to me.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
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I will reimburse the travel costs*, provide accommodation and 3 meals a day to anyone who wants a holiday in Scotland this Summer.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I will reimburse the travel costs*, provide accommodation and 3 meals a day to anyone who wants a holiday in Scotland this Summer.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
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The BBC need to do better than letting panelists simply lie about what they said
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Left: Konstantin Kisin denies calling Rishi Sunak a 'brown Hindu' on #BBCQT
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The BBC need to do better than letting panelists simply lie about what they said
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“In simple terms, human history is the tale of two opposite yet simultaneous exponential functions: exponential economic and population growth on one hand, and the exponential disappearance of life on Earth on the other”
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The Growth Dogma: How Humans Resigned Themselves to Acceleration
Thousands of years ago humans supercharged their journey towards collapse by unconditionally embracing the most disruptive, extractive, and self-annihilating technologies. Although the agricultural, i...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:01 AM
“In simple terms, human history is the tale of two opposite yet simultaneous exponential functions: exponential economic and population growth on one hand, and the exponential disappearance of life on Earth on the other”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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We live in this world.a school,despite the knowledge of how a planned fire alarm would distress an autistic child decided to "see what would happen" despite a member of staff saying not to do it. child bolted. child abuse! mum had taken months to get her back into school due to previous stress.
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We live in this world.a school,despite the knowledge of how a planned fire alarm would distress an autistic child decided to "see what would happen" despite a member of staff saying not to do it. child bolted. child abuse! mum had taken months to get her back into school due to previous stress.
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Job security is a myth, but permanent lifelong survival security can become a reality through universal basic income and healthcare.
Layoffs in the past year:
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Job security is a myth, but permanent lifelong survival security can become a reality through universal basic income and healthcare.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Racist rag The Spectator publishes vile anti-Irish screed
The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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Esse House is offering group voice coaching for just £7:50 for a 45 min. session and private sessions for under £20.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
Looking for guidance to change your voice toward the feminine, but can't afford a Vocal Therapist?
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Esse House UK
www.essehouse.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Esse House is offering group voice coaching for just £7:50 for a 45 min. session and private sessions for under £20.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you - parents and/or school professionals - need support with any aspect of SEND, please dont hesitate to contact me.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 AM
If you - parents and/or school professionals - need support with any aspect of SEND, please dont hesitate to contact me.
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Brilliant!
Greenland Supporters Are Epically Trolling Trump With Their Latest Twist On His MAGA Slogan
www.comicsands.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Brilliant!
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“Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
Margaret Atwood,
Margaret Atwood,
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
Margaret Atwood,
Margaret Atwood,
why does APHA insist that Penicuik is in the Scottish Borders?
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
why does APHA insist that Penicuik is in the Scottish Borders?
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“The world back then wasn’t a virtual reality: it kept inviting you to get to know it, touch it, feel it, like a faded road sign where you have to guess the missing letters before you can even proceed”
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Indestructible
When I was between the ages of five and ten, my father frequently took me to visit my aunts that lived back in the village where he had been raised.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
“The world back then wasn’t a virtual reality: it kept inviting you to get to know it, touch it, feel it, like a faded road sign where you have to guess the missing letters before you can even proceed”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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RACIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM
RACIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST