Roy Lawson
@roysml.bsky.social
Scottish exile identifies as Scottish/European. Left leaning green. Happily living in Catalonia.
VISCA LA VERITAT!
VISCA LA VERITAT!
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I just saw a woman on Reporting Scotland referring to asylum seekers as 'fighting age men' with the clear implication that asylum seekers are here to conduct a violent invasion. That's not just a racist dog whistle, it's a racist fog horn.
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I just saw a woman on Reporting Scotland referring to asylum seekers as 'fighting age men' with the clear implication that asylum seekers are here to conduct a violent invasion. That's not just a racist dog whistle, it's a racist fog horn.
Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps the markets happy, squeezing principally middle income earners whilst the most wealthy get away unscathed.
#TaxTheSuperRich
#WealthTax
#TaxTheSuperRich
#WealthTax
We lit up Table Mountain & Joburg with a message the G20 can't ignore: TAX THE SUPER RICH.
70% of the public want it. 70% of millionaires want it. The planet needs it.
It’s time for G20 leaders to deliver.
(Photo Credit: @patrioticmillionaires.org)
#TaxTheSuperRich #G20SouthAfrica
70% of the public want it. 70% of millionaires want it. The planet needs it.
It’s time for G20 leaders to deliver.
(Photo Credit: @patrioticmillionaires.org)
#TaxTheSuperRich #G20SouthAfrica
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer keeps the markets happy, squeezing principally middle income earners whilst the most wealthy get away unscathed.
#TaxTheSuperRich
#WealthTax
#TaxTheSuperRich
#WealthTax
My 'rage bait' was activated by this article as the term itself constitutes 2 words and so, by definition cannot be 'word of the year'.
I'M SO ANGRY!
...not...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
I'M SO ANGRY!
...not...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
‘Rage bait’ named word of the year by Oxford University Press
Existence of phrase – to describe content intended to make you angry – shows people are aware of manipulation tactics used online, says Oxford Dictionary publisher
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My 'rage bait' was activated by this article as the term itself constitutes 2 words and so, by definition cannot be 'word of the year'.
I'M SO ANGRY!
...not...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
I'M SO ANGRY!
...not...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
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Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer says.
Made difficult by poor policies.
Could have
Aligned taxation of dividends and capital gains with wages, lift personal allowance.
Nationalised energy/water, end profiteering, cut inflation, reduce business and household costs.
Made difficult by poor policies.
Could have
Aligned taxation of dividends and capital gains with wages, lift personal allowance.
Nationalised energy/water, end profiteering, cut inflation, reduce business and household costs.
Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says
Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer says.
Made difficult by poor policies.
Could have
Aligned taxation of dividends and capital gains with wages, lift personal allowance.
Nationalised energy/water, end profiteering, cut inflation, reduce business and household costs.
Made difficult by poor policies.
Could have
Aligned taxation of dividends and capital gains with wages, lift personal allowance.
Nationalised energy/water, end profiteering, cut inflation, reduce business and household costs.
More power to 'Knitting Nannies' & all environmental & social activists in Australia & beyond.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle
NSW police arrest 141 people as campaigners demand federal government cancel planned fossil fuel projects and tax existing operations at 78%
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
More power to 'Knitting Nannies' & all environmental & social activists in Australia & beyond.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
Trump and Putin, separated at birth?
Asking for a friend...
#MangoMussolini
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Asking for a friend...
#MangoMussolini
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hondurans vote amid Trump threat to cut aid if his preferred candidate loses
US president favours Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura of rightwing National party, as polls show three candidates are neck-and-neck
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump and Putin, separated at birth?
Asking for a friend...
#MangoMussolini
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Asking for a friend...
#MangoMussolini
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I reckon that it's getting close to 'five to midnight' in the UK.
With the prospect of a Farage government on the horizon, #Scotland it's time for
#ScottishIndependence
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With the prospect of a Farage government on the horizon, #Scotland it's time for
#ScottishIndependence
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I reckon that it's getting close to 'five to midnight' in the UK.
With the prospect of a Farage government on the horizon, #Scotland it's time for
#ScottishIndependence
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With the prospect of a Farage government on the horizon, #Scotland it's time for
#ScottishIndependence
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
So this is what exercises US leaders on the right every waking day. Religion, Race, Sexual or Political Orientation that doesn't comply with their view.
For mankind & the world, rid us of this poison.
#antifascist
#indivisible
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
For mankind & the world, rid us of this poison.
#antifascist
#indivisible
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign against Muslim group faces challenges under Texas and federal law | Houston Public Media
Abbott declared the Council on American-Islamic Relations a foreign terrorist organization and a transnational criminal organization, invoking a 2023 Texas statute. CAIR is suing the governor, allegin...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So this is what exercises US leaders on the right every waking day. Religion, Race, Sexual or Political Orientation that doesn't comply with their view.
For mankind & the world, rid us of this poison.
#antifascist
#indivisible
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
For mankind & the world, rid us of this poison.
#antifascist
#indivisible
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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Why 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 the British Government refuse to have any inquiry into Russia's interference in British elections and tremendous?
Feels awfully like there's stuff they really don't want made public.
Feels awfully like there's stuff they really don't want made public.
Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Why 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 the British Government refuse to have any inquiry into Russia's interference in British elections and tremendous?
Feels awfully like there's stuff they really don't want made public.
Feels awfully like there's stuff they really don't want made public.
Hey, after all POTUS is nothing other than a white nationalist turkey.
In rare move, Trump pardons subjects not involved in his attempted 2020 coup
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Trump pardons turkeys at White House in Thanksgiving tradition - UPI.com
President Donald Trump, with First Lady Melania Trump, on Tuesday continued a White House tradition that dates to the 1800's -- pardoning a turkey from the dinner table ahead of the Thanksgiving holid...
www.upi.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hey, after all POTUS is nothing other than a white nationalist turkey.
Impeach POTUS now & the poodle who's the head of the Dept. of Injustice.
The Department of Justice is appealing the dismissal of indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, and additional charges could be filed against them. NEWSMAX's National Correspondent Logan Ratick reports. youtu.be/jYF0GlieiO0
DOJ has options to appeal, file additional charges against Comey, James: Report | National Report
YouTube video by Newsmax
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Impeach POTUS now & the poodle who's the head of the Dept. of Injustice.
Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If the #BBC doesn't support free speech, what does it stand for?
If #fascist acolyte Farage becomes PM, will all UK citizens succumb to some white nationalist regime backed by a cowed BBC?
#DoNotObeyInAdvance
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If #fascist acolyte Farage becomes PM, will all UK citizens succumb to some white nationalist regime backed by a cowed BBC?
#DoNotObeyInAdvance
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If the #BBC doesn't support free speech, what does it stand for?
If #fascist acolyte Farage becomes PM, will all UK citizens succumb to some white nationalist regime backed by a cowed BBC?
#DoNotObeyInAdvance
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
If #fascist acolyte Farage becomes PM, will all UK citizens succumb to some white nationalist regime backed by a cowed BBC?
#DoNotObeyInAdvance
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
When white nationalist 'Canadians' demand 'Remigration' why don't they just buy one way tickets to Europe or join their white nationalist chumps in the US?
Just asking for an #antifascist friend.😎
Just asking for an #antifascist friend.😎
“The organized white nationalist movement in Canada is the biggest it's been in modern history. A big part of that is Second Sons Canada, the Dominion Society, Diagolon, the Active Club movement.”
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When white nationalist 'Canadians' demand 'Remigration' why don't they just buy one way tickets to Europe or join their white nationalist chumps in the US?
Just asking for an #antifascist friend.😎
Just asking for an #antifascist friend.😎
Remember £350m a week savings from leaving the EU?
Yet more #populist hyperbole, bombast & boosterism from alt-right, trumpist Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Yet more #populist hyperbole, bombast & boosterism from alt-right, trumpist Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?
Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Remember £350m a week savings from leaving the EU?
Yet more #populist hyperbole, bombast & boosterism from alt-right, trumpist Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Yet more #populist hyperbole, bombast & boosterism from alt-right, trumpist Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
White Collar crime
Money laundering in the City of London
Tax Evasion
#WealthTax
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Money laundering in the City of London
Tax Evasion
#WealthTax
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit
Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
White Collar crime
Money laundering in the City of London
Tax Evasion
#WealthTax
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Money laundering in the City of London
Tax Evasion
#WealthTax
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Ukraine is on the brink of an historic betrayal by Trump to Putin.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM