Alisdair Calder McGregor
@acmcgregor.bsky.social
Queer, Liberal, European. He/Him. I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing.
Pinned
I liked it better when the Robots were stupid and the Humans were intelligent.
We should do that again.
We should do that again.
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It's not hard. You pronounce it to rhyme with the first name of the actor, J Cusack.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's not hard. You pronounce it to rhyme with the first name of the actor, J Cusack.
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The Six Bonds. All of them meet up for one big mission. Explain nothing.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Six Bonds. All of them meet up for one big mission. Explain nothing.
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The only explanation that can account for the timelines of the Bond Films is that "Bond" is actually a time-displaced refugee Trill Symbiont and all the various 007s have been hosts.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
It will never not be compelling to me that the same people who produced Goldeneye - a fun, campy Bond in which Bond is both younger than he was in Licence to Kill but also apparently was around in it, also said “you know what Bond needs? Lore!” in the 2020s.
“It’s impossible to reboot Bond” says production team who decided Bond first got his licence to kill in the 21st Century, as Daniel Craig, then got incredibly old within two films and was being put out to pasture, but also had Sean Connery’s 1960s car.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The only explanation that can account for the timelines of the Bond Films is that "Bond" is actually a time-displaced refugee Trill Symbiont and all the various 007s have been hosts.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
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Sorry, am I genuinely being asked to believe that the BBC is biased in favour of trans people?
I cannot remember the last time a trans person was given a voice on the BBC. It's as if they don't exist. They are talked about on the BBC, not talked to.
This entire debate is just fucking stupid.
I cannot remember the last time a trans person was given a voice on the BBC. It's as if they don't exist. They are talked about on the BBC, not talked to.
This entire debate is just fucking stupid.
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Sorry, am I genuinely being asked to believe that the BBC is biased in favour of trans people?
I cannot remember the last time a trans person was given a voice on the BBC. It's as if they don't exist. They are talked about on the BBC, not talked to.
This entire debate is just fucking stupid.
I cannot remember the last time a trans person was given a voice on the BBC. It's as if they don't exist. They are talked about on the BBC, not talked to.
This entire debate is just fucking stupid.
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Today in irregular verbs
- I am part of the silent majority
- You have been radicalised by fake news
- They have been forced into wokeness by organisational capture
- I am part of the silent majority
- You have been radicalised by fake news
- They have been forced into wokeness by organisational capture
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today in irregular verbs
- I am part of the silent majority
- You have been radicalised by fake news
- They have been forced into wokeness by organisational capture
- I am part of the silent majority
- You have been radicalised by fake news
- They have been forced into wokeness by organisational capture
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Mandatory digital ID for all, but no phones for school kids. Also we’re making it so you can’t access the internet without giving all your information to the makers of Fortnite.
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Mandatory digital ID for all, but no phones for school kids. Also we’re making it so you can’t access the internet without giving all your information to the makers of Fortnite.
The only explanation that can account for the timelines of the Bond Films is that "Bond" is actually a time-displaced refugee Trill Symbiont and all the various 007s have been hosts.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
It will never not be compelling to me that the same people who produced Goldeneye - a fun, campy Bond in which Bond is both younger than he was in Licence to Kill but also apparently was around in it, also said “you know what Bond needs? Lore!” in the 2020s.
“It’s impossible to reboot Bond” says production team who decided Bond first got his licence to kill in the 21st Century, as Daniel Craig, then got incredibly old within two films and was being put out to pasture, but also had Sean Connery’s 1960s car.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The only explanation that can account for the timelines of the Bond Films is that "Bond" is actually a time-displaced refugee Trill Symbiont and all the various 007s have been hosts.
In this essay I will...
In this essay I will...
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Jupiter says trans rights
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jupiter says trans rights
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Voting in the Lib Dem internal party elections closes today at 14:00.
We encourage as many party members as possible to vote - we have some recommendations for who to vote for, too. 👇
We encourage as many party members as possible to vote - we have some recommendations for who to vote for, too. 👇
Candidates for 2025 Internal Elections
LGBT+ Lib Dems and allies standing in the triennial internal party elections
lgbt.libdems.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Voting in the Lib Dem internal party elections closes today at 14:00.
We encourage as many party members as possible to vote - we have some recommendations for who to vote for, too. 👇
We encourage as many party members as possible to vote - we have some recommendations for who to vote for, too. 👇
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I swear to god there must be a neurotransmitter that provides feelings of pleasure from doing or saying the stupidest shit. When they discover it, it must be named derpamine
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I swear to god there must be a neurotransmitter that provides feelings of pleasure from doing or saying the stupidest shit. When they discover it, it must be named derpamine
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When Rosie Duffield is in on it I think we can safely say the anti-phone campaign in Brianna's name is actively at odds with tackling transphobia
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When Rosie Duffield is in on it I think we can safely say the anti-phone campaign in Brianna's name is actively at odds with tackling transphobia
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
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A final statement from President Higgins tonight as he leaves the Áras
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A final statement from President Higgins tonight as he leaves the Áras
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“Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
#GNUPTerry #Discworld
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
#GNUPTerry #Discworld
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
#GNUPTerry #Discworld
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
#GNUPTerry #Discworld
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How is it that healthcare decisions for trans people are influenced so heavily by cis people *with absolutely no relevant expertise, training or experience*?
In no other area of healthcare would this be tolerated. FOR GOOD REASON.
In no other area of healthcare would this be tolerated. FOR GOOD REASON.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
How is it that healthcare decisions for trans people are influenced so heavily by cis people *with absolutely no relevant expertise, training or experience*?
In no other area of healthcare would this be tolerated. FOR GOOD REASON.
In no other area of healthcare would this be tolerated. FOR GOOD REASON.
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We stand firmly for LGBT+ rights as inalienable human rights.
We'll support our members and we're committed to seeking advice from fellow AOs on their area of expertise.
We'll support our members and we're committed to seeking advice from fellow AOs on their area of expertise.
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We stand firmly for LGBT+ rights as inalienable human rights.
We'll support our members and we're committed to seeking advice from fellow AOs on their area of expertise.
We'll support our members and we're committed to seeking advice from fellow AOs on their area of expertise.
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The last two weeks have been a tough one for @libdems.org.uk members, through no fault of their own.
We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us.
Statement below:
We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us.
Statement below:
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The last two weeks have been a tough one for @libdems.org.uk members, through no fault of their own.
We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us.
Statement below:
We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us.
Statement below:
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We should be getting news from the Liberal Democrat Federal Appeals Panel soon over whether the transphobic "interpretation" of the gender quota rules that was rejected soundly in a democratic vote can be imposed anyway out of fear of losing in court.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We should be getting news from the Liberal Democrat Federal Appeals Panel soon over whether the transphobic "interpretation" of the gender quota rules that was rejected soundly in a democratic vote can be imposed anyway out of fear of losing in court.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
This is why I put my niece in front of old Bob Ross videos when I have to look after her for an hour or two.
She's 5. She is *transfixed* by the happy art man.
She's 5. She is *transfixed* by the happy art man.
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is why I put my niece in front of old Bob Ross videos when I have to look after her for an hour or two.
She's 5. She is *transfixed* by the happy art man.
She's 5. She is *transfixed* by the happy art man.
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Never has the phrase “history repeats, the first time as tragedy the second time as farce” felt so apt.
"“The word ‘woke’ now performs the job that ‘communism’ did in the 1950s."
Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Never has the phrase “history repeats, the first time as tragedy the second time as farce” felt so apt.
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Like and share this if you've received online threats of violence for being trans, or supporting trans people.
I have.
I have.
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
Georgia Tennant, the wife of Doctor Who star David Tennant, has contacted the police after being targeted by trolls, who sent a string of abusive messages.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Like and share this if you've received online threats of violence for being trans, or supporting trans people.
I have.
I have.
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Oh look, an actual scientific study that indicates that BMI is a garbage metric.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
BMI a poor predictor of future health - UF Health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in…
ufhealth.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Oh look, an actual scientific study that indicates that BMI is a garbage metric.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
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Phones did not murder Brianna Ghey in cold blood.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Phones did not murder Brianna Ghey in cold blood.
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The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan