Brian Kennedy-McCrea
@bkmcc.bsky.social
He/Him, Husband, Father, 🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸Retired after 20+ years in Child Protection. Totally Autistic!!
Mega-Fan of Doctor Who, Star Trek & Lego
Passion for Learning Languages 🇪🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🏴🇮🇹🇵🇹 & Love History in all forms.
Mega-Fan of Doctor Who, Star Trek & Lego
Passion for Learning Languages 🇪🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🏴🇮🇹🇵🇹 & Love History in all forms.
C’mon the lads!! 4-2!
Normally hate football but this is a massive moment. Next thing Independence and treated like a real country outside of sport.
Normally hate football but this is a massive moment. Next thing Independence and treated like a real country outside of sport.
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
C’mon the lads!! 4-2!
Normally hate football but this is a massive moment. Next thing Independence and treated like a real country outside of sport.
Normally hate football but this is a massive moment. Next thing Independence and treated like a real country outside of sport.
Please @gov.ie make it a bit easier for spouses to gain citizenship? Husband & kids all Irish citizens but because we live in Scotland, I can never have Irish citizenship.
Surely being married for over 10 years could be considered??
Sadly I am 1 generation out to get my own passport.
Surely being married for over 10 years could be considered??
Sadly I am 1 generation out to get my own passport.
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Please @gov.ie make it a bit easier for spouses to gain citizenship? Husband & kids all Irish citizens but because we live in Scotland, I can never have Irish citizenship.
Surely being married for over 10 years could be considered??
Sadly I am 1 generation out to get my own passport.
Surely being married for over 10 years could be considered??
Sadly I am 1 generation out to get my own passport.
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Here’s official images of three more #LEGO Botanicals sets coming in 2026!
2026 LEGO Botanicals official images
11501 Tulip Bouquet was revealed last week and a lifestyle image on LEGO.com showed more upcoming Botanicals sets . Those sets have been officially revealed today.
brickset.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here’s official images of three more #LEGO Botanicals sets coming in 2026!
So, if Scotland is ever going to get independence then we need to be insidious about it.. start introducing the concept in everyday phrases.
I am not feeling well so I could say..
“I feel as weak as Scotland at Westminster!”
We need to build these ideas in to everyone’s lives. Try your own.
I am not feeling well so I could say..
“I feel as weak as Scotland at Westminster!”
We need to build these ideas in to everyone’s lives. Try your own.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
So, if Scotland is ever going to get independence then we need to be insidious about it.. start introducing the concept in everyday phrases.
I am not feeling well so I could say..
“I feel as weak as Scotland at Westminster!”
We need to build these ideas in to everyone’s lives. Try your own.
I am not feeling well so I could say..
“I feel as weak as Scotland at Westminster!”
We need to build these ideas in to everyone’s lives. Try your own.
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Floella Benjamin for DG.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Floella Benjamin for DG.
Even to me it is very clear that Chuck Schumer will go down in history as the American version of Neville Chamberlain… his credulity knows no bounds.
The ACA is the US version of Czechoslovakia. Agree to reopen without agreeing an extension and ACA is lost.
The ACA is the US version of Czechoslovakia. Agree to reopen without agreeing an extension and ACA is lost.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Even to me it is very clear that Chuck Schumer will go down in history as the American version of Neville Chamberlain… his credulity knows no bounds.
The ACA is the US version of Czechoslovakia. Agree to reopen without agreeing an extension and ACA is lost.
The ACA is the US version of Czechoslovakia. Agree to reopen without agreeing an extension and ACA is lost.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
When Trump is finally led out of the White House in cuffs does Karoline Leavitt;
a) Melt into the aether with no lunatic to power her existence.
b) Wait by the side of the road for Lucifer to take her home.
c) Run, run as fast as she can because all the lies are on film.
a) Melt into the aether with no lunatic to power her existence.
b) Wait by the side of the road for Lucifer to take her home.
c) Run, run as fast as she can because all the lies are on film.
a man in a suit is eating popcorn in front of a world map
ALT: a man in a suit is eating popcorn in front of a world map
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
When Trump is finally led out of the White House in cuffs does Karoline Leavitt;
a) Melt into the aether with no lunatic to power her existence.
b) Wait by the side of the road for Lucifer to take her home.
c) Run, run as fast as she can because all the lies are on film.
a) Melt into the aether with no lunatic to power her existence.
b) Wait by the side of the road for Lucifer to take her home.
c) Run, run as fast as she can because all the lies are on film.
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Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children’s Literature
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children's Literature
A one-day symposium on Irish and Scottish women writers of children's literature between 1750 and 1940.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children’s Literature
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
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This case stems from the systemic failure & subsequent cover-up revealed by 2020 Russia Report. Boris Johnson refused to investigate but what is UK govt's excuse now??
Read about this 5-year campaign & why it's even more necessary than ever now.
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Read about this 5-year campaign & why it's even more necessary than ever now.
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The Case We Shouldn’t Have Had to Bring
Why three ex-MPs are taking Britain to Europe’s “Supreme Court” to defend our elections
substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This case stems from the systemic failure & subsequent cover-up revealed by 2020 Russia Report. Boris Johnson refused to investigate but what is UK govt's excuse now??
Read about this 5-year campaign & why it's even more necessary than ever now.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
4/
Read about this 5-year campaign & why it's even more necessary than ever now.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
4/
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🙌 The Independence Campaign Crowdfunder has reached over 40% of its target. Thank you to everyone who has supported it so far by donating or sharing: www.believeinscotland.org/crowdfunder2...
🟦 It is time to Reset. Rebuild. Reunite ➡️ Win.
🟦 It is time to Reset. Rebuild. Reunite ➡️ Win.
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🙌 The Independence Campaign Crowdfunder has reached over 40% of its target. Thank you to everyone who has supported it so far by donating or sharing: www.believeinscotland.org/crowdfunder2...
🟦 It is time to Reset. Rebuild. Reunite ➡️ Win.
🟦 It is time to Reset. Rebuild. Reunite ➡️ Win.
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Columbus was arrested and returned to Spain in chains over his treatment of indigenous peoples. The literal king and queen of Spain who sponsored his voyage thought he went far too far.
Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Columbus was arrested and returned to Spain in chains over his treatment of indigenous peoples. The literal king and queen of Spain who sponsored his voyage thought he went far too far.
If #DoctorWho is to come back strong then there has to be a strong choice of lead. My top 3 would be:
1. Arthur Hughes
2. Kerry Godliman
3. Lydia West
I think Arthur would be brilliant.
1. Arthur Hughes
2. Kerry Godliman
3. Lydia West
I think Arthur would be brilliant.
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If #DoctorWho is to come back strong then there has to be a strong choice of lead. My top 3 would be:
1. Arthur Hughes
2. Kerry Godliman
3. Lydia West
I think Arthur would be brilliant.
1. Arthur Hughes
2. Kerry Godliman
3. Lydia West
I think Arthur would be brilliant.
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"So when the First Amendment is under attack here, what do these free speech warriors do? Stay here and speak up or jet off to Jeddah to collect that bag?" michaelianblack.substack.com/p/who-exactl...
Who, Exactly, Is The Joke On?
I didn't want to write about the fucking Riyadh Comedy Festival but I did.
michaelianblack.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"So when the First Amendment is under attack here, what do these free speech warriors do? Stay here and speak up or jet off to Jeddah to collect that bag?" michaelianblack.substack.com/p/who-exactl...
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Should it be any mitigation, for someone who kills their partner to say "I just snapped when I found out they cheated on me"? As Scots law stands, "provocation by sexual infidelity" reduces murder to culpable homicide. This archaic doctrine needs repealed.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2550...
www.thenational.scot/comment/2550...
Andrew Tickell: Mitigation for adultery is an anomaly that must be abolished
IN January 1941, Alexander Hill received a letter from his wife Alice. Hill was corporal in the military police, stationed in England. Alice lived…
www.thenational.scot
September 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Should it be any mitigation, for someone who kills their partner to say "I just snapped when I found out they cheated on me"? As Scots law stands, "provocation by sexual infidelity" reduces murder to culpable homicide. This archaic doctrine needs repealed.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2550...
www.thenational.scot/comment/2550...
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I stopped playing NYT games about a year ago because of all the transphobia, and if "we write Nazi stories" can't make you consider stopping as well, IDK man...
Our assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, Patrick Healy, posted on X today in response to feedback on our recent reporting on Zohran Mamdani.
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I stopped playing NYT games about a year ago because of all the transphobia, and if "we write Nazi stories" can't make you consider stopping as well, IDK man...
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Bumping this. Not done a proper cover reveal like this before, it’s fun 🥳
Absolutely thrilled to reveal the cover for FLEMBER book five
💛THE GOLDEN HEART💛
publishing this November by DFB (@dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social)
as we relaunch the whole series with brand new covers!
🤩 Available to preorder now (links below)!
💛THE GOLDEN HEART💛
publishing this November by DFB (@dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social)
as we relaunch the whole series with brand new covers!
🤩 Available to preorder now (links below)!
July 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Bumping this. Not done a proper cover reveal like this before, it’s fun 🥳
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Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children.
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children.
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
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Barcelona ha reabierto la guerra contra Airbnb por anunciar pisos turísticos ilegales y ha avisado de que en 2028 cerrará los 10.000 apartamentos turísticos legales
Barcelona se convierte de nuevo en un quebradero de cabeza para Airbnb
El portal inmobiliario asegura que la prohibición de pisos turísticos en 2028 no afectaría a su negocio, pero eleva el tono contra el alcalde Jaume Collboni
elpais.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Barcelona ha reabierto la guerra contra Airbnb por anunciar pisos turísticos ilegales y ha avisado de que en 2028 cerrará los 10.000 apartamentos turísticos legales
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Sen. Bernie Sanders held a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he received news of President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders held a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he received news of President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.
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1100 year old #viking graves have been discovered in Lisbjerg near the city of Aarhus in Denmark. Archaeologists believe that the burial site most likely belonged to a noble family that lived during the reign of King Harald #Bluetooth in the 10th century AD.
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www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
🌟The Bright Side: Viking burial site discovered by accident in Denmark
Around 30 graves from the Viking Age were found by accident when pearls, coins, ceramics and a box containing gold thread were unearthed in a construction site near Lisbjerg near the city of Aarhus in...
www.france24.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
1100 year old #viking graves have been discovered in Lisbjerg near the city of Aarhus in Denmark. Archaeologists believe that the burial site most likely belonged to a noble family that lived during the reign of King Harald #Bluetooth in the 10th century AD.
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www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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The Scottish Languages Bill (2025) haes gid throu an PASSED. Scots is noo an official leid ae Scotland, alangside an equal tae Gaelic an English. A muckle thanks tae ilka activist, supporter an spikker fa hiv focht sae hard. 🎉🥳🍾🏴
June 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Scottish Languages Bill (2025) haes gid throu an PASSED. Scots is noo an official leid ae Scotland, alangside an equal tae Gaelic an English. A muckle thanks tae ilka activist, supporter an spikker fa hiv focht sae hard. 🎉🥳🍾🏴
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As the US edges closer to bombing Iran, Israel killed over 51 starving Palestinians at a so-called aid site today.
And the UK government says nothing. Still arming Israel. Still enabling genocide.
End all arms sales. Sanction Israeli war criminals. Stop being America’s poodle.
And the UK government says nothing. Still arming Israel. Still enabling genocide.
End all arms sales. Sanction Israeli war criminals. Stop being America’s poodle.
June 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As the US edges closer to bombing Iran, Israel killed over 51 starving Palestinians at a so-called aid site today.
And the UK government says nothing. Still arming Israel. Still enabling genocide.
End all arms sales. Sanction Israeli war criminals. Stop being America’s poodle.
And the UK government says nothing. Still arming Israel. Still enabling genocide.
End all arms sales. Sanction Israeli war criminals. Stop being America’s poodle.
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In case you still had any doubts about those claims of racism.
June 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In case you still had any doubts about those claims of racism.