@iainmacl.bsky.social
Scot, astrophysicist, vegetarian, educator, living in Ireland
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They'll never print this, but turn up with 5 mates and a 'what is a woman' sign and they'll give you the front page
Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.
April 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
They'll never print this, but turn up with 5 mates and a 'what is a woman' sign and they'll give you the front page
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The sun is out, and there must be thousands here. This is giving me life.
April 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The sun is out, and there must be thousands here. This is giving me life.
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Looking forward to this photo being on the front of the BBC News homepage like protests attended by 7 terfs are
Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.
April 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looking forward to this photo being on the front of the BBC News homepage like protests attended by 7 terfs are
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The UK Supreme Court ruling was so unpopular that central London just ground to a complete standstill and a static protest had to become a march to St James' Park for crowd safety reasons!
I was stood at the entrance to the park for an hour and the march itself was still flooding in!
I was stood at the entrance to the park for an hour and the march itself was still flooding in!
April 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The UK Supreme Court ruling was so unpopular that central London just ground to a complete standstill and a static protest had to become a march to St James' Park for crowd safety reasons!
I was stood at the entrance to the park for an hour and the march itself was still flooding in!
I was stood at the entrance to the park for an hour and the march itself was still flooding in!
Oops.. this is the correct link to register lnkd.in/gWyB4B-3
April 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Oops.. this is the correct link to register lnkd.in/gWyB4B-3
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Yes, it is fair.
Because there are other ways of producing the timber we need *without* burying 10% of Ireland under deadzones that are disastrous for nature, the climate, and local communities.
Because there are other ways of producing the timber we need *without* burying 10% of Ireland under deadzones that are disastrous for nature, the climate, and local communities.
The commercial Forests are crops, they're not supposed to be wildlife reserves. If there wasn't commercial forests, the land owner would be raising cattle, or growing something else commercially. Is it fair to target these over barley or silage?
April 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Yes, it is fair.
Because there are other ways of producing the timber we need *without* burying 10% of Ireland under deadzones that are disastrous for nature, the climate, and local communities.
Because there are other ways of producing the timber we need *without* burying 10% of Ireland under deadzones that are disastrous for nature, the climate, and local communities.
Preparing students (& ourselves!) for a challenging world, is the theme of this year's T&L event in Galway June 12th. Considering Education for Sustainable Development in its broadest sense and incorporating a focus on socio-emotional aspects. Join us! forms.office.com/Pages/ShareF...
April 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Preparing students (& ourselves!) for a challenging world, is the theme of this year's T&L event in Galway June 12th. Considering Education for Sustainable Development in its broadest sense and incorporating a focus on socio-emotional aspects. Join us! forms.office.com/Pages/ShareF...
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NEW: Something very important is happening tonight. Europe is rallying to Ukraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Public statements of support in the last 2 hours from leaders of:
France🇫🇷
Holland🇳🇱
Czech Rep🇨🇿
Spain🇪🇸
Lithuania🇱🇹
Portugal🇵🇹
Sweden🇸🇪
Norway🇳🇴
Moldova🇲🇩
Latvia🇱🇻
Poland🇵🇱
And this from the incoming German Chancellor🇩🇪
Public statements of support in the last 2 hours from leaders of:
France🇫🇷
Holland🇳🇱
Czech Rep🇨🇿
Spain🇪🇸
Lithuania🇱🇹
Portugal🇵🇹
Sweden🇸🇪
Norway🇳🇴
Moldova🇲🇩
Latvia🇱🇻
Poland🇵🇱
And this from the incoming German Chancellor🇩🇪
February 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NEW: Something very important is happening tonight. Europe is rallying to Ukraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Public statements of support in the last 2 hours from leaders of:
France🇫🇷
Holland🇳🇱
Czech Rep🇨🇿
Spain🇪🇸
Lithuania🇱🇹
Portugal🇵🇹
Sweden🇸🇪
Norway🇳🇴
Moldova🇲🇩
Latvia🇱🇻
Poland🇵🇱
And this from the incoming German Chancellor🇩🇪
Public statements of support in the last 2 hours from leaders of:
France🇫🇷
Holland🇳🇱
Czech Rep🇨🇿
Spain🇪🇸
Lithuania🇱🇹
Portugal🇵🇹
Sweden🇸🇪
Norway🇳🇴
Moldova🇲🇩
Latvia🇱🇻
Poland🇵🇱
And this from the incoming German Chancellor🇩🇪
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Sweden, France, Norway, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Ireland all backing Zelensky, where is UK's statement?
February 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sweden, France, Norway, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Ireland all backing Zelensky, where is UK's statement?
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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
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Flattering to have one's country dangled like a shiny object in front of a greedy child.
news.stv.tv/scotland/kin...
news.stv.tv/scotland/kin...
King Charles invites Donald Trump to Scotland before 'historic second state visit'
Mr Trump showed the letter, marked “private and confidential” and featuring Charles’ signature
news.stv.tv
February 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Flattering to have one's country dangled like a shiny object in front of a greedy child.
news.stv.tv/scotland/kin...
news.stv.tv/scotland/kin...
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Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S.
Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes
www.the-independent.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Universities UK calls for a 'funding rethink' as HE redundancies surge 'off the scale'. Good luck with your science and tech deal. www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
Job cuts at top UK universities head ‘off the scale’
Edinburgh University in Scotland is the latest leading higher education provider to announce widespread cutbacks and job losses amid a financial crisi...
www.universityworldnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Universities UK calls for a 'funding rethink' as HE redundancies surge 'off the scale'. Good luck with your science and tech deal. www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
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Amanda Pritchard wanted more private finance in the NHS.
The NHS repairs backlog of £13.8bn is dwarfed by the £44bn still owed on PFI contracts.
PFI has been a disaster and the new NHS boss, James Mackey, must rule out any new private finance.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
The NHS repairs backlog of £13.8bn is dwarfed by the £44bn still owed on PFI contracts.
PFI has been a disaster and the new NHS boss, James Mackey, must rule out any new private finance.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
Campaigners welcome change at top of NHS
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Amanda Pritchard wanted more private finance in the NHS.
The NHS repairs backlog of £13.8bn is dwarfed by the £44bn still owed on PFI contracts.
PFI has been a disaster and the new NHS boss, James Mackey, must rule out any new private finance.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
The NHS repairs backlog of £13.8bn is dwarfed by the £44bn still owed on PFI contracts.
PFI has been a disaster and the new NHS boss, James Mackey, must rule out any new private finance.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
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The CCC suggests that benefits from the move to net zero in aggregate will outweigh the costs.
Its estimates suggest that, from 2026, net zero should show up as a net positive on average household expenses.
Read our response to the CCC report now➡️ buff.ly/43eo75b
Its estimates suggest that, from 2026, net zero should show up as a net positive on average household expenses.
Read our response to the CCC report now➡️ buff.ly/43eo75b
February 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The CCC suggests that benefits from the move to net zero in aggregate will outweigh the costs.
Its estimates suggest that, from 2026, net zero should show up as a net positive on average household expenses.
Read our response to the CCC report now➡️ buff.ly/43eo75b
Its estimates suggest that, from 2026, net zero should show up as a net positive on average household expenses.
Read our response to the CCC report now➡️ buff.ly/43eo75b
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This is evil. Pure evil.
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is evil. Pure evil.
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The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
February 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
Thor's Helmet.
February 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Thor's Helmet.
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Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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I come from the right. It’s the cruelty. For the right, the cruelty is the point. The cruelty sells.
February 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I come from the right. It’s the cruelty. For the right, the cruelty is the point. The cruelty sells.
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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
Capping these payments would ‘just grind our scientific complex to a halt,’ one researcher said
@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...