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Iain Mackenzie
@iainmmackenzie.bsky.social
Electronics Design Engineer
Crofter
Gael/Hebridean/Scot/European
Science, literature, sea/air/land travel, nordic links
arcticcircle.org/
france24.com/en/
aljazeera.com/live
#climate #IndependenceIsNormal #GBEnergyGrab
On Terra Firma, mostly.
Who did that?

London Error - who new?
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'Angus Peter Campbell's character demolishes the whole colonialist and exploitative world-view.'
A review by @joycemcm.bsky.social
of 'Donald and His Seven Cows' by Angus Peter Campbell
@aonghasphadraig.bsky.social
Worth a neb/look.
@thescotsman.bsky.social
#books
#thiwurd
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
BOOK LAUNCH ALERT - GLASGOW WEST END:
'You are warmly invited to Glasgow launch of my new English-language novel ‘Donald and his Seven Cows’ at Waterstones Byres Road Thursday 11th September.'
Taing, Aonghas Phàdraig
@aonghasphadraig.bsky.social
#thiwurd
#book
#books
waterstones.com/events/angus...
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
September 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Meanwhile in The Western Isles Waspi women confront
@Torcuil the current local MP.
Branch Office Rep & Westminster lobby fodder Torcuil offers -
'I would rather focus the money on the next generation rather than on the current generation.'
@WASPI_Campaign
hebrides-news.com/waspi-protes...
August 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Hay and Straw Bales arriving in style at Lewis Crofters Store earlier today.
#OuterHebrides
#Scotland
April 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Lochs Choir - Flying the Gaelic flag for Scotland at New York Mòd during Tartan Week.
#Gaelic
#OuterHebrides
#Scotland
#TartanWeek
hebrides-news.com/lochs-gaelic...
April 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Sunday National main front page.
Grab a copy if you can or sign up for a digital subscription -
www.thenational.scot/help/digital...
March 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The very relevant front page banner image in @ScotNational Seven Days supplement.
'What's the point of Labour?'
#RedBlueTories
March 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The play 'Pressure' was so good I had to see it twice in Edinburgh Lyceum.
It'll need to be re-written noo...
March 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Latest New Yorker cover -
March 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A little #book worth reading at this time.
'Why I Write' by George Orwell.
#books
March 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Glaic na Fiadh mid March sunrise.
March 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Rejoice, rejoice, ones iceberg has taken South Georgia...
March 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Vikings surfaced in Minch.
Nothing new there.
#Norway
#Scotland
March 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Branch office reps pseudo bonding with London HQ before being programmed for the anti-Scottish job in hand.
#LabourLies
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Icy veneer on Loch Erisort today at Keose/Ceos/Kjos.
#OuterHebrides
#Scotland
February 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One of my banks sent me this email message today -
Stop! Don’t get scammed
2 out of 3 online shopping scams start on
@facebook or @bagboyken.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tanker DESIMI taking on Scottish crude oil from
@INEOS_FPS at nearby Hound Point.
Revenues to UK Treasury as always.
To rub our noses in it Scotland is now unable to refine petroleum products, so it will be sold back to us.
The rundown of Grangemouth is industrial sabotage by any other name.
February 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
January 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Fine afternoon for a survey of approaches to Port of Leith.
#shipping
January 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Powis Academy lad does well.
Denis Law RIP
January 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A first for Scotland and Europe which will dovetail with EU & ESA re-entry post independence.
“This is a groundbreaking moment for RFA and for Europe’s space industry,” Jörn Spurmann, RFA co-founder and chief commercial officer, said in a statement.
#IndependencIsNormal
www.rfa.space
January 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Matt Cartoon.
January 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nothing of real interest here, snippets from
@scotnational.bsky.social on Kew files 'released'.
A bit naive to think that British establishment would hand out real information on a plate.
Any journos around who are willing to leave their keyboards, mingle and do some shadowy fieldwork?
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM