Jamie McDiarmid
jamiemcdiarmid.bsky.social
Jamie McDiarmid
@jamiemcdiarmid.bsky.social
PhD Researcher in International Relations, Stirling University ( #Migration #Refugees #ClimateMigration #HumanRights #InternationalSecurity #Populism #Nationalism #IO’s). My PhD focuses on the EU's approach to refugee crises.
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He’s 100% going on reputation damage control because he was so poisonous that Tesla shares collapsed and the banks came knocking because he stupidly used his shares as collateral to buy Twitter.

He achieved his goal in government anyway now he can relax for the next 4 years.
May 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A worry I’ve had for a long time and made me distant from party activism in the last few years is exactly this.

We are losing a lot of experience from our MSP cohort and I can’t help but notice it being replaced by a lot of people who only want to be politicians.
April 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Free speech means that people without a voice can speak truth to power: it has never meant that the rich&powerful can say whatever they want,however ill informed, with impunity”

One of the best ways I’ve heard it put.
January 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump-Musk fallout coming in 3…2…1…

The damage that Musk has done for diplomatic relations will hit Trump pretty hard on day 1.
January 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This isn’t what Starmer said, I’m sure Musk watched the same clip we all did.

Not surprising that he’s retweeting an account know for Disinformation.

This is Musks world, he’s not interested in free speech. He’s interested in “Alternative Facts”.

Musks world is one in which he’s “always right”.
January 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Well in a matter of weeks Musk went from being best pals with Farage to… an enemy?

With Musks recent actions in the US, Germany and the U.K. not only has he managed to single-handedly destroyed diplomatic relations but has made sure that only our and proud Nazis side with him.

You can, only laugh
January 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
He’s going to get impeached again isn’t he?
December 23, 2024 at 1:51 PM
So, an abundance of disinformation is spread following the attack.
- Find out attacker is a supporter of the AfD
- Attackers Twitter profile is taken down.
- made available again but with pissy deleted showing his association with the AfD

What was Musk saying about the media lying?
December 22, 2024 at 4:43 PM
President Musk
December 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
President Musk
December 19, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Gonna post this video every day so people see what hypocrisy looks like.
December 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
With Elon Musk now trying to buy his way into power in the U.K. let’s totally not share this video of Farages close friend Richard Tice and his opinions on foreign donations to U.K. political parties.
December 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Guys… he’s not hiding the fact he’s buying elections
December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Guys… he’s coming for your rights next with his money.
December 11, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Definitely not a cult…
December 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I am excited to say that next week I will be presenting my research at the Scottish Human Rights Commission Conference. This will be my first conference since starting my PhD.

Looking forward to talking about my own research and also how Scotland can learn from it.
December 6, 2024 at 5:28 PM
American Exceptionalism creates these weird situations where instead of asking why these countries would want to move away from the dollar they just go straight to threats.
November 30, 2024 at 8:30 PM
What we are going to see on a monthly basis for the next 4 years.
November 28, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Elon Musk “saving free speech” has created situations now where the most blatant lies are aloud to spread like wildfire

Below is a screenshot of a video denying the holocaust. It’s been up for 2 days and has been viewed by 6 million times.
November 27, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Exhibit A:

These where all posted in one night
November 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
These two tweets by Musk side by side is quite funny…

Talking about how the media lies and then… promoting what he considers “legacy media”
November 24, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Maybe the first thing the Department for Government “Efficiency” should learn is that you can’t run a country like a business…

But that’s what happens when you put a billionaire in charge of “efficiency”
November 23, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Something I’ve found fascinating post US elections is so many Republicans not liking the idea of checks and balances…

Same Republicans that claimed elections where being rigged and that their democracy was under attack.
November 21, 2024 at 9:44 PM
One of those, did you read before you hit post

“To satisfy the billionaire donors that control her”

Wonder who else has a billionaire donor that acts like he’s running the show?
November 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM