Meg Taintor
@megtaintor.bsky.social
Today I joined the anti-racism march in Falkirk organised by Falkirk for All. After the rally, we marched on to the Cladhan Hotel to stand between the anti-immigration “demonstrators” and those housed in the hotel. Ive never experienced such rage and hatred as I did today.
“We can’t let fascists take over the streets”
www.theferret.scot/f...
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Far-right agitators stand accused of stirring up trouble at asylum hotel protests. But anti-racists are standing firm
Following a sharp rise in far right activity, we’ve spent the last three months attending protests, speaking to activists under threat, and tracking anti-asylum seeker demonstrations across Scotland.
www.theferret.scot
December 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today I joined the anti-racism march in Falkirk organised by Falkirk for All. After the rally, we marched on to the Cladhan Hotel to stand between the anti-immigration “demonstrators” and those housed in the hotel. Ive never experienced such rage and hatred as I did today.
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I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
What an absolute joy to see this!
Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
What an absolute joy to see this!
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Important contributions during Stage 3 Land Reform Bill debate tonight from @markruskell.bsky.social on the damaging impact of local land monopolies in Kenmore and Tongue, Mercedes Villalba on island monopolies and depopulation and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the urgent need for urban land reform
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Important contributions during Stage 3 Land Reform Bill debate tonight from @markruskell.bsky.social on the damaging impact of local land monopolies in Kenmore and Tongue, Mercedes Villalba on island monopolies and depopulation and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the urgent need for urban land reform
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Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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October 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
I have found my new favourite song. #BreadAndPuppet #MakeTheRevolutionIrresistable youtube.com/shorts/3ThGN...
Make the Revolution Irresistible
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I have found my new favourite song. #BreadAndPuppet #MakeTheRevolutionIrresistable youtube.com/shorts/3ThGN...
I do love my neighbourhood.
October 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I do love my neighbourhood.
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The regime's desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Not even close.
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The regime's desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Not even close.
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
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🚀 Solas Eige are hiring!
SOLAS EIGE is looking for a short term Project Support Consultant to join their team.
📍 Remote working welcome/4 months contract
📅 Apply by 30 October 2025
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org/blog/project...
SOLAS EIGE is looking for a short term Project Support Consultant to join their team.
📍 Remote working welcome/4 months contract
📅 Apply by 30 October 2025
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org/blog/project...
PROJECT SUPPORT CONSULTANT FOR SOLAS EIGE
Hello! As part of our SLF funding package, we have been awarded £4,500 for project support to bring capacity to our board and ensure all the essential repairs to the church are com
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
🚀 Solas Eige are hiring!
SOLAS EIGE is looking for a short term Project Support Consultant to join their team.
📍 Remote working welcome/4 months contract
📅 Apply by 30 October 2025
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org/blog/project...
SOLAS EIGE is looking for a short term Project Support Consultant to join their team.
📍 Remote working welcome/4 months contract
📅 Apply by 30 October 2025
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org/blog/project...
Just made my contribution - can you chip in to help the residents of Kinlochard take ownership of this viral piece of land?
Our small community is working hard to bring The Field into community ownership.Find out more by visiting our website thefieldkinlochard.co.uk
The Field - Kinlochard
A small, rural village in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National park is fighting to bring a key peice of land into community ownership.
thefieldkinlochard.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just made my contribution - can you chip in to help the residents of Kinlochard take ownership of this viral piece of land?
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Our small community is working hard to bring The Field into community ownership.Find out more by visiting our website thefieldkinlochard.co.uk
The Field - Kinlochard
A small, rural village in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National park is fighting to bring a key peice of land into community ownership.
thefieldkinlochard.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Our small community is working hard to bring The Field into community ownership.Find out more by visiting our website thefieldkinlochard.co.uk
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📣 Communities - have you used, or tried to use, Community Right to Buy? We want to hear your experiences to help shape our response to a Scottish Government review. Join us at our upcoming consultation event to share your opinions - your insight is invaluable!
Register 👉 tinyurl.com/4266cfuf
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September 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📣 Communities - have you used, or tried to use, Community Right to Buy? We want to hear your experiences to help shape our response to a Scottish Government review. Join us at our upcoming consultation event to share your opinions - your insight is invaluable!
Register 👉 tinyurl.com/4266cfuf
Register 👉 tinyurl.com/4266cfuf
I’ve been cheering on the Kinlochard community as they work towards bringing The Field into community ownership. This is a vision rooted in their Community Life Plan and shaped through extensive consultation.
September 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I’ve been cheering on the Kinlochard community as they work towards bringing The Field into community ownership. This is a vision rooted in their Community Life Plan and shaped through extensive consultation.
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they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
In one final gift to us all, since news of his death broke, Tom Lehrer’s songs have been filling my timeline and making me laugh yet again. Legend. youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In one final gift to us all, since news of his death broke, Tom Lehrer’s songs have been filling my timeline and making me laugh yet again. Legend. youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
WeTransfer is just quietly changing their TOC to give themselves “perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license” to user content. So they can do whatever they want with your content and also sell it on. I can’t imagine that their user base will stay.
July 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
WeTransfer is just quietly changing their TOC to give themselves “perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license” to user content. So they can do whatever they want with your content and also sell it on. I can’t imagine that their user base will stay.
Octavia Butler was a prophet.
July 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Octavia Butler was a prophet.
As the kitten recovers from her surgery, I’ve been playing the “Cat Sleep 🐱Relaxing & Calm Music 🌙” playlist from Spotify. We are in hour 20. My house has never been so peaceful.
July 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As the kitten recovers from her surgery, I’ve been playing the “Cat Sleep 🐱Relaxing & Calm Music 🌙” playlist from Spotify. We are in hour 20. My house has never been so peaceful.
I know the world is chaotic but could you send some love and good thoughts to Eowyn this morning? Poor wee soul heading into surgery in just a few hours for her broken leg.
July 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I know the world is chaotic but could you send some love and good thoughts to Eowyn this morning? Poor wee soul heading into surgery in just a few hours for her broken leg.
A timely reminder this morning: “the future is being made in the present, does not yet exist, and committing to it means a shrugging off of all the false prophets who as cynics, defeatists, and even optimists pretend that the future has already been decided.”
Written this morning. I once noted, "Dante had Beatrice. Orwell had Stalin." Negative muses are a thing. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-is-...
Cynicism Is the Enemy of Action
We have distant enemies, the enemies of truth, justice, human rights, and environmental protection, and they are easy to recognize and oppose. We also have near enemies, the cynics and defeatists amon...
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July 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A timely reminder this morning: “the future is being made in the present, does not yet exist, and committing to it means a shrugging off of all the false prophets who as cynics, defeatists, and even optimists pretend that the future has already been decided.”
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We are utterly dismayed by this news. The loss of ancient woodland to a development anywhere is shameful. To see it destroyed in a National Park beggars belief. This proposal contravenes multiple regulations and sparked vast opposition locally and nationally. 🧵 1/2
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May 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We are utterly dismayed by this news. The loss of ancient woodland to a development anywhere is shameful. To see it destroyed in a National Park beggars belief. This proposal contravenes multiple regulations and sparked vast opposition locally and nationally. 🧵 1/2
👉 buff.ly/OIP5tbf
👉 buff.ly/OIP5tbf
Absolutely insane that Scottish Government is granting permission for this development. The community has strongly opposed this, as have the National Park (who unanimously refused the planning application), SEPA, the National Trust for Scotland, & the Woodland Trust.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort set for approval after appeal
The theme park operator wants to build a £40m resort with a waterpark, monorail, hotel and restaurants.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Absolutely insane that Scottish Government is granting permission for this development. The community has strongly opposed this, as have the National Park (who unanimously refused the planning application), SEPA, the National Trust for Scotland, & the Woodland Trust.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...