Nisscroft
@nisscroft.bsky.social
retired ex crofter,book lover,trans/gay ally.
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I will reimburse the travel costs*, provide accommodation and 3 meals a day to anyone who wants a holiday in Scotland this Summer.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I will reimburse the travel costs*, provide accommodation and 3 meals a day to anyone who wants a holiday in Scotland this Summer.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
You have to help me strip out a building for a few hours each day you stay. That's the deal. All other time is yours to explore this beautiful corner of Scotland.
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The BBC need to do better than letting panelists simply lie about what they said
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Left: Konstantin Kisin denies calling Rishi Sunak a 'brown Hindu' on #BBCQT
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The BBC need to do better than letting panelists simply lie about what they said
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“In simple terms, human history is the tale of two opposite yet simultaneous exponential functions: exponential economic and population growth on one hand, and the exponential disappearance of life on Earth on the other”
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The Growth Dogma: How Humans Resigned Themselves to Acceleration
Thousands of years ago humans supercharged their journey towards collapse by unconditionally embracing the most disruptive, extractive, and self-annihilating technologies. Although the agricultural, i...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:01 AM
“In simple terms, human history is the tale of two opposite yet simultaneous exponential functions: exponential economic and population growth on one hand, and the exponential disappearance of life on Earth on the other”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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We live in this world.a school,despite the knowledge of how a planned fire alarm would distress an autistic child decided to "see what would happen" despite a member of staff saying not to do it. child bolted. child abuse! mum had taken months to get her back into school due to previous stress.
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We live in this world.a school,despite the knowledge of how a planned fire alarm would distress an autistic child decided to "see what would happen" despite a member of staff saying not to do it. child bolted. child abuse! mum had taken months to get her back into school due to previous stress.
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Job security is a myth, but permanent lifelong survival security can become a reality through universal basic income and healthcare.
Layoffs in the past year:
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Job security is a myth, but permanent lifelong survival security can become a reality through universal basic income and healthcare.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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Racist rag The Spectator publishes vile anti-Irish screed
The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Spectator has published a grotesque anti-Irish tirade packed with colonial racism, lazy smears and old bigot tropes — business as usual?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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Esse House is offering group voice coaching for just £7:50 for a 45 min. session and private sessions for under £20.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
Looking for guidance to change your voice toward the feminine, but can't afford a Vocal Therapist?
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Voice Club sessions start in 2 weeks!
1-2-1 and Group Voice Coaching sessions available.
www.essehouse.co.uk/voice-club-1
Esse House UK
www.essehouse.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Esse House is offering group voice coaching for just £7:50 for a 45 min. session and private sessions for under £20.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
This is a fraction of the going rate, certainly in my area, the southeast.
If you or someone you know might benefit from this and would like to know more get in touch via the link.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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Thank you.
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you - parents and/or school professionals - need support with any aspect of SEND, please dont hesitate to contact me.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 AM
If you - parents and/or school professionals - need support with any aspect of SEND, please dont hesitate to contact me.
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Brilliant!
Greenland Supporters Are Epically Trolling Trump With Their Latest Twist On His MAGA Slogan
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January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Brilliant!
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“Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
Margaret Atwood,
Margaret Atwood,
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
Margaret Atwood,
Margaret Atwood,
why does APHA insist that Penicuik is in the Scottish Borders?
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
why does APHA insist that Penicuik is in the Scottish Borders?
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“The world back then wasn’t a virtual reality: it kept inviting you to get to know it, touch it, feel it, like a faded road sign where you have to guess the missing letters before you can even proceed”
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Indestructible
When I was between the ages of five and ten, my father frequently took me to visit my aunts that lived back in the village where he had been raised.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
“The world back then wasn’t a virtual reality: it kept inviting you to get to know it, touch it, feel it, like a faded road sign where you have to guess the missing letters before you can even proceed”
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RACIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM
RACIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
RAPIST
FASCIST
TERRORIST
MISOGYNIST
NARCISSIST
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Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize.
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This Times “speculation” had better be wrong—It would actively cause harm to children—there isn’t the expertise or infrastructure needed for this cruel plan. If it’s accurate, we will campaign against it vigorously. Which parent or school would back it? archive.is/KFcWB
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
This Times “speculation” had better be wrong—It would actively cause harm to children—there isn’t the expertise or infrastructure needed for this cruel plan. If it’s accurate, we will campaign against it vigorously. Which parent or school would back it? archive.is/KFcWB
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For some reason I found this piece by Simon Mills, about newspaper comment sections, extremely relatable.
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THE PSYCHOPATHY OF "THE COMMENTS SECTION" EXPLAINED
Why do people like to leave comments under stories? What is it like to be on the receiving end of cruel, personal and brutal remarks? This writer bites back - my comments on your comments.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For some reason I found this piece by Simon Mills, about newspaper comment sections, extremely relatable.
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Former South Park writer, Toby Morton, predicted Trump would rename the Kennedy Center & bought the domains trumpkennedycenter.org & trumpkennedycenter.com in August, months before the Trump appointed board voted to add Trump’s name.
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Former South Park writer, Toby Morton, predicted Trump would rename the Kennedy Center & bought the domains trumpkennedycenter.org & trumpkennedycenter.com in August, months before the Trump appointed board voted to add Trump’s name.
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Next time you see an article quoting a transphobe from one of the fauxminist ‘gender critical’ transphobic hate groups - email/ tag the journalist and ask them why they’ve not asked @nionwomen.bsky.social for a quote - as they’re MUCH more representative of UK women!
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Home - Not in our name
Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community
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December 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Next time you see an article quoting a transphobe from one of the fauxminist ‘gender critical’ transphobic hate groups - email/ tag the journalist and ask them why they’ve not asked @nionwomen.bsky.social for a quote - as they’re MUCH more representative of UK women!
notinourname.org.uk
notinourname.org.uk
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We always work- whether it be paid or unpaid labor. Work in the home is usually done by women- we need a UBI, all through life social security does not give you "credit" for unpaid labor years in the home, no $ while doing it and less $ when you retire. It's respect for women we need, and $.
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We always work- whether it be paid or unpaid labor. Work in the home is usually done by women- we need a UBI, all through life social security does not give you "credit" for unpaid labor years in the home, no $ while doing it and less $ when you retire. It's respect for women we need, and $.
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I’d like to ask him why he’s still centering anti-trans parents and generally ignoring supportive ones.
The Transparent Action pledge can help with that.
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The Transparent Action pledge can help with that.
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I need your help to reach beyond SM to find the parents quietly supporting their trans offspring, heads down, staying safe and anonymous.
I need them to sign the Transparent Action pledge.
Growing our numbers will show Streeting supportive parents outnumber the transphobes.
Help me find them.
I need them to sign the Transparent Action pledge.
Growing our numbers will show Streeting supportive parents outnumber the transphobes.
Help me find them.
📜 Today we are launching the Transparent Pledge.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’d like to ask him why he’s still centering anti-trans parents and generally ignoring supportive ones.
The Transparent Action pledge can help with that.
bsky.app/profile/alic...
The Transparent Action pledge can help with that.
bsky.app/profile/alic...
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“Donald Trump is not just a failure at being President, he is a failure as a human being.”
-Rob Reiner
-Rob Reiner
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Donald Trump is not just a failure at being President, he is a failure as a human being.”
-Rob Reiner
-Rob Reiner