Chris Scott (he/him)
@chrisdonia.bsky.social
I'm mostly around Edinburgh, often lurking in corners with a camera at cultural events.
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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Christ, this is heartbreaking. Looking around my bit of Cornwall... the sheer scale of what was thrown away... millions for farmers, hundreds of thousands for schools, more hundreds for young people and culture and...
www.myeu.uk
www.myeu.uk
myeu.uk – see what the EU has done for you
The EU invests around £5 billion a year in the UK. Search by your address or postcode to see some of the investments near you.
www.myeu.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Christ, this is heartbreaking. Looking around my bit of Cornwall... the sheer scale of what was thrown away... millions for farmers, hundreds of thousands for schools, more hundreds for young people and culture and...
www.myeu.uk
www.myeu.uk
Someone call for a 100% upper tax rate plz.
Again - all we're asking of the super rich is that they simply get richer at a slower rate. If they scream and cry and threaten to leave over that, then I'm afraid much harsher action is justified to redistribute wealth.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Someone call for a 100% upper tax rate plz.
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This is very funny, the critters thought they'd found the super-secret shortcut to "make the trans illegal" with the SC ruling, but it turns out life's not quite so simple. It's the only solace in the ruling, that after their initial joy, they are getting increasingly angry and frustrated
Sex Matters are crashing out, because the impudent little people won't immediately drop everything and do what they say.
www.reddit.com/r/transgende...
www.reddit.com/r/transgende...
From the transgenderUK community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the transgenderUK community
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November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This is very funny, the critters thought they'd found the super-secret shortcut to "make the trans illegal" with the SC ruling, but it turns out life's not quite so simple. It's the only solace in the ruling, that after their initial joy, they are getting increasingly angry and frustrated
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This is what happens and what the country becomes when you enable the bigots and racists.
Worse that it starts with language coming from the very top of government. Starmer, Mahmood and all who enabled this should be forced to apologise to these children!
Worse that it starts with language coming from the very top of government. Starmer, Mahmood and all who enabled this should be forced to apologise to these children!
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is what happens and what the country becomes when you enable the bigots and racists.
Worse that it starts with language coming from the very top of government. Starmer, Mahmood and all who enabled this should be forced to apologise to these children!
Worse that it starts with language coming from the very top of government. Starmer, Mahmood and all who enabled this should be forced to apologise to these children!
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Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
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UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
UK's Online Gambling Industry: The £3.8 Billion Tax Question Nobody's Answering
UK's online gambling industry generates £15.6bn annually but pays minimal tax. With £3.8bn in receipts, experts say it's time for reform Here's why.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
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This. You can work non-stop and have all the talent and still not see a dime from that effort. It's not a complaint - just a feature of what it means to create art. For most people art is the journey not the eyes that experience it afterwards. This is ok but should also set your expectations.
Some close friends to be get a little frustrated in my tendency to priortise luck in my own career, as they know how I work. I try to explain that work just is buying a lottery ticket. It's necessary, but certainly not sufficient. I know many folks who've worked as hard but the dice have been cruel.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This. You can work non-stop and have all the talent and still not see a dime from that effort. It's not a complaint - just a feature of what it means to create art. For most people art is the journey not the eyes that experience it afterwards. This is ok but should also set your expectations.
Basically, furries are more representative of wolves than the self-described 'alphas'. 🐺
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Basically, furries are more representative of wolves than the self-described 'alphas'. 🐺
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There's an advert on his website for a 'Depot Supervisor' that pays £12.75 an hour for shift work.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There's an advert on his website for a 'Depot Supervisor' that pays £12.75 an hour for shift work.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Yes, and also recognize that with creative fields, survivorship bias is real: You hear about full-time creatives with envious career arcs precisely because they've survived in the field where others (for whatever reason and independent of quality of work) have not. This is an important fact.
Would-be/struggling writers can feel like losers or wannabes when they read about other writers writing "full time" or promo'ing their book in various exotic cities. And it's good to recognize that, yeah, sometimes there's another income (or a spouse is helping to pay the bills).
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Yes, and also recognize that with creative fields, survivorship bias is real: You hear about full-time creatives with envious career arcs precisely because they've survived in the field where others (for whatever reason and independent of quality of work) have not. This is an important fact.
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
The puberty blockers trial is clearly aiming to prove they're dangerous. Meanwhile the TERFs are doubling down on them being utterly wrong, contrary to all actual evidence.
archive.is/n744i
archive.is/n744i
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The puberty blockers trial is clearly aiming to prove they're dangerous. Meanwhile the TERFs are doubling down on them being utterly wrong, contrary to all actual evidence.
archive.is/n744i
archive.is/n744i
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The strategy makes perfect sense if he's spent the last 15 years having his obviously hateful, racist self soft soaped, ingratiated and welcomed by every facet of the media instead of having his feet held to the fire. He expects it to blow over if he just keeps his head down, and he's probably right
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The strategy makes perfect sense if he's spent the last 15 years having his obviously hateful, racist self soft soaped, ingratiated and welcomed by every facet of the media instead of having his feet held to the fire. He expects it to blow over if he just keeps his head down, and he's probably right
Shrink the car park sure, but of all the shopping centres around Edinburgh Cameron Toll is still full of shops and handy for people who don't drive everywhere, so they'd better not ruin that.
New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation
A new masterplan for Cameron Toll would change the layout of the shopping centre, cut back on the car park and add housing, student accommodation, sheltered housing, offices and leisure on the site.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Shrink the car park sure, but of all the shopping centres around Edinburgh Cameron Toll is still full of shops and handy for people who don't drive everywhere, so they'd better not ruin that.
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Build it and they will come! 😻
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Build it and they will come! 😻
Flying should be a premium way to travel. It should be taxed harder than any other form of transport. This world is topsy turvey and it's killing us.
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Flying should be a premium way to travel. It should be taxed harder than any other form of transport. This world is topsy turvey and it's killing us.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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just because the internet has gone a dozen different kinds of crazy since the 2000s doesn't mean ceiling cat isn't still watching you masturbate
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
just because the internet has gone a dozen different kinds of crazy since the 2000s doesn't mean ceiling cat isn't still watching you masturbate
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“I can no longer post content on this internet platform, filled as it is with malicious far right cranks spreading lunatic misinformation and relentlessly inciting hate and fear” - Me, at the Times website
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“I can no longer post content on this internet platform, filled as it is with malicious far right cranks spreading lunatic misinformation and relentlessly inciting hate and fear” - Me, at the Times website
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Here: Streeting and Labour invest £10 million into manufacturing the “evidence” they need to legitimise their cruelty towards Trans+ youth
Elsewhere, in the real world: Scientists - yet again - prove that access to Trans healthcare, including HRT, dramatically benefits Trans+ young people
Elsewhere, in the real world: Scientists - yet again - prove that access to Trans healthcare, including HRT, dramatically benefits Trans+ young people
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Here: Streeting and Labour invest £10 million into manufacturing the “evidence” they need to legitimise their cruelty towards Trans+ youth
Elsewhere, in the real world: Scientists - yet again - prove that access to Trans healthcare, including HRT, dramatically benefits Trans+ young people
Elsewhere, in the real world: Scientists - yet again - prove that access to Trans healthcare, including HRT, dramatically benefits Trans+ young people
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It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
Starts bad, gets horrifyingly interesting.
I'm not sure if I buy the political conclusions at the end of this, but the discussion of how the US poverty line is flawed and a look at what it actually costs to be a family of 4 in the US is very enlightening.
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Starts bad, gets horrifyingly interesting.