Norman McWhirter
@critsect.bsky.social
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For football-related reasons I find myself on the @hulldailymail.co.uk website a lot. It’s very revealing of how weirdly misleading our national debate on crime is
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
For football-related reasons I find myself on the @hulldailymail.co.uk website a lot. It’s very revealing of how weirdly misleading our national debate on crime is
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“Tablet is a sort of crystalline fudge made from sugar, condensed milk, more milk, butter, more sugar and – that might be all, actually. It is an alchemical procedure, not a recipe.”
—Don Paterson on tablet, in his memoir TOY FIGHTS (Faber, 2023)
#memoir #tablet
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www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
—Don Paterson on tablet, in his memoir TOY FIGHTS (Faber, 2023)
#memoir #tablet
💙📚
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Tablet is a sort of crystalline fudge made from sugar, condensed milk, more milk, butter, more sugar and – that might be all, actually. It is an alchemical procedure, not a recipe.”
—Don Paterson on tablet, in his memoir TOY FIGHTS (Faber, 2023)
#memoir #tablet
💙📚
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
—Don Paterson on tablet, in his memoir TOY FIGHTS (Faber, 2023)
#memoir #tablet
💙📚
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
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To caveat this a quarter of Scotland has not voted Reform and long may that continue
With a quarter of Scots voting Reform, and asylum protests in Scotland, first minister John Swinney says he will defend migration, engage with pressures and isolate prejudices in the SNP 2026 election campaign
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform
Exclusive: First minister mounts robust defence of diversity as SNP prepares campaign for Holyrood election in May
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
To caveat this a quarter of Scotland has not voted Reform and long may that continue
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Between FIFA and FC Sheriff Tiraspol, what's missing from a lot of science fiction is the fact the Evil Empire probably started out as a corrupt football organization
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Between FIFA and FC Sheriff Tiraspol, what's missing from a lot of science fiction is the fact the Evil Empire probably started out as a corrupt football organization
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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This is truly a journey
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This is truly a journey
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This horrible piece demonstrates a difference in the way Reform-style white nationalism plays out in Scotland - the right can’t simply invoke the integrity and vulnerability of the white population because they already view part of that population as ‘internal others’. archive.is/2025.12.03-1...
archive.is
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This horrible piece demonstrates a difference in the way Reform-style white nationalism plays out in Scotland - the right can’t simply invoke the integrity and vulnerability of the white population because they already view part of that population as ‘internal others’. archive.is/2025.12.03-1...
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A defiant Pete Hegseth lashed out at his critics on Thursday. “I get knocked down, but I get up again,” he said. “You're never gonna keep me down.” Revealing the secret to his resilience, Hegseth said, “I drink a whiskey drink, I drink a vodka drink, I drink a lager drink, I drink a cider drink.”
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A defiant Pete Hegseth lashed out at his critics on Thursday. “I get knocked down, but I get up again,” he said. “You're never gonna keep me down.” Revealing the secret to his resilience, Hegseth said, “I drink a whiskey drink, I drink a vodka drink, I drink a lager drink, I drink a cider drink.”
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Your neighbours wanting to do their own thing is not the same as a national security threat
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Your neighbours wanting to do their own thing is not the same as a national security threat
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Make America Grate Again.
The FDA this week elevated a recall involving more than one million bags of shredded cheese. Here's what to know.
F.D.A. Orders Recall of More than 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese
A warning over shredded cheese is the latest of hundreds in the U.S. food system. Understanding recalls can help shoppers determine what’s truly dangerous.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Make America Grate Again.
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The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media).
Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media).
Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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My latest blog piece, just days after the Scottish Languages Act comes into force, Farage attacks Glasgow school kids in order to scaremonger about immigration. A new low even by his disgusting standards.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...
Farage’s contemptible attack on Glesca weans
Nigel Farage has been a racist bully again. But don’t worry, he’s only doing it indirectly and without intent to offend or insult. So that’s OK then. Just days after the Scottish …
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My latest blog piece, just days after the Scottish Languages Act comes into force, Farage attacks Glasgow school kids in order to scaremonger about immigration. A new low even by his disgusting standards.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...
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Feedback dives into a new piece of research on the merits of swimming briefs or looser swimming shorts – and raises an eyebrow at its conclusion
The science of swimming trunks – including tightness analysis
Feedback dives into a new piece of research on the merits of swimming briefs or looser swimming shorts – and raises an eyebrow at its conclusion
www.newscientist.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Feedback dives into a new piece of research on the merits of swimming briefs or looser swimming shorts – and raises an eyebrow at its conclusion
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for the record everyone should be mad *at the government* for this
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
for the record everyone should be mad *at the government* for this
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thought this was an Onion headline
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
thought this was an Onion headline
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I mean it’s not like the entire world won’t want Green Hydrogen in the future 🙈
It’s obviously much “safer” if Scotland doesn’t have the “complicated problem” of selling its own fuels 🤷♀️
It’s depressing seeing this all happening again, said it would happen & now it is
Off to cry in a corner..
It’s obviously much “safer” if Scotland doesn’t have the “complicated problem” of selling its own fuels 🤷♀️
It’s depressing seeing this all happening again, said it would happen & now it is
Off to cry in a corner..
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I mean it’s not like the entire world won’t want Green Hydrogen in the future 🙈
It’s obviously much “safer” if Scotland doesn’t have the “complicated problem” of selling its own fuels 🤷♀️
It’s depressing seeing this all happening again, said it would happen & now it is
Off to cry in a corner..
It’s obviously much “safer” if Scotland doesn’t have the “complicated problem” of selling its own fuels 🤷♀️
It’s depressing seeing this all happening again, said it would happen & now it is
Off to cry in a corner..
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That MSPs are now openly saying stuff like this is chilling. "Controversial groups like LGBT Youth Scotland"? LGBTYS didn't need to be in my schools for me to be gay, but they sure as hell would have helped me avoid 9 years of fear and self-loathing if they had been. Despicable stuff.
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That MSPs are now openly saying stuff like this is chilling. "Controversial groups like LGBT Youth Scotland"? LGBTYS didn't need to be in my schools for me to be gay, but they sure as hell would have helped me avoid 9 years of fear and self-loathing if they had been. Despicable stuff.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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We now go live to the brewery for an update on the piss up. Guys - how’s it going?
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We now go live to the brewery for an update on the piss up. Guys - how’s it going?
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Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
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Sadly, I assume the best ones have already been eaten
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Sadly, I assume the best ones have already been eaten
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Hey let's just kill people clinging to the debris of the boat we blew up and then we had JSOC double tap them because of the TV news presenter.
Man fuck you.
Man fuck you.
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hey let's just kill people clinging to the debris of the boat we blew up and then we had JSOC double tap them because of the TV news presenter.
Man fuck you.
Man fuck you.