Fergus Murray
@fergus.oolong.co.uk
Monotropic writer, science tutor, Autistic community organiser and independent researcher. Based in Edinburgh.
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Fergus Murray
@fergus.oolong.co.uk
· Jan 24
Hi everyone!
I'm Fergus Murray. I'm a science person, writer of nonfiction, and #Autistic community organiser (Chair of @amasedin.bsky.social). Also #ADHD, but I often just say I'm monotropic.
I'm here to post and learn more about #neurodiversity, politics, science, language and other things.
I'm Fergus Murray. I'm a science person, writer of nonfiction, and #Autistic community organiser (Chair of @amasedin.bsky.social). Also #ADHD, but I often just say I'm monotropic.
I'm here to post and learn more about #neurodiversity, politics, science, language and other things.
I thought I might make a pinned thread of my threads here (some of which are effectively photo albums) starting with this long Introductory thread:
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On Thurs 22nd January, we are hosting Lightning Talks with @arghscotland.bsky.social 🌩️
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
Lightning Talks with AMASE & ARGH Scotland · Zoom · Luma
On Thursday, 22nd of January, 7:30-8:30pm GMT, the Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE) and ARGH Scotland are running a Lightning Talks event…
luma.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
On Thurs 22nd January, we are hosting Lightning Talks with @arghscotland.bsky.social 🌩️
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
It's not just the principle - we know that FIFA doesn't care much about those - but the players aren't safe travelling to the USA, and the fans *certainly* aren't.
#BoycottFIFA2026
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
It's not just the principle - we know that FIFA doesn't care much about those - but the players aren't safe travelling to the USA, and the fans *certainly* aren't.
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Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
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Healing comes in many ways. It comes in sharing our food, our spaces, our resources. It comes in community care work. It comes in holding difficult conversations, and finding pathways through them. It comes being able to disagree but still work with each other. It comes in seeing each other as human
December 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Healing comes in many ways. It comes in sharing our food, our spaces, our resources. It comes in community care work. It comes in holding difficult conversations, and finding pathways through them. It comes being able to disagree but still work with each other. It comes in seeing each other as human
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The far right can shred us because they stand together, and they are better resourced. They have the media and institutions on their side. We (the left) only have each other, and the only way we can actually build the world we want is through supporting each other & accepting imperfection.
It's so much easier to pick at and tear apart individual people when they have integrity and believe in something better, and make a small mistake. It's much harder to do so when that person is integrated in community which allows people to learn from mistakes. I wish the Left better understood this
December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The far right can shred us because they stand together, and they are better resourced. They have the media and institutions on their side. We (the left) only have each other, and the only way we can actually build the world we want is through supporting each other & accepting imperfection.
Ducks, water and assorted bird calls.
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Ducks, water and assorted bird calls.
Oh good, members of the public can tell the Electoral Commission that Ukip's proposed Iron Cross logo is offensive and not okay.
Members of the public can comment on these applications, via the online form or email to [email protected]
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/about-us/con...
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/about-us/con...
Contact us online
Complete this form to contact us
www.electoralcommission.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Oh good, members of the public can tell the Electoral Commission that Ukip's proposed Iron Cross logo is offensive and not okay.
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babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
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But don't you see? Each and every one of those 1000 views is bound to be from a swing voter in the Red Wall who Labour has to win back from Reform UK in order to stand any chance of re-election.
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
But don't you see? Each and every one of those 1000 views is bound to be from a swing voter in the Red Wall who Labour has to win back from Reform UK in order to stand any chance of re-election.
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Shit like this is why they'll lose, in the long run. It's just a question of how many of us survive their defeat.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Shit like this is why they'll lose, in the long run. It's just a question of how many of us survive their defeat.
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i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
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Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
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Really delighted to welcome Mish Rahman to the Green Party!
"My decision is based on urgency."
Now is the time for economic, racial, social and environmental justice.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
"My decision is based on urgency."
Now is the time for economic, racial, social and environmental justice.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Really delighted to welcome Mish Rahman to the Green Party!
"My decision is based on urgency."
Now is the time for economic, racial, social and environmental justice.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
"My decision is based on urgency."
Now is the time for economic, racial, social and environmental justice.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Bought a rainbow maker for the kitchen, highly recommended
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Bought a rainbow maker for the kitchen, highly recommended
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Statement from the UK Technology Secretary, whose most recent post on Twitter was 9:10am yesterday
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Statement from the UK Technology Secretary, whose most recent post on Twitter was 9:10am yesterday
The 25th birthday of my Everything2 account is coming up in April. Time, eh?
The site is still going, and has just been made usable on mobile! Just about. Still a bit of work to do.
Anyway, here's a bunch of my old science writing, for anyone who might interested…
everything2.com/title/Oolong...
The site is still going, and has just been made usable on mobile! Just about. Still a bit of work to do.
Anyway, here's a bunch of my old science writing, for anyone who might interested…
everything2.com/title/Oolong...
Oolong on Science
Everything2 is a community for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and more. Get writing help or enjoy nearly a half million pieces of original writing.
everything2.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The 25th birthday of my Everything2 account is coming up in April. Time, eh?
The site is still going, and has just been made usable on mobile! Just about. Still a bit of work to do.
Anyway, here's a bunch of my old science writing, for anyone who might interested…
everything2.com/title/Oolong...
The site is still going, and has just been made usable on mobile! Just about. Still a bit of work to do.
Anyway, here's a bunch of my old science writing, for anyone who might interested…
everything2.com/title/Oolong...
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i hate how fascism dominates everything. everyone who is inclined feels freer to be oppressive and bigoted in every little way in every little pocket of society. it's embarrassing to live with the ascendant idiocy everywhere.
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
i hate how fascism dominates everything. everyone who is inclined feels freer to be oppressive and bigoted in every little way in every little pocket of society. it's embarrassing to live with the ascendant idiocy everywhere.
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Labour trying to outsource taking ANY sort of decision (again) in the deluded belief that they can dodge backlash from the far-right bullies and come elections they can dodge any accountability! 😖
#Spineless
#Spineless
BREAKING: “We have given strident powers to ofcom..from heavy fines all the way through to banning X from our country if deemed appropriate and this government stands full behind ofcom in their ability to do this and they should do so”
Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Labour trying to outsource taking ANY sort of decision (again) in the deluded belief that they can dodge backlash from the far-right bullies and come elections they can dodge any accountability! 😖
#Spineless
#Spineless
...and ABA, which to a large extent evolved from the same base, is still commonly used on Autistic children and occasionally others (although thankfully it's never come to dominate in the way it does in the USA).
“More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks, designed to change their sexual preferences and gender identity, in NHS hospitals between 1965 and 1973…”
And in 2025, conversion practices remain legal in the UK and the government is abusing trans youth by denying them healthcare.
And in 2025, conversion practices remain legal in the UK and the government is abusing trans youth by denying them healthcare.
LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS electric shock therapy
More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
...and ABA, which to a large extent evolved from the same base, is still commonly used on Autistic children and occasionally others (although thankfully it's never come to dominate in the way it does in the USA).
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It was notable how few senior Labour figures are here (given 65% of the Labour PLP is here), also how few Conservative and Reform MPs have a presence (seemingly 8% and 0%).
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
It was notable how few senior Labour figures are here (given 65% of the Labour PLP is here), also how few Conservative and Reform MPs have a presence (seemingly 8% and 0%).
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Started off a list earlier this week & struggled to find all the MPs that have actually set up profiles on Bluesky rather than just be on X. So built a little utility via TheyWorkForYou and Bluesky APIs to see if I could make it more comprehensive, so far I think I've found about 353
mps.dowu.uk
mps.dowu.uk
UK MPs on Bluesky
mps.dowu.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Started off a list earlier this week & struggled to find all the MPs that have actually set up profiles on Bluesky rather than just be on X. So built a little utility via TheyWorkForYou and Bluesky APIs to see if I could make it more comprehensive, so far I think I've found about 353
mps.dowu.uk
mps.dowu.uk
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The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
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If you’re joining us from X remember the best way to use this app is:
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
January 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
If you’re joining us from X remember the best way to use this app is:
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.