innes mck
@innes.bsky.social
queer craftworker in the Highlands • made a really big video game once but is doing something else now • tha Gàidhlig agam • cannot be killed • cannot be destroyed
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Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
the whole thing is of course completely revolting. 20 YEARS to settlement for refugees? no settlement if you’ve ever had a criminal conviction or a tax debt? 10 YEARS added if you’ve ever received benefits? partners and children on their own routes to settlement? What are you even TALKING about
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
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Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
here's some supporting facts about the bagpipes:
1. they are very loud
1. they are very loud
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
here's some supporting facts about the bagpipes:
1. they are very loud
1. they are very loud
having attended demos with pipers i genuinely suggest attracting and training pipers as a core component of leftist organising strategy
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
having attended demos with pipers i genuinely suggest attracting and training pipers as a core component of leftist organising strategy
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Some Speeches rachelnertia.github.io/personal/202...
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Some Speeches rachelnertia.github.io/personal/202...
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Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
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a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
no coming back from that I'm afraid
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
no coming back from that I'm afraid
ah yeah he's really fucked it. he made the press miss their lunch
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
ah yeah he's really fucked it. he made the press miss their lunch
Borges' On Exactitude In Science - a v short story so may not be that, but should help you find the actual source. Believe it's based on an idea from a Lewis Carroll story I haven't read
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Borges' On Exactitude In Science - a v short story so may not be that, but should help you find the actual source. Believe it's based on an idea from a Lewis Carroll story I haven't read
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hire the person who came up with the most horrifying threat video games have ever leveled at a player
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
hire the person who came up with the most horrifying threat video games have ever leveled at a player
ooooh this does sound good!
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
ooooh this does sound good!
we have been talking to strangers on the internet long before discord and we will continue long after
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
we have been talking to strangers on the internet long before discord and we will continue long after
time to get learning how to set up irc
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
time to get learning how to set up irc
to be fair we do "lose" a prime minister approximately every 8 minutes on average
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
to be fair we do "lose" a prime minister approximately every 8 minutes on average
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Every Super Bowl ad is for the door in the forest. It’s annoying. “You must walk through the door.” Yeah thanks, I know that already. I dream of the door every night
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Every Super Bowl ad is for the door in the forest. It’s annoying. “You must walk through the door.” Yeah thanks, I know that already. I dream of the door every night
abolish the uk. the world has no need for a united kingdom
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
abolish the uk. the world has no need for a united kingdom
Wilson did, I think it's McDonald they're not counting (quote is from statement from no 10)
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Wilson did, I think it's McDonald they're not counting (quote is from statement from no 10)
bodied by the knowledge that gordon brown is the best PM we've had in my lifetime
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
bodied by the knowledge that gordon brown is the best PM we've had in my lifetime
"Keir Starmer is one of only four Labour leaders ever to have won a general election." christ that's fucking grim
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Keir Starmer is one of only four Labour leaders ever to have won a general election." christ that's fucking grim
social media is gonna be so good once we figure out a block tool that works like the eraser in paint
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
social media is gonna be so good once we figure out a block tool that works like the eraser in paint
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they’re calling it the most immediately effective political poster of all time
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
they’re calling it the most immediately effective political poster of all time
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ICYMI: I interviewed older gay men about hockey fandom, history and their thoughts on Heated Rivalry.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
ICYMI: I interviewed older gay men about hockey fandom, history and their thoughts on Heated Rivalry.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
This story has everything: The first gay hockey blog. A wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni. A wedding officiant wearing a ref jersey.
If you need a little sunshine, please read.
Wait, you're suggesting these areas aren't related? 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Wait, you're suggesting these areas aren't related? 🤔