Lesley McG
@lesleymac.bsky.social
Social justice warrior, Scottish Independence, I want my EU citizenship back. She/her tree hugger, in the words of the great Mr Weller once a mod always a mod. No DM's please Anti-racist Anti-fascist Trans Ally free palestine Woke As Fuck
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As Israel’s atrocities in Gaza continue, as Israeli Jewish mobs terrorize Palestinian villages, torch homes, and assault civilians with near-total impunity, and as new Jewish-only colonies expand across the occupied West Bank, Israel is escalating regional tensions with calculated intent.
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 AM
As Israel’s atrocities in Gaza continue, as Israeli Jewish mobs terrorize Palestinian villages, torch homes, and assault civilians with near-total impunity, and as new Jewish-only colonies expand across the occupied West Bank, Israel is escalating regional tensions with calculated intent.
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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Reform are now saying that Black and Asian and other ethnic minorities are not necessarily British, even if they were born here.
Think about that.
This is literally one of the first steps on the road that leads to fascism and concentration camps.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Think about that.
This is literally one of the first steps on the road that leads to fascism and concentration camps.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Reform are now saying that Black and Asian and other ethnic minorities are not necessarily British, even if they were born here.
Think about that.
This is literally one of the first steps on the road that leads to fascism and concentration camps.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Think about that.
This is literally one of the first steps on the road that leads to fascism and concentration camps.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour's plans for new nuclear in Scotland are both stupid and horrifically dangerous.
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Labour's plans for new nuclear in Scotland are both stupid and horrifically dangerous.
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The lies about ICE's murders aren't "part of a cover-up"; they're "meant to show you can get away with anything. They're a projection of power....This is no longer a conversation about law enforcement or immmigration policy. This is about authoritarianism."
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The lies about ICE's murders aren't "part of a cover-up"; they're "meant to show you can get away with anything. They're a projection of power....This is no longer a conversation about law enforcement or immmigration policy. This is about authoritarianism."
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
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This is the link to donate to the Green Party's Gorton & Denton by-election fighting fund. We need lots of people to donate whatever they can, however small. Reform and Labour will be using big money from Billionaires.
Parliamentary by-election fighting fund - Green Party
We need to be ready if a by-election is called in an area the Green Party can win. Will you help us make another historic breakthrough?
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This is the link to donate to the Green Party's Gorton & Denton by-election fighting fund. We need lots of people to donate whatever they can, however small. Reform and Labour will be using big money from Billionaires.
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TalkTV is spreading false climate news and the broadcast regulator is doing nothing about it.
Remind Ofcom to take it's job seriously 👇
https://goodlaw.social/d71a35
Remind Ofcom to take it's job seriously 👇
https://goodlaw.social/d71a35
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
TalkTV is spreading false climate news and the broadcast regulator is doing nothing about it.
Remind Ofcom to take it's job seriously 👇
https://goodlaw.social/d71a35
Remind Ofcom to take it's job seriously 👇
https://goodlaw.social/d71a35
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It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers.
Manchester will show him the door.
Manchester will show him the door.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers.
Manchester will show him the door.
Manchester will show him the door.
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Claire Nicolet from MSF on the enormous numbers of people in Gaza who are in desperate need of medical treatment that can't be provided in the strip.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Claire Nicolet from MSF on the enormous numbers of people in Gaza who are in desperate need of medical treatment that can't be provided in the strip.
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🟥 London's unfair energy tax on Scotland hammers Scottish households.
🔎 Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/scots_charge...
🔎 Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/scots_charge...
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
🟥 London's unfair energy tax on Scotland hammers Scottish households.
🔎 Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/scots_charge...
🔎 Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/scots_charge...
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👀 Scotland’s Wrapped:
✅ Scotland generates the energy.
❌ But pays some of the highest charges for access to its own power.
✍️ It’s time to end Scotland’s energy bill rip-off - Take Action Now: www.believeinscotland.org/end_scotland...
#EndTheRipOff #BelieveinScotland
✅ Scotland generates the energy.
❌ But pays some of the highest charges for access to its own power.
✍️ It’s time to end Scotland’s energy bill rip-off - Take Action Now: www.believeinscotland.org/end_scotland...
#EndTheRipOff #BelieveinScotland
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
👀 Scotland’s Wrapped:
✅ Scotland generates the energy.
❌ But pays some of the highest charges for access to its own power.
✍️ It’s time to end Scotland’s energy bill rip-off - Take Action Now: www.believeinscotland.org/end_scotland...
#EndTheRipOff #BelieveinScotland
✅ Scotland generates the energy.
❌ But pays some of the highest charges for access to its own power.
✍️ It’s time to end Scotland’s energy bill rip-off - Take Action Now: www.believeinscotland.org/end_scotland...
#EndTheRipOff #BelieveinScotland
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🚨BREAKING - the legal team trying to overturn the proscription of Palestine Action just won a major victory in the Scottish courts
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
Activists celebrate securing Palestine Action judicial review
Breaking: the legal team trying to overturn the proscription of Palestine Action just won a major victory in the Scottish courts
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🚨BREAKING - the legal team trying to overturn the proscription of Palestine Action just won a major victory in the Scottish courts
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
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"Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week". The West's normalisation of the mass death of black Africans (because that is predominantly who these people are) will never be less than devastating.
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 AM
"Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week". The West's normalisation of the mass death of black Africans (because that is predominantly who these people are) will never be less than devastating.
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I'm sick of presenters not challenging their 'guests' when they say that the SNP is a rotten government
It's not
It's tried to protect us from the worst excesses of Westminster rule with a budget that is largely handed down. Its a DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT & expected to out perform the Chinese Economy🙄
It's not
It's tried to protect us from the worst excesses of Westminster rule with a budget that is largely handed down. Its a DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT & expected to out perform the Chinese Economy🙄
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I'm sick of presenters not challenging their 'guests' when they say that the SNP is a rotten government
It's not
It's tried to protect us from the worst excesses of Westminster rule with a budget that is largely handed down. Its a DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT & expected to out perform the Chinese Economy🙄
It's not
It's tried to protect us from the worst excesses of Westminster rule with a budget that is largely handed down. Its a DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT & expected to out perform the Chinese Economy🙄
✊️
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
✊️
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If the human shield language brings to mind the IDF, there’s a reason for that:
ICE and CBP are among the US state entities who train with Israeli security forces.
deadlyexchange.org/about-deadly...
ICE and CBP are among the US state entities who train with Israeli security forces.
deadlyexchange.org/about-deadly...
About Deadly Exchange
deadlyexchange.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If the human shield language brings to mind the IDF, there’s a reason for that:
ICE and CBP are among the US state entities who train with Israeli security forces.
deadlyexchange.org/about-deadly...
ICE and CBP are among the US state entities who train with Israeli security forces.
deadlyexchange.org/about-deadly...
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🗳️ Nearly three quarters of people in Scotland would now vote to rejoin the European Union. That’s a clear majority being ignored.
🏴🇪🇺 Scotland is European by choice and by values.
Only with independence can we rejoin the EU & take our place at the heart of Europe!
#VoteSNP #FifeNorthEast
🏴🇪🇺 Scotland is European by choice and by values.
Only with independence can we rejoin the EU & take our place at the heart of Europe!
#VoteSNP #FifeNorthEast
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🗳️ Nearly three quarters of people in Scotland would now vote to rejoin the European Union. That’s a clear majority being ignored.
🏴🇪🇺 Scotland is European by choice and by values.
Only with independence can we rejoin the EU & take our place at the heart of Europe!
#VoteSNP #FifeNorthEast
🏴🇪🇺 Scotland is European by choice and by values.
Only with independence can we rejoin the EU & take our place at the heart of Europe!
#VoteSNP #FifeNorthEast
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During the Scottish independence referendum campaign Andy Burnham claimed Scots would be forced to drive on the right. He just learned the hard way it's England which is forced to drive on the right, at least politically.
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England is driving on the right politically
All is not well in the Labour party. Over the weekend Keir Starmer and his allies took the decision to throw away a by election in order to buy the politically ailing Starmer some more time in offi…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
During the Scottish independence referendum campaign Andy Burnham claimed Scots would be forced to drive on the right. He just learned the hard way it's England which is forced to drive on the right, at least politically.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/e...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/e...
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REFORM UK > Raw Tory
Reform is not rescue charity for panicky Tory MPs, Farage said just after Jenrick joined, hours before Rosindell joined, a week before Braverman joined..
Fun Fact - 75% of Reform MPs are now ex Tory MPs
So it really isn’t Tories Mark 2, it so isn’t right.. it’s a totally different party❗️ 🤭😂🤣😂🤣
Fun Fact - 75% of Reform MPs are now ex Tory MPs
So it really isn’t Tories Mark 2, it so isn’t right.. it’s a totally different party❗️ 🤭😂🤣😂🤣
Reform is not rescue charity for panicky Tory MPs, Farage says
He insists his party will not become
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
REFORM UK > Raw Tory
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Revealed – SNP only large party NOT taking thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland buying access to power 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/25/r...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/25/r...
Revealed – SNP only large party NOT taking thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland buying access to power
In the Ferret today, desperately trying to include the SNP in the above damning accusation, they manage to find one SNP MP (Richard Thomson) and one SNP MSP (Richard Lyle), two Dicks (?), who worke…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Revealed – SNP only large party NOT taking thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland buying access to power 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/25/r...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/25/r...
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These goons are despicable. They shot off part of a woman’s hand with less than legal ammo. I guess they didn’t get the memo of the demotion and expected retirement of Bovino. The violence we are seeing in MN isn’t lessening.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
These goons are despicable. They shot off part of a woman’s hand with less than legal ammo. I guess they didn’t get the memo of the demotion and expected retirement of Bovino. The violence we are seeing in MN isn’t lessening.
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Corruption. In plain sight. No country is immune to this if we aren't all more careful about who we give power to.
For-profit, private prison companies run the vast majority of ICE detention centers. GEO Group and CoreCivic, two of the largest, were both major contributors to Donald Trump and Republican candidates in the last election cycle. [3/8]
Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity
The number of people in ICE detention has grown, and detention facilities are over capacity. So the government is intensifying its hunt for more space, and local police are playing a bigger role.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Corruption. In plain sight. No country is immune to this if we aren't all more careful about who we give power to.
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'It was done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave.' – humanist and polymath, Jacob Bronowski. Important words this #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD #HMD26
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
'It was done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave.' – humanist and polymath, Jacob Bronowski. Important words this #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD #HMD26