MammothWhale
@mammothwhale.bsky.social
Public Policy Economist. Full-time green socialist, D&D/Warhammer enjoyer, and trans ally. 🏴🇵🇸🇺🇦
He/Him. Views are my own.
He/Him. Views are my own.
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This weekend Scotland has had dozens of marches by a religious cult that sing about killing catholics and Irish people, and are protected by the police. But if I chant "End the genocide. I support Palestine Action" I'm arrested for terrorism offences.
What a country we live in.
What a country we live in.
Absolutely mental take. People are frustrated with ex politicians using their status to access capital and powerful friends to advance policies that harm people's material conditions.
If you're upset that Mhairi Black has an acting gig then you need to go outside and fix your priorities.
If you're upset that Mhairi Black has an acting gig then you need to go outside and fix your priorities.
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Absolutely mental take. People are frustrated with ex politicians using their status to access capital and powerful friends to advance policies that harm people's material conditions.
If you're upset that Mhairi Black has an acting gig then you need to go outside and fix your priorities.
If you're upset that Mhairi Black has an acting gig then you need to go outside and fix your priorities.
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Pointing out that maybe Your Party Scotland shouldn't use the phrase "Trans activists" was enough for them to delete the post and block me.
Are you sure you want to use the phrase "Trans activists"?
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Pointing out that maybe Your Party Scotland shouldn't use the phrase "Trans activists" was enough for them to delete the post and block me.
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You can't call us transphobic until party conference is such a fantastic rallying cry for the left, 10/10. No notes.
Have you considered waiting for conference before accusing the party of being transphobic?
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
You can't call us transphobic until party conference is such a fantastic rallying cry for the left, 10/10. No notes.
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This btw to me is absolutely *mind boggling*: there were Scottish Greens pointing to (genuine, serious) SNP failings on trans rights and healthcare as part of the final anti-BHA push, but now wanting to buy into a project that has bent over backwards to accommodate and centre a transphobic MP. Odd!
I frankly think it's wishful thinking for YP, a Westminster reaction to Westminster conflicts *that can't even draw a line on transphobia*, to do vastly better than that at Holyrood, thinking spurred by moving in self-confirmatory bubbles and fundamentally unserious views of how government works.
October 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This btw to me is absolutely *mind boggling*: there were Scottish Greens pointing to (genuine, serious) SNP failings on trans rights and healthcare as part of the final anti-BHA push, but now wanting to buy into a project that has bent over backwards to accommodate and centre a transphobic MP. Odd!
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"The Nats are incompetent, tired, and don't deserve to be in power, but there's absolutely no way that Labour are ready to be in government" is, I am afraid to say, a screamingly funny take from the Scottish electorate.
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"The Nats are incompetent, tired, and don't deserve to be in power, but there's absolutely no way that Labour are ready to be in government" is, I am afraid to say, a screamingly funny take from the Scottish electorate.
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If you're a left wing voter looking for a political home, you know there's already an eco-socialist, boys-club-free party you can join, right? We guarantee no unauthorised emails asking for direct debits.
members.greens.scot/join
members.greens.scot/join
Join the Scottish Greens
Join the Scottish Greens to be a part of the movement that will change Scotland. Membership gives you the right to vote in our open democratic structures, receive invitations to members only events ac...
members.greens.scot
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If you're a left wing voter looking for a political home, you know there's already an eco-socialist, boys-club-free party you can join, right? We guarantee no unauthorised emails asking for direct debits.
members.greens.scot/join
members.greens.scot/join
Labour centrists puzzled by Labour's massive unpopularity, yet this week alone Starmer has defended peadophile pals and had a cozy meeting with a president committing genocide.
Yeah, such a mystery.
Yeah, such a mystery.
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Labour centrists puzzled by Labour's massive unpopularity, yet this week alone Starmer has defended peadophile pals and had a cozy meeting with a president committing genocide.
Yeah, such a mystery.
Yeah, such a mystery.
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Andrew Cuomo crashing out
August 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Andrew Cuomo crashing out
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This boils down to "it's legitimate and proportional to ban trans people from services, whether or not they match their sex assigned at birth, because a rando wants you to".
August 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This boils down to "it's legitimate and proportional to ban trans people from services, whether or not they match their sex assigned at birth, because a rando wants you to".
Interesting highlight from the Scottish Greens co-leadership hustings. @lornaslater.bsky.social, @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social, and @ross-greer.bsky.social all confirm that if they were in the English/Welsh Greens, they would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Progressives backing progressives 👌
Progressives backing progressives 👌
August 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Interesting highlight from the Scottish Greens co-leadership hustings. @lornaslater.bsky.social, @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social, and @ross-greer.bsky.social all confirm that if they were in the English/Welsh Greens, they would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Progressives backing progressives 👌
Progressives backing progressives 👌
"Independence is normal" is such a boring line. People in Scotland don't want "normal". We've normalised austerity, corporate greed, and inequality in the UK for decades.
No, independence shouldn't be normal. It should be transformational. It should move us away from normal into a new tomorrow.
No, independence shouldn't be normal. It should be transformational. It should move us away from normal into a new tomorrow.
August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Independence is normal" is such a boring line. People in Scotland don't want "normal". We've normalised austerity, corporate greed, and inequality in the UK for decades.
No, independence shouldn't be normal. It should be transformational. It should move us away from normal into a new tomorrow.
No, independence shouldn't be normal. It should be transformational. It should move us away from normal into a new tomorrow.
I am absolutely begging Labour diehards to touch grass and speak to someone other than their plushies
August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I am absolutely begging Labour diehards to touch grass and speak to someone other than their plushies
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If the party would like free advice on how to not lose the next election here's mine: stop permitting nationally unpopular, locally rejected ploys by the tourism industry just because tax pounds nice
NEW: SNP ministers have overruled official advice and granted permission for an extensive hotel development
SNP ministers overrule advice and green-light hotel development in national park
www.thenational.scot
August 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If the party would like free advice on how to not lose the next election here's mine: stop permitting nationally unpopular, locally rejected ploys by the tourism industry just because tax pounds nice
"Westminster won’t be able to ignore demands for a second independence referendum if the SNP wins a majority again"
Anyone arguing this is either lying or are completely ignorant of the current right-ward, anti-democratic shift in Westminster. They can ignore us, and when they do... what then?
Anyone arguing this is either lying or are completely ignorant of the current right-ward, anti-democratic shift in Westminster. They can ignore us, and when they do... what then?
August 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Westminster won’t be able to ignore demands for a second independence referendum if the SNP wins a majority again"
Anyone arguing this is either lying or are completely ignorant of the current right-ward, anti-democratic shift in Westminster. They can ignore us, and when they do... what then?
Anyone arguing this is either lying or are completely ignorant of the current right-ward, anti-democratic shift in Westminster. They can ignore us, and when they do... what then?
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Reminding everyone that Kate Forbes spent years carefully dancing around her socially conservative views, enabling her fans to handwave away with "well she never said that" and then DAY ONE of her campaign was "hello, I am actually more conservative than my detractors have been claiming"
Kate Forbes has an absolutely bizarre cult that surrounds her in the media. There is absolutely no substance to the claim she's a level above anyone else, it's purely vibes because she doesn't scare legacy media commentators.
August 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reminding everyone that Kate Forbes spent years carefully dancing around her socially conservative views, enabling her fans to handwave away with "well she never said that" and then DAY ONE of her campaign was "hello, I am actually more conservative than my detractors have been claiming"
Kate Forbes has an absolutely bizarre cult that surrounds her in the media. There is absolutely no substance to the claim she's a level above anyone else, it's purely vibes because she doesn't scare legacy media commentators.
August 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Kate Forbes has an absolutely bizarre cult that surrounds her in the media. There is absolutely no substance to the claim she's a level above anyone else, it's purely vibes because she doesn't scare legacy media commentators.
I'm glad Kate Forbes is standing down as an MSP. The less right-leaning, homophobic politicians we have the better. It's better for the independence movement and it's better for Scotland.
And no, she wasn't economically literate. The bar is just very low.
And no, she wasn't economically literate. The bar is just very low.
August 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I'm glad Kate Forbes is standing down as an MSP. The less right-leaning, homophobic politicians we have the better. It's better for the independence movement and it's better for Scotland.
And no, she wasn't economically literate. The bar is just very low.
And no, she wasn't economically literate. The bar is just very low.
Ed Miliband and the UK government are trying to take credit for an offshore wind farm... that was approved by the Scottish government. Absolutely desperate and misleading.
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ed Miliband and the UK government are trying to take credit for an offshore wind farm... that was approved by the Scottish government. Absolutely desperate and misleading.
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour have fallen completely silent on their support for NHS nurse Sandie Peggie after a series of her racist and transphobic remarks became public
July 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Labour have fallen completely silent on their support for NHS nurse Sandie Peggie after a series of her racist and transphobic remarks became public
When the SNP last won a majority at Holyrood, they managed to achieve 45% of the vote and were only 4 years into their reign.
The idea Swinney Swinney is going to win the SNP a majority, barely polling above 30% and no concrete plan, is fantasy politics. Indy folk need to wake up.
The idea Swinney Swinney is going to win the SNP a majority, barely polling above 30% and no concrete plan, is fantasy politics. Indy folk need to wake up.
July 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When the SNP last won a majority at Holyrood, they managed to achieve 45% of the vote and were only 4 years into their reign.
The idea Swinney Swinney is going to win the SNP a majority, barely polling above 30% and no concrete plan, is fantasy politics. Indy folk need to wake up.
The idea Swinney Swinney is going to win the SNP a majority, barely polling above 30% and no concrete plan, is fantasy politics. Indy folk need to wake up.
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Also sorry, but are we seriously expected to believe they’d be going with this line if evidence emerged of Beth Upton saying something, say, misogynistic for example?
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Also sorry, but are we seriously expected to believe they’d be going with this line if evidence emerged of Beth Upton saying something, say, misogynistic for example?
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Transphobia: obviously bad in itself, but also a gateway drug for prejudice
Also sorry, but are we seriously expected to believe they’d be going with this line if evidence emerged of Beth Upton saying something, say, misogynistic for example?
July 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Transphobia: obviously bad in itself, but also a gateway drug for prejudice
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Here's the latest (oddly, not reported by the BBC, which has otherwise obsessively covered this - how curious!) on some that Scottish Labour figures like Anas Sarwar, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker and Melanie Ward have fallen over themselves to back.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie mocked victims of Pakistan floods in series of racist posts
The offensive messages emerged in an evidence bundle seen by The Courier at the tribunal in Dundee.
www.thecourier.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here's the latest (oddly, not reported by the BBC, which has otherwise obsessively covered this - how curious!) on some that Scottish Labour figures like Anas Sarwar, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker and Melanie Ward have fallen over themselves to back.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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The Courier reports on Sandie Peggie's racist posts, where she used the term "p*kis" and said that, following devistating floods, Pakistan looked like a "giant bowl of coco pops".
Sandie Peggie is supported in her case by Sex Matters.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
Sandie Peggie is supported in her case by Sex Matters.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie mocked victims of Pakistan floods in series of racist posts
The offensive messages, detailed below, emerged in an evidence bundle seen by The Courier at the tribunal in Dundee.
www.thecourier.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Courier reports on Sandie Peggie's racist posts, where she used the term "p*kis" and said that, following devistating floods, Pakistan looked like a "giant bowl of coco pops".
Sandie Peggie is supported in her case by Sex Matters.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
Sandie Peggie is supported in her case by Sex Matters.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...