Michael McKay
@mrmckay87.bsky.social
🇬🇧 British by Law|🏴 Scottish born & raised| 🚩 Democratic Socialism|
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
María Corina Machado, the person Trump wants to replace Maduro with openly supports MAGA. So I imagine the real reason, alongside oil, is to have somewhere else to send Americans kidnapped by ICE too besides El Salvador.
Why is America going to war with Venezuela?
Maduro ain't it!
Maduro ain't it!
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
María Corina Machado, the person Trump wants to replace Maduro with openly supports MAGA. So I imagine the real reason, alongside oil, is to have somewhere else to send Americans kidnapped by ICE too besides El Salvador.
Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
In 1922, Stalin accused Lenin of "national liberalism" for arguing that Georgia should have full national sovereignty. Lenin responded by accusing Stalin of being a "Great Russian chauvinist" because he argued Georgia should be denied sovereignty and ruled directly from Moscow. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In 1922, Stalin accused Lenin of "national liberalism" for arguing that Georgia should have full national sovereignty. Lenin responded by accusing Stalin of being a "Great Russian chauvinist" because he argued Georgia should be denied sovereignty and ruled directly from Moscow. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
In 1922, Stalin accused Lenin of "national liberalism" for arguing that Georgia should have full national sovereignty. Lenin responded by accusing Stalin of being a "Great Russian chauvinist" because he argued Georgia should be denied sovereignty and ruled directly from Moscow. 👇
Seeing Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and now Shabana Mahmood having the views on immigration and asylum seekers they do reminds me of the James Baldwin quote about Black policemen and their hatred of people of the same colour.
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Seeing Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and now Shabana Mahmood having the views on immigration and asylum seekers they do reminds me of the James Baldwin quote about Black policemen and their hatred of people of the same colour.
Still armed a genocide in Gaza and caused a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where 95 percent of households couldn't afford to feed their children resulting in mass deaths. Today, Afghanistan is so crippled by this (and Trump policy) parents are selling their children to survive.
Biden is alert and energetic—two things Trump hasn’t managed that well.
He is at Dick Cheney’s funeral greeting people before the service began.
He is at Dick Cheney’s funeral greeting people before the service began.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Still armed a genocide in Gaza and caused a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where 95 percent of households couldn't afford to feed their children resulting in mass deaths. Today, Afghanistan is so crippled by this (and Trump policy) parents are selling their children to survive.
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'Gender non-conforming cis women are forced to change their appearance to avoid harassment. To my mind, these effects on cis women undermine For Women Scotland's claim to be campaigning to protect women'' || @rebeccadonkennedy.bsky.social, Chief Executive Officer of @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social 👇
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
'Gender non-conforming cis women are forced to change their appearance to avoid harassment. To my mind, these effects on cis women undermine For Women Scotland's claim to be campaigning to protect women'' || @rebeccadonkennedy.bsky.social, Chief Executive Officer of @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social 👇
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#OtD 24 Nov 1942 Scottish comedian and former shipyard apprentice, Billy Connolly, was born. He was involved in the Clyde shipyards apprentices strikes of the 1960s, striking alongside future Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, among others stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9685...
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#OtD 24 Nov 1942 Scottish comedian and former shipyard apprentice, Billy Connolly, was born. He was involved in the Clyde shipyards apprentices strikes of the 1960s, striking alongside future Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, among others stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9685...
It's amazing watching American liberals criticising Trump when their number one gripe is he's making American imperialism "look bad". They are even praising "deporter in chief" Obama while saying Trump is racist for hating illegal immigrants.
youtu.be/E55kQfachBQ?...
youtu.be/E55kQfachBQ?...
What Malcolm X thought about liberals
YouTube video by Special Edition
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November 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It's amazing watching American liberals criticising Trump when their number one gripe is he's making American imperialism "look bad". They are even praising "deporter in chief" Obama while saying Trump is racist for hating illegal immigrants.
youtu.be/E55kQfachBQ?...
youtu.be/E55kQfachBQ?...
Because the domestic racism and xenophobia is linked to the racism of our foreign policy and they don't want a national discussion about how political discourse frames people, in this case Muslim arabs, during imperialist invasions of their land.
"In her telling, racism and xenophobia seem not themselves objectively bad things that must be combatted, but a natural outcome that occurs when too many rights are given to immigrants and asylum seekers." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Because the domestic racism and xenophobia is linked to the racism of our foreign policy and they don't want a national discussion about how political discourse frames people, in this case Muslim arabs, during imperialist invasions of their land.
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I wrote this for @scotnational.bsky.social
Scotland has an opportunity to fix our abortion laws. I petitioned Westminster for decriminalisation and I’ve heard all the wild racist and misogynistic disinformation before 👇🏻
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Scotland has an opportunity to fix our abortion laws. I petitioned Westminster for decriminalisation and I’ve heard all the wild racist and misogynistic disinformation before 👇🏻
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Gemma Clark: Disinformation around Scotland's abortion law is insulting to women
Disinformation around reasonable, recommended changes to Scotland’s abortion laws is as exhausting as it is predictable
www.thenational.scot
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I wrote this for @scotnational.bsky.social
Scotland has an opportunity to fix our abortion laws. I petitioned Westminster for decriminalisation and I’ve heard all the wild racist and misogynistic disinformation before 👇🏻
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Scotland has an opportunity to fix our abortion laws. I petitioned Westminster for decriminalisation and I’ve heard all the wild racist and misogynistic disinformation before 👇🏻
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
"South Africa experiences some of the world's highest levels of gender-based violence (GBV), with the rate at which women are killed five times higher than the global average, according to UN Women."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests
Fifteen women are killed every day in a country with one of the highest rates of gender violence in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
"South Africa experiences some of the world's highest levels of gender-based violence (GBV), with the rate at which women are killed five times higher than the global average, according to UN Women."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The mistake some of the left make regarding Ukraine is they don't think about what would happen if Russia actually conquered Ukraine. Needless to say you'd have a Ukrainian liberation movement (supported by the west). What then? Free Palestine but not Free Ukraine?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The mistake some of the left make regarding Ukraine is they don't think about what would happen if Russia actually conquered Ukraine. Needless to say you'd have a Ukrainian liberation movement (supported by the west). What then? Free Palestine but not Free Ukraine?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The mistake some of the left make regarding Ukraine is they don't think about what would happen if Russia actually conquered Ukraine. Needless to say you'd have a Ukrainian liberation movement (supported by the west). What then? Free Palestine but not Free Ukraine?
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Anas Sarwar also said Scotland needs doge during Elon Musk's spell in the white house.
Of course, he did 😡
Anas Sarwar defends UK immigration plans that will 'devastate' care
Anas Sarwar has been slammed for defending the UK Government’s hostile immigration plans that will “devastate” Scotland’s care sector.
Anas Sarwar defends UK immigration plans that will 'devastate' care
Anas Sarwar has been slammed for defending the UK Government’s hostile immigration plans that will “devastate” Scotland’s care sector.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Anas Sarwar also said Scotland needs doge during Elon Musk's spell in the white house.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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This sober analysis of where Ukraine is now is well worth reading. It was written by a Ukrainian socialist, before the Trump "deal" started to unravel due to infighting in the White House, but paints the broader picture well. jacobin.com/2025/11/ukra...
Ukraine Faces an Unbearable Choice
Exhausted by over three years of Russian attacks, Ukrainians are increasingly ready to accept unfair political compromises and harsh territorial concessions to end the war. Yet it’s far from clear tha...
jacobin.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This sober analysis of where Ukraine is now is well worth reading. It was written by a Ukrainian socialist, before the Trump "deal" started to unravel due to infighting in the White House, but paints the broader picture well. jacobin.com/2025/11/ukra...
The usage of the term "white" in discussions about racism refers to two separate things that often do not correlate with each other. This creates much confusion in discussions about racism.
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
🧵 Thread on racism
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The usage of the term "white" in discussions about racism refers to two separate things that often do not correlate with each other. This creates much confusion in discussions about racism.
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The usage of the term "white" in discussions about racism refers to two separate things that often do not correlate with each other. This creates much confusion in discussions about racism.
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The usage of the term "white" in discussions about racism refers to two separate things that often do not correlate with each other. This creates much confusion in discussions about racism.
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
1. White as a physical description of one's ancestry.
2. White as a power dynamic & political community
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www.theferret.scot/navy-try-kee...
Good morning 🏴
The MOD threatened SEPA with legal action if they didn’t redact their full report.
@uklabour.bsky.social are part of the cover up. Their local MP and MSP Douglas McCallister and Jackie Baillie are silent.
The public in #Dumbarton know nothing
Good morning 🏴
The MOD threatened SEPA with legal action if they didn’t redact their full report.
@uklabour.bsky.social are part of the cover up. Their local MP and MSP Douglas McCallister and Jackie Baillie are silent.
The public in #Dumbarton know nothing
Navy made legal threats to try and keep nuclear pollution secret
Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
www.theferret.scot
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
www.theferret.scot/navy-try-kee...
Good morning 🏴
The MOD threatened SEPA with legal action if they didn’t redact their full report.
@uklabour.bsky.social are part of the cover up. Their local MP and MSP Douglas McCallister and Jackie Baillie are silent.
The public in #Dumbarton know nothing
Good morning 🏴
The MOD threatened SEPA with legal action if they didn’t redact their full report.
@uklabour.bsky.social are part of the cover up. Their local MP and MSP Douglas McCallister and Jackie Baillie are silent.
The public in #Dumbarton know nothing
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200 school children abducted. It’s hard to imagine a bigger nightmare 💔 www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Gunmen seize more than 200 children from Nigeria Catholic school
Attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls.
www.aljazeera.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
200 school children abducted. It’s hard to imagine a bigger nightmare 💔 www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
In memory of the Dundee members of the international brigade who fought Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In memory of the Dundee members of the international brigade who fought Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
@anticapitalistmusings.com
@anticapitalistmusings.com
The Communist Party of Stalinism supporting transphobia? Next you'll tell me Farage is racist! 🤪
The Communist Party of Britain, the party that controls the Morning Star newspaper, has voted at its national congress to “reverse gender identity policy capture in the trade union movement”.
workersliberty.org/story/2025-1...
workersliberty.org/story/2025-1...
CPB votes for backlash
The Communist Party of Britain, the party that controls the Morning Star newspaper, has voted at its national congress to “reverse gender identity policy capture in the trade union movement”.
workersliberty.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The Communist Party of Stalinism supporting transphobia? Next you'll tell me Farage is racist! 🤪