Sybil Bacica 🎭📽️🏴🇪🇺
@squiddlediddle.bsky.social
Edinburgh seaside resident. Community cinema co-founder. Works at Portobello Town Hall. Can we please have some good people in charge of the world, huh?
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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Mark Carney's Davos Speech is unmissable in a time of “rupture”
The Canadian PM’s Davos speech is unmissable in a time of “rupture”.
I've been thinking about it all night.
www.motherjones.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Mark Carney's Davos Speech is unmissable in a time of “rupture”
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Scotland’s national arts companies are livid at their treatment.
"We are bitterly disappointed at the announcement of standstill funding to our entire portfolio, which represents an effective cut. This decision has left us baffled.”
My exclusive story: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576340...
"We are bitterly disappointed at the announcement of standstill funding to our entire portfolio, which represents an effective cut. This decision has left us baffled.”
My exclusive story: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576340...
Arts chiefs demand Angus Robertson showdown over 'inexplicable' funding snub
National dance, music, opera and theatre companies left 'baffled' at treatment by Scottish Government.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Scotland’s national arts companies are livid at their treatment.
"We are bitterly disappointed at the announcement of standstill funding to our entire portfolio, which represents an effective cut. This decision has left us baffled.”
My exclusive story: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576340...
"We are bitterly disappointed at the announcement of standstill funding to our entire portfolio, which represents an effective cut. This decision has left us baffled.”
My exclusive story: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576340...
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Excellent
January 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Excellent
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I spotted this plaque in Leith, Edinburgh. I can’t remember exactly where, but I’m sure someone could let me know. 😀
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I spotted this plaque in Leith, Edinburgh. I can’t remember exactly where, but I’m sure someone could let me know. 😀
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If you are still posting on X, surely this is a red line? You aren't fighting against this; you're facilitating it.
all of energy twitter patting itself on the back for continuing to post on a website that is mostly users prompting a generative chatbot to create non-consensual sexualised imagery of children
It's where the Serious Smart Experts are Posting
www.cnbctv18.com/technology/g...
It's where the Serious Smart Experts are Posting
www.cnbctv18.com/technology/g...
Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content - CNBC TV18
X is facing backlash after users exploited its Grok AI to morph photos of women and children into explicit images, sparking global concern over AI-driven sexual abuse and platform safety.
www.cnbctv18.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
If you are still posting on X, surely this is a red line? You aren't fighting against this; you're facilitating it.
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An extraordinary, brilliant line.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
An extraordinary, brilliant line.
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📚 Exclusive: One of Edinburgh’s leading bookshops is declaring victory after a three-week battle with Waterstones over a “baffling and shocking” decision to open a new store yards away. 📚
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2568157...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2568157...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📚 Exclusive: One of Edinburgh’s leading bookshops is declaring victory after a three-week battle with Waterstones over a “baffling and shocking” decision to open a new store yards away. 📚
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2568157...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2568157...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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FM in Oct 24: “I’ve been very clear with the public that there are huge pressures on the public finances, so there could not be a call on the public finances for any financial support….there will be no call on the public purse…I am confident the public purse is protected.”
Can someone explain how the @scotgov can be spending £150,000 on this when we were repeatedly told there would be “no need for public funding”?
When is someone going to own up on exactly how much public money is being spent on the Commonwealth Games?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566753...
When is someone going to own up on exactly how much public money is being spent on the Commonwealth Games?
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566753...
Scottish Government to take over Glasgow bar for Commonwealth Games
Health Secretary Neil Gray has outlined plans for the hub to help showcase Scotland and maximise the impact of the projected £150 million economic…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
FM in Oct 24: “I’ve been very clear with the public that there are huge pressures on the public finances, so there could not be a call on the public finances for any financial support….there will be no call on the public purse…I am confident the public purse is protected.”
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Also: where’s the fecking investigation, Keir Starmer?
The Welsh parliament, Nigel Farage, @prifweinidog.gov.wales @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @zackpolanski.bsky.social are all now in agreement that we need a govt-led inquiry into Russian interference. So what on earth is the problem??
The Welsh parliament, Nigel Farage, @prifweinidog.gov.wales @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @zackpolanski.bsky.social are all now in agreement that we need a govt-led inquiry into Russian interference. So what on earth is the problem??
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Also: where’s the fecking investigation, Keir Starmer?
The Welsh parliament, Nigel Farage, @prifweinidog.gov.wales @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @zackpolanski.bsky.social are all now in agreement that we need a govt-led inquiry into Russian interference. So what on earth is the problem??
The Welsh parliament, Nigel Farage, @prifweinidog.gov.wales @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @zackpolanski.bsky.social are all now in agreement that we need a govt-led inquiry into Russian interference. So what on earth is the problem??
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Arts industry leaders are campaigning for a new Culture Act to be introduced in the next term of the Scottish Parliament to boost the value of the £5.7bn industry & unleash a “wealth of untapped potential.” Current culture support is said to be “fragile.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2564349...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2564349...
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Arts industry leaders are campaigning for a new Culture Act to be introduced in the next term of the Scottish Parliament to boost the value of the £5.7bn industry & unleash a “wealth of untapped potential.” Current culture support is said to be “fragile.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2564349...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2564349...
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🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
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As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
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Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
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Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.
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Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...
Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
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It's shocking how much consensus there is amongst tax policy wonks and economists of Left and Right on the tax reforms the UK needs to boost growth & make the tax system fairer
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
Stop talking about wealth taxes — make these reforms instead
Any sane discussion of changes that both right and left could agree on is being crowded out by tax populism
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's shocking how much consensus there is amongst tax policy wonks and economists of Left and Right on the tax reforms the UK needs to boost growth & make the tax system fairer
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
More shocking: they're reforms that are never mentioned by any politicians
buff.ly/rTfNmFC
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"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power."
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power."
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.