Callum S
@strachcall.bsky.social
Apparently I have too many cameras, and too many maps and am learning too many languages on Duolingo - but I like cameras and maps and language. Interested in history, climate and renewables too. Also drinking beer.
This is the sort of nonsense known as 'Greensleeves Gobshite". It's a deliberate form of gaslighting amongst conservative-minded charlatans to persuade the oppressed that they were much happier when they were more oppressed. (See also 'Sunlit Squalor' and 'Frolics of the Famine').
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is the sort of nonsense known as 'Greensleeves Gobshite". It's a deliberate form of gaslighting amongst conservative-minded charlatans to persuade the oppressed that they were much happier when they were more oppressed. (See also 'Sunlit Squalor' and 'Frolics of the Famine').
To be fair, I've never actually spotted any water in the"river Galloway"!
May 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
To be fair, I've never actually spotted any water in the"river Galloway"!
Honestly - I did try to stay away from politics and anything remotely contentious since ditching the twitter. - but come on guys, the world's burning... It's not ok!
April 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Honestly - I did try to stay away from politics and anything remotely contentious since ditching the twitter. - but come on guys, the world's burning... It's not ok!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I think this is basically the Blair saying 'I've gone full daily mail - doing anything useful would upset my twilight years too much - by the time my children and children are dealing with Armageddon, I'll be dead anyway. Hey ho...' Do go and piss off.
I think this is basically the Blair saying 'I've gone full daily mail - doing anything useful would upset my twilight years too much - by the time my children and children are dealing with Armageddon, I'll be dead anyway. Hey ho...' Do go and piss off.
Tony Blair says current net zero push 'doomed to fail'
The former PM's call for a change of course is rejected by Downing Street but welcomed by the Tories and Reform.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I think this is basically the Blair saying 'I've gone full daily mail - doing anything useful would upset my twilight years too much - by the time my children and children are dealing with Armageddon, I'll be dead anyway. Hey ho...' Do go and piss off.
I think this is basically the Blair saying 'I've gone full daily mail - doing anything useful would upset my twilight years too much - by the time my children and children are dealing with Armageddon, I'll be dead anyway. Hey ho...' Do go and piss off.
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That's left me quite drained.
March 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
That's left me quite drained.
Apparently there was a ripple somewhere.
don't usually squee for a natural disaster but
🧪 #kikorangi
🧪 #kikorangi
Tiny tsunami took place after 6.8 magnitude earthquake in South Island
The tsunami was only 10cm, GNS Science says.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Apparently there was a ripple somewhere.
An effect that can't be recreated in post-processing. Even more obvious if you try to view an led screen through the filter.
March 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
An effect that can't be recreated in post-processing. Even more obvious if you try to view an led screen through the filter.
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Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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March 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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No one seemed to object when Churchill turned up at the White House in the clothes he fought the war in.
March 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
No one seemed to object when Churchill turned up at the White House in the clothes he fought the war in.
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
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Withdraw the state visit invitation to Trump.
Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.
Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Withdraw the state visit invitation to Trump.
Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.
Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.
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Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021... was it related to this?
February 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021... was it related to this?
Exactly - it's basically grass.
February 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Exactly - it's basically grass.
I wasn't aware that this was a specific offence in Scots Law - every day's an education..
February 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I wasn't aware that this was a specific offence in Scots Law - every day's an education..
Burritos with maple syrup! I think they're might be something there...
February 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Burritos with maple syrup! I think they're might be something there...
Superb - my first 'big' camera was a MTL5. Still got it.
February 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Superb - my first 'big' camera was a MTL5. Still got it.
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If only some supposedly foundational text of "Western culture" contained an explicit cautionary tale about people who demand an absolute leader and won't listen to warnings.
February 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If only some supposedly foundational text of "Western culture" contained an explicit cautionary tale about people who demand an absolute leader and won't listen to warnings.
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Footage of Buck Rogers Burger Station on Queen St in Glasgow, shot in 1983. It was intended to be the first of a nationwide chain, but licensing issues and a fire in the upstairs unit of the first and only Glasgow location put paid to that.
📽️ STV
#GLASGOW #glasgowhistory #history #buckrogers
📽️ STV
#GLASGOW #glasgowhistory #history #buckrogers
February 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Footage of Buck Rogers Burger Station on Queen St in Glasgow, shot in 1983. It was intended to be the first of a nationwide chain, but licensing issues and a fire in the upstairs unit of the first and only Glasgow location put paid to that.
📽️ STV
#GLASGOW #glasgowhistory #history #buckrogers
📽️ STV
#GLASGOW #glasgowhistory #history #buckrogers
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I happened across a drone display.
February 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I happened across a drone display.
The only questions now are how to mitigate as far as possible - and how to adapt. The ostriches will not come out of it well.
February 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The only questions now are how to mitigate as far as possible - and how to adapt. The ostriches will not come out of it well.