Tony Gurney
@tonygurney.bsky.social
Educator, innovator, technologist, SNP councillor, spider daddy.
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Casio watch from 1989 calculate accurate travel distance on paper maps.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Casio watch from 1989 calculate accurate travel distance on paper maps.
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For #StAndrewsDay, the beach pebble I found in Scotland in 2021.
We christened it Scotch on the Rocks. 🏴
We christened it Scotch on the Rocks. 🏴
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
For #StAndrewsDay, the beach pebble I found in Scotland in 2021.
We christened it Scotch on the Rocks. 🏴
We christened it Scotch on the Rocks. 🏴
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Amazon Fires Employee Who Tested Positive For Having Food In Their System
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Amazon Fires Employee Who Tested Positive For Having Food In Their System
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BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
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It is estimated that the full cleanup and decontamination of Dounreay nuclear power station will take 300 years. Yet Westminster now wants to build *more* nuclear power stations in Scotland.
This design and many, many more downloadable from my indyposterboy site.
indyposterboy.scot/poisoned-fut...
This design and many, many more downloadable from my indyposterboy site.
indyposterboy.scot/poisoned-fut...
Poisoned Future - Indy PosterBoy
Download this image for sharing on Facebook, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, etc, or attach to emails that you send to friends and family. Spread the word.
indyposterboy.scot
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It is estimated that the full cleanup and decontamination of Dounreay nuclear power station will take 300 years. Yet Westminster now wants to build *more* nuclear power stations in Scotland.
This design and many, many more downloadable from my indyposterboy site.
indyposterboy.scot/poisoned-fut...
This design and many, many more downloadable from my indyposterboy site.
indyposterboy.scot/poisoned-fut...
Can we pause for a moment to acknowledge how ugly the new design looks.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Can we pause for a moment to acknowledge how ugly the new design looks.
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The BBC has refused to issue a public correction after Laura Kuenssberg made false claims about a UK Government deal for shipbuilding on the Clyde
BBC refuses to issue correction after Laura Kuenssberg error on Scotland funding
www.thenational.scot
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The BBC has refused to issue a public correction after Laura Kuenssberg made false claims about a UK Government deal for shipbuilding on the Clyde
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Unaccountably, as always with these pieces, the sub-editors seem to have cut off the conclusion, which was surely “and my judgment has thus been proven so bad no one should ever listen to me on anything again”.
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Unaccountably, as always with these pieces, the sub-editors seem to have cut off the conclusion, which was surely “and my judgment has thus been proven so bad no one should ever listen to me on anything again”.
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The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm, fuelling suspicion it is helping bosses shape budget cuts that could see hundreds of jobs go, The Ferret has revealed
‘Nousferatu’: Notorious consultants paid £750k by Scottish university amid huge cuts
www.thenational.scot
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm, fuelling suspicion it is helping bosses shape budget cuts that could see hundreds of jobs go, The Ferret has revealed
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Just think it’s a bit weird that society has been brainwashed in to thinking that rich people and massive corporations having a bit less money is the main thing we need to avoid no matter what.
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just think it’s a bit weird that society has been brainwashed in to thinking that rich people and massive corporations having a bit less money is the main thing we need to avoid no matter what.
Today’s casual conflation is from the English @theobserveruk.bsky.social which declares that UK maternity services are in turmoil because units in England and Wales are badly rated.
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today’s casual conflation is from the English @theobserveruk.bsky.social which declares that UK maternity services are in turmoil because units in England and Wales are badly rated.
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
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Scots taxpayers to pay £200 million for new nuclear power stations in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/29/s...
Scots taxpayers to pay £200 million for new nuclear power stations in England
Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Dorothy for alerting me to this. In the Guardian today, the above and: UK energy bill payers will hand over £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, the French compan…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Scots taxpayers to pay £200 million for new nuclear power stations in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/29/s...
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That doesn't live there, screeches woman who made up where things go and never told anyone buff.ly/jubTeoX
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
That doesn't live there, screeches woman who made up where things go and never told anyone buff.ly/jubTeoX
The time to admit the truth was when you were lying all the way through the campaign but maybe I’m just old fashioned and expect newspapers to print the truth.
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The time to admit the truth was when you were lying all the way through the campaign but maybe I’m just old fashioned and expect newspapers to print the truth.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
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Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
By this point it’s clear that @theguardian.com has no interest in reporting English issues accurately, preferring instead to pretend that other administrations are as incompetent as Westminster.
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
By this point it’s clear that @theguardian.com has no interest in reporting English issues accurately, preferring instead to pretend that other administrations are as incompetent as Westminster.
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
Still, Britain? England? It’s all the same innit?
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In other shocking news, adjascent apples in same barrel also appear brownish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PS I know it shouldn't surprise me, but OF COURSE he lives in France.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PS I know it shouldn't surprise me, but OF COURSE he lives in France.
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
In other shocking news, adjascent apples in same barrel also appear brownish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PS I know it shouldn't surprise me, but OF COURSE he lives in France.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PS I know it shouldn't surprise me, but OF COURSE he lives in France.
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Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
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On this day in 2013: Construction work was completed on Andy Scott's The Kelpies in the Helix Park, Falkirk. Standing at over 98ft high, these incredible, enormous steel sculptures are unmissable attractions.
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On this day in 2013: Construction work was completed on Andy Scott's The Kelpies in the Helix Park, Falkirk. Standing at over 98ft high, these incredible, enormous steel sculptures are unmissable attractions.
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Scotland is a nation, and like every nation, we have the right to decide our own future.
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
Pledge your support - Yes
Join over half a million people by pledging your support for Scottish independence. Scotland’s future is in your hands.
www.yes.scot
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Scotland is a nation, and like every nation, we have the right to decide our own future.
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
Only a third?
Recent polls found one-third of Latino voters who supported Trump now regret their choice. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-26/californians-sharply-divided-along-partisan-lines-about-immigration-raids-poll-finds?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Californians sharply divided along partisan lines about immigration raids, poll finds
California voters are sharply divided among partisan lines about the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles and across the nation earlier this year, according to a new poll.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Only a third?
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In Van Gogh’s late portraits—Dr. Gachet, Adeline Ravoux—the backgrounds fall silent. Their quiet amplifies the face, where all the color and conflict remain.
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In Van Gogh’s late portraits—Dr. Gachet, Adeline Ravoux—the backgrounds fall silent. Their quiet amplifies the face, where all the color and conflict remain.