Langspoon 🏴
@langspoon.bsky.social
Retired. Cyclist, curler. Support independence for Scotland.
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The British state has used every method they can to isolate and break the spirits of the 8 prisoners who stand with Palestine.
They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care.
Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression.
We know colonialism.
Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸
They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care.
Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression.
We know colonialism.
Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The British state has used every method they can to isolate and break the spirits of the 8 prisoners who stand with Palestine.
They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care.
Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression.
We know colonialism.
Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸
They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care.
Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression.
We know colonialism.
Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸
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Starmer wrote in the Express that he is against restoring Freedom of Movement.
Please retweet if you want our Freedom of Movement restored.
We were robbed of our right to live, work, study, and love in 30 countries by the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please retweet if you want our Freedom of Movement restored.
We were robbed of our right to live, work, study, and love in 30 countries by the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Starmer wrote in the Express that he is against restoring Freedom of Movement.
Please retweet if you want our Freedom of Movement restored.
We were robbed of our right to live, work, study, and love in 30 countries by the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please retweet if you want our Freedom of Movement restored.
We were robbed of our right to live, work, study, and love in 30 countries by the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this? I’m fed up of being told that we’re ‘radical’ - most people oppose NHS privatisation! Let’s send a message to those destroying the NHS! 🚨💙
March 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this? I’m fed up of being told that we’re ‘radical’ - most people oppose NHS privatisation! Let’s send a message to those destroying the NHS! 🚨💙
Aye.
The #AngloState is deindustrialising Scotland by stealth
They take away then give just enough back to dupe ppl into voting for them again
They are running scared as support for Indy is on the rise year on year and will continue to do so as young ppl reach voting age
The unionist mindset is dying off
They take away then give just enough back to dupe ppl into voting for them again
They are running scared as support for Indy is on the rise year on year and will continue to do so as young ppl reach voting age
The unionist mindset is dying off
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Aye.
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NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NOW OUTSIDE PAYWALL
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
By me
Very worrying.
Reform UK is about to buy its way into the Scottish Parliament thanks to the cash it’s given by a small number of extremely rich donors, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️
🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Very worrying.
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www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12... Richard Murphy has never said a truer word!
We really are living in dangerous times
I was talking to a friend about my post on Donald Trump, and his attack on European civilisation, made earlier today. The thought that kept recurring was this: why are none of our political leaders st...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12... Richard Murphy has never said a truer word!
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great thread about swordplay and the princess bride
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
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December 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
great thread about swordplay and the princess bride
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🇬🇧 Charlatan, serial liar, and Russian asset Alexander Boris Johnson is now calling for violent insurrection should MPs try to reverse brexit
🏴 internationalist Scotland is no longer politically compatible with this skipfire, brexit uk
🏴 internationalist Scotland is no longer politically compatible with this skipfire, brexit uk
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
🇬🇧 Charlatan, serial liar, and Russian asset Alexander Boris Johnson is now calling for violent insurrection should MPs try to reverse brexit
🏴 internationalist Scotland is no longer politically compatible with this skipfire, brexit uk
🏴 internationalist Scotland is no longer politically compatible with this skipfire, brexit uk
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Scotland is an energy-rich nation being treated as an energy cash cow. The UK system is built to protect investors’ returns and to funnel Scotland’s cheap power south while Scots customers are charged more to access the grid that carries their own energy.
www.believeinscotland.org/scotland_nee...
www.believeinscotland.org/scotland_nee...
Scotland needs independence to channel its energy
www.believeinscotland.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Scotland is an energy-rich nation being treated as an energy cash cow. The UK system is built to protect investors’ returns and to funnel Scotland’s cheap power south while Scots customers are charged more to access the grid that carries their own energy.
www.believeinscotland.org/scotland_nee...
www.believeinscotland.org/scotland_nee...
Excellent as always from the Dug.
Starmer's dangerous stupidity in pandering to the far right means he may prove to become the unwitting midwife of Scottish independence.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/t...
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The dangerous stupidity of Keir Starmer
You can say many things about the opportunistic moral vacuum that is Keir Starmer, but he’s not stupid, he just behaves as though he was. The one time human rights lawyer Starmer’s late…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Excellent as always from the Dug.
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Duncan Hothersall criticising "London-based" @stephenkb.bsky.social for having a "caricature" understanding of SNP politics is very funny.
There's no group in the UK that has more of a caricature view of their political opponents than that of the Scottish Labour right towards the SNP.
There's no group in the UK that has more of a caricature view of their political opponents than that of the Scottish Labour right towards the SNP.
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Duncan Hothersall criticising "London-based" @stephenkb.bsky.social for having a "caricature" understanding of SNP politics is very funny.
There's no group in the UK that has more of a caricature view of their political opponents than that of the Scottish Labour right towards the SNP.
There's no group in the UK that has more of a caricature view of their political opponents than that of the Scottish Labour right towards the SNP.
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The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
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Gerry McCann has called out @Keir_Starmer on #BBC Radio 4 today.
"Press barons can meet the Prime Minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't."
If you think the PM should meet with victims - enter your postcode on this page to tell your MP bit.ly/4oWCgLS
"Press barons can meet the Prime Minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't."
If you think the PM should meet with victims - enter your postcode on this page to tell your MP bit.ly/4oWCgLS
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Gerry McCann has called out @Keir_Starmer on #BBC Radio 4 today.
"Press barons can meet the Prime Minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't."
If you think the PM should meet with victims - enter your postcode on this page to tell your MP bit.ly/4oWCgLS
"Press barons can meet the Prime Minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't."
If you think the PM should meet with victims - enter your postcode on this page to tell your MP bit.ly/4oWCgLS
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/yv...
Yvette Cooper- Proscribe the IDF
The "IDF" has repeatedly carried out large-scale, deliberate acts of violence against civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
It is our sincerely held belief that the atrocities and tactics use...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/yv...
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This is an example of the BBC ignoring the daily/around 16 emails and press releases given by the SNP Scottish government, choosing instead to highlight or emphasise stories that are potentially damaging to the SNP and allowing opposition parties to wade in with their attacks. No good news allowed.
John Swinney opens Scotland’s largest health hub in Glasgow’s Parkhead
https://www.europesays.com/uk/621616/
Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the new Parkhead Hub during a visit on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/621616/
Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the new Parkhead Hub during a visit on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the…#uk #news #uknews
John Swinney opens Scotland's largest health hub in Glasgow's Parkhead - United Kingdom
Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the new Parkhead Hub during a visit on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the heart of the East End. The £67 million centre
www.europesays.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is an example of the BBC ignoring the daily/around 16 emails and press releases given by the SNP Scottish government, choosing instead to highlight or emphasise stories that are potentially damaging to the SNP and allowing opposition parties to wade in with their attacks. No good news allowed.
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On Buchanan Street, pro-Palestine campaigners stage a protest calling on the media to cover the story of eight activists on hunger strike in UK prisons after being jailed due to alleged links to Palestine Action
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On Buchanan Street, pro-Palestine campaigners stage a protest calling on the media to cover the story of eight activists on hunger strike in UK prisons after being jailed due to alleged links to Palestine Action
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There are *dozens* of pro-indy posters on my site free to download for sharing on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesy and (if you must) X. Please help yourselves, share, and spread the word. #independenceIsNormal #Scotland #Independence
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indyposterboy.scot
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There are *dozens* of pro-indy posters on my site free to download for sharing on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesy and (if you must) X. Please help yourselves, share, and spread the word. #independenceIsNormal #Scotland #Independence
indyposterboy.scot
indyposterboy.scot
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An energy-rich Scotland must mean energy-rich Scots.
We can’t allow Westminster to squander our energy wealth again.
We can’t allow Westminster to squander our energy wealth again.
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
An energy-rich Scotland must mean energy-rich Scots.
We can’t allow Westminster to squander our energy wealth again.
We can’t allow Westminster to squander our energy wealth again.
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This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
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The FIFA Peace Prize
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
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Better Together is back on the road again in all but name, with a Labour-Tory Commons tag team working in sneering symmetry to whack the SNP and try to make the Scottish Government look naive, unaffordable and plain stupid, writes Lesley Riddoch ✍️
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Better Together is back on the road again in all but name, with a Labour-Tory Commons tag team working in sneering symmetry to whack the SNP and try to make the Scottish Government look naive, unaffordable and plain stupid, writes Lesley Riddoch ✍️
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My latest blog piece, just days after the Scottish Languages Act comes into force, Farage attacks Glasgow school kids in order to scaremonger about immigration. A new low even by his disgusting standards.
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Farage’s contemptible attack on Glesca weans
Nigel Farage has been a racist bully again. But don’t worry, he’s only doing it indirectly and without intent to offend or insult. So that’s OK then. Just days after the Scottish …
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December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My latest blog piece, just days after the Scottish Languages Act comes into force, Farage attacks Glasgow school kids in order to scaremonger about immigration. A new low even by his disgusting standards.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...