Posts by Wen@mastodon.scot
(DIR) Post #Av31wmIdW8LZu7LZ1k by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-06-11T21:47:44Z
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'We have heard a lot about the assault of police officers during these protests. Why haven’t we seen it? Where’s the body cam footage showing protesters injuring cops, striking them, putting them out of commission? I saw a police officer struck by a water bottle thrown by protesters in a barrage launched around 7:30 pm after those protesters spent hours absorbing “less lethal” rounds and being deafened by flash bangs, but that’s about it.’ (2/2)
(DIR) Post #AvVgdGMCEFxfFnWeEC by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-06-25T18:42:19Z
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I am not a fish eater, but even so this must worry people? Does anyone remember the Passenger Pigeon?Scientists have uncovered genomic evidence that intensive fishing has driven rapid evolutionary changes that have contributed to these fish roughly halving in average body length since the 1990s.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/cod-shrinking-size-overfishing-study#OverFishing #Oceans #EvolutionInAction #Science #Environment #Extinction
(DIR) Post #AvedEfYwpJrckSi7oe by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-06-30T07:21:38Z
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I suppose it make parking easier…Andrea Marazzi decided to cut down a Panda…Personally I would just keep my bike - although my recumbent trike is wider..#Compact #Car #HaHa
(DIR) Post #AwJ2vlUWgtmmSz9DBQ by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-07-19T13:08:30Z
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The Polis are really taking the piss now. Black shirts seem appropriate.https://www.thenational.scot/news/25324546.activist-slams-draconian-law-protester-arrested-palestine/http://archive.today/2025.07.18-130658/https://www.thenational.scot/news/25324546.activist-slams-draconian-law-protester-arrested-palestine/(archive)#BlackShirts #Scotland #Polis #PalestineAction #Disrepute #NoPride #Facism #FirstTheyCame
(DIR) Post #AwJ2vnTBKrtmbOXAMi by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-07-19T15:29:17Z
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@Lassielmr It will be interesting to see. I think this wil be a Cooper own goal and will encourage more (civil) dissent,
(DIR) Post #Awn1rc8PSWM34qsN7Y by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-08-01T09:42:12Z
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I am always amused when the fact that politician have been able to find their way to Scotland is given headlines. Is it an implicit pat on the back for their navigation skills before they need a passport or a recognition of modern day missionaries spreading fear and loathing to the heathen countries that they are forced to talk to against their better judgement. And aren’t they always taxing Scottish wealth and resources?#Media #Press #Scotland #ScottishIndependence
(DIR) Post #Ax1WsllUxKYE1kd4am by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-08-10T04:16:32Z
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Police arrest 466 at Palestine Action protest, beating poll tax recordHundreds openly flouted terrorism law banning the group, including an 89-year-old Jewish refugee and a former Guantanamo Bay inmatehttp://archive.today/2025.08.09-205507/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/palestine-action-protests-march-5jgf7q6q8(archive)#PalestineAction #Policing #UkPolitics #Labour #Cooper
(DIR) Post #AxAJEJx5OY49CZ4Sa8 by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-08-14T15:56:52Z
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Paul Laverty: Why I'm wearing this T-shirt to my Edinburgh eventshttp://archive.today/2025.08.13-174246/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25387930.paul-laverty-wearing-t-shirt-edinburgh-events/ (archive)#PalestineAction #Scotland #Edinburgh #ScrewWestminster
(DIR) Post #AxCg7qGXXcHceiyCC8 by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-08-15T19:25:14Z
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@Nonilex A moral obligation maybe, but when has that wooded thm?
(DIR) Post #AxOWQjL0r6CL1iwu4O by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-08-21T09:04:12Z
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Where the UK fumbles (which appears to be anything related to privacy or competence) the rest of the world should pay attention.Reports from the UK are already showing how age checks are being used to censor content that falls outside the OSA across the internet. This includes footage of police attacking pro-Palestinian protestors being blocked on X and some smaller websites closing down entirely.https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/the_uk_online_safety_act/#OnlineSafetyAct #Privacy #FreedomOfSpeech #UK #Maladministration
(DIR) Post #AyILpyz9jukWNtApKS by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-09-17T06:23:30Z
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I see that Trump is being welcomed with heartwarming pictures, projected onto Windsor Castle.Apparently 4 people were arrested for something or other.#Trump #Epstein #RandyAndy #Abuse #LedByDonkeys
(DIR) Post #AyQyFBS9sA6VoZrX1s by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-09-14T13:18:36Z
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Will a total ban on all Democrats come next? I wouldn’t be surprisedThe reaction to Kirk’s murder is another step along a path towards authoritarianism that many have feared and some warned against.https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/will-a-total-ban-on-all-democrats-come-nexti-wouldnt-be-surprisedTheir reaction [Maga] was to blame political opponents. Musk denounced the left as “the party of murder”. Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, shouted down Democrats on the House floor: “Y’all caused this. You fucking own this.”#USPol #CivilWar #Facism
(DIR) Post #AzeEqIAqvEeO2XGCpc by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-10-27T21:46:25Z
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Crace on Pochinhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/27/nigel-farage-sarah-pochin-ugly-unpleasant#bigotry #racicm #hate #pochin #farage #disgusted #satire #JohnCrace
(DIR) Post #B0no9eMU19WhjHQzuS by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-12-01T10:50:58Z
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@Fife4Europe And for anyone who wishes to look at the original (Warner is deputy editor) here is a link which avoids the paywallhttp://archive.today/2025.11.30-132204/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/29/admit-truth-brexit-has-been-an-unmitigated-economic-failure/
(DIR) Post #B0sE81CDWWaPPVM3yC by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-12-03T07:13:08Z
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My photograph of the dayA swan who was found wandering along the M1 is given a lift home (photograph attributed to the Highways Agency)#Swan #BirdsOfMastodon #RoadSafety #Taxi
(DIR) Post #B1TP2q3e3zGIELLmO8 by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-12-21T10:44:16Z
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More good news for the shortest dayIn July Helsinki marked an entire year without a single traffic death. The Finnish capital, which has a population of 690,000, achieved the feat through lower speed limits, improved street design and investing in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. More than half of Helsinki’s streets have a speed limit of 30km/h (18-19mph) and roads have been narrowed with trees.#RoadSafety #Helsinki #Finland #GoodNews
(DIR) Post #B1URuXNY7acR0DLyfw by Wen@mastodon.scot
2025-12-21T10:48:49Z
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Yes more good news for the shortest day - my heart is positively racing it canna take it 😂Cranes made a comeback in #Scotland after a 500-year absence. The crane — once a mainstay of medieval banquets — disappeared due to hunting and habitat loss. The birds are now recolonising naturally thanks to the restoration of their wetland habitats by conservationists. This summer up to six breeding pairs were recorded in #Aberdeenshire.#Crane #BirdsOfMastodon #Conservation #Habitat
(DIR) Post #B28rK5gGflN2rE6ThI by Wen@mastodon.scot
2026-01-10T11:27:14Z
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Trumps tariffs and the opportunities they presenthttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-againI don’t buy all of Cory Doctarow’s argument about the golden opportunities, but he makes some very good points about the threat from US tech and its vulnerabilities#Technology #IT #Trump #Tariffs #Opportunities #Enshitification
(DIR) Post #B2Cyk5Zp9rbqNMH06K by Wen@mastodon.scot
2026-01-12T11:52:45Z
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HMRC - incompetent, uncaring and they don’t even care who knows….The revelations come just weeks after it emerged that at least 63% of those who had their child benefit stopped were in fact still living in the UK and had not emigrated, as inferred by incomplete Home Office data used in the crackdown.I suspect not a wrist will even be slapped. Anyone remember Windrush and the Home Office? Similar story and outcome.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/12/hmrc-risk-child-benefit-fraud-crackdown#HMRC #Incompetence #Government
(DIR) Post #B2fqGJtpcHgd75rMTQ by Wen@mastodon.scot
2026-01-23T17:30:21Z
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CaturdayOur pair have had a busy morningFirst photo as the dug and I went out for 25k. Second when we returned Whoops a little early.#caturday #CatsOfMastodon