Phyl Meyer

Paging Naomi Klein?

Don’t forget the day trips to the island which they literally just called “Big”, in Gaelic. With incorrect grammar.

Oh that’s dreadful news, I was so lucky to get to be referred to Number 6, it’s shameful that has stopped.

Rhoda Meek: A night on the kitchen tiles is all in a day’s work for crofters IF you’re wondering whether you can link jammies, cows and a night on the tiles, wonder no more!

Some people say that farmers and ­crofters don’t care. Nothing could be ­further from the truth... People who don’t care are ­generally not found asleep in their ­waterproofs on the kitchen floor, waiting for the next alarm. 👇

www.thenational.scot/comment/2501...

Calls for First Minister to make statement on 'eejit' JD Vance buffer zone claims There are calls for John Swinney to make a statement on misinformation around abortion buffer zones from the American vice president.

What JD Vance said about my Safe Access Zones Act was completely wrong.

He either knows nothing about it and chose to speak about it anyway or he knew exactly what he was doing and was happy to lie about it.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2494258...

One of those I had to do had a “Local Authority” drop down with none of Scotland in it. I eventually found the Scottish LAs in a different drop-down called “Region”???

Head of Projects with Urras Thiriodh (Tiree Community Development Trust) – Goodmoves Tiree Community Development Trust (known as “Urras Thiriodh”) are seeking a Head of Projects to take on a lead role in delivering our ambitious ongoing community development work for the beauti...

Fancy a change? The deadline for applying to be the new Head of Projects at Tiree Community Development Trust is coming up soon! 2pm on Monday 3rd February 2025.

goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...

But we need to continue to put clear water between the Greens and other parties.

We’re the only party of the left and we need to be making that case above all else, unapologetically, between now and 2026. (4/4)

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke

Can we have cars removed from adults guilty of repeat anti-social behaviours like speeding, pavement parking, ignoring school streets, and engine idling as well please?

Autistics to Boris Johnson: don’t even fucking think about it Autistic people have issued a statement explaining to Boris Johnson that autism does not cause you to become a compulsively lying, law-breaking, nation-wrecking cunt. The statement encourages Johnson ...

“Oh no you fucking don’t. Seriously, you tosspot, you’re not one of us and we wouldn’t want you even if you were. Step one foot on our lovely spectrum and we’ll yeet you directly into the sun.”

thedailytism.com/autistics-to...

Maybe try filling the bag with damp mobile phones?

This is a long thread on Assisted Dying. It’s a topic that I, like many others, have wrestled with. For me it hinges on the nature of coercion & what that means for genuine freedom of choice. It begins with this poster which I find deeply troubling but also illuminating. My wish is that no one I love should ever choose to end their life because they feel they’re a burden. My wish is also that those responsible for this messaging, who say they aim to end suffering, understood how much suffering this may cause to people already in great distress. My wish is that everyone understood the coercive power of such posters, whether or not intended. Coercion includes acts of manipulation & persuasion that do not involve force. It can be subtle, gradual, hinting, indirect, perceived where it isn’t intended and imperceptible when it is.

This was a long X thread on Assisted Dying, a topic I like many others haved wrestled with. For me it centres on the nature of coercion and manipulation, and what that means for genuine freedom of choice. Too long to post here so have tried posting it in photos and alt text. It may/may not work! 1/6