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Chris Mackie

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35 Followers  |  108 Following  |  6 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.9123

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Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!

15.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 322    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 98

Thanks! Husker Du did a great version as well

08.10.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi @theguardian.com @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Reform’s party conference was front page news for you both. The Green Party (holders of 800 council seats) is going on right now and there is nothing

Why are you doing this? Who is telling you to platform the Fascists?

05.10.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

In celebration of Bandcamp Friday πŸŽ‰πŸ˜Ž

03.10.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m hoping Robert Smith buys Morrissey’s rights in The Smiths.

04.09.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

21.08.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17117    πŸ” 2482    πŸ’¬ 303    πŸ“Œ 280
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Our Chief Officer Sara reflects on the health and social care crisis in Scotland.

Written with @ccpscotland.bsky.social, our open letter to the First Minister calls for investment and reform to protect services and communities: www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/opinion...

22.08.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Action needed now to avert health and social care crisis in Scotland’, over 200 third sector leaders urge First Minister in open letter, published in today’s Herald on Sunday. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

17.08.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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"Purified Love" painting by Yossi Kotler

17.07.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Police have said that whoever broke into the station last night and locked all their case files in a picnic basket has seriously hampered their investigations.

03.07.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.

29.05.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
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@alliancescot.bsky.social is recruiting for the posts below
➑️Business Development Manager
➑️Policy and Research Officer
➑️Digital and Communications Officer
To find out more visit our website tinyurl.com/yr82m3dc #charityjob

28.05.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally science has created a robot that takes a worse penalty than Diana Ross

26.05.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
McTominay and Gilmour are now the first Scotland internationals to win the Serie A title in 120 years, dating back to 1905 when Jack Diment and James Squair helped win Juventus's first ever top-flight title.

McTominay and Gilmour are now the first Scotland internationals to win the Serie A title in 120 years, dating back to 1905 when Jack Diment and James Squair helped win Juventus's first ever top-flight title.

Rose Reilly won 8 Serie A titles between 1973 and 1986

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

23.05.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would β€˜kill’ the industry

Householders' demands over locking their doors and windows are unworkable, says burglary spokesman.

www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

24.05.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happened to me on the way to work recently. I've only just calmed down πŸ˜‚

23.05.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The National. Highly Likely Glasgow drug consumption room has saved lives.

The National. Highly Likely Glasgow drug consumption room has saved lives.

Scotland's first drug consumption centre has seen 17 medical emergencies since January, a number of which would likely have resulted in death had the centre not been there to help.

We have the worst drug death rate in Europe. The shift to treating addiction as a health crisis is saving lives.

20.03.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Among many other words we cannot say:

Climate crisis
At risk
Clean energy
Disparity
Injustice
Prejudice
Social Justice
Under privileged
Traumatic
Victim

Make sure to use as many of these words & others on the list todayβ€”and every day.

Note: it’s actually hard to avoid them if speaking truth

09.03.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#LivingColour Pride #BlackHistoryMonth

History's a lie that they teach you in school
A fraudulent view called the golden rule
A peaceful land that was born civilized
Was robbed of its riches, its freedom, its PRIDE

01.02.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
A black and white artist's rendering of bats throwing a nazi symbol in the trash with the caption, "Goths Against Fascism" and "fascists do not dance in our darkness"

A black and white artist's rendering of bats throwing a nazi symbol in the trash with the caption, "Goths Against Fascism" and "fascists do not dance in our darkness"

31.01.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

While you're over in Europe you should come back for a headline set at the famous Glasgow Barrowlands 🀘

25.01.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was mid Zoom call and did the same thing 😳

23.01.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen. She completely changed me.

"The best thing about working for Kamala Harris was watching a phenomenally competent and successful woman own her power in the most challenging of circumstances. "

slate.com/news-and-pol...

21.01.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s stop talking about the NHS: social care needs to be prioritised. I have just spent the last couple of days in London and have held various conversations with colleagues in the social care world in England. It has been a busy few weeks – what with

Let’s stop talking about the #NHS: #socialcare needs to be prioritised - a thoughtpiece. #reform #change #wholesystem #citizenship #Scotland.

scottishcare.org/lets-stop-ta...

11.01.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I enjoyed their seminal work, "Revelling the land"

31.12.2024 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not saying it's been a shit year but we've lost James Earl Jones and James Earl Carter within months of each other.

29.12.2024 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Banter is like sex. It is a two way process based on mutual respect and understanding. If you're doing it on your own, what you are is a wanker

07.12.2024 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3555    πŸ” 638    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 25
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Put Scotland's matches on free-to-view TV Put Scotland's matches on free-to-view TV -

Our national team is for all of us.

Add your voice πŸ‘‡

15.11.2024 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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