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Sophie Watson

@sizzleleg.bsky.social

She/her. Trade Unionist ๐Ÿ“ข/ Higher Ed ๐ŸŽ“/ Videogames ๐ŸŽฎ/ Filums ๐ŸŽฅ/ Fitba โšฝ (Sunlun ๐Ÿ”ดโšช)/ Music n Gigs ๐Ÿ’ƒ Branch Chair at UNISON Glasgow Uni, Co-chair of UNISON Scotland HE Committee. Views my own, obvs.

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Alongside the ERB passing, Sunderland beating Newcastle this weekend and Scotland qualifying for the world cup, safe to say I am entering this Christmas period feeling absolutely class ๐Ÿ‘

17.12.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No secret to those who know me, but I am absolutely DELIGHTED to see Andrea Egan be voted in as the General Secretary of our union, and am proud to have played a part in her campaign for election alongside some excellent activists.

What a day for the left!

17.12.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

smiling at everyone like your life is about to change as you carry your toilet paper starter kit home

14.11.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me and Kenny sell shampoo door-to-door because we're

(wait for it)

Jojoba's Witnesses

14.11.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Whenever someone in power blames immigrants on the difficulties facing working people, working class communities and those struggling to make ends meet in disadvantaged areas, remember two words: 'managed decline'.

11.11.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join the resistance! The rebel alliance needs you - get your ballots posted in the HE pay ballot โœŠ

@unison.org.uk
@ucu.org.uk
@unitetheunion.bsky.social
@eisunion.bsky.social

(Insert your Star Wars themed ballot puns below โ†˜๏ธ)

28.10.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Apparently so! ๐Ÿ˜ž

24.10.2025 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

JG Ballard lives!

23.10.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

23.10.2025 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In fact it goes even deeper than that. One of the first ever albums that I really loved, as a kid, was 'Do You Like My Tight Sweater?' by Moloko.

My dad had it on tape and we used to play it in the car. Giggling at Killer Bunnies.

Fuck you, Roisin. It feels like a kind of grief.

23.10.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seeing Roisin Murphy slip into full TERFdom is one of the saddest things. I genuinely loved RM. Me and my mam bonded over her music - I bought her a ticket to see her earlier this year and we went together, it felt special.

So stupid to attack a community that built your career. Infuriating.

23.10.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

losing my mind on this. she was murdered. she didn't die of a social media overdose.

23.10.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 204    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Scottish Workersโ€™ Stories of Life and Labour during Covid-19 from the Workersโ€™ Stories Project This article explores how Scottish workers narrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and work, by analysing 55 fifty-five submissions to the Workers' Stories Project. Between 2020 and...

The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.

I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.

20.10.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ah cool, cos I'm coming to the conclusion that you're a walking stereotype of a smug, patronising centrist

16.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drew Struzan,ย Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78 He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style.

Thanks for all the great memories, Drew. Godspeed. @drewstruzanart.bsky.social @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

14.10.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Just found out Shell has been running an AI awards for the last few years.

I think they need to award someone damages for the berserk AI-generated post on their official facebook page that featured a gorilla drinking petrol after it had a 'tough fight' with a tribal mob of South Africans?

11.10.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what if there were one car company that did every shitty thing imaginable

10.10.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1483    ๐Ÿ” 257    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

We have voted to force management to rule out the use of compulsory redundancies.

The result demonstrates the anger & disappointment with the lack of progress and failure of successive leaderships at the University to deliver a sustainable way forward that protects jobs and the Universityโ€™s future.

06.10.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It makes me cringe so hard that I turn inside out.

07.10.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New game: how long can you last scrolling through LinkedIn before you want to throw your phone across the room?

Today I Iasted about 38 seconds ๐Ÿ™

07.10.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Drop me an email!

03.10.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glasgow Trades Council is very active thankfully. Their May Day programme every year is fantastic.

03.10.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What an absolute fucking loser ๐Ÿ˜‚

02.10.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
At the bottom of this mess is a simple point: the police and the prosecutors were careless with terrorism law and careless about its express safeguards.

Things were left to the last minute and a consent (which may or may not have been given) - a step imposed by parliament as a crucial step - was not obtained.

And this mishap meant that the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales had no jurisdiction to hear what was on the face of it a terrorism case.

Police and the prosecutors should remember that this is terrorism law that they are dealing with.

Terrorism law should be taken seriously.

At the bottom of this mess is a simple point: the police and the prosecutors were careless with terrorism law and careless about its express safeguards. Things were left to the last minute and a consent (which may or may not have been given) - a step imposed by parliament as a crucial step - was not obtained. And this mishap meant that the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales had no jurisdiction to hear what was on the face of it a terrorism case. Police and the prosecutors should remember that this is terrorism law that they are dealing with. Terrorism law should be taken seriously.

NEW

The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously

Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error

By me

Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca...

Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...

29.09.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

As a Sunderland fan... It's pretty funny to see how wound up Arsenal are getting. They are winding yous up and it's working ๐Ÿ˜‚

28.09.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice - Just attended my first trades council meeting this week as a delegate! ๐Ÿ™Œ

27.09.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just asking! Sorry.

25.09.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay! Sorry, just a Glasgow term of endearment. Just trying to provide my perspective is all. I'll always be a fierce ally for the trans community, but you don't have to like me or my methods it's cool.

25.09.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you a member of a trade union, or a trade union activist? Genuinely interested!

25.09.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm on your side here pal, I'm not sure what there is to argue about? UNISON is full of strong trans people, many of whom I know and will be hugely disappointed. Some have no choice but to join UNISON if that's who their employer recognises? Who do you suggest I join instead?

25.09.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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