Neil Mackay

If you want to create a docile, obedient nation, first attack the arts so you deskill children of critical thinking. Once you’ve done that the people can be moulded as their rulers please. Beware this barbarism. It’s a path to demagoguery and authoritarianism

If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. 🇺🇸

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Did I miss this on CBS?

Good lord.

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Beware anyone who wants to limit the study of literature. Literature is the beginning of empathy, critical thinking, understanding context and complexity, and learning beyond your borders.

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If you want to create a docile, obedient nation, first attack the arts so you deskill children of critical thinking. Once you’ve done that the people can be moulded as their rulers please. Beware this barbarism. It’s a path to demagoguery and authoritarianism

Heaven forbid that young people should ever understand their own culture

They are abject philistines

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

'She hasn't been feeling her best': Dolly Parton's sister asks fans for prayers The message comes a week after the 79-year-old musician postponed gigs due to health issues.

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With perfect serendipity I’m rereading Frankenstein

'Humans are incapable of dealing with our technological powers' Humanity has godlike powers when it comes to science but emotionally we’re too lacking to handle our abilities, argues our Writer at Large

It sounds absurd but we're now growing brains in labs to power super-computers for AI giants. It's a dystopian horror. Progress isn't always progress. Humanity is godlike when it comes to science, but a toddler emotionally

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(6 June 1944, Colosseum, Rome.) An Italian woman inspecting the kilts of Pipe Major William MacConnachie and Pipe Major William Boyd. #WW2 #HISTORY

Forget “DEI”—Bari Weiss Is Proof That Merit Doesn’t Matter She’s made a career railing against “wokeness.” Now she’s in charge of a venerated newsroom.

Thorough accounting of TFP's shoddy journalism here.

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Bastards. Playing for likes and fucking the world for money. Their names will stink in history along with Trump

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

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It is so incredibly weird and scary and disheartening to watch the world's most powerful nation being systematically dismantled and pilfered by a gang of ego-thugs led by a painted carnival barker who is literally famous for being a greedy crooked cheat.

The question now is stark: When the illegal order comes — to turn U.S. troops with live ammunition on the American people — will these generals follow it? And are they more or less likely to after this gathering?

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You know what would be a real sign of patriotism? Learning to spell the word ‘Britain’

Bunch of stupid kents

Coming to Britain soon...

‘If you would still vote Labour today then you have to redefine your political position as rightwing. You can’t support this party and dare call yourself someone on the left.
Such a claim is laughable.
Have the courage and intelligence to own what you believe in’

Neil Mackay

yip, basically

you'd be welcome here, and thank you

The only good thing about the rise of the Reform* is that Scotland will never have to hear from Murdo Fraser again after the next election. The man is an abject clown

* that said, Farage's lot will indubitably give us even bigger eejits, but let's enjoy small mercies while we can...

We need more of this! Well done for this leaflet with its strong message supporting inclusion, rejecting racism #Celtic

I hope the invited refugees enjoyed the match
#ScotlandForAll

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