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Rockstar North workers fight back against union-busting Trade unionists are fighting back after Rockstar North fired more than 30 people in Edinburgh and Dundee in a brazen act of union-busting, Heckle reports.

Trade unionists are fighting back after Rockstar Games fired more than 30 people in Edinburgh and Dundee in a brazen act of union-busting, Heckle reports. @gameworkers.co.uk

Rockstar North workers fight back against union-busting Trade unionists are fighting back after Rockstar Games fired more than 30 people in Edinburgh and Dundee in a brazen act of union-busting, Heckle reports.

"Rockstar North workers fight back against union-busting"

heckle.scot/2025/11/rock...

People Don’t Leave Bad Jobs, They Leave Bad Bosses is a goddamn truism. :)

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

In an age of darkness, Mamdani's campaign offers hope.

The socialist left has now triumphed in New York. In New York!!!

Let's hope that's the beginning of the socialist left triumphing everywhere - and driving back the forces of fascism.

Video Games: Consumer Law - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Video Games: Consumer Law' on Monday 3 November 2025.

huh. super mario romhacks and kazio were brought up in parliament

hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...

saddam's hole but it's cheney's grave site, the rubble is labeled 'public toilet', the hole is filled with urine.

Still stunned at how quickly Salmond's legal defence of "what I did was wrong but not illegal" became "what he didn't wasn't illegal so he did nothing wrong". Shameless shit.

Oh, heavens. That one is pure concentrated *evil*.

A delightful, macabre blend of tragedy, ghastly body horror and absentee fathers.

Sumptuous - as we'd expect from the producer and director of Pan's Labyrinth, impeccable production design and intense, rich performances.

I know what it is, because nearly every movie nerd knows about the bouncy-ball alien. ;)

Saw Ghostbusters (1984) last night with the RSNO doing the score at the Usher Hall. Every time I see a movie with live music, I’m reminded of:

* the importance of sound mixing
* and dear lord, the intangible - outright delightfully shocking - feeling of having instruments played in the same room.

Leith branch releases a report on lack of enforcement of landlords We believe in the collective power of tenants to come together to fight for their rights, and use diverse tactics – including direct action when necessary – to achieve this.

And the full report, from @livingrentfree.bsky.social's Leith branch.

Edinburgh City Council simply isn't doing its due diligence to protect renters.

www.livingrent.org/edinburghenf...

CALL TO PROTECT TENANTS, shout out to Living Rent and Cllr Susan Rae.

I've NEVER seen this one.

On the list. :)

Ripe for a rewatch, methinks. :)

(I've only seen it the once.)

Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster Leader, said that ‘Peter Mandelson is implicated in the Epstein scandal, just as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is. The allegations may be different, but the consequences must be the same.’

The SNP has challenged Keir Starmer to "finally" strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage, following the example of King Charles who has removed all titles and rent-free residence in the Royal Lodge from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew

Student tickets were £2.50 - and it absolutely knocked me for six.

It's a little bit obvious, but - I saw this nine times in the cinema.

A movie you have seen more than 7 times with a gif

Fuck around and Find Out Now.

(I’ve been dying to make that pun.)

YouTube video by Wisecrack What is Marxism? (Karl Marx + Super Mario Bros.) – 8-Bit Philosophy

Good summary of alienation and Marxism, using Super Mario Bros. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz3e...

Shows a post by LegalTweetz, a TERF on Twitter. Legaltweetz is proudly announcing they have a new Pride pin minus the progress part, which includes parts for trans and non-binary people, people lost to AIDs and people of colour.

A close up of Legaltweetz's new Pride flag pin, which shows a version of the progress flag with the progress part ripped off. The progress part that is removed includes parts for trans and non-binary people, people lost to AIDs and people of colour.

When TERFs remove the progressive part of the Pride flag, they aren't just saying they wish trans people don't exist but also showing they also hate people of colour and those we lost during the AIDs crisis.

And if you needed enough proof that LegalTweetz/Hendrix has lost the plot completely 👇

Oooh. Blowing those little fuses was a pain.

US government says it’ll keep making video game memes, as Halo co-creator says ICE ad makes him ‘sick’ | VGC Department of Homeland Security says it will continue using Halo…

The US government says it’ll keep making video game memes, as Halo's co-creator says a recent ICE ad makes him ‘sick’.

vgc.news/news/us-gove...

I’m already looking forward to seeing Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein again.

What a wonderful movie.

Former British ambassador turned indy activist defects to Your Party A former British ambassador turned Scottish independence campaigner has defected to Your Party ...

Kiss Of Death.

www.thenational.scot/news/2557447...

This image has a yellow background with illustrations of purple stars and a hand holding the Intersex flag. The purple text reads: Intersex Awareness Day, October 26th.

Today is Intersex Awareness Day! 💛💜

26th October marks the anniversary of the first public demonstration by intersex people in 1996.

We stand in solidarity with intersex people, our members and allies, recognising the importance of visibility, equality and inclusion.

#IntersexAwarenessDay

It's a fair point - and it probably says a good deal about the internal state of the SGP.

I was shocked that Ellie Gomersall decided to quit six months out from an election in which she was a shoe-in as a Glasgow Green MSP, but if she's lost confidence in the party, it is a principled thing to do.

Online cliquery folding in on itself isn't a way to measure it either.