Aidan Skinner
@aidan.skinner.me.uk
Open is a Verb
Pride is a Riot
He/Him/They
There are many more of us than you
Glasgow, Topical Paradise
Pride is a Riot
He/Him/They
There are many more of us than you
Glasgow, Topical Paradise
Sincerely this is what BBC2 should be doing.
Hands off cocks, it's the new-look Newsnight!
Only joking, it's Top of the Pops #totp
Only joking, it's Top of the Pops #totp
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Sincerely this is what BBC2 should be doing.
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He knows he's going to have to go into the byelection after they vote through that racist proposal... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
He knows he's going to have to go into the byelection after they vote through that racist proposal... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens do politics differently and aren't run according to the whims of their leaders like Zack "I can make your boobs bigger with the power of my mind" Polanski or Ross "I definitely have a currency plan, you can't see it, if you ask for it you're mentally ill" Career
New: Zack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused, the Guardian has been told.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Leader understood to have wanted to focus on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Greens do politics differently and aren't run according to the whims of their leaders like Zack "I can make your boobs bigger with the power of my mind" Polanski or Ross "I definitely have a currency plan, you can't see it, if you ask for it you're mentally ill" Career
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An alternative (and equally factual) description would be "Zack Polanski tries and fails to find a way to avoid taking a position on a horrendously toxic motion *prior* to standing for election as an MP"
New: Zack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused, the Guardian has been told.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Leader understood to have wanted to focus on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
An alternative (and equally factual) description would be "Zack Polanski tries and fails to find a way to avoid taking a position on a horrendously toxic motion *prior* to standing for election as an MP"
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Osama bin Laden’s one concrete strategic goal was to end the American military presence in the Gulf and on the Arabian Peninsula. A generation later, Donald Trump’s war on Iran has apparently delivered it for him:
**(SEMI-)CROSSPOST: RICK PERLSTEIN: Bush’s War Is Finally Over: Al Qaeda Has... 1/
**(SEMI-)CROSSPOST: RICK PERLSTEIN: Bush’s War Is Finally Over: Al Qaeda Has... 1/
(SEMI-)CROSSPOST: RICK PERLSTEIN: Bush’s War Is Finally Over: Al Qaeda Has Won
& U.S. airstrikes are apparently now being launched off of carriers supplied from Diego Garcia 3000 miles away from Tehran, and from Muwaffaq Salti in Jordan 900 miles from Tehran..
braddelong.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Osama bin Laden’s one concrete strategic goal was to end the American military presence in the Gulf and on the Arabian Peninsula. A generation later, Donald Trump’s war on Iran has apparently delivered it for him:
**(SEMI-)CROSSPOST: RICK PERLSTEIN: Bush’s War Is Finally Over: Al Qaeda Has... 1/
**(SEMI-)CROSSPOST: RICK PERLSTEIN: Bush’s War Is Finally Over: Al Qaeda Has... 1/
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There are many reasons to be deeply sceptical about international law and its value, in Palestine and elsewhere.
But throw it out? For what exactly? And now, when we finally see international law being put to action on the occupation.
But throw it out? For what exactly? And now, when we finally see international law being put to action on the occupation.
September 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
There are many reasons to be deeply sceptical about international law and its value, in Palestine and elsewhere.
But throw it out? For what exactly? And now, when we finally see international law being put to action on the occupation.
But throw it out? For what exactly? And now, when we finally see international law being put to action on the occupation.
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And would mean the Green Party would no longer be able to refer to international law as a framework to defend Palestinian rights or sanction Israel.
Or at least, would not be able to do so with a straight face.
Or at least, would not be able to do so with a straight face.
September 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
And would mean the Green Party would no longer be able to refer to international law as a framework to defend Palestinian rights or sanction Israel.
Or at least, would not be able to do so with a straight face.
Or at least, would not be able to do so with a straight face.
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From the "Zionism is Racism" Green Party motion:
"the Green Party supports the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine"
This runs directly counter to the entire body of international law in regarding to Palestine
"the Green Party supports the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine"
This runs directly counter to the entire body of international law in regarding to Palestine
September 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
From the "Zionism is Racism" Green Party motion:
"the Green Party supports the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine"
This runs directly counter to the entire body of international law in regarding to Palestine
"the Green Party supports the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine"
This runs directly counter to the entire body of international law in regarding to Palestine
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To make sure I'm clear: youre not advocating ethnic cleansing: just seizing land en masse of its present occupants? Where do you imagine they'll go? How will this work and build a foundation for a equal state?
How does your motion for equal rights for all work if you're seizing land from one group?
How does your motion for equal rights for all work if you're seizing land from one group?
September 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
To make sure I'm clear: youre not advocating ethnic cleansing: just seizing land en masse of its present occupants? Where do you imagine they'll go? How will this work and build a foundation for a equal state?
How does your motion for equal rights for all work if you're seizing land from one group?
How does your motion for equal rights for all work if you're seizing land from one group?
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So why are you using Algeria as a example? Given their citizenship law would not allow Jews to be citizens?
Why are you talking about mass seizure of land?
Why are you talking about mass seizure of land?
September 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So why are you using Algeria as a example? Given their citizenship law would not allow Jews to be citizens?
Why are you talking about mass seizure of land?
Why are you talking about mass seizure of land?
Great news about a very impressive Ukrainian operation to push back fascist Russia, particularly love the choice of name.
NEW: Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction demonstrates Ukraine’s recent progress in restoring elements of tactical maneuver on the battlefield. (1/10)
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar091726
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar091726
September 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Great news about a very impressive Ukrainian operation to push back fascist Russia, particularly love the choice of name.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Okay so i think we've waited a few days and those repairs arent working
SAUDI ARABIA INFORMS EUROPEAN OIL REFINERS THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY CRUDE OIL NEXT MONTH.
September 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Okay so i think we've waited a few days and those repairs arent working
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As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 AM
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ah, great times, glad none of these conspiracy theorists made it into Parliament after and definitely weren't lauded as a breathbof fresh air in politics before flaming out.
Hearing and feeling Facebook stuff spread in the wild at a super fast rate for the first time while covering indyref was one of those 'the world will never be the same again' moments for me... www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/...
These Scottish Nationalists Think There’s A Conspiracy To Hide A Secret Oilfield
As the Scottish referendum campaign enters its final weeks, some quarters of the pro-independence camp believe a massive amount of oil has been discovered off Shetland and that the media are keeping i...
www.buzzfeed.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Ah, great times, glad none of these conspiracy theorists made it into Parliament after and definitely weren't lauded as a breathbof fresh air in politics before flaming out.
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- Ghada Karmi, who spent her entire speech arguing that Zionists are not actually Jews, so opposing them could never be antisemitic
- Ramzy Baroud, who argued Palestinians should use armed attacks against Israelis even if international law specifically prohibited it.
Terrorism is on the agenda.
- Ramzy Baroud, who argued Palestinians should use armed attacks against Israelis even if international law specifically prohibited it.
Terrorism is on the agenda.
September 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
- Ghada Karmi, who spent her entire speech arguing that Zionists are not actually Jews, so opposing them could never be antisemitic
- Ramzy Baroud, who argued Palestinians should use armed attacks against Israelis even if international law specifically prohibited it.
Terrorism is on the agenda.
- Ramzy Baroud, who argued Palestinians should use armed attacks against Israelis even if international law specifically prohibited it.
Terrorism is on the agenda.
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Greens for Palestine have had just 4 people on their webinars promoting the "Zionism is racism" motion:
- Hamas's barrister Franck Magennis, who argued armed attacks are more important than sanctions
- Haim Bresheeth, who got a medal this year from the Iranian regime for his anti-Israel activism
- Hamas's barrister Franck Magennis, who argued armed attacks are more important than sanctions
- Haim Bresheeth, who got a medal this year from the Iranian regime for his anti-Israel activism
September 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Greens for Palestine have had just 4 people on their webinars promoting the "Zionism is racism" motion:
- Hamas's barrister Franck Magennis, who argued armed attacks are more important than sanctions
- Haim Bresheeth, who got a medal this year from the Iranian regime for his anti-Israel activism
- Hamas's barrister Franck Magennis, who argued armed attacks are more important than sanctions
- Haim Bresheeth, who got a medal this year from the Iranian regime for his anti-Israel activism
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Harper Collins execs this morning:
I don’t think I’m hearing this in my head the way they expected me to.
September 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Harper Collins execs this morning:
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“Don’t bring a union rep” is one of those sentences that always means your employer is going you treat you with respect and dignity
'The University and College Union (UCU)’s Edinburgh branch said staff had been called into “informal meetings at less than 24 hours' notice” and told not to bring union representatives.'
Fear and anger as university set to announce 'massive course and programme closures'
Asked to respond, a university spokesperson said that staff and students were recently informed of changes to “our future academic offering across…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
“Don’t bring a union rep” is one of those sentences that always means your employer is going you treat you with respect and dignity
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What on earth is happening?
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
What on earth is happening?
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Carney telling the European Parliament that what's needed is an alliance - his word, repeated - where nobody gets to tell the EU and Canada what to do.
Good *LORD*.
And met with a standing ovation.
Well, that's that for the previously-existing form of Atlanticism, then.
Good *LORD*.
And met with a standing ovation.
Well, that's that for the previously-existing form of Atlanticism, then.
September 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Carney telling the European Parliament that what's needed is an alliance - his word, repeated - where nobody gets to tell the EU and Canada what to do.
Good *LORD*.
And met with a standing ovation.
Well, that's that for the previously-existing form of Atlanticism, then.
Good *LORD*.
And met with a standing ovation.
Well, that's that for the previously-existing form of Atlanticism, then.
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New doomerism just dropped…
With fuel prices rising and AI ruining the internet people are soon going to have to face the grim reality of staying at home and talking to other family members.
September 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
New doomerism just dropped…
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This boring post didn't capture how elating it felt to have the wind rushing through my hair on a Sunday on a lime bike through Liverpool Street. One of them new ones too so my delicate lady hands could reach the brakes properly
September 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This boring post didn't capture how elating it felt to have the wind rushing through my hair on a Sunday on a lime bike through Liverpool Street. One of them new ones too so my delicate lady hands could reach the brakes properly
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I personally blame the aggressive expansion of NATO into Canada for these tensions.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I personally blame the aggressive expansion of NATO into Canada for these tensions.