Nostr notes by Barney Dellar (he/him)

It also completely centres the Labour Party as the focus. But ...

2026-02-28T09:23:43Z

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It also completely centres the Labour Party as the focus. But loads of us on the left are simply not interested in Labour. We don’t vote to try and influence Labour or to send a message to Labour.

I really liked it, but I don’t think it was as good as Glass ...

2025-12-25T20:52:21Z

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I really liked it, but I don’t think it was as good as Glass Onion.

I’m very glad to see #WoodcraftFolk standing up for trans ...

2025-12-03T16:33:53Z

I’m very glad to see #WoodcraftFolk standing up for trans rights and not caving in to the right wing bigots. 🏳️‍⚧️
https://woodcraft.org.uk/woodcraft-folk-statement-on-the-exclusion-of-trans-children-from-girlguiding/
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

It’s OK. We can make AIs to appreciate the art for us.

2025-12-02T06:31:07Z

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It’s OK. We can make AIs to appreciate the art for us.

That has never even occurred to me! I’ll try it today.

2025-11-18T13:39:34Z

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That has never even occurred to me! I’ll try it today.

And you too :)

2025-10-12T16:30:49Z

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And you too :)

Fair enough :)

2025-10-07T13:45:02Z

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Fair enough :)

One minor point :) I wouldn’t use the collective noun ...

2025-10-07T13:39:30Z

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One minor point :) I wouldn’t use the collective noun “whites”. I would use “white people” or something like that instead.

Protests in #Scotland to support the #Sumud flotilla to #Gaza on ...

2025-10-02T11:02:57Z

Protests in #Scotland to support the #Sumud flotilla to #Gaza on the 2nd of October 2025 at 5:30pm. At The Mound in Edinburgh and the Buchanan Steps in Glasgow.
#SumudFlotilla

I used to work with his dad :) He was very proud when Daniel got ...

2025-09-21T19:49:26Z

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I used to work with his dad :) He was very proud when Daniel got his first stand-up slot!

In 2014, during the #ScottishIndependence referendum campaign, ...

2025-08-23T14:49:21Z

In 2014, during the #ScottishIndependence referendum campaign, Labour were always banging on about how “flags don’t feed people” and the evils of “nationalism”.
And then of course, they endlessly drape themselves in Union Jacks and talk about how proud they are to be British. As ever, they are completely blind to their own British nationalism. https://mastodon.online/@Geri/115078495338231390

It’s the Big Beach Busk again at the end of August in #Porty! ...

2025-08-20T20:36:15Z

It’s the Big Beach Busk again at the end of August in #Porty!
#BigBeachBusk #Edinburgh #Scotland #Busking

Because our stupid government defined a nonviolent anti-genocide ...

2025-08-10T15:20:37Z

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Because our stupid government defined a nonviolent anti-genocide group as terrorists…

Yeah, it’s a really good film. But as we’re seeing the US ...

2025-07-19T11:21:02Z

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Yeah, it’s a really good film. But as we’re seeing the US right now, as long as you run the whole country (including the Supreme Court), you can get away with anything.

We watched Glass Onion again last night, and it’s still really ...

2025-07-19T10:45:26Z

We watched Glass Onion again last night, and it’s still really good. The billionaire baddy is caught at the end because the one thing he can’t escape is the legal system. BUT… of course, as we’re seeing now, the rich can simply buy entire countries, and exempt themselves from any due process.

Are you translating into Scots, or from Scots?

2025-07-17T10:17:01Z

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Are you translating into Scots, or from Scots?

I think that’s very bitter satire from Ha’aretz.

2025-07-16T17:20:51Z

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I think that’s very bitter satire from Ha’aretz.

Ooh, I might throw Mandrill by Mandrill on that list too!

2025-07-09T06:22:01Z

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Ooh, I might throw Mandrill by Mandrill on that list too!

I’m not so keen on the Jimmy Castor Bunch’s later stuff. I ...

2025-07-08T13:05:07Z

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I’m not so keen on the Jimmy Castor Bunch’s later stuff. I love that first album though!

Probably Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic. ...

2025-07-08T08:12:34Z

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Probably Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic. But Ball of Confusion by the Undisputed Truth and Life Truth Death by the Jimmy Castor bunch come close.

I always preferred the more psychedelic side of the early funk ...

2025-07-08T08:07:16Z

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I always preferred the more psychedelic side of the early funk scene though…

It’s a great track, but for me, you can’t beat their cover of ...

2025-07-08T08:00:02Z

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It’s a great track, but for me, you can’t beat their cover of Ball Of Confusion.

Seen outside my local MPs office: #Porty #Edinburgh #Scotland ...

2025-06-25T08:13:42Z

Seen outside my local MPs office: #Porty #Edinburgh #Scotland #Labour

A very inspiring write-up of a young Russian Israeli, and their ...

2025-05-18T12:53:57Z

A very inspiring write-up of a young Russian Israeli, and their campaign for Palestinian rights. https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/05/18/settler-terrorism-is-a-daily-thing-a-jewish-russian-activist-who-emigrated-to-israel/ #FreePalestine #BDS

#Edinburgh #Labour MP Ian Murray used to have this message on his ...

2024-12-19T13:50:30Z

#Edinburgh #Labour MP Ian Murray used to have this message on his website:

“The Government now has a choice to make. It can continue to drag affected [#WASPI] women through a long and protracted ombudsman process or it can get on the front foot and offer serious compensation to those affected. I sincerely hope it will be the latter.”

He’s removed it now that the Labour government has decided not to help them.

Oh god, I think Paul might be right in this thread… Well worth ...

2024-12-06T08:16:32Z

Oh god, I think Paul might be right in this thread… Well worth a read. https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/113603661215753448

The council observatory was one of my favourite places to go when ...

2024-12-02T21:44:28Z

The council observatory was one of my favourite places to go when I stayed in Dundee! I’d go for a walk up the hill, and then see what the Council Astronomer would recommend for me to look at :)
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ok3ms3dzop7gcwejp7lswhpi/post/3lce37doboc2a

I was going to add a pun, but I codn’t think of one..

2024-11-28T20:24:10Z

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I was going to add a pun, but I codn’t think of one..

The ruins ae the Shakkin Briggie ower the Dee i Cults. #Scotland ...

2024-09-08T11:12:20Z

The ruins ae the Shakkin Briggie ower the Dee i Cults. #Scotland #Aberdeen

Well, that’s depressing. With the Greens out of government, the ...

2024-08-20T19:31:59Z

Well, that’s depressing. With the Greens out of government, the SNP have cancelled free bus passes for refugees and asylum seekers, and now they’re reintroducing peak rail fares :( #Scotland #SNP

German concentration camps were directly inspired by the ...

2024-07-31T21:12:35Z

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German concentration camps were directly inspired by the reservation system that the US used against indigenous people. It had already happened in the US.