So thank you, Mum and Dad, for the wonderful gifts, the delicious food and dessert, and my birthday cake! ❤️

I'm gonna make some cheese and pickle sandwiches tomorrow. 😈

...and I've never bought myself one of the same style. I bought myself one of the wire types, and it was useless, so I threw one on my wishlist for my birthday, and then said to her, "Did you buy me the cheese slicer I had on there?"

She hadn't. So she did. Now I have a good damned cheese slicer.

So, it was my birthday today, and @etkwebster.bsky.social, my Dad, and my sisters bought me some great gifts - new books! A gorgeous big blanket for my bed! NEW SLIPPERS!

The best gift of the day was a £6 cheese slicer. 😂 Mum's had one like it since they went to Amsterdam in the 90s...

worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

Universal Basic Income

Revealed: Shop where Glasgow fire started had not registered to sell vapes or paid business taxes A Ferret investigation has found there was no registration to sell vapes at the Union Street premises in Glasgow where a major fire started - and we can reveal the name of the company behind the shop.

Why am I not surprised.

www.theferret.scot/revealed-com...

Well, I learned it from a certain pair of parents... 😜

I'm taking my Mum's route of trying to get the Freepost return envelope over 100g so that it'll cost them more to receive it back, along with some choice words.

I recently got the Reform "A LORD GAVE UP HIS ERMINE AND DEFECTED TO US!" letter, and the Lord in question is from Greenock, and that's pretty much all I could think, too. What a fucking embarrassment to the people of Greenock. And I can't wait to see him get fucken skelpt in the election.

Believe in Scotland with full independence.

A screenshot of an email reply to Michael Shanks, MP for Rutherglen. Email reads: Hey, Michael, Is "SNP BAD" all you guys can think to say? Why does Scotland, which generates a surplus of energy, have some of the highest prices in the UK? "There is much more to do to bring down bills [...]" Then do it. "Energy caps" haven't really capped anything, and my bills continue to rise. Remove or cap the standing charges. Reduce energy bills to the levels they were at before the huge surge during Covid. I won’t be signing up to the Believe in Scotland campaign Shock, horror. Please direct yourself to the nearest trash compactor and jump in it.

Because I signed up to @believeinscotland.bsky.social's "End Scotland's Energy Bill Rip-Off" I received an email from my MSP (SNP) and my MP (Labour).

This is my reply to my Labour MP (alt text in image, too long for Bluesky):

Trans people exist. Billionaires Shouldn't. Scottish Greens.

trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.

Text reads 'Independence is normal' with Believe In Scotland logo on the Scottish mountain Suilven in Assynt.

Independence is normal. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BelieveInScotland

Zack Polanski has spoken of his fury towards the UK Government following an announcement of asylum reforms, comparing the plans to Nazi Germany

🗣️ 'We have seen this with Nazi Germany. We are seeing it in 2025'

a poster that says happy samhain too with a picture of a group of people holding candles Alt: a poster that says happy samhain too with a picture of a group of witches holding candles dancing around a post

Blessed Samhain (and happy new year!) to all my fellow witches, and happy Hallowe'en to everyone else!

A photo of Joe Hill's new novel, King Sorrow. It's taken from the bottom of the book, showing how long it is. Almost 900 pages!

Signed title page of Joe Hill's new novel, King Sorrow. Reads, "To Tracy, best, Joe Hill".

A photo of me standing next to Joe Hill as he signs my copy of his new novel, King Sorrow. He looks normal, I look like an idiot. I'm smiling weirdly and am, for some reason, waving at the lady who was taking the photo.

Already posted it on Insta, but Mum and I got to meet Joe Hill yesterday at his book signing. Very excited to get stuck into this absolute beast of a book!

Excuse you, I think you mean "your favourite child pointed it out because they thought you'd like it!" 😜 I need a wee read of it when you're done, of course.

Happy Samhain to all you lovely people out there, the end of the Celtic year and the start of the long dark of Winter.
#SamhainSona

Collage of pro-Scottish independence posters, rallies, and campaign graphics promoting energy security, equality, and national self-determination with “Independence Campaign 2025 Annual Review” headline.

🙌 There are 143 local & national grassroots campaign groups affiliated to Believe in Scotland and together we have distributed more than 5 million pieces of physical campaign material for independence.

🟦 Here is our Independence campaign review for '25. bit.ly/471xF3Z

Large bold text reads “Let’s End London Rule. March 28th 2026. Edinburgh. March and Rally for Scottish Independence.” Behind the text is a crowd waving Scottish flags. Believe in Scotland

📣 Join us in Edinburgh on the 28th March 2026.

➡️ Follow this page for all event updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Let’s End London Rule! #BelieveinScotland

Scotland holds 96% of the UK’s crude oil, 90% of its fresh water, most of its gas, fish, and green energy — yet London still lectures it about “dependence”. Who’s really dependent on whom? Independence isn’t a risk, it’s overdue.

NHS Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Government Emergency Alerts and Domestic Abuse On the 7 September 2025 at 3pm, the government will be testing the emergency alert system to activate phones and tablets with a loud alert. If you have one hidden from an abusive partner, switch it off. It will alert even if it's on silent or disconnected from data and wifi. How to opt out of emergency alerts: ! Android · Open the settings app · Search 'emergency alerts' · Select emergency alerts and from here you can turn them off . Tap the toggles on the right. If they are grey, this means they are switched off. iPhone · Open the settings app · Tap on notifications . Scroll to the bottom of the page. There'll be an emergency alert section . Tap the toggles on the right. If they are grey, this means they are switched off @northumbrianhs

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They are polluting our lochs and rivers with radioactive leaks and telling us there's nothing to worry about.
Nothing to see here folks....aye right.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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News broke yesterday of a “Category A” radiation leak that occurred earlier this year at Faslane.

Although comprehensively coved by MSM, there has been absolutely no mention of this from the “bbc in Scotland”, either on their TV / radio output, or online.

The bbc are still “Mis-Reporting Scotland”

Screenshot from BBC's news website. A thumbnail of a hand and phone in shadow, backlit by a red laptop screen, with the "YouTube" thumbnail on the phone screen. The headline below the thumbnail reads, "YouTube now second only to BBC for viewer numbers".

That many people are still watching the Beeb? WHY?!

More people in Inverclyde are turning their backs on Christianity, survey finds Growing numbers of people in Inverclyde are turning their backs on Christianity, a Greenock Telegraph investigation can reveal.

But also: yes, good. More people coming to their senses.

www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2529024...

IN Pictures: Demolition Of St Ninian's Church, Larkfield - Inverclyde Now THE St Ninian’s Church of Scotland building in Norfolk Road, Larkfield, Greenock has been knocked down. | Read more

Ridiculously weird thing to be a wee bit upset about, because I'm not religious, but there we are. This is the church I used to go to for Christian holidays with my primary school. One of my friends lived literally across the road. Ah well.

www.inverclydenow.com/in-pictures-...