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I generally find myself 50/50 on whether I agree or disagree with Lorna Slater. But the way she has been treated by opposition politicians, the media and the public in general means I firmly believe autistic people cannot safely participate in public life in Scotland.

submitted 19 minutes ago • 1 comment

No, you think her being wrong means you can call her slurs that were coined by eugenicists Do you call Patrick Harvie homophobic slurs? Or Humza Yousaf racist slurs? Or do you understand the difference between think they’re wrong and an insult based on their identity.

submitted 1 hour ago • 1 comment

I need to get out of this shithole country.

submitted 1 hour ago • 0 comments

This is the fucking left in Scotland. It’s okay to call disabled people slurs, they deserve it. They’re not human, they don’t deserve respect. That’s ‘progressive’ Scotland, they hate disabled people more than anything.

submitted 1 hour ago • 1 comment

If someone moves from Scotland their ADP carries on for 13 weeks but it takes on average 5 months to get a PIP decision. And that’s without an appeal.

submitted 1 hour ago • 0 comments

I don’t always agree with Lorna Slater but my god she must have the patience of a saint.

submitted 2 hours ago • 1 comment

His bio literally says ‘don’t like narrow minded people punching down’ But calling a neurodivergent woman an ableist slur is fine apparently. Scotland hates disabled people, example #47754

submitted 2 hours ago • 1 comment

It really is important to keep reiterating that these are just nasty, evil people who are dedicating their lives to making it as hard as possible for a tiny minority group to just go about their own day to day lives. Completely contemptible and worse even than Section 28 www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

I could name names for every example given.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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Honestly nothing brings out nationalist tendencies in me quite like shit like this. Scotland doesn’t have mayors. We have Provosts/Lord Provost. (Also a mayor of Glasgow sounds like a fucking nightmare)

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Aye he goes through the same airport security as the rest of us

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I can think of reasonable explanations for all of that. I don’t like Starmer but can we at least give him shit for stuff that matters.

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I’m watching my YouTube favourites playlist, and it just played @mattbaume.bsky.social tribute to Kevin Conroy, such a great video. youtu.be/nryCo713s20?...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The most consequential Speaker in state history.

submitted 3 days ago • 804 comments

If I want any chance of making a living as a writer, do I have to leave Scotland? The only reason I don’t just give it a try is I would have to reapply for disability benefits and you get thirteen weeks of benefits to cover a process that takes eighteen months.

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In a move that is so typical of Scotland it’s scunnered me from attending this festival, the “celebrating neurodiversity” panel features three white men, only one of whom is known to be neurodivergent. It’s appalling.

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A Minnesota state Senator and a state representative, former Speaker Melissa Hortman and state Senator John Hoffman, both Democrats, were shot in their homes this morning in what’s being called “targeted shootings.” www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

We will never get out of our current hellscape until we fully embrace the idea that abusing power should be grounds for losing power.

submitted 5 days ago • 13 comments

A huge loss to Scotland, Prof. Palmer was an intellectual powerhouse and exceptional advocate on anti-racism and the need for honest recognition of Scotland’s role in slavery. www.scotsman.com/education/si...

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