Peter MacDonald @BlackIslePMD Twitter profile

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Peter MacDonald

9 months

I wanted to do a mini-thread on the constituency that I now find myself in after the boundary re-draw. Welcome to "Inverness, Skye and West-Rosshire County Constituency". 1/x

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

I'm at a loss as to how the economics can possibly work to transport something as ubiquitous as brown onions literally to the other side of the world and sell them for less than £1/kg. Make this make sense please.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

This should be required viewing for any trainee presenters of how not to conduct an interview. Switching topic, trying (and failing) to put words in subjects mouth, speaking with authority one moment, claiming not to be an expert the next.

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@TalkTV

3 years

Campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen and James Max clash over the issue of 'sex-based rights' and JK Rowling's 'trans-row'. James: "I am slightly staggered by your views." Campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen: "What? That biological sex exists." @thejamesmax

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Image used in Herald and the original. Flagged by @cairnstoon If you thought that the Scottish media didn't have it in for KF, here's a wake up call. Poorly photoshopped a bible (awkwardly) into her hand. @heraldscotland needs to explain what they were trying to achieve here.

Chris Cairns

@cairnstoon

2 years

Herald editor: 'Would be great if we had a photo of her actually holding a Bible.' Picture desk: 'How about this? No-one will notice.' Ed: 'Love it!'

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@SeanFewster @theTiser Who do you think reporting this as a crime by a woman helps?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

All they ( @falanafilms for @oxfamcampaigns ) have done is replace the poppy with a "Terf" badge. H/T to @harlot_scara for pointing this out. Labelling @jk_rowling as representing hate group preying on LGBT folks online (or offline?) is certainly a bold move for a charity.

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@harlot_scara

1 year

@BlackIslePMD @aarthipartha @falanafilms Wonder who the woman they're trying to portray in a harsh light is...

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

"our attempt to intimidate a woman in the public eye didn't get the universal approval that our echo chamber suggested they would. We've been called out, and now we're trying hard to limit the damage, and somehow portray ourselves as victims"

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@Richardjlsmirh6 @CharleyHasted Seriously pal, it's 2022 and you're asking how a group of women managed to raise enough money to *print some leaflets*. You'll be amazed when you find out that women are actually a) allowed to have jobs, b) get paid for them and c) spend said pay.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

17 days

Skelf?

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@theanglishtimes

18 days

The internet kills local dialects.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

10 months

The negative quote tweets here are worth a look - male and female carbon copies - middle-class white kids, age 19-23, chair of labour uni society, with carbon copy responses of disgust, the only variation is the haircut and the level of hyperbole.

Tonia Antoniazzi

@ToniaAntoniazzi

10 months

Bonne nuit

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

Listen to what she's actually saying here. The actual words. It's a clear call to allow for secret discussions between children and school staff, explicitly keeping parents uninformed. Terms like "attack on the family" may be overused, but look increasingly appropriate here.

Marko Polo

@markthehibby

1 year

Maggie Chapman again saying that information should be kept confidential from Parents if their confused children think they're Trans on the grounds that information may be shared with "abusive family members" This woman should be nowhere near public office @ForWomenScot @Glinner

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

This is the newly announced Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart. I wish her well in her new role, I do wonder if she will be subject to repeated questions on her beliefs and ability to represent all constituents.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Major question now on who, specifically, decided that truncated leadership contest was essential, contradicting the standard SNP leadership protocol. Was this NEC decision, (ex-)CEO, Nat Sec? To say it now looks rather questionable is stretching understatement to breaking point.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Some sort of internal dam has broken inside @JimSpenceDundee and it's all coming out now. Love it.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

After the dust settles on this, it will be worth reflecting (in longer form?) on the courtier class that has developed in Scottish politics. Not brown-envelope corruption, but nepotism, patronage, exposure, promotion, access, relationships, being ITK, being "on the right side"1/3

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I missed this last month, but as an example of the disconnect between CEO pay and the real world - how can the head of the National Grid possibly be worth £6.5million per year? That's £125k per *week* how did we get to a place where this anything less than obscene?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

@yuliagorbunova_ @hrw A tiny glimmer of humanity in a sea of evil. God bless that one person for doing the right thing.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@GillianMSP Morning Gillian, I appreciate the consideration you've given this, and the bipartisan efforts to improve the bill, however the remaining flaws in the legislation mean it's still (for me, and a fair few others) a long way from being something that should be passed today.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@LucyHunterB @KarenAdamMSP it's completely understandable that people will have different views on a polarising issue like this, however threats of specific violence directed against an those with opposing views *cannot* be acceptable. Can you please clearly condemn this?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Over 30% of SNP members didn't vote. Despite it being something they could do from comfort of their own home in a couple of mins, and there being a pretty wide range of candidates, even taking a "least worst" option nearly a third simply didn't engage with the process. Why not?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

Last night's NEC decisions not playing well to the wider party at all. I've seen multiple mainstream SNP accounts (either studiously neutral on GRA reform or positive towards it) who are deeply negative about the treatment of JD and JC. Seriously misread the room.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I think this is indeed notable, it raises questions about what kind of person gets to the top of professional 3rd sector management, about the culture that exists there, and (ironically) the absence of class equality, diversity of perspective, and inclusion of awkward voices.

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@MhairiHunter

2 years

Noticeable that there was zero support for the heckler in a room full of women who all work for or play some role in organisations tackling violence against women & girls. You can draw your own conclusions from that.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

The message here? Boys get away with whatever destructive behaviour they feel like, purely driven by unrestrained impulse. Girls and women are passive observers or victims and then presumably have to clean up. So many questions as to how this made it to actual release.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

@olafdoesstuff Olaf, serious question - in your eyes, is it possible for women to discuss the consequences/challenges/appropriateness of male involvment in a women's event, without it being abuse? Or is any raising of that issue inherently abusive, regardless of how it is worded? Ta

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

@MhairiHunter Sorry Mhairi, but that's arrant nonsense. The entire blame for this situation lies with those who thought that the practical consequences of GRR could be handwaved away by sheer willpower. Then Isla Bryson and a few others showed what SelfID *actually means*.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I need someone, anyone, to explain to me how HY position here can be reconciled with the Self ID principle which is the fundamental core of the GRR legislation which he is pledging to defend to the hilt. Genuine plea for someone to make sense of this for me.

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@SkyPoliticsHub

2 years

"I don't believe Isla Bryson is truly, and genuinely, a trans woman". SNP's @HumzaYousaf is asked about the transgender woman who was last month convicted of rape and held in a women's prison before being transferred to a men's estate. #Ridge

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

The problem is, when you use words like far right on someone like Kate Forbes, what are you left with when you are trying articulate genuine fascism? There's nothing left, because you've labelled everyone outwith your tightly defined purity circle an actual Nazi.

Duncan2021

@Duncan20212

6 months

To my fellow SNP supporters, I would warn you not to let the party's far-right wing, in the form of Kate Forbes, take the FM's position. Scotland is a socialist country; we do not need someone who emulates Thatcher running the country. She would truly be a disaster.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

The short BBC clip last week, where Dr Ronx facilitated a young woman's hatred of her own body, by advising her on use of medically dangerous binders - that was the moment when I stopped caring what happens to the BBC.

John Simpson

@JohnSimpsonNews

5 years

I’ve warned for some years now that the concerted attacks on the BBC would end in its destruction. Only a determined few want this to happen. The rest are unthinkingly caught up in the mud-slinging, or feel powerless. If you want the BBC to survive, now’s the time to speak up.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

9 months

I'd be interested to know from Equalities Minister @Emma_Roddick whether the promotion/distribution/circulation of this kind of material would cause an organisation to fall foul of the proposed conversion therapy ban legislation?

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@ScotLesbians

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'Lesbians are dying out' portrays lesbianism as a fear of penises, rather than a sexual orientation.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

This follow policing, with added tracking of behaviour is creepy misogynistic controlling behaviour at its worst. Picking on a woman in the public eye and trying to shame her for how she curates her social media feed is like the worst of tabloid journalism with added stalking.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

"wine bar pseudo intellectuals" does have a ring to it. Fergus clearly speaking his mind here. You might not agree with all of it, but the central premise of an urban lowland Green party being the tail that wags the SNP, (now increasingly led by the same type) rings true for me.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

An apology here is certainly welcome. Will there also be a full review of how this came to pass, including the decision-making process to give this individual access to children and allowing them to have photos of the children which later appeared on social media?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

As a genuine answer to this question - off the top of my head - sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, FGM, hiring decisions based on probability of taking maternity leave, consequent career impact of maternity leave. I'm sure there will be more.

Kirsty Blackman

@KirstySNP

4 years

@rachel__julia @leftist_rage Is there research showing that discrimination happens on the basis of actual sex rather than perceived sex or gender? Because otherwise it seems that a lot of energy is being poured into arguing about solving a problem that doesn’t exist, at the expense of solving one that does.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

@AshmoleanMuseum Two posts back, you've said that she's written about 40 books, inc feminism, and here you are claiming that she might have got *her own* pronouns wrong, or that they should be retrospectively questioned. That's really pretty condescending.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@lborouniversity @ZombieTron @stonewalluk Is this a post from ten years ago? Please get up to date advice, stonewall has been outed as a completely flawed organisation, and to be totally avoided if you are genuinely interested in equality and inclusion. Please rethink.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 months

This absolutely needs examined at a forensic level, how a group of predators was able to so completely infiltrate a section of the SNP: Sparling Downing Grady McKay Linden Kerr Major questions on the culture that at best turned a blind eye, at worst encouraged/facilitated them.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

If this was about *any* other protected characteristic, then it wouldn't last a day on twitter, but as the target is women/girls, it's not only permitted, it's thriving. Pure misogyny, and evidence of porn's creeping influence - objectification & dehumanisation for entertainment.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 months

@AdamRamsay If you're worried about your reputation, I'd be more concerned about this tbh.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

This is outrageous. Policing how other people vote and directly insinuating bigotry or worse. If you cannot handle a democratic election with a candidate who is already serving at the upper levels of government and who has committed to upholding all rights, you are in the wrong.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 months

@semiretiredemo Why are you angry? He was right, and said it well, with sensitivity. It's been a farce, and needs sorted

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

Between Anas' admitting that he basically didn't think through Self ID at the time, Gillian J's outburst on the radio and Humza's relentless, inerrant and repeated rake-stepping - I have to ask, are these *really* the best representatives that we have as a nation?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

It's casually done, but that's the insidious nature of this kind of comment. This use of violent and sexualised language is massively problematic. There's a dark stain of misogyny that runs through a section of young male political culture.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

@CllrAlexCatt @scottishgreens This use of violent and sexualised language is massively problematic. There's a dark stain of misogyny that runs through a large part of this kind of thinking.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

Rebecca Curran going from robust to outright confrontational with Jason Leitch here. Not sure if she somehow thinks that by pushing hard enough he'll crack and admit something nefarious?! It's a weird tone for this kind of interview.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

10 months

"In a world where the hunted seeks justice, 'Foxing Day: The Return' tells the gripping tale of a young fox avenging his father, taken by a suburban baseball bat attack. Armed with cunning and a bat of his own, he's back to settle scores. This winter, vengeance has a new face."

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

I've downloaded and had a skim through the guidance, and it's breathtaking how far it's pushed past the actual law in terms of compelling compliance of not only action and word, but also of *thought* Overreach would be understatement See for yourself:

Jenny Marra

@JennyMarra

4 years

@NHSLanarkshire question- if gender is assigned at birth, why do you offer the service of identifying the sex of the child at 20 weeks’ gestation?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

10 months

What an utter shambles entire farce has been. Ill-considered legislation, synthetic facade of consultation, incompetently drafted, rammed through before Christmas, failed at every hurdle, no improvement to trans people, indy movement split, SNP internally eviscerated. Pathetic.

The National

@ScotNational

10 months

BREAKING: The Scottish Government has officially abandoned its legal challenge of the UK Government’s decision to block gender reform legislation

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@josephjames94 @leakylike @GrahamDallas5 Ah, it's never far from the surface. The particular hatred towards women, particularly those who are older - a toxic blend of misogyny and ageism. Might be worth reflecting on what drives this kind of attitude.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

My son, who's very literal (rather than literary) had to write a poem today on the solar system. He produced this, which I thought was worthy of sharing.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I took a fair bit time and effort to frame this a reasonably as I could. The response this morning? Blocked. I do understand that individuals have complete right to curate their own social media feeds, but still feel deeply disappointed. Read the chain and make your own mind up.

Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@LucyHunterB @KarenAdamMSP it's completely understandable that people will have different views on a polarising issue like this, however threats of specific violence directed against an those with opposing views *cannot* be acceptable. Can you please clearly condemn this?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

9 months

@blairanderson35 Hi Blair, I see you're back on social media. You've made a core claim to support the need for this legislation that there's data evidencing 1000s of people going through conversion therapy at the moment in Scotland. Can you please share that data?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

This admission by director of rape crisis centre is deeply concerning. MW didn't let on that they were born male when taking job with the very most vulnerable women & girls in society. That this is in anyway acceptable now is worrying, but what's next if GRA reform goes through?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

It's truly insightful to see the variation in threshold of acceptable historical behaviour, and how that adjusts with proximity to the current cultural and polticial centres of influence. The bounce back here from career-ending revelations is remarkable.

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@GlasgowComedy

2 years

We are delighted to announce the inaugural winner of the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award is ✨Janey Godley✨ #gicf23 @JaneyGodley

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Peter MacDonald

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4 years

@TheBodyShop @jk_rowling @paisleycurrah

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

I don't think I've ever seen such a tightly organised campaign of "wagon circling" before. A thread of the prime examples follows:

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

A counter to the allegations that Armenian troops were being shipped from Artsakh (which seems very unlikely given the strategic situation there) to fight with the Russians, here are actual Armenians in Ukraine joining the defense of Kyiv.

Ani Avetisyan

@AvetissianAn

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Armenian volunteers in Kyiv.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 months

@FiShoop @BBCSport I think Matthew gets that there's a more substantial issue here than the soundbite response you've offered here.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

11 months

@WeAreFairCop It's worse in the actual link. This is way beyond accomodation, it's flat out deception.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

So. 26 individuals attend cabinet (22 ministers+4). 3 don't use twitter. Of the remaining 23, 13 (more than half) either posted their own variation of the DC excuse tweet, or R/T someone else. That's a lot of string-pulling for a Saturday. Let me know if I've missed anyone.

Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

I don't think I've ever seen such a tightly organised campaign of "wagon circling" before. A thread of the prime examples follows:

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

A tale of two hotels eh? These are the folk who are also offering to put up the evicted staff from Britannia coylumbridge. A crisis brings out the worst in some people, but the best in others.

Macdonald Hotels

@MacdonaldHotels

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We want to say #NHSThankyou . Drop into our hotels between 8-10am each day and show your NHS ID card to collect. Find out where our hotels are here #NHSstaff #NHSworkers

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

I think we're clearly at* a point where the FM needs to publicly reign in PH, who is currently a minister in his government. This rejection of evidence and reframing it as a culture war is completely unacceptable and irresponsible behaviour. The FM is accountable here. *well past

Dr Michael Foran

@michaelpforan

6 months

Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish greens spreading misinformation about the Cass Report and stoking a culture war by refusing to deny or condemn his colleague Ross Greer’s description of it as a transphobic conservative report. This is irresponsible and dangerous.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

100% this. It's unacceptable and it should be called out, not handwaved away as some sort of esoteric difference of opinion. We'd not stand for this for a moment if it was abuse of people meeting to discuss racism or religious persecution.

J.K. Rowling

@jk_rowling

1 year

That elected officials from the Greens stood proudly beside protestors screaming 'fuck you' at women, including those from Afghanistan and Africa, who were meeting in Glasgow to discuss sex-specific harms such as FGM, disgraces them and their party.

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Peter MacDonald

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3 years

With protests and counter protests, you expect fair bit of banner waving, slogan chanting, and usual pantomime level of booing and cheering from each side. This, however, crosses all sorts of lines. Most concerning aspect is total lack of self-restraint, even with police present.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 months

@MhairiHunter Isla Bryson claims to be a woman. Are they? This is what it boils down to.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@jo_bartosch @AyoCaesar It's actually mind-blowing. Think you've seen it all on this site, and yet here we go.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@AndyNiven_ @Scotlandteam Males play with males. It's really quite straightforward.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

Gents, we're being specifically asked to stand up and speak out. Will you heed this call?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

If you are aware of Lucy's usual tone, the change here shows profoundly impact (and not in a good way) of today's session. Those in power should take note of her voice, and others like it.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

Derek Mackay - how could an intelligent, articulate, bright dynamic guy fall so badly? If nothing else it shows how incredibly powerful male sex drive can be - when someone with so much to lose risks *everything*? It's not every man, but it could be any man. 1/2

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 years

@ForwomenScot @scotgov @PermSecScot The reality here is that Stonewall is effectively acting as a branch of government. Either due to laziness, incompetence or inconvenience, the entire area of LGBT+ policy and practice has been subcontracted out to an unaccountable organisation that is institutionally flawed.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

"Non binary equality action plan" the fact that of all the challenges sitting in the desk of the minister for equalities and older people, that this gets parliamentary time and energy is a sign of exactly where our parliament is at. Time for a change.

Ayrshirelass

@Ayrshirelass13

2 years

@LustraSmallFry This was McKelvie just a couple of days ago.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

In last stats, there were 6,736 hate crimes recorded in Scotland, of which ~1,150 were LGBT (race/religion/disability make up rest). However, domestic violence stats were 60,641 incidents, an increase of 2% on prior year. It's not a competition, but is there proportionate focus?

Police Scotland College

@PSOSCollege

4 years

Happy Purple Friday of #LGBTHM21 . This was celebrated with @LGBTIpoliceScot , DCC Taylor, Superintendent Hay, and Chief Superintendent Carle @ScotPoliceSupts who addressed the current course on the importance of LGBT history month.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

This is just ridiculous. Surely given direct issues with breathing that are known with covid 19, the right advice would be to abandon all binder use right now, allow bodies a few days to repair, return to natural shape and therefore give lungs best shot at getting through this?

TransgenderNI

@TransgenderNI

5 years

content: COVID-19, binding For trans folks who are binding during this pandemic, here's a couple of things you should be aware of! Now more than ever it's important to practice safe binding and to be able to differentiate between binding-related & other breathing problems. 1/3

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Peter MacDonald

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3 months

@717oneArm @SwingsBrah It's this a joke? Or do you think people actually might feel and act like that in their own community over a small improvement like adding trees?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

Police Scotland “We are committed to creating a society where women and girls live free from violence, abuse, exploitation and harassment" Trans activist to trans activists "punch a TERF" Women gets punched by trans activists. Police Scotland "that was naughty, don't do it again"

The National

@ScotNational

1 year

NEW: Police have issued a statement following the alleged assault of a Women Won't Wheest campaigner in Aberdeen this weekend. They confirmed a 26-year-old man was given a warning after the incident at Duthie Park.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

1 year

Ok, this now really doesn't make sense. Back in Sept 2021 @lornaslater put in an expense claim for a mobile phone for her specific work use. Yet she's today explicitly stated that she doesn't use a work phone. What's the deal? @HRwritesnews can you get to bottom of this?

hardlyperennial🌸

@hardlyperennial

1 year

@LucyHunterB @ianbail0040 @HRwritesnews Lorna Slater claimed expenses for a mobile phone in September 2021.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Getting that column in the paper to say the same things in different ways week in, week out. A sense of obligation to a cause that might be damaged - by the truth, of all things! Doing their bit to shore up the dam until it bursts. Now it's burst, so what now? 3/3

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 months

Andy Murray. What a class act. Tonight is a reminder that his entire career has overlapped with three of the best players that tennis has ever produced and yet he managed to carve out his own success in that time, and maintained his down to earth self deprecating honest humour.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I'm kinda bemused that MR is just tweeting away casually while the SNP's legitimacy and credibility is in flames all around tonight. If ever there was a moment for him to intervene with something, anything, surely this is it?

Michael Russell

@Feorlean

2 years

Love it….a great image …

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

This seems an apt time to remind the world that Maggie Chapman has a degree in zoology. "the scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals."

Lisa Mackenzie

@lnmackenzie1

2 years

@smaglens She said she couldn't possibly know what sex she was because she had never had her chromosomes tested. 🤷‍♀️

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 months

This was not a peripheral or marginal character. Read carefully what the judge has to say about someone right at the same time as they were the heart of policial/activist/social/professional clique. It's spectacular blind spot/poor judgement from all of them, or worse.

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@amoozeboosh

3 months

@RosieDuffield1 this is what the judge said. this guy was at the heart of the SNP WM team. hates women.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@Aella_Girl @Liv_Boeree The fact that you are trying so hard to normalise this is really telling. We all know it's wrong. You do. I do. We all know. But you *have* to defend it, as the dominoes start to fall as soon as you admit this is problematic.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 months

Now is the time for a root-and-branch review of this kind of mindset, starting with every organisation that is funded by Scottish government. There needs to be proper accountability, and proper structural change.

Roddy Dunlop KC

@RoddyQC

5 months

Absolutely scathing judgment in Adams v ERCC. Harassment on multiple fronts; Kafkaesque behaviour; resulting in unlawful constructive dismissal.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

MB has come out swinging here, comparing KF's views on marriage definition to objecting to racially mixed marriages. It's a fairly blatant insinuation, and Mhairi knows exactly what she is doing. It's worth taking the time to note exactly what Kate has said, and the context 🧵1/

Mhairi Black 🏳️‍🌈

@MhairiBlack

2 years

A lot of people have asked me my views of the leadership contest. Truthfully, I have been incredibly hurt so far. Hurt originating with the statements @_KateForbes has made and since stood by. I, like most people in Scotland, could not care less about someone’s religion. (1/10)

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Having the right connections, the right pals, managing information, spinning narratives, earning clicks and likes, never rocking the boat, railing against Westminster, but never looking closer to home, preaching, not listening, living in a bubble, echoing each other. 2/3

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I actually love this. Genuinely love it. Natural use of one of our own languages in a completely uncontrived way. It's barely been mentioned in this campaign, but the last time we had a leader who was fluently bilingual was probably James VI...

Laura Webster

@LauraEWebsterr

2 years

Fascinating watching Kate Forbes speak Gaelic for BBC Alba to a room full of non-Gaelic speakers who couldn't ask any follow up questions, never seen anything like it!

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

Whatever your views on the GRA, this effort to directly influence social policy by an overseas company is a remarkable move.

Google UK

@GoogleUK

4 years

🏳️‍⚧️Show your support for the Trans community during Pride month by signing this letter #TrusstMe

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Final few seconds here from @CGrahameMSP are key: "I'll tell you something: she (Kate Forbes) is respected in that parliament - across the chamber - in a way that Humza Yousaf is not"

Representing Border

@ITVBorderRB

2 years

Humza Yousaf 'takes credit for others work', Christine Grahame says. The SNP MSP - who backs Kate Forbes - attacks his record, saying he avoids responsibility for mistakes. But minister @MairiMcAllan defends the Health Secretary. #SNPLeadershipElection

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

You know those reports you hear about cults which order their followers to have nothing more to with individuals who leave the group? To me, demanding this kind of collective response has some heavy echoes of that.

Ernest Owens

@MrErnestOwens

2 years

SAD NEWS: Macy Gray & Bette Midler have come out as TERFs. Unfollow, un-support, and unsubscribe.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

I would have thought this would have been something we might have seen from @NicolaSturgeon or @Feorlean , rather than being left to one of the candidates.

STV News

@STVNews

2 years

'I just want to put out a call for calm with everything that has happened over the past few days'. Ash Regan has called for an end to 'mudslinging' between candidates in the race to become the new First Minister.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

A modicum of common sense here from Mr Swinney. There's a growing gap between those who can see the problem here, and those who whole-heartedly defend it (including some senior SNP figures) who really should know better.

The Herald

@heraldscotland

5 years

John Swinney said the performer “quite clearly” should not have been invited to address pupils at a Scottish primary school

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 months

@SNPBAME @OutForIndy @DundeePride @theSNP @DundeeSNP @ShonaRobisonMSP @JoeFitzSNP @ChrisLawSNP @YSINational Has Emily got any statement to make on recent office-bearer Cameron Downing, and his conviction for sexual assaults that took place during his OFI tenure? Really need some answers here - who knew what, what sort of due diligence was done, when did OFI become aware of allegations?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

4 years

I think this underestimates people's ability to care about two things at once. It is possible to simultaneously think that a) the lack of female examiners is terrible and b) if someone wants a female examiner they should be legally able to ask for one.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

6 months

It shouldn't be lost on people that @joannaccherry , a lesbian, and a woman with long experience in politics, can see through the white-knighting attacks on KF, supposedly on behalf of people like JC.

Joanna Cherry KC

@joannaccherry

6 months

I see the sexist witch hunt against Kate Forbes is in full swing again this morning amongst some of our male commentariat. Cynical misrepresentation of her positions positively dripping with misogyny.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

Murdo and I are on different sides of the fence on a few things, but this is valid question. At what point are young people old enough to make responsible decisions and to be held accountable? Inconsistency-drink, fags, films, armed service, vote, gender change, marriage, prison?

Murdo Fraser

@murdo_fraser

5 years

This is extraordinary. The Scottish Government are proposing that people can legally change their gender at 16, but we are now being told that brains are not fully mature until 25? Something’s not right here.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

Are we just writing off the fact that the Deputy First Minister took a faith-based swing at Kate Forbes when he was supposedly staying out of the race. Neither the SNP nor the nation will benefit if we all pretend that Humza Yousaf doesn't have a fundamental competence deficit.

Mhairi Hunter 🇺🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@MhairiHunter

2 years

What the actual fuck is a serving Cabinet Secretary doing using opposition hit lines against a colleague? I did not have this on my bingo card I must say.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 months

@S_A_Somerville I'm afraid that it is either/or when it comes to time, money, political capital/attention, priority of legislation and more. The SelfID experiment has been a massive *massive* distraction from real world issues that has left *everyone* the poorer for it. Can you not see this?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

5 years

Strong statement by Kate Forbes, "if Willie Rennie wants to do xyz then my door is open" That indicates that the ongoing responsibility for finance is her remit, she's not just covering it today. Permanent bump up to Finance Secretary coming shortly?

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

It has torn the party apart, ended career of a highly successful FM, set the cause of independence back by *years*, been a massive distraction from real world challenges, a complete waste of time/energy, no winners. Just disappointment on every side. The nation has been failed.

Angus B MacNeil 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@AngusBMacNeil

2 years

Must be V obvs to final 1%, that the GRR is dead - shame so much political capital lost by so many for zero effect. #Lesson talk, debate, listen and learn - & avoid legislative dogmatic absolutes!

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

2 years

@jack_holroyde "predatory women"? Jog on. For millenia it's been pretty clear where the risk is, hence the provision of single sex services, for reasons of privacy, dignity and *safety*. Attempting to equivocate between males and females as potential predators is farcical.

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Peter MacDonald

@BlackIslePMD

3 months

Got to ask again if there has been an Out for Indy comment on this? A sentence of 6 years shows the severity of the crimes and Downing was an office bearer with them during his entire period of carrying out this abuse. When did they know about the allegations?

Biology Rules Ok

@OkayBiology

3 months

SNP equality officer who incited violence against TERFs has been jailed for 6 years for sexual assault & blackmail.

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