Andrew Sinclair

Manchester > London - 204 miles MCR > Edinburgh - 222 miles MCR > Aberdeen - 343 miles MCR > Inverness - 372 miles MCR > Portree - 430 miles MCR > Kirkwall - 523 miles Manchester in the North of Britain? No, not even close.

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This lady writes like no-one else on the planet. In a very, very, good way. 👇👇👇

We are starting the 244th week of Russia's all out war. Putin's "second army of the world" is more than 1,700 days behind schedule in reaching Kyiv. Ukraine stands proud, stays free on Day 1706 of the Kremlin's full scale invsion. Here's my daily🧵- gifts of coffee welcome!

Ukraine is taking back territory, and Trump is trying to bail out Putin — the one assignment he has always taken seriously. (Note: this essay by Phillips O'Brien is from last week. See his page for this week's update as well) phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

If the AI bubble bursts, "we need a people-first bailout," says writer @astra.bsky.social.

I'm watching David Gilmour at the Circus Maximus on Sky Arts. "Comfortably Numb" That's all you need. Bliss. (Romany Gilmour headbanging along to her dad's guitar solo - awesome!!) 🤘😂🤘

substack.com/@peoplemustb... Amal Clooney speaks up for Palestine.

Russia-US Ukraine talks increasingly follow the interest of the insider court rather than the nations. This is what neo-royalism looks like. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The bigger question is how Musk can hold a security clearance or oversee the operations of a company with supersensitive and classified government contracts. Several FBI agents bluntly asked that question. They all got fired or reassigned and their supervisors were unable to answer their questions.

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Another war crime by Israel

Day 1701 of Ukraine's battle for survival. There is a growing fear that the country's fate may be decided by the Trump-Putin alliance in the next two weeks, as a 'Useful Idiot' estate agent arrives in Russia. Just like every single day of the war, I'm back with THE daily🧵

Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Economic inequality is not some naturally occurring phenomenon. It is the consequence of choices. One question I always urge my students to ask: who is the market organized for — and why?

It happens so much — it's so endemic — that there's a danger you get numb to it. I can't explain why this one hurt me so bad. Please, please spend a moment to watch this. And imagine it's your mum, sister, daughter, partner or friend. These people are monsters. There's no other word.

A damning new UN report accuses Western media, including the BBC, of being part of an information system that is 'intrinsic to the ongoing genocide' in Gaza We break down its findings 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

It's time this nonsense was taken seriously What have Israel got on politicians worldwide? Through Pegasus and other online spyware the Israelis are blackmailing our leaders into making decisions which aren't those ordinary ppl approve of From yesterdays Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Is Medvedev saying the quiet bit out loud? 👇👇👇

This is what terrorism looks like.

What more does Trump have to do before MAGA realise they've been conned?

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This is from today's Guardian It seems Pegasus isn't the only spyware Israelis are unleashing upon the world The article describes in detail how we're being targeted Is this what happened in the Scottish GE? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

There are reports that Musk weakened his Starlink service to Ukraine which assisted Russian missile attacks overnight. What could happen to a country which allows Palantir into every sector of its public services if Peter Thiel decides to slow them down?

'I cannot believe that in 2026 we are talking about the mediaeval barbarism of public executions, yet here we are.' weegingerdug

'The driver of Britain’s water shortages isn’t data centres, it is a 30 year failure to build the reservoirs we need to meet demand'. A deeper dive. www.samdumitriu.com/p/will-data-...

Good morning, though it doesn't seem too good. The war in Europe continues, and it's Day 1692 of Russia's insane and inhumane all-out assault on Ukraine. Yep, I am still going, never missed a day, so here's Monday's thread:

“Everything made of words will be taken over by AI” Yuval Noah Harari spoke to Nobel-winning journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social and the Nerve’s @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about the threat of AI, for an in-depth and sometimes alarming conversation about humanity’s near future

What a cracking idea!! 🙂🙂🙂

Day 1690 and Ukraine woke up incredibly angry this morning. "Used", "betrayed" and "disgusted" just 3 of the words most commonly heard, as the former leader of the free world managed to tarnish the reputation of the U.S. yet more. I've never missed a day. This is the daily 🧵

The ceasefire myth: What Gaza has endured over the past year Despite the so-called "ceasefire" agreed a year ago today, there is still no end in sight to Israel's genocide in Gaza. www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...

Trump’s deal with Russia makes this conversation feel even more urgent as Luke digs deep into how the White House betrayed Ukraine.

Dictator Move of the Day. (This is my second DMOD today. It's a busy time for authoritarians.)

The US blacklisted the International Criminal Court on 9 October 2026, just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, a convicted criminal, has spent years shamelessly coveting the peace prize.

This is barbaric. I've no other word to describe it.

It's a Friday (could be any day) .... It's five to five, and it's (another) Crackerjack of Corruption What will Nigel do this time? 👇👇👇👇

"AI and digital surveillance reversed the American consumer model. We grew up with people constantly trying to sell us stuff. Now they're trying to sell us *to* stuff. We are the things being purchased. Our data, our lives." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koos...

A good measure to keep in mind 👇

That has always been on the cards... 😥 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. 🇸🇮 #ScoSlo

President Sheinbaum on the nature of the Right Wing: "The right wing is a movement, ideology, who is against the people. It doesn't defend people, it defends economic interests." "It promotes authoritarianism and violence, it is against democracy, government by the people.

"The Real Nigel Farage by John Sweeney" ' ... Sweeney paints a portrait of a man whose character can be summed up in three words: charisma, cruelty, chaos' www.politicos.co.uk/products/the...

'When an independent free press fails a country, its democracy is imperilled, and that is the risk that we are seeing. People have lost faith not only in their politicians, but in the media too, and the consequence is very dangerous.' Richard Murphy

🎥WATCH: On Feb 28, Tomahawk missiles struck a school in Minab, killing at least 156 people, including 120 children — one of the gravest US war crimes since Vietnam. @jeremyscahill.com, @mazmhussain.bsky.social & Reza Sayah (X: @SayahTweets) spent 2 months speaking w/ survivors. This is their story.

Here's a beautiful song for a Friday (or any) morning. 🔽🔽🔽🔽

“There is a harvest of greed and corruption and cruelty that’s cropped up in the last ten years, lovingly tended by those who were supposed to strike it down.” New interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswl...

Free book excerpt! From THEY KNEW, on paywalls, the loss of the public sphere, and the abandonment of accountability. Written in 2021, it explains much of the present political information crisis: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-public-f...

The daily grind begins again. Trying to alert the world to the crimes of an aggressor, terrorist nation in the hope the world can ensure justice and stabilise again. Even the dumbest or most ardent Russophile must now realise Putin leads a Terrorist State. Day 1679 of his war.

There's a bunch of imposters wearing Scotland shirts in this second half. Scotland doesn't play exciting attacking football... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. It's glorious to watch!!! #NationsLeague #SlovSco

The challenge is real!! 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks! Full article here: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...