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Wen

@Wen@mastodon.scot

I am a climber, runner, cyclist and swimmer. In between that I run a small (but perfectly formed) analytics company, splitting my time between Edinburgh, The Highlands and The Borders, campaign for Scottish independence, bake bread and occasionally dabble in bad art.

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Wen, to UKpolitics
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Conservative Electioneering

Interesting, Police Scotland announce charges and continuing investigations of ‘two other people’ to coincide with GE campaign and Police England one on Angela Rayner will finish before the GE.

I am unsure who will benefit more, Starmer or Sunak, the two S****s of Westminster society.

Wen, to random
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Scottish LibDem candidate donated £25,000 to Boris Johnson's Tories

As they say, the leopard never changes his shorts…

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24342125.scottish-libdem-candidate-donated-25-000-boris-johnsons-tories/

How is that for the supposedly EUrophile party?

Wen, to UKpolitics
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Cringing in the rain: soggy Rish! kickstarts his farewell tour

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/cringing-in-the-rain-soggy-rish-kickstarts-his-farewell-tour

Moments later Starmer appeared convinceded in two union jacks. This was his time. The waiting was over. He was ready. We were ready. Bring it on.

Scotland, Wales and NI were not convined, although Gething thought it was a good idea - he might be able to hang on to his loot.

#Crace #UkPolitics #ScottishIndependence #Wales #NI

Wen, to art
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At least 1,000 Damien Hirst artworks were painted years later than claimed

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/22/damien-hirst-artworks-painted-years-later-currency-artist

If it moves you and you think it is worthwhile, get it. Being mugged for an ‘investment’ potential is another matter. Provenance is the elusive art work here. Nice work if you can get away with it.

#art #Hurst #Mugging #Mugs

Wen, to privacy
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Who are the real extremists? The people challenging injustices or those trying to shut down our rights

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/extremists-injustices-rights-protest-society

But but but, the grate(ing) the gud - an ‘independent’ ex Labour MP says it is all OK, so shut up and cower in the cess pit plebs.

#FreedomOfSpeech #Privacy #UkPolitics

Wen, to UKpolitics
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Martin Rowson on recent British scandals

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Identity

65% of people in Scotland now identify as Scottish only. Last census.

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Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/israel-calls-on-civilised-nations-to-boycott-icc-arrest-warrants-against-its-leaders

Civilised countries will support Israel’s right to exist and protect its populations (who include Palestinians being persecuted and murdered by the right) and at the same time condemn the deliberate slaughter of men, women and children along with the deliberate destruction of infrastructure in preparation for mass expulsion.

Wen, to random
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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-counts

Only two studies, and both are small, but it should worry even the rich. They can’t avoid them. How ironic if humanity’s pollution is a leading factor in the extinction of the species!

No big bang, just a sad whimper.

Wen, to random
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‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/19/us-public-schools-texas-book-bans

The board of trustees for the Cypress Fairbanks independent school district in Houston voted 6-1 earlier this month to redact certain chapters in science textbooks, including those about vaccines, human growth, diversity, and climate change.
The Texas Taliban are determined to ensure that the state remains rooted to the 15th century.

Wen, to climate
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UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/19/uk-rail-faces-fight-to-stay-on-track-as-climate-crisis-erodes-routes

Some of the changes that we are beginning to experience are not simply rising sea levels or more extreme weather. It doesn’t look good and mitigation will be expensive.

Wen, to UKpolitics
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Nadhim : We were wrong to oust Boris

http://archive.today/2024.05.18-173553/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nadhim-zahawi-boris-johnson-pm-d5xk8w3ps

'In his first newspaper interview since leaving the cabinet, the former chancellor says the ex-PM was the ‘most consequential leader since Thatcher’ — and reveals his own biggest mistake in the tax scandal that led to his sacking’

They just don't get it do they? Worth a read to get confirmation of the bat shit stupidity, arrogance and greed that drive them.

Wen, to environment
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Lunacy from the Cato Institute

https://www.cato.org/publications/superabundance-free-exchange

I read it so you don't have to….

'Humans, especially those living in the countries on the frontier of innovation, create knowledge that allows us to grow our resources well in excess of the resources that we consume.’

It is laughable, but expect the ‘arguments' to be repeated by right wing politicians everywhere.

Wen, to Norway
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The Waterside, Trondheim

It took almost as long to sail up the fjord to Trondheim as it did to get to the mouth from Scotland.

Wen, to UKpolitics
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Morland Cartoon summing up the Tory Election message

Wen, to Norway
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Saturday cycle

Seen in Trondheim, near the old Submarine pens on a chilly May morning.

Kindertransport.

Wen, to art
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Coracle building in Perthshire

With the amazing Jane Wilkinson

http://specialbranchbaskets.com/about.php

The frames will then be covered by hides or canvas.

Photo: two people work on a frame
Photo: the frame is anchored in the ground and when formed needs to be lifted from its ‘vice’
Photo: before the canvas is fitted, an almost complete farm with the seat installed.

Wen, to Scotland
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Union to confront Police Scotland over National reporter arrest threat

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24324761.union-confront-police-scotland-national-reporter-arrest-threat/

The National’s content editor was standing roughly 100m from the demonstration when he was confronted by an officer who claimed he was being “obstructive to the police”.

The encounter was recorded. The officer claimed he didn’t have “free roam to go about protest sites” and suggested he could be arrested under Section 20 of the and Fire Reform Act.

Wen, to USpolitics
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The Big Cigar review – proof that Hollywood can’t be trusted to tell the stories of Black radicals

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/17/the-big-cigar-review-huey-p-newton-black-panther-cuba

A timely review of a new film.

This is at least partially because of the FBI’s campaign of sabotage against 20th-century Black leaders, which was so ruthlessly effective that it remains near-impossible to separate the truth from deliberate distortions, or sort these threads into any kind of moral coherence.

Wen, to Futurology
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School closed amid outbreak of parasitic disease in south Devon

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/school-closed-amid-outbreak-of-parasitic-disease-in-south-devon

South West Water said: “We are working with public health partners to urgently investigate the source. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and will continue to keep customers and businesses updated.”

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-uk-cryptosporidium-cases-ongoing.html

Not only do they directly pollute water, they don’t even treat it properly before it is presented as drinkable.

Wen, to music
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Toyah in concert 1979

On my route to digitising my old negatives. An untouched (you can tell from the dust) photo of Toyah in concert. Taken when I was supplementing my meagre student grant (remember those?) by taking photos for a number of music papers (remember them?).

Ilford HP5 pushed hard

Wen, (edited ) to animals
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A great confluence of minds

Our old terrier, Hamish, meeting a kindred soul this day 5 years ago. Hamish was the result of his Scotty mum having an unplanned (by his owners) tryst with a Norfolk Terrier. He looked like a Scotty when his hair was under control, but most of the time just wild.

Much missed, but he want out in his usual good style, a good breakfast (visitors had cooked haggis, sausages and eggs) and then just went back to his bed by the fire.

Wen, to environment
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Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights

https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/15/trudi-warner-climate-activist-solicitor-general-appeal

The Conservatives are prepared to go to any length, to stifle dissent and overturn long established principles in English law.

The judge accused the government’s solicitor general of “significantly mischaracterising” the evidence, when his lawyers alleged Warner behaved in an intimidating manner, confronting potential jurors outside the court.

#Environment #Law #UkPolitics

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New units of measurement

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/bison-romania-tarcu-2m-cars-carbon-dioxide-emissions-aoe

We have had the standard unit of area in geography as ‘the Wales’, volume ‘Olympic Swimming Pools’, dishonesty ‘the microJohnson', length ‘the Brontosaurs’, weight ‘the Adult Badger’ and now we have CO2 sequestered - ‘the Bison’. 🤣

#Enviroment #Bison

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The UK reveals it's spending millions on quantum navigation

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/14/uk_government_quantum_navigation/?td=rt-3a

The UK has just completed commercial flight trials of quantum-based navigation systems that are designed to be immune to conventional jamming and spoofing.

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