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IainMac9

@IainMac9@aus.social

He/him. #Antifascista, International Brigades Memorial Trust #IBMT and #SNP member, #EIP enthusiast, #Internationalist, #numismatist, #WPA and #Zevon fan. Fellow of two Royal Colleges. #ASRC supporter. I live and work on #Bunurong land. Previously lived on #Iceni, #Brigantes land. Heritage - Mull, Benbecula and Ayrshire. Electively moved from the bird place on 4th Nov 22, and, very happy to find sanctuary here! Tha beagan #Gàidhlig agam. Cha toil leam Tòraidhean. #Alba gu bràth ¡No Pasarán! ✊

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IainMac9, to random
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UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt Rafah offensive https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/24/icj-orders-israel-to-halt-rafah-offensive-new-ruling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

EUCommission, to random
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Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger .

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

IainMac9,
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@EUCommission @Mastodon hello and welcome! Please support Scotland’s future bid for independence so I can become a European citizen once more xxx ❤️❤️❤️

timrichards, to random
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Has anyone ever passed through an airport that wasn't partly under construction?

IainMac9,
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@timrichards Doomadgee airport appears fully developed

CoinOfNote, to news
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We haven't yet had anyone guess this week's , it must be a tricky one! It's a worn, but nicely decorative piece, but from where?

Let us know! And don't forget to subscribe to the Coin of Note Newsletter, as it's due out this week with the answer: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter

@numismatics @histodons

IainMac9,
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@CoinOfNote @numismatics @histodons Castile y León - small change, maybe 4 maravedis?

IainMac9,
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@CoinOfNote @alexf24 @histodons whenever is most convenient for you!

IainMac9, to random
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Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site.

Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted on the high black walls of a large banqueting hall.

The room's near-complete mosaic floor incorporates more than a million individual white tiles.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68777741

fkamiah17, to random
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@Roadwarrior29 BTW, if you want to watch something else about resistance fighters, you could try the excellent Flame and Citron, based on true events in Denmark.

IainMac9,
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@fkamiah17 @BashStKid @Roadwarrior29 the Army of Crime is good too - loved Flame & Citron

IainMac9, to music
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Sheer virtuosity - probably my favourite music ever - had the enormous privilege of seeing him live three times - the late, great Paco de Lucía - Entre dos Aguas……

https://youtu.be/2oyhlad64-s?feature=shared

scotlit, to 13thFloor
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Iain M. Banks (1954–2013) was born , 16 Feb—a 🎂 🧵
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“Iain Banks… is a novelist who has his own ‘double’, an author for whom the idea of a split writing persona is emphatically not out of place”

—“Reading Double, Writing Double: The Fiction of Iain (M) Banks” – a 2010 article on Banks’s genre-busting career:

https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2010/11/reading-double-writing-double-the-fiction-of-iain-m-banks/

@bookstodon

IainMac9,
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@scotlit @bookstodon I miss him every single day

IainMac9, to random
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In 1976, two Aboriginal men claimed England. Their actions mocked the lie of terra nullius https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/in-1976-two-first-nations-men-claimed-england-their-actions-proved-terra-nullius-was-a-lie/uar766rmf?cid=newsapp:socialshare:other

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Ken Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'
Tory grandee says Rishi Sunak overturning a Supreme Court judgement is “very dangerous".

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ken-clarke-rwanda-bill-supreme-court_uk_65b7ff5ee4b077c17ab61647

IainMac9,
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@ScepticalScot1 Absolutely - it's funny how Clarke brings back a nostalgia for when there were a few decent Tories in Government - Tarzan and Ken - God - even John "the peas are nice" Major seems better than the shambles of RWNJs they have now

IainMac9, to animals
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Just one more re Archie, whose breed(s) were revealed yesterday - he once appeared in Viz Comic - one of the UK’s most scurrilous publications:

Archie’s breed mix again - Maltese, Silky Terrier, small poodle,dachshund, Lhasa apso and Yorkshire terrier

IainMac9, to animals
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Xmas highlight - Archie’s breed reveal! Daughter sent his DNA and the results were revealed today! Merry Xmas all

His genetic testing results - 38.2% Maltese, 24.2% Silky Terrier, 12.9% Poodle (small), 8.7% Dacshund, 7.8% Lhasa Apso, 4.7% Havanese, 3.5% Yorkshire Terrier

IainMac9, to random
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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial live: Lehrmann admits lying to Linda Reynolds and in Channel 7 Spotlight interview under cross-examination in court https://www.theguardian.com/law/live/2023/nov/27/bruce-lehrmann-live-news-stream-defamation-trial-network-10-ten-lisa-wilkinson-federal-court-brittany-higgins-latest-news-updates-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

IainMac9,
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Perhaps heading down the Porter/Roberts Smith path...

IainMac9, to random
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https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/tips-and-advice/nine-foods-that-are-good-for-your-cholesterol-and-one-of-them-is-cheese-20231103-p5ehi0.html

IainMac9, to random
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Why??? WTF??? Australia - get a grip!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-05/nsw-police-investigate-posters-hitler-mask-benjamin-netanyahu/103067006?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

IainMac9, to random
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I’ve been here for over a year now! Thank you everybody!

IainMac9,
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@anathema_device 🥂

JugglingWithEggs, to random
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Suella Braverman:

“The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice.”

How does a civil and genuinely compassionate society respond to the fact that we are governed by racists who constantly try to blame their own failures on the poorest?

IainMac9,
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@anathema_device @JugglingWithEggs I saw your answer long before the original toot (my phone loads really slowly). I still knew you were talking about Cruella Braverman….

IainMac9, to random
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Matt Hancock thought he should decide who lived and died if NHS became overwhelmed, Covid inquiry hears – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/nov/02/ai-summit-covid-inquiry-elon-musk-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-updates-live?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

IainMac9, to random
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Stephen King Swiftly Shuts Down Musk's Claim That There's Been A 'Great Wakening From Woke'

The horror icon only needed one word to shut down the X owner over his assertion that 'the great wakening from woke has happened.'

https://www.comicsands.com/stephen-king-elon-musk-woke-2666107474.html

br00t4c, to random
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Is The US Turning Into A Christofascist State?

https://popularresistance.org/is-the-us-turning-into-a-christofascist-state/

IainMac9,
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@br00t4c yup

IainMac9, to random
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A leaked review document shows the National Disability Insurance Agency used ‘legalistic brinkmanship’ to force disabled people to ‘bargain away their rights’.

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2023/10/28/exclusive-ndia-used-the-law-exhaust-participants

IainMac9, to random
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HUMZA Yousaf has issued a brilliant response to people calling him a racist online.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23883307.humza-yousaf-posts-perfect-response-elon-musk-calls-fm-racist/

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