Did a PhD in Scottish island political & constitutional history, now working in public sector. Shetlander. Can be found doing things at: @EuropeElects.bsky.social @ShetlandElects.bsky.social @HistoryofElections.bsky.social @ScotHistNetwork.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mutu2uhxxk2iThink it's not great that the internet is rapidly dividing into spaces that are either, "All hail our technofeudal and ethnonationalist AI grifter overlords" or "full Butlerian jihad now, every technological innovation since 1990 was a mistake."06 Sep 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutu2uhxxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mus4dzakzk2tBirthday botanics05 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus4dzakzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mur2hwz37s2sAgree with this. It also feels like an attempt to reinterpret history to align with what we now know, rather than confront the complexity of writers/creators who did terrible things also having produced art that brought meaning and joy to many people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur2hwz37s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muqznwio2k2sThis fun fact is the best birthday present I could have wished for [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqznwio2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muilzlobf22hAre there any political parties - presumably on the left, but not necessarily - that have campaigned for workplace democracy? For the right of all workplaces to elect their management, perhaps even CEOs, and/or to engage in collective decision making?01 Sep 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muilzlobf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muil5fxcyc2gJust never feels like there's enough time01 Sep 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muil5fxcyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muidbtvrxk2gInto this wild Abyss the wary Fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while... Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain His dark materials to create more worlds [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muidbtvrxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mufensevm22gAt this rate, I'll start advocating for Pluto to be the test subject when we eventually build a death star https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/31/forbidden-planet-was-plutos-2006-demotion-a-big-mistake31 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufensevm22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muas5ujrw22eUhhh29 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muas5ujrw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muadhrbjzc25Today I learned African elephants are evolving to be less likely to have tusks, which helps them survive against poaching. Equally fascinating and horrifying https://www.npr.org/2021/10/22/1048336907/elephants-tuskless-ivory-poaching-africa29 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muadhrbjzc25https://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3muaa2iad7s22With the exception of three or so episodes, I thought the Ncuti Gatwa era of Doctor Who was pretty good. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaa2iad7s22https://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mu6evdnvhc24My trend of getting into my Dad's music years after his death continues. Not sure there's anything else that sounds remotely like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KnYw4EwYGc28 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6evdnvhc24https://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mttqrpm6qk2lInteresting concept - "Book Festival: Getting to Grips With Trauma" https://lanternhousearts.org/book-festival-getting-to-grips-with-trauma/24 Aug 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttqrpm6qk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mttbdhncvc24Whose idea was it for the new ScotRail app to require an internet connection to launch, thereby requiring a connection at all times to access a ticket? I just want to talk.24 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttbdhncvc24https://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtr5wjgpn22hOh, Odysseus23 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr5wjgpn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtqm5ycrt22cMy Mum keeps complaining that her Facebook feed is full of algorithmic content about Harry and Meghan (alongside other royals - Camilla another favourite, apparently). So the algorithm certainly thinks they generate clicks [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqm5ycrt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtp7l3qrsk2r"The desire to know and understand oneself is not novel, but this collective urge to.. describe the autistic experience en masse feels relatively new. When the power shifts to a community owning the language, there is profound discomfort in medical spaces and beyond." https://www.nsun.org.uk/uta-frith-confirms-my-longstanding-grudge-against-psychology-theres-a-problem-with-power-and-permission/22 Aug 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp7l3qrsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtjwvdsguc2iFinished this in eight hours. The front cover blurb is right: it's charming, heartbreaking, and so important. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjwvdsguc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtjlennt2k2vSpreadsheet people (complimentary)20 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjlennt2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtj56nlkw22lSeven pages in, and I already think this could be the best book I read this year.20 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj56nlkw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyjarskeggi.bsky.social/post/3mtfcf7ojzk2zThis might be my most unpopular Bluesky opinion but I just can't get into Phoebe Bridgers. In fairness, I'm usually ambivalent to music when I first hear it, but this isn't clicking yet even after a few tries. Back to Gorillaz, I guess.18 Aug 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:f52qulc567ltgomlysqeqijh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfcf7ojzk2z