Murray Thomson

Scottish Independence, EU, Transport, Cycling, NHS, Humanism, Snow and anything else which comes to mind. The enactment of Godwin's Law ends any conversation.

[Murray Rothbard @MurraySuggests]

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began.

The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start.

Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have.

If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@JDVance Great, seeing as life is obviously so precious to you, I look forward to you proposing the same gun controls and universal healthcare that we have in the UK.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@BrilliantMaps Didn't stop us playing Chicky Melly!

[Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun]

🌊 Best squad photograph of the @FIFAWorldCup so far.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Blaming asylum seekers for homelessness? What about the 720,000 empty homes in England, and the 1,627,450 second homes in England alone.

Blaming asylum seekers for expensive food shops? What about the £3,100,000,000 profit Tesco made last year?

Blaming asylum seekers for expensive energy bills? What about the £438,000,000,000 made by just 20 energy companies in profit?

Blaming immigrants for not getting an NHS appointment? What about the 260,000+ migrant workers keeping the NHS going? And what about the 25% real term cut in NHS funding, think that could do it?

Blaming people on welfare for a lack of money to fund the NHS? What about the £36,000,000,000 tax gap due to avoidance and evasion by the elite?

It's time to realise it's not immigrants, asylum seekers or people on welfare causing you any harm, it's capitalism and the mega rich hoarding all the wealth.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@theiaincameron Here's Tràigh Hòrnais in North Uist, just round the corner from where we're staying in our motorhome. The Hebrides do have some stunning beaches.

[Cucumberman @BersekEv]

Cuando la ultraderecha llega al poder lo primero que hace es maltratar al pueblo.

En Chile, un carabinero rocía salvajemente con gas pimienta la cara de una menor de edad que se manifestaba.

El fascismo nunca avanza: solo es violencia.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@boneyunks2271 @STVNews @STVColin Apparently winning a 5th term in office is "falling apart"...

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

Barely a month ago this man was imprisoned for the violent rape of a Sikh woman believing that she was a Muslim. No Douglas Murray articles in the Spectator, no Baroness Fox speech in the Lords. No riots. Two tier? Too right https://t.co/8wABWe3bww

[Frenkie_Woody @Frenkie_Woody]

Quando Oliver Hardy morì nel 1957, Stan Laurel era troppo malato per partecipare al funerale.
Mandò solo un messaggio, poche parole, ma immense: “Babe capirebbe.”
E da quel giorno, non salì mai più su un palco.
Per oltre trent’anni erano stati inseparabili.
Insieme facevano ridere il mondo intero.
Da soli… non era più la stessa cosa.

Venivano da due mondi opposti.
Stan dall’Inghilterra, Oliver dal sud degli Stati Uniti.
Due strade lontane, destinate però a incrociarsi e a creare qualcosa che nessuno aveva mai visto prima.

Stan aveva iniziato nei teatri, tra musica e comicità.
Per un periodo lavorò persino con Charlie Chaplin. Oliver, invece, stava dall’altra parte dello schermo: proiettava film in un cinema e osservava gli attori, pensando tra sé: “Posso farlo anche io.”
E aveva ragione.
Si incontrarono a Hollywood quasi per caso. E il loro duo nacque da un imprevisto.
Un giorno Oliver si fece male e non poté girare una scena. Al suo posto chiamarono Stan.
Qualcuno, dietro le quinte, si accorse subito di qualcosa. Non era solo una coppia che funzionava. Era naturale. Era chimica pura. Era magia.
Stan era l’ingenuo, sempre un passo indietro rispetto al mondo.
Oliver il capo sicuro di sé… almeno finché tutto non gli sfuggiva di mano.
E quello sguardo in camera, lento, rassegnato, è diventato leggenda. Ma lontano dai riflettori, la verità era un’altra.
Era Stan a costruire tutto. Scriveva, immaginava, perfezionava ogni dettaglio.
Oliver si fidava ciecamente di lui. Diversi, sì. Ma perfettamente complementari.
Più di cento film. Un Oscar. Teatri pieni solo per vederli entrare in scena.
Poi, come sempre, arriva il tempo. La carriera rallenta. La salute si incrina.
E nel 1957 Oliver se ne va. Stan resta.
Ma non è più lo stesso. Rifiuta ogni proposta. Smette di recitare. Perché alcune storie non possono continuare da sole.
Nel 1961 riceve un Oscar alla carriera. Un riconoscimento enorme.
Ma accanto a lui… manca la metà. E forse è proprio questo il punto. Non il successo. Non i premi. Ma chi hai vicino mentre li vivi.
Stan Laurel ha passato il resto della sua vita a fare una sola cosa: non lasciare che il mondo dimenticasse il suo amico.
Perché la loro non era solo comicità. Era amicizia.
Quella vera. Quella che non si spegne quando cala il sipario.
E forse, alla fine, è questo che resta davvero: non le risate, non gli applausi… ma qualcuno che, anche nel silenzio, continuerebbe a dire di te: “Lui capirebbe.”

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

Think this one through. Beautiful olive trees that grow and mature and serve as the livelihoods of families. People who think they are righteous and devoted to an all-seeing god, burn them down. And it happens again and again and again.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

The family asked for peace.

Farage and the far right instead give them riots.

Awful, hate filled, racist thugs.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@The_TUC @GarethDennis Thankfully not on publicly owned Scotrail, where all cleaners are ScotRail employees. However train turn round times often restrict this time.

[JOHN NICOLSON 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @MrJohnNicolson]

Interesting points: no public funds have been embezzled - the sole victim is @theSNP and its members.

Enough funds can be recovered from Murrell via ‘proceeds of crime’ mechanisms to repay the £400k he embezzled.

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@ism977 @Sunday_Mail And not charged following an extensive investigation

[Murray Thomson @Muzzascot]

@AltonSmits44360 @HQNewsNow @CAgovernor Unless you're a gay person who wants to marry another gay person, then 18 years of gay marriage will have had absolutely zero affect on your life.

[chiky handler @chiky_handlr]

The first reporter who fires back at Trump’s “You’re a terrible reporter” with “You’re a terrible president” deserves a Pulitzer on the spot.

Raise your hand if you agree ✋.

[MSM Monitor @msm_monitor]

More BBC BritNat propaganda masquerading as news. The 'call' is from unelected House Jock peer Jack McConnell. We already know Labour wants an inquiry so this isn't news at all. The lead author of the propaganda is the now notorious James Cook.

[Not Your Average Liberal @NotAvgLiberal]

Fact.

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

We're off to the @FIFAWorldCup 🛫

#FIFAWorldCup