Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser

Francesca Albanese continues her US tour not believing women and the terrorists who admitted to raping women. “What's the need to talk about mass rape, there is no evidence of rape?” Your tax dollars are funding her salary. pic.twitter.com/KhZiyOByVF — Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 30, 2024 Incontrovertible evidence exists of defenceless Israelis being executed in cold blood and kidnapped by Palestinian fanatics on October 7 - no one is arguing the hostages kidnapped themselves. Yet this ridiculous UN rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, demands to see ‘rape movies’ of Israeli women being abused before she accepts these terrible crimes actually took place.  

A slice of depression pie pic.twitter.com/7E3jaXfW5S — Chef Reactions (@ChefReactions) October 28, 2024 Chef Reactions made me laugh like a drain with his acerbic comments on a pie made from Ritz Crackers, sugar (a lot)  and cinnamon!

Globalisation gets a bad name these days, but one of its many unsung benefits is the ability to buy pumpkins in the new global marketplace which has freed the Scottish people from the drudgery of celebrating Halloween with the dreaded 'neep'. Now a 'neep' is a turnip and for readers too young to remember the days of having to make a Halloween lantern out of a rock hard turnip. So here's a hilarious YouTube video from Scot Scran which captures the insanity of these bygone days rather brilliantly. If you ask me, this mollycoddled generations of young Scots don't seem to realise they've never had it so good!

  Pro-Palestinian fanatics and religious nutjobs enjoy a strange dance and make common cause in a 'push for peace'!

This BABY has been a hostage most of his life 🎗️ pic.twitter.com/E4AgkLnBN8 — Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) October 30, 2024 There is only one word for Islamist extremists who kidnap and hold babies hostage. Savages.

Unison Steve likes his privacy when it comes to social media, but argues that women who demand single sex changing areas are 'bigoted'  The words 'he/him and hypocrite' springs to mind!

Breaking: A Jewish man and his five year son were confronted by a cafe owner over a Star of David hat. The owner stated the symbol was violent and demanded they leave. The man asked if the cafe did not allow Jews, the man was told they “might not." pic.twitter.com/Cd7GeZxDJ8 — Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 30, 2024 A Jewish man and his five-year-old son are asked to leave a coffee house by an angry aggressive man for the 'crime' of being Jewish. I can see a lawsuit in the pipeline - I'd be happy to support a crowdfund, but where are the voices of American Muslim politicians and community leaders? Have a nice day! 

Do you agree with this 2 state solution? pic.twitter.com/X3qnAZ4AT3 — The Saviour (@stairwayto3dom) October 28, 2024 A pro-Palestine fanatic, no doubt a supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah, favours the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel which was established in 1948 by a two-thirds majority vote at the United Nations.

Humza Yousaf has apologised to Roddy Dunlop KC after calling one of Scotland's top lawyers a 'Tory fuckwit' in a WhatsApp message during the Covid crisis. Which helps explain why Humza became known as 'Humza Useless' and 'Humza the Brief' during his short, shambolic time as Scotland's first minister.

I have to say the KFC version looks much more enticing than the 3-Michelin star effort from the Epicure restaurant in Paris. Sacre bleu! Link to video below. This is how chicken is served at the 3-Michelin star Epicure restaurant in Paris, France 😮 pic.twitter.com/ILiCeWWIPD — Out of Context Human Race (@NoContextHumans) October 29, 2024  

The story of how Michael Caine met his wife of 51 years ❤️ pic.twitter.com/n5A38kkVJY — internet hall of fame (@InternetH0F) October 28, 2024 Michael Caine is a great raconteur - here's the story of how he met his wife of 51 years, Shakira Caine. 

“Look, I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was, 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah'.” MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) 85 Candles 🎂 today for the wonderful JOHN CLEESE. pic.twitter.com/B1qvj16ulP — Michael Warburton (@TheMonologist) October 27, 2024 John Cleese turned 85 yesterday, apparently. So a belated Happy Birthday Mr Cleese - and thank you for 'Life of Brian' which is a true masterpiece, especially the stoning scene!  

@ProfJMitchell : How Alex Salmond changed the course of Scotland’s political journey https://t.co/8Ugy46SwII — Holyrood magazine (@HolyroodDaily) October 28, 2024 A great read on the life, times and untimely death of Alex Salmond - a real tour de force by Professor James Mitchell.    

Now this made me laugh - very funny and how true!

. @UNISONSteve You posted in support of female nurses being compelled to undress in front of a male. Millions of women stand with the Darlington nurses. ✊❌❌ https://t.co/0fm6ver645 pic.twitter.com/ikaETMJoTi — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 29, 2024 Fair comment by JK Rowling. Unison, whose members are two-thirds female, is taking the side of men trying to invade single sex spaces intended for women - in this case a changing area for female employees! Men who self-ID as women are still men.  

Muslim Imam insist that Islamic colonialism is benevolent, good and kind. Now he would say that, wouldn't he? 🇺🇸 Virgnia Imam Farhan Siddiqi: “The Zionists Are willing to Infiltrate a Country, Undermine and Destroy It for Their Own Personal Goals – Whereas a Muslim Brings Goodness Wherever He Goes” @MEMRIReports pic.twitter.com/z04a2UGWcp — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) October 29, 2024  

Excellent article on women and Trade Unions. At a time when women desperately need champions, TUs are abandoning a huge part of the work force. https://t.co/gjUPyjmZre — For Women Scotland (@ForWomenScot) October 28, 2024 Trade unions are letting down their grassroots women members over single sex spaces and self-ID!  Instead they are championing the cause of largely male activists - just as they did in the fight for equal pay.  

I have finally managed to lay my hands on a copy of Jenny Lindsay's new book 'Hounded' - the two bookshops I tried first in Edinburgh then Glasgow were both sold out. More to follow - meanwhile Jenny is on the front page of The Herald in an interviewed with Kevin McKenna. "Ms Lindsay is one of the most significant poets, spoken-word performers and essayists to have emerged in Scotland’s literary scene in the last decade or so. "Then she decided to speak about the potential and actual harms to women of gender ideology." 

The woeful state of Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street is a national disgrace - never ending 'works', empty shops, boarded up pubs, graffiti everywhere, dirty pavements, litter, fly-tipping and an ugly, intrusive, often dangerous cycle lane.

Glasgow's public realm continues to 'turn to shit' with the demolition of the old Regal Cinema on Sauchiehall Street - here's how it used to look in the 1950s Meanwhile the empty Marks&Spencer building is going to be turned into......wait for it.......even more student accommodation!

Glasgow's parks are lovely at this time of year as the trees shed their leaves for winter, but this standout Acer turns a beautiful shade of red as its last hurrah - a wonderful sight to behold!

Mike Amesbury on the way to his constituency surgery. pic.twitter.com/eSwNF5jcPU — Hopeless Semantic (@JimBlower) October 28, 2024 Labour need this like they need another hole in the head, but the link between Mike Amesbury and the fight scene from 'Airplane' is very funny!  

Chants of "settlers settlers go back home, Palestine is not your home" on the London tube. And what, pray tell, is our home? European countries where people scream at us outside our community centers and on public transportation? pic.twitter.com/Y5vOy9I7HL — Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) October 28, 2024 Pro-Palestinian/Hamas supporters chant on the London tube about Jews 'going back home' You could say the same thing about lots of ethnic minority groups in London, but that would rightly be regarded as hateful and racist. Today's youth could do with a lesson or two on the history of Islam, settlers and colonialism.    

Breaking: Turkey has begun indiscriminately bombing the Kurds in northern Syria. Turkey has been subjugating and killing Kurds for years. There should be an independent Kurdistan created immediately. pic.twitter.com/sr2Q4vSh8e — Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 23, 2024 Turkey has been bombing Kurdish towns and villages in recent days, but I have heard Humza Yousaf demanding an immediate ceasefire.   No Jews, no news?  All eyes on Kurdistan. Turkey has been on a bombing spree against Kurdish people for 4 days, dozens of civilians killed including children. pic.twitter.com/A6Aol7xTvJ — ‌Hemdad Mehristani (@Mehristani) October 26, 2024 All eyes on Kurdistan. Turkey has been on a bombing spree against Kurdish people for 4 days, dozens of civilians killed including children. pic.twitter.com/A6Aol7xTvJ — ‌Hemdad Mehristani (@Mehristani) October 26, 2024