Christine Ferguson's Avatar

Christine Ferguson

@cferguson

Professor of English, specialising in Esotericism Studies,Victorian Literature, and History of Spiritualism & Occultism. Fan of Indian cinema and all things horror related. Based in Glasgow

771
Followers
701
Following
142
Posts
12.09.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Christine Ferguson @cferguson

Another reason, if any were needed, why we need full independence now

11.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, this is bad.

11.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Long-time buddies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were out for a pleasant van drive in Oklahoma when, all of a sudden, their lives would change.

10.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 9324 πŸ” 1877 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 39

we keep operating like trump flipped some kind of switch to make the gop more misogynistic and racist but this path has been clear since the 50s. you dont get here without goldwater, reagan, nixon, the bushes and mccain/romney. trump didnt come out of nowhere. the monster was always there.

10.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 898 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 17

Well, well, well, looks like someone wasn't willing to feel the pain-along-the-way he inflicted on staff; bet he has a nice little collection of first-class slippers from the luxury junkets he took while his institution was in crisis.

10.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

I heard the audio. He said it.
Lord. What have y'all done.

10.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 18595 πŸ” 5952 πŸ’¬ 1871 πŸ“Œ 831
Post image

"The latest prediction by [Electoral Calculus using modelling by] age, class, occupation & other demographic data, shows that Starmer has just a 27% chance of retaining his seat in Holborn and St Pancras, while the Greens have a 70% chance of winning it"
www.facebook.com/novaramedia/...

09.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

The people who told us austerity was crucial, Brexit would be brilliant, Boris Johnson’s amazing and Liz Truss is an economic genius, are now insisting the country should join an illegal war

#BBCLauraK

08.03.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Happily, the market for a socially conservative Scottish nationalist party turned out to be very limited. Good riddance.

08.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 24117 πŸ” 7423 πŸ’¬ 884 πŸ“Œ 399
Preview
Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice The first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding, exploring the connection between speculative imagination and political practice.Speculative imagination brings to life an array of possible ...

It's available for pre-order!

06.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This appalling fat cat wants to shut the door on all my mature students, many of whom left school after GCSE and give up a lot to go to university. I can tell him that they’re the hungriest for education and far from being unable to graduate, they regularly get the highest grades. Hateful man.

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
Preview
Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 10016 πŸ” 5279 πŸ’¬ 629 πŸ“Œ 640

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

05.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 3041 πŸ” 1121 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 20

It’s astonishing how British newspapers and Tory and Reform politicians line up behind a clearly demented American president to attack the British Prime Minister. I’m an Irishman and have no dog in the fight, but it’s really weird (treacherous?) to constantly back a foreign country ahead of your own

03.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œIf [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” β€” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

04.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 3159 πŸ” 900 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 22
Preview
Insurers Just Pulled Coverage for Every Ship in the Persian Gulf 150 vessels stranded near Hormuz as major marine insurers cancel war risk coverage effective March 5. Oil shipping rates to Asia triple as tanker attacks escalate.

meanwhile...

03.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

I am concerned to see the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, and that the UK has allowed the US to use its bases for strikes on Iran. No matter how the Prime Minister tries to redefine offensive as defensive, this is a mistake.

02.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1423 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 20

The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.

The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.

03.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2693 πŸ” 726 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 50
Preview
'Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum Plans Will Put Lives at Risk for No Purpose' The Government talks about wanting to reduce division and increase integration and then implements policies which will do the complete opposite, argues Daniel Sohege

πŸ”΄β€˜Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum Plans Will Put Lives at Risk for No Purpose’

The Government talks about wanting to reduce division and increase integration and then implements policies which will do the complete opposite, argues @danielsohege.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2026/03/03/s...

03.03.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

Warner: "There was no imminent threat to the United States by the Iranians. There was a threat to Israel. If we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the US, then we are in uncharted territory."

02.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 8275 πŸ” 2346 πŸ’¬ 265 πŸ“Œ 179

Extraordinary to see the Greens polling five points ahead of Labour and the Tories and closing in fast on Reform.

Clearly the Zack Polanski effect.

03.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 7

So as I understand it, it is the policy of the United States that the President can unilaterally issue orders to kill the leader of any country at any time for any reason?

03.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 2168 πŸ” 490 πŸ’¬ 240 πŸ“Œ 49

Honestly the collective national level of disdain for Brits living in Dubai on all my social media platforms today really is bringing the UK together as one in a way that's hard to achieve in the modern era.

02.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 4601 πŸ” 759 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 54
Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack.

"The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack. "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

complete insanity

02.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 8679 πŸ” 2176 πŸ’¬ 661 πŸ“Œ 515
Video thumbnail

Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.

02.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 1495 πŸ” 736 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 152

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to bomb this elementary school full of kids because he thinks it makes him look cool. also his scheming viziers will be betting money on it for fun. good luck soldier

01.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 9636 πŸ” 2624 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 26
Post image
01.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 2464 πŸ” 1006 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 38
Preview
UK planes 'are in the sky' in Middle East, Starmer says Sir Keir Starmer says protections for British bases and personnel have been stepped up to their highest level.

What is this idiot dragging us into? Get Starmer out now

28.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 2

β€˜Keep bombing people until they stop talking about the Epstein Files’ is the main plank of U.S Foreign Policy in 2026.

28.02.2026 09:51 πŸ‘ 5551 πŸ” 1406 πŸ’¬ 174 πŸ“Œ 58