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Living in beautiful Scotland, interested in literature, art, politics. Not forgetting LFC, and history... Love painting, drawing, crafts #FBPE #LFC #YesScots 🚫No DMs unless invited.🚫 No gofundme

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Ailsa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ailsacraggy.bsky.social · Nov 25

Thought for the day

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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 6h

Norway trashes Israel 5-0 in their World Cup Qualifying match & donate all the profits from their match to Gaza through Doctors Without Borders 🇵🇸

My only wish is that one day Scotland could be Independent like our Nordic neighbours & do the same.
#SolidarityWithTheOppressed #SolidarityWithPalestine

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John #GTTO #FBPE #REJOINEU #FBPPR @rcamatrix.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve got no time whatsoever for Tony Blair but the BBC scraping the bottom of the barrel for knocking copy on the LP is so on message for them. Compare this with the absolute silence over the relationship between Nathan Gill and Farage.

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister

The ex-PM confirms he met Epstein in 2002, six years before the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

www.bbc.co.uk

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nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 6h

….enough said!

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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: SNP members have voted for John Swinney's independence strategy - deciding an SNP majority at Holyrood 2026 will be the mandate for a second referendum.

Alternative plans to change this to a pro-indy majority saw little support in the room

www.thenational.scot/news/2553603...

SNP members back John Swinney's independence strategy in party conference vote

SNP members have voted for John Swinney’s independence strategy at the party conference, stating that an SNP majority at Holyrood next year will…

www.thenational.scot

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 12h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h

High street slot machine shops, owned by Merkur, are paying their staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose.

Companies chase profits by spreading misery, exploiting vulnerable people

Gambling Commission must shut down these parasites.

High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose

Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers

www.theguardian.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21h

Arresting 6 year olds.

Donald Trump making America a Fascist shithole.

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John Petrie @johnpetrie.bsky.social · 18h

Well who do we think might be behind this? It is just how brazen it is that astonishes me.

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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 19h

We need an investigation 🔎
Downing Street quick to rescue Scunny. That was right. But cut Scotland adrift with a token gesture of 'help' after promising to save Grangemouth.

How much would a new Firecracker have cost for Grangemouth.?Grangemouth recently had begun to turn it around.

Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 21h

Ok, having a thick moment, but does Jim Ratcliffe still own Grangemouth whilst the Scottish Gov invests in the plant to develop future sustainable/ green energy projects/jobs/ Scottish Manufacturing (some money has also been given by Westminster but not a match on what it's given to Scunthorpe)

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 19h

I'm trying to work out what he gets free from us poorer taxpayers & and how much he gets as oor budget is used to benefit his private businesses. He's diversifying to max his empire at the expense of Scots. Westminster said 'on yer go lad, we'll bypass Scotland but take the receipts for Rachel'

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Kym Camryn @kymcamryn.bsky.social · 2d

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Farage/Reform and the Trump playbook.

Mass sackings of unsympathetic civil servants
Promise to reduce workers's rights
Inflict spending cuts - hit the poor, old, sick, disabled

Now claims teachers are “poisoning our kids” - just as Nazis did to control education.

Power grab by dividing society.

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 1d

After refusing to learn the Latvian language, Latvia has ordered 841 Russians to leave the country by October 13, 2025. They also did not pass security and background checks.

Around 30,000 Russian citizens are affected by the new rules. While most managed to comply

Source: Politico

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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 1d

It's either a voluntary union or It's a prison.
#ScottishIndependence

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2d

I see Robert Jenrick is supporting Hamit Coskun who is appealing his conviction by reference to the ECHR (which Jenrick wants to withdraw from).

Who knew that the ECHR could be useful, even to the anti-ECHR Hard Right?

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 1d

you will never hear or see this on the tv 👇

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday Governor Newsom
Keep On Trolling.......

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Obama should just a post a photo today with his Nobel medal casually propped on a credenza behind him.

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LaneyVotesBlue @laneyvotesblue.bsky.social · 2d

Truth.
Good morning everyone.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

James said the charges against her were “baseless” and added, “The president's own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.”

‘President’s Desperate Weaponization Of…Justice System: Letitia James On Her Indictment

James said the charges against her were “baseless” and added, “The president's own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.”

www.forbes.com

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

Abolition of stamp duty would be worth £80,000 to the average person whose girlfriend buys him a £900,000 second home in Clacton

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 1d

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

Lochaber will be the epicentre of Gaelic language celebrations for the next nine days as the Royal National Mòd began yesterday

World’s biggest Gaelic festival kicks off in Highlands

www.thenational.scot

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

It's quite simple.

Very rich people are blaming immigrants and disabled people, for stealing all the money (exactly as Adolf Hitler did).

Because they are stealing all the money.

This trick is literally hundreds of years old, and it is the only one they have.

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