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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 2h

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

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10m

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Flynn has praised the four Scottish activists who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla

Stephen Flynn hails 'brave' Scottish flotilla activists detained by Israel

www.thenational.scot

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Andy_European🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @andy-s-64.bsky.social · 2h

Come next year (because of the way Holyrood voting is rigged to keep the SNP out of an absolute majority) it makes sense to:

#VoteSNP #1 Constituency then #VoteGreen #2 List

That way you get a progressive pro-Indy majority that London can’t ignore (although it will obvs try very hard to).

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@Hebaakkila @hebaakkila8.bsky.social · 3h

During the winter, those displaced in camps face a stark reality - struggling between life and death, robbed of life's essentials.
#gazaunderattack #gazagenocide #gaza #palestine

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 17m

Gaza Police forces deploy across Gaza City in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn.

You see how they have guns but aren’t pointing them at peoples heads like the Israelis do?🤗

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2h

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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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 2h

You're missing the point that the only way to make improvements to Scotland is with the full fiscal powers of an independent country instead of pocket money from our neighbour.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 57m

Appeals for support after Jerusalem court threatens Masafer Yatta community centre - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/appeals-support-after-jerusalem-court-threatens-masafer-yatta-community

Appeals for support after Jerusalem court threatens Masafer Yatta community centre

<article data-history-node-id="429991" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/appeals-support-after-jerusalem-court-threatens-masafer-yatta-community" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/appeals-support-after-jerusalem-court-threatens-masafer-yatta-community" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Appeals for support after Jerusalem court threatens Masafer Yatta community centre</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Residents of Masafer Yatta in the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">occupied West Bank</a> have appealed for help after an Israeli court ruled for the demolition of a vital community centre.</p> <p>The Youth of Sumud (YOS) Centre in At-Tuwani, one of Masafer Yatta's composite villages, has been a hub for pro-Palestine campaigning and community organising for four years, and served as a guest house for foreign activists.</p> <p>YOS campaigners were featured in the documentary <em>No Other Land</em>, with At-Tuwani being the home village of the documentary's co-director Basel Adra.</p> <p>On 29 September, the Jerusalem District Court rejected an appeal against a demolition order issued in 2022. The destruction of the site could occur within the next week.</p> <p>YOS coordinator Sami Huraini, whose family has owned the land the centre is located on for generations, said they had been in a legal battle for years over the building.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/appeals-for-support-jerusalem-court-threatens-masafer-yatta-community-centre">Read more: <span class="field field-title">Appeals for support after Jerusalem court threatens Masafer Yatta community centre</span></a></h3> <div alt="Masafer Yatta" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fe7f6bbd-e08e-470e-9748-84f99a305ea0" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/YOS_MASAFER_YATTA.jpg" width="1400" height="788" alt="Masafer Yatta" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder - Palantir has 24 contracts with key UK institutions, the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the Cabinet Office, the police force, and the DLUHC.
23 of the contracts were given by the Tories.
The most recent contract given to Palantir was to Coventry City Council by Keir Starmer in April 2025.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 57m

"New footage shows tent camps in Deir Al-Balah sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians as the humanitarian crisis deepens."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNn3...

LIVE: Scenes from Gaza — Thousands Displaced in Deir Al-Balah Tent Camps

YouTube video by DRM News

www.youtube.com

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Scunnert🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scunnert.bsky.social · 54m

They were never a thing outside of SM

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 2h

Nevertheless, many people are travelling north because they just feel desperate to be back in familiar places, amongst people who share their culture (which the south doesn't exactly). I worry that they're going to go back only to be attacked again.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, I'm aware of the risk. Many of my Palestinian friends do not expect the ceasefire to last and think that it's something Netanyahu has done just to facilitate prisoner exchange, in an effort to quieten the families of hostages and stop them criticising him.

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Massimo @massimovl.bsky.social · 13h

Please read

@anna-orridge.bsky.social @jenniekermode.bsky.social @helphaya.bsky.social

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 15h

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a "secret clause" buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu needs to get out of completing the deal.

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/the-...

#Palestine #Israel

The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a “secret clause” buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu...

mondoweiss.net

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 2h

Roz Foyer: Scotland's future must be decided by Holyrood, not Westminster 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2553538...

Scotland's future must be decided by Holyrood, not Westminster – Roz Foyer

It is Holyrood – not Westminster – which should have the power to call an independence referendum, Scotland's top trade unionist is set to tell…

www.thenational.scot

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

Clydeport was privatised in extremely dubious circumstance in 1994 which made the directors multi-millionaires overnight. It eventually ended up in the hands of English based Peel Ports
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles 👇

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 5h

Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 1h

Number of deportations the ECHR have actually blocked since 1980 - 13 (THIRTEEN).

Please remember this next time some grifting populist claims us leaving the ECHR (and sacrificing the rights it gives us in the process) will allow us to ‘control our borders’.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 2h

We’re here to build a better future for the people who live here - an independent Scotland.

Fantastic energy at #SNP25 this morning and it’s great to meet members from up and down our beautiful country.

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 2h

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay

As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9h

This is a real video of a journalist in Chicago being arrested.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 2h

The timeline both on X and a handful of BlueSky users

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 20h

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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The SNP @snp.org · 2d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs.

Read the First Minister’s speech in full here 👇
www.snp.org/independence...

Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs. — Scottish National Party

Devolution proves self-government works for the people of Scotland – this is central to our case for independence.

www.snp.org

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@raystonian @stonia2.bsky.social · 2h

"Thirteen states manufacture parts specifically for F-35 jets: US, UK, Australia, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Israel."

The leaders of these countries refused to stop supplies for Israel's genocide & war crimes.
bdsmovement.net/news/ground-...

Ground Genocidal Israel’s F-35 Fighter Jets

Join the Week of Action against Israel’s flagship genocide jets 13-18 October. The BDS movement calls to escalate and #DisruptComplicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid.

bdsmovement.net

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