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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 53m

Thank you, Aberdeen. 💛

Let’s win our independence. This is our moment.

Join us: snp.org/join

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

James Baldwin wisdom

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 2d

That horrible New Labour documentary did feature one helpful scene, where John Major says he met Rupert in 1997 and refused to change his non-specific Europe policy. Smash-cut to footage of Tony bounding up the gangplank of Murdoch’s yacht, willing to say yes to whatever.

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The SNP @snp.org · 6h

The Westminster parties are limiting Scotland’s ambitions, with a parochial focus on the broken UK economy.

Only the SNP offers a better future, with the fresh start of independence. #SNP25

Quote from Kate Forbes MSP at SNP Annual National Conference 2025 emphasizing a choice between Labour's empty promises and SNP's proud record.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 7h

All of the Sensible Moderates can see the train coming down the tracks and they’re in charge of whether we decide to move or not. And their decision, right up to the last minute, is going to be: absolutely not.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 7h

Everyone fully understands this government is a catastrophe and that it’s setting us up for much worse. There will be an attempt to roll it in glitter next year, after they get annihilated in several elections, but the horrible politics are mandatory and non-negotiable, and they will not change.

Kathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.... • 22m
That energy and those skills are mostly coming from what Labour might consider its hinterland - and they won't be coming back.
Polanski has been in place a month.
In Scotland, Labour has collapsed.
At council level, Reform are a disaster.
Four years ahead, the McSweeney folly will be clear.
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Kathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.bs... • 4m
Then there's the eleven trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party. There's widespread dissatisfaction and criticism from union grassroots and leadership over the rightwards lurch of the Parliamentary party.
What if they decide Starmer's Labour does not represent their interests and ethics?

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 7h

This bit in particular: what, our leaders just decided that the UN aid agency were terrorists, then replaced them with mercenaries firing machine guns at starving civilians? Everyone involved needs to be tried for war crimes then sent to prison for decades.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 8h

Listening to the Today programme, you'd think Donald Trump was about to be released as a hostage

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 8h

The Westminster race to the right has left families struggling while the rich get richer.

We can build a fairer future. A fresh start with independence.

Join me at 3pm as I set out that hopeful vision for Scotland.

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WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 8h

And yet you seem to believe the right to self determination is a Russian plot.

WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 9h

So not all bad then.

If your main issue with Reform is that countries be allowed to govern themselves then it's you that's the problem.

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WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 9h

And yet successive governments have allowed him to determine their foreign policy and direct their persecution of migrants.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 9h

'Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

'Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'

No Brexit champion, particularly Nigel Farage, is worthy of high office after proving so conclusively wrong on such a seismic issue, says Mirror Associate Editor Kevin Maguire

www.mirror.co.uk

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Michel Lacombe @michellacombe.bsky.social · 1d

Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 51 BC and died in 44 BC, therefore all of Asterix's adventures took place over the course of less than seven years, probably much less since Asterix's chieftain was at the battle of Alesia, were it is probable Asterix and Obelix's fathers died. In this essay, I will

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Lillian Hochwender (a.k.a. Lillie) @ligerlillie.bsky.social · 1d

Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —

An image of Papa Smurf, a small blue man with a white beard. He’s wearing red trousers that lead into shoes and a red cap that slouches forward.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 19h

Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, spoke movingly at the SNP Conference today. Well worth listening to his whole speech 👇

Very rarely is a Palestinian voice heard without bias and interruption on British media.

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Dr. Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, speaks at the 2025 SNP Conference

YouTube video by Andrew Sharpe

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 22h

Scotland top our group in the World Cup qualifiers, with all games live on free-to-view TV thanks to a fan-backed campaign. 🙌

Football is for all of us. After these qualifiers our national games must remain free-to-view, not hidden behind a paywall.

The table for Scotland's World Cup qualifying group. Scotland 10, Denmark 7, Greece 3, Belarus 0. Denmark and Greece have a game in hand.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 Thank you, Ambassador Zomlot.

Scotland will always proudly stand with the people of Palestine, in the pursuit of peace, justice and a lasting two-state solution.