Dial M for Madeye 🏴 🇮🇪 🏴 🇬🇱
@carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social
Carnaptious Glaswegian Scot.
"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters." (Gramsci)
#IndependenceIsNormal
#ScottishIndependence
"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters." (Gramsci)
#IndependenceIsNormal
#ScottishIndependence
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John Swinney not informed of US using Scottish airport in military operation
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has reacted to yesterday's US operation to seize a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic
www.thenational.scot
Remember in May when you cast your #Holyrood vote: this is what Starmer means by “a Labour government at Westminster with #Scotland at its beating heart.”
#EndLondonRule
#IndependenceIsNormal
#EndLondonRule
#IndependenceIsNormal
🏴 Remember this when you cast your #Holyrood vote in May: yet another example of what Starmer really means by “a Labour government at Westminster with #Scotland at its beating heart.”
Vote for Scotland.
Vote to #EndLondonRule
Vote for Scotland.
Vote to #EndLondonRule
UK Government should show Holyrood 'more respect', Fraser of Allander director says
THE UK Government should show the Scottish Parliament “more respect”, the director of Scotland’s leading economics institute has said
www.thenational.scot
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
🏴 Remember this when you cast your #Holyrood vote in May: yet another example of what Starmer really means by “a Labour government at Westminster with #Scotland at its beating heart.”
Vote for Scotland.
Vote to #EndLondonRule
Vote for Scotland.
Vote to #EndLondonRule
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❗️The government is refusing to say how many US military personnel are now at its major UK bases.
This is while Trump is using Lakenheath and Mildenhall to move military forces to the Middle East, possibly to attack Iran.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-secrecy-o...
This is while Trump is using Lakenheath and Mildenhall to move military forces to the Middle East, possibly to attack Iran.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-secrecy-o...
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
❗️The government is refusing to say how many US military personnel are now at its major UK bases.
This is while Trump is using Lakenheath and Mildenhall to move military forces to the Middle East, possibly to attack Iran.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-secrecy-o...
This is while Trump is using Lakenheath and Mildenhall to move military forces to the Middle East, possibly to attack Iran.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-secrecy-o...
You’ve got to be f*cking kidding.
“Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was reported earlier this week as saying she wanted to create conditions in the criminal justice system of England and Wales where “the eyes of the state can be on you at all times”.”
“Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was reported earlier this week as saying she wanted to create conditions in the criminal justice system of England and Wales where “the eyes of the state can be on you at all times”.”
Labour plans for 'Panopticon' surveillance point to 'dystopian future'
LABOUR have been blasted over “Big Brother” plans for a “Panopticon” system of state surveillance.
www.thenational.scot
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
You’ve got to be f*cking kidding.
“Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was reported earlier this week as saying she wanted to create conditions in the criminal justice system of England and Wales where “the eyes of the state can be on you at all times”.”
“Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was reported earlier this week as saying she wanted to create conditions in the criminal justice system of England and Wales where “the eyes of the state can be on you at all times”.”
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Latest figures out today show Scotland’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, and is below the UK rate of 5.1%.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Latest figures out today show Scotland’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, and is below the UK rate of 5.1%.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
missed this overnight but Trump also posted what looks to be a private text sent to him by NATO Secretary Mark Rutte
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Scotland has more police officers per head of the population, crime is at its lowest in decades and they are better paid compared to England, Wales and Northern Ireland officers.
policepromotion.blog/2025/12/24/t...
policepromotion.blog/2025/12/24/t...
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Scotland has more police officers per head of the population, crime is at its lowest in decades and they are better paid compared to England, Wales and Northern Ireland officers.
policepromotion.blog/2025/12/24/t...
policepromotion.blog/2025/12/24/t...
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No nuclear in Scotland!
WE don't need it, and WE should not be providing the locations for the 'unions' benefit.
Please read this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/19/a...
WE don't need it, and WE should not be providing the locations for the 'unions' benefit.
Please read this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/19/a...
Ayrshire Labour MP backs new nuclear power stations that have made Scotland the ‘Cancer Capital of Europe’
In August 2024, I wrote to my new MP, Elaine Stewart (Labour) in Ayr on energy security and bills in Scotland. Today, 20 months later, I get a reply in which she writes: What the SNP could do to he…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
No nuclear in Scotland!
WE don't need it, and WE should not be providing the locations for the 'unions' benefit.
Please read this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/19/a...
WE don't need it, and WE should not be providing the locations for the 'unions' benefit.
Please read this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/19/a...
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Meanwhile, in Wales.
Interesting polls in Wales suggest a shift of "don't knows" to Greens, offering the possibility of a robust coalition with Greens & Plaid Cymru in the Welsh Senedd.
Reform UK are in 2nd place.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/behind-ref...
Reform UK are in 2nd place.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/behind-ref...
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Meanwhile, in Wales.
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Meanwhile, in NI.
Assuming the NI (Stormont) Assembly doesn't collapse again (which is a distinct possibility) the next election will be in 2027.
The mid term polls in October suggests the direction of traffic is already very clear.
Reunification/Pro EU: 54%
Unionist/brexit: 41%
Independents: 5%
3/3
The mid term polls in October suggests the direction of traffic is already very clear.
Reunification/Pro EU: 54%
Unionist/brexit: 41%
Independents: 5%
3/3
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Meanwhile, in NI.
Meanwhile, in England.
YouGov poll out today:
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Meanwhile, in England.
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If your peace plan includes Vladimir Putin and excludes actual allies, it’s not peace. It’s submission.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 AM
If your peace plan includes Vladimir Putin and excludes actual allies, it’s not peace. It’s submission.
This is what endless grovelling to a psychopath gets you.
Donald Trump hits out at Keir Starmer in 'great stupidity' dig
Donald Trump has accused the UK of 'great stupidity' over its decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – saying it is among a 'very long…
www.thenational.scot
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
This is what endless grovelling to a psychopath gets you.
Meanwhile, in England.
Water companies have extracted £57bn+ in profits, built up huge debts, raised bills, & now expect us to pay £104bn more!
The govts response? We'll have a new regulator. They'll do anything other than scrap the profiteering companies & take our water back into public ownership
The govts response? We'll have a new regulator. They'll do anything other than scrap the profiteering companies & take our water back into public ownership
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Meanwhile, in England.
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🏴 Cymru to introduce legislation that, if introduced in Scotland, would see lying politicians like Anas Sarwar sacked 🇬🇧
January 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
🏴 Cymru to introduce legislation that, if introduced in Scotland, would see lying politicians like Anas Sarwar sacked 🇬🇧
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Trump, Reform & Conservatives claim Britain is "giving away" Diego Garcia.
The islands were never Britain's to give away. They were illegally created, then illegally occupied.
Sadly, US/UK will continue to use their base there, as a military launchpad.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-chagos-i...
The islands were never Britain's to give away. They were illegally created, then illegally occupied.
Sadly, US/UK will continue to use their base there, as a military launchpad.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-chagos-i...
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Trump, Reform & Conservatives claim Britain is "giving away" Diego Garcia.
The islands were never Britain's to give away. They were illegally created, then illegally occupied.
Sadly, US/UK will continue to use their base there, as a military launchpad.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-chagos-i...
The islands were never Britain's to give away. They were illegally created, then illegally occupied.
Sadly, US/UK will continue to use their base there, as a military launchpad.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-chagos-i...
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The UK at the UN calls for "action" to help the International Criminal Court prosecute Sudanese including "to assist the ICC by sharing satellite imagery" -- what the UK refused to do in the case of Gaza for two years.
You couldn't make it up.
You couldn't make it up.
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The UK at the UN calls for "action" to help the International Criminal Court prosecute Sudanese including "to assist the ICC by sharing satellite imagery" -- what the UK refused to do in the case of Gaza for two years.
You couldn't make it up.
You couldn't make it up.
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The UK's chargé d'affaires at the UN, James Kariuki, says the UK "remains committed" to the UN and its "core principles" two weeks after his ministers supported the illegal US kidnapping of a foreign leader, violating the UN charter.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
The UK's chargé d'affaires at the UN, James Kariuki, says the UK "remains committed" to the UN and its "core principles" two weeks after his ministers supported the illegal US kidnapping of a foreign leader, violating the UN charter.
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EXCLUSIVE: SNP appearances on Question Time have dramatically dropped in the last year compared to the previous decade, fresh research by experts has revealed
SNP appearances on BBC Question Time plummet, new research shows
www.thenational.scot
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
EXCLUSIVE: SNP appearances on Question Time have dramatically dropped in the last year compared to the previous decade, fresh research by experts has revealed
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En 2025, la fortune des milliardaires a atteint son plus haut niveau historique, indique Oxfam dans un rapport publié le 19 janvier.
Une concentration des richesses aux mains de quelques uns qui détruit peu à peu la démocratie.
Lire l'article ➡️ l.reporterre.net/FPS
Une concentration des richesses aux mains de quelques uns qui détruit peu à peu la démocratie.
Lire l'article ➡️ l.reporterre.net/FPS
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
En 2025, la fortune des milliardaires a atteint son plus haut niveau historique, indique Oxfam dans un rapport publié le 19 janvier.
Une concentration des richesses aux mains de quelques uns qui détruit peu à peu la démocratie.
Lire l'article ➡️ l.reporterre.net/FPS
Une concentration des richesses aux mains de quelques uns qui détruit peu à peu la démocratie.
Lire l'article ➡️ l.reporterre.net/FPS
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That’s the moment, it’s full blown fascism
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
That’s the moment, it’s full blown fascism
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BBC Scotland running a huge propaganda campaign today using teachers. The EIS failed to obtain a strike mandate last Friday and this news narrative was clearly planned in anticipation of just such a strike ballot gaining enough support. The corrupt station is running it anyway 👇
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
BBC Scotland running a huge propaganda campaign today using teachers. The EIS failed to obtain a strike mandate last Friday and this news narrative was clearly planned in anticipation of just such a strike ballot gaining enough support. The corrupt station is running it anyway 👇
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Microsoft has spent north of $80 billion stuffing copilot into its many overlapping services and Outlook still gets a basic your/you’re correction wrong.
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Microsoft has spent north of $80 billion stuffing copilot into its many overlapping services and Outlook still gets a basic your/you’re correction wrong.
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
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The unionist parties don't have to beat the SNP/Greens. What they are and will try to do between now and May is leverage their power over the media to sling loads of mud at them to try to pick away at the pro-Indy majority. Watch and see.
Poll Analysis: Survation 8th - 12th of January 2026
Holyrood Seats Projection:
SNP ~ 61
Lab ~ 18
RUK ~ 18
Con ~ 12
LD ~ 10
Grn ~ 10
Independence:
Partial tables suggest was asked, but being held back by client for unreasonably long time.
Holyrood Seats Projection:
SNP ~ 61
Lab ~ 18
RUK ~ 18
Con ~ 12
LD ~ 10
Grn ~ 10
Independence:
Partial tables suggest was asked, but being held back by client for unreasonably long time.
Poll Analysis: Survation 8th – 12th of January 2026
A poll showing relatively little difference over a few months will be reassuring for the SNP, whilst Labour remain trapped in a close fight with Reform for a distant second place.
ballotbox.scot
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The unionist parties don't have to beat the SNP/Greens. What they are and will try to do between now and May is leverage their power over the media to sling loads of mud at them to try to pick away at the pro-Indy majority. Watch and see.