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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 5h

Keep the faith
We need an Indy majority to be able to appeal to the international community for support for a UN sponsored referendum instead of UDI, to get the recognition we need to access the EU, whether EFTA or full membership
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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹 @wgsaraband.bsky.social · 18h

Have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and get yourself some handmade, unique art made with all the strengths, faults and emotions of an actual human being.

Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 9h

With the world being… gestures wildly at everything… one of the most important things we can still do is laugh - sometimes hysterically, sometimes just to stay sane.

So, with that in mind, I present to you:

People Who Make Me Laugh.

Let me know in the comments who rlse should be added.

🐻

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 15h

Solar grew by 31% globally in the first half of 2025, while wind grew by nearly 8%.

Renewable energy is the future, providing safe, clean and cheap power - in sharp contrast to the volatility of fossil fuels.

In Scotland we must continue building on our success in this booming industry.

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 13h

What you won’t see on the BBC:

Scotland
Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%

England
Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%

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DanMacPhail 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @danmacphail.bsky.social · 19h

It says British, but as alcohol licensing is devolved, it means English.

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 12h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

DO NOT BE DISTRACTED!!!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14h

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 1d

Last funny for today

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Pi-Qui Djinn Djinni @pi-qui.bsky.social · 1d

Of coure Scots should have independence from England, 69% want independence and London should listen. Scotland go!

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mayscot.bsky.social @mayscot.bsky.social · 18h

Well said. I've pointed out that the benefits Scots enjoy are paid for through taxes and aren't free but I've done that in a context.

I say this
a)to rebut claims that we are heavily subsidised by WM and
b) that Scots are willing to pay for what we need/want.

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 18h

Peace ?

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Nicola S @nicolaspence.bsky.social · 18h

Congratulations to María Corina Machado. Cue Trump meltdown!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18h

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado on.ft.com/4nTWp5l

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado

Win for Venezuela’s main opposition leader dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump

on.ft.com

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 20h

When they say, you cannot

Scotland, aye you can

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 18h

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cemel.bsky.social @cemel.bsky.social · 18h

The ‘dismal record on public services’ not based on fact - simply repeating the constant message in Westminster

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brobb @brobb.bsky.social · 19h

Yep, repeats all the usual nonsense eg "It would, though, signal a remarkable comeback from a period of eclipse, and from an often dismal record on public services" and then follows with this today www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Far cry from the Guardian as portrayed in The Hack

Senior SNP figures believe Holyrood majority ‘within reach’ at May’s election

As party gathers for conference, re-engaging independence supporters seen as way forward after trust in Scottish government hits record low

www.theguardian.com

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 18h

The myopic Anglo centric view of the Guardian is a huge disappointment for me. It’s not the paper it once was under Alan Rusbridger and pre Wikileaks. It uses its anti SNP rhetoric as a comfort blanket for its Anglo exceptionalism readership, and refuses compare NHS in context and accurately.

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cemel.bsky.social @cemel.bsky.social · 18h

The Internal Market Act allows the uk government to overrule decisions by Scot Gov - this is one of the biggest problems that could be solved by independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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James The Good @sirjamesdouglas.bsky.social · 19h

1. Democracy and Representation

At the heart of the independence movement lies a simple democratic principle: decisions about Scotland should be made by the people who live in Scotland.

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James The Good @sirjamesdouglas.bsky.social · 19h

While the Scottish Parliament controls some domestic issues such as health and education, most key powers — foreign affairs, immigration, welfare, and the economy — remain in Westminster. This creates a democratic imbalance.
In recent years, this imbalance has been particularly visible.

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James The Good @sirjamesdouglas.bsky.social · 19h

In 2016, Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union, yet it was taken out of the EU against its will due to votes elsewhere. Independence would allow Scotland to speak with its own voice on the world stage and make choices aligned with the values and priorities of its people.

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