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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · Dec 29

#ScottishIndependence

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2h

Tsunami evacuation warning after quake strikes in waters off Davao in the Mindanao region of the Philippines.

Tsunami warning for Philippines, Indonesia after 7.6 earthquake hits Davao

Tsunami evacuation warning after quake strikes in waters off Davao in the Mindanao region of the Philippines.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 9h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Spencer Sharpe @jspencersharpe.bsky.social · 2h

Not exaggerating, this 21 minute movie might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

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Dave Owen @wavenode.bsky.social · 8h

L-R: Dua Lipa, Dual Ipa

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 3h

Or to cover for a rigged election. I realise skewing the polls IS rigging an election, but then there's REALLY rigging an election.

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 3h

Beware of Greeks beating gifts.

Lyndon Dykes "Aye right!"

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 8h

If the Tories were ever down to 21 seats, there is no way 3 of those are in Scotland.

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 9h

🚨 NOWCAST | Reform to win majority of 108

➡️ REF – 379 seats (+374)
🟠 LD – 83 seats (+11)
🔴 LAB – 76 seats (-335)
🟡 SNP – 46 seats (+37)
🔵 CON – 21 seats (-100)
🟢 GRN – 5 seats (+1)

+/- vs GE2024

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 8h

America is going to have so many attorneys it needs to disbar when all this is over, and Letitia James will not be one of them

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 8h

Zack giving it to Zia Yusuf straight, like a pear cider that’s made from 100% pears.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 9h

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Lyndon Dykes "Aye right!"

#SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Well, that was the smashiest and grabbiest Hampden performance I think I've seen! 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽ #SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

YASSS! Totally undeserved. Smash and grab victory is on. #SCOGRE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Lyndon Dykes "Aye right!"

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Hopefully Greece now go to Denmark and get a draw on Sunday. #SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Well, that was the smashiest and grabbiest Hampden performance I think I've seen! 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽ #SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

YASSS! Totally undeserved. Smash and grab victory is on. #SCOGRE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

Well, that was the smashiest and grabbiest Hampden performance I think I've seen! 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽ #SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

YASSS! Totally undeserved. Smash and grab victory is on. #SCOGRE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 13h

Snigger…🤭
#funny

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 9h

YASSS! Totally undeserved. Smash and grab victory is on. #SCOGRE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 10h

Get Gilmour on noo! #SCOGRE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10h

Fanny Rubincock

Canada, Passenger Lists, 1881-1922

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 10h

The church features in the recent 28 Years Later film. 📽️

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 10h

Scotland have been pretty woeful, but this team of officials are on the take for sure. #SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 11h

Andrea Jenkyns needs to up her game.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 11h

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 11h

For 48hrs.

The Onion @theonion.com · 11h

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 11h

Mon Scotland. Dinnae get pumped! #SCOGRE

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 11h

Commentator "An expectant crowd... as you would expect."

#SCOGRE

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 11h

STV "Stay with us on ITV, as we near 2hrs to kickoff, Ian Wright will be interviewing Harry Kane's Munich barber.."

BBC "Good evening, Scotland vs Greece about to kickoff. Scott Allen & Scott Brown are with us. Scott A, can Scotland win?"
"Aye."
"Scott B?"
"Aye."
"OK, here we go! Oh yeah, anthems."

James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, I reckon he probably will go on strike as PM (abroad).

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education Nigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors. The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

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