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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2h

Ukrainian HUR's Freedom of Russia Legion fighters attacked Russian-held offshore oil platforms — using naval drones to approach to the target and launching UAVs from them to hit enemy targets.

HUR said it was the first time Russian volunteers used surface unmanned boats.
📹 HUR

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 6h

Zarah Sultana on why she believes Keir Starmer and David Lammy should be in the docks of The Hague International Criminal Court due to their handling of Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 15h

These are the things that Labour stood for once upon a time. No surprise, really, that as Labour have shifted ever rightwards to try to capture the right-wing Reform vote, the English Greens are filling that egalitarian left-wing space.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23h

Zack Polanski, "The four wealthiest people in this country have more wealth than 20 million people"

"Inequality in our society is absolutely huge"

"We need to be taxing the super rich"

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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 5h

I've watched countless Scotland games where we played quite well but got stuffed. Last night we were second best to Greece but somehow won. Happy to accept final score!

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 4h

For this week's Behind The Headlines newsletter, reporter Lucy Jackson writes about what it's been like to cover the Global Sumud Flotilla as it sailed towards Gaza 👇

What it's been like covering the Global Sumud Flotilla

www.thenational.scot

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 11h

Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, candidate for SNP leader in 2023 and subsequently Alba leader in 2025, has now quit Alba citing it's "direction". She becomes an Independent and is re-standing as one next year. Alba's - never earned, only defected - parliamentary representation is ended.

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 2h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/p...

Plummeting drug deaths and target-busting treatment but they desperately hang on to Scotland’s past

Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland’s website is headlining the vote in Holyrood yesterday which rejected the Conservative Party’s proposed bill that would have given people with …

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 2h

In Scotland we count ALL drug deaths, in England they miss up to 50%, because the authorities are not informed!
We therefore can tackle the known extent of the problem. England can't!

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 7h

And scotgov won!

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 8h

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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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 15h

Russia killed a child in Zaporizhzhia and injured 12 in Kyiv in a massive overnight drone and missile attack.

Power outages hit multiple regions as Moscow again targeted Ukraine’s energy grid. Crews are now racing to restore critical systems.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/10/r...

Russia injures 12 in Kyiv and kills 7-year-old in Zaporizhzhia, power outages spread as Moscow hits energy grid with drones and missiles

Kyiv’s eastern bank part went dark, Dnipro and Cherkasy also reported injuries and damage after explosions hit residential buildings overnight.

euromaidanpress.com

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15h

⚡️ Trump admin reportedly proposes banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes.

The move follows growing frustration among American airlines, which have been barred from flying over Russia since 2022, while Chinese carriers continue to use the route.

Trump admin reportedly proposes banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes

The move follows growing frustration among American airlines, which have been barred from flying over Russia since 2022, while Chinese carriers continue to use the route.

kyivindependent.com

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 15h

Are you thinking "TFI Friday"? Well in Ukraine it's just another day of lying in a trench, piloting a drone, evacuating hot spots, treating the wounded, or trying to keep the family safe.

And it's Day 1325 of this, following another night of little sleep for Kyiv. Here's the🧵

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 1d

On her wedding day, the bride visited her father’s grave—a soldier who gave his life for Ukraine. The bouquet went to him first; then came the vows. This is quiet strength: joy does not erase memory—memory steadies the future. May their marriage be long and gentle.👇

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 1d

Absurd pitch? Yes. Might it work? Yes.

EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 1d

Zelenskyy: If Trump gives us Tomahawks, we’ll lobby for Nobel Peace Prize

Long-range missiles and a ceasefire with Russia is all it would take for a nomination from Kyiv, Ukrainian leader says.

www.politico.eu

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

🇭🇺❗️🇺🇦 Szijjártó said that Zelensky "has lost touch with reality".

This is how Hungarian Foreign Minister commented on the words of Zelensky about possibility of joining the EU without consent of Budapest.

Earlier, Zelensky said that Ukraine would become a member of the EU - with or without Orban.

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 1d

Oh boy.

"The espionage activities would be more in line with practices carried out by Moscow and Beijing, than an EU member country."

www.politico.eu/article/orba...

Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels

Hungary’s current European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was in charge of the country’s embassy at the time of the allegations.

https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-intelligence-service-targeted-eu-officials-investigation-finds-varhelyi/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=Commission%20to%20probe%20reports%20that%20Orbán’s%20spies%20targeted%20EU%20officials%20in%20Brussels

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."