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lizgallacher.bsky.social @lizgallacher.bsky.social · 2d

One of my absolute faves ❤️

Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 2d

Roddy Frame- Smash Hits Collection 85

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lizgallacher.bsky.social @lizgallacher.bsky.social · 2d

One of my absolute faves ❤️

Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 2d

Roddy Frame- Smash Hits Collection 85

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Simple Minds @simplemindsmusic.bsky.social · May 18

40 years ago today, Simple Minds’ iconic single 'Don’t You (Forget About Me)' hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a defining moment in the band’s global legacy.

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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · May 11

"Foreign care workers will no longer get visas under immigration crackdown, says home secretary"

Yvette Cooper wants to encourage "higher-skilled migration" instead, which will do nothing to assist those that need care - particularity the elderly and the disabled.

news.sky.com/story/foreig...

Foreign care workers will no longer get visas under immigration crackdown, says home secretary

The government has announced measures to reduce the number of low-skilled workers coming to the UK by about 50,000.

news.sky.com

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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · May 5

DAILY MIRROR: Farage’s Reform party sparks outrage by banning Ukrainian flags in council buildings, drawing accusations of appeasing Moscow amidst a historic VE Day commemoration.

- by Lizzy Buchan

Nigel Farage's Reform accused of 'sucking up to Moscow' in council flag spat

One of Reform's first acts on winning control of 10 local councils was to insist that town halls can't fly Ukrainian flags in solidarity with Kyiv against Russian aggression

www.mirror.co.uk

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · Apr 17

Mural by Smug on Govan Road, Glasgow. Pic: Victor Tregubov

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · Apr 18

Glen Shee. (2025) Pic: Mike Wood

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Apr 16

Parliament, not the Supreme Court should have decided today. I've written about why that's so problematic and why I fear today's judgment will be used to further delegitimise trans people, even though that is not what the Court intends.
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/why-i-worr...

Why I worry this Supreme Court ruling will be used to delegitimise trans people

And why Parliament ducked its responsibilities

goodallandgoodluck.substack.com

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · Apr 16

Loch Lomond from Inveruglas #Scotland #Trossachs #LochLomond www.damianshields.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Apr 14

One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot

Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · Apr 6

What an absolutely incredible sight in New York City today.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Apr 5

New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.

Protest in New York City on 26th Street.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 21

Looking down the Clyde at night from the Squinty Bridge in Glasgow.

#glasgow #theclyde #nightphotography #glasgowatnight #reflections #lights #squintybridge

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lizgallacher.bsky.social @lizgallacher.bsky.social · Mar 22

That side-eye 😂

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Mar 20

trump take tourism

Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · Mar 20

Britain and Germany have now issued travel warnings for the U.S.

www.newsweek.com/britain-issu...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Mar 18

A superb report from CNN (watch it in full if you can) which explains why Chinese and Russian commentators can barely contain their excitement as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to dismantle Voice of America (VOA)

Truely frightening

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · Mar 17

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#AmericaUnderAttack

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Mar 16

Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Mar 16

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.

Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

Wikipedia image of Major General (Ret.) Charles C. Rogers

Defense.gov google return: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2824721/deimedal-of-honor-monday-army-maj-gen-charles-calvin-rogers/

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lizgallacher.bsky.social @lizgallacher.bsky.social · Mar 14

Glorious sunset last night at Elie, Fife 😍

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McSpocky™ @mcspocky.bsky.social · Mar 10

The US is no longer welcoming to tourists. A British backpacker's dream trip became a nightmare after ICE agents detained her at the Canadian border. Becky Burke, 28, remains in a Tacoma detention cell, leaving her family in deep distress.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

British tourist detained by ICE during 'dream' backpacking trip in US

Becky Burke, 28, was handcuffed and taken to a detention cell in Tacoma, Washington, on February 26 and is still in custody, according to her distraught family.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · Mar 9

The United States government just disappeared a lawful US resident because it didn't like his speech. You should care about this because it shouldn't happen to anyone, but you should also care because it could happen to you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...

ICE Arrests Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia

Mahmoud Khalil, who recently completed a graduate program at Columbia, has legal permanent residency, his lawyer said.

www.nytimes.com

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katastrophesue @katastrophesue.bsky.social · Mar 8

Trump Turnberry Golf Course in Scotland
#someheroeswearkilts

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Mar 5

French Senator : "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine. (...) We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor" - Claude Malhuret

youtube.com/shorts/Pkr6-...

French Senator : Washington has become Nero’s court

YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK

youtube.com

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · Mar 2

Well played, SNL, well played.

Mike Meyers nails Elon Douche, er, Muskrat, er, whatever.

SNL Cold Open

youtu.be/CUpOMSJ1MdU

Elon Musk Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

youtu.be

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