Maureen Pickering
@maureenpickering.bsky.social
Retired Depute HT, Scottish granny. Wants Scottish Independence for a fairer, more equal society where Scotland’s vast resources are used for the benefit of the people of 🏴, not Westminster. I am a Sovereign Scot and will bow to no monarch. No DMs
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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This about sums it up.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This about sums it up.
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This Alexei Sayle quote gets to the heart of the Mandelson scandal. The people who worked so hard to destroy Corbyn are close allies of Mandelson. They had no qualms at all about him having stayed at the house of a convicted paedophile. Mandelson stood for their values. They are truly vile people...
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
This Alexei Sayle quote gets to the heart of the Mandelson scandal. The people who worked so hard to destroy Corbyn are close allies of Mandelson. They had no qualms at all about him having stayed at the house of a convicted paedophile. Mandelson stood for their values. They are truly vile people...
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"Massive crowd at Saif Gaddafi's funeral on Feb 6 - Son of Libya's ex leader, Muammar Gaddafi, who was overthrown by the US, UK and France. Saif Gaddafi was the one man capable of uniting the country's disparate tribes and warring factions.
This is precisely why they killed him."
via Gordon Liddle
This is precisely why they killed him."
via Gordon Liddle
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"Massive crowd at Saif Gaddafi's funeral on Feb 6 - Son of Libya's ex leader, Muammar Gaddafi, who was overthrown by the US, UK and France. Saif Gaddafi was the one man capable of uniting the country's disparate tribes and warring factions.
This is precisely why they killed him."
via Gordon Liddle
This is precisely why they killed him."
via Gordon Liddle
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Deliberately cutting Britain off from easy access to our biggest export market. Who could possibly have predicted that would go badly wrong?
Reverse Brexit before it is too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reverse Brexit before it is too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Deliberately cutting Britain off from easy access to our biggest export market. Who could possibly have predicted that would go badly wrong?
Reverse Brexit before it is too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reverse Brexit before it is too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nigel 'Hitler was right' Farage persuaded
many UK farmers to vote for Brexit
but his promises of nirvana
have turned into bankruptcy & suicide
many UK farmers to vote for Brexit
but his promises of nirvana
have turned into bankruptcy & suicide
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Nigel 'Hitler was right' Farage persuaded
many UK farmers to vote for Brexit
but his promises of nirvana
have turned into bankruptcy & suicide
many UK farmers to vote for Brexit
but his promises of nirvana
have turned into bankruptcy & suicide
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NEW: A grieving family have warned about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence after an AI app made up a completely fictitious but plausible funeral notice
Warning issued after AI writes 'entirely wrong' funeral notice
www.thenational.scot
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
NEW: A grieving family have warned about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence after an AI app made up a completely fictitious but plausible funeral notice
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Republic. Now.
Prince William will be out in Saudi Arabia tomorrow meeting the real deal; an absolute monarch who has dissenters literally butchered alive.
The medieval relic "didn't flinch" when the government asked him to go, inured by a proud history of family-induced torture.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The medieval relic "didn't flinch" when the government asked him to go, inured by a proud history of family-induced torture.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why Prince William’s trip to Saudi Arabia is a diplomatic maze
The Prince of Wales has been on many official visits - but few places are as sensitive or controversial as Saudi Arabia.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Republic. Now.
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Pat McFadden on #BBCLauraK using the old “I can’t recall” and “I don’t believe I did…” routine as he tries to justify how Starmer gave a job to his hero Mandelson.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Pat McFadden on #BBCLauraK using the old “I can’t recall” and “I don’t believe I did…” routine as he tries to justify how Starmer gave a job to his hero Mandelson.
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I want to see the #SNP use the rebuttal unit to counteract unionist smears and lies. I do not want them to enter into some tit for tat race to the bottom of politics. We are bigger than that.
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I want to see the #SNP use the rebuttal unit to counteract unionist smears and lies. I do not want them to enter into some tit for tat race to the bottom of politics. We are bigger than that.
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SNP 1 and greens 2. Let’s stop tories, Labour and reform getting the list votes
Three months until Scotland’s choice.
On May 7, vote SNP to choose hope, fairness and real action on the cost of living.
Let’s escape the broken Westminster system and choose our own future with the fresh start of independence. 🏴
On May 7, vote SNP to choose hope, fairness and real action on the cost of living.
Let’s escape the broken Westminster system and choose our own future with the fresh start of independence. 🏴
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
SNP 1 and greens 2. Let’s stop tories, Labour and reform getting the list votes
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It does exactly what it says on the tin... #SocialistSunday
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It does exactly what it says on the tin... #SocialistSunday
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Fucks sake
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Fucks sake
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Not a soul should attend these Olympics in the USA, or events held abroad which they plan to have ICE at.
South Africa was banned from the Olympics from 1964 to 1988 because it was an apartheid state.
The ICJ declared Israel to be an apartheid state, so when does its ban start?
The ICJ declared Israel to be an apartheid state, so when does its ban start?
February 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Not a soul should attend these Olympics in the USA, or events held abroad which they plan to have ICE at.
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As the British people gaze enviously at the welfare and public services of the Scandinavian countries, our likely next PM is taking tips from the third poorest country in the EU. A glorious vision for Brexit Britain
February 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
As the British people gaze enviously at the welfare and public services of the Scandinavian countries, our likely next PM is taking tips from the third poorest country in the EU. A glorious vision for Brexit Britain
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Still not get just how self serving they all are?
McFadden says Mandelson should give any money from being sacked to charity
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Still not get just how self serving they all are?
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Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Revealed: McSweeney’s Labour think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
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Good for @martinwrigley.bsky.social for daring to ask questions in the House about Palantir — even though the Cabinet Office is blocking him at every turn.
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Good for @martinwrigley.bsky.social for daring to ask questions in the House about Palantir — even though the Cabinet Office is blocking him at every turn.
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While there is justified outrage about Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor &others, the relentless media focus on Keir Starmer (who was NOT mentioned in any Epstein file) is overdone.
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
While there is justified outrage about Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor &others, the relentless media focus on Keir Starmer (who was NOT mentioned in any Epstein file) is overdone.
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
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Ditch #Palantir now...stop risking our Democracy Human Rights & National Assets. These Money & Data grabbing Techbros are not our friends.
Say no to bargain basement Britain.
#DumpTrump Foil #Farage & Exit #Brexit
Say no to bargain basement Britain.
#DumpTrump Foil #Farage & Exit #Brexit
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Ditch #Palantir now...stop risking our Democracy Human Rights & National Assets. These Money & Data grabbing Techbros are not our friends.
Say no to bargain basement Britain.
#DumpTrump Foil #Farage & Exit #Brexit
Say no to bargain basement Britain.
#DumpTrump Foil #Farage & Exit #Brexit
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Work & Pensions Secretary (I had to check), Pat McFadden sent out to bat about the Starmer/Mandelson debacle tells Laura Kuenssberg: "The Prime Minister has made a mistake here, but I think he's acted in good faith."
No he hasn't acted in good faith; that's exactly the issue voters have with him...
No he hasn't acted in good faith; that's exactly the issue voters have with him...
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Work & Pensions Secretary (I had to check), Pat McFadden sent out to bat about the Starmer/Mandelson debacle tells Laura Kuenssberg: "The Prime Minister has made a mistake here, but I think he's acted in good faith."
No he hasn't acted in good faith; that's exactly the issue voters have with him...
No he hasn't acted in good faith; that's exactly the issue voters have with him...
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It was ever thus.
February 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It was ever thus.