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PJ @septemberrising.bsky.social · 2h

Just like chancellor Brown, the Labour Party are going after your pensions again, not milionaires, billionaires, corporate tax avaders or tax exiles, you the working class, #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿https://apple.news/A9-g7DbU6QAaeNkoHkbKLFg

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“We’re very clear that defence is an engine for growth,” Pollard said. Doh!

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3h

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said he will raise the 'folly' of Brexit with the governor of the Bank of England

The Aberdeen South MP has been invited to meet Andrew Bailey on Wednesday

Stephen Flynn to raise ‘folly’ of Brexit with Bank of England governor

www.thenational.scot

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 5h

Three former MPs have lodged a case with 'Europe’s Supreme Court', accusing the UK Government of failing in its duty to protect elections from foreign interference

UK Russian interference case heads to 'Europe's Supreme Court'

www.thenational.scot

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1h

Donald Trump and JD Vance should never have been welcome in Scotland.

They've shown complete contempt for human rights and international law, encouraged ethnic cleansing, and worked tirelessly to undermine democracy.

Appeasement never has and never will work.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: The Scottish Government is calling on the UK Government to reimburse the £26 million cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, saying it has so far refused

UK Government refusing to pay £26m bill for Donald Trump's Scotland visit

www.thenational.scot

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Амбасадор дідівства @ambassador.name · 20h

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Article II
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts...
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(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 21h

“I stole a Mariupol child.”

Maria Lvova-Belova, a war criminal with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant to her name once again confessed to the hideous crime of kidnapping and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.

russia kills Ukrainians, steals their kids, and erases their identity.

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🤷Літ🤦 хоче спекти пасочку 👍 @lithra.bsky.social · 17h

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 19h

Two photos of today haunt me: a civilian lying dead beside his car in the Donetsk region, and an elderly woman in Kherson next to her goats. Both killed — hunted — by russian drones. Both murders were deliberate.

Those who support russia share the guilt and the blood on their hands.

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Амбасадор дідівства @ambassador.name · 2h

It was at least 3 shakhed kamikaze drones that were aimed directly at the kindergarten, so if anyone says it was a mistake you know they are a russian shill

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 2h

The russian army struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv. One person was killed and 7 others were injured. As of now, all children have been evacuated from the kindergarten. Help protect Ukrainians from russian terror. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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Oleksandr 🇺🇦 @qvatom.ukr.monster · 1h

If you are shocked reading this, then I congratulate you.
You still do not understand what russia and russians are.
It is time to grow up.

russia must be destroyed!!!

#UaView #UkrainianView

UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 2h

The russian army struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv. One person was killed and 7 others were injured. As of now, all children have been evacuated from the kindergarten. Help protect Ukrainians from russian terror. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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“We’re very clear that defence is an engine for growth,” Defence Procurement Minister Luke Pollard said.

Yes #Labour love to divert money from children in poverty, people waiting on the NHS and industry in trouble, so money can be spent on killing people.

Reason for #scottishindependence #ruyes

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21h

What if every day Putin keeps the war in Ukraine going, he pays $2 billion to arm the people fighting him? The money already exists— frozen Russian assets. Let’s turn his stolen billions into Ukraines shield

open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

How to Make Putin Pay: The $2 Billion-a-Day Plan That Could End the War

By using Russia’s own frozen assets to arm Ukraine, the free world could force Putin to calculate every new day of war as another billion-dollar loss — in both money and men.

open.substack.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 21h

Nothing says “America First” like selling out U.S. beef and soybean farmers to buy Argentine beef instead. #ArgentinaFirst

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When people say that Green wealth taxes will not work, we can find plenty of places where it does. #greenparty #scottishgreens #taxreform #wealthtax #capitalism #greenyes

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 21h

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h

🚨 A January 6 rioter pardoned by Donald Trump has been ARRESTED for allegedly THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 1/

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 20h

I have written to Lisa Nandy, following her grossly misleading comments over the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban.

This is about a group of fans with a history of racism and violence. It is not about banning Jewish people - and any attempt to conflate the two is shameful.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Cost of the Argentina bailout Trump is trying to finance: $40B.

That same amount could fund almost two years of extended ACA subsidies, or two years of full SNAP benefits, or nearly all of the annual Medicare cuts from Trump's Big Ugly Bill.

Priorities.

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Joanna Macey used the term Active Hope . I like this because it suggests you can do something as well as just hope.

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Joanna Macey used the term Active Hope . I like this because it suggests you can do something as well as just hope.

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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 5d

Why I joined the Green Party ⬇️

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

We see you Zack Polanski 👀

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The SNP @snp.org · 20h

Scotland’s fishing industry makes up more than half of the UK’s total catch.

Yet Labour’s new funding plan gives us less than 8% of the support.

They’re gutting our industry to boost England’s - just like they have with others.

Frozen fish on ice with headline text ‘GUTTED – How Westminster slashed funding to Scotland’s fishing industry.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning. Taken yesterday. A rural Irish autumnal road. The speed limit for a vehicle on this road is 60mph/96kmh yet there’s never been an accident on it. Why? Us Irish aren’t daft. No one actually does 60mph. 🤷‍♂️😁 #ThickTrunkTuesday #Ireland #photography #EastCoastKin

A narrow Irish country road winds through a misty autumn forest, its wet surface glistening softly. Trees on either side arch overhead, their branches laced with orange and golden leaves, while fallen leaves carpet the edges of the road. The fog deepens in the distance, giving the scene a serene, dreamlike atmosphere.

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking news (for soldiers and ICE risking their lives to keep America safe from criminals who missed it):

The man using you to scare his political opponents was not only convicted of 34 felonies, but was too scared to serve in our military himself!

Share patriotically 🦅🇺🇸

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never seen Iain Duncan Smith slapped down better than this. Well played Ian Byrne MP. 👏

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Colin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 23h

Why isn't this headline 'Why isn't the Westminster Government being sued for refusing to allow Scotland's glass recycling scheme to go ahead'? The BBC in Scotland, quislings one and all.

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