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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@allywils.bsky.social

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Scottish, Indy, OU Politics Student, Small Business Owner, Mum to 2 grown sons & 2 Black Labs, Granny to a precious grandson & granddaughter, UK and US Politics, mad about F1 and glorious shoes

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · Jul 25

A wee reminder, just in case anyone here in Scotland has forgotten 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

As poorly as she was then, @janeygodley.bsky.social still had him down to a tee 🥰

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 8h

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 15h

Proud doesn’t begin to describe it @niallharbison.bsky.social
😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🐶🐶🐶

a man wearing a cowboy hat says proud of you

ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat says proud of you

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

I saw that too but reckon we still need to pray that Dolly is well - she's a global treasure 😍

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

I hear ya!

My concerns are with my grown children and grandchildren 😒

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

I absolutely agree with @sethabramson.bsky.social on this.

Power-crazy men are simply involved in a dick-swinging contest trying to prove whose is biggest and revelling in making the rest of us suffer whilst they're doing so 🤬

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23h

Men have had 10,000 years to lead humanity, and that interminable epoch led to this equally interminable concert.

I think we—I mean men—are officially done.

This concert was our grand finale.

Women—and only women—should lead the world for the next 10,000 years. Let’s see where that gets humanity.

Not In My Name 🔻 @writerware.bsky.social · 1d

Milei capers around on stage whilst the country falls to pieces. This is a perfect encapsulation of his role, a narcisistic fool who clowns around and holds peoples attention whilst the Argentine ruling class reduces the country back to the level of neo-colonial dependency last seen prior to 1914.

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

Once again @bylinetimes.bsky.social (one of the very, very few) highlighting where we're headed... and it's nowhere good, unfortunately 😒

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 20h

🔴‘Robert Jenrick’s Authoritarian Plans for the Justice System Are Straight Out of the Trump Playbook’

Just look at America to see what happens when an authoritarian narcissist, decides that he is more powerful than any court of law, argues Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/r...

'Robert Jenrick's Authoritarian Plans for the Justice System Are Straight Out of the Trump Playbook'

One only has to look at Trump's America to see what happens when a government, led by a narcissist with an authoritarian bent, decides that he is more powerful than any court of law, argues Gareth Rob...

bylinetimes.com

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

Pay attention, folks. Pay very close attention to these sort of tactics which, I have no doubt, will only increase 😳

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 19h

🔴Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

bylinetimes.com

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

Glorious views compared to today's dreich day at home 😍

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

And there you have it....

Courtesy of Ofcom, here's today's "oh, for fuck's sake!"

via @bylinetimes.bsky.social @josiah.writes.news

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 17h

🚨 People, get praying - Dolly Parton needs us!

#PrayForDolly

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 1d

Chef’s kiss

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, a major component of the MAGA cult establishing an alternate reality—a term I use here literally rather than figuratively—is getting Trump supporters to *actually* (not merely rhetorically) believe that Joe Biden was president in 2020, when the pandemic started.

This cannot be overstated.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tommy Tuberville on the 2020 census: "The Democrats were letting illegals come in for a different count. They obviously had a census going that was all rigged. The 2020 election basically was rigged."

(Believe it or not, Donald Trump was president in 2020.)

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think transformative was meant as a compliment - even though Carney knew that’s how it would be received 🤣

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 1d

Left Twitter early this year for @bsky.app Never looked back 👏👏

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 7d

Michelle Mone courtesy of the late and very brilliant @janeygodley.bsky.social

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 7d

I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.

Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 7d

Oh wee Leo, you are the most handsomest boy 🐶🥰

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 7d

Hmmm 🤔

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump in 2011: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the only who has to get people together!"

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10d

As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform once more during this general election campaign, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with

The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia

bylinetimes.com

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 9d

Beyond disgusting 🤬

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

New in PN: Comey and the lessons of pre-capitulation

"Other institutionalists are going to face the kinds of choices and incentives that Comey did. Hopefully they will look at the sad, gutted remnants of his beloved Justice Department and choose a different path."

Comey and the lesson of pre-capitulation

He tried to palliate bad faith Republicans. Now we're all paying the price.

www.publicnotice.co

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Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for all that you do Aaron 🥰

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 9d

Signed ✔️

@hackedoff.bsky.social @peterstefanovic.bsky.social

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 9d

I’m joining Hugh Grant & @hackedoff.bsky.social in calling for fair, independent regulation to protect ordinary people from abuse and restore trust in the press. It's time to finally hold them to account. Please join us signing the petition to change the law🙏
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 9d

I despair 😩 Truly, I do 🤦‍♀️

Ally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allywils.bsky.social · 10d

Blissfull 🥰

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 14d

Why vote Reform when it means paying for healthcare? youtu.be/PKZU8cVaXkE?...

Why vote Reform when it means paying for healthcare?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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