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Carnaptious Glaswegian Scot. FBSI. "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters." (Gramsci) #IndependenceIsNormal #ScottishIndependence

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 4d

How’s that “New Scotland.. New Britain” shtick working out for you?

(Daily Record front page, 19/9/2014)

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Naw.

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Nod64, back again. @mr-nod-64.bsky.social · 36m

Imagine the outrage from fascist Farage, if they replaced the flag of St George with a saltire.
It's okay to try and erase Scottish culture though.

Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 43m

Look what’s on the menu for Starmer’s upcoming visits to #Scotland!

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 33m

How to destroy a brand in its own country of origin.

Inexplicable for a company that’s a benchmark for food and drink exporters globally.

Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 35m

The SNP Scottish Government achieves all of this 👇 from its block grant (the %age of our tax revenue the UK Treasury deigns to disburse to us) - and limited borrowing powers - while mitigating UK Labour austerity.

Imagine what it could do with independence.

Imagine what Wales could do.

Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 43m

Look what’s on the menu for Starmer’s upcoming visits to #Scotland!

Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 48m

It’s an insult. M&S can get in the sea.

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The Literate Lizard @theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 6h

A reminder that even if the GOP keeps refusing to release the #EpsteinFiles, in two weeks Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre's posthumous memoir comes out, describing how Epstein trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. Preorder Nobody's Girl: theliteratelizard.com/book/9780593...

The cover of the book Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, coming out October 21st.

The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But her story has never been told in full, in her own words—until now.

In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. Nobody’s Girl is the riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity.

Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell’s grasp at nineteen.

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 49m

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 50m

BBC “Scotland”:

Scottish Nationalism ❌

Anglo-British (far right) Nationalism ✅

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busygranof6.bsky.social @busygranof6.bsky.social · 2h

The BBC continues its unbiased news of Scotland with report on how badly Scots feel that SNP have used the saltire for division and hate. However they appear to support unionists using it for division and hate by raising our flag on lamp posts. Didn’t seem to find anyone to disagree with this usage.

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 11h

Massive fall in number of children in care as progressive policies work to reduce poverty and as violent crime reduces but, hey, you don’t need to know that do you? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/08/m...

Massive fall in number of children in care as progressive policies work to reduce poverty and as violent crime reduces but, hey, you don’t need to know that do you?

Scotland’s system for children in care. Professor John Robertson OBA There’s something important missing from the above ‘news’ today on children in care in Scotland – …

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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mortadela.bsky.social @mortadela.bsky.social · 2h

Amable recordatorio de que lo de los cribados en Andalucía no son resultado de una negligencia que se acabe con la dimisión de una consejera.
Destruir la sanidad pública es EL MODELO.

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Dr Robert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 1h

Scots could be far better off & have a higher standard of living as an indepenent & fairer country in the EU instead we are locked in declining Brexit Britain with no civil rights to choose our future.
www.thenational.scot/news/2552562...

'A fresh start': John Swinney unveils new Scottish independence plans

John Swinney has unveiled new plans for an independent Scotland ...

www.thenational.scot

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 18h

Anas Sarwar was confronted at a Labour event by a Labour party member who was *furious* at Labour's plans to open up the NHS to the private sector. Of course the BBC in Scotland refused to pick up this story.

(video: MSM Monitor)

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Andy_European🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @andy-s-64.bsky.social · 18h

Historic Scotland didn’t even bother responding to the reason why we cancelled our membership this week, just blithely informing us it would cancel our Direct Debit.

If HES can’t even address the reason people are dumping it it’s in deep doo-doo.

#NoRacism

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Top Scottish heritage director keeps £120k role despite 'racist' language

A DIRECTOR at Scotland’s top heritage body was allowed to remain in post despite a complaint about “racist” language being upheld, The Sunday…

www.thenational.scot

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Trump.

Completely
dangerously
irretrievably
GAGA.

#GoodNightAmericaAndGoodLuck

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Kevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social · 20h

Last year 94,000 households were supported by the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme in Scotland, mitigating harsh Westminster policies.

These payments are a vital lifeline for people in emergency situations, where they cannot afford the cost of putting a roof over their head.

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 16h

Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.

scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...

SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

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Hoody McExtremist @hoodyindy.bsky.social · 11h

This, THIS, is the very essence of Starmer's Labour government's "Special Relationship" with the WHITE House.

Tampa Bay resister 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇨🇴🏴‍☠️⚡️🐶🎧 @depechemodefan101.bsky.social · 11h

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 17h

We've joined the blue sky! Just as the skies darken for winter too

Please let your followers know that the Scottish History Society has arrived!

Find out more about memberships, the society, and events at our website: scottishhistorysociety.com

The Scottish History Society

scottishhistorysociety.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...