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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 7h

JUST DON’T

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 19h

It's Scotland's wind. Let's harness it for the benefit of Scotland.
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Power Less - Indy PosterBoy

Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 9h

BBC is not your friend.

Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 15h

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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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23h

One of Russia’s main supply routes from China has been shut down. From today, the border with Kazakhstan is fully stopped.. over 5,000 trucks are stuck, inspections are ongoing, and goods are being confiscated. Drones, EW gear, batteries, components, nothing is getting through.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 16h

Remember the beautiful, sparkly Book Bench Trail Silver Darlings-inspired Book Bench we had out front all summer?

It's being auctioned TONIGHT to raise money for
Clan Cancer Support!

You can see all the benches, follow the auction live and bid for a bench at: clancancersupport.org/the-book-ben...

A white bench created to look like the open pages of a book, covered in reflective glass fish. Outside Orkney Library & Archive.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 18h

For not going. Bloody auto correct

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 18h

Unfair! Any Americans around?

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 18h

I don’t think The Killing Balls works so well.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 19h

Happy publication day to regular Orkney Library visitor
@anncleeves.bsky.social. The Killing Stones has just been published and features D.I. Jimmy Perez but now he has moved from Shetland to #Orkney!

It's less sassermaet and more fatty cuttie. #IYKYK

Available now from your local library.

The cover of The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 18h

Clegg cares as much about the creative industry as he did about helping the students in 2010. Just someone who follows the money.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 18h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 21h

Windows in Russia are just a health and safety disaster area.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 22h

Oh, yet another example of why Scotland needs to stop being a colony of England. 😡

Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 23h

Westminster and its English Establishment has always treated Scotland as a remote region of no particular priority. This article illustrates just one example of the result of this Anglo-centric culture.

open.substack.com/pub/jackie12...

Balgy Gap Shows Something is Missing from Scotland’s Energy System

The privatisation of Scotland's power has proved a failure

open.substack.com

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 1d

In Scotland we only have the choice of a British media. When it comes to politics its opinion is entirely gauged through the lense of England where its based. Scotland is quite different - as this latest YouGov poll neatly illustrates.

Only independence will address this.

#OnafhankelijkheidNu

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 22h

Mysteriously, my arse.

Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1d

Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window | News World | Metro News metro.co.uk/2025/10/06/r...

Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window

The veteran publisher died on Saturday. Police are investigating the 'strange death'.

metro.co.uk

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 1d

He's really trying his best!

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mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 1d

#AnimalArtTuesday

📸 Phil Wilkinson

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30th August 2025 Westurhter, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Westruther Sheep Show in the Scottish Borders, one of the key sheep showing events in the area. A Scottish Blackface ram with its curly lorns pictured in a pen during the show today at judging. Westruther Sheep Show in the Scottish Borders, one of the key sheep showing events in the area.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 23h

Horrific experience, Russ. Deepest sympathy. It’s why I always choose to drive, even if it means the comfort of an overnight stop mid-journey.

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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 1d

I mean, you’d have thought they’d have been pleased.

Must be incredibly difficult at The Telegraph to balance their core philosophy of the inalienable right of everyone to own a second home in another country with their other core belief in a visceral hatred of foreigners.

So they don’t bother.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 23h

Bit niche I think, but apparently this parking spot is reserved for female rock climbers.

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 23h

Reasons for or going anywhere very far.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Graham Laurie🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @grazza62.bsky.social · 1d

How calamitous is the Scottish indyref result from 2014 looking now?
No wonder Westminster won’t ever allow another vote. The “Union” is completely bolloxed. Scotland will have to find another way or suffer a future that would make the Thatcherism of the 80s look like a picnic.

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John @johnwenger.bsky.social · 1d

There’s one for Alanis Morrisette.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

A source within MI6 has revealed that MI6 are unhappy with the Palestine Action ban because they are not terrorists and the drain on staff is making the UK more vulnerable to actual terrorist attacks.

End the ridiculous ban.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 1d

A dog whistle so loud even cats could hear it

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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