Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.
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Former paperboy then, after training, 32 years in scottish NHS. Scottish Independence supporter. Currently treasurer of a local charity.
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maks23.bsky.social
🔥 Russian oil product production plummeted by 10% after drone strikes, — Bloomberg

🇫🇮 Ukraine is in a better position now than a year ago. And the reason for this is the strengthening of military potential, — Stubb.

🇺🇸 72% of Dems and 73% of Reps support arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia.

7/8
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twmcltd.bsky.social
The widow of a Dutch cameraman, killed by Russia, has won a partial verdict against Moscow.

She, and two reporters injured when Russia used cluster bombs in Georgia where the three journalists were working, won €10,000 compensation. But of course Russia won't pay.

thx @afrikees.bsky.social
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sarahposner.bsky.social
Stunning and brilliantly reported piece from @lisang.bsky.social at @newlinesmag.bsky.social about how religious nationalists are taking over secular Tel Aviv

The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble

newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
We could have been at a posh event hosted by bourgeois secular Tel Avivians, but for two factors: The food was all kosher, and there were guns everywhere. The publisher of one of Israel’s best-known far-right media platforms, a 50-something man with a generous paunch and a crocheted skullcap on his bald spot, had an M16 rifle slung over his shoulder like a purse with a cross-body strap. At least a third of the men roaming the room or standing in clusters of people chatting while nibbling from plates of food had holstered automatic pistols tucked into their waistbands. One young woman with long hair, about 19 years old, wearing a long-sleeved, modest dress that suggested she was religious and conservative, also carried an M16. When I lived in the country, this entire scene, of armed religious nationalist settlers sipping espresso on the Tel Aviv University campus, would have been inconceivable. This was not their turf — until suddenly it was.
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johnswinney.bsky.social
Scotland has enormous resources and huge potential, but we are being held back by Westminster governments that treat us like an afterthought.

It’s time for a fresh start. An independent Scotland.

Today I have published our latest paper on what it could look like: www.gov.scot/publications...
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loobyludicrous.bsky.social
Are you talking of my post, which makes no reference to blame, but to a system which allows WM the power to place dangerous, unwanted, polluting items in Scotland whilst removing responsibility for any clean up to Scotland.
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loobyludicrous.bsky.social
Let me turn that on its head. Who wanted it? Who placed it there?Who pays for the clean up of dangerous pollutants?
jazzyrussell.bsky.social
How dangerous is it to live 5km from a nuclear power station? It depends who you ask but EVERY German study says it doubled childhood leukemia risk
jazzyrussell.bsky.social
Not like BBC SCOTLAND NEWS to miss important context given in the National news about deaths of homeless.
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andrew.sharpe.scot
Love it. If there's one thing right-wingers hate most, it's having the piss taken out of them. It's all about their own insecurity.
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andrew.sharpe.scot
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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zackpolanski.bsky.social
We always knew that Labour cares about little else other than keeping private developers happy.

But here's proof showing off to JP Morgan despite destruction of some of the "rarest creatures in our country."

Let's make that description Labour votes.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer
Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’
www.theguardian.com
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warmonitor.net
An Estonian Defense League member was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for spying for Russia’s FSB, leaking military and border details. There's a reason Russia was seeking this information.
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cluthaman.bsky.social
Bishop of Birmingham’s eloquence in cutting Robert Jenrick down to size is a master class. Well said Bishop.
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thedesertginger.bsky.social
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen the Epstein files with her own eyes

She still supports that piece of shit

That's all we need to know about her
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thegodpodcast.com
Tomorrow the Epstein survivors will storm Capitol Hill to demand release of the files. I hope new Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is sworn in at their press conference by another judge or official who is authorized to do so (doesn’t have to be the Speaker).
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
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left-foot-forward.bsky.social
Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
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