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michaeljdocherty.bsky.social
@michaeljdocherty.bsky.social
Retired . Traveller . Photographer.
Rude . Funny . Rude again . Survived cancer by accident. Supports independent Scottish Republic.
The National
July 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
One week after total knee replacement.
Bill so far including hospital accommodation, surgery, prescription, medication and post operative care.
Nothing. It's covered by tax . Photo one before , two after , three dressings replaced .
Private ward .
July 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My cousin and I were recording a conversation for a future project.
A podcast about Parkinson's Disease and cognitive decline.
We recorded it in English ( Glasgow Accent )
When we tried to transpose it the program suggested we needed to download a Swedish language extension to comply .
July 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Three Sisters , Glencoe .
Monochrome and Colour
June 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Welfare cuts to pay for combat air patrols over Israel .
Independence is normal
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ynys y Dieithriaid
L'île des étrangers
Die Insel der Fremden
Oileán na Strainséirí
I want to sail
To the island of strangers
Across the sea to
the land of the west
Where families live
And love among strangers
who see us all as yet unmet friends.
The Island of Strangers
May 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump to rename VE Day and Veterans Day as Victory Day.
Victory Day (День Победы, Den Pobedy) is by far one of the biggest Russian holidays.
donald trump and vladimir putin shaking hands in front of an american flag
ALT: donald trump and vladimir putin shaking hands in front of an american flag
media.tenor.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@dickcorn.bsky.social In Scottish folklore, a kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit, often depicted as a horse, that lures people into the water to drown them. They are known for their dangerous and deceptive nature, appearing as attractive horses to unsuspecting victims
April 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I just found out Jin means Six
In Persian
Do Jin means Twelve .
A Dozen ?
April 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The United States uniquely has embraced fascism without an external crisis .
It's been a long slow progression from selling arms to Iran to finance Nicaraguan rebels to deporting American citizens to a Gulag in El Salvador.
April 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Apparently Nigel Farage was in Germany and Richard Tice in Isabel Oakshotte and were unable to attend
So there will be two Tories on the panel for Any Questions-The party whose support collapsed and continues to decline are of course afforded special treatment by the BBC. #r4today
April 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The United States uniquely has embraced fascism without an external crisis .
It's been a long slow progression from selling arms to Iran to finance Nicaraguan rebels to deporting American citizens to a Gulag in El Salvador.
April 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My new hover car
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
There must be a place under the sun
Where hearts of olden glory grow young
There must be a place under the sun
Where hearts of olden glory grow young
April 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Florida facing a shortage of workers due to a purge of undocumented immigrants is debating lifting the minimum wage to attract more American workers to replace them .
No I'm kidding. They're debating reducing restrictions on children's working hours .
www.fox13news.com/news/florida...
Florida lawmakers could remove child labor protections for many teens
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate work-hour restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds, allowing them to work unlimited hours – even on school nights.
www.fox13news.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
St Fillans Loch Earn Perthshire
Still
March 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We should always watch how politicians treat refugees, Neal Ascherson once wrote, because that's how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm writing a short story about a deranged billionaire who has designs to take over the world .
Working title : Tesler .
March 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Auschwitz liberation .
International Warrants for Genocide ignored .
January 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If a benefit cheat gets caught defrauding the public purse they're to lose their licence to drive . When Michelle Mone's eventually convicted of fraud will her chauffeur lose his ?
January 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Elon Musk is taking a break from green energy to work on white power.
January 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
China can't own tik tok anymore because Americans worry about security. On their Chinese made iPhones .
January 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm reminded of the difference between Scotland and the United States. A few years ago a guy , angry at being thrown out of a pub returned and brandished a gun . This annoyed the bouncer so much he beat the crap out of the gunman .
metro.co.uk/video/man-ca...
Man casually walks up to bouncers in Glasgow with a gun drawn
Man casually walks up to bouncers in Glasgow city centre with a gun drawn.
metro.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Catherine's of Partick
December 29, 2024 at 7:46 PM
England’s contentment with the United Kingdom and its traditional attachment to a British identity can be largely explained by England’s hegemony of the commanding heights of Britain’s constitution, institutions and economy.
December 29, 2024 at 12:39 AM