ScaryHighlander
@unixnerd.bsky.social
Software developer for underwater / drone survey & integrity. Scottish Independence! Old BMWs (no modern ones thanks), bicycles, cats, skiing. Ex ROC.
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ScaryHighlander
@unixnerd.bsky.social
· Feb 2
The more I look at the craziness in the world right now the more I think that an Independent Scotland could be a beacon of sanity. A nation run for the wellbeing and benefit of those who live in it, not those who own it. We have nothing to lose but Westminster shackles! #ScottishIndependence
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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Scottish Independence would solve ALL of this.
We'd be in control of Immigration, Taxes, The Welfare State, Tourism.
People would flood to Cheap Energy Scotland for the RIGHT reasons. We NEED people!
It's incredible that people driven to blind racism can't see the answer.
Scottish Independence.
We'd be in control of Immigration, Taxes, The Welfare State, Tourism.
People would flood to Cheap Energy Scotland for the RIGHT reasons. We NEED people!
It's incredible that people driven to blind racism can't see the answer.
Scottish Independence.
Disclosure - Are Refugees Welcome Here?
As tensions over immigration rise, reporter Mark Daly meets people on both sides of an increasing divide.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Scottish Independence would solve ALL of this.
We'd be in control of Immigration, Taxes, The Welfare State, Tourism.
People would flood to Cheap Energy Scotland for the RIGHT reasons. We NEED people!
It's incredible that people driven to blind racism can't see the answer.
Scottish Independence.
We'd be in control of Immigration, Taxes, The Welfare State, Tourism.
People would flood to Cheap Energy Scotland for the RIGHT reasons. We NEED people!
It's incredible that people driven to blind racism can't see the answer.
Scottish Independence.
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always read the
small print
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small print
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November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
always read the
small print
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small print
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It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
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The Act of Union is an act of gaslighting.
The Act of the Union is a treaty and not constitutional, therefore Scotland doesn't need permission It's a decision for the Scottish people, not Westminster. 😡
sick of these lot 🤬🤬
Rachel Reeves rejects referendum if SNP win Holyrood majority
www.thenational.scot/news/2654038...
sick of these lot 🤬🤬
Rachel Reeves rejects referendum if SNP win Holyrood majority
www.thenational.scot/news/2654038...
'Astonishing arrogance': Rachel Reeves panned after dismissing second referendum
Rachel Reeves has been accused of showing an "astonishing level of arrogance" after she dismissed a second independence referendum if the…
www.thenational.scot
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Act of Union is an act of gaslighting.
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Where are the optimistic Labour voters who had this fantasy vision that labour would pivot back to the left post election and they were just saying toryesque things to get elected.
I have a bridge and a heard of unicorns for sale.
I have a bridge and a heard of unicorns for sale.
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Where are the optimistic Labour voters who had this fantasy vision that labour would pivot back to the left post election and they were just saying toryesque things to get elected.
I have a bridge and a heard of unicorns for sale.
I have a bridge and a heard of unicorns for sale.
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Scotland supplies 50% of all the UK renewable energy and 33% of all UK Food and Drink Exports.
It's 2025.
Scotland, very unquestionably, isn't #bettertogether.
There's no rational argument, against Scottish Independence.
Scotland is BOOMING.
It's 2025.
Scotland, very unquestionably, isn't #bettertogether.
There's no rational argument, against Scottish Independence.
Scotland is BOOMING.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Scotland supplies 50% of all the UK renewable energy and 33% of all UK Food and Drink Exports.
It's 2025.
Scotland, very unquestionably, isn't #bettertogether.
There's no rational argument, against Scottish Independence.
Scotland is BOOMING.
It's 2025.
Scotland, very unquestionably, isn't #bettertogether.
There's no rational argument, against Scottish Independence.
Scotland is BOOMING.
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We're not truthfully told how much Scotch Whisky there is in Scotland.
The UK Duty regime is absolutely ludicrous, 75%!
Could you imagine, launching a Product and being told, three-quarters of it will be Tax? Bonkers!
It's hampering growth, only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
The UK Duty regime is absolutely ludicrous, 75%!
Could you imagine, launching a Product and being told, three-quarters of it will be Tax? Bonkers!
It's hampering growth, only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
Whisky from newly reopened Scottish distillery crowned 'best in the world'
It was described as "the pinnacle of quality".
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We're not truthfully told how much Scotch Whisky there is in Scotland.
The UK Duty regime is absolutely ludicrous, 75%!
Could you imagine, launching a Product and being told, three-quarters of it will be Tax? Bonkers!
It's hampering growth, only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
The UK Duty regime is absolutely ludicrous, 75%!
Could you imagine, launching a Product and being told, three-quarters of it will be Tax? Bonkers!
It's hampering growth, only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
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John Major on Brexit.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
John Major on Brexit.
Over 60cm of snow forecast on Cairngorm, fingers crossed!
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Over 60cm of snow forecast on Cairngorm, fingers crossed!
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Amazing how few folk know that Able Archer was a closer call than the Cuban Missile crisis. But at the time hardly anyone knew.
In response to AUTUMN FORGE 83—which included ABLE ARCHER—the USSR ordered squadrons of fighter-bombers in East Germany loaded with nuclear weapons and put on 24-hour alert, including “preparations for the immediate use of nuclear weapons” to “destroy first-line enemy targets” within 30 minutes.
Newly released documents shed light on 1983 nuclear war scare with Soviets
The Soviet Union prepared for “the immediate use of nuclear weapons” in response to a NATO military exercise, according to the U.S. documents.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Amazing how few folk know that Able Archer was a closer call than the Cuban Missile crisis. But at the time hardly anyone knew.
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The HUGE Elephant in the Room is, Scottish Independence.
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Muscatelli report: What will it take to grow Scotland's economy?
Prof Anton Muscatelli's report calls for a range of reforms to planning, business rates and skills in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The HUGE Elephant in the Room is, Scottish Independence.
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
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One thing to say: #AxeDrax
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One thing to say: #AxeDrax
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
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This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected.
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
King Charles strips Andrew of prince title and ejects him from mansion
Royal subject to ‘censures deemed necessary’ in sharp change of tone by Buckingham Palace
www.ft.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected.
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
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Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
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I present to you the Scottish Cops and how they treat certain Football fans ,I say certain as some Football Fans get treated better than others it depends what Team you support and Your Colour of top !!!! 1312 🤬
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I present to you the Scottish Cops and how they treat certain Football fans ,I say certain as some Football Fans get treated better than others it depends what Team you support and Your Colour of top !!!! 1312 🤬
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If you're a bit silly, you probably don't realise, the UK Government uses Scotland, to dump and hide dodgy stuff.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Dounreay waste particle 'most radioactive' find for three years
The fragment has been categorised as "significant" and was found during monitoring work around the nuclear power plant, near Thurso.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you're a bit silly, you probably don't realise, the UK Government uses Scotland, to dump and hide dodgy stuff.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
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Labour completely misunderstood their win in Scotland at the last election. They were given a last chance mission to undo at least some of the chaos the Tories have caused, and they’ve totally borked it in the pointless pursuit of fascist votes. They’re done.
Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins at Holyrood
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Labour completely misunderstood their win in Scotland at the last election. They were given a last chance mission to undo at least some of the chaos the Tories have caused, and they’ve totally borked it in the pointless pursuit of fascist votes. They’re done.
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MSPs have backed renewed calls for a statue of an acclaimed socialist to be installed in a major Scottish city
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
'Hero of the working class': MSPs back bid for statue of John Maclean in Glasgow
www.thenational.scot
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
MSPs have backed renewed calls for a statue of an acclaimed socialist to be installed in a major Scottish city
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'