Reposted by SueDMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14hRussia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio... 871234630
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 4hWhen the UK shld have been reformed & become progressive Thatcher preyed on & reignited colonial, patriarchal, ultra capitalist sentiments & culture .. And no gov since has seriously attempted to get the UK back on course or strengthen democracy. 010
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026russia actively seeks to undermine democracies and cause division between them.. If Europe fails to present a unified front expect deaths as a result of russian terror. 0185
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Terror is russia's modus operandi.. it terrorises Ukrainian civilians and it uses terrorist methods to attack the rest of Europe. russia has no respect for international laws or conventions. 0156
Reposted by SueDBill Drees @billdrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Burnham is as bad as his useless predecessors, except that he does it with a lot more words! #ScottishIndependence 36937
Reposted by SueDOz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Russia has bombed a school basically every single day this week, so for those people who say "if this was happening in Ukraine, it would be on the front pages every day", how many times have you seen that on the front page of even one of your national newspapers this week? Zero. 6772225
Reposted by SueDClaire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Add your support here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy RoadAn open letter to the Rt Hon Chris Bryant MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, was sent at 8pm Thursday 1 October 2026. We will co... 46333
Reposted by SueDRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And yet Putin himself has done precisely that. He has brought into being a Russia which exists primarily to service war - a war he started through poor judgement and imperialist hubris and on which his regime now depends. 012728
Reposted by SueDEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well worth attending! Proud to count these fine journalists among my former (and current!) colleagues! 0316
Reposted by SueDTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's never an ask for Russia. Ukraine are going after the refineries to bring their economy and war economy to a halt so that they stop killing Ukranians and leave Ukraine. 43880181
Reposted by SueDEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 27/09/2026In one of the modules, this horrible, heartbreaking fact: "At the peak of the famine in June 1933, 28,000 people were dying each day in Ukraine on average.". 16529
Reposted by SueDBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Few hundred people gathered up by Garvaghy Road. Marquees are set up distributing food and coffee. Much livelier than the atmosphere up Drumcree hill where a smaller group of supporters were waiting, a group on folding chairs with a blanket over them. 4377
Reposted by SueDWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A great illustration of the way social media has essentially shredded society’s informational immune system: The USSR spent a fortune trying to spread conspiracy theories, without success because they couldn’t crack newsrooms. Today, you can reach the globe with a post that costs $20 to make. 13841230
Reposted by SueDThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026Russian drones struck central Kyiv in the middle of the day on Sept. 28, killing one woman and injuring at least 19 others. Video: AP. 815573
Reposted by SueDMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026💔 In Dnipro – 3 dead and 18 injured as a result of a UAV strike on an office building. In addition to the destruction, after the shelling, large-scale communication disruptions were recorded in the city. 16511
Reposted by SueDRoseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Thread on the Russian blockading & starving of a Ukrainian city. Deliberate savagery happening right now in Europe. #Ukraine #Oleshky 063
Reposted by SueDMarika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Day 669 of #GeorgiaProtests The 33rd anniversary of the capture of Sokhumi, Abkhazia. 📷 Tinatin Bolokadze 213549
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Unionism is striken moribund. This cld be the pivot pt to United Republic of Ireland. UKGov is powerless & has no heavy weight friends (e.g. Clinton) to resolve this impass. The OO has been boosted by populist Tory Govs & now by the Far Right/Fascist Christians from the US & almost certainly ru. 120
Reposted by SueDEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Russians definitely deliberately targeted the INKOM business center in central Kyiv - they had a recon drone overhead with its camera trained right on the building right at the moment of the strike. Four civilians were killed and between seven and 11 wounded, including a teenager. 25828
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026I don't get why the principles of Free Speech are being used to justify "marching". Call me pedantic but speech and march mean different things. These marches aren't even "protests" they're not about the freedom to express opposition, they commemorate colonial historic events. 000
Reposted by SueDGary @shamrocknroll84.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Worth a read www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...belfastlive.co.uk 022
Reposted by SueDDenys from Ukraine @glushko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🤬 Russian sources posted footage showing the bodies of residents of occupied Oleshky, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, who were reportedly trying to travel in search of food when they were killed by landmines. 32216
Reposted by SueDStanislav Aseyev @stanislavaseyev.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So, in Russian-occupied Oleshky, people are boiling soup from grass and eating dogs; there are reports of people starving to death. Russia is completely blocking people from leaving the city and preventing humanitarian aid from getting in. Today it became known that Ukrainian drones... 35032
Reposted by SueDEllen Murray @ellenfromnowon.co.uk · 27/09/2026Dark day back home, lads. Drumcree standoff in 2026 wasn't on my predictions for this year. Wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years from now, this is seen as one of the cascading moments that led to the end of Northern Ireland. 425157
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Unbelievable decision by the Parades Commission.. power to the ppl.. Oh and the Orange should be proscribed as a hate & prejudice machine .. 000
Reposted by SueDwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart 204583779
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026The Shetland Bus is an amazing story of resistence youtu.be/3JxK2AeagH8?...youtu.beHearts Across the Sea | The Shetland BusYouTube video by Scalloway Museum 021
Reposted by SueDMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026❗️Two jet Shaheds strike in two districts of Kyiv — the footage shows a burning five-story building on Lukyanivka. 514945
Reposted by SueDPaul Nash @paul-nash.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Ypres Salient at Night www.wikiart.org/en/paul-nash/the-yp… 03211
Reposted by SueDAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Animals suffer from Russia’s war too. Mars, a stray dog from Zhytomyr, hides under a bench, trembling during an air raid alert. 📹: mal_mar_22 / Threads 15568160
Reposted by SueDThe Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 26/09/2026🕯️🇺🇦 The death toll from yesterday's attack on Kyiv has risen to 7 people — among them former NV. Business journalist Maria Yivzhenko. 1324465
Reposted by SueDEuropean Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 26/09/2026Did you know the EU has 24 official languages? Some are shared across countries, and several EU countries have more than one. Today, on the European Day of Languages, learn how the European Parliament works across the 24 languages @ link.europa.eu/c8J3nj 27826
Reposted by SueDLaurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Andy Haldane and Will Hutton argue that we can have public control over water without public ownership. The key is to create new privately owned “public-benefit companies”. But there are some issues with this argument.🧵theguardian.comAndy Burnham talks about ‘public control’ of the utilities but it’s a minefield. We can lead him through it | Will Hutton and Andy HaldaneNationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit, say journalist and economist Will Hutton and former chief economist of the Ba... 142
Reposted by SueDThe New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 25/09/2026A fake copy of NV's website, nvukraine[.]com, is spreading a fabricated story about a NABU raid. Our only English-language site is english.nv.ua. If a story attributed to NV isn't there, it isn't ours. english.nv.ua/nation/nv-di...english.nv.uaThe New Voice of Ukraine discovers fake copy of its website with planted storyKYIV, Sept. 25, 2026 — A falsified copy of the New Voice of Ukraine’s (NV) website was discovered by the news outlet yesterday, the New Voice of Ukraine’s managing editor, Romeo Kokriatski, reported o... 093
Reposted by SueDIrish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#HistFest2026 lecture: 3 Oct | 45 Merrion Sq | 11:00 The Normandy and Ireland Settlement Connections project by @virtualtreasury.bsky.social & @jmarshallmed.bsky.social traces #Norman conquerors to their ancestral lands, drawing on manuscript sources in IMC editions. irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/irishmanuscripts.ieWhat did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish ManuscriptsWhat did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ... 043
Reposted by SueDMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good piece - what do the Russians actually hope to achieve by committing all these war crimes? 1322781
Reposted by SueDJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Visiting the Knife Angel in Edinburgh was such a powerful reminder of the devastating impact of knife violence. One life lost is one too many. We will keep working with Police Scotland and other partners to prevent violence, intervene early and give people the support they need. 38727
Reposted by SueDMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A UK company, a Greek owner and Netanyahu's former lawyer: Who really owns Serbia's Israeli drone venture? - www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-compa…middleeasteye.netA UK company, a Greek owner and Netanyahu's former lawyer: Who really owns Serbia's Israeli drone venture?The deal involving the manufacture of drones highlights the growing political stakes of Israeli weapons production abroad 186
SueD @0drat.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026This is how long it takes nature to recover from a fire that is the Direct Results of Human Impacts and the Anthropocene Climate and Biodiversity Crisis .. 021
Reposted by SueDFelix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is way beyond time that Scotland had a museum and educational centre for The Highland Clearances. The crimes against my / your people created a generational loss felt right down to the present day. Genocide and ethnic cleansing was committed upon our population and must be remembered forever. 🏴 53218
Reposted by SueDJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 24/09/2026"The early days of Andy Burnham’s government have made Starmer’s look positively energetic: a PM who usually loves nothing more than being on camera has studiously avoided saying a word as he loses control of law and order in Britain, and his home secretary seems determined to appease the thugs."thenewworld.co.ukIf Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere 2028289
Reposted by SueDSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How four decades of consuming public wealth rather than building it has eroded Britain’s resilience and its long-term debt sustainability - first in a two part series on how Britain wrecked its balance sheet and how to repair itnixons.substack.comHow Britain Wrecked its Balance SheetFour decades of consuming public wealth rather than building it has eroded Britain’s resilience and its long-term debt sustainability, leaving the country acutely vulnerable to deglobalisation 02414