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Lifelong Scottish Independence supporter and pro EU. I have no time for idiots or bots and they will be blocked.

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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 20h
Alabama newspaper shatters Trump’s lies with vicious factcheck President Donald Trump was lapping up the love from MAGA supporters from the deep-red shelter of an Alabama venue. But even Trump’s University of Alabama refuge in Mobile could not protect him from a punishing volley of corrections from
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Alabama newspaper shatters Trump’s lies with vicious factcheck
President Donald Trump was lapping up the love from MAGA supporters from the deep-red shelter of an Alabama venue. But even Trump’s University of Alabama refuge in Mobile could not protect him from a punishing volley of corrections from the local newspaper.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 20h
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Not satire. I repeat: NOT SATIRE! www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israeli-op...
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Israeli opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of being pro-Palestine
Okay, you’re not gonna believe me here, but I promise I’m not making this up.
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God @thegodshow.com · 01/10/2026
This loser wants you to believe he’s a warrior. He’s not. He’s a war criminal. He belongs in prison.
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Thou Shalt Put Hegseth In Prison For His War Crimes
Dear Humans,
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but sadly no one believed it www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israels-la...
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Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but no one believed it
You’ve gotta admire Bibi Netanyahu.
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Norma Ballingall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That is not how you spell the Bonus word.😕 Septle 1929 - 🔥 404 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 4/8 ⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨⬛️🟩 ⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨⬛️🟩 🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟩⬛️🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 3/7 🟩🟨⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ 🟩⬛️🟩🟨🟩⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle: 3/6 🟩⬛️🟨⬛️🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social youtu.be/V6aYumK9Xic?...
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'Even Republicans are concerned about this' | Simon Marks
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Norma Ballingall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😊😊😊 #numble204 4/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wafflegame.net/numberwaffle
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Faragists rely on the narrative of "men on boats" creating a de facto Fifth Column in the UK to feed their agenda and to stir up hostility and to win votes and ultimately power. Suckers fall for it. Media boosts it. We've been here so many times before and you'd think we'd all wise up but hey ho
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Err….have any bombs been found in this ‘bomb plot’? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixed
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News are resuming their coverage of Trump without CNN. It’s bullshit.
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Damn The Networks For Caving To Donald
Picket crossing traitors.
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/09/2026
Trump’s deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino posted an AI video of himself riding around in a tuxedo, spraying champagne, and partying at The White House.
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Damn Trump’s Aide For Partying While Americans Suffer
Dear Humans,
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Norma Ballingall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle and Septle rubbish but 2 days running with Bonus 2/6 😊 Septle 1927 - 🔥 402 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 5/8 ⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 2/7 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle: 5/6 🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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The SNP @snp.org · 28/09/2026
Scotland has the energy - but Westminster sets the price. As diesel hits £2 a litre across the country, we look under the hood of Labour's fuel tax hike. www.snp.org/westminster-...
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Westminster fuel tax hike makes case for independence — Scottish National Party
Scotland is an energy powerhouse – rich in oil, gas, wind, and tidal generation – yet our communities are left suffering from fuel poverty.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two separate projects which could create 180 green energy jobs at the Port of Montrose in Scotland’s north east have been hailed as a 'strong vote of confidence in the sector' by the First Minister
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Up to 180 jobs planned for Montrose as offshore wind projects win backing
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JR Tomlin (she/her) @jrtomlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House? open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
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What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House?
What thimble-brain thought this was a good idea?
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scots night at Labour is now a total embarrassment. Not least when the party leader can't be bothered turning up. Time to give it a decent burial.
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Norma Ballingall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Check out the Bonus. 😊 Septle 1926 - 🔥 401 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 4/8 🟨🟨⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟨🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ ⬛️🟨🟨🟩🟩⬛️🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 2/7 ⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle: 5/6 ⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ 🟩🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟩⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ 🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Surreal interview with Jensen Huang whose company's chips power much of today’s AI. Says he doesn’t think it matters if children forget basic maths. I love AI as much as the next person, but the head of an AI company arguing that children don’t need the skills to question AI should worry us all.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Bibi's gonna make your iPhone go boom! www.normalisland.co.uk/p/worlds-mos...
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World’s most moral leader threatens UN with a pager attack
Israeli prime minister and custodian of the Epstein files, Benjamin Netanyahu, has addressed the 81st UN General Assembly.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/09/2026
It's handy to know that if I ever commit a genocide, the police will arrest the people who protest against me while I make a speech at the UN saying how racist they all are
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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It 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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the real face of Reform UK Tax cuts for the super-rich and making the poorest and most vulnernable pay "Council's nursery closures decision 'devastating'" 'Parents have said a [Reform UK] council's decision to close 10 publicly-run nurseries is "devastating". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A £21bn food trade deficit hitting a 25-year high exposes the self-inflicted crisis of post-Brexit trade friction. Suffocating British farmers with export red tape while flooding domestic markets with cheap imports threatens national security. Why ignore the cost? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE
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UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
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God @thegodshow.com · 25/09/2026
Netanyahu will burn in hell forever for what he did in life.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My latest confab with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk as we dissect Trump's speech at the UN and his first meeting with Andy Burnham. Via the LBC Official YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SALO...
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'Complete Dr Evil stuff': Simon Marks analyses Trump's UN speech
YouTube video by LBC
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy… BTW annual subscription is currently £20 (instead of £79.99). And you get the whole paper for that, not just me! Offer ends September 30th. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/477...
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Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe should keep Britain’s name out of his mouth
James O’Brien: The tax exile knows a thing or two about chemical companies – but that doesn’t mean his other opinions are valuable
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Hoody McExtremist @hoodyindy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And Sir Scammer and the evil cnuts behind him just get to walk away? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am so damn close to cancelling my licence fee. So damn close. As a journalist of 35 years standing, I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d feel like this. The BBC has come to disgust me. It’s damaging our country and I can’t assist it in the damage it’s doing with my money.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BBC News report that despite there being 15 candidates for the Holborn & St Pancras by-election, it's really between Labour and The Greens. My view: I want Zack Polanski to win as it was Keir Starmer’s seat, yet after using it as a stepping stone to become PM, he abandoned his constituents.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 23/09/2026
In the last two weeks, leftwing parties have surged across Europe. It is no surprise that leftwing parties running on affordability and wealth redistribution platforms have been gaining ground.
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Tax the rich, cap the rents: the policy mix helping Europe’s left push back the far-right
In the last two weeks, leftwing parties have surged across Europe. It is no surprise that leftwing parties running on affordability and wealth redistribution platforms have been gaining ground.
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God @thegodshow.com · 22/09/2026
SILENCE SMITE!
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Trump HUMILIATED When Media PULLS His Mic
SMITE!
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God @thegodshow.com · 22/09/2026
Truckers are predicted to go on strike starting October 1st due to the rapidly rising diesel prices.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
JD Vance, "Trump is not banning media outlets. What he’s doing is saying we’re not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda" My view: America claims to stand for a freer, stronger press, Americans should be the first to call it out.
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/09/2026
Everyone is 12.
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You Absolutely Don’t Have To Give Corporate Media Their Flowers
Dear Humans,
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Doddery old eejit!
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Interesting isn't it we can't 'afford' State Pension. But we can afford to give King Charles who is already a billionaire another £48m, 4,000 State Pensions, a year extra. Hmm...
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If US journalists had any backbone they would all walk out of the next White House briefing.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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‘Shameful’ – Labour’s GB Energy to allocate only 6% of £30m community fund to Scotland
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at:  by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By stewartb From the Aberdeen-based Energy Voice news w…
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/18/w...
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Who exactly are those 37 ‘Scottish’ Labour MPs really working for ?
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at:  by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Liz S So Sky News reported today that: “British Stee…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our best AI phone-in yet. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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The people building AI are telling us to be afraid
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 17 September · 59min
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
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Yaaay😊 #numble193 4/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wafflegame.net/numberwaffle
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The SNP @snp.org · 18/09/2026
Scotland is energy-rich, so why are our bills so high? Because the power lies in Westminster’s hands. www.snp.org/broken-promi...
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Broken promises of Better Together leave energy-rich Scotland in the cold — Scottish National Party
Scotland is energy-rich, so why are our bills so high? Because the power lies in Westminster’s hands.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's always pensions and benefits and things for you that are unaffordable Never billionaires, never war, never MP's expenses. Let me tell you the richest 1% in the UK gain more wealth every year than the entire cost of the NHS and Pensions for everybody That's what is unaffordable
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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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