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@francesweir.bsky.social
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Supporter of Scottish independence. Politics are left leaning. Have no time for haters.

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Monty Dodge @montyofdodgington.bsky.social · 2h
@badassmutha.bsky.social @donmcgowan.bsky.social Russian interference update. Farage called Burnham a liar! Will someone please ram this down his throat? ⬇️
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Russia has been at war with Britain for years and the EU referendum was an open goal which they exploited. That doesn't mean that "Putin made Brexit happen" but his troll farms and media operations certainly played a part Brexiters may hate to hear it but to deny it is to deny a dangerous reality.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 11/10/2026
Wind and solar helped the UK avoid US$7.8 BILLION in gas imports during the Hormuz crisis. That’s what breaking fossil fuel dependence looks like. Governments backing more oil and gas owe people an explanation. SCALE UP RENEWABLES.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 19h
Scotland proudly stands in solidarity with Ukraine. My statement on today’s reports 👇
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The SNP Deliberately making Scotland Better than south of the Border 👇
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Never forget these two delivered Brexit. They screwed the country, they crippled the economy, they made people poorer, they gave people funds to their mates and they are still free. They should be in prison.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In any company in the real world in which you and I live and work, if you made a £500 error on a spreadsheet for the business you’d be shown the door.. But in Tory Party, as demonstrated so often during 14 years they were in Govt it’s an achievement which leads to promotion They relish mediocrity❗️
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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Restore and Reform are the greatest threats to our way of life
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reform UK are trying to buy the next election, by flooding Britain with hate, fear & lies ... meme via Joshua ABD
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 10/10/2026
#AfricanPenguinDay 🐧 We are losing our penguins Industrial fishing is emptying our oceans of fish and destabilising ecosystems that have survived for thousands of years This simply cannot go on We need to stop these greedy industrial fishing companies plundering our waters 👉 act.gp/42igFpk
Image of African penguins contrasted with an image of industrial fishing
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Perfectly put.
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francesweir.bsky.social @francesweir.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!
This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but the ferry's operator says its future may...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t understand why @andyburnham.bsky.social uses ‘X’ Facebook etc but doesn’t use his @bsky.app account? Shouldn’t we be able to see his posts as well? Not to mention the damaging influence of Musk who promotes far-right narratives.
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 01/10/2026
A clip showing NATO soldiers has gone viral. Posts have suggested it is a new video released by NATO. This isn't the case—the video is from 2024. Our fact check below 👇
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Viral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’ – Full Fact
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🟥 Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our own problems and the freedom to choose a better path. 1/2
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Burnham is wrong - Scotland needs independence to tackle the cost of living
Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. That’s hypocrisy. Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our ...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MeidasMighty #america #communityovercapitalizm #history #Ethics #SocialJustice #LongerTables #DemocraticSocialist #Ecosocialism #Socialist #socialism #LeftIsBest #ClassConsciousness #FalseConsciousness #abolishcapitalism #HumanRights
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM Burnham on privatisation: "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget: They are the ones that gave it away in the first place."
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 28/09/2026
We’ve seen posts online claiming that former Makerfield MP Josh Simons has been appointed as head of No 10’s policy unit. This isn’t correct, though Mr Simons was linked to the role in some media reports earlier in the summer. Our fact check 👇
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Facebook posts wrong to claim former Makerfield MP is new head of No 10 policy unit – Full Fact
Josh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street.
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
Viral posts claim Japan has passed ‘anti-Islam laws’ banning halal food, mosques, burqas and prayer calls. This is false. Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Here's what we found 👇
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No, Japan has not introduced 'anti-Islam' laws – Full Fact
Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom.
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
A video falsely claiming to show a long queue of Muslim women waiting to sign up for free childcare has been liked thousands of times on social media. But the clip actually shows the women waiting in line for a modest clothing sale in Amsterdam.
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Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare – Full Fact
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
A video being shared online supposedly shows an “asylum seeker” saying he wants “more money and more freedom”, and isn’t happy with how he’s being treated in the UK. But the clip is AI-generated. Here’s how we know 👇
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Video of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated – Full Fact
A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Proportional representation ensures every vote counts equally, so a party's seats in parliament actually reflect the share of votes it won — instead of a system where a party can win a majority of seats with a minority of the vote, leaving millions of voters effectively unrepresented.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yet again Farage goes absent from Parliament absent from his Clacton constitueny this time to campaign for an imminent general election which isn't going to happen ... "Anything to avoid doing his taxpayer funded job… " via Reform Are Not Your Friends
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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HIS MAKING US THAT SHITHOLE COUNTRY HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT....EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION!
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 27/09/2026
Old aerial footage of a glacier in Alaska has been shared with false claims it shows the glacier that caused the deadly flood in Nepal last month.
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Old video of Alaskan glacier shared with claims it shows cause of Nepal flood – Full Fact
Dramatic helicopter footage above a glacier has been shared online with false claims it shows the glacier that caused last month’s flood in Nepal.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 27/09/2026
No one is safe from extreme weather events. NO ONE.⁣ ⁣ Oil, coal and gas corporations continue to make obscene profits while making the world more dangerous with wildfires, floods, and deadly heatwaves.⁣ ⁣ This isn’t just unfair, it’s outrageous.⁣
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What the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change - Greenpeace International
Record-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin.
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It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate from the people. He has no real ideas, and no plan.
BORIS JOHNSON: UK is defenceless against migrants without...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reform UK leaders are ALL ex-Tories ... meme via Angel Stroyan
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"This is where the rhetoric ends up. On Tuesday night, hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gathered in Gosport after social-media reports that a small boat carrying people across the Channel was going to be brought ashore there. Among the crowd were children ..." www.facebook.com/TruthAgainst...
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 25/09/2026
Max Wilkinson told the Liberal Democrat conference that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the Brexit referendum. That’s not true. Small boat crossings have risen significantly in recent years, but they did happen before June 2016.
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Small boat crossings didn’t start after the Brexit referendum – Full Fact
The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson wrongly claimed that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the vote to leave the EU.
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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don’t let brexiteers tell you leaving the European Union has given us more control as a nation over what happens to us or power to stand up for ourselves. Join us this Sunday in Liverpool at the @labour4europe.bsky.social rally fighting for our nations interest and future with Europe.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single market
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
All 32 council areas in Scotland voted to remain in the EU with a majority vote. #Rejoin #EU #Scotland
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 24/09/2026
Many social media users appear to have been fooled by a fake picture that supposedly shows four teachers protesting against the removal of pride flags from their classrooms. But the image is AI-generated and contains several classic clues like nonsense text.
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Image of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated – Full Fact
Many people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 24/09/2026
A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why have so few British front pages?
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 24/09/2026
Oil spills from war are spreading towards coral reefs and mangroves in the Strait of Hormuz. Fossil fuel dependence puts people, nature and economies in harm’s way. It's time to end that dependence and build a future powered by clean, decentralised renewables.
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Strait of Hormuz attacks spill oil into Persian Gulf
As war disrupts one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, satellite images reveal that oil is spreading toward protected coral reefs and mangrove forests.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
✅ Majority support for indyref2. ✅ Majority support for independence. ✅ Majority support for Scotland’s right to choose. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Bring it on. Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/three_democr...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two times Conservative British Home Secretary Suella Braverman here... X-ing away without an apparent care for the paradox
The invasion has reached Gosport- just
next door to Fareham,


Why?


Because successive governments have
made Britain a soft touch.


Only Reform UK will stop the invasion,.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Let’s just have more TRUTH youtu.be/A6fCl-uOEVY?...
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It’s time UK media reminded Farage how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A full 60% of people think that wealthy donors give money to gain influence, whilst only 6% believe it is driven by a desire to support that party. buff.ly/G2blkKO
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Our democracy is not for sale – it’s time to cap political donations - Politics.co.uk
The fundamental question of any democracy is “who gets a say?”. How is power distributed, shared – and in whose interests does our democratic system work? Increasingly, voters sense the answer is not…
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔎 Only 20% of people in Scotland say there should never be another independence referendum. 🟦 You don't have to be Yes to believe Scotland deserves the right to decide its own future. ✍️ Support Scotland's right to choose by signing today: www.believeinscotland.org/indyref_peti...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 23/09/2026
Release:Spotlight on leaders at #UNGA as climate overshoot looms and impacts escalate “We are overshooting our climate limits while fossil fuel companies are overflowing with profits...the answer is not found in discord or division, but urgent collective action for our mutual benefit" #ClimateWeek
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Spotlight on leaders at UNGA as climate overshoot looms and impacts escalate - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace response to High-Level Event on Climate Action and the Just Transition, a final initiative of outgoing UNSG Guterres.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Holyrood backs First Minister's motion on Scots' right to decide our future
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