Maria João Kay @joaokay.bsky.social · 10hHappening in Inverness this Friday 2nd October. See you there 😊 001
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“East’s east, west’s west but hame’s best.” Twa weeks the day I’ll be hame in Gawston bletherin aboot ma memoir o growin up there an mindin fowk o their literary pedigree wi John Barbour’s epic The Brus an Burns’ Holy Fair baith mentionin the toun. Hope ye can jyne me there. 161
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A week tonight I’m in Inverness with my favourite Scots singer Robyn Stapleton and it’s a free event. The mell of Scots song & story is very special. Join us there. 043
Maria João Kay @joaokay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy 75th birthday to @billykayscot ! My Scottish cultural revolutionary & hero. “Thank you for your service” should, exceptionally, be used for Billy too & I’ve been happy to see him so honoured in recent years. I’m just delighted I was on the incredible journey with him ❤️🏴 4103
Reposted by Maria João KayAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 23/09/2026I feel obliged to post this every year until the BBC and the rest of the British media accurately report on this matter... - drug related deaths are recorded quite differently in 🏴 Scotland, with many not being recorded as such in 🏴 England. - drugs policy is a 🇬🇧 Westminster power. 36349
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My latest blog piece. Illiberal and undemocratic, the Lib Dem, Labour and Reform UK approach to indyref2 was starkly revealed in Tuesday's Holyrood debate on the ScotGov motion asserting the right of the people of Scotland to determine Scotland's future. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/i...weegingerdug.wordpress.comIlliberal and undemocratic, the Lib Dem and Labour approach to indyref2I don’t normally mention the Lib Dems in a blog piece, for much the same reason that I don’t mention the Monster Raving Loony Party, because they’re irrelevant, although unlike th… 25042
Reposted by Maria João KayFestival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#SuffrageDay is marked annually on Sept 19th. It recalls the date in 1893 that #NewZealand women won the right to vote, making them the first self-governing country in the world to extend this right to all women. Marking the date is a reminder that equality for women globally is far from secured. 058
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A braw efternuin in Portobello daein Fergusson’s Auld Reikie wi thir skeely musicians an bonnie sangsters…Sarah Hoy, Steve Byrne, Gary West & Jim Malcolm, and introduced by oor frien Ally Heather. Ower 260 fowk cam tae lue an appreciate poetry in oor guid Scots tongue. 0178
Reposted by Maria João KayFestival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In news that won't surprise anyone, Putin secures a landslide victory, winning 355 of the 450 Duma seats. Amazing what can be achieved through the brutal treatment of opposition parties and voices. What a tragedy for peace and freedom in Europe and the world. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comPutin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliamentUnited Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine 021
Reposted by Maria João KayPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026DJT is trying to distract you from the Epstein files (they have enough votes to release ALL the documents now), the voluntary war, gas prices, grocery prices and the war crimes by banning the media. He’s having a HUGE tantrum because he’s SCARED! 591414772
Reposted by Maria João KayGod @thegodshow.com · 19/09/2026Bless these folks!thegodshow.comBless The Americans Who Formed A Human Chain Around The Kennedy CenterDear Humans, 375195993746
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Here’s a wee flavour o Born in Kyle. I’m gey vauntie that ma hame toon wis mentioned in John Barbour’s epic The Brus. Ye can lug intae me readin the haill quair on Audible. 063
Reposted by Maria João KaySimon Varwell @simonvarwell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Glad NessBookFest is still going. 163
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You can tell the Celtic Alliance has got the Unionists rattled as they're promising to present a positive case for the Union again. This time they mean it, no honest, pinky promise. Of course their problem is that it doesn't exist. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/t...weegingerdug.wordpress.comThe positive case for the Union will be along shortly, this time they mean it.The flag waving We’re not nationalists we’re British brigade are seriously rattled by the Celtic Alliance, although of course they’d never admit to it, they’re currently doi… 1413271
Reposted by Maria João KayForbes @forbes.com · 13/09/2026Canadian officials are reportedly seeking closer ties with the European Union amid the trade war between Canada and the U.S.forbes.comCanada Discussing Joining EU As ‘Associate Member,’ Report SaysCanadian officials are reportedly seeking closer ties with the European Union amid the trade war between Canada and the U.S. 1993370987
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026An auld Scots saw I got fae ma mither an faither growin up in Ayrshire as a wean. I lived weel follaein its wice advice an sae shuid you: Thaim wi a guid Scots tongue in their heid are fit tae gang ower the warld. 095
Reposted by Maria João KayOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Truly disgusting social media post from one of Brexit's most influential backers. 2812020527
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My latest blog piece, Burnham's expected reverse ferret. Burnham is taking a leaf from Starmer's playbook and gaslighting us into believing that he did not say what we all heard him say and moreover has invented a pre-2014 consensus that never existed. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/b...weegingerdug.wordpress.comBurnham’s expected reverse ferretAndy Burnham has replied to John Swinney after the latter wrote to him asking for a meeting to put the process for triggering a Scottish independence referendum on a legal basis after Burnham repli… 87357
Reposted by Maria João KayJack Sprat @jacksprat39.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Naming names. #Epstein 29643434
Reposted by Maria João KayLorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026But be a thug in a balaclava stopping the Dover ferry and you're fine? 13516
Reposted by Maria João KayFighter Fran @fighterfran.bsky.social · 09/09/2026posted by cricketdiane. She is right on. this is treason. 31558222186
Reposted by Maria João KayTyler K. Stroud @stroudarian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#EpsteinFiles 5933521424
Reposted by Maria João KayFestival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A History of Wine and #Scotland - my read for the weekend. No spoilers but am guessing lots in here to celebrate European togetherness and connection 🍷🍷🍷🍷 044
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My latest blog piece: BBC Scotland's educational F grade. In its rush to present another SNPbad/ScotGov is failing story, BBC Scotland is failing its viewers & listeners by omitting vital information about the Pisa rankings on which it has based its story. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/b...weegingerdug.wordpress.comBBC Scotland’s educational F gradeBBC Scotland’s latest ‘Scotland is shite’ story is to tell us that Scottish educational performance has fallen behind that of England. This finding is based on Pisa rankings. Howe… 77860
Reposted by Maria João Kay(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026How Tommy Robinson really makes his money A year-long investigation lifts the lid on some of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's finances, including whether donations are drummed up in good faith 👇 inews.co.uk/news/how-tom...inews.co.ukHow Tommy Robinson really makes his moneyA year-long investigation lifts the lid on some of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's finances, including whether donations are drummed up in good faith 02113
Reposted by Maria João Kayconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Release ALL the Epstein files NOW! 401625779
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The three towns of the Irvine Valley are celebrating the areas textile industry in Lace150. I'll host the Saturday evening event in Darvel, talking to folk who worked in the industry: lovenewmilns.org/events-diary I'll also talk about my book on the Sunday in Galston library. 063
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Yestreen had a fabulous night out @vadundee.bsky.social’s Scotland Fashion Now: Graduate Showcase ‘26. Great creativity from our art colleges being celebrated. Also a pleasure for João and I to meet Mairi McAllan who opened the event along with Leonie Bell. 073
Reposted by Maria João KayAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 07/09/2026Susan Ferrier (1782–1854) was born #OTD, 7 Sept. Her 3 novels – 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, & 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 – are vivid & humorous accounts of Scottish society. Often compared to her contemporary #JaneAusten, Ferrier’s satires are much more vicious… A 🎂🧵 #C18 #C19 #WomenWriters www.nls.uk/collections/...nls.ukSusan Ferrier and her contemporaries | National Library of ScotlandOnce more popular than Austen, Susan Ferrier is now forgotten. This piece reveals why Scotland’s literary stars faded from fame. 41911
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026As a member of the admirable Saltire Society for many years, I was delighted to write one of the pamphlets celebrating their 90th birthday. I just got it in the post & it’s a wee gem - available to order by emailing saltire@saltiresociety.org.uk. cost £5 plus £2.50 p&p. 073
Reposted by Maria João Kay(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Scotland has too much energy to be independent - These Islands’ Sam Taylor. . Yoon logic: If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound if nobody is there to hear it? If Scotland has massive resources, do they really exist if England isn't there to steal them? 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=wvyo...youtube.comScotland has too much energy to be independent - These Islands’ Sam Taylor . . .YouTube video by OzB for Indy 21310
Reposted by Maria João KayNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I can't sign this, cos I'm not British. But these are your rights, British friends. These are rights established by Churchill and UK to help all Europeans Don't let any fucker take your rights away @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @andrewcutting.coe.int www.europeanmovement.co.uk/echr-petitioneuropeanmovement.co.ukAct now to protect the UK's place in the ECHRSign the European Movement UK's petition now if you agree: Britain must remain in the ECHR 710166
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Fergusson wis afore his time in monie weys. This is him descrievin polis violence fae whit he cried the black banditti, the City Gaird - a roch squad made up mainly o muckle Hielan chields, whase Gaelic influenced Scots he mimicks. Mair like this in the Audible version o Scots the Mither Tongue. 065
Maria João Kay @joaokay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Robert Fergusson, one of Scotland’s greatest poets, was born #OnThisDay 5th September. 022
Reposted by Maria João KayPaul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026BBC News - Michael Sheen says Wales should be asked if it wants the Prince of Wales title back www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMichael Sheen says Wales should be asked if it wants Prince of Wales title backSheen was speaking ahead of his portrayal of Owain Glyndwr, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales. 1164
Reposted by Maria João KayLorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Katie Phang is a legitimate hero to every Trump-Epstein victim and survivor. We will all long remember this. 0278
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Inverness gig with Robyn last year was cancelled because of the big storm. So we’re hoping that all of you who booked tickets then will make it along on October 2nd for an evening of Ayrshire culture in the heart of the Highlands. www.tickettailor.com/events/nessb... 054
Reposted by Maria João KayThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 02/09/2026BBC Scotland’s bias against the SNP and independence has been 'ramped up to hysterical levels' in recent months, Paul Kavanagh writes ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi... 46144
Reposted by Maria João Kaymweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026British editorial cartoonist David Parkins illustrates the bottom line. 320125354258
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My latest blog post. Marra and Fagan's inability to give a coherent answer on the question of the trigger for an independence referendum shows how inept and incompetent they are. And you thought Sarwar was over-promoted? weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/t...weegingerdug.wordpress.comThe branch office’s stagnant talent puddleThe Labour party in Scotland has got itself into a hopeless mess on the topic of another independence referendum. Actually, that previous sentence could just have stopped at the word mess. The two … 37444
Reposted by Maria João KayArizona Man 🌵 @arizonaman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Also, if we can't trust Google with basic facts, how can we trust them with all of our personal information? 1683584848
Reposted by Maria João Kay(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 those who want and encourage wars should be made to put their own family members names down first before choosing other people's family i bet. that will put an end to most wars 6145
