Reposted by Maria João KayFoxyfunderburd 🏴🏴🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 27843
Maria João Kay @joaokay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Definitely a major theatre highlight of 2026. Highly recommended. 010
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thoroughly enjoyed the @playpiepint.bsky.social show Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo @traversetheatre.bsky.social Brian Logan’s play is a romp set in 18th C Edinburgh with appearances by historical figures like Hume and Witherspoon. Stimulating, entertaining, engaging and an excellent cast. 152
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My latest blog piece, emboldened by a lack of media accountability. The Tories like Reform and Restore, have crossed the Rubicon, destroying a key Better Together promise, and are openly calling for powers to be stripped from the Scottish Parliament. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/t...weegingerdug.wordpress.comThe British right has Holyrood in its sightsThe Tories have crossed the Rubicon. Since the independence referendum of 2014, which Better Together won on the basis of false promises, not the least of which was the promise that the powers of t… 38267
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If you are in East Ayrshire on Sunday afternoon, there are still a few places available for my book sessions in Galston. Contact the library to book your place. See you there. 0119
Reposted by Maria João Kayweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Britannia shield sounds like an incontinence pad for the right wing types who keep wetting themselves about the small boats. 58524
Reposted by Maria João KayAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant. 223139163475
Reposted by Maria João KayOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The prosecution case is that Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate used and threatened physical and sexual violence in order to maintain control and compliance." Where are the voices from the self appointed defenders of women and young girls who would usually be on this? www.reuters.com/world/uk/tat...reuters.comTate brothers used 'lover boy' model to exploit women, Britain saysSocial media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate used a "lover boy" model to lure women with the promise of romantic relationships before coercing them to create online pornography, British law enfor... 751217383
Reposted by Maria João KayThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something tells me that Christina Ricci is a hell of a parent. I love seeing parents who teach their children right from wrong, and to stand up for what's right. 12584621933
Reposted by Maria João KayBilly Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026wee hame toun o Gawston wis mentioned in Barbour’s Scots epic The Brus set in the 14th century, an seiven hunner years on I’ll speak an read in the same dear mither tongue Barbour yaisit lang syne. “The King lay into Gallistoune that is richt even anent Loudoun.” It’s a week the day, guid fowk 🏴❤️ 0105
Reposted by Maria João KayThe SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026🏴 We’ve got the best cost of living support package in the UK in Scotland. 39049
Reposted by Maria João Kay(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I have received the first official estimate of the cost to Scotland's pensioners of the Prime Minister's attack on the triple lock. It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England. This would mean in real terms 👇 23427
Maria João Kay @joaokay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happening 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. 183
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 ❤️🏴 4113
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! 611417777
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, 375196003747
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. 1993371987
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. 2802019527
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 5933521425
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! 401625778
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
