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David 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇯🇴🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌍

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Retired health education professional, Triratna Buddhist, Scottish Green in Greenpeace and working towards a better world. Love yoga, gardening, country walks.

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 12h
I thought Sandy Hook would be the line. I thought Jan. 6 would be the line. Now trump encourages Iran to bomb American cities I feel grief for a country that keeps showing us there is apparently no bottom, no line that can’t be crossed & no guarantee that cruelty will ever come with consequences.
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 22h
Funny how Scotland appears quite differently to people in other countries who are not forced to view us through a biased unionist media lens.... 🤔
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19h
The UK has threatened to expel Israeli diplomats over a decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The SNP @snp.org · 22h
“Andy Burnham must immediately tell the people of Grangemouth when that money is coming and exactly how it will be spent.” - Martyn Day MSP www.heraldscotland.com/news/2660547…
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SNP criticises Burnham over £200m Grangemouth industry pledge
An SNP MSP has called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reveal when he will spend £200 million promised to an industrial cluster in the Falkirk area.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 18h
My 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...
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The British right has Holyrood in its sights
The 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…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16h
If Britain can rethink Brexit, why can't Scotland rethink independence? ✍️ First Minister of Scotland John Swinney says the logic is the same and should apply to Scotland deciding its constitutional future 👇
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 15h
The typical household gas bill has gone up by 33% since April. Clean renewable energy generation is Scotland's best path to energy security and lower bills.
Carbon Brief. Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis. Wind and solar have generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas.
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This is a case of two wrongs don't make a right.
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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 14h
As car crashes go, this is right up there with the one in which Home Secretary Priti Patel let slip (not once but nine times) that she thought ‘counter-terrorism’ was a kind of terrorism. Quizzed on her latest flagship policy, Badenoch isn’t sure what it is. It might be a thing in the sea. Possibly.
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 14h
Senior London Conservatives have called for a “conversation” about scrapping Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme if the party wins the mayoral election in 2028 "Nothing’s free – those are taxpayer-funded meals," Emma Best, deputy leader of City Hall Tories, said at the party's conference
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London Tories Call For 'Conversation' On Ending Sadiq Khan's Free School Meal Scheme
Senior London Conservatives have called for a “conversation” about scrapping Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme if the party wins the mayoral ...
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Let me count the days … @simoncosgrove.bsky.social · 14h
Day 2440 of #Brexit: ‘Kemi Badenoch has refused to say whether Brexit has been good for London despite lashing out at Andy Burnham for reigniting the debate to rejoin the European Union.’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London
The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU
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The Equity & Insight Resonance @theeqinres.bsky.social · 14h
The Tories are becoming a comedy show. bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 14h
In 14 years of government, the Tories added 500 prison places and closed 23 prisons. Now they want us to believe they can deliver 50,000. Who's paying? #Tories #Prisons #Austerity #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/tory-promi...
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Tory promise to build more prisons is easy to make - because they aren’t in power
The Tories are really getting into the swing of making wild promises.
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But Zionism isn't racism?
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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 14h
Actual psychopath.
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Diesel price has spiked because of the war on Iran. Ukraine destroying Russian oil refining infrastructure increases the global supply of crude oil (making it cheaper) because Russia has to export the oil it otherwise would've refined into diesel/gasoline for domestic consumption.
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Is that a real quote?
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In the orangery at Montacute House #nts 🌱 Abutilon #flowers
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇩🇪 Germany's Chancellor Merz: Moscow is testing us not only through hybrid attacks, but also through the propaganda it spreads — supported by extreme parties here that make themselves its mouthpiece. But our message is very clea: We will defend ourselves. We are prepared to defend ourselves.
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Breathtaking #Devon #treeoftheday #trees
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
tucked away down a rural road, a local farm stand offers the abundant bounty of the season #photography #buylocal #supportfarmers #nature #bloomscrolling #flowers #autumn
Vibrant dahlia's in various colours (pink, orange, red, white) sit in large glass containers with a backdrop of a leaf strewn driveway and trees in various stages of change
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There are so many better ways of spending £200 billion. The UK could be a super power as a global south development sponsor. #nuclear #radiation #un #ecocide #greenyes #westminster #burnham #trident Britain’s nuclear obsession is draining Scotland’s future www.thenational.scot/politics/266...
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Britain’s nuclear obsession is draining Scotland’s future
ALICE laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”
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mosababutoha @mosababutoha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What you’re seeing here is just one aspect of the life children in Gaza have been enduring every single day. This is from an air strike today (9/23/2026) Two children running from an Israeli airstrike. Behind them lies the slain body of a victim.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Zelensky says new tasks have been set for Ukraine’s long-range operations against Russia following talks with Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi. No details on the new objectives were disclosed. #Ukraine
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
Media outlets exposed that the Pentagon was hiding how many Americans have died in Trump’s war with Iran. That very same day, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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So what went wrong? 😞
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Green Yes @greenyesscotland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The fact that Wales has even less devolution than Scotland shows that Westminster doesn't take devolution seriously. #DissolveTheUnion
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Yes Kirriemuir @yeskirriemuir.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Loss of vital Scottish infrastructure, loss of Scottish jobs. Labour isn't working for Scotland. We are worse off under Westminster rule We need #ScottishIndependence
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The BBC axing its coverage of the World Pipe Band Championships sends a 'clear message' that Scottish culture is unworthy of investment, Iona Fyfe writes✍️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/commen...
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Scottish Beach Project @scottishbeach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cullen Beach, Moray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Fingers crossed for America.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Katie Phang on Blanche: What are you trying to hide? Who are you protecting? This is the permissive culture that is created, that is then buttressed by conduct by people like the AG to protect perpetrators, co-conspirators, enablers of crimes. Crimes against children, crimes against women.
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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 03/10/2026
The world at ~1.5°C above preindustrial. Fossil fuel usage continues unabated, pushing more greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere, so heating will continue. We are *firmly* on track to pass 2°C We are *absolutely* not prepared for the associated climate chaos.
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All good for reaching net zero 😀
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Impiety @noholyscripture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Refrain from evil not out of fear, but because it is right." -- Democritus An early Greek call for a purely intrinsic morality long before modern secular ethics took shape. Truly moral people don't need the fear of any god to act good!
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Europe far more enthusiastic about Scotland returning to EU than about England/UK
Today, from Geo All Day, this map below: and: A small but high-profile group of European countries has publicly welcomed the possibility of the United Kingdom eventually re-joining the European Uni…
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flossyflook.bsky.social @flossyflook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There’s been a lot of chat about scrapping the pension triple lock. It’s not good for Scotland - Heather, SNP explains why: 👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
NEWS: After losing a major court fight, Trump and Todd Blanche’s DOJ is now begging a federal judge to kill Katie Phang’s Epstein files lawsuit altogether.
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Trump’s DOJ Begs Judge To Kill Epstein Files Case After Court Loss in Phang Lawsuit
The Justice Department now argues that journalist Katie Phang cannot use federal administrative law to force further disclosure.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tory admits Scotland isn't Subsidised by England 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=8VOu...
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Tory admits scotland isn't subsidised by england
YouTube video by Joemanda Fishing
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Which is why Scotland wishes to keep free tuition for our young people.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Redhen🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 @nancy1910.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Basically Labour's position is that until English voters support #ScottishIndependence we're stuck in this 'voluntary' Union. Watch as the inconsistency of EU re-engagement 10 yrs after Brexit & not accepting Scots have a right to hold another Referendum after 14 yrs plagues Burnham's premiership.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme has sparked fury after failing to include a Green Party representative – despite the party's conference taking place this weekend 👀 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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