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It started as a walk into 500 years of Peterhead gossip and events. Smugglers, heroes, poets, ghosts, war, witchcraft, murder, rebellion and piracy. Then it got a bit political...

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
The Scottish Government manages its budget - restricted as it is and without borrowing powers - so that personal care, prescriptions, and university fees are provided without payment at point of delivery to the people of Scotland. And no charge is made for Westminster's heinous Bedroom Tax.
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Stuart Whomsley @stuartwhomsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 21/09/2026
'no direct evidence' won't stop them. Ask this trans person how I know...
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻 I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me. Thank you! x www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
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Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre
Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Raibeart #YES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How drugs from England are killing Scots x.com/ikaferrergot...
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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Drug Deaths Statistics Scotland - England (One drug death is one too many wherever it is.) Scotland: National Records of Scotland - NRS: When a sudden or unexplained death occurs in Scotland, it is reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) - 1/
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
news.stv.tv/scotland/wom... It's bad enough that women are being missed by a diagnostic framework that means their symptoms are not recognised. It's an even bigger scandal that the NHS in parts of Scotland is blocking diagnosis for adults who suspect they are Autistic and/or ADHD. 1/
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Women and girls being ‘missed’ from ADHD diagnoses after ‘underfunding’
One woman who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD at a private clinic at 63 has described feeling unsupported by the NHS.
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Kell Compost 😷 @compostwitch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ooh this is good. It's much more than just a list of suicide hotlines; it starts with 5 second grounding exercises and goes into a ton of depth.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE, PLEASE........
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 03/09/2026
DWP is about to roll out a huge change to PIP decisions, before they've even checked if it's safe. Please sign before it's too late: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
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Don't let untrained staff decide our PIP claims
Add your name:
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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"A domestic court applying the United Kingdom’s own constitution cannot rule on whether that constitution was legitimately established over Scotland in the first place — that is precisely the matter in dispute." substack.com/profile/3070...
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JourneyDude in Scotland @scottishinsider.org · 31/08/2026
As i deeply love #sikh community and the way they treated me through the years, this is making me happy! Sukvinder is an awesome guy! #scotland #edinburgh #bagpipes #tartan #moments
Sikh leading military tattoo edinburgh
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Proud and terrified in equal measures after the once severely arachnophobia offspring climbed onto a chair to catch the biggest bloody spider I've seen in ages. Spider now relocated out of the house. If anyone needs me, I'll be gibbering in the corner.
Young woman with her hand on top of a plastic box containing a newly apprehended male Giant House Spider, prior to its eviction into the park.
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Post Me Spotify Links For Playlisting! 🎸 @listigeplaylists.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Thanks @phdtowntrail.bsky.social 💯 I've now playlisted your post, see the details in the post below. Please help out by following, listening, and sharing this playlist! Post me more whenever you like 😀
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/73X12J...
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Captured wild
Macy Priscilla · Captured wild · Song · 2026
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Buchan Community Farm is a fantastic place which supports adults and children with disabilities. The animals are a vital part of what makes the farm special. Please help if you can. Vet fees and hay loss www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vet-fees-a...
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Vet fees and hay loss
We urgently need help with vet bills for one of our horses, who has a severe abscess and now needs a tooth extraction.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 23/08/2026
After three years of consuming politics from sunup to late into the night, I stepped away for a break. What I’ve come back to is cruelty in both the media and politics, a dawning realisation by Bridget Phillipson that maybe racism is getting worse and a PM I just don’t have an opinion on yet.
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Witch Hunts, Welfare Cuts and Whitehall in Manchester
Reform wants disabled people working for £1.50 an hour, racism is becoming normalised and Britain’s media has forgotten that its targets are human.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hi @vicderbyshire.bsky.social if Jason Arday and marathons ever come up, please see the evidence and references below. Better yet, invite @monkemma.bsky.social on and ask why she was able to find this information but most journalists have not
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Private Eye on Farage
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Wow 🥹
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AnEasierAffair @aneasieraffair.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Confronting the lies about our ‘unaffordable’ welfare budget As a proportion of GDP the total welfare bill is lower than it was 15 years ago. The claim that it is spiralling out of control is mythmaking morningstaronline.co.uk/article/conf...
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
It’s the 88th anniversary today of this immensely enjoyable headline 🧵
12 boys rout fascists
Twelve boys, some of them less than 10 years old, went to Weymouth beach and barracked Mr Robert Saunders, a Fascist speaker.
He ignored them, so they went away and returned with toffee tins half filled with stones.
Using the tins as rattles, they made so much noise that Mr Arthur England, a 63-year-old Weymouth magistrate and superintendent of the beach, approached to stop them.
A crowd of holiday-makers, sympathising with the children, booed Mr England and a sock filled with sand caught him behind the ear.
In the sand battle that followed, the Fascists were pelted off the beach.
About 5,000 people followed them to their car, overturned the trailer attached it, and filled the loud speaker equipment with sand.
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James FBSI 🐸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Another #renewable first for Scotland. Cars are now being charged by the power of the ocean. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #Climate #energy #renewableenergy #greennewdeal
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
news.sky.com/story/politi... Can someone please show him a map of the UK, and explain how there's much much more of the country to the north of Manchester than there is to the south? It's more the start of the middle. It's almost like some of the country doesn't exist. Oh.
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Politics latest: Labour's Bev Craig wins by-election to succeed Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor
Labour have won the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, with Reform in second place. The vote was triggered after Andy Burnham resigned as mayor before he became prime minister. Follow the latest ...
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thanks, Live Life Aberdeenshire. By increasing the age at which people quality for discounted membership from 60 to 65, you've spurred on my decision to end my membership. Not worth the price hike for me. Bye, bye.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Number 10 North Manchester 👇
Number 10 North  Manchester
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... Can anyone explain to me why the UK news page is leading with a serious fire in Europe, while ignoring the fact that the ongoing fire in Cairngorm National Park (in the actual UK) has now been declared a national emergency?.
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Europe wildfires latest: More than 130,000 evacuated across France and Spain
Regional emergency management chief Carlos Novillo says extinguishing the Spanish fires is "beyond the capacity" of fire crews.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Your weekend reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act PEOPLE OF CLACTON, MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
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environmentjob @environmentjob.co.uk · 17/07/2026
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Maintenance Operative
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, £26,786 - £29,170 pa
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Glasgow’s giant hospital is revealed as one of safest in Scotland and far safer than several of NHS England’s really ‘scandal-hit’ hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/16/g...
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Glasgow’s giant hospital is revealed as one of safest in Scotland and far safer than several of NHS England’s really ‘scandal-hit’ hospitals
The Times today is front-paging a story of a floor-cleaning fluid and the apparent lack of clear instructions on its use. Staff have been ‘offered the chance to speak to occupational health.&…
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Ernest Falquero @cybernest.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Dawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It's in our DNA. Cardboard cats 😹😻 #cats #box #besttoyever
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Peter. s @grumpyoldfool62.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Almost 2.5 million people have signed this petition to end Whale hunting around Iceland. Please add your signature, if you are able & willing 🙏. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Urgent: stop the whale butcher
The Icelandic multimillionaire is back in business and could kill up to 150 whales in the next few weeks
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Please sign.
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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is Brilliant! You have to listen to this 😂
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Men of Mt. Rushmore
YouTube video by Michael Kryton
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🇨🇵 Clare Price-Jones 🇪🇺 @clucksky.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2624978... Can someone with a map and some crayons please explain to Mr Burnham that for lots of people, Manchester is really quite far south? So - No 10 At The Lower End of The Middle at best. Oh, and Scotland and Wales aren't "regions" of England. Roll on independence.
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Andy Burnham confirms proposed No 10 North location in Manchester
ANDY Burnham has said he will spend time at his new “No10 North” department if he becomes prime minister, and has suggested where it will be…
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”
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PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Getting foggy here now. Happy to share, but you'll have to collect.
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