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Colin Armstrong

@rantinscot.bsky.social
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Think for myself. I get more left wing as I get older. Always independence. Don't suffer fools gladly. Retired nurse ( RMN). No DMs unless I give consent and automatic block if you do it anyway. Block for anyone who asks for money. This is not the place.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail. He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French. While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere. That is his ‘Patriotism’.
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Radio Jammor @radiojammor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
No to both votes SNP. The SNP are polling for zero list seats. What use is that to the movement? You get more pro-indy MSPs by voting as follows: #SNP1SGP2 or #SNP1Greens2 NOT #BothVotesSNP All regions. FPTP Proviso: If the Scot Greens are polling to win, vote SGP1.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
In his memory, please join me in observing one minute of thigh-slapping laughter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
“Regrettably for Mr. Dosio, one of the elephants was a Make-A-Wish recipient.” www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Millionaire US big game hunter is trampled to death by elephants
A millionaire US big game hunter was ambushed and killed by FIVE angry elephants whilst hunting a small forest antelope in Central Africa armed with a shotgun.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
While we are transfixed by the antics of our supposed "leaders", a catastrophe of astonishing proportions has been creeping up on us. Climate scientists now believe it is more likely than not to happen, and soon. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. Norway - 0 UK - 0 France - 0 Spain - 0 Portugal - 0 Denmark - 0 Australia - 0 Iceland - 0 Italy - 0 Finland - 0 Ireland - 0 Germany - 0 Netherlands - 0 Sweden - 0 Japan - 0 Canada - 0 United States - 643k
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Alastair Παν 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷🇪🇺 @alastair-pandelus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Why Scotland needs zonal pricing. Why Scotland is not 'getting' zonal pricing.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Britain's Trump
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Radio Jammor @radiojammor.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Ours, with the pro-indy slant of maximising the pro-indy vote. bsky.app/profile/radi...
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
'Anas Sarwar does not regret the fact that Grangemouth closed, he simply regrets being caught out in a lie.' thehighlandtimes.com/sarwar-admit...
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Sarwar Admits Regret Over Grangemouth Promise as Pressure Mounts - The Highland Times
Anas Sarwar has said he regrets his promise to save Grangemouth refinery, following its closure and job losses, as political pressure grows over industrial policy and differing UK government intervent...
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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
SNP projected to win majority of constituencies and zero List seats Don't waste your list vote: SNP both votes grants Yoonies free list seats. Vote SNP 1 and SGP 2 for an Indy majority and to keep Deform UK off the List. Vote sensibly not loyally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It's beyond irony that SNP still push both votes knowing they will get zero List seats due to the D'Hondt formula For an Indy majority and to keep Deform UK off the List, vote SNP 1 and Scottish Greens 2. 70% Indy majority in Holyrood is internationally significant at UN decolonisation process
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Bazza 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @bazz87.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Nice to the the MSM actually doing their jobs and holding this shill to account!
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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
For 20 years the Scottish Newspapers and Broadcasters output has operated under the premise and prime directive. 'Defend the Union by undermining the Scottish independence movement' namely by making the SNP unelectable. 1/
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Randolph. @randolph1234.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Spanish PM a leader with a backbone. That can be said about the Italian PM and french PM sadly that can’t be said for British PM Kier Starmer he supports Israel with many of his cabinet ministers. Starmer has allowed US planes into bases on their way to bomb Iran.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We need a public inquiry into sexual offences committed by the clergy ====== ‘Parents were left "disgusted" after a priest urged them to pray for a convicted sex offender during mass. Families were urged to pray for former parish priest, Father Stephen Baillie, who was convicted of sexual assault’
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Barrhead parents 'disgusted' after priest urges parish to pray for convicted sex offender
Families attending St John the Evangelist Parish Church last Sunday were urged to pray for former parish priest, Father Stephen Baillie, who was convicted of sexual assault.
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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Still totally relevant today. Dedicated to all resisting the tyrants of whatever persuasion And get the piper! Fabulous We’re not gonna sit in silence We’re not gonna live in fear youtube.com/watch?v=6m2m...
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John Farnham & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Your the voice
YouTube video by Gmph10
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Sarwar plot for grubby deal with Reform exposed. Labour and Lib Dem voters will be horrified to learn they will be helping Nigel Farage. An SNP majority will lock out Farage and Reform 👇
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 By far the biggest investment project in Scotland EVER, with the promise of thousands of jobs 🇬🇧 BLOCKED by uk westminster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Why was a £1.5bn Chinese plan to invest in Ardersier blocked?
Ming Yang proposed building a wind turbine manufacturing plant at Ardersier.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 26/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: Wes Streeting takes NEW £55,000 donation from private healthcare. Only one group stands to benefit from a weaker NHS: ❌NOT patients, ❌NOT staff Yes, private healthcare - the group that has given Wes Streeting 60% of his donations. He must return these donations. vist.ly/4w7u5
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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Once again the Labour and unionist party has stabbed Scotland in the back
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Row as Kate Forbes says Labour 'sabotaging Scotland' with block on £1.5bn factory
DEPUTY First Minister Kate Forbes has accused the UK Government of a “sabotage of Scotland’s industrial future” after a Chinese firm’s £1.5…
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 25/03/2026
Did you see on the news that Scots are twice as satisfied with A&E and dentistry than other parts of the UK? No, neither did I.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🚨NEW: A major poll has predicted a huge 17-seat pro-independence majority at the Holyrood election as Scottish Labour support plummets👇
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New poll predicts huge 17-seat pro-independence majority at Holyrood election
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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
me now, having time-travelled to 2006: the guy from the Apprentice is the president of America. he has renamed defence "the Department of War" and posts updates on his mass bombing campaigns in all caps on like his own personal Bebo 2006 me: I promise I will stop taking drugs if you leave me alone
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Colin Armstrong @rantinscot.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Source: Ayr Advertiser search.app/51uNz Why on earth would the SNP sell Prestwick just as its profitable and expanding? The private sector will run it down, build up debts to pay dividends,and expect a future Scottish government to bail them out. Look at the English water companies and think again.
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Prestwick Airport 'will be returned to private sector' despite profitability
Prestwick Airport will eventually be returned to the private sector despite its ongoing profitability in public ownership, according to Scotland's…
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Colin Armstrong @rantinscot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Cowards.
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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 17/03/2026
You can check how your MSPs voted here 👇
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Danny Mitchell @danm-indy.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This with knobs on 👇👇👇 👍 MAY 7TH 2026 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SNP1 Green2🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Double Down News @doubledown.news · 11/03/2026
The reason the media are going after Zack Polanski: His opposition to Israel's genocide & Iran war The media is not your friend
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tu-wang1967.bsky.social @tu-wang1967.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is similar to the Sycamore Tree Gap incident. Beside the cultural vandalism, is a rabid entitlement to destroy the prides and joys of others. Look at the beauty Glasgow lost to the ugliest amongst us.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Bernie Sanders just said the quiet part out loud: "A lot of US Middle East policy is dictated by Israel. It was Israel who decided they wanted to go to war." He exposes how Netanyahu has manipulated America into wars for 40 years, from Iraq to Iran. 🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them” Labour have shown clearly that they will happily undermine devolution and put party before country. Plaid Cymru is answerable only to the people of Wales, and the only party that will listen and make Wales our priority.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Labour has dangerous plans for NHS Scotland & would introduce privatisation by the back door. Meanwhile Reform UK is hostile to the very concept of free universal healthcare. Only an SNP led Scottish Govt will protect NHS Scotland from the private sector. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/l...
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Labour’s dangerous plans for NHS Scotland
The Holyrood elections are just eight weeks away. This will be a critical election for Scotland’s future and it is more important than ever that Scotland returns a pro-independence majority, …
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Takeourblueback @takeourblueback.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Please read this thoroughly!
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Radio Jammor @radiojammor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Dream scenario. You can only get this with a #TwoPartyStrategy 👇 bsky.app/profile/radi...
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Meidas Scotland 🏴EU @sovereign.scot · 06/03/2026
"Problem with voting SNP1/SNP2 is that it risks getting no Indy majority at all, whereas SNP1/SG2 is far more likely to result in a pro-Indy majority." Agree with @indyposterboy.scot . It's SNP1 / SG2 for me as well.
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yermaw.bsky.social @yermaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
That’s what I’ll be doing!
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I wasn't going to blog again today but some stories can't be missed - BBC Scotland has been humiliated as its own polling shows a lead for independence, a Yes majority when don't knows are removed. Pacific Quay is in full on damage limitation mode. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/h...
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Humiliation for BBC Scotland as its own poll shows a Yes majority
BBC Scotland has done one of its pre-election polls to tell us what Scotland “really thinks” as we go into the Scottish election in nine weeks time. On Tuesday, BBC Scotland unveiled it…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
BBC *finally* report on the dozens of Iranian schoolgirls killed — about 32h later.
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
What the Herald won’t tell you – current water bills in Scotland are the lowest’ of any water company in the UK and it’s 10 times better quality talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/01/w...
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What the Herald won’t tell you – current water bills in Scotland are the lowest’ of any water company in the UK and it’s 10 times better quality
Images – Grok AI Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Herald&nbsp…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/03/2026
Kaine on Fox: "The president can act to defend US against imminent attack without congressional approval. But if you're going to initiate war, you need Congress. The president not only did not come to Congress, he acted without even notification to the vast majority of us. This is an illegal war."
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Keir Starmer as a leader has a rare ability not found in many. He can identify a position, then backtrack, compromise, do a U-turn & stand on his head, and then abandon it. Net result: Starmer ends up respected & supported by no one & despised & disliked by nearly everyone.
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Fascinating anecdote from A.N. Wilson today in the Mail. 20 years ago the brother of the editor of the newspaper he worked for became a foreign ambassador. Then the late Queen & Prince Philip came to visit the country & left behind a pile of expenses for their official trip. HT @willoyd.bsky.social
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 01/03/2026
BREAKING: The people who turned Gaza to rubble, bombed a girls' school in southern Iran, and keep assassinating other countries' leaders, are complaining that Iran is violating the Geneva Conventions 👀
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Financed by the house of Rothschild.
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Colin Armstrong @rantinscot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
If we need proof that the Labour Party is dying out in Scotland look at this picture.The delegates are few and far between and most of them could give Methuselah a run for his money. A once great Party laid low.Thats what happens when you don't give a damn about Scotland and defer to Westminster.
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