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Photography, Hiking, Wine … Not necessarily in that order. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ... Older and allegedly Wiser

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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 20h
Musk is very much a useful idiot .. cc @johnsipher.bsky.social apple.news/ATukW0ZrUSly...
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Musk turns on Ukraine by limiting Starlink — The Telegraph
Kyiv claims restrictions on critical communications devices were implemented without warning
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Company behind Scotland’s biggest data centre proposal is owned by the treasurer of the UK Conservative party via British Virgin Islands. It could receive £23m public subsidy. BVI facilitates opacity and tax avoidance. Successive UK govts have defended the use of tax havens by wealthy elites.
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The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan
Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.
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Trump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of Midterms
Trump campaigned against foreign oil.
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So, will they be live-streaming the castration of rapists and pedophiles also ?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff on Kimberly Guilfoyle: "Why is she spending so much time with this Greek energy lobbyist? She's partying across Europe after begging donors to bail her out financially and conducted herself in a way that seems to be deeply unethical."
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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We warmly welcome the Rural Affairs Committee's forthcoming inquiry into access.🌳 The Scottish Outdoor Access Code and our access legislation are rightly viewed as world-leading. This inquiry is a big opportunity to focus on ensuring that even more people benefit from Scotland's outdoors!🚶🏽‍♀️ More ⏬
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Holyrood inquiry into outdoor access
We welcome the short inquiry, which is a chance to focus on ensuring Scottish outdoor rights continue to benefit everyone in society.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 03/10/2026
We've teamed up with @scotsquirrels.bsky.social for the eighth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey held over the next week - and we urge as many of you as possible to get involved - by taking part and by spreading the word. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/scotlan...
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Scotland’s red squirrel celebration is back
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is running the eighth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey next week, and everyone can get involved Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) is calling on the public ...
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When a Nation elects a rapist, that Nation is teaching its children that raping women, children, or animals in Kash Patel’s case is not abhorrent behavior.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.”
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are totally F##K'd When greed Trumps reason ..🤖 💀 Open AI plans to warn potential investors in its IPO that the tech may pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity" Despite the stark warnings the company is expected to become one of the most valuable in the world when it goes public
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns — BBC News
The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Someone reworked the Hitler bunker scene.
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Autumn in Scotland can be an interesting affair... 1/2 of my day in wonderful sunshine and the remainder of my walk in torrential, wind-driven rain. I did however manage to grab a picture of an Otter feeding well offshore... #Otter #Scotland #Photography #wildlife
an Otter swimming in the sea off the West  coast of Scotland An Otter swimming in the sea off the West coast of Scotland
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
JARED KUSHNER CAN GO FUCK HIMSELF.
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#NeverForget
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I need £($)2000 for a new phone.. Pay me that and you can have eternal rights to this phenomenal image of a rare Scottish Red Squirrel Be quick as first offer will secure (joking of course 😜)
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 10/09/2026
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
huh you’d think he’d have mentioned this during the phone interview he did that day with a local news station, when he said he watched the towers fall from trump tower and then bragged like a fucking psycho that another building of his was now the tallest building in the manhattan skyline
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Brace, Brace, Brace ... apple.news/AJkYepB48Rnu...
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UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund — The Guardian
Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS
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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Farage's grinning response says it all. Every day Reform and its supporters reveal themselves for who they are and yet the media continues to treat them as just another normal political party.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
chess dot com probably doesn’t have much money but they clearly have enough to own the world’s richest man
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Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels @scotsquirrels.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
One month until the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is back! Between 5 - 11 October we're trying to record as many squirrel sightings as possible. Can you help us by keeping an eye out for red and grey squirrels wherever you are? Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
A collage of a red and grey squirrel with the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey logo showing the dates 5 - 11 October.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
SKY NEWS: “Trump says you’re a gift to the Republican Party.” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.” SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.” ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The world is a mess right now My personal counter to the onslaught of grim nonsense is to spend time outdoors If you like; follow/share and be decent to those in worse situations than yourselves.. least we can do, right ? #photography #wildlifephotography #Squirrel #CuteAnimal #cute #nature
A Red Squirrel holds a hazelnut in its mouth as it perches on a moss-covered log
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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🥾 So, if you plan to walk at North Chesthill this autumn, please report any unreasonable signage, online advice or physical barriers to outdooraccess@pkc.gov.uk 🖱️ Find out more and sign our petition at www.ramblers.org.uk/glenlyon
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Campaigning for walkers’ access in Glen Lyon
Ramblers Scotland is campaigning for walkers’ right to enjoy 4 popular Munros in Glen Lyon, one of Scotland's most beautiful glens.
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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Estate defies access warnings - TFN
Hillwalkers to stay away from the hills north of Invervar
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Melania Epstein 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/08/2026
Karoline Leavitt performed perfectly well the job of press secretary, as defined by an administration in which everybody’s main priority is to lie on television, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
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How Karoline Leavitt Debased Her Job
In an administration where everybody’s job is to lie on television, the role of the press secretary is redundant.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So we got that goin’, which is nice. www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-can...
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At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be a barrier to being hired
In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There isn’t a single photo of Dolly with Trump during her 80 years of life. He had to wait until she passed away to fake one.
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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🎯 Shooting Times, on the North Chesthill Estate access debate: "Every estate that man­ages access day by day, posts its stalk­ing on Head­ing for the Scot­tish Hills and gets walk­ers safely round the hill, is under­mined by one that shuts the gate for 9 weeks." www.pressreader.com/uk/shooting-...
A grassy slope with the long glen below.
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Worth getting up at 5am for? I think so. Native Red Squirrels are under threat here in Scotland. Any opportunity I get to see and photograph them, I go. #RedSquirrel #Photography #Wildlife #Scotland #Nature
A red squirrel sits on a fallen moss covered log in a lush green forest
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her conviction and get out of prison, calling her claims “all meritless” and “all or almost all… frivolous.” The judge said the newly released Epstein files do not exonerate Maxwell. In fact, where relevant, they “incriminate her.”
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Court Crushes Ghislaine Maxwell’s Latest Escape Attempt
A federal judge rejected Maxwell’s sweeping challenge as “all meritless” and “all or almost all… frivolous.”
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Recon @theoriginalrecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly. A good soul.
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Dolly Parton: Damn Straight! You Points
ALT: Dolly Parton: Damn Straight! You Points
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey Jon Ossoff, you got Melania to come out of hibernation by mentioning Natalie Harp. Can you get Mitch McConnell to reappear? 
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/08/2026
A man dressed as Darth Vader spoke at a San Diego City Council meeting this week, telling members that the emperor is a “fan of Flock,” the surveillance camera company facing scrutiny across the country. The debate over Flock has raised broader questions about balancing public safety with privacy.
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John @gemiston.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
By Michael de Adder
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... One of the most beautiful and ancient places in the United States is about to ruined by drilling.
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Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm
Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/08/2026
Darlene Graham just bumbled through one of the worst responses to a question during a political debate you'll ever see
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Negotiations Continue To learn more about the creative process and philosophical thinking behind my work, and to see behind-the scenese sketches and videos, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org
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