Sign in

The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

@thescot.bsky.social
47K followers 45K following 14K posts

💙TheScot 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Resister, Blue Crew, ❌👑 🚫DM 🚫MAGA or FansOnly/SexCam

PostsRepliesMedia
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 5h
“The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán’s government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding.” bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
bylinetimes.com
Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán's Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations
The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundatio...
000
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Gary Schwall Sr. @glschwall.bsky.social · 7h
0147
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 7h
“Ten years earlier, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) had moved to classify kratom as a Schedule 1, the most dangerous level for drugs, calling it "an imminent hazard to public safety". www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
What is kratom, the 'gas station heroin' alarming officials in the US
Kratom, found during an investigation into the deaths of two college students, has been sold in the US for around a decade.
053
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Virtual power plants are now being built everywhere from Germany to China.” www.bbc.com/future/artic...
bbc.com
The US state replacing power plants with home batteries
Spread across thousands of ordinary homes, Vermont's virtual power plant has become its largest power source. It's protecting owners from outages and providing cheaper, cleaner energy.
031
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rubio’s a liar and UK intel will be taking note. He’s throwing shit out there without any evidence. How to lose your allies 101. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
RAF Fairford incident involves 'foreign actor', says Rubio
In a television interview the US secretary of state mentioned Iran, which has denied any involvement.
051
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From Glasgow to LA, to his Radio 6 International (non-profit) and hospital radio. RIP Mr Currie. A great contributor to broadcasting and society. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Tributes paid to broadcaster Tony Currie, the first voice of Radio Clyde
Currie also worked at STV and BBC Scotland during a prolific broadcasting career.
010
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.
51147902510
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nothing has changed in my life time, which is really sad. Perhaps if men were charged when first reported, and Courts took domestic violence seriously, it might make a difference. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Swinney calls violence against women a 'national emergency' as new advert launched
Police Scotland has launched its latest 'That Guy' campaign, which aims to challenge misogyny and encourage men to be positive role models.
001
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another Trump lie. This was not intelligence led, but he has to get in on everything to stay relevant. “President Trump said the US had the five men "under view for a long time, and we got them" www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...
bbc.com
RAF Fairford suspects are British men in their 20s, police say, as Iranian embassy denies involvement
The men, who all live in London, were arrested near the base on Sunday morning. Residents say security had been stepped up in the days before.
020
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Quicker than most would have expected. “They’ll become chiefs of staff, engineers, and marketing gurus.” www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
wired.com
AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It
Your next coworker might well be an AI agent—and will require a whole new model of workplace interactions.
000
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“I characterised it on social media as a special suck-a-broligarch’s-dick award … the entire tableau - Döpfner, Thiel, Weiss - is a media morality tale/dark triad tableau vivant.” broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...
broligarchy.substack.com
Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson
A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now
010
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No, he had no clue. Liar. www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...
bbc.com
Trump says men arrested over RAF Fairford incident had been 'under view for a long time' - follow live
Five men were arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the RAF base.
010
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last year I told everyone they should gift food for the holidays. This year it’s the same. Feed each other. Clothe each other. Blanket each other. People sometimes need help but are afraid to ask for it.
311179238
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump is a liar.
021
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Cheryll @cheryllb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sometimes you just need to put the world on pause… 💙💙💙
1116
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How shocking is it that this is a discussion being had in the USA?
084
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Like Netanyahu, Trump doesn’t want his war to end as he screws over American tax payers. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Iran offers US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
Asked about the Iranian proposal, a US official told the BBC "constructive discussions" were taking place through mediators.
044
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you disagree with the current administration your business and reputation will be attacked via the courts. This is how they silence business. www.wired.com/story/appeal...
wired.com
Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk
The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.
041
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The school notebook of the 14-year-old boy killed by Russia in Kyiv today. The Russian strike killed him in the middle of the day, in his own room. His desk still had the notebook with unfinished homework.
36684327
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It sounds like a who’s who of hi-tech Obsession. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
bylinetimes.com
UN Acknowledges 'Conflicts' of Interest After Byline Times Exposes AI Panel’s Ties to OpenAI and Anthropic Funders
The supposedly independent panel has close ties to donors who financed the AI giants they have assessed, a Byline Times investigation has found
032
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“General Perry’s appointment marks the first time a British officer has assumed command of the headquarters.” www.nato.int/en/news-and-...
nato.int
UK general takes command of NATO’s Joint Force Command in the US
On Thursday (24 September 2026), General Nick Perry assumed command of Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFC Norfolk) in the United States. General Perry succeeds US Navy Vice Admiral Doug Perry, who led J...
010
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The USA only does business with tyrants now. “In his latest effort to whitewash and normalize Russia, Trump has invited war criminal Putin to the G20 summit in Miami this December.” olgalautman.substack.com/p/russia-is-...
olgalautman.substack.com
Russia Is “Grateful” as Trump Invites Putin to the G20 in Miami
In his latest effort to whitewash and normalize Russia, Trump has invited war criminal Putin to the G20 summit in Miami this December.
052
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 24/09/2026
Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN
f24.my
Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to the United States for the second year in a row. In his prerecorded speech, he denounced Israeli policies that he said threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba and vowed that his people would remain “on their land”.  
075
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reconstruction and reparations are for Israelis to pay, not American tax payers. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza recovery plan
The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
000
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Which means he does. “Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said Moscow does not plan to attack Nato states.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat
The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
133
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Farage as corrupt as Trump? “Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy His £685,500 Gold Sponsor.” bylinetimes.com/2026/09/23/n...
bylinetimes.com
Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
020
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The US needs to pay their share if they want to use the base. And Trump can’t be trusted to make any deal. “In April the deal, agreed under Sir Keir Starmer, was paused indefinitely because Trump pulled his support.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support, Streeting tells BBC
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible".
131
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Staffan Lindberg, added: "If it continues like this, democracy [in the US] will not last another six months." With an expected downgrade to the status of electoral autocracy, the US will share its label with Turkey, Hungary, Iraq, India, and Russia.” www.wired.com/story/trump-...
wired.com
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
041
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Before they could hide their dirty deed abroad. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
US judge blocks deportation of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre after the shooting on Sunday.
284
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Russia’s efforts to infiltrate and support the AfD go back well over a decade. During Germany’s 2017 election, Russian state media and pro-Russian social media accounts promoted the party. Leaked Russian documents later revealed plans to support Frohnmaier’s olgalautman.substack.com/p/germanys-a...
olgalautman.substack.com
Germany’s AfD, Gazprom, and Moscow’s Long Game
It has been four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine forced Germany to begin unwinding its decades-long dependence on Russian energy.
010
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Extraordinary correspondence between Epstein and Bach – now a prominent AI theorist – revealed claims about innate racial and gender differences, proposals for genetic engineering, authoritarian rule and the evolutionary “utility” of mass death.” bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
bylinetimes.com
How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite
The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles
141
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Woman who voted against ending the Iran War multiple times now calls for Iran War to “immediately end”
44479114
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Protests have erupted in Austin, Texas after ICE shot 29 year old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.
532218814
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This has been happening for years but this guy just found out? “Tis for thee but not for me” mentality. These people voted Republican expecting to be safe. www.ksl.com/article/5162...
ksl.com
Draper man says parents, sister were trying to normalize migratory status when detained by ICE
A Draper man says his parents and sister were trying to normalize their migratory status when detained by ICE agents, and he's speaking out on their behalf.
011
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vought is the reason your life feels so chaotic. He understands psychological warfare and is trying to paralyze us all. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
read.dukeupress.edu
“We Want to Put Them in Trauma”: Understanding the Trump Administration's Attack on Government Health Agency Regulatory Authority
Abstract. Throughout the first months of President Donald Trump's second term in office, his administration has taken swift action to undermine the role that government health agencies play in the hea...
11711
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is so insane I cannot believe this is real. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
26924741089
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is oral radiation therapy (adjuvant RT) worth it? Or do the side effects make you want to die?
001
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So Russia and Japan never ended WWII. “The Soviet Union took the islands from Japan in the final days of World War II and the ongoing dispute has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.” apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com
000
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Most youth wouldn’t know how to survive a lengthy power cut, far less be prepared for a war. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?
The military and government say the risk of conflict is growing, but we may not be mentally ready for it
010
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
75% of truckers and 75% of farmers and ranchers voted for Trump. For this. And a ballroom and triumphal arch.
26332241089
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good job Sweden! www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson resigns after election loss
Left-wing opposition parties led by Magdalena Andersson look set to form the next government.
021
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Elections in Russia never bring a change in government. At best, they're a way of influencing it, of sending a signal. But power in Russia never changed because of an election. That's how Russia is." www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.
000
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As with everything else he called a “hoax”, it was all true. “With less than two months to go, Russia’s Matryoshka bot network has begun to target Americans with manipulated videos of celebrities telling people not to vote for Democrats this November.” olgalautman.substack.com/p/russia-shi...
olgalautman.substack.com
Russia Shifts Its Matryoshka Network Toward the U.S. Midterms
After a decade of Russian operations aimed at helping Trump win elections while attacking his opponents, the Russians are at it again and have shifted their focus to the upcoming midterms.
041
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Russia escalates across Europe after Trump gives Putin the green light. “There was an explosive drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus, a Russian warship firing flares toward a Danish military helicopter, railway sabotage across the Netherlands, …. “ olgalautman.substack.com/p/a-very-act...
olgalautman.substack.com
A Very Active Day Across Europe as Russia Escalates
Today has been such an active day across Europe that I wanted to do a quick post to document it.
054
Reposted by The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social @brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
2138
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Pat Bageley
033
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dear Scotland, do not fall for their shite. Ban data centers, they do nothing positive for you and you will have to put up with monstrous fuel bills and the noise of 20 jumbo jets 24/7. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Building more data centres could push up electricity prices, expert warns
Scotland has been identified as a key location for building hyperscale AI data centres because of the high potential for renewable energy.
073
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Start saving for your lung disease, we’re back to the 1970’s. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
US scraps limits on emissions from coal and gas power plants
The Environment Protection Agency says the move will save the country billions of dollars and reduce energy prices.
063
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
True, or ‘the perception’? And of course Trump breaks another treaty. “A 1967 treaty banned weapons of mass destruction in orbit.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.
1116690
The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Genocide is acceptable now? Really, humans are going to ignore it and move on? Oh how quickly you forget WWII when millions were murdered because of their religion.
051