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ScaryHighlander

@unixnerd.bsky.social
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Software developer for underwater / drone survey & integrity. Scottish Independence! Old BMWs (no modern ones thanks), bicycles, cats, skiing. Ex ROC.

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Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 25/09/2026
Dear God, @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social has become so bad. It is so metro-centric, never having any serious discussion or understanding of what happens in Scotland or Wales. Racism and xenophobia are not legitimate concerns. There is very strong support in Scotland for UK/Scotland re-joining the EU.
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🟦 We want a Scotland with the confidence and power to make its own decisions. A nation shaped by our needs, ambitions and values, not held back by Westminster’s incompetence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 That’s the Scotland we believe in. Is it the Scotland you want to help build? www.believeinscotland.org/join_us_opti...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has been branded 'the first Prime Minister of England' after his so-called 'listening tour' of the UK completely avoided Scotland
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ScaryHighlander @unixnerd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fintan Slye, chief executive of UK’s National Energy System Operator (Neso), told a London audience to look north: “If you have a big AI datacentre and you want to go to Scotland, please come talk to me, we will help you,” #YouYesYet www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyond
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I thought I would share a few photos of the dystopian shithole that is according to the recent BBC documentary as 'No-Go Zone Glasgow'. I love our City, And I am proud of Glasgow and even prouder to describe myself as a Glasweigian. #peoplemakeglasgow #naepasaran
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"All peoples have the right to self-determination; by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development."
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My latest blog piece. BBC Scotland's hit piece on Glasgow tells us a lot more about the agenda of the BBC in Scotland than it does about Glasgow. The BBC's great unmentionable is the link between far right protests, Loyalism & British nationalism. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/t...
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The BBC’s Glasgow hit piece says more about the BBC than Glasgow
I’ve already briefly mentioned BBC Scotland’s disgraceful hit job on Glasgow which was broadcast earlier this week, but it’s worth exploring the issues around the programme in mor…
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Liz McKinlay🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 @fagashlil44.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is desperate stuff. They really are not reading the room. The more Labour support Zionism, the more they’re despised. Vote Labour; get Netanyahu.
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WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We need to protect our elections. No not yours and not like that. -Andy Burnham
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Kat, wearer of Hats, wandering bard. @whatkatedoes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
We're f*****, unless the AI bubble bursts - and that's unlikely given governments now relying on them and propping up Data Centres. I bought the same memory (actually faster) last year for £190
screenshot of DDR5 RAM for sale on a website. 2x 32GB sticks with RGB. Corsair Vengeance. Advertised price is £1169.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Simple question. Let us know what you'd rather have. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing #RoyalLeeches The royals cost us half a billion per year. Or 18,000 nurses for our NHS, I know which I'd prefer. www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...
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ScaryHighlander @unixnerd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
How a computer made in Glasgow 40 years ago never the saw the light of day yet go so much right. negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/18/t...
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The computer at the bottom of a canal
Somewhere at the bottom of the Forth and Clyde Canal, buried in the silt, there is a box of custom silicon that was right about almost everything. Back in 1988 a Scottish hi-fi company shipped a proce...
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ScaryHighlander @unixnerd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Celtic nations begin to plan for breakup of UK in event of Reform election win
Politicians brace for constitutional turmoil if Nigel Farage’s party end up in government – or even as a strong opposition
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Labour party is attempting to subvert the result of the Holyrood election and impose the Labour Holyrood manifesto Scotland rejected at the ballot box on the country regardless. The British media in Scotland colludes with this brazen electoral theft. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/l...
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Labour’s attempted theft of the Holyrood election is being aided by the media
Something is seriously wrong with democracy in Scotland, but the media has told us vastly more about Peter Murrell’s cruet sets than it has about what can only be described as an attempt by t…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives." "But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
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/Never Again @montrose.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Good evening I want independence Please hurry 🙏
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
If Westminster can investigate Holyrood then Holyrood must start investigating Westminster My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the Murrell scandal
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If Westminster can investigate Holyrood, then Holyrood should investigate Westminster
Demands are growing for an inquiry into the Murrell scandal in the Commons - it’s only fair then, Neil Mackay argues, that Holyrood gets to probe…
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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Colin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
JUST ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WE VOTE SNP!
Yes. For many years, SNP ministers in the Scottish Government voluntarily gave up part of their salary and returned it to the public purse.

From 2009, SNP ministers and cabinet secretaries froze their ministerial pay at 2008-09 levels. Because the Scottish Parliament's salary scheme still awarded annual increases, ministers received their full salary entitlement and then paid the excess back to the Scottish Government for public spending.

The Ferret +1

According to Scottish Government information released under Freedom of Information laws, ministers had made more than £1.94 million available for public spending through this arrangement by March 2024, with the total projected to reach about £2.64 million by

March 2026. Reddit +1
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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
'In the FM elections, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay urged the FM to put "country over party" & stop focussing on independence.' Focussing on independence IS putting country first, in fact it's probably the most potent, distilled-down example of putting your country first, ya fuckin' roaster!
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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What I'm loving is that @lornaslater.bsky.social and now @ross-greer.bsky.social, are both saying they would find it odd if John Swinney didn't push for another independence referendum. They clearly see that a mandate for #ScottishIndependence has been voted for by Scottish people.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Had a dream last night where there was a new series of Blackadder with Blackadder as the UK Ambassador to America, and now feel this needs to be made.
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James FBSI 🐸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 29/04/2026
Please explain to me how they can be the royal family of Scotland when the monarch of England doesn't take the Scottish oath? Are you even aware of the complexities involved? ATM the legal position of the union is being challenged at the UN because it's a lie Scotland is a colony not an equal
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts
SNP leader John Swinney suggests Malcolm Offord and other leaders should publish tax returns before 7 May
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 12/04/2026
“A British government which insists that it will not consent to Scotland having a say on its own future is conceding the UK is not a union at all. It’s a prison.” indyposterboy.scot/union-prison/
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Union Prison - Indy PosterBoy
"A British government which insists that it will not consent to Scotland having a say on its own future is conceding the UK is not a union at all. It’s a
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Samantha Hay @samanthah.me · 13/04/2026
Dear diary, being Viktor Orbán’s election campaign manager is going well.
Liz Truss, the U.K. ex prime minister who was the shortest serving U.K. prime minister
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
ONE WEEK LEFT to make sure you can have a say on Scotland’s future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s vital the next Scottish Parliament has a majority of pro-indy MSPs. Make sure you’re ready to vote: 📅 register by April 20th - make sure friends & family are too 🗳️ Election May 7th www.gov.uk/register-to-...
text reads: Register to vote by April 20th for the Scottish Election on May 7th. Have your say in Scotland's future.
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The SNP @snp.org · 12/04/2026
Scotland’s future should be decided by the people who live here. Not by Westminster. Not by Labour. Not by anyone else. On May 7th, make it both votes SNP for a fresh start with independence. #BBCDN
Quote from John Swinney advocating for Scotland's right to decide its constitutional future and independence, urging voters to reject Labour Westminster politicians.
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The SNP @snp.org · 12/04/2026
Free prescriptions, free tuition, publicly owned rail and publicly owned water are worth standing up for. On May 7th, make it both votes SNP for a government that's on your side. #BBCDN #BothVotesSNP
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Samantha Hay @samanthah.me · 01/04/2026
The moment you need a flock of seagulls with gastric issues
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Specter177🐊 @specter177.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Speaking of Lego and Artemis...
The Lego SLS and launch pad/tower.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 31/03/2026
If we'd had voted Yes in 2014 we'd still have a refinery at Grangemouth, the 1500 job wind turbine yard at Ardersier would be underway, & we'd be enjoying the 'cheapest electricity in Europe. As it is we have *none* of these things. #Scotland #Holyrood26 #SNP1SGP2 indyposterboy.scot/powers-less/
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Powers Less - Indy PosterBoy
Did you know that Westminster doesn't permit the Scottish Government any power over Broadcasting, Constitution, Defence & Security, Employment, Energy,
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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
According to this poll. The fascist party are likely to form the main opposition to the SNP. In this day and age in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, what kind of people do we have amongst us? So f4cking sad.. There,s always tactical voting which would minimise Union presence among us.
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is the quality of First Minister I want for Scotland. Calling out the indefensible.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📣 On Saturday, we march for Scotland's independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Will you march with us? 📅 28th March • Assemble at 11:30am • Parliament Square, High Street, Edinburgh.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 23/02/2026
A tweet from Anas Sarwar which reads: "It was great to catch up with my old friend and ghe UK's (relatively!) new Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson".
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. RFK Jr. is a disgrace.
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Imagine how much indy Scotland would save for other things. 💰 No HOL ,No WM, No Monarchy and no Trident and that's just starters. #votesnp if you want rid .
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
lets cut him and his party out of Scotland 👇
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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
37 Labour in Scotland MPs in London. 20 months. Some record. Grangemouth, Mossmorran gone. Orbex going. Acorn carbon capture in limbo. Fishing areas short changed. WASPIs conned. Meanwhile billions into English steel. carbon capture and fishing communities. What are they for?
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
According to SNP for North Ayrshire Labour joined with Reform in a bid to form an administration on North Ayrshire Council Their attempt to run the Council was stopped when more Councillors supported the formation of a new SNP administration 👇
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Julia Adamo @juliaadamo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 09/02/2026
What the BBC refuses to report is that The 𝗦𝗡𝗣 Scottish Government is already rolling out free breakfast clubs to ALL primary schools, and child poverty is already significantly lower than in England thanks to other 𝗦𝗡𝗣 policies 👏 Scotland doesn't need London parties. It needs independence.
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Labour party are done. They wont win Scotland by slagging off SNP . Thats all they talk about, Same goes for Tories . SNP have not failed they have done so much for Scotland , dont let London parties take everything away.
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Hold on, this Anas Sarwar? Surely not.
Anas Sarwar and old friend Peter Mandelson
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