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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
There's so many different worlds So many different suns, and we have just one world but we live in different ones x
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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
👀 Check out the changes in the best wee Viking Age museum shop in the world! 🛍
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal. New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below 1/
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio.... Good old Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️
theguardian.com
Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion
National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A video is going viral of President Obama and Mayor Mamdani singing wheels on the bus with kids in a NYC school. There is literally not one person alive in the entire Republican Party who measures up to either of these two people - Joe Gallina
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
That’s a fab post and great choice of song to finish on. Thanks for doing what you do and making people smile through these mental times 😘
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
One of the funniest scenes ever filmed 😎💙😎
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 31/01/2026
"A world-first gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers." www.positive.news/society/revo...
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Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer
Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17/01/2026
May 10, 2025 - when Zelenskyy agreed to a 30-day ceasefire and Macron called Trump to share the good news - his first reaction was… to mention his Nobel Peace Prize. Of course Putin would go on and reject the ceasefire. But this clip does provide a glimpse into what’s going on behind the scenes.
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I’m watching this from Scotland and I can’t believe how terrible it all is and how fast it is escalating. Sending love and solidarity and hope for an end to this madness soon 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
North Lanarkshire, straight into bin.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Does anyone actually know what Keir Starmer thinks about Brexit? My view hasn’t changed: Brexit is a disaster, Scotland belongs in Europe, so let’s become independent and join the EU with our own seat at the table.
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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 01/12/2025
"The issue is not the principal of the Fund but the amount of money that has been allocated to the Scottish Government by the UK Government in Westminster." #Fishing #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
bylines.scot
Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly supports Scottish fishing
The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland only £28mn of the £360mn Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund is condemned in the Scottish Parliament
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
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A tale of two countries: new academic reports show Scotland's public hospitals proved superior at surgical care to privatization in England
Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war. Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights. Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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If NHS Scotland was performing worse than NHS England, the British Labour Party in Scotland’s condemnation of the SNP in government might be justified but it’s not so it’s not
stewartb On the face of it, these extreme waits referenced by the British Labour Party deputy leader in Scotland are wholly unacceptable. Why did they occur? Unless we know why, we can’t determine …
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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The SNP @snp.org · 21/10/2025
Scotland’s fishing industry makes up more than half of the UK’s total catch. Yet Labour’s new funding plan gives us less than 8% of the support. They’re gutting our industry to boost England’s - just like they have with others.
Frozen fish on ice with headline text ‘GUTTED – How Westminster slashed funding to Scotland’s fishing industry.
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I just donated to Believe in Scotland’s Annual Crowdfunder →
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland. My column today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
10 years since the Borders Railway reopened - longest in the UK for over a century. Cheaper travel with no more peak rail fares. New funding to electrify the Borders, Fife and suburban Glasgow routes - and to buy new, modern trains. That’s the SNP delivering for Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
TOMORROW - 1PM - LONDON @GeorgeMonbiot joined our rescheduled press conference after counter-terror police arrested 7 key spokespeople. In this video, George outlines why authoritarianism in the UK is an issue for everyone, regardless of their cause. wedonotcomply.org
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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
On the same day in the Telegraph:
The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BSTThe Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 28/08/2025
This is Thanos. He has figured out how to rest and babysit at the same time. Very impressive, very Montessori. 13/10 (TT: thanosthesaint)
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
My latest blog post Drugs deaths and the Scottish media's addiction to the Cringe. With thanks to Professor John Robertson @talking-upscotland.bsky.social for highlighting the research weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/d...
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Drugs deaths and the Scottish media’s addiction to the Cringe.
At times, who are we kidding – most of the time – the British media and its outposts in Scotland seem to be engaged in a competition in which Scotland is always the loser. No matter wha…
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/08/2025
Palestinian children who have lost parents were overcome with emotion as they graduated in a ceremony at Gaza's al-Wafaa Orphan Village. The UN says Israel has damaged 97% of educational facilities in the besieged enclave.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
"What is happening may well come to define one of its [the world's] darkest eras. One that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations." ITV News aerial footage of Gaza.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Starvation. The children of Gaza:- “It’s not peaceful. It’s not quick…it’s not a natural death. It is a man made one”
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Could I please recommend this song to you? If you don’t know it,it’s five minutes and seven seconds of beauty, resonates more as I’m getting older and it’s so uplifting youtu.be/JvlT5fBIi4U?...
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
After being denied a vote on Brexit, I was angry, so I started digging and asking questions. I stumbled across the resurrection and rapid implementation of deregulated freeports and SEZs by Sunak and Truss immediately after Brexit. Thread .
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Done 👍
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I need to understand why unionists think is so bad about the last 18 years of an SNP led government? Just look at what's available to our citizens who choose to live here, All creeds, All colours, No distinctions. If you work, Live & pay taxes in Scotland. This is the alternative to England or Wales
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
This is interesting. Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? Have a look at the image and say what you see, before you read the article. And what implications does this have? www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Culture literally changes how we see the world
Where city dwellers see rectangles, people who live in round huts see circles
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 26/06/2025
What a hollowed-out fucked-up corporate “local news industry” we’ve got, reliant on disillusioned poverty pay graduates rewriting dodgy press releases that are gamed for SEO by a casino, all enabled by Google pushing this shit through its Discover tab. pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-pr-...
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The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners
Lottery winners whose stories promoted casino website cannot be found.
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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We need to get this petition to at least 10k sigs to get the issue talked about properly. We all know it greatly worries people. Please spread & get as many to sign as you can. Meantime we’ll be lobbying broadcasters, OFCOM + DCMS. May be write to your MP too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
While Labour try to make up their minds on what to do about Winter Fuel Payments (which they abolished) and the two-child limit (which they have kept), the SNP is restoring Winter Fuel Payments and is abolishing the two-child limit. That’s the difference your SNP Government makes. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
🇳🇴 Norway took its oil wealth and built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — investing in pensions, healthcare, and the future. 🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
UK Govt taking powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts. Might banks close such accounts to reduce their admin costs? Might landlords refuse to have benefits paid into their bank accounts? No Govt assessment of the unforeseen human consequences.
leftfootforward.org
A new bill will lead to mass state surveillance for the most vulnerable. We must act.
This bill grants the government powers of surveillance on the bank accounts of the poor, old, sick and disabled people receiving specified benefits
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voscarmum.bsky.social @voscarmum.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I love your dog. I have the same cushion in petrol blue. Solidarity x
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Angus Robertson @angusrobertson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🌟Good morning. Here’s today’s content from #BrandScotland showcasing Scotland as a fantastic place to live, work, invest, study, and visit. Please share. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍
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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Westminster. 537 MPs England 57 MPs Scotland 32 MPs Wales 18 MPs NI. Now, ask yourself, how can Scotland, Wales, or NI ever get a fair deal? We can’t.
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PACrosthwaite 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @baggytrousers1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
This disgusting excuse for a man lied about Brexit, cheated, exploited the VIP lane, appeared drunk or drugged (or both) in the House of Commons and is now being given a peerage. Repost if you find this elitist, privileged behaviour wholly unacceptable. Register your disapproval - Repost Now!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I'm old enough to remember Michael Gove turning up at work to vote completely off his face. For that he didn't get fired, but he did get a peerage.
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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
A #ladybug preparing for takeoff They can eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime, making them natural pest controllers! In some cultures they’re associated with luck
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Truth Matters “If there were words on which to build the foundations for ‘Truth Matters’, it would be this monologue from one of my British literary heroes. The inimitable Mr Stephen Fry. May these words never fade from all our minds.”
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