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Marlene Halliday

@weegiefifer.bsky.social
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Rather elderly person who has just discovered spin classes! 🚴‍♀️ Born 311ppm. It’s now 426ppm Presenter at Scottish Independence Podcasts @ScottishIndyPod.bsky.social My neglected website: weegiefifer.scot

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Takeourblueback @takeourblueback.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just saying: Grangemouth Refinery spent decades keeping Scotland moving. Diesel was 24% of its output, supplying 65% of Scottish fuel. Then April 2025 hit. The UK Labour Government sat on its hands and let Scotland’s only crude refinery die. A catastrophic failure of energy security.
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In our local library, Whiteinch, Glasgow. @profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Photo of book The Fate of the World by Bill McGuire
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Been watching this conversation. Its worth 35mins of your life to watch it too. They’re talking about USA but there are a lot of things said here that evoke questions about UK. robertreich.substack.com/p/in-convers... no
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In Conversation with Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny, Trump, and the Midterms
Watch now (36 mins) | What the author of “On Tyranny” told me about Trump, Tyranny, and the Midterm elections, five weeks from today.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇬🇧 Cllr Brian McGinley, a ‘LABOUR in Scotland’ Councillor for Ayr, telling Scots that we shouldn’t be independent, because we should keep westminster as our ‘Masters’ 🇬🇧 Brian isn’t the sharpest tool 🤪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Suella seems to have dropped her Buddhist approach to life. Mind you, I’m not sure she ever applied them to her politics.
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very funny account of Scots Night at Labour Conference. Disaster at Labour 'Scots Night' as speakers talked over and PM snubs event www.thenational.scot/news/2658676...
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Disaster at Labour 'Scots Night' as speakers talked over and PM snubs event
Speakers were allegedly talked over by delegates more interested in awaiting the appearance of a Prime Minister who never actually turned up
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤣😂🤣
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🇬🇧 Jackie Baillie of ‘LABOUR in Scotland’ called the idea of a ‘National Care Service’ for Scotland “a waste of time and money” What will Baillie be saying now ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tomorrow evening. Blackfriars Pub. events.humanitix.com/no-pun-left-...
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No Pun Left Behind - Comedy Night
Comedy stand-up No Pun Left Behind to raise funds for No One Left Behind, in support of Palestine activist victims of the Scottish criminal justice system.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interesting, but as climate breakdown threatens to bring everything else crashing down around our, and the government's, ears, it has as much relevance as the question of how many policy advisors can dance on the head of a pin www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great piece by @owenjones.bsky.social Looking forward to the book 👍 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen | Owen Jones
Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was coming, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 22/09/2026
The ferry location is within the Scottish Forth Green Freeport boundary. But that should help, not hinder, the proposal. There's clearly detail we're not seeing yet about the business model behind this. On the face of it, there should be a strong case for going ahead. Let's see what SG uncovers.
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'If the Cardiff meeting galvanised the forces of self-determination across these islands, it also revealed the extent to which they were in need of renewal.' Mike Small, via Bella Caledonia
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Future Focused – 10 crowdsourced ideas to change the indy movement
The idea of a September reset is all in vogue, and to be honest, September seems like a better time of year than January for a rethink and a fresh start. The idea that the independence movement nee…
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In this week's #podcast we pick out our highlights from the #Cardiff Celtic Alliance discussion - plus a few gaps that we think the Scottish Government desperately needs to fill Watch with us from 8pm tonight youtu.be/XmYkmCeAJ1I?...
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Celtic Alliance: Cardiff Agreement Signed
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Having just missed out on adaptation as a BBC Radio drama, Skyseed is now open to TV and film options "Hacking the Earth might be the last thing we ever do' Drop me a line if you think you might be interested
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
12 years ago today. I took this in Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan St on the Saturday before, Super Saturday. youtu.be/OfCnFE9uTfU?...
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Yes! Super Saturday
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pretty much what I said in my Guardian article just after the event And there will be plenty more events like this in the decades ahead www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Arithmetic for Journalists… Yes I mean you @theguardian.com And the rest of you. BBC Scotland do this too. youtube.com/shorts/dNZPX...
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Arithmetic for Journalists
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra
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Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @melissamary2012.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oot the front #haiku Gables and chimneys Reaching towards a blue sky Glimpsed under the trees
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anyone know why a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited a fortune from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited his money from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is so strongly opposed to inheritance tax?
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An excellent first step for the #CelticAlliance. You’ve heard Burnham’s response. No surprise there. Now tell us how you are planning to escalate pressure on him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Those we failed to convince in 2014 weren’t ideologically against us. They agreed with the kind of Scotland they thought we were presenting. The problem wasn’t the vision, but the execution. They didn’t believe we’d fulfil our promises.' Dr Craig Dalȝell via The National
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Burnham hasn’t changed the game, but he has taken to the field — Common Weal
Andy Burnham appears to have set a new and achievable target for Scotland to win independence but in reality the goal remains the same: convince the people of Scotland.
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you live in Scotland please use this link to write to your MSPs about the debate happening tomorrow to apply a moratorium on planning consent for hyper scale data centres act.foe.scot/data-centre-...
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Urge your MSPs to vote to stop AI data centres
🚨Urgent! Email your MSPs now to vote in favour a moratorium in the Scottish Parliament on Wed 16 September.
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think she’s good at this TikTok stuff…. 😍
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First time over to Food Asia. It’s other side of the river - eek - but the car knew how to get there. Found out about it from TikTok chef Myles Omar #foodasia #indianfood
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Done!
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
☘️ Great to see our Celtic cousins giving the Mango Mussolini pelters 👏 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Public health expert issues major warning about Scotland's AI data centres www.thenational.scot/news/2654205...
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Public health expert issues major warning about Scotland's AI data centres
A PUBLIC health expert has issued a warning about Scotland’s AI data centre boom ...
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 10/09/2026
PISA results are hard to compare due to the self-selection involved in the process. In England, it's been acknowledged that schools are chosen to 'game' the results. But the BBC in Scotland isn't interested in accurate and balanced reporting, just anti-Government messages...
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/Never Again @montrose.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Next step independence
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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lots going on around Prestwick Airport again this morning. Various military planes, a mysterious unidentified 747, and a UK govt plane that hung about on the ground for ages and is now heading out west. Secretary of Scotland on a jolly, maybe
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍀🇮🇪🇵🇸😎
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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This. 🔽🔽🔽
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wes Streeting says that “The Falklands are british because the Falkland Islanders choose to be british” Mandelson’s wee pal will no doubt now recognise the right of Scots to vote for independence, as over 66% in Scotland choose to be Scottish, with only 8% choosing to be british 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The BBC cancelling Winterwatch is such a shame, especially when we need to be connecting with nature more than ever. If we want people to protect our wildlife, we have to show them it! Add your name to ask the BBC to reconsider. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
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Tell the BBC: Save Winterwatch!
The UK is losing its wildlife, and shows like Winterwatch are vital for connecting us to nature. The BBC's decision to cancel it makes no sense. Let's ask them to rethink this! Add your name here:
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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is so incredibly addictive anyhumanever.com
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Any Human Ever
One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Took me a wee bit to work out why potassium was there. 😀
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BBC Radio 4 doesnt seem to have realised their BBC colleagues’ view that Glasgow is almost a nogo city. All accents are Scottish / Irish so no doubt people over the Border will be complaining again about not understating them. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Glasgow: Satellite City - BBC Sounds
How Glasgow quietly transformed itself into Europe's leading producer of small satellites.
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How to campaign effectively? Escalate pressure. Craig Dalzell @thecommongreen.scot of @thecommonweal.bsky.social takes us through four steps to apply the core principles of Escalating Pressure Campaigning. Escalating Pressure: Four Steps youtu.be/KFxRe0RTedI
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Escalating Pressure: Four Steps
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Marlene Halliday @weegiefifer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sinn Féin are organising now for a Border Poll in 2030. Giving themselves 4yrs to map out what a newly united nation will look like. It’s an opportunity to make changes in current Irish policies, institutions, etc. SNP,Greens, should announce similar actions for a similar timeline.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 28/08/2026
Worth watching the full statement from Mary Lou McDonald, President of Sinn Féin. Burnham very much put in his place - and he accepted this. www.independent.ie/videos/briti...
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British PM 'does not have the right to dismiss' a unity referendum, says Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that Andy Burnham does not have the authority to “high-handedly remove” the provision for a unity referendum in the Good Friday Agreement.The comments came afte...
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