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bridgetpf.bsky.social @bridgetpf.bsky.social · 23h

Well said Call them out

Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 23h

Accountability

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ScotLassie(Extremist apparently😁) @scotlassie.bsky.social · 1d

They've all said it, but deny it to Scotland.
#EndLondonRule

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Jules 🍉💔🖤🤍💚🇮🇪 @katsikajules.bsky.social · 1d

Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal

'The soldiers raided the house, threatened us and told us that we were forbidden from showing any signs of joy or welcoming those congratulating him on his release'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-ba...

Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal

Families of captive Palestinians threatened not to celebrate release of family members following ceasefire deal

www.middleeasteye.net

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Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci.bsky.social · 1d

“Scotland’s land is owned by the few—and the Government is letting it happen….

“And why? Because land is power.”

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

'No citizens anywhere else in the world own so little of their own country'

Scotland’s land is owned by the few, while the many are left powerless. Despite overwhelming public support for reform, political will remains…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Dotair Raibeart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 1d

What genocide looks like. More bombs dropped on Palestinian families by Israel than were dropped on Dresden, Berlin & Japan. Yet @bbclaurak protests that it isn’t genocide. It’s been a modern holocaust, BBC & you have been complicit, with British MSM, in covering it up.

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bridgetpf.bsky.social @bridgetpf.bsky.social · 1d

Going great then 😂😂

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Reform-run Kent council plans £2m school budget raid because. why should kids have an Education when grifters gotta grift

They’ll also raise council tax despite pledging during election to cut it. They are 1 of 8 Reform councils going back on that promise🤥

They’ve removed Pride flags as promised..

Reform-run Kent council plans £2m school budget raid

Leaders say proposals fly in face of pre-election pledges to identify efficiencies from 'DOGE' unit

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Marsha Coupé @marshacoupe.bsky.social · 1d

If you're not reading @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, you're not reading the news.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 2d

#Unabhängigkeit

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

Dr Assal Rad—

"This is how you do a front page story."

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

Nicola Sturgeon has backed her former deputy’s leadership of the SNP, saying she believes he has a strategy to achieve independence

Nicola Sturgeon says she believes John Swinney if he says he has a secret plan

www.thenational.scot

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Blairer @haggisblarer.bsky.social · 1d

the FM praised Sturgeon’s leadership, saying: “The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I lead will always raise her voice in favour of peace, justice and humanity & that same approach to leadership is the approach to leadership taken by my dear friend Nicola Sturgeon and I’m so delighted she’s here today at our conference.”
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muirneag.bsky.social @muirneag.bsky.social · 1d

At a meeting during the SNP Conference, hearing the moving testimony of doctors from Medical Aid for Palestine on the inhuman conditions being inflicted on innocent civilians by the occupying IDF forces. Tommy Sheppard spoke powerfully as usual, but it was the women's voices that moved us near tears

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tressy.bsky.social @tressy.bsky.social · 1d

So well said snp .sadie mathews.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

The media were called out directly over their coverage of the genocide in Gaza during SNP conference.

National Equalities Convener Sadie Matthews told them this as she spoke to members and journalists.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: A Palestinian woman was given a standing ovation at SNP conference after delivering an emotional speech about decades of oppression in her country

'Genocide is not over': Palestinian woman gives emotional speech to SNP conference

www.thenational.scot

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Russell McLean @rdmcl83.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot receiving a standing ovation at SNP Conference.

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Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s #podcast explores the issue of #loss and #grief and baby loss in #olderage for #BabyLossAwarenessWeek. #bereavement #grief

open.spotify.com/episode/5aQK...

The long shadow of loss: Reflections for Baby Loss Awareness Week

open.spotify.com

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

People are marching against Trump’s authoritarianism in the USA, Macron’s failures in France, and the cruelty of Gaza policy in the UK.

Everywhere, governments are asking 'how to stop protest?' when they should be asking 'why people feel the need to protest?'

youtu.be/CE4vwdSfdcY?...

Is protest democracy in motion, and not a crime?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

youtu.be

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1d

An MP investigating claims of Russian interference in the Brexit vote has said the founder of Leave.EU must explain his contact with the country.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...

2018

Leave.EU donor Arron Banks 'must explain Russia link'

It is reported that leave campaigner Arron Banks held undisclosed meetings with Russia in 2016.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dotair Raibeart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear: she was smeared. They attempted to destroy, probably the most honest & competent politician in these islands. They tried to silence her vision. Nicola Sturgeon didn’t just lead the SNP, she ignited a movement that will prevail. Scotland’s future remains Yes. #ScottishIndependence

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d

Westminster caused this cost of living crisis - and they’re unable and unwilling to fix it.

Independence is how we raise your living standards, grow our economy and make Scotland’s energy wealth work for the people who live here.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰

How genocide happened

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 Thank you, Ambassador Zomlot.

Scotland will always proudly stand with the people of Palestine, in the pursuit of peace, justice and a lasting two-state solution.

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