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Greg Moodie

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Artist and writer, deviant collagist. Author of 'Six Degrees Of Stupidity' and other peculiar books. Always YES. 'Crazed genius' - AL Kennedy. https://gregmoodie.com/

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · Apr 21

Billy Wolfe was the leader of the SNP in 1978 when Eilean Mor MacCormick was bequeathed to the party. It was he who recognised the historical importance of the island and envisaged the visitor centre.

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Tartansand @tartansand.bsky.social · 1d

She is also celebrated in the Dundee Museum of Transport

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kenbruce.bsky.social @kenbruce.bsky.social · 1d

Greg, A very cool Scot, A few years ago I did a story on Victoria Drummond for the madeinperth website and the Perthshire Advertiser newspaper. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Victoria Drummond

Victoria Drummond was also a second world war hero who bravely saved the lives of 49 of her ship mates. She sailed as a ship engineer on many dangerous convoys across the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans...

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 1d

You probably haven't heard of this particular Cool Scot, but it's time you knew about Victoria Drummond, the first woman to become a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy. My tribute below.

More 'Cool Scots' here: gregmoodie.com/product/cool...

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 1d

It's Newsquest who've been conned by continuing to employ this buffoon.

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 1d

@gregmoodie.bsky.social was the only reason to buy it sometimes. Odd that they dropped him.

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Kirsty Kittens @kirstykittens.bsky.social · 1d

Glad you criticise. I used to buy it daily but stopped when they got rid of their Monday cartoonist @gregmoodie.bsky.social

What is a paper without a cartoon???

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 2d

That works too (🐰).

Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 2d

Wake up, Scotland. This is the future of the UK.

England's deification of Margaret Thatcher continues. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💩

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 3d

This is going to make Google searching so much more fun.

Avoid AI overview by telling Google to go fuck itself! 🐱💘

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James Morton @glesga-grognard.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a woman in a chair with the words let me show you my big

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a woman in a chair with the words let me show you my big

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titanuranus.bsky.social @titanuranus.bsky.social · 4d

Born inbred more like.

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 4d

Fiona Bruce up to her old tricks.

Fiona bruce shuts down Green guy grilling Reform moron. 🍑

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 4d

Shock as Reform councillor is found to be a racist.

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Kirsty Kittens @kirstykittens.bsky.social · 5d

Poor bastards

Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 5d

'Shareholders to continue being rewarded for mismanagement at bill payers' expense.'

What a weird, messed-up place England is.

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 5d

I'm suitably chastened.

Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 5d

Oh! I haven't seen that.

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 6d

You just can't stay away, can you?

Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 6d

I'm reminded of the time I was interviewed live on Referendum TV during the 2014 Edinburgh Festival, one month before the vote.
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Live Interview On Referendum TV

Interviewed live on Referendum TV by Iain MacWhirter and Stephen Paton, Edinburgh Festival, August 24th 2014.

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 6d

The actor Alastair Sim was born on this day in 1900, close to the site of the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Here is my tribute to him in 'Cool Scots'.
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Biography of Alastair Sim by Greg Moodie

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 6d

'Reform are marching to the left,' said one imbecile.

“Reform want to get back to the days of nationalisation and state control. They are marching to the left,” said shadow chancellor, Mel Stride.
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Andy Warhol @warhol.bsky.social · 7d

Marilyn Monroe I Love Your Kiss Forever Forever (double page headpiece, pages 112 and 113) from 1¢ Life, 1964
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1142806

Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 7d

Haha.

Steve Paterson @stevetheheid.bsky.social · 7d

Not a brian amongst them.

Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 7d

You had one job.

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 7d

If the police get involved every time Murdo says something stupid, they'll never get anything done.