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Parami

@parami2u.bsky.social

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Buddhist, vegan(mainly) Scottish Independence (it's gonna happen - hope it's in my lifetime). Football - Glasgow Celtic, LFC and Barça I try to be kind but don't always manage Love Glasgow She/her

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · Sep 19

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 14m

An inconvenient truth that Labour is now denying. "A thousand or more" jobs at GB Energy HQ in Aberdeen. *13* so far. Labour's Michael Shanks was sat opposite GBE chairman Juergen Maier as he said this:

(video: MSM Monitor)

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 1m

Me too. Or maybe a documentary. Awful

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 9h

Left: Lisa Nandy, "It is unprecedented in modern times that all away fans have been banned because of the behaviour of a small minority"

Right: West Ham fans banned from Europa League Game, Barcelona fans banned from UEFA Champions League tie

Shouldn't she correct the parliamentary record?

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 8m

Oh FFS. Gie’s peace

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 9h

More outrage over a ban on Israeli football hooligans than there is over Israel wiping Gaza from the face of the earth.

The world turned on its head.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 9m

Here's Labour's Michael Shanks revising history - not a thousand or more jobs that he promised in GB Energy HQ. 13.

(video: MSM Monitor)

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 3h

Well done The SNP. Putting Scotland first 👏

Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 5h

Despite already having far more affordable housing per head than England, Scotland plans to build more than three times as many new ones talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/21/d...

Despite already having far more affordable housing per head than England, Scotland plans to build more than three times as many new ones

Professor John Robertson OBA According to the Herald today: A new report published today by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has calculated that £8.2bn would be needed to buil…

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 1h

🇬🇧 Starmer says he will ‘double down’ on taking Scots for absolute mugs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 1h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/21/t...

Talking-up Scotland so much this certainly won’t get reported – US Library of Congress rewards the Scottish Government-supported Scottish Book Trust after it gives 700 000 books to children

Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Brenda Robb for a great spot. In the P&J today: and: Also – You can still support Talking-up Scotland at: or by direct bank transfer method – …

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Gordon Macdonald SNP @gmacdonaldsnp.bsky.social · 8h

Scotland has the highest proportion of college students - 1.6m in England, 218k in Scotland, 127k in Wales, 37k in N.Ireland.

Completion rates for apprenticeships show: England 53%, Wales 66%, N.Ireland 48%, Scotland 70-80 % for much of the last decade.

And no tuition fees!

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 5h

That’s too philosophical for 8 in the morning 🤣❤️

Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 5h

Happy Diwali to all celebrating the festival of light. Light is so very needed in this world

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 14h

One more sleep here

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Parami @parami2u.bsky.social · 15h

Congrats. 6 years already ❤️👍

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 21h

excellent

Captain Fanta @sassy0210.bsky.social · 22h

ICYMI: 🚨 Kerry Kennedy announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.