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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1h

You could be in trouble with this. In these days of newspeak 'snowpersoning' may catch on.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1h

‘Snowmanning’ Is the Cold New Dating Trend Taking Over This Winter

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‘Snowmanning’ Is the Cold New Dating Trend Taking Over This Winter

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 5h

I've NEVER been a Member of a Political Party, until today.

I saw the incredible Polls, suggesting that Nigel Farage will landslide a Westminster General Election. Farage as PM.

SNP is the ONLY solution to Scottish Independence.

Only a fool in Scotland now doesn't want this.

I've Joined the SNP.

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 7h

Proper academic survey reveals support for independence soaring among all age groups to levels well above private pollsters talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/p...

Proper academic survey reveals support for independence soaring among all age groups to levels well above private pollsters

Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Social Attitudes | 25 years of devolution in Scotland: Public attitudes and reactions published last week: 55-65% of under 34s,…

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Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · 5h

Applications are now open for our New Scots Leadership Programme 2025/26!

💬“We have many skills which are hidden and that we don’t really discover until someone gives you the tools to unlock them. This training helped us do that.”

Find out more and apply: scottishrefugeecounc...

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 8h

Kemi Badenoch is like a dug wae a burst baw. Pathetic

Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/watch?v=JT1D... An episode of The New Statesman that Farage may have based his future on.

The New Statesman S04 E06 - The irresistible rise of Alan B'Stard

YouTube video by Hullo! Hullo! You'll Know Us By Our Noise

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

The voting system was designed (rigged) precisely to avoid this very thing happening. Alex Salmond did it and everything changed. We need it to happen again and Scotland can rejoin the world.

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

www.justsecurity.org/121919/milit... "In other words, for the armed forces, the law is what Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi say it is."

With all these troops on the street this could develop into a crisis for ordinary citizens.

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

Just done a Covid-19 test, it feels that bad. Negative thank goodness.

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

Now there's a surprise.....

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 2d

Yoons are ragin’. 🤪

Douglas Alexander rages at Kate Forbes over 'Scotland more like England' speech

DEPUTY First Minister Kate Forbes has courted anger from Unionist politicians after saying that Labour want Scotland “to be more like England”…

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 1d

peacenow.org.il/en/eviction-... Lets not forget that the Israeli government is still evicting Palestinians from their homes in favour of settlers and dubious claimants.

Silwan Families Ordered to Vacate Homes by October 19, 2025 in Favor of Settlers - Peace Now

Eviction orders were delivered the day before yesterday to the Um Nasser Rajabi family (18 people) and to the Shweiki and Odeh families (19 people) from Batan al-Hawa in Silwan. According to the evict...

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 1d

One of the world’s longest dinosaur trackways uncovered in Oxfordshire quarry. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

In the footsteps of giants - BBC News

One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quary near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 2d

Overnight mist exposes the spider’s webs on the gorse bushes.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 3d

Scotland top our group in the World Cup qualifiers, with all games live on free-to-view TV thanks to a fan-backed campaign. 🙌

Football is for all of us. After these qualifiers our national games must remain free-to-view, not hidden behind a paywall.

The table for Scotland's World Cup qualifying group. Scotland 10, Denmark 7, Greece 3, Belarus 0. Denmark and Greece have a game in hand.

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 4d

Zack Polanski should have exposed the hypocrisy of the QT host whilst he was at it. We need someone new in that chair but, hey, it's the BBC.

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 5d

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge has died at the age of 82. Formed in 1964, Lodge joined the Moody Blues in 1966. They went on to sell more than 70 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82

John Lodge, the singer and bassist of The Moody Blues, has died at 82. His family announced Friday that Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly.

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t you dare be off work at the weekend. We need some sanity in our lives.

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Stephen 🔶🌹💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @thestephenralph.bsky.social · 5d

On the BBC News @ Six, Clive Myrie enthusiastically says that Gazans are returning home.

They're not returning home Clive because their homes have been destroyed. They're returning to find the rubble where their homes used to be. Significantly different Clive. They're homeless now. 😔

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 5d

Your secret is safe with us 😇

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: A legal challenge has been launched in the Scottish courts to overturn the 'draconian' ban on Palestine Action

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 5d

Trump did not win 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Trump did not win 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 5d

Plaid Cymru has voiced frustration that opposition parties in Wales have not yet been granted pre-election access to the civil service, a process that normally allows officials to prepare for the possibility of a change in government

Plaid Cymru criticises delay in civil service talks ahead of 2026 election

Plaid Cymru has voiced frustration that opposition parties in Wales have not yet been granted pre-election access to the civil service, a process that normally allows officials to prepare for the poss...

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Ossie @cartref.bsky.social · 6d

I'm led to believe that the final decision was made on Monday and there is no guarantee that the peace process will even stick (January 2025). He will be aiming his fire at Norway soon even although the country has nothing to do with it.

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