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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 20h

Gary Robertson that well known BBC Scotland journalist impersonator is stated in this article that he is an active member of the Labour Party. Does anybody have any verification to back up that statement.
Help appreciated

(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 1d

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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 12h

Tommy Robinson police stop unlawful, court hears. Headline on BBC News web site. This is wholly misleading. It was Robinson's lawyer who said the stop was unlawful, not the court. The court will rule on the case on 4th November.

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Chris @cjnmcg.bsky.social · 4h

Interesting, if Scotland does gain independence in the coming years, will any Scots heading south to work need an A-level in English?

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 11h

Yet more Englocentric obsessed policy making. Scotland does not have A-level English.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 15h

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

www.independent.co.uk

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 10h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/14/s...

Scottish doctors’ branch union organiser lies about there being fewer GPs and ignores Scotland having 25% more of them to staff new SNP drop-in services

Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government today: A network of walk-in GP clinics will open as part of work to improve access to primary care. The clinics, which would be staffed by …

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 5h

Trump threatens to punish Argentina if Milei loses elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election

US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

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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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

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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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 5h

LATEST: Police Scotland will take no action over comments made by a Reform UK councillor about people who are 'born and bred' in Falkirk

Police take no action after Reform UK councillor's 'born and bred' comment

www.thenational.scot

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Chris @cjnmcg.bsky.social · 5h

I always thought it was Hitler who championed strict railway timetables.

As a child I thought it was a reference to German efficiency, then I learned about the trains they were referring to.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 10h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 8h

People had to complain to get Polanski an interview.

Weird nobody has to beg the BBC to give Farage airtime.

I mean, it's not actually weird. We all know what it is and why it happens.

Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 8h

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

www.thenational.scot/news/2554271...

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

ZACK Polanski will be interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC received complaints from the public for the lack of coverage of the Green Party…

www.thenational.scot

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 7h

Terrific piece this. Continue to find it bizarre how little “food inflation is off the chain” and “core inflation is above target” featured as topics at Labour conference or more broadly as “theories to why the government is unpopular”.

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 15h

“I think politicians are ignoring prices and bills and hoping we’ll forget about them and find something else to complain about…”

My report on how the flighty Westminster bubble forgot about the cost-of-living crisis, which certainly isn't over:

Energy bills rise while Westminster talks immigration

Why have our politicians forgotten about the cost-of-living crisis?

www.newstatesman.com

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Chris @cjnmcg.bsky.social · 13h

The joke is, migrants will put the effort in and gain the qualifications.
But still, the white working classes will be left behind uneducated and unsupported by their government.

Driving up even more anti-immigrant sentiment amongst them.

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 15h

Melanie Ward, Scottish Labour MP for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy parroting all the usual Labour attack lines on the SNP. But she refuses time & again to answer Pete Wishart & BBC Vicki Young on what are the means by which Scotland can decide its own future & have an indyref if people want. #PoliticsLive

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 15h

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reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 23h

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 23h

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David Cole @workersnake.bsky.social · 20h

Jeremy Bowen: "It is not a peace deal... it is not a peace process... it's a ceasefire and hostage agreement... that's a considerable achievement in itself" … "it's almost devoid of content" #r4today

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 1d

🇩🇪⚠️ German intelligence has stated that Putin is ready to start a war with Europe "at any moment."

Moscow intends to test the strength of European borders, and this could happen at any time, stated head of BND.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

Abolish ICE.

If you work for ICE, quit right now.

Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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