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Felix Sylvestris

@felixsylvestris.bsky.social

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Scottish self rule advocate and extreme disliker of Elon Musk. Ready to go again after forced abeyance. If you know, you know. Come on Scotland, lets go. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · Feb 25

What did Scotland get in return for our massive oil wealth?
A9 dualled? A96 dualled? Cheaper energy? Cheaper food? Cheaper public transport?
We got Thatcher, our kids killed fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Decades of austerity, our FoM stripped from us and next up Nigel Farage. UK👎🏼

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 6h

Neoliberalism is dying. What comes next? youtu.be/VIdhnKskSh8?...

Neoliberalism promised prosperity but delivered austerity, insecurity, and despair. It hollowed out our public services, undermined democracy, and left wealth in the hands of the few.

In this video, I ask "What comes next?"

Neoliberalism is dying. What comes next?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 6h

The wealth will definitely consolidate and protect its position and interests at all costs, to the rest of us

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 1d

We are witnessing, in real time, the internet fuelled rise of the greedy, narcissist, wealthy idiot overlord.
It's like a real life Dr. Who episode.
I wonder when our Dr. is going to tardis in and snap us out of this hypnofascism?

Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 1d

So much talk of economics and far right radicalisation but my increasingly view is we are all - myself included - underestimating the impact of both internet culture and (more importantly) the economics of the internet/social media on politics and radicalisation

Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 1d

Last night I heard of another friend of a friend who has been lost to a rabbit hole of online propaganda. We need to start treating this as a serious public health concern.

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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 1d

I think this should be posted on a weekly basis, So that folk understand just who inflected the economic chaos that Scotland has to endure because we were denied our democracy from 2014 onwards.

WE NEVER VOTED FOR ANY OF THIS SHIT!!!
#AreYouYesYet #DemocracyDenial #DissolveTheUnion

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/12/c...

Correcting the BBC – UK Government is not paying to build warships on the Clyde, Norway is

By Liz S MSM Monitor posted this on ‘X’ on 12/10/25 in respect to a Laura Kuenssberg interview with John Swinney on her Sunday Politics programme……. “Laura Kuenssberg twice claimed the UK Govt…

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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 1d

In tomorrow's paper: As Israel continues to deny genocide after the ceasefire, we publish the damning words from Israeli politicians and media showing how the atrocity came to pass.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

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

How genocide happened

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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 2d

2026 is not 2011. Not only is the cast different, but instead of a PM who expected victory in a referendum, we have one who constantly says there will not be another. Time to ditch the begging bowl.

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The SNP @snp.org · 3d

Watch SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn MP address #SNP25, live from 10:30am.

Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8RxLJayBVY or watch on our Facebook page!

SNP-branded graphic with text: “Watch SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn – Live Today 10.30am – Follow on our social media channels.” The background shows a person in a suit speaking at a podium, smiling under stage lighting. SNP and Saltire logos appear at the bottom.

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 3d

They know they used up all their lies in 2014 so no referendum for Scotland ever again...

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 3d

What can you tell us of the Nakba?

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 4d

Well done Maria Corina Machado.
A Venezuelan winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Venezuela is seemingly being lined up for attack by one Donald J Trump.
Nobel looks kinda like they've slapped the orange jobby down

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 4d

Plummeting drug deaths and target-busting treatment but they desperately hang on to Scotland’s past talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/p...

Plummeting drug deaths and target-busting treatment but they desperately hang on to Scotland’s past

Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland’s website is headlining the vote in Holyrood yesterday which rejected the Conservative Party’s proposed bill that would have given people with …

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 4d

Support for a Westminster Government denying Scotland our democracy should be considered an offence, surely?.....

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 4d

Yaaaaaas🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 4d

Scotland. The land of martial heroes, our mothers sang when young, the land of flood and highland blood and outlawed Gaelic tongue.

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

Is it any wonder?....

duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 5d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/09/s...

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!

in trust in the Scottish Government since the start of devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. Professor John Robertson OBA What were th…

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

These Labour governments are great.

Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 5d

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned.

Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

Knuckledragging to be kept.

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

The problem isn't that the UK is an unethical, corrupt, criminal, lying, thieving, destroyer of Scotland's future. The problem is that UK supporters don't care.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 6d

A Fresh Start with Independence

As a nation state within the EU, Scotland could have freedom of movement both within the EU and the UK through the Common Travel Area, allowing service companies to draw from a combined population of over 500 million people.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 5d

www.thenational.scot/news/2552785...

'My new book shows how UK media and politicians are complicit in Gaza destruction’

PETER Oborne was in a cafe in the city of Nablus in the West Bank last year when he decided to write his soon-to-be-released book: Complicit:…

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 5d

BBC Scotland and Audit Scotland understating the dark forces resisting the Scottish Government’s pledge to improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people by 2030 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/08/b...

BBC Scotland and Audit Scotland understating the dark forces resisting the Scottish Government’s pledge to improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people by 2030

Professor John Robertson OBA Popping up as he does on a regular basis to criticise the Scottish Government: Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, said that initial planning about how The Pro…

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James FBSI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Extremist) @toplandscaper.bsky.social · 5d

Scotland voted to remain in the EU
We were dragged out against our will because ppl in England & Wales believed Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson
And they lean into the bigotry more than Scots do
These shouty idiot propaganda bullies should stop gaslighting us bc we see you
No one believes your pish

No remember don't be taking any of that unionist pish today.....

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Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds fair.....

Felix Sylvestris @felixsylvestris.bsky.social · 5d

Yes.

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