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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · Dec 1

Like others, I’m getting many Palestinian gofundme followers. I’d like to support them, but apart from scam risk, I just can’t afford to help them all.
Instead I donate to UNRWA and condemn Israel and its allies in constantly breaking international laws.
Know that people are helping, how they can. 🇵🇸

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 2h

Wonder if the ‘plan’ would work with an Indy majority?

Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 5h

JS should’ve said ideally SNP majority next year, but focused on Indy majority as the target.
Then, as he points out, when Starmer refuses Indyref he should have the same response he’s had for digital id…

…”no way” his government is “going to go along with it”.

That’s the fighting spirit we need🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 9h

RW: “…SNP can have my first vote since they remain the biggest game in town. But 2nd one is between me and my conscience, informed by the thought that the Additional Member System does not favour “the biggest game in town”, but its Unionist opponents.”

www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

Ruth Wishart: The SNP must get serious about indy if they want to win in 2026

IT’S been quite the week for independence initiatives.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 10h

“…First Minister, you were heckled by some of the crowd because you also talked about a Palestinian state,” she said.

Laura Kuennsberg wants John Swinney to apologise to upset Zionists.

BBC supporting terrorist state of israel.

#SanctionIsrael
#BoycottIsrsel

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Laura Kuennsberg asks John Swinney to apologise for Holyrood vigil speech

LAURA Kuennsberg asked John Swinney to apologise for bringing up a Palestinian state during a speech at an event for the Jewish community in…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 10h

Commendable, from John Swinney

“…there is “no way” his government is “going to go along with it”.

This kind of determination requires courage and risk. The attitude needed when Starmer/Sunak blocked an Indyref, instead of mild acceptance.

www.thenational.scot/news/2553643...

John Swinney vows to block UK Government's 'ludicrous' digital ID cards

JOHN Swinney has vowed to block Keir Starmer’s “ludicrous” digital IDs in Holyrood as he stated there is “no way” his government is…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 21h

Nowhere in this report have you said Israel did this. It wasn’t result of a hurricane or an accident that caused this destruction in Gaza. It was Israel and Netanyahu.
Tell it like it is Sky News. Israel destroyed these homes, towns, hospitals, universities, schools.
Israel is committing genocide.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 22h

Drones capture staggering images of Gaza devastation - as people find nothing left

Drones have been a common sight in Gaza for a long time, but they have always been military.

news.sky.com

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 1d

A large Indy majority is possible if SNP coordinated with the Scottish Greens, which would also reduce the number of union parties in Holyrood.

Being in government is very important at the end of it, but we could end up with five more years of talking about how independence would benefit us.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 1d

If you mean waiting another five years and try again, then maybe another five and so on?
The system is fixed so that SNP won’t be the majority party. They managed it once, unlikely to happen this time. Working with Greens for Indy majority would’ve been better, but SNP aren’t open to Indy majority.

Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 1d

Caught last part of JS speaking about Indy plan, where he declared IF SNP get majority next year, he has a follow up plan.

IF they get a majority, but again I’m asking what happens IF they don’t?

He’ll be out of options. Unionists will use this against him.

www.thenational.scot/news/2553603...

SNP members back John Swinney's independence strategy in party conference vote

SNP members have voted for John Swinney’s independence strategy at the party conference, stating that an SNP majority at Holyrood next year will…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Flynn was being put forward as next SNP leader at one point, but based on this it would appear that he will be another ‘safe’ leader like JS not the radical giving the party the shake that it needs.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Flynn is confident SNP will get a majority next year and Starmer will agree to Indyref, because we got one before.

Apart from fact politics has changed so much in 11 years, he doesn’t say what happens if SNP don’t get majority.
Wait another 5 years?🤔

www.thenational.scot/news/2553563...

Stephen Flynn says John Swinney's plan will secure Scottish independence

STEPHEN Flynn has said that the SNP will secure a majority at next year's Holyrood elections and that John Swinney’s plan will deliver Scottish…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 2d

No, so let’s push for independence in 2026 John, no more waiting!

Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 2d

It’s sickening to listen to the mutual appreciation society that is Trump and Netanyahu congratulating themselves for this pause in killing in Gaza. (imo it will resume after hostages are released)

Even if this was a lasting peace, one good act, doesn’t wipe away their crimes. #ICJ

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Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Trump and US team for ceasefire role

Israel’s government has approved “phase one” of the agreement, which will see captives exchanged and Israel withdraw.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

😂😂

Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe they’ll make an exception, after all, how many wars has he ended now? 😂

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

This from SkyNews.

Is this whole ceasefire being stage managed to get Trump a photo op with the hostages, to enhance his Nobel Prize chances?

Nobel Awards would be seriously devalued if they gave one to Trump.

If Trump stopped supplying bombs/money to Israel, killing would’ve stopped already.

Donald Trump could well visit Gaza but not immediately, our US correspondent Mark Stone says during our Q&A about the peace deal - which you can watch back at the top of the page.
"He's not going to want to get his boots dusty just yet... what a photo opportunity that would be," he says.
"Of course, him with the hostages would be an extraordinary moment when it happens, but Trump in Gaza, well, that would be something that he and his team would want to make happen at some point."

And a photo of Gaza being bombed.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

Starmer is a waste of space as a PM grovelling to appease Trump, instead of standing up to him.

Starmer was happy because he got a deal for high end car makers that wealthy folk can well afford, saving them money.
But NHS supporting ordinary folk takes a hit.

www.thenational.scot/news/2553124...

Labour to hike Scottish drug prices to 'appease' Donald Trump

LABOUR’S plans to "appease" Donald Trump will hike Scottish drug prices, The National can reveal.

www.thenational.scot

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

Patrick Harvey: “There must be accountability and justice for the war crimes that have been inflicted and for those who have enabled them. The world has stood by as genocide has been perpetrated.”

www.thenational.scot/news/2552995...

'Long overdue': Scottish politicians react to Gaza ceasefire deal

Scottish politicians have reacted to the news of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza ...

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds like a very positive plan, but it’s the opposite of what John Swinney and SNP want.

SNP partnering with Believe in Scotland seems like an attempt to reinforce SNP 1+2 in that BiS are about building support.

SNP Conference will be interesting.

www.thenational.scot/news/2553117...

SNP members to vote on 'provisional government' in independence strategy battle

SNP members will vote on the creation of a provisional government to run in parallel with the Scottish Parliament as part of a plan to push forward…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

Greece, Italy, France all have digital id systems, yet have big problems with illegal migration.

We’re supposed to believe it’ll stop folk entering UK illegally.
Folk don’t need id to get temp work.

Is there another agenda?
Are the right wing that gullible?

www.thenational.scot/news/2552905...

Keir Starmer plans to expand digital ID to 'bills and benefits'

Keir Starmer has said he wants to expand his plans for a mandatory digital ID to include managing public services such as benefits and bill payments.

www.thenational.scot

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 3d

“…agreed to pause fighting…”

“Yet Israeli strikes still continued after news of a ceasefire was announced.

…“series of intense air strikes" on Gaza City.”

Once hostages are freed will Israel resume bombing, or will they finally stop?
My money’s on the former.
www.thenational.scot/news/2552899...

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages there can be freed in the coming days in exchange for…

www.thenational.scot

Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 5d

It’s ridiculous that this is still an issue , #UEFA #FIFA should have banned Israel from all competitions before now. Israel should not be getting special privileges to play ‘home’ matches in Hungary either.

#SanctionIsrael
#BoycottIsrael

Ban Israel from international events.

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Italy-Israel World Cup tie faces security concerns amid protests

Italy host Israel in an October 14 World Cup qualifier, in Udine where the football stadium only holds 6,000 spectators.

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 5d

Labour backing big corporations, the wealthy, Israeli terrorist government—

all while constantly squeezing
ordinary folk who need help in UK.
High energy bills, cost of living, food, fuel, pensioner support, disability support.

Labour only care about power and their own ambitions.

Labour blasted for disability payment 'cuts by stealth'
Tightening up' of Accessto Work grants is leaving people struggling
EXCLUSIVE
BY HAMISH MORRISON
SNP MSP Elena Whitham told The
helped into work if appropriate. They
National: "When Labour were plan-
certainly shouldn't be punished into
ABOUR have been criticised for imposing "cuts by stealth" on a benefit designed to help disabled
people get back into work.
Social Security Minister Stephen Timms has confirmed that the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) has tightened up its process for approving Access to Work support payments since his party came to office.
In an interview with Disability
News Service,
he said that it was
"likely" he had approved a departmental policy change to impose the rules around the scheme to be applied "more scrupulously". He previously admitted in the House of Commons that the changes were resulting in it being harder to get the payment.
Access to Work gives grants to help disabled people get and stay in jobs by covering costs such as specialist equipment and software packages, support workers and the costs of trav-elling to work.
Asked on September 1 by Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling about to Access to Work,
said: "There has been a big increase in demand for it, and reform is need-ed. We are looking at the consultation responses at the moment. There may have been instances in the past
ning on making swingeing cuts to ben-
it with the threat of cuts. This deci-
efits for disabled people they claimed that they would support people to get
sion should be immediately reversed
into employment - now it turns out
with full compensation for everyone who has been affected."
that they are also making cuts to the
Shani Dhanda,
very service designed to do this."
She added: "The Labour minister's
Access to Work Collective, a group
glib response won't wash with the
set up to help get disabled people into
"Disabled people have
thousands of people waiting for assistance through this service. La…

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Tàmhas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺 @scozia.bsky.social · 5d

Tory Russell Findlay not happy with Holyrood List system, because his party is more toxic than ever and MSPs/councillors are leaving, (some to even more toxic parties).

Doesn’t realise problem isn’t the List.

However, do agree with any Party members defecting to other parties, forcing by-election.

T
HE Scottish Conservative
Recent polling suggests the Scottish
of the list, the party list. That also ap-
Tories, currently Holyrood's second-
leader has suggested MSPs defecting from his party are
largest party, could be pushed into
plies to those who have defected.
"I think there's something very far
fourth place at next year's election by
wrong where people who vote for the
motivated by "self interest" and called for Holyrood's propor-
a surging Reform UK.
Scottish Conservative Party, or any
Appearing on the BBC's Good
other party for that matter, and they
tional list system to be "looked at" Russell Findlay said party members
Morning Scotland programme, from the UK Conservative Party confer-
duly get a representative having voted for them, then lose them to another."
were unhappy at the recent bout of ence in Manchester, Findlay suggest-
The politician was also asked if
"disloyalty"
". He further said it was
ed that it was unfair that the rules
the defections were a reflection on
wrong that MSPs elected on a party
around list voting at Holyrood meant
his leadership.
list could later defect to another party
MSPs could change party without
"No," he said. "I think a lot of our
and still keep their seat.
facing the electorate, despite having
Findlay has lost three MSPs this
been elected under the party list.
members - I couldn't possibly say on broadcast what their views are about
year: Graham Simpson, who joined
But he defended his leadership of
those who defect -they are really not
Reform UK; Jamie Greene, who defected to the Liberal Democrats, and
the Scottish Tories, saying that other all happy about this disloyalty, and
parties had lost MSPs too.
they believe that, in the main, these
Jeremy Balfour, who now sits as an
He added: "I think what needs to
Independent.
be looked at is the list system, the
defections are motivated by self-
Meanwhile,
the party has been proportional system.
interest. I think most people looking
seen a wave of defections to Reform
at t…

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PJ @septemberrising.bsky.social · 5d

Get out and protest in numbers, don’t be silenced by this genocide complicit UK Labour Party government.

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