Roseanna Cunningham
@strathearnrose.bsky.social
Former SNP MP/MSP/Scottish Government Minister; mostly on mastodon.scot
I want an independent Scotland 🏴, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦 and an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖
I want an independent Scotland 🏴, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦 and an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖
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Waiting for the driverless car that helps you into you seat and stows your wheelchair in the boot
At accessible transport event at HoL, transport minister Simon Lightwood says driverless cars could be a gamechanger for disabled people. Nonsense...taxis have drivers to help disabled people. Far more useful.
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Waiting for the driverless car that helps you into you seat and stows your wheelchair in the boot
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BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:
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Going to say this quietly: by all means consider Christianity to be a collection of murderous superstitions that there's no point distinguishing between, but if you try to write Scottish history on that basis you'll do crap history because you've no idea what was important to people or why.
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Going to say this quietly: by all means consider Christianity to be a collection of murderous superstitions that there's no point distinguishing between, but if you try to write Scottish history on that basis you'll do crap history because you've no idea what was important to people or why.
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Is there any greater proof that the EU is something worthwhile than the richest person in the world calling for its destruction. The EU, imperfect as it is, is one of the very few means in the world to hold people like Musk to account.
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Is there any greater proof that the EU is something worthwhile than the richest person in the world calling for its destruction. The EU, imperfect as it is, is one of the very few means in the world to hold people like Musk to account.
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Poland's FM gettin spicy
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Poland's FM gettin spicy
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This blew my mind: Today I learned that planet Earth has a sea slug which can do photosynthesis like plants do.
The coolest part: It looks like a wood snail and a kale leaf had a baby.
youtu.be/zPJ5bTwUwZM?...
The coolest part: It looks like a wood snail and a kale leaf had a baby.
youtu.be/zPJ5bTwUwZM?...
#TheMoment scientists came upon a rare photosynthesizing sea slug
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This blew my mind: Today I learned that planet Earth has a sea slug which can do photosynthesis like plants do.
The coolest part: It looks like a wood snail and a kale leaf had a baby.
youtu.be/zPJ5bTwUwZM?...
The coolest part: It looks like a wood snail and a kale leaf had a baby.
youtu.be/zPJ5bTwUwZM?...
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Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.
I assumed the NSS would just ignore/deprioritize Europe (It did that on defense/NATO).
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.
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…and to rehabilitate Russia.
I put together this free piece--and the points are striking. This part of the long con is over. Here are the main US positions.
I put together this free piece--and the points are striking. This part of the long con is over. Here are the main US positions.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
…and to rehabilitate Russia.
I put together this free piece--and the points are striking. This part of the long con is over. Here are the main US positions.
I put together this free piece--and the points are striking. This part of the long con is over. Here are the main US positions.
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The United States is now not only pro-Russia, it is also taking a stand against Europe, and has a clear objective to meddle in European affairs. The U.S. will support European patriotic parties (pro-Russia fascists). The U.S. with its current regime is an enemy of a free Europe.
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The United States is now not only pro-Russia, it is also taking a stand against Europe, and has a clear objective to meddle in European affairs. The U.S. will support European patriotic parties (pro-Russia fascists). The U.S. with its current regime is an enemy of a free Europe.
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Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵
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December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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"The West as it used to be no longer exists."
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"The West as it used to be no longer exists."
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The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
This is amazing!
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is amazing!
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Russia has spent decades as one of the world’s deadliest places for journalists, and now its army is killing reporters in Ukraine.
The Deadly Cost of Truth: Russia’s Crimes Against Journalists
Uncover the ongoing war crimes against journalists by Russian forces in Ukraine, revealing the systematic dangers they face on the frontlines.
united24media.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Russia has spent decades as one of the world’s deadliest places for journalists, and now its army is killing reporters in Ukraine.
Can we pause for a moment to consider this diplomatic awesomeness??
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Can we pause for a moment to consider this diplomatic awesomeness??
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It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
BELGIUM WARNS THAT USING FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO FUND UKRAINE WOULD ENDANGER A PEACE DEAL — FT
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
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NEW: The Russian “University Shifts” program continues to deport Ukrainian children to Russia to prepare them for future careers in Russia. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW: The Russian “University Shifts” program continues to deport Ukrainian children to Russia to prepare them for future careers in Russia. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
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🇺🇸👀 If Home Alone 2 were filmed in 2025, Trump would force Kevin to give the criminals the veranda and one of the rooms, make him reduce the number of traps, take all the pizza and Coca-Cola for himself — and assure everyone it was a “mutually beneficial deal.”
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🇺🇸👀 If Home Alone 2 were filmed in 2025, Trump would force Kevin to give the criminals the veranda and one of the rooms, make him reduce the number of traps, take all the pizza and Coca-Cola for himself — and assure everyone it was a “mutually beneficial deal.”
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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McIntosh Lecture: “Scots as a Cinderella Language”
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
McIntosh Lecture: 'Scots as a Cinderella Language'
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, and what are the perceptions created.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
McIntosh Lecture: “Scots as a Cinderella Language”
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
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Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Surprise!!!! 🙌
Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov says the European "counter-proposal" peace plan is "not constructive and not acceptable to Russia."
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Surprise!!!! 🙌