Maria João Kay
@joaokay.bsky.social
Lusitania, Caledonia, art, books, history and culture.
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Richt, bairns. Three days left tae buy the Scots Kindle bargain o the century - Born in Kyle which is very much A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. 99 bawbees is aw it taks!
As weel as that there’s braw lassies, sleekit scunners, gleg bairns, wabbit grans, douce dugs, gallus chancers, couthie characters, skeely fitba players, ugsome eejits an hulliket boays - in fact the haill jing bang o brither an sister Scots fae Gawston tae Johnny Groats. And aw for £0.99! Dae it!
Richt fowk, stairtin this mornin an for ae week only ye can buy Born in Kyle on Kindle for a bargain price o £0.99! I want hunners o ye tae cheer me up, an read aboot an Ayrshire childhood, thrang wi weans, sumphs, bauchles, nyafffs, brammers & stoaters. Gaun yersel.
www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Kyle-Le...
www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Kyle-Le...
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Richt, bairns. Three days left tae buy the Scots Kindle bargain o the century - Born in Kyle which is very much A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. 99 bawbees is aw it taks!
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Jist the twa days left tae hae it at this price, sae dinna be sweirt, an dinnae taigle.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Jist the twa days left tae hae it at this price, sae dinna be sweirt, an dinnae taigle.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
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Jist the twa days left tae hae it at this price, sae dinna be sweirt, an dinnae taigle. Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jist the twa days left tae hae it at this price, sae dinna be sweirt, an dinnae taigle. Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
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Heads up: if ye wir brocht up an telt tae speak proper, dinna fash. Just beh the book and start reading. Thir's an online dictionary if ye need help, but you probably wullna need it. When you start, you'll be fair amazed at how quickly it comes back. A bargain at half the price. Grand, indeed.
Jist the twa days left tae hae it at this price, sae dinna be sweirt, an dinnae taigle.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
Tak tent or it’s tint, friens.
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Heads up: if ye wir brocht up an telt tae speak proper, dinna fash. Just beh the book and start reading. Thir's an online dictionary if ye need help, but you probably wullna need it. When you start, you'll be fair amazed at how quickly it comes back. A bargain at half the price. Grand, indeed.
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Racists complain that migrants don't want to learn English and integrate, but when migrants DO want to learn English and integrate, racists do this -
www.thenational.scot/news/2564569...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564569...
Protesters pledge weekly disruption at Glasgow school over mums' English classes
Glasgow City Council is set for a long-running stand-off with protesters targeting a local primary over English classes for pupils’ mums
www.thenational.scot
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Racists complain that migrants don't want to learn English and integrate, but when migrants DO want to learn English and integrate, racists do this -
www.thenational.scot/news/2564569...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564569...
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Here’s a flavour o whit ye can read in the book or lug intae me readin in the Audiobook.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Here’s a flavour o whit ye can read in the book or lug intae me readin in the Audiobook.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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When responsible, considered fair comment is censored, we do not have free speech.
When the truth is muzzled, democracy is in danger.
#Journalism #Ethics #MoralCourage #MoralCowards #BBC
When the truth is muzzled, democracy is in danger.
#Journalism #Ethics #MoralCourage #MoralCowards #BBC
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
When responsible, considered fair comment is censored, we do not have free speech.
When the truth is muzzled, democracy is in danger.
#Journalism #Ethics #MoralCourage #MoralCowards #BBC
When the truth is muzzled, democracy is in danger.
#Journalism #Ethics #MoralCourage #MoralCowards #BBC
Mind boggling ignorance in the United States. A motion condemning Socialism!? And Democrats vote for it. I would understand a motion condemning political extremism of left or right but this is staggeringly stupid. Dangerous place.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Mind boggling ignorance in the United States. A motion condemning Socialism!? And Democrats vote for it. I would understand a motion condemning political extremism of left or right but this is staggeringly stupid. Dangerous place.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves’s impending crackdown on benefit fraud will increase stigma for claimants, most of whom have a 'genuine need', an expert has said
Rachel Reeves 'will increase stigma' with benefit fraud crackdown, says expert
www.thenational.scot
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves’s impending crackdown on benefit fraud will increase stigma for claimants, most of whom have a 'genuine need', an expert has said
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This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️.
Farage is a clear and present danger to the UK. Yet the UK kedia is still obsequiously fawning all over him. Why?
Farage is a clear and present danger to the UK. Yet the UK kedia is still obsequiously fawning all over him. Why?
This man has made a career from xenophobia and racism. He currently heads an extremist party. Listen carefully to how he answers the questions, we know what he is, because once in no.10, he will reveal himself.
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️.
Farage is a clear and present danger to the UK. Yet the UK kedia is still obsequiously fawning all over him. Why?
Farage is a clear and present danger to the UK. Yet the UK kedia is still obsequiously fawning all over him. Why?
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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Sarwar the Quockerwodger🤭🤭
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Sarwar the Quockerwodger🤭🤭
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BBC News cover claims of Nigel Farage's racism
"One Jewish pupil said he was targeted by Mr Farage, who would tell him: Hitler was right and gassed them"
"Another public who was non-white was told to go back to where he came from"
"One Jewish pupil said he was targeted by Mr Farage, who would tell him: Hitler was right and gassed them"
"Another public who was non-white was told to go back to where he came from"
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
BBC News cover claims of Nigel Farage's racism
"One Jewish pupil said he was targeted by Mr Farage, who would tell him: Hitler was right and gassed them"
"Another public who was non-white was told to go back to where he came from"
"One Jewish pupil said he was targeted by Mr Farage, who would tell him: Hitler was right and gassed them"
"Another public who was non-white was told to go back to where he came from"
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We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
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My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
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Wis I sweirt tae let the Kindle version go at this price for a week? Naw. Nearhaund ilka book I read on Kindle, I buy for £0.99 sae I ken that awbody likes a bargain! As weel as that, it micht lead fowk tae recommend the book or Audible version tae their friens…sae win, win!
As weel as that there’s braw lassies, sleekit scunners, gleg bairns, wabbit grans, douce dugs, gallus chancers, couthie characters, skeely fitba players, ugsome eejits an hulliket boays - in fact the haill jing bang o brither an sister Scots fae Gawston tae Johnny Groats. And aw for £0.99! Dae it!
Richt fowk, stairtin this mornin an for ae week only ye can buy Born in Kyle on Kindle for a bargain price o £0.99! I want hunners o ye tae cheer me up, an read aboot an Ayrshire childhood, thrang wi weans, sumphs, bauchles, nyafffs, brammers & stoaters. Gaun yersel.
www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Kyle-Le...
www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Kyle-Le...
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wis I sweirt tae let the Kindle version go at this price for a week? Naw. Nearhaund ilka book I read on Kindle, I buy for £0.99 sae I ken that awbody likes a bargain! As weel as that, it micht lead fowk tae recommend the book or Audible version tae their friens…sae win, win!
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Anent Grangemouth: £14m from the UKGovt gets you a new Lidl, not a high tech renewables industry. It’s a bauble. Westminster has taken *£300 billion* in oil taxes & given you the cost of a warehouse shed. Be so very grateful Scotland, eh?
Get off your knees, unless you’re a unionist of course.
Get off your knees, unless you’re a unionist of course.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Anent Grangemouth: £14m from the UKGovt gets you a new Lidl, not a high tech renewables industry. It’s a bauble. Westminster has taken *£300 billion* in oil taxes & given you the cost of a warehouse shed. Be so very grateful Scotland, eh?
Get off your knees, unless you’re a unionist of course.
Get off your knees, unless you’re a unionist of course.
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Moving forwards, Scotland and England have ENTIRELY different needs. They are totally different Countries.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Moving forwards, Scotland and England have ENTIRELY different needs. They are totally different Countries.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
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Fascist Reform leader Richard Tice would get REALLY upset if you shared this widely on all forms of social media so lots of people can keep it and bring it out before the next election to show that he is as big a liar as Keir Starmer.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Fascist Reform leader Richard Tice would get REALLY upset if you shared this widely on all forms of social media so lots of people can keep it and bring it out before the next election to show that he is as big a liar as Keir Starmer.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.