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@burtybird

Looking forward to an Independent Scotland taking her rightful place within the EU family. living quietly in Scotland, hoping for a better future. Interested in MMT

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UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

The United States should be doing the same.... πŸ‘‡

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

07.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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08.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 11863 πŸ” 4243 πŸ’¬ 496 πŸ“Œ 198
Fear stops people speaking out β€” and that has to change
Fear stops people speaking out β€” and that has to change YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Fear stops people speaking out β€” and that has to change youtu.be/IH8nLBSvHd4?...

08.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.

This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.

(πŸŽ₯ Vahid Online)

08.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 7373 πŸ” 4550 πŸ’¬ 788 πŸ“Œ 870
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"Some of those bombers that have landed here [RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire] have already been involved in bombing campaigns over Iran"

But we're not involved, right?

08.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
Constituency Vote? List Vote? Maximising indy MSPs.
The voting system used in Scottish general elections was explicitly set up by the Labour UK government in 1998* to prevent an SP majority in the Scottish Parliament. It is split into two votes..
β€’ a Constituency vote similar to Westminster's 'First Past The Post' (FPTP) system (deciding 73 Holyrood seats).
β€’ and a Regional, or List vote, which uses the "Additional Member System' to select extra MSPs from a party list (deciding 56 Holyrood seats). A party may stand for list seats only if it wishes.
constituency votes seats, whilst the Conservatives and Labour together won only 10 seats.
However, due to their constituency vote success, the SP's 956,000 list votes were 'devalued' by the system and won them only 4 additional list MSPs, whilst the Conservatives and Labour's combined vote - only 4,000 more votes - got them 45 additional MSPs.
How to maximise your pro-indy votes in May 2026 ...
Assuming that the SNP continues to poll well on the
The system is designed to ensure that the more constituency seats a party wins, the more their list votes are 'devalued' and the harder it becomes for it to win list seats.
By contrast, the value of list votes for parties that win fewer constituency seats is increased.
In the 2016 election, for example, the SNP won 59 of the 73
constituency vote, the best way to maximise your pro-indy vote and reduce the number of Unionist MSPs is to give your regional list vote to the Scottish Greens who are best placed in all* regions to increase pro-indy list seats - vote SNP1/SG2
* In rare circumstances where the SNP and Scottish Greens compete for a constituency, vote for whichever holds the lead - Leader1/SG2.

Constituency Vote? List Vote? Maximising indy MSPs. The voting system used in Scottish general elections was explicitly set up by the Labour UK government in 1998* to prevent an SP majority in the Scottish Parliament. It is split into two votes.. β€’ a Constituency vote similar to Westminster's 'First Past The Post' (FPTP) system (deciding 73 Holyrood seats). β€’ and a Regional, or List vote, which uses the "Additional Member System' to select extra MSPs from a party list (deciding 56 Holyrood seats). A party may stand for list seats only if it wishes. constituency votes seats, whilst the Conservatives and Labour together won only 10 seats. However, due to their constituency vote success, the SP's 956,000 list votes were 'devalued' by the system and won them only 4 additional list MSPs, whilst the Conservatives and Labour's combined vote - only 4,000 more votes - got them 45 additional MSPs. How to maximise your pro-indy votes in May 2026 ... Assuming that the SNP continues to poll well on the The system is designed to ensure that the more constituency seats a party wins, the more their list votes are 'devalued' and the harder it becomes for it to win list seats. By contrast, the value of list votes for parties that win fewer constituency seats is increased. In the 2016 election, for example, the SNP won 59 of the 73 constituency vote, the best way to maximise your pro-indy vote and reduce the number of Unionist MSPs is to give your regional list vote to the Scottish Greens who are best placed in all* regions to increase pro-indy list seats - vote SNP1/SG2 * In rare circumstances where the SNP and Scottish Greens compete for a constituency, vote for whichever holds the lead - Leader1/SG2.

Yup. And a brief and simple explanation of how this works and why it's vital to vote Scottish Greens on the List vote if we want a pro-Indy Holyrood in May. Share far and wide. #Scotland #Holyrood26 #SNP1SG2

06.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Please look at this chart and vote SNP 1 Greens 2

07.03.2026 09:17 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And for our next podcast on 10th March at 8pm on YouTube…

07.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If the US is willing and able to launch an illegal war using UK air bases as a stopover, why wouldn’t Faslane be used for a similar purpose? // Samuel Rafanell-Williams ✍️

πŸ”— www.thenational.scot/news/w...

07.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Men who shout at hotels are not protecting women Far-right groups protest about asylum accommodation in Aberdeen, claiming to be protecting women, but they regularly target women for abuse

Scotland must defend and protect refugees. They are not the problem in our society.

We must repudiate the far right in Scotland. They're the problem.
bylines.scot/society/men-...

07.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 5729 πŸ” 3604 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 240

"The door is open and you can leave*"

*doesn't apply to Scotland, apparently...

07.03.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Charity sends Home Secretary 'bigger picture' jigsaw after 'hostile' asylum changes

A Scottish charity has sent the UK Home Secretary a 'special delivery' in response to a week of several 'hostile' asylum system policy changes πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We have to turn out in huge numbers to reject the politics of hate.

#Scotland, if you've ever worn a poppy, you should turn your back on the neo-fascism which underpins #ReformUK

06.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Name a single previously nationalised industry that's since been privatised that's better now than it was....I'll wait.🀬

06.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying the president had a β€œfeeling, again, based on fact,” that Iran was going to strike the United States. Below is a TV still of Leavitt speaking at a White House press briefing podium, with a news banner reading β€œBREAKING NEWS.”

Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying the president had a β€œfeeling, again, based on fact,” that Iran was going to strike the United States. Below is a TV still of Leavitt speaking at a White House press briefing podium, with a news banner reading β€œBREAKING NEWS.”

We bombed a girls’ school and killed 175 kids based on his feelings?!

07.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 2898 πŸ” 727 πŸ’¬ 265 πŸ“Œ 59

Wes Streeting states the SNP are refusing to use the Palintir App in the Scottish NHS for 'Nationalist reasons'
Here are the reasons the UK Government health Minister refers to as 'Nationalist' and it's a revelation of his thinking.
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06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 17
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Spot on, Ben!

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2237 πŸ” 421 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 9

Why is the US attacking Venezuela, kidnapping its head of state? Why is it trying to starve the people of Cuba, what is it playing at in Ecuador, why is it enabling a genocide in the Gaza Strip? Why is its president trying to extort the world? Because it is governed by criminals.

06.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a mo... New political donation rules won’t stop him giving as much as he likes

In the second half of 2025, one man accounted for almost 40% of all money donated to political parties in the UK: a crypto-billionaire who lives in Thailand.

Britain desperately needs to rewrite its party funding rules.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...

06.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 596 πŸ” 263 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 18
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Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot
06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you a tax dodging billionaire who needs someone in the UK to represent your interests?

Then look no further than Reform.

Just show us the money and we’ll fight to ensure you won’t pay a penny of tax.

After all, tax is for little people.

Suckers!

07.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IOF storm Old Askar Refugee Camp A two-day Israeli military raid on Old Askar refugee camp in the West Bank β€” homes stormed and residents humiliated for fun

A two-day Israeli military raid on Old Askar refugee camp in the West Bank β€” homes stormed and residents humiliated for fun

07.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes, organized by Flavor Flav Flavor Flav, the legendary rapper and Hollywood personality, has long been… Flavor Flav needs your support for Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes

Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations,,, so I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the US

gofund.me/140322128

26.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 4749 πŸ” 1424 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 87
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In case you missed it ...
🌻 The Greens want to rejoin the EU. Their only question is "What would be the best first step?" Very sensibly, they want to speak to the EU about that, to find the best and quickest solution for both sides. This open letter is from June last year.
#RejoinEU πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

06.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

An #SNP1SGP2 vote in May could be a triple whammy. It has the potential to . . .
1) Maximise pro-Indy seats
2) Reduce Unionist MSPs
3) Prevent Reform winning enough seats to be the official opposition.
We've got just 8 weeks to get that information out to voters. #Scotland #Holyrood26

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Wes Streeting is taking a pop at the SNP Scottish Government for not giving Palantir access to NHS Scotland.

Wes Streeting can keep his neb out of Scottish politics and his β€œdonors” can piss off back to London.

06.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5
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Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes A local in Tehran tell BBC Verify that the city has been turned into a

BBC Verify has analysed verified videos and satellite imagery that show severe damage to a hospital, sporting centres, a UNESCO world heritage site and two schools since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday, as the number of civilian casualties grows.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 21
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Subpoena all of it. And him, too. The FBI found this witness credible enough to interview her four times. Enough with this cover up.

07.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 4018 πŸ” 1255 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 29