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Lives in Scotland, loves nature, gardening, travelling to Europe and visiting family in Australia. Strongly support Scottish Independence

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When I first started out as a journalist I thought it paid to have a background in US history when covering America. Then I thought it would probably be better to be a constitutional lawyer with expertise in jurisprudence. Now I think it would be useful to be a psychiatrist.

07.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 3009 πŸ” 588 πŸ’¬ 261 πŸ“Œ 77

DOJ confirmed that 47,635 Epstein files have been removed.

That’s ANOTHER 47,635 reasons why we need ACCOUNTABILITY!

08.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 776 πŸ” 243 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 16549 πŸ” 5597 πŸ’¬ 544 πŸ“Œ 227

The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.

08.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 1771 πŸ” 293 πŸ’¬ 137 πŸ“Œ 23

RAF Menwith Hill, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Fairford etc

It's a lie. They are run and controlled by US Air Force

It should be USAF Menwith Hill, USAF Mildenhall, USAF Lakenheath, USAF Fairford etc

08.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Those were the days when America had a decent President

07.03.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think we can repay that debt by rising up at least 13 million strong across the nation and taking down Trump once and for all.
bsky.app/profile/5050...

07.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2
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07.03.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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This isn’t a hallucination, Michael Gove. You’ve never explained the millions you disbursed to buddies with your crony Covid Contracts.

Cashing in on the worst public health crisis in a century should disbar people from public life permanently.

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...

07.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1276 πŸ” 496 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 17

Much better idea

07.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only possible "positive" outcome for the world would be the fall of Trump.

Us westerners really have to learn to clean at home before going to spread our "morals".

You have fucking concentration camps in your country !

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd rather be a progressive nationalist who wants a better life for all, than a bought corruptionist like Streeting who just wants more personal wealth and power at any cost to society.

07.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a very useful potential role for AI to help our NHS, but not by outsourcing that role to right wing American organisations with strategic links to Israeli military, as Labour is doing in England.

07.03.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Streeting is an idiot, take it from me

07.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 21193 πŸ” 5362 πŸ’¬ 389 πŸ“Œ 140

If that were the case, Trump and Netanjahu would have to be charged in court with crimes against humanity just like his friend Putler. Without mercy.

06.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Investigators now say the U.S. likely bombed a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 people, mostly children. If confirmed, it would rank among the worst civilian massacres of America’s Middle East wars.

06.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 5394 πŸ” 2158 πŸ’¬ 412 πŸ“Œ 149
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06.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Nigel Farage, will you be meeting with the US Secretary of War Crimes when you visit this weekend?

05.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 9

I will never understand that but then I'm not American

06.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you can't see the difference then you need to read other than social media. I'm not a supporter of either but Farage is just the National Front by another name

05.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A couple things…

The β€œconflictβ€œ in Iran *IS* a war.
It is a war of choice.
It is warfare without conscious.
It was unprovoked.

And I’m sick and tired of people suggesting & implying the only tragedies herein are that US Service Members have died. The people of Iran are innocents in this conflict!

05.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 13744 πŸ” 2882 πŸ’¬ 574 πŸ“Œ 141
More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave.
No different to the old BNP or National Front voters.

More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave. No different to the old BNP or National Front voters.

Very obviously but if you said this ten years ago, you got wall-to-wall screaming and finger-pointing for being divisive, insulting, ideologically purist and tribalistic. But it was plainly horrible National Front stuff then, just as it is now.

04.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 1202 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 17

Always the same, we need to get out of the Uk

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03.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s get there you wonderful YESsers….It’s now or never!

Can we get 150,000 ?

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿INDEPENDENCE
OR
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ FASCISM

That’s the stark choice at Holyrood 2026

03.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

Just like Farage's Reform, Labour deliberately mixes up asylum seekers with wider immigration and seeks to treat all these people with even less humanity.

Vote for The SNP on May 7th and let's leave this mess once and for all.

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

02.03.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

In nearly 30 years he’s only just found out who is entitled to vote in the uk?

Bit crap then.

As well as a racist.

01.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right now I am leaning towards the concept that our own President is more of a danger to this country than any other country is.

01.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 9974 πŸ” 1922 πŸ’¬ 518 πŸ“Œ 113

Absolutely

02.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0