Andy Braes
@andythefermer.bsky.social
Farmer Independence supporter and Aberdeen fan through good and bad.🏴🇪🇺
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Devon Lum
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Thanks for a great chat gals! Finland proves Scots needn't apologise for being a small-medium sized, northern, progressive, peaceful state. We just need the tools to the trade - control with independence - to start motoring.
In this week's podcast we chat with @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social about her new film about Finland and some of the key concepts that Scotland can learn from including education, trust, security, practicality and much more.
#Finland #LesleyRiddoch
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#Finland #LesleyRiddoch
youtu.be/avF6EWFn5Sw?...
The Making of Finland - with Lesley Riddoch
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra
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January 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Thanks for a great chat gals! Finland proves Scots needn't apologise for being a small-medium sized, northern, progressive, peaceful state. We just need the tools to the trade - control with independence - to start motoring.
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Sadly I'm gonna be re-upping this a lot until Trump's Presidency ends - or our next General Election.
Are you filled with righteous anger about Donald Trump's fascism in the States? Good, but not enough. Now, make it your personal responsibility to ensure Nigel Farage never gets to introduce it here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Sadly I'm gonna be re-upping this a lot until Trump's Presidency ends - or our next General Election.
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Sometimes I wish I was religious.
Not because I want good people to gaun tae heaven but rather the comforting thought some will be doomed tae hell...
Not because I want good people to gaun tae heaven but rather the comforting thought some will be doomed tae hell...
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Sometimes I wish I was religious.
Not because I want good people to gaun tae heaven but rather the comforting thought some will be doomed tae hell...
Not because I want good people to gaun tae heaven but rather the comforting thought some will be doomed tae hell...
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Yes, it will have him in it for a start.
Bear Grylls: ‘I’ve bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry’
Bear Grylls: ‘I’ve bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry’
The adventurer on his family’s escape vessel, his crush on the Princess of Wales, and a disgusting toenail habit
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Yes, it will have him in it for a start.
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Zelensky UA, brilliant on Orban, "any Viktor that lives on European money but sells out European interests deserves a slap in the face"
January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Zelensky UA, brilliant on Orban, "any Viktor that lives on European money but sells out European interests deserves a slap in the face"
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Trump as America's dictator reminds me of Renton's It's shite being Scottish speech from Trainspotting. Scotland cannae even find a decent country to be colonised by, but America cannae even find a decent dictator to dictate to it. It's got an incontinent narcissistic moron with dementia.
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Trump as America's dictator reminds me of Renton's It's shite being Scottish speech from Trainspotting. Scotland cannae even find a decent country to be colonised by, but America cannae even find a decent dictator to dictate to it. It's got an incontinent narcissistic moron with dementia.
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"Is this what a ceasefire looks like?"
📍From Westminster, UK
Via: greenpeaceuk
📍From Westminster, UK
Via: greenpeaceuk
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
"Is this what a ceasefire looks like?"
📍From Westminster, UK
Via: greenpeaceuk
📍From Westminster, UK
Via: greenpeaceuk
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January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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👇👇👇Exactly right.
IRVINE WELSH ‘I'm for Scottish independence as a mechanism for breaking up the UK…
The real fear of elites in England is that, if Scotland is independent, at a stroke, there's no royal family, no House of Lords, no Eton. And people in England are going to say – we'll have some of that.’
The real fear of elites in England is that, if Scotland is independent, at a stroke, there's no royal family, no House of Lords, no Eton. And people in England are going to say – we'll have some of that.’
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
👇👇👇Exactly right.
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Brexit, the Russian invasion and the Orange Mobster have greatly strengthened the EU. Solidarity is sky high.
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One of the awful aspects of Brexit (that the British ignore) is that it weakened the EU. A rational reorganisation would be to reincorporate the British, and throw Hungary out.
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💥Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland.
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Brexit, the Russian invasion and the Orange Mobster have greatly strengthened the EU. Solidarity is sky high.
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In other news, the Guardian is now running scam ads. This is what happens when you choose to data harvest your readers with surveillance adtech & run shitty programmatic ads…a literal fake BBC news report (starring @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com) embedded into an actual news report
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 AM
In other news, the Guardian is now running scam ads. This is what happens when you choose to data harvest your readers with surveillance adtech & run shitty programmatic ads…a literal fake BBC news report (starring @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com) embedded into an actual news report
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Shetland is closer to Greenland than any part of the USA.
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Shetland is closer to Greenland than any part of the USA.
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A defining characteristic of the 2020s sees the media tiptoeing around the right whilst paying scant regard to fairness and accuracy for liberals or the left. The imbalance is particularly striking when it appears on the news output of our national broadcaster the BBC
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
The BBC has a serious Scotland problem - so why is nobody talking about it?
Neil Mackay on the BBC's alleged bias on independence, and what he views as the wider media silence eroding trust and fairness.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A defining characteristic of the 2020s sees the media tiptoeing around the right whilst paying scant regard to fairness and accuracy for liberals or the left. The imbalance is particularly striking when it appears on the news output of our national broadcaster the BBC
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The BBC has a serious Scotland problem … yet nobody is talking about it
When it comes to editorial standards and accuracy, the BBC keeps failing over Scotland. Yet the problem is barely discussed in the media
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
When it comes to editorial standards and accuracy, the BBC keeps failing over Scotland. Yet the problem is barely discussed in the media
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
The BBC has a serious Scotland problem - so why is nobody talking about it?
Neil Mackay on the BBC's alleged bias on independence, and what he views as the wider media silence eroding trust and fairness.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The BBC has a serious Scotland problem … yet nobody is talking about it
When it comes to editorial standards and accuracy, the BBC keeps failing over Scotland. Yet the problem is barely discussed in the media
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
When it comes to editorial standards and accuracy, the BBC keeps failing over Scotland. Yet the problem is barely discussed in the media
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.
𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.
𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.
Any Runrig fans you’ll probably enjoy Beat the drum saw them last night 🏴👍
January 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Any Runrig fans you’ll probably enjoy Beat the drum saw them last night 🏴👍
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Some people in Scotland ARE this silly.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Some people in Scotland ARE this silly.
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Reform Ltd is a private company. It is NOT a registered political party.
Reform Ltd has only two directors.
Nigel Farage & Richard Tice
Its corporate structure is also questionable
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/24/r...
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1169...
Reform Ltd has only two directors.
Nigel Farage & Richard Tice
Its corporate structure is also questionable
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/24/r...
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1169...
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Reform Ltd is a private company. It is NOT a registered political party.
Reform Ltd has only two directors.
Nigel Farage & Richard Tice
Its corporate structure is also questionable
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/24/r...
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1169...
Reform Ltd has only two directors.
Nigel Farage & Richard Tice
Its corporate structure is also questionable
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/24/r...
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1169...
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A statement from the Bylines Scotland editorial board | Bylines Scotland
Bylines Scotland drops X from social media list
A statement from the Bylines Scotland editorial board
bylines.scot
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A statement from the Bylines Scotland editorial board | Bylines Scotland
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Can someone please tell this crusted clusterfuck that the last thing Scotland needs is a knight of the realm telling us that he understands about the cost of living & the priorities of people who are living life on the breadline.
#AreYouYesYet #NoUnionistRepresentationInHolyrood
#AreYouYesYet #NoUnionistRepresentationInHolyrood
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Can someone please tell this crusted clusterfuck that the last thing Scotland needs is a knight of the realm telling us that he understands about the cost of living & the priorities of people who are living life on the breadline.
#AreYouYesYet #NoUnionistRepresentationInHolyrood
#AreYouYesYet #NoUnionistRepresentationInHolyrood
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