Apples n Spice
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Interests: Politics, Scotland, Nature, Orchards, Crofting, Permaculture, Gardening, Forestry, Scottish Gaelic, Social policy, LGBTQ, 💚 Green, hEDS, YES Scot Indy, 🏳️🌈
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Apples n Spice
@applesnspice.bsky.social
· May 18
The baby field maple 🍁 seedlings that sat in the window sill water propagating new roots for weeks, have now graduated to their own pots! I ended up w 18 healthy wee trees, for FREE just from collecting seedlings growing in the gravel road on one walk. 🌱 #trees #growingtrees
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The social media re-engagement begins NOW. Apologies in advance.
February 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The social media re-engagement begins NOW. Apologies in advance.
Oppose Data Centres in Scotland! We should put our MSP votes for the Scottish Parliament Elections behind parties that commit to opppse these monstrousities.
On Wednesday, Edinburgh councillors will vote on plans for a new AI data centre which could set a precedent for Scotland. It’s controversial and many questions remain unanswered. A guest post by @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social: www.edinburghminute.com/an-open-lett...
#edinburgh #scotland
#edinburgh #scotland
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Oppose Data Centres in Scotland! We should put our MSP votes for the Scottish Parliament Elections behind parties that commit to opppse these monstrousities.
A lovely thread. Thank you 🐶
We saw a ghost the other night, Tâf and I, out on the footpath.
Well. She saw a ghost. I didn’t see anything.
I felt them, though, knew they were there.
Well. She saw a ghost. I didn’t see anything.
I felt them, though, knew they were there.
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
A lovely thread. Thank you 🐶
The disgust felt watching this
NY Sen. C. Schumer (not up for re-election till Jan 2029):
“We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that… I have many jobs as leader & one is to fight for aid to Israel.”
Video: Jacob N. Kornbluh, X (@jacobkornbluh)
“We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that… I have many jobs as leader & one is to fight for aid to Israel.”
Video: Jacob N. Kornbluh, X (@jacobkornbluh)
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The disgust felt watching this
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Biometric locks for phones aren’t just convenient for you, they are convenient for the cops.
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Biometric locks for phones aren’t just convenient for you, they are convenient for the cops.
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
What portion of the UK govt isn't thoroughly rotten and connected the most evil people imaginable?
New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
What portion of the UK govt isn't thoroughly rotten and connected the most evil people imaginable?
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What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face youtu.be/eBEahWrzEr0?...
What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face youtu.be/eBEahWrzEr0?...
Palantir is likely also so much worse than anyone knows.
Peter Thiel celebrated Brexit with Jeffrey Epstein.
It was never about 'freeing' the UK.
It was about making it the USA's slave.
It was never about 'freeing' the UK.
It was about making it the USA's slave.
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Palantir is likely also so much worse than anyone knows.
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People are disillusioned with the 'Left' because it is not in fact the Left but a bunch of Right Wing cosplayers owned by the same Billionaire donors as the Far Right parties pretending to be the Left by being ever so slightly better than the Nazi parties.
Get rid of them.
Get rid of them.
February 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
People are disillusioned with the 'Left' because it is not in fact the Left but a bunch of Right Wing cosplayers owned by the same Billionaire donors as the Far Right parties pretending to be the Left by being ever so slightly better than the Nazi parties.
Get rid of them.
Get rid of them.
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FIFA will award her a FIFA Oscar
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
FIFA will award her a FIFA Oscar
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“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 AM
“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
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if you do need to but anything today (and something to consider in general) cash purchases are the way to go! the less money banks & credit card companies make off the merchant terminals = less money for them to invest in war profiteering and state surveillance
January 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
if you do need to but anything today (and something to consider in general) cash purchases are the way to go! the less money banks & credit card companies make off the merchant terminals = less money for them to invest in war profiteering and state surveillance
Been enjoying this discussion this morning. "Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why, Neoliberalism did not just “happen”. It was planned, funded, and carefully rolled out over decades." Richard Murphy with John Christensen, co-founder of the Tax Justice Network
youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Been enjoying this discussion this morning. "Britain's Economic Model Is Collapsing—Here's Why, Neoliberalism did not just “happen”. It was planned, funded, and carefully rolled out over decades." Richard Murphy with John Christensen, co-founder of the Tax Justice Network
youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
youtu.be/-xzzHIeGFrE?...
If anyone still needs a European based browser with ez access to a VPN and commitment to not taking in AI, then I suggest Vivaldi. I've been really liking it. vivaldi.com/new/
What's New in Vivaldi
What’s New in Vivaldi
vivaldi.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
If anyone still needs a European based browser with ez access to a VPN and commitment to not taking in AI, then I suggest Vivaldi. I've been really liking it. vivaldi.com/new/
This Scottish govt needs to show it aligns with European policy such as banning conversion therapy if it is serious about Independence and re-joining the EU. Make it happen Scottish Parliament! Ban conversion therapy.
Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion practices, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal
goodlawproject.org/council-of-e...
goodlawproject.org/council-of-e...
Council of Europe votes for conversion therapy ban
Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion therapy, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This Scottish govt needs to show it aligns with European policy such as banning conversion therapy if it is serious about Independence and re-joining the EU. Make it happen Scottish Parliament! Ban conversion therapy.
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🚨BREAKING
🟢 Yes: 69
🔴 No: 27
Our bill to ban greyhound racing has just taken a massive step forward after it was backed by the Scottish Parliament at stage 1! 🎉
🟢 Yes: 69
🔴 No: 27
Our bill to ban greyhound racing has just taken a massive step forward after it was backed by the Scottish Parliament at stage 1! 🎉
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🚨BREAKING
🟢 Yes: 69
🔴 No: 27
Our bill to ban greyhound racing has just taken a massive step forward after it was backed by the Scottish Parliament at stage 1! 🎉
🟢 Yes: 69
🔴 No: 27
Our bill to ban greyhound racing has just taken a massive step forward after it was backed by the Scottish Parliament at stage 1! 🎉
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The First Minister has said he will "consider" calls from the Scottish Greens to evict American troops from Prestwick Airport
John Swinney to 'consider' calls to evict US troops from Prestwick Airport
www.thenational.scot
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The First Minister has said he will "consider" calls from the Scottish Greens to evict American troops from Prestwick Airport
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86% of people (out of 38,000!) want to keep the Hampstead Ponds trans-inclusive. It’s almost as if TERFs are a hate-driven minority well out of step with decent society.
Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority.
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
86% of people (out of 38,000!) want to keep the Hampstead Ponds trans-inclusive. It’s almost as if TERFs are a hate-driven minority well out of step with decent society.
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The First Minister has just made an urgent statement on this violation of our sovereignty.
I have rarely been so disappointed by every other party, the government included. It's like they all think Trump is watching and they are terrified of upsetting him. A total failure to stand up for Scotland.
I have rarely been so disappointed by every other party, the government included. It's like they all think Trump is watching and they are terrified of upsetting him. A total failure to stand up for Scotland.
It very much looks like the US Government has just abducted two people from Scotland hours after our Court of Session ordered that they not be removed.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.
US remove tanker captain from UK waters as crew set to leave Scotland
The US Department of Justice told Scottish authorities that the skipper and his first officer were on board the US Coast Guard vessel Munro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The First Minister has just made an urgent statement on this violation of our sovereignty.
I have rarely been so disappointed by every other party, the government included. It's like they all think Trump is watching and they are terrified of upsetting him. A total failure to stand up for Scotland.
I have rarely been so disappointed by every other party, the government included. It's like they all think Trump is watching and they are terrified of upsetting him. A total failure to stand up for Scotland.
The UK govt is helping fund ICE through it's disgusting deals with Palantir.
NEW: A newly released DHS document shows Palantir's further integration into ICE's operations—this time, to sift through tips it receives from the public and law enforcement. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social & @makfmartin.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tipline since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The UK govt is helping fund ICE through it's disgusting deals with Palantir.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
Friends reporting a huge US military cargo plane just flew over their houses N/NW south of Glasgow. What is that about?
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Friends reporting a huge US military cargo plane just flew over their houses N/NW south of Glasgow. What is that about?
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
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It very much looks like the US Government has just abducted two people from Scotland hours after our Court of Session ordered that they not be removed.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.
US remove tanker captain from UK waters as crew set to leave Scotland
The US Department of Justice told Scottish authorities that the skipper and his first officer were on board the US Coast Guard vessel Munro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
It very much looks like the US Government has just abducted two people from Scotland hours after our Court of Session ordered that they not be removed.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.
The US is a rogue state. It's time to evict their troops from their de-facto base at (publicly owned) Prestwick airport.