Debra
@dooft.bsky.social
Can I clap yer dug?
I was told I have to write an actual bio…
Political, environmental, pragmatical.
Work for an MSP and I’m on the board of a mobility charity ♿️she/her🏳️🌈🤝🏳️⚧️☮️
I was told I have to write an actual bio…
Political, environmental, pragmatical.
Work for an MSP and I’m on the board of a mobility charity ♿️she/her🏳️🌈🤝🏳️⚧️☮️
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Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he backs a ‘baby box’ programme in the city – citing Scotland’s successful version as an…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
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Homeless people often face the heartbreaking decision of deciding between their dog and a place indoors. Dogs Trust is working to change it.
How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
www.bigissue.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Homeless people often face the heartbreaking decision of deciding between their dog and a place indoors. Dogs Trust is working to change it.
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Labour have made life better for all the working people*
* unless you pay energy bills, have a disability, employ anyone, work in oil and gas, claim universal credit, buy food, were born in another country, or run a small business
* unless you pay energy bills, have a disability, employ anyone, work in oil and gas, claim universal credit, buy food, were born in another country, or run a small business
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Labour have made life better for all the working people*
* unless you pay energy bills, have a disability, employ anyone, work in oil and gas, claim universal credit, buy food, were born in another country, or run a small business
* unless you pay energy bills, have a disability, employ anyone, work in oil and gas, claim universal credit, buy food, were born in another country, or run a small business
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🧵The anti-racist demo today was a bit spicy with many people trying to infiltrate our side and start fights. They also had a pretty weird collection of banners (1/3)
September 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🧵The anti-racist demo today was a bit spicy with many people trying to infiltrate our side and start fights. They also had a pretty weird collection of banners (1/3)
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Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon
Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon
More people than ever are waking in existential horror at 4am and reaching out to clutch their snoring labrador for comfort (or is that just me?)
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon
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hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/episode-58... Just did a new episode for the first time in ages
Episode 58 - Origin of Coccinellidae | Hidden Wings and Bloodlust
I talk about the origins of ladybirds.
Spotlight Ladybirds - Richard Comont
Ecology of the ladybird beetles - Michael Majerus
Evolution of food preferences in Coccinellidae - https://r.search.yahoo.c...
hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/episode-58... Just did a new episode for the first time in ages
Wait wait wait!! Did you know that ladybirds might be living dinosaurs? Check out the latest episode from the best ladybird podcast in the world! 🐞🐞🐞
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Episode 58 - Origin of Coccinellidae
Podcast Episode · Hidden Wings and Bloodlust · 16/09/2025 · 20m
podcasts.apple.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Wait wait wait!! Did you know that ladybirds might be living dinosaurs? Check out the latest episode from the best ladybird podcast in the world! 🐞🐞🐞
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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Why have thousands of starfish washed up on Kirkcaldy beach?
Why have thousands of starfish washed up on Kirkcaldy beach?
Beachgoers have been shocked by a huge mass stranding of starfish.
dlvr.it
September 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Why have thousands of starfish washed up on Kirkcaldy beach?
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If 98% of first class seats are not even being used then what is the point in them?
First class rail is a dated idea.
It is at odds with a ScotRail that is run for everyone and it means less seats and busier carriages for the rest of us.
First class rail is a dated idea.
It is at odds with a ScotRail that is run for everyone and it means less seats and busier carriages for the rest of us.
September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If 98% of first class seats are not even being used then what is the point in them?
First class rail is a dated idea.
It is at odds with a ScotRail that is run for everyone and it means less seats and busier carriages for the rest of us.
First class rail is a dated idea.
It is at odds with a ScotRail that is run for everyone and it means less seats and busier carriages for the rest of us.
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Somewhere in Iceland.
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Somewhere in Iceland.
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The harbour in the ancient town of Arbroath in Angus. There seems to have been a port of some sort here in Pictish times and later the town's abbey was the birthplace of the most important document in Scottish history. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Arbroath #Harbour #Angus
#Scotland #Arbroath #Harbour #Angus
August 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The question “is right wing nationalism good?” was answered definitively when America’s mad emperor started trying to revoke the citizenship of second generation immigrants, so that his personal stormtroopers could abduct them and send them to concentration camps. There’s nothing left to discuss.
This is fine if you live in e.g. Scotland, where national pride is mostly drivel about twee symbols and what a great bunch of lads we are. Obviously it is very bad in England, where it has been demonstrated beyond doubt, over and over, that “national pride” means “Ain’t no black in the Union Jack”.
August 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The question “is right wing nationalism good?” was answered definitively when America’s mad emperor started trying to revoke the citizenship of second generation immigrants, so that his personal stormtroopers could abduct them and send them to concentration camps. There’s nothing left to discuss.
Tie yer trampolines doon Scotland! #StormWhassitsname
a man in a hoodie says " do n't take unnecessary journeys " in a video
Alt: a woman reporter in a hoodie says " do n't take unnecessary journeys " in a video
media.tenor.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Tie yer trampolines doon Scotland! #StormWhassitsname
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NEW: The National has obtained the full text of the SNP's proposed independence strategy
It states an SNP majority 'is the only uncontested route to delivering a new referendum'
It states an SNP majority 'is the only uncontested route to delivering a new referendum'
Revealed: The full text of SNP's independence strategy
www.thenational.scot
August 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
NEW: The National has obtained the full text of the SNP's proposed independence strategy
It states an SNP majority 'is the only uncontested route to delivering a new referendum'
It states an SNP majority 'is the only uncontested route to delivering a new referendum'
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We all remember Tony Blair playing the electric guitar 🎸 You know because he was down with the kids! 🤦♀️ Cringe!
July 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We all remember Tony Blair playing the electric guitar 🎸 You know because he was down with the kids! 🤦♀️ Cringe!
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BREAKING: The SNP have confirmed they will press ahead with their bill to formally recognise the state of Palestine
July 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
BREAKING: The SNP have confirmed they will press ahead with their bill to formally recognise the state of Palestine
Cochno BESS site is gonna go ahead. I’m not anti Battery Storage projects btw, just very against this one. Its plans encompass a Neolithic cup and ring marked stone. And while it may not be the 36ft, 5000yr old Cochno Stone, it is still Scotland’s ancient art being sacrificed in the name of progress
July 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Cochno BESS site is gonna go ahead. I’m not anti Battery Storage projects btw, just very against this one. Its plans encompass a Neolithic cup and ring marked stone. And while it may not be the 36ft, 5000yr old Cochno Stone, it is still Scotland’s ancient art being sacrificed in the name of progress
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As Herald accuses 'SNP' of environmental failures, the facts you never hear from them:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/19/s...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/19/s...
Scotland ‘only’ restores TWICE as much of natural environment as England does but we’re ‘resting on our laurels?’
In the Guardian today, the above and a report which, of course, does not tell you how well, relatively, Scotland is doing with restoring the natural environment. In Scotland: At present, only 18% o…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
As Herald accuses 'SNP' of environmental failures, the facts you never hear from them:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/19/s...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/19/s...
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The PIP and UC bill is an attack on disabled people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
July 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The PIP and UC bill is an attack on disabled people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
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While child poverty rose in the UK, in Scotland it fell by 12% since 2017.
We must go even further. To give every child the best start in life, we’re taking real action:
✅ Delivering the Scottish Child Payment
✅ Expanding free school meals
✅ Ending the two-child cap
news.stv.tv/scotland/dro...
We must go even further. To give every child the best start in life, we’re taking real action:
✅ Delivering the Scottish Child Payment
✅ Expanding free school meals
✅ Ending the two-child cap
news.stv.tv/scotland/dro...
June 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
While child poverty rose in the UK, in Scotland it fell by 12% since 2017.
We must go even further. To give every child the best start in life, we’re taking real action:
✅ Delivering the Scottish Child Payment
✅ Expanding free school meals
✅ Ending the two-child cap
news.stv.tv/scotland/dro...
We must go even further. To give every child the best start in life, we’re taking real action:
✅ Delivering the Scottish Child Payment
✅ Expanding free school meals
✅ Ending the two-child cap
news.stv.tv/scotland/dro...
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Peter Krykant kept the lives being lost to drugs in the public eye & shamed the Scottish gov into action. His van prevented overdoses & and continues to so as, without it, The Thistle wouldn’t exist. It was a privilege to know him. I hope he’s at peace. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/peter-k...
Peter Krykant dies suddenly as tributes paid to pioneering Scots drugs reformer
Krykant, who battled addiction issues, was found dead at home in Falkirk. He inspired many to regard addiction as a health issue and paved the way for state-backed safe drug consumption areas
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Peter Krykant kept the lives being lost to drugs in the public eye & shamed the Scottish gov into action. His van prevented overdoses & and continues to so as, without it, The Thistle wouldn’t exist. It was a privilege to know him. I hope he’s at peace. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/peter-k...
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NEW: The SNP must turn public support for Scottish independence into 'real political action', John Swinney has said
June 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
NEW: The SNP must turn public support for Scottish independence into 'real political action', John Swinney has said
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Massive thank you to @heatherherbert.uk @sarahjanebaker.bsky.social
and many other amazing trans and enby people for taking part in this.
Trans People are not a threat.
We are just human beings.
Please share! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
and many other amazing trans and enby people for taking part in this.
Trans People are not a threat.
We are just human beings.
Please share! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
June 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Massive thank you to @heatherherbert.uk @sarahjanebaker.bsky.social
and many other amazing trans and enby people for taking part in this.
Trans People are not a threat.
We are just human beings.
Please share! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
and many other amazing trans and enby people for taking part in this.
Trans People are not a threat.
We are just human beings.
Please share! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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✊🏻 Our members showed up to stand up for trans rights on the May Day march.
📢 TRANS RIGHTS ARE
WORKERS' RIGHTS!
📢 TRANS RIGHTS ARE
WORKERS' RIGHTS!
May 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
✊🏻 Our members showed up to stand up for trans rights on the May Day march.
📢 TRANS RIGHTS ARE
WORKERS' RIGHTS!
📢 TRANS RIGHTS ARE
WORKERS' RIGHTS!