Marten Kats
@martenkats.bsky.social
Originally from The Netherlands, living in Perth, Scotland. Runner, non-league football fan (Lochee United ST holder) and interested in politics.
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Putin is a monster
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Putin is a monster
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end of war?
simple!
simple!
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
end of war?
simple!
simple!
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Russian Su-30SM has crashed in Karelia. Crew died 🍻💥
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Russian Su-30SM has crashed in Karelia. Crew died 🍻💥
Good, I never got this, it politicised the police. Glad they got rid of them.
Only time I ever spoiled my ballot paper was a PCC election when I lived in England.
Only time I ever spoiled my ballot paper was a PCC election when I lived in England.
🚨 NEW: The Government will announce the scrapping of Police and Crime Commissioners later today
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Good, I never got this, it politicised the police. Glad they got rid of them.
Only time I ever spoiled my ballot paper was a PCC election when I lived in England.
Only time I ever spoiled my ballot paper was a PCC election when I lived in England.
Inverurie Loco Works 2-2 Buckie Thistle
My last game of the weekend, Facebook post linked below. #Groundhopping
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My last game of the weekend, Facebook post linked below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
Groundhopper Marten
Inverurie Loco Works 2-2 Buckie Thistle
(Inverurie win 4-3 on penalties)
My final game of the weekend was right next to Colony Park. I headed to Harlaw Park for the Highland League Cup match between....
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November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Inverurie Loco Works 2-2 Buckie Thistle
My last game of the weekend, Facebook post linked below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
My last game of the weekend, Facebook post linked below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
Colony Park 1-1 Dyce
My second game of the weekend, link to Facebook post below. #Groundhopping
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My second game of the weekend, link to Facebook post below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
Groundhopper Marten
Colony Park 1-1 Dyce
(Dyce win 3-4 on penalties)
My second game of the weekend was in the North of Scotland League Cup, with Colony Park taking on Dyce. Both teams are in the North of Scotland...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Colony Park 1-1 Dyce
My second game of the weekend, link to Facebook post below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
My second game of the weekend, link to Facebook post below. #Groundhopping
www.facebook.com/groundhopper...
Being a neutral at a game with 5 yellow and 3 red cards just in the first half is quite interesting... 😅
Colony Park v Dyce, 0-0 at HT, both sides down to 10 and an assistant manager sent off as well.
Colony Park v Dyce, 0-0 at HT, both sides down to 10 and an assistant manager sent off as well.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Being a neutral at a game with 5 yellow and 3 red cards just in the first half is quite interesting... 😅
Colony Park v Dyce, 0-0 at HT, both sides down to 10 and an assistant manager sent off as well.
Colony Park v Dyce, 0-0 at HT, both sides down to 10 and an assistant manager sent off as well.
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Give them Mariupol where ever they are.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Give them Mariupol where ever they are.
What a game played by Alan, hats off. #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What a game played by Alan, hats off. #CelebrityTraitors
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The UK has become a genuine multi-party country – but our voting system hasn’t caught up. The Dutch elections this week show how proportional representation can give everyone a voice, while keeping extremists out of power.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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How to tame the populists: lessons from the Netherlands
Recent elections in the Netherlands show how a proportional voting system can prevent extremists from taking power. Lessons for the UK?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The UK has become a genuine multi-party country – but our voting system hasn’t caught up. The Dutch elections this week show how proportional representation can give everyone a voice, while keeping extremists out of power.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Ground #190 in Scotland, McDiarmid Park Astro for St. Johnstone Women v Dundee United Women. That also re-completes the SWPL for me. #womensfootball #groundhopping
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ground #190 in Scotland, McDiarmid Park Astro for St. Johnstone Women v Dundee United Women. That also re-completes the SWPL for me. #womensfootball #groundhopping
Inevitable really, should have been sooner but better late than never.
@cnn.com on Bluesky
Britain's Prince Andrew will be stripped of his "prince" title and move out of his mansion over the Epstein scandal, Buckingham Palace says. https://cnn.it/4nGXcpy
bsky.app
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Inevitable really, should have been sooner but better late than never.
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In Blairgowrie, blueberry bushes are heavy with yield but the harvesters are missing. A local family-farm that once supplied supermarkets now raises funds for community groups instead. Can you guess why?
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October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In Blairgowrie, blueberry bushes are heavy with yield but the harvesters are missing. A local family-farm that once supplied supermarkets now raises funds for community groups instead. Can you guess why?
bylines.scot/news/economi...
bylines.scot/news/economi...
Delighted with that as the far-right lunatic Wilders got beaten.
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Delighted with that as the far-right lunatic Wilders got beaten.
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In case it wasn't clear enough:
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In case it wasn't clear enough:
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Appeasing a dictator never works.
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Appeasing a dictator never works.
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Game 68: Heart of Midlothian 3-1 Celtic. Title talk very premature, but a statement win for Hearts.
Well deserved and built on a tremendous work ethic.
Two goals in three second half minutes were the difference, Celtic unable to respond.
#davesfootballtravels ⚽️
Well deserved and built on a tremendous work ethic.
Two goals in three second half minutes were the difference, Celtic unable to respond.
#davesfootballtravels ⚽️
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Game 68: Heart of Midlothian 3-1 Celtic. Title talk very premature, but a statement win for Hearts.
Well deserved and built on a tremendous work ethic.
Two goals in three second half minutes were the difference, Celtic unable to respond.
#davesfootballtravels ⚽️
Well deserved and built on a tremendous work ethic.
Two goals in three second half minutes were the difference, Celtic unable to respond.
#davesfootballtravels ⚽️
Some result for Hearts today. Great to see a team other than the Ugly Sisters top by a decent margin, 8 poins now. #scottishfootball
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some result for Hearts today. Great to see a team other than the Ugly Sisters top by a decent margin, 8 poins now. #scottishfootball
This just proves once again that Russia has absolutely no intention to achieve peace...
🤣🤣🤣 The Kremlin’s envoy Dmitriev confirms that Russia has no real intention of ending the war.
He says Russia should be the one providing security guarantees to Ukraine and Ukraine must be neutral.
Same demands, no real thoughts of peace.
He says Russia should be the one providing security guarantees to Ukraine and Ukraine must be neutral.
Same demands, no real thoughts of peace.
October 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This just proves once again that Russia has absolutely no intention to achieve peace...
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Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader
Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader
Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour
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Plaid Cymru can offer a positive vision for Wales for voters who want to reject the divisiveness of Reform UK, the party’s leader has said after a triumphant Welsh parliamentary byelection.
Rhun ap Iorwerth said the 47% win for his party in the Caerphilly byelection was a rejection of Reform and its obsession with immigration, which, while important, did not overshadow more pressing issues, such as healthcare and housing. Continue reading...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader
Some humble pie to be eaten by the media after them constantly talking up Reform's chances. In the end, it wasn't even close! Brilliant result, well done Plaid Cymru.
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Some humble pie to be eaten by the media after them constantly talking up Reform's chances. In the end, it wasn't even close! Brilliant result, well done Plaid Cymru.
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Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
🇺🇦-🇷🇺 Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia will honor another Budapest agreement...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
🇺🇦-🇷🇺 Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia will honor another Budapest agreement...
October 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
🇺🇦-🇷🇺 Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia will honor another Budapest agreement...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
🇺🇦-🇷🇺 Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia will honor another Budapest agreement...