Veronica Ross 🏴🏳️🌈🏴
@ronnyross.bsky.social
Scottish Independence supporter, passionate about social justice, humanist, music lover.
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Finland found a simple solution to homelessness:
Give people homes first. Providing small apartments to those in need, they cut costs & helped rebuild their lives.
Stable housing reduced hospital visits, emergency services, & other crisis costs.
Compassion & common sense can go hand in hand.
Give people homes first. Providing small apartments to those in need, they cut costs & helped rebuild their lives.
Stable housing reduced hospital visits, emergency services, & other crisis costs.
Compassion & common sense can go hand in hand.
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Finland found a simple solution to homelessness:
Give people homes first. Providing small apartments to those in need, they cut costs & helped rebuild their lives.
Stable housing reduced hospital visits, emergency services, & other crisis costs.
Compassion & common sense can go hand in hand.
Give people homes first. Providing small apartments to those in need, they cut costs & helped rebuild their lives.
Stable housing reduced hospital visits, emergency services, & other crisis costs.
Compassion & common sense can go hand in hand.
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One of the last great socialists of our time.
Christmas thoughts, Keep safe comrades & try to avoid the corporate consumerism which is rammed down our throats by the right wing media which is controlled by the right wing Westminster government.
#AreYouYesYet
Christmas thoughts, Keep safe comrades & try to avoid the corporate consumerism which is rammed down our throats by the right wing media which is controlled by the right wing Westminster government.
#AreYouYesYet
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
One of the last great socialists of our time.
Christmas thoughts, Keep safe comrades & try to avoid the corporate consumerism which is rammed down our throats by the right wing media which is controlled by the right wing Westminster government.
#AreYouYesYet
Christmas thoughts, Keep safe comrades & try to avoid the corporate consumerism which is rammed down our throats by the right wing media which is controlled by the right wing Westminster government.
#AreYouYesYet
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Thank you all for your support
Beautifully said: “They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness [and] empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn’t pamper myself with the luxury of silence.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d....
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d....
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/13/comedian-robin-ince-quits-as-host-of-bbcs-infinite-monkey-cage#:~:text=The%20comedian%20and%20author%20Robin,a%20lack%20of%20“obedience”
December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thank you all for your support
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Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power.
March 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power.
Mhairi Black: Being Me Again: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028yb0 via @bbciplayer
This is a Must Watch.
What an amazing woman.
Good luck with whatever you chose to do hereon in @mhairiblack.bsky.social
This is a Must Watch.
What an amazing woman.
Good luck with whatever you chose to do hereon in @mhairiblack.bsky.social
Mhairi Black: Being Me Again
Ex-MP Mhairi Black talks politics, neurodiversity and stand-up comedy in this very personal film.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Mhairi Black: Being Me Again: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028yb0 via @bbciplayer
This is a Must Watch.
What an amazing woman.
Good luck with whatever you chose to do hereon in @mhairiblack.bsky.social
This is a Must Watch.
What an amazing woman.
Good luck with whatever you chose to do hereon in @mhairiblack.bsky.social
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It took a female US bishop and the Guardian's Marina Hyde to articulate what the rational world was thinking. Sadly our actual leaders were too busy bending the knee.
January 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It took a female US bishop and the Guardian's Marina Hyde to articulate what the rational world was thinking. Sadly our actual leaders were too busy bending the knee.
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children
‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children
War Child hopes to provide a million children in the strip with basic aid and educational and mental health support. It’s their biggest emergency appeal yet
* Donate to our charity appeal here
“They have many symptoms,” says Ibrahim, describing how…
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:27 AM
‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children
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If America wasn't so fixated with gazing at its own navel, Gisele Pelicot would have been Time's person of the year rather than Trump.
December 22, 2024 at 9:46 AM
If America wasn't so fixated with gazing at its own navel, Gisele Pelicot would have been Time's person of the year rather than Trump.
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Today is International #MigrantsDay 💚
Scotland's long history of immigration and emigration has made us what we are today.
We must always remain an open, accepting and welcoming country that everyone can call home.
Scotland's long history of immigration and emigration has made us what we are today.
We must always remain an open, accepting and welcoming country that everyone can call home.
December 18, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Today is International #MigrantsDay 💚
Scotland's long history of immigration and emigration has made us what we are today.
We must always remain an open, accepting and welcoming country that everyone can call home.
Scotland's long history of immigration and emigration has made us what we are today.
We must always remain an open, accepting and welcoming country that everyone can call home.
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The richest 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Wage inequality fell in 2023 amid a strong labor market, bucking long-term trends: But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth
Wage inequality fell for the second year in a row in 2023 but still remains extremely high, according to our analysis of newly available wage data from the Social Security Administration (SSA).…
www.epi.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM
The richest 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
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Pluto over the years...
December 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Pluto over the years...
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
December 12, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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Meta said it had donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, in the latest move by Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, to foster a positive rapport with Trump.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
The move follows a visit that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, made last month to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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Vote Yes For Scotland - Vote Yes for Prosperity - Vote Yes for social Justice - but Most of all Vote YES for our Children’s Future. #YesIndy #YesScotland #BritsOut
December 9, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Vote Yes For Scotland - Vote Yes for Prosperity - Vote Yes for social Justice - but Most of all Vote YES for our Children’s Future. #YesIndy #YesScotland #BritsOut
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So weird how it's considered totally normal to say the word "twice", but if you say the word "thrice" you sound like a medieval traveller seeking to gain access to the dragon's realm.
December 9, 2024 at 4:15 PM
So weird how it's considered totally normal to say the word "twice", but if you say the word "thrice" you sound like a medieval traveller seeking to gain access to the dragon's realm.
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Still puzzling what to buy the reader in your life for Xmas? Pop along to In the Company of Books with me and @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social plus special guests Paula Hawkins and Alan Cumming to hear about our recommendations! Sunday 15th, 4pm, Assembly on the Mound. Good craic guaranteed
December 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Still puzzling what to buy the reader in your life for Xmas? Pop along to In the Company of Books with me and @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social plus special guests Paula Hawkins and Alan Cumming to hear about our recommendations! Sunday 15th, 4pm, Assembly on the Mound. Good craic guaranteed
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Many announcements by the new Syrian government today. Here are some:
*women are free to wear what they want
* commercial banks reopen Thursday.
•Aleppo airport to resume domestic flights soon.
•State employees told to return to work.
•Harm to journalists punishable by prison.
*women are free to wear what they want
* commercial banks reopen Thursday.
•Aleppo airport to resume domestic flights soon.
•State employees told to return to work.
•Harm to journalists punishable by prison.
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Many announcements by the new Syrian government today. Here are some:
*women are free to wear what they want
* commercial banks reopen Thursday.
•Aleppo airport to resume domestic flights soon.
•State employees told to return to work.
•Harm to journalists punishable by prison.
*women are free to wear what they want
* commercial banks reopen Thursday.
•Aleppo airport to resume domestic flights soon.
•State employees told to return to work.
•Harm to journalists punishable by prison.
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Scotland has testing labs. England doesn't. Try harder, @theguardian.com.
December 7, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Scotland has testing labs. England doesn't. Try harder, @theguardian.com.
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Forever guilty on all counts.
December 5, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Forever guilty on all counts.
www.thenational.scot/politics/247...
Interesting article by David Pratt @foreigncorrespo.bsky.social
Although, I have to admit to having to Google the definition of "parlous" 🤭
Interesting article by David Pratt @foreigncorrespo.bsky.social
Although, I have to admit to having to Google the definition of "parlous" 🤭
David Pratt: Independence argument needs to be more grown up in this parlous world
FOR the best part of four decades Sir Richard Moore has been in the intelligence profession. In that time – almost as long as I’ve been covering…
www.thenational.scot
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 PM
www.thenational.scot/politics/247...
Interesting article by David Pratt @foreigncorrespo.bsky.social
Although, I have to admit to having to Google the definition of "parlous" 🤭
Interesting article by David Pratt @foreigncorrespo.bsky.social
Although, I have to admit to having to Google the definition of "parlous" 🤭
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Leaked photo of NASA taking the sun down for maintenance
December 4, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Leaked photo of NASA taking the sun down for maintenance
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The eruption of the Sarychev volcano in Kamchatka as seen from the ISS.
December 4, 2024 at 10:35 PM
The eruption of the Sarychev volcano in Kamchatka as seen from the ISS.
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Usually I don't post things older than the late Palaeolithic period, but #insects embedded in amber never cease to amaze me - the sheer age!
This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old.
Found in Gujarat, India.
Photo: University of Bonn
This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old.
Found in Gujarat, India.
Photo: University of Bonn
December 4, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Usually I don't post things older than the late Palaeolithic period, but #insects embedded in amber never cease to amaze me - the sheer age!
This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old.
Found in Gujarat, India.
Photo: University of Bonn
This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old.
Found in Gujarat, India.
Photo: University of Bonn