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Exiled Northerner settled in lovely Edinburgh. Lived here for 16 years in total, in four different decades.
Wildlife (especially birds), Japan, SF, archaeology, #IndyRef2, Still Yes
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drpauldorfman.bsky.social
#NoKings - Millions march against #Trump in nationwide day of protest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest
Democratic lawmakers including Bernie Sanders, Raphael Warnock, Adam Schiff, Cory Booker and Chuck Schumer among protesters
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
Not surprisingly, Labour really, really, does not want to discuss how Labour Together undermined Corbyn and its leaders led the campaign that installed Starmer as leader. Lots more in this story yet to run...
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
Farage partner involved in fraud investigation
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s partner embroiled in Brussels fraud investigation
Laure Ferrari’s Eurosceptic group was at the centre of fraud scandal that led to ongoing criminal case
www.thetimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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mimmymum.bsky.social
It’s not just the disgusting misinformation the UK mainstream media spew about trans people, it’s also about what they DON’T talk about!

100K people attend London Trans Pride and it’s *crickets*

100K people attend a Tommy Robinson hate rally and it’s all over the front pages! 😖

It’s blatant bias!
goodlawproject.org Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 13
The grim salivating of our press at the prospect of spreading more hate about trans people. Has there been an uglier moment in Britain's modern history?
September 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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cvcev.bsky.social
📢 Children and Young People Voices report about their pandemic experiences has been released today.

We would be interested in hearing your views. There is a chapter on Clinically Vulnerable families.

We have included screenshots below...

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ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social UK Covid-19 Inquiry @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social · Sep 15
/1 Today the Inquiry has published a groundbreaking report📄based upon its Children and Young People Voices research project.

Find out more 👇

📰 covid19.public-inquiry.uk/news/life-ch...
Today we have published a landmark research report on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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nation.cymru
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Saturday’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration in central London, saying it has left people feeling ‘more scared than they were before’
PM condemns ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally that ‘sent shiver’ through communities
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Saturday’s “Unite the Kingdom” demonstration in central London, saying it has left people feeling “more scared than they were before”. Between 110,000 and 150,000 people...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Until today, I hadn't realised that Middle Earth could be reached via Speirs Wharf on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow!

#glasgow #glasgowtoday #keepglasgowweird #middleearth #tolkein #lordoftherings #speirswharf #portdundas #sign
July 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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nation.cymru
New research has revealed two stunning Welsh hikes in a list of the top 10 hikes in the UK
The stunning Welsh hikes named in the top 10 in the UK
Two stunning Welsh hikes have been revealed in a list of the top 10 hikes in the UK. New research by outdoor specialists Blacks analysed average user rating and Google search popularity, to compile th...
nation.cymru
July 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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talking-upscotland.bsky.social
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/07/31/w...
Why do Scots think crime is just as high when it has fallen by half?
Professor John Robertson OBA From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: July 2025 published today, some key points getting no media attention: Public perception of…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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wtscotsocial.bsky.social
Our 2 #LochArkaig osprey chicks were measured and ringed by @btoscotland.bsky.social yesterday and deemed to be boys! We are looking for name suggestions so tell us what you think before Sunday when we will choose. #ArkaigOsprey Watch the livestream 👉 buff.ly/G60OR4f
July 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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wipeouttransphobia.bsky.social
Rowling has chosen to respond to language she did not like (due to its perceived sympathy towards trans people) by launching an intellectually lazy attack on a newspaper, primarily staffed by women, with a strong track record on reporting on feminist issues.

www.thenational.scot/news/2525321...
JK Rowling called our newspaper 'anti-woman'. Here's my response
THIS week JK Rowling launched an attack on The National, describing us as an "anti-woman newspaper" ...
www.thenational.scot
June 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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shematologist.medsky.social
Vaccines have literally saved more than 150 million lives over the last 50 years and prevented much more morbidity but hold up guys somebody with a brain worm knows better
Figure showing number of deaths averted due to vaccines from 1974-2024
June 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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tobytram.bsky.social
Stroll in the ornamental garden. Somebody had lost/left a pink balloon, and I had a lot of fun throwing it in the air and making it an alien shape in front of English country garden loveliness.

Surprisingly tricky to get the balloon to go where I wanted. Very uncooperative.
An arch in a wall, linking one part to the garden to another - a part of the garden in shade to a part of the garden still in sun. A pink sphere hangs in mid-air between the two gardens A view down the dark and green green of a lane between ornamental hedges. A pink sphere mysterious hangs in mid-air between the hedges.
June 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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yesforeu.bsky.social
In 2016, 62% of Scots voted to remain in the EU. hopefully England will catch up soon 🤔
June 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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scotnational.bsky.social
EXCL: A Scottish Government minister has hit out at the UK Government's 'damaging' approach to welfare cuts as she called on Labour to 'follow our lead'

🗣️ 'In Scotland, we're very proud that we support the social model when it comes to addressing disabled people'
'Where's the dignity?': SNP minister hits out at Labour's 'damaging' welfare cuts
www.thenational.scot
June 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
The SNP. Always on Scotland's side.
June 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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parodypm.bsky.social
Quick - call Reform's new DOGE team to investigate this shocking waste of council money by... er... Reform councillors standing down straight after being elected.
June 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Disabled people have been warning that the “embrace mass covid reinfections” narrative was first pushed by anti vax right wing libertarians, now they’ve consolidated power. They are against disease mitigation and have pushed anti mitigation ideas mainstream.
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 12
A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:

Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS

Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection

Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids

Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit

Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
June 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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drjoepajak.bsky.social
Meanwhile, 'U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr. named 8 new vaccine policy advisers, including a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and criticised COVID-19 vaccines, a critic of pandemic-era lockdowns, and a professor of operations management.'
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
apnews.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
As Trump demands that people in masks at protests be arrested, just a reminder that Mayor Karen Bass, nominally a Democrat, floated a mask ban at protests as recently as last year.

There’s really no anti-authoritarian party.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Despite Covid surge, Los Angeles mayor considers mask ban at protests
Announcement comes in response to pro-Palestinian protest at synagogue that made global headlines
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
After Norway, Scotland is Europe's largest energy exporter. Of course the EU would want us!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 #RejoinEU #ScottishIndependence
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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cbffjuk.bsky.social
"They had no relevant expertise and were urgently seeking answers to some basic questions"

The Inquiry heard evidence that the consultants being paid millions by the Government didn't have a basic understanding of how testing worked.
May 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Unless they were born in 2021, they lived through his first presidency. They lived through the Muslim ban, the “bad hombres”, the “very fine” Nazis, the Wall fiasco, how he behaved on Covid, mocking disabled people. They saw that and wanted more. They DID vote for this.
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · May 31
i really, really need people to understand that they *didn't* vote for this, no matter how much you insist they did. insisting "they voted for this" elides the information environment that led them to vote the way they did in the first place, the thing that actually needs fixing.
"no one voted to deport moms" being quote skeeted with "yes you did vote to deport moms"
June 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
A vote for Reform is not a vote for anything new, disruptive, or ground changing. It's not a vote for working class representation. It's a vote for Tories who left the Tory party because it wasn't cruel and nasty enough.
June 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM