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Russ Cheshire
@russcheshire.bsky.social
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Island dweller. Observer. Still learning.
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The Government creates money to spend through the economy; some of it, via the Bank of England, heads for the major clearing banks.
It's the Government's money; /our/ money.

So why the actual f*** are we paying the banks interest to hold our money?

It's all a scam, isn't it?

#MMT
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Israeli forces again bombed a hospital in Gaza; & then, when rescuers went in, they attacked again.
Among the 20 killed in the second attack were 5 journalists.
Netanyahu is a cold-blooded murderer. The Israeli government is guilty of war crimes.
(Cartoon by Ben Jennings, @theguardian.com 26/8/25)
The Murderer Netanyahu stands in the rubble of a hospital in Gaza, Palestine. He is looking up as if to a camera drone. At his feet lie the bodies of 2 camera operators, in flak jackets marked "Press". They are holding their cameras. The Murderer Netanyahu is saying "They were trying to shoot us!"
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Shush.

All of you.

Enjoy the moment.

Tomorrow will come soon enough.

#Argyll #Scotland #Summer #IslandLife
On a jetty on an island in Scotland, a person watches the sky change after sunset. The sky graduates upwards from a fiery orange to a deep celestial blue; this reflected in the calm sea. All land features are reduced to solid black; including the watcher.
August 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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A friend in Wales has been arrested for protesting about the right to protest.

Sue is in her 70s, & quite frail.

And yet #Starmer & #Cooper believe that Sue must be punished because of her views.

A Labour government? I don't think so. These are Tories in red ties...
Bear with me dear friends, this is lengthy. But do read it if you are concerned about human rights and the direction of travel of this UK government. Or indeed, about crimes against humanity and genocide. At the weekend I made a considered decision to join a silent, peaceful, sitting protest in Cardiff, in support of the campaign to de-proscribe Palestine Action. Most of you will be aware that this protest group was recently proscribed under the Terrorism Act, despite being non-violent. Members have been accused of damaging property (in Britain) which is involved in Israel's genocide and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Similar peaceful protests took place in London and Manchester. The police responses were different and in South Wales were much more draconian than elsewhere. I was held for over 30 hours and am now bailed on condition I do not stay away from home overnight, till October. Or go to Cardiff. Plus other things. Our house - and Alan in it - was raided by police at 3.00 am while I was still in a police cell. My decision to protest was made primarily in defense of the right to protest, especially about Gaza . I knew that the Terrorism Act was powerful and punitive and I believed - and still believe - that using it against a non-violent protest group was a chilling step in the wrong direction. Hence the campaign to de-proscribe it. This is legal. [... ...] I hope it's not too late for us to turn back and I hope that there are many more people without fear.
July 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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In the midst of #Scotland's #Sheepwreck, an acorn has sprouted; an indicator of things that once were?
But there are more sheep and deer than oaks; and the bracken is rife.
There is little chance of the western temperate rainforest recovering without help.

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Amongst short, sour grass a solitary acorn has sprouted, putting out a few pallid leaves. It's likely that this seedling will be cropped by sheep before much longer...
May 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Trump.
Putin.
Xi.
Netanyahu.

The list goes on; for far, far too long.
On a wooden table, a small book rests. The blue and yellow dust cover bears an etching of the author - Thomas Paine. The book is titled "Rights of Man".
March 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Seil Sound, Ardmaddy, Argyll, Scotland.
Looking south from a rocky point near Ardmaddy, a mirror smooth body of blue sea stretches away to the horizon. On the left are the high hills of the Degnish peninsula; to the right is the island of Seil. In the centre is the small island of Torsa, from where Cuan Sound flows between Seil and Luing to Easdale Bay. Overhead, the sky is blue and cloudless, with a misty haze in the distance.
March 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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That book on the table... Is that The Bible according to Trump? Gold covered, the Tangerine Tyrant's name on the spine...

Trump looks puzzled.

Perhaps he's trying to decide what colour crayon to use when he opens the book.

A crayon to cross out the woke parts in the New Testament?
March 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Is that the Bible according to Trump on the table? Gold plated, with the felon's name on the spine?

Sheesh.
February 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Losar tashi delek!

#TibetanNewYear #Tibet
The view southward from a hill on Seil, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. The sun is shining hazily in a blue sky; the sea is blue & ruffled, with the islands of the Inner Hebrides stretching into the distance; in the foreground, rough green moorland and small hills.
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Looking across Easdale Bay and the Sound of Luing towards the island Scarba from Ellenabeich on Seil.

#Argyll #Scotland #Winter
A seascape from the old slate quarry in Ellenabeich; it was flooded when a storm in November 1881 breached the walls, filling the quarry with over 200 feet of seawater. The rocks in the foreground are the remnants of the seawall; at left, the island of Luing; to the right, Easdale Island. Scarba dominates the horizon, with Rubha Fiola and Lunga below.
February 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Heading back to Arran today; family stuff...
The view from Kintyre across to Arran. Whin bushes - in flower as ever! - in the foreground; the road to the ferry slip meanders over the hills; a glimpse of Kilbrannan Sound; and then the hills of Arran on calm, bright late January morning. MV "Catriona" approaching the slip at Claonaig. The sea is millpond-calm; Arran sis quietly in the background.
January 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Looks like we're not going shopping for a while...

#StormÉowyn #Arran #Winter
January 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Solstice, Easdale Bay, Seil

#Argyll #Scotland #Winter #Solstice
It is the winter solstice; the shortest day of the year. Waves break on the slate-spoil shore at Ellenabeich; the sky is dark and heavy. Ice-cold rain showers sweep in on gale force winds.
December 21, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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"Deck the shores with rolls of poly..."

Looks like the toxic #salmon industry is getting into the festive spirit. 🤬

Don't support them; this year, get pharmed salmon #OffTheTable.
December 18, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Blue sky for #Bluesky.

#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn
Over the placid waters of Easdale Sound and Bay, a clear sky after #StormDarragh has passed. The rocks in the centre are the remnants of the quarry walls; they were breached by a storm in November 1881, flooding the 200 feet deep excavation. In the background beyond Easdale Island is Scarba and some smaller islands; the head of a chain that includes Jura and Islay.
December 9, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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Back yard view.

Half-moon reflecting light on Easdale Sound and Ellenabeich old quarry, Seil.

#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn
The half-moon is reflecting light onto the sea and the long-flooded quarry. Below the moon, a bright light in the sky is Saturn. To the right of the image, the yellow lights of Easdale Island ferry slip.
December 8, 2024 at 10:05 PM