Roseanna Cunningham
@strathearnrose.bsky.social
Former SNP MP/MSP/Scottish Government Minister; mostly on mastodon.scot
I want an independent Scotland 🏴, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦 and an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖
I want an independent Scotland 🏴, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦 and an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖
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It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
BELGIUM WARNS THAT USING FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO FUND UKRAINE WOULD ENDANGER A PEACE DEAL — FT
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
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NEW: The Russian “University Shifts” program continues to deport Ukrainian children to Russia to prepare them for future careers in Russia. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW: The Russian “University Shifts” program continues to deport Ukrainian children to Russia to prepare them for future careers in Russia. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
Read the full update: isw.pub/OccupationUp...
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🇺🇸👀 If Home Alone 2 were filmed in 2025, Trump would force Kevin to give the criminals the veranda and one of the rooms, make him reduce the number of traps, take all the pizza and Coca-Cola for himself — and assure everyone it was a “mutually beneficial deal.”
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🇺🇸👀 If Home Alone 2 were filmed in 2025, Trump would force Kevin to give the criminals the veranda and one of the rooms, make him reduce the number of traps, take all the pizza and Coca-Cola for himself — and assure everyone it was a “mutually beneficial deal.”
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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McIntosh Lecture: “Scots as a Cinderella Language”
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
McIntosh Lecture: 'Scots as a Cinderella Language'
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, and what are the perceptions created.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
McIntosh Lecture: “Scots as a Cinderella Language”
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
9 Dec, Glasgow – free & all welcome
Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson will ask how has the story of Scots been told, & what are the perceptions created
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcintosh-l...
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Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Surprise!!!! 🙌
Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov says the European "counter-proposal" peace plan is "not constructive and not acceptable to Russia."
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Surprise!!!! 🙌
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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If you are as furious as I am at the outrageous attempts by the USA to bully Ukraine into surrendering to the Russian invaders then you can donate to the Ukrainian cause here on the official #Ukraine Government site. Please do! Every penny will count
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you are as furious as I am at the outrageous attempts by the USA to bully Ukraine into surrendering to the Russian invaders then you can donate to the Ukrainian cause here on the official #Ukraine Government site. Please do! Every penny will count
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
If you are as furious as I am at the outrageous attempts by the USA to bully Ukraine into surrendering to the Russian invaders then you can donate to the Ukrainian cause here on the official #Ukraine Government site. Please do! Every penny will count
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you are as furious as I am at the outrageous attempts by the USA to bully Ukraine into surrendering to the Russian invaders then you can donate to the Ukrainian cause here on the official #Ukraine Government site. Please do! Every penny will count
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
#United24 #SlavaUkraini
u24.gov.ua
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Latest piece out in @theatlantic.com . Trump's "peace" plan for Ukraine, which he at this very moment trying to force on the country with threats and intimidation, is grotesque. The US president is admitting what too many refused to admit, he wants Putin to win. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s Devastating Plan for Ukraine
The White House is giving Putin permission to try again.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Latest piece out in @theatlantic.com . Trump's "peace" plan for Ukraine, which he at this very moment trying to force on the country with threats and intimidation, is grotesque. The US president is admitting what too many refused to admit, he wants Putin to win. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Zelensky admitting that the pressure Trump is putting on Ukraine to take this grotesque deal is immense.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Zelensky admitting that the pressure Trump is putting on Ukraine to take this grotesque deal is immense.
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And the US is openly threatening Ukraine with nasty reprisals if it does not accept Trump’s plan. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And the US is openly threatening Ukraine with nasty reprisals if it does not accept Trump’s plan. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “Ukraine can count on us. Together with Macron and Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to Zelensky. We welcome the US commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, but the current contact line must remain the foundation for any negotiations.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “Ukraine can count on us. Together with Macron and Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to Zelensky. We welcome the US commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, but the current contact line must remain the foundation for any negotiations.”
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This is Zelenskyy's "if necessary for years, if necessary alone" moment.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is Zelenskyy's "if necessary for years, if necessary alone" moment.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
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"How could we not feel this rage, after watching children zip-tied in the middle of the night, teachers kidnapped from their workplaces, and fathers killed by law enforcement?"
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Chicago Is in a State of Holy Rage
On Nov. 14, clergy from a variety of faiths gathered outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Ill., to articulate God’s rage.
sojo.net
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"How could we not feel this rage, after watching children zip-tied in the middle of the night, teachers kidnapped from their workplaces, and fathers killed by law enforcement?"
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
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President Zelensky is currently holding a call with France’s Macron, Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer, the Ukrainian president’s office tells me. They are working to develop counter points to the Trump peace proposal that is very pro-Russian & filled with demands that are red lines for Kyiv & Europe.
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
President Zelensky is currently holding a call with France’s Macron, Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer, the Ukrainian president’s office tells me. They are working to develop counter points to the Trump peace proposal that is very pro-Russian & filled with demands that are red lines for Kyiv & Europe.
Well, Mastodon is also running as normal - so there’s a lesson in there aomewhere
Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Well, Mastodon is also running as normal - so there’s a lesson in there aomewhere
It also seems to have hit the contactless payment system…..
Major Cloudflare internet outage hits websites including X, ChatGPT, Spotify and Scottish Parliament
www.scotsman.com/news/interne...
www.scotsman.com/news/interne...
Major outage hits websites including X, ChatGPT, Spotify and Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament website has also been impacted.
www.scotsman.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It also seems to have hit the contactless payment system…..
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Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
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We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
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Hi Bob!
According to Production Weekly, For All Mankind S6 is in pre-production. AppleTV usually announces the renewal of its shows well after work has begun.
If it is confirmed, the showrunners will have almost reached their original goal of 7 seasons.
We should get a first look at season 5 soon.
According to Production Weekly, For All Mankind S6 is in pre-production. AppleTV usually announces the renewal of its shows well after work has begun.
If it is confirmed, the showrunners will have almost reached their original goal of 7 seasons.
We should get a first look at season 5 soon.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room with a poster on the wall that says " the moon "
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room with a poster on the wall that says " the moon "
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hi Bob!
According to Production Weekly, For All Mankind S6 is in pre-production. AppleTV usually announces the renewal of its shows well after work has begun.
If it is confirmed, the showrunners will have almost reached their original goal of 7 seasons.
We should get a first look at season 5 soon.
According to Production Weekly, For All Mankind S6 is in pre-production. AppleTV usually announces the renewal of its shows well after work has begun.
If it is confirmed, the showrunners will have almost reached their original goal of 7 seasons.
We should get a first look at season 5 soon.
The tree outside my living room window. Losing its leaves and flowering at the same time 🤷♀️
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The tree outside my living room window. Losing its leaves and flowering at the same time 🤷♀️