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Well! Gosh & golly! Don't we Scots just feel SO included in the jolly union! Hurrah! Still voting independence though. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#UK Supreme Court win for wild camping on Dartmoor. Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...

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While committing climate change mass murder "Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets £12.4m back from HMRC" 'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany' www.thenational.scot/news/2517667... #MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich

BBC News website is still running this disgraceful front page headline. Presenters should not be expected to "keep quiet" on basic human rights abuses. And his past record of speaking out shouldn't be conflated with his error re the rat reposting (I didn't know that was an antisemitic slur either).

Nadia Whittome M.P. Wealth Tax Now

Last night, Labour ministers were emphasising that we remain outside the EU and that decision will never be open to renegotiation in any way. The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence

My painting SPRING RIDE

I can't stop thinking about how the "Gender Critical" response to hundreds of leading UK biologists signing a letter saying sex isn't binary or immutable is "I can't believe that school kids know more about biology than these biologists". Can you imagine saying that out loud without thinking?! Mad

... the BBC was always the propaganda arm of the British Establishment, the difference nowadays is that it's becoming more blatant

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Shamima Begum was a child when she was groomed by ISIS operatives. She has paid heavily for her mistakes, made as a 15year old. If she were white she would not have had her citizenship stripped from her and would be home now with her parents.

This isn't a Brexit reset. It's a face lift. Some of the most visible symptoms get a bit of correction: holiday queues & touring musicians. But the fundamental problems surrounding trade, investment, agriculture, fishing and freedom of movement still remain. It's lipstick on a pig. A wasted chance.

Owners of 236,500 properties in England and Wales worth £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts. Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows. Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.

A cowardlt piece from #BBC. Gary Lineker spoke out about fascism, putting morality before career, and paid the price. Ok, he made a mistake with his choice of symbol, but fascism is fascism whoever perpetrates it. He did right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Be proud. Proud of whom you love. Proud of who you are. Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power. Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally. This week and every week. Be proud. Always.

ecological catastrophe in florida but no worries they are focusing on the real threats: fluoridated water project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

"As an ambassador, I'm firmly behind The Big Issue's call for a ‘Poverty Zero’ law – the establishment of statutory poverty reduction targets. Please join me in my support by signing the petition at bigissue.com/poverty-zero – thank you!" via Chris Packham

Two guys in car yesterday in Waltham Abbey, #Essex #UK: Passenger sucking on large balloon. Raced away along Abbey View. Laying a bet driver had done some too. I hate that shit. Reg: DV14 RAU. Not teens either.

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500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

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Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely

💫 Narcissistic Personality Disorder Healthy relationships have balance. If you are constantly walking on eggshells, it's time to reassess. ⚖️ If something feels off in a relationship, it probably is. TRUST YOURSELF #EmotionalIntelligence

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🚨NEWS🚨 'Dangerous' DWP needs 'deep-rooted change' to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Or you could just vote Labour and get Reform anyway ...

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In case you missed it ... Winston Churchill's mother was an immigrant. #NotStrangers

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In these times of hostility against LGBTQ+ people, let's remember that it doesn't have to be this way. Just nine years ago, this was the position. I was there, and it felt like an astonishing celebration of progress. We got there before. We can get back there again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scot...

In case you missed it ... 💥 This is the type of speech Starmer could have given on immigration. But unlike the Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, Starmer doesn't seem to feel any sense of duty, protection, or thanks towards the foreigners in the UK who are holding this country together. #NotStrangers

ffm.to/tw-curiosity Wrote this peaceful piano piece in my head one night when I was looking at the moon. Wish I'd worked out the ending a bit more. Maybe the moon stopped me from over complicating it.