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Scottish Indy supporter. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ('fanatic'!?) Former OU tutor. Likes music, footie and technology. Retired and loving it! I REALLY will not respond to DMs unless I know you.

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This could get "interesting". UK reservoirs could run dry before Xmas, requiring water to be brought in from elsewhere. This is reported in the Daily Mail - I know - and so their map excludes Scotland (and NI) from the shortage graphic. Of course, Scotland has no such problem. I wonder why? 1/3

dailymail.comReservoirs across the UK 'could run dry by Christmas', ministers warnThe government's emergency committee, Cobra, is meeting twice a week for crisis talks about water provision in the south-west of England and Sussex.

"Trust is earned", say the BBC - repeatedly. That is true of course. They never mention that stupidity and arrogance are endemic to the BBC. They are an organisation who have been criticised by the UN for facilitating genocide in Gaza. They do not seem to understand that we have NO trust in them.

daysofpalestine.psBBC Insider Exposes Broadcasterโ€™s Complicity in Gaza GenocideA senior BBC insider has exposed how the British broadcaster's coverage of Israel's genocide in Gaza has systematically amplified Israeli narratives, obscured responsibility for Palestinian victims, a...

Then I would suggest that it is not really a Scottish press event. Instead, it is a unionist propaganda event. Par for the course these days.

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NEW: The Conservatives have banned The National from attending a Scottish press event with Kemi Badenoch โ€“ just weeks after condemning Reform UK for their attacks on the media ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

A guy poisons a female coworker over time. He could have got a life sentence. Instead, he got away lightly. Now he wants his felony conviction expunged! Wow! This is off the scale entitlement. There is no reason to do that. I wonder what his justification is? "But I'm a man!", is my guess, sadly. ๐Ÿ˜ž

youtu.beVideo of Bay Area man convicted of poisoning co-worker released as he seeks to dismiss rulingYouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area

This is really depressing. Misogyny is a big problem. How can women feel safe if the people that they look to for help are perpetrators? Every police officer found guilty has broken a fundamental trust and should be kicked out of the force. Glad that the Chief Constable is not trying to bury this.

bbc.co.ukUp to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against womenChief Constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to be suspended as officers are re-vetted.

This group sounds like a more worthy candidate for proscribing than Palestine Action.

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EXCLUSIVE: Concerns have been raised over the emergence of a new far-right group holding weekly training sessions in the south of Scotland led by a former military trainer ๐Ÿ‘‡

As the UK tries to rush headlong into massive AI Data Centres, there are many cautionary tales about AI. This one comes from Anthropic and refers to their own AI chatbot, Claude. Fortunately, this was a simulation but Claude didn't 'know' that. What a great world AI could give us! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

analyticsinsight.netClaude AI Tried Blackmail During Testing, Anthropic RevealsArtificial intelligence company Anthropic has revealed that its chatbot Claude attempted to blackmail a fictional company executive during an internal safety te

Hey, BBC! This is why many people don't watch the BBC Scotland channel. We don't want to listen to anti-Scotland propaganda which ignores the facts. England is much worse, again, but they can slag Scotland with impunity due to the BBC's Scotland-bad agenda. Who wants a lie factory in their lounge? ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

The abuse of Scotland is set to continue. By now, we should all realise that our politics can either have us: staying in the UK and having the government apply 'democracy' (I am using the term loosely) to suit England whilst denying Scotland hers or: becoming independent and going our own way.

thenational.scotTories draw up plans to cut Holyrood's powers if they win next General ElectionTHE Conservatives will review devolution and strip the Scottish parliament of powers if they win the next General Election ...

This is not about democracy. Nor is it about ensuring that we 'can' have nuclear power stations. This is about the Tories, having spent seven decades in the wilderness in Scotland, overriding our elected gov't so that we WILL have nuclear power stations. The abuse continues. Only indy stops this.

thenational.scotTories will cut Scottish Government's planning powers, senior Conservative pledgesA TORY-RUN UK administration would cut the Scottish Government's powers over planning ...

I can't imagine him ever looking to Scotland, to be honest. However, I see the "great communicator" is set to consider a second EU referendum. No mention of "once in a generation". An agenda to suit England. Time to get out of the UK.

His comment is inherently stupid! An independent country in the EU is still independent but is a member of a strong union with benefits and corresponding responsibilities. Scotland, in the UK, is not independent. Once we leave we'll go our own way but have a relationship with the UK without abuse.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Cllr Brian McGinley, a โ€˜LABOUR in Scotlandโ€™ Councillor for Ayr, telling Scots that we shouldnโ€™t be independent, because we should keep westminster as our โ€˜Mastersโ€™ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Brian isnโ€™t the sharpest tool ๐Ÿคช ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Are you YES yet ? ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Absolutely vile. More poisonous bile from a sham news channel.

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GB News has sparked fury after a guest suggested all asylum seekers should be 'castrated' during a live broadcast ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 'These hateful and dangerous comments promote violence against people seeking asylum and they must be urgently investigated'

I'll say one thing for Burnham: he knows how to deliver a shambles! He "would say" that Scotland's future has been decided for a generation - despite that never being included in the Edinburgh agreement. So, wishful thinking then. And he failed with the question: how long is a generation? Gibberish!

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Watch as Andy Burnham squirms as he's grilled on his 'once-in-a-generation' independence claim ๐Ÿ‘€ Credit STV News ๐Ÿ“ธ

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2 stats from the previous Norstat #indyref2 poll in May that should make unionist teeth chatter: Unweighted figures: โžก๏ธ Yes 60%, No 40% Those who did not vote in 2014: โžก๏ธ Yes 70%, No 30% Thatโ€™s why weighting is so important.

It has always been clear that conflating the outcome of a parliamentary election - many issues and multiple voting choices - with the outcome of an independence referendum - single issue and a binary voting choice - was just plain wrong. This poll gives fresh evidence of just how badly wrong it is.

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๐ŸŸฅ New poll commissioned by Believe in Scotland destroys claims that Unionist votes from 2026 Scottish Parliament election can be counted as pro-Union votes. ๐Ÿ‘€ Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/breaking_new...

Burnham says there is no consensus for a second independence referendum - this is not true. He 'clarified' things by saying that there was a consensus when the first referendum was granted - this is not true either. Support for indy was around 27% at that time. Labour cannot stop telling lies.

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BREAKING: The Prime Minister has responded to the First Minister of Scotland, telling him independence and another referendum remain 'off limits' In the letter, Andy Burnham stresses that 'there is no consensus' for a referendum in Scotland or Northern Ireland

Andy Burnham releases the genie of indy ref 2 and then thinks he can put it back in the lamp! It's the kind of thing that will happen when a politician is made PM without having the ability to do the job.

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EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham's terms for an independence referendum in Scotland 'must also apply to Wales', Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader has said ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 'The people of Wales have given a clear mandate for more powers to come to Wales'

He is missing a trick, here. Just grant Scotland an indy referendum and we will leave. Then he no longer needs to worry about the existence of the true north of the UK! Additionally, a unified Ireland and an independent Wales would leave Burnham as the PM of England - matching how he sees himself.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham snubs Scottish voters and media to schmooze with the royals for SECOND time ๐Ÿ‘‡

So that would leave just one independence referendum that they would need to interfere with to ensure that ... erm... "democracy" survives. Personally, I would pass on their kind offer!

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Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman has said his party should back indyref2 if the SNP agrees to a 25-year ban on a third referendum ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 'Scottish Labour should not have anything to fear about another independence referendum'

Ah, London! Ignorance and arrogance. Oh... this stereotyping thing must be catching!

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Outdated stereotypes of Scotland do still exist - and we came across an especially frustrating example in London this weekend 'They all roared with laughter... I was actually quite shocked' Watch The National Podcast on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts