William Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

William Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Scottish Independence, Republican, Celtic FC. No DMs thanks.

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No one says the media shouldn't hold the SNP & ScotGov to account, but when only 1 newspaper out of 38 dailies & weeklies in Scotland supports indy, which has majority support in most polls, & pro-indy parties have won majorities in Holyrood since 2011, there's a huge problem of media imbalance.

Talking-up Scotland@talking-upscotland.bsky.social

A rare hit!

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UK Chancellor pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'. Fiddling at the edges. Need redistribution of income and wealth. End profiteering in housing, energy, water, essentials. Increase tax personal allowance.

bbc.co.ukHealey pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget packageThe chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".

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Sources are telling me that there will be an RAF airdrop of gerkins over British cities as Andy Burnham’s relief effort mounts

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Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

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Leftwing?! Absolute lolz The state of this shit-stained wee scrote sack that even a mother couldn't love

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Can public service broadcasting claim impartiality while platforming right-wing populists? The BBC airing 41 minutes of uninterrupted, unchallenged Reform UK speeches right before the Budget surrenders balance for hype. Why hand Farage a free mega-phone? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE

thenational.scotQuestions as BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without challengeBBC News is facing questions after broadcasting a Reform UK press event for more than 40 minutes without interruption ...

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Green MSP Kate Nevens and SNP MP Lara Bird have been kidnapped by Israel for trying to enter Palestine. The Prime Minister should be demanding their immediate release.

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I have been detained by Israeli security forces all day. Along with with MPs Clive Lewis, Lara Bird, MSP Kate Nevans, former MP Sam Tarry and campaigners from across the world, we were turned back because they don’t want anyone seeing their ethnic cleansing.

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"The Most Racist Election in Israel’s History" If Netanyahu stays, Israel will become a pariah state – so the Israeli establishment is doing everything it can to ensure that he loses. But a Gadi Eisenkot victory won’t help Palestinians either, writes Peter Oborne for Zeteo UK:

zeteo.ukThe Most Racist Election in Israel’s HistoryIf Netanyahu stays, Israel will become a pariah state – so the Israeli establishment is doing everything it can to ensure that he loses. But a Gadi Eisenkot victory won’t help Palestinians either.

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Replying to @parodypm.bsky.social

BBC altered its schedule to give us 41 minutes of uninterrupted coverage before apologising for then showing the weather forecast. Looking forward to similar coverage when the SNP, Sinn Fein and Greens have something to say. Obviously Lib Dems should have 9 times as much coverage. Or is BBC biased?

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“Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” 💯

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

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This is objectively very very funny

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Vance: "Remember in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and gas prices skyrocketed. They skyrocketed, by the way, far higher than they are today...They skyrocket every time some tin pot dictator decides to throw a tantrum."

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🚨 A bombshell new House Judiciary Democrats report details allegations from 11 women linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, including five who accuse Trump of sexual assault. The report also alleges a sweeping DOJ cover-up. We broke down the explosive findings.

meidasnews.comBombshell House Report Accuses Trump of Involvement in Epstein Sex Crimes, DOJ Cover-UpHouse Judiciary Democrats detail allegations from 11 women linking Trump to Epstein and accuse his Justice Department of a sweeping cover-up.

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Somebody ripped out the capacity of the British state to make and do things, and now we can’t even fight wars. If only we had some idea who was to blame

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Americans have a choice. You can vote for Nazism—which is 100% what this is—or you can vote for America. Anyone votes for Nazism should never be forgiven by anyone they love or even anyone they know casually. Voting for Nazism is an unforgivable sin for good reason. It is treachery against America.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

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Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

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🔴 REVEALED: Palantir led closed-door review of how MoD buys software The review was presented to defence minister Luke Pollard by Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley in Feb and has mostly been implemented None of this was made public New investigation🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-p...

democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: Palantir led secret review of how the MoD spends billionsThe Ministry of Defence asked the controversial US tech firm how to fix its procurement rules. Its answer? Fewer obstacles for companies like Palantir

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This week's #FullScottish is available to watch on catch-up now.

Broadcasting Scotland@broadcastingscotland.scot

Join us for this week's #FullScottish with @drewhendrygfg.bsky.social, Seamus Logan MP and @williamduguid1.bsky.social discussing the week's top Scottish and international news, including #Ukraine, Middle East, France, #Jackdaw, UK Budget and BBC Cuts. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/full-scottis...

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This is horrific. And unsurprisingly the work of a "conservative" multimillionaire. Other adjectives might include creepy, prurient, dictatorial and abusive, not to mention, of course, transphobic. Once more with feeling: we need to get the money out of politics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletesA Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens

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The BBC’s constant tendency to play down or ignore the true nature of the far right is a major contributor to its growth

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

BBC report sanitises the overt racism: It notes that organisers warned marchers not to talk to journalists, then gives the "anti-immigration group"'s own sanitised description of itself. It does not report they chanted "England for the white man" in the streets. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

theguardian.comIs London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking dataLobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners

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What unionist control has done to Scotland. #McCroneReport #SovereignWealthFund Are you getting it now Scotland? 👇👇

The SNP@snp.org

We won’t be fooled again.

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🇬🇧 Remember when uk Gov Health Minister Matt Hancock was arrested & prosecuted for corruption, after he awarded a £30M Covid PPE contract to his pal, next door neighbour, and owner of his favourite pub? Dim Matt even hung a picture of the pub on his wall, for Covid TV interviews 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet?🇪🇺

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Replying to @cms48.bsky.social

I live here and can’t get mains gas - im also closer to the sea green turbines than the distribution centre for them and pay some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. I feel like we are being bled dry to keep another country in energy.