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Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho keeps saying the "UK is the only country in the world banning new oil and gas licenses". It's completely untrue. Denmark, France, Spain & Ireland have all done the same. She went completely unchallenged on Talk this AM when she repeated it.

Prioritising citizens over corporations – Scottish Government sets a precedent for other nations but you won’t hear of it talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/03/p...

Once again because I picked up a few new followers.

Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. Pic: Catriona Duggan

Two news stories today which tell the tale of what Britain has become: first, the collapse of health and life expectancy in the UK; and second, government MPs going on the attack for being called out for voting on legislation whilst they’re drunk They down champagne, while the poor die young

Oligarchs have always been a threat, but tech oligarchs represent a new level of danger. Their wealth dwarfs historical tycoons and their control over algorithms allows them to curate human reality. They own the digital infrastructure of thought

Opened the front door at the exact moment an Auspost driver thundercunted a fragile package at it from about 8 feet away like an absolute cockhead The woman was too stunned to speak

The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

In a nutshell. 😊

If SNP look close to a majority, with Labour and Reform competing to be the opposition, it should be clear that the indy movement, including SNP, should be lending their 2nd vote to the Greens to put them in opposition. 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

Fun fact that lying UK journalistic hacks won’t tell you because they hate Labour: Boris Johnson did not pass vetting when Theresa May appointed him Foreign Secretary. #UKPolitics

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Wet towel in space: NASA astronaut demonstrates how surface tension forms a perfect water sphere in microgravity at the ISS

Scientists in Spain have developed a groundbreaking solar panel capable of generating electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

Me: Onion rings and a bottle of wine for the table waiter: white or red? Me, trying to impress my date: whichever onion the chef prefers

We already knew that Farage's Reform is filled with mega chancers & grifters. It is widely known that Richard Tice has aggressively avoided tax legally due. Now we find out his company failed to pay tax legally due. So much for public services & standards. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again. Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

“You’re not supposed to use your phone while driving.” “Got it. Let’s install large tablet touchscreens in almost every single new car.”

I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂 Best with volume up.

They want to privatise the NHS, they take dark money from profit driven industries. An important side note you will not get on The BBC is Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is not facing any strikes.

🇬🇧 But…..but……Ferries !!!!!🇬🇧 Is it any surprise that all the british media in Scotland have all gone completely silent on this Labour National Security Scandal ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

The finance ministers of Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain have called for windfall taxes on the big oil companies raking in superprofits from the energy crisis. Over to you, Ms Reeves.

This may be from the last election cycle, but it is more relevant today as it’s crucial that we all understand how the system works and vote accordingly. youtu.be/mhVvt1DE-mU?...

'Over the past four decades, the UK has reorganised its essential services around a specific model – privatisation, fragmentation and the systematic extraction of value. Energy is a clear example.' Assa Samaké-Roman , via The National archive.is/qPgUW

Mind you he was a lawyer

The UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs. The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs. The US broke that deal the UK pays a 10% tariff on everything. The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.

Less “Hustle culture." More “Casually perusing quaint bookstores on cobblestone streets in Edinburgh" culture.

RUBIO: “Imagine if Iran spent billions on its people instead of weapons... They’d have a much different country.”🤔😕 Unreal. @marcorubio Do you even hear yourselves? Your shameless hypocrisy is killing us

Good point in the Observer today: it would cost peanuts in the grand scheme of things to remove large private donations from political parties - and with it, much of the stench of corruption that hangs over UK politics

A view of the night sky from Mars. (Yes, really)

Swan coming in for a landing: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

The Reform UK “has been converting crypto donations into cash before they reach the party’s coffers, obscuring the original sources of the funding”. So, if the Russians or the US techno-oligarchy decide to boost Nigel Farage’s electoral campaigning, we may not even know. observer.co.uk/news/national

Imperial Japan's "surprise" attack on Pearl Harbour wasn't followed by baffling requests for immediate support from allies, bad mouthing allies for not supporting immediately at the same time as boasting that no help is required. #Unguidedrocket

Ben Meiselas on The MeidasTouch Podcast winning the iHeartPodcast Award: “When we see injustice, we call it out with moral clarity. We’re not afraid to call out fascism when we see it. When we see ICE and Border Patrol on our streets killing our people, we call it out.“

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The UK’s Fish Fund - Another Slap in the Face to Scottish Industry 👇 www.businessforscotland.com/the_uks_fish...

War is no excuse, there must be accountability! If a school is bombed killing innocent kids, there is absolutely no World where this should be accepted! Whoever gave intel and signed off these coordinates should face trial at the Hague.

Had thought views of Farage were pretty fixed. YouGov have him net -37 (a 10 point deterioration since Spring) Approve: 27% Disapprove: 64% It is striking how much the by-election inquest is for the core vote, and may be exacerbating the reputational risks

today’s Fife Council budget meeting Labour merged their budget with the Tories and then the LibDems and Reform UK voted together with them to get it passed Such a parcel of rogues in a Nation The SNP budget that they joined together to oppose had an extra £6.3 million in it for flooding prevention 👇

The Epstein files grant us a rare glimpse into the kind of machinations that must be happening all the time. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals, Trump's fixer, Steve Bannon, helped Boris Johnson overthrow Theresa May. Blatant foreign interference in our politics. 🧵 bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

If you haven’t read this long-read yet, you absolutely should. It’s worth every minute. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Two months ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs. The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs. Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything. The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.