Vivienjay

Vivienjay

@vivienjay.bsky.social

Live in Edinburgh as an active English supporter of independence and EU membership for Scotland. Love birds and nature generally. Play viola badly and piano too seldom.

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This is just the maddest argument. These people would trap us in poverty to keep a decade old commitment, which no one ever actually made, to an electorate which no longer exists.

Politics.co.uk@politics.co.uk

“The perception that promises can subsequently be revisited by a political establishment removed from the realities of working communities has left lasting scars”, writes Labour MP @melanieonnmp.bsky.social 🗣️ EU free movement debate risks undermining voter trust www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/mela...

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BBC Today programme "Brexit is a success" says Nigel Farage. This is now no longer a joke. The BBC is still spewing out propaganda and the government does NOTHING!

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Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

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Instead of screaming about ‘woke’ could we try having a sensible discussion about whether or not the dead should be on display in museums? Scotland has removed some mummies from display and the culture warriors have gone nuts. Whatever happened to intelligent debate? In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

heraldscotland.comLet's try having an intelligent discussion about mummies in museumsRemoving the dead from display in Glasgow has sparked claims of cancellation. Neil Mackay says culture warriors should cut the cheap chat and engage their brains

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Yesterday on fallow land I saw plants that once buzzed with bees & insects before 2000… now silent. Pesticides didn’t just kill pests. They wiped out the pollinators that keep us alive. No bees = no food security. This is environmental terrorism by design.

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The Moorish style William Rae Wilson Mausoleum in the Necropolis in Glasgow. Born on Paisley in 1772, Wilson spent the latter half of his life travelling and became a well-known travel writer of the late Georgian era. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #glasgownecropolis #cemetery

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🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 So it turns out that Andy Burnham is just another uber-unionist fundamentalist PM, who believes that it is for him to determine Scotland’s constitutional future, and NOT the people of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Burnham also states that the (English) “PUBLIC ARE THE BOSSES” to decide on rejoining the EU

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"Witnessing such a young elephant lose its life to trophy hunting is a painful reminder of why we cannot allow this to continue.Together, let's demand stricter regulations and an immediate ban on trophy hunting. Our wildlife deserves better. #BanTrophyHuntingNow"

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Today, Israel has detained an SNP MP (Lara Bird), and a Scottish Greens MSP (Kate Nevens) who were trying to enter Palestine. Lara and Kate were held and interrogated for roughly eight hours at the border after attempting to enter the West Bank through Jordan...............

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“Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” A-fucking-men

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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"Climate denial is out of touch with reality.They accept scientific facts that benefit humankind in medicine,so why cherry-pick and deny climate science? It's time to reject the lies of climate deniers and stand up for our planet's future. Like and retweet to spread the truth.

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BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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A rainy day in Glasgow is the perfect excuse to visit one of the city's museums and art galleries, many of which are free to enter. Today, I went with Kelvingrove. #glasgow #glasgowtoday #rain #kelvingroveartgallery #museum

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Replying to @selfe.bsky.social

How was the bill only £657? My water bill was £407 and I use almost no water. There is something wrong here.

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“THE PUBLIC ARE THE BOSSES” according to Burnham….unless it’s the Scottish public 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Uber-unionist Andy Burnham is all for the public deciding on whether or not the uk rejoins the EU, yet Scottish independence is “OFF LIMITS”, no matter that a majority in Scotland support independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

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Not in 5 yrs,not in 4yrs, not in 3yrs, not in 2yrs, before the end of 2027 is preferable, in fact it's essential.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

NEW: Almost half of Scots think there should be another independence referendum in the next five years, according to a new poll which also gave a lead for Yes 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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My political education began in Brazil, where I lived from 1989-91. I learnt that the only defence we have is "conscientizaçao": raising awareness about the relations between exploiters and exploited, and the violence that underpins them. The Brazilians have once again demonstrated its power. ✊❤️‍🔥

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Everyone can get a discount railcard except those in their 30s and 40s. It's time for that to change. By introducing a millennial railcard for 31-49 year olds, we can encourage use of public transport, reduce our emissions, and put money back in people's pockets. 👉 greens.scot/news/greens-...

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The gables and chimneys of the Provand's Lordship on Castle Street in Glasgow. One of the oldest buildings in the city, it was originally constructed in 1471 by Bishop Andrew Muirhead as part of the St Nicholas's Hospital. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowhistory #architecture #architecturephotography

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I guess it takes a lot of water to wash a conscience like that clean

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

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It was touching to hear Burnham in his conference say how he valued the unionist views of his late father, over the views of the population of Scotland,where a majority are in support of independence What about an ‘honest conversation’ about Burnham’s denial of constitutional democracy in Scotland?

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Millionaires don't spend. They simply amass wealth. It's the less well off that power the economy by spending.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

Neal Lawson: "I couldn't live on the meagre benefits people are getting. To suggest that we have to cut those.. actually that's where the engine of growth is, that's the people who spend.. how do you get people out spending.. not by cutting benefits of people at the bottom"

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Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

mirror.co.ukSuella Braverman claims huge taxpayer-funded water bill equal to 18 baths a dayEXCLUSIVE: Benefits-bashing Reform UK MP Suella Braverman claimed £45,000 in parliamentary expenses towards her utility bills, newly-emerged files show - leaving the taxpayer on the hook

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Good to see Andy Burnham making some arguments for freedom of movement between UK and EU. The difference between reciprocal freedom of movement within a group of countries and immigration from outside the group was never stressed enough in the Brexit debate.

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Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

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Reminder, no one is safe until everyone is safe. And #OneHealth means human, animal and environmental health are indivisible

Kevin Uhrmacher@kevinuhrm.bsky.social

Wild new story from @natlash.bsky.social Bird flu has been raging uncontrolled on a mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted, instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade. www.propublica.org/article/bird...

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Families on their annual holiday shouldn’t pay the same rate of tax as wealthy and business travellers who fly on a weekly basis. Scottish Greens would tax the super-rich frequent flyers who are wrecking our climate.