Marlene Halliday

@scottishindypod.bsky.social Scottish Independence Podcasts is now a critically acclaimed media outlet… we’re said to be up there with the Muppets. Well my daughter thinks so anyway. Oh wait… 😂

A green light for the Jackdaw gas field isn't the end of the matter Far from it Now we must make sure that the much worse Rosebank oil field doesn't see the light of day Please listen to my @stopcambo.bsky.social call to @andyburnham.bsky.social to leave the Rosebank oil in the ground

'Late Britain is a curious, fragile and toxic place: you cannot speak out against genocide, you cannot speak (even obliquely) in support of the very existence of trans people, and you cannot speak reality in the presence of the King.' Mike Small, via Bella Caledonia

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

Scotland is paying the price for Westminster control.

This article fails to mention: 1. Private companies cherry-pick patients. I spoke to one lady with cataracts in both eyes. A private company swiftly fixed the simple one, and left the complicated cataract to the NHS🚨 2. Private companies poach NHS staff to do the work🚨 …

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🇫🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Finland & Scotland both have populations of 5.5 Million Finnair (majority publicly owned) operate 79 aircraft, directly connecting Finland to the furthest corners of the world Finland perfectly exemplifies how Scotland is, very deliberately,restricted within the british union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet?

@andyburnham.bsky.social This makes a complete nonsense of opening up Jackdaw and Rosebank There is simply not one single reason why this would be a good thing NO MORE NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In honor of Ada Lovelace, PUP is delighted to pay tribute to the work and stories of women who champion science. Please explore the reading list and enjoy 30% off with code PUP30. press.princeton.edu/ideas/books-...

Tomorrow Friday 16th October www.scottishpsc.org.uk/event/protes...

Well said, the lassies!

Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex data centers, it suddenly became little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. Many people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. It's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.

Yep, some #AI #hyperscaler #datacentrers are very BIG

Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty. Let us seek to end this inhumane and immoral practice around the world, especially here in America. It is so deplorable that in the 21st century this is going on in a modern democracy.

That’s except for Cymru, North of Ireland & Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ☘️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺

He makes a good point.

"Remember when we were all seduced by 'a better future'? Is that what they produced? The whole of the US tech industry is based on 'move fast and break things' and there is simply nothing that better encapsulates the spirit of the Dark Triad." Robin McAlpine, via Common Weal

Funny how Scotland appears quite differently to people in other countries who are not forced to view us through a biased unionist media lens.... 🤔

Just saying: Grangemouth Refinery spent decades keeping Scotland moving. Diesel was 24% of its output, supplying 65% of Scottish fuel. Then April 2025 hit. The UK Labour Government sat on its hands and let Scotland’s only crude refinery die. A catastrophic failure of energy security.

In our local library, Whiteinch, Glasgow. @profbillmcguire.bsky.social

Been watching this conversation. Its worth 35mins of your life to watch it too. They’re talking about USA but there are a lot of things said here that evoke questions about UK. robertreich.substack.com/p/in-convers... no

🇬🇧 Cllr Brian McGinley, a ‘LABOUR in Scotland’ Councillor for Ayr, telling Scots that we shouldn’t be independent, because we should keep westminster as our ‘Masters’ 🇬🇧 Brian isn’t the sharpest tool 🤪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺

Suella seems to have dropped her Buddhist approach to life. Mind you, I’m not sure she ever applied them to her politics.

Very funny account of Scots Night at Labour Conference. Disaster at Labour 'Scots Night' as speakers talked over and PM snubs event www.thenational.scot/news/2658676...

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🇬🇧 Jackie Baillie of ‘LABOUR in Scotland’ called the idea of a ‘National Care Service’ for Scotland “a waste of time and money” What will Baillie be saying now ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.

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Tomorrow evening. Blackfriars Pub. events.humanitix.com/no-pun-left-...

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Interesting, but as climate breakdown threatens to bring everything else crashing down around our, and the government's, ears, it has as much relevance as the question of how many policy advisors can dance on the head of a pin www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Great piece by @owenjones.bsky.social Looking forward to the book 👍 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The ferry location is within the Scottish Forth Green Freeport boundary. But that should help, not hinder, the proposal. There's clearly detail we're not seeing yet about the business model behind this. On the face of it, there should be a strong case for going ahead. Let's see what SG uncovers.

'If the Cardiff meeting galvanised the forces of self-determination across these islands, it also revealed the extent to which they were in need of renewal.' Mike Small, via Bella Caledonia

In this week's #podcast we pick out our highlights from the #Cardiff Celtic Alliance discussion - plus a few gaps that we think the Scottish Government desperately needs to fill Watch with us from 8pm tonight youtu.be/XmYkmCeAJ1I?...

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Having just missed out on adaptation as a BBC Radio drama, Skyseed is now open to TV and film options "Hacking the Earth might be the last thing we ever do' Drop me a line if you think you might be interested

12 years ago today. I took this in Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan St on the Saturday before, Super Saturday. youtu.be/OfCnFE9uTfU?...

Pretty much what I said in my Guardian article just after the event And there will be plenty more events like this in the decades ahead www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington

Arithmetic for Journalists… Yes I mean you @theguardian.com And the rest of you. BBC Scotland do this too. youtube.com/shorts/dNZPX...