"So Scotland ceased as a state, England continued. And yet Scotland is to be regarded as a partner in this state. If this sounds contradictory, it is because it is."

Am I right in thinking Kentigern was the inspiration for Merlin?

Mural of the saint with dark eyes and hair, wearing a shawl and surrounded by the shoal of trout said to have guided her across the Firth of Forth to safety.

July 18: Feast of Teneu (Thenew, Enoch) (C6th), mother of Kentigern – both patrons of Glasgow. Lothian princess cast out after being raped and falling pregnant, she found sanctuary with St Serf in Culross, Fife. There she had her son, also known as Mungo. 📸Mark Worst #medievalsky

What Can England Health Policy Learn From Scotland | The King's Fund David Buck welcomes the Scottish government’s framework for population health, and argues that England needs an equivalent, despite the 10 Year Health Plan.

This report by the King’s Fund shows that Scotland is leading the way in improving public health - and that the Labour Government in England can learn from our joined-up approach.👇
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Has there ever been a full breakdown of them other than the ones described in DWP's books?

Can Scotland start by recognising Palestine and condemning the genocidal Israeli state? Even symbolically it could help.

a poster that says i want to believe Alt: Fox Mulder's poster from X-Files that says "I want to believe", and displays a flying saucer hovering above a tree line.

Yeah, I think that's what the grifters play on... We WANT to belive.

Bringing back an old favourite!

Scotland:96% UK Oil = 0 oil refinery.
England: 4% UK Oil = 5 refineries
I'm sure it makes sense in Westminster: Scotland has to import all petrochemicals from England just in case they try for independence 🤔🤔😡🤬😡

He is a professor of Philosophy and Religion. The book about his LSD trials is mind blowing stuff.. The guy put himself through hell! It's called LSD and the mind of the Universe. It documents his trips and the messages he received. Highly recommended! chrisbache.com/LSD-BOOK-1

That's great, thanks for the tip! ☺️ Have you read any of Chris Bache's books? Life cycles is about reincarnation. He wrote another book about his secret 20 year trials (on himself) with high dose LSD - His book about reincarnation was written during those trials with insights he got from LSD.

I 2nd that 🙌

Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk are among Thiel's Silicon Valley collaborators that now find themselves in Trump's D.C. circle.

“Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team” 5/21/25 fortune.com/2025/05/21/p...

I checked my kindle, and seen that I downloaded The Hidden Universe in May 2020, but I've not read it yet 😅 I've bumped it to top of my list for my holiday reading next week 😁 Thanks!

Yeah.. It's all 100% dog shit 🙏

Agree completely. I'm sticking to books & trusted podacsts (of which, there are few... Top of the tree for me always are @tinyklaus.com and @libertybirb.bsky.social with 'Patterns Tell Stories', which has kind of transcended being a podcast. It's become a vital source of investigative journalism.

I'd say I'm 'educated', but I still believe if anyone touches any of my 'special items', they lose what made them special, and are dead to me 😅 Educated does not mean rational, or right!

There's another option here, the one that resonates the most with me, but I can't articulate it fully at the moment.. I'll need to have a think about how to phrase it. If my ADHD allows me to remember to do so 😅

I also don't know if it's a cultural thing in America, where the line between reality and fiction (think of all those scripted reality TV shows) is somewhat blurred now.

An attempt to discredit it.

Agree.. I noticed this too. Specifically 3 Body Problem a few times, then Stranger Things, and more recently Predator. I don't know if it's an attempt to appeal to casual armchair sci-fi fans to get on board this topic (more book sales, more documentaries, more money!), or...

New nightmare unlocked 😱

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Potential Worldchanging IVO Quantum Drive Orbital Test is Finally Starting | NextBigFuture.com Finally, we will get to see a test of the IVO quantum drive which is a propellentless drive. If it is successful in raising the orbit of the OTP-2 Rogue Space

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Shocking in so many ways. Not least from the writing or script pov. We are terrrrsts if we use the two words, "PALESTINE" and "ACTION", even if they clearly aren't making the name of the banned org.