'I'm not afraid to take on vested interests', John Swinney insists amid food cap vow John Swinney is expected to tell trade unionists he is “not afraid of taking on vested interests” in a speech on Tuesday after he proposed plans…

John Swinney 'not afraid to take on vested interests'

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Preznit Fuckwit throws a shit-fit, gets banned from the bunker Loser McLoserpants is worried about losing in Iran

a deranged Preznit Fuckwit screams at aides for hours — and ends up banned from the bunker
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@ballotbox.scot blocked me after I criticised something they posted, though I don't remember what it was now. 🤷‍♀️

I'll look forward to your article. I am a long-time subscriber, of course. 😉

My piece for Wednesday's @scotnational.bsky.social is about this poll. I make that point. @ballotbox.scot has a few choice words to say about this poll.

John Swinney turns down Donald Trump's White House invitation during 4-minute call John Swinney has “politely” turned down an invitation from Donald Trump to attend a state banquet at the White House next week during a…

Scotland's First Minister, John Swinney, turns down Donald Trump's White House invitation
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The European mind could not comprehend how there just keeps being more and more Texas and that I still have two and a half hours to go and beyond my end point it just keeps Texasing

Of course, it is not necessarily a bad idea after several very good polls for the SNP to remind people that it is not a sure thing. Work to be done...

How Republicans can win the Midterms – and how to stop them A longer analysis of why the 2026 midterms may be far closer than they look, focusing on marginal districts and voter suppression

All the talk is of a blue wave in the 2026 Midterms. But Republicans do not need to get more popular to hold the House - they just need to stop enough Democrats voting in key seats.

I've done a deep dive in my latest post.

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I truly didn't think I could hate Reform more...

(speaking as a major fan of the many incredible and wonderfully curated museums here in Wales!)

OBVIOUSLY this is not my main objection to them. Just: they don't stop! They keep on getting even worse!

MAGGIE MAE is so sweet loving and happy. She's been waiting and got all her expense needs covered after adoption -including training by reputable poundhoundresq org. If you would like to open your heart and home to her please DM @princesskim.bsky.social and hurry, Maggie is running out of time 🙏🐾🐾

Anas Sarwar 'offered me a Reform-Labour deal THREE TIMES', MSP says SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar offered Reform UK a deal to jointly “get the SNP out” on three separate occasions, a former MSP has alleged…

Anas Sarwar 'offered Reform-Labour deal THREE TIMES', Reform MSP says

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That poll looks very much like an outlier.

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I wish when the Scottish press touted the results of opinion polls like today's More in Common poll it would point out that polls which base their results on having the Scottish Greens stand in every constituency are necessarily inaccurate. The Greens are standing in only 6 constituencies.

‘Blame the British Empire’: Mehdi and Prem on Iran, Palestine, and Kashmir Plus: the latest on the ridiculous Iran negotiations, the media’s ‘sane-washing’ of Trump, and the international pro-Israel lobby – on ‘Ask the Editor.’

‘Blame the British Empire’: Mehdi and Prem on Iran, Palestine, and Kashmir
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First Draft: The ‘Peace President’ Threatens an Apocalypse on Iran. AGAIN Another day, another set of gleeful promises of war crimes from the White House. Plus, Donald Trump's approval rating hits a new low while an AIPAC-backed Democrat is greeted by boos in Michigan.

First Draft: The ‘Peace President’ Threatens an Apocalypse on Iran. AGAIN
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Absurd, ridiculous - if she were talking about Biden or Obama not Netanyahu this wouldn’t have happened. Land of the Free? Not so much.

IDF Confirms Viral Photo of Soldier Smashing Jesus Statue Is Real After Swift Backlash The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the authenticity of a viral image showing one of its soldiers hitting a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in Lebanon.

IDF Confirms Viral Photo of Soldier Smashing Jesus Statue Is Real. This no accident This is the same Netanyahu regime that is openly supporting cleansing Christians from their hones in Wast Bank to be build Jewish only settlements. They are religious supremacists
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Donald Trump and AIPAC are puppets of Team Israel - a team the US MUST get off of.

AIPAC says I’m not Team America. Why? Because I want to spend the $400b to make college & trade schools free and childcare $10 day. Not on the Trump/Netanyahu alliance for an illegal, immoral war in Iran.

Navarro puts Vance in his place.

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Still can't believe Vance said this:
..."It would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what is going on in the Catholic church.."

You bombed a f***ing elementary school killing 108-120 children and you're telling the Pope to "stick to matters of morality?"

Khanna to Maria Bartiromo: "Barack Obama was a great statesman who left America much safer. I wouldn't put Donald Trump in the same paragraph. Obama actually did his homework ... all Donald Trump did is listen to Netanyahu. That's his entire foreign policy."

He’s right, of course.

CHEETO CHRIST STUPID-CZAR - Randy Rainbow Song Parody YouTube video by Randy Rainbow

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Truth!

Sorry but 'dudes' deciding it is their job to take care of us always ends up with taking care of us by taking away our freedom.