ANDING ROCK Standing Rock Sioux Tribe The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear P.O. BOx D Fort Yates, ND 58538 CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 9, 2026 I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status. Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.

Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.

This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:

“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”

MINNESOTA: “I’m Native American! This goes against everything I stand for.“

A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽)

Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...

Former Tory councillor in UK charged alongside five others with sexual offences against his wife Philip Young (49) allegedly drugged and raped Joanne Young over a period of 13 years

Former Tory councillor in UK charged alongside five others with sexual offences against his wife

I haven’t lived in Aberdeen for nearly 10 years and one of the things I miss most is the Blue Lamp. Devastating to hear it’s closing down.

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

Which one? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays? Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses

I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.

He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

1/ Ridiculous controversy of the moment: cookery writer Yasmin Khan wrote a vegetarian cookbook called 'Sabzi', only to find the publisher being sued by a Cornwall-based deli chain of the same name, because the deli owner somehow trademarked this very common word (and logo).

Christmas shopping madness has started already! Sainsbury’s are selling macarons for dogs. Yep, you heard correctly..! 🤣

Why have our High Street fashion overlords decided all women must wear burgundy this season?! It’s everywhere and hard to find any other colours. If you’ve tracked down any retailers defying this fashion diktat, please let me know! #fashion #clothes

Why have our High Street fashion overlords decided all women must wear burgundy this season?! It’s everywhere and hard to find any other colours. If you’ve tracked down any retailers defying this fashion diktat, please let me know! #fashion #clothes

Police cancel Tel Aviv derby after fans riot at stadium * * *

Israeli Police announce they have canceled a derby match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv that was set to take place tonight in the city’s Bloomfield Stadium, when fans began to riot.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Tourism to the USA must be struggling, just seen an advert promoting visiting Orlando, Florida on @channel4.bsky.social - I certainly won't be contemplating visiting the States while Trump and MAGA are in the White House.

That Putin will “enshrine in law” non-aggression is priceless.

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

The 1st week of campaigning for fairer vet prices has made some progress. I told an MP I would collect accounts of people paying ridiculously high vet bills. Post them here or email info@fursfair.com

Sign the Petition Demand fair vet pricing in the UK

Demand fair vet pricing in the UK.
Please sign and share the petition!
Via @fursfair.bsky.social #fairvetpricing
www.change.org/p/demand-fai...

Grass fire rages at Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke seen for miles

A grass fire is currently raging at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh

My dad told me a story about having a drink with Mr Lovell at some local dive bar when this sequence was being filmed for The Man who Fell to Earth back in the 1970's.
My dad said Mr. Lovell had a lot to say about space and what he saw there...
I'll leave it at that.
Rest in peace, spaceman.

For me, the BBC’s image choice here is reprehensible…

…it glorifies these thugs who were intimidating refugees - makes them look like they are protesting for some sort of freedom… rather than the targeted harassment of the vulnerable.

Sign the Petition Demand fair vet pricing in the UK

Demand fair vet pricing in the UK.
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The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

We did an Origin Story on Netanyahu, did a ton of research, and he remains the only person we've covered who has no redeeming features whatsoever. He started out an arsehole and became a monster. That's basically the story.

Hello @edfringe.bsky.social has your app got a bug? I keep seeing this guy telling me I’m offline when I’m not! I deleted the app and reinstalled it too. Any help much appreciated! #edfringe #edinburghfringe

I had to laugh when they said on Sky News that opinions in Scotland about Trump are "divided". I thought - that's a funny way of saying most people in Scotland loathe him.

From paragliders to Janey Godley – a history of Donald Trump protests in Scotland

Over the years, there have been many events held in Scotland protesting the now US president. Here's a history 👇

Alicia Bruce's pictures capture the struggle between Donald Trump and Menie residents The award-winning photographer highlighted the battle between local people and the future American president in Aberdeenshire.

Your reminder of how Donald Trump treated the residents when they had the cheek to want to stay in their Aberdeenshire homes while he was determined to build his Menie Links golf course. Acclaimed photographer Alicia Bruce recorded their struggle! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Why isn’t Trump paying for all the policing for his golf weekend in Scotland? He’d charge other world leaders if it was happening on his own turf. I object to our taxpayers money being spent on his weekend break! #StopTrump

It grovels to the racist right while dissing and imprisoning its own supporters.
The Labour Party under Keir Starmer has become the enemy of all that is decent and kind, the enemy of its own voters, the enemy of what it once was.

The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the racist protesters intimidating asylum seekers in Epping are "upset for legitimate reasons.”
I don't remember any Labour frontbencher saying the same about people protesting the genocide in Gaza. On the contrary, they've criminalised peaceful dissent.

Sounds like the awful Tartan Tat shops we have in Edinburgh, they are everywhere, all apparently owned by the same people.